Kennewick girls fall 1 game shy of regionals

Aspyn Adams poured in 27 points to lead the Mt. Spokane High School girls basketball team past the Kennewick Lions and into the regional round of state with a 62-45 victory in a loser-out game of the District 8 Class 3A playoffs on Friday at the Spokane Arena.

The Lions opened the second quarter on a 7-0 run to tie the game at 17-all, and actually led a couple times before trailing 26-25 at half. But it was all Wildcats for the final 16 minutes.

Alicia Oatis, a first team All-MCC selection this season, closed out her high school career with a team-high 12 points. She and sophomore Aislin Fiander fouled out in the fourth quarter.

Emma Main added 18 points for Mt. Spokane (13-10), which is projected to go on the road for a loser-out game during regionals next week, ranked No. 22 in the RPI entering the day.

Kennewick had plenty of highs in its first season under former CBC women’s coach Daron Santo, notching a 14-10 record — after going 5-14 last year — in a campaign that featured season sweeps over Richland, Pasco, Hanford and Southridge.

This story was originally published February 16, 2018 at 5:14 PM with the headline "Kennewick girls fall 1 game shy of regionals."