CENTRALIA — A 3-sport athlete at King’s Method Christian, senior Bridget Quinn has performed a component in a number of state-qualifying Knights groups. As of Saturday, Quinn will quickly be including women basketball to that record of state-level accomplishments.
King’s Method secured its place within the Class 1A women basketball state match with a 31-24 win in opposition to Columbia-White Salmon within the District 4 playoffs at Centralia Excessive Faculty.
The Knights clinched their second state berth in program historical past and first since 2019.
“It’s really meaningful,” Quinn stated. “I’ve been to state for other sports, but basketball, I’ve been playing it my whole life, so it’s really meaningful. This team is amazing, we lift each other up, so I’m super excited to see what more we can do this season.”
Led by 9 factors apiece from sophomores Addison Bagley and Kallan Sharp, with Quinn including seven factors, the Knights jumped out to 1 15-9 lead after the primary quarter and led wire-to-wire over the Bruins.
“I’m really happy to play for our seniors because I know they’ve been fighting for four years now,” stated Bagley, who added 9 rebounds. “Just really happy that we have the opportunity to take our team to state.”
With a 23-12 lead at halftime, King’s Method outlasted Columbia in a defensive wrestle over the ultimate 16 minutes. Sharp performed a key half by forcing seven steals, and the Knights held the Bruins to 6 subject objectives within the second half.
“Before each game, we get a scouting report and go through each key of what we need to do and what players we need to focus on,” Quinn stated. “I think we were all really locked in for this game because we knew how important it was.”
A consequence like Saturday was proof of how a lot King’s Method has grown as a crew this season. The Knights suffered a 44-33 loss to the Bruins Dec. 18 and dropped to 3-2 on the younger season.
The loss ended up being a turning level, because the Knights gained 11 of their ultimate 13 regular-season video games. Their solely two losses got here in opposition to Trico League and district champion Seton Catholic.
“I feel like we’ve grown a lot emotionally and physically as a team,” Bagley stated. “We ran lines together, we had a lot of team bonding, but really, our coaches strengthen us, our team strengthens us and we got here together.”
KING’S WAY CHRISTIAN 31, COLUMBIA-WHITE SALMON 24
COLUMBIA-WHITE SALMON (14-9) — McKena Carlock 2, Halle Kock 6, Madison Russum 0, Sara Miller 8, Joella Posini 4, Claira Camacho 4, Jacquelin Huerta 0. Totals 10 (1) 3-6 24.
KING’S WAY CHRISTIAN (16-5) — Bridget Quinn 7, Ella Lopez 2, Kaitlyn Delamarter 0, Kallan Sharp 9, Kate Kesler 4, Addison Bagley 9. Totals 14 (2) 1-3 31.
Columbia 9 3 6 6—24
King’s Method 15 8 4 4—31
