PENDLETON — Charlotte Hansell had 14 points, seven rebounds and four steals to lead Weston-McEwen to a 39-30 win over Bandon on Friday in the consolation semifinals of the 2A state tournament at Pendleton High School.
“It’s great to bounce back from a tough loss at an early game the next day,” Weston-McEwen coach Jeremy Wolf said. “Bandon came to play and were very physical so we had to be strong and smart at the same time. It’s always good to still be playing.”
The No. 2 TigerScots (24-3) will play No. 12 Oakland in the fourth-place game at 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the Pendleton Convention Center.
Bandon, in the tournament for the seventh consecutive year, finished its season with a 24-5 record.
Weston-McEwen held an 8-6 lead after the first quarter, then went on a 14-2 run in the second, starting with a Hansell steal and basket for a 10-6 lead just 38 seconds in the quarter.
Neither team would score for more than three minutes, then the TigerScots went to work.
Hansell and Brooklyn Parker scored off Bandon turnovers for a 14-6 lead. Shasta Johnson scored the Tigers’ lone basket to make it 14-8, but Weston-McEwen would score the next eight points for a 22-8 lead at the half.
Bandon rallied in the third with a 13-8 run to pull within 30-21 heading into the fourth quarter. Six of the TigerScots’ points came at the free-throw line.
Each team scored nine points in the fourth quarter, with the Tigers getting as close as six points, 30-24, but they could not get past the TigerScots.
Addy Hall made two free throws with 15 seconds left to play for a 39-28 Weston-McEwen lead. Bandon’s Jazmyn Llewellyn made the game’s last basket, but it didn’t make a difference.
Lily Langford added 11 points and four rebounds for the TigerScots, while Hall had six points, seven rebounds and four steals, and Reagan Pickard hauled down seven rebounds and had two blocked shots.
Caitlyn Michalek led the Tigers with nine points and five steals, while Shasta Johnson had nine points and eight rebounds. Sunny Thompson added five points, five rebounds and four steals.
