By Kyle Howard
A Metro League girls match up between West Seattle and Chief Sealth took place Friday night, Dec. 16 at Chief Sealth High School. This game would be a little sloppy at times with a lot of turnovers on both sides and several due to traveling and double dribbling. Both teams racked up over 15 turnovers each but Chief Sealth’s shooting would prove to be the major factor in their victory. The Seahawks knocked down eight three pointers throughout the game. Chief Sealth lead 15-7 at the end of the first half and never looked back. They pushed their lead to 17 points, but West Seattle made a little bit of a comeback and got within seven points but weren’t able to close the gap any further as Chief Sealth won 55-41.

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West Seattle’s senior Guard Haily Hage led the Wildcats in scoring. On the Seahawks side they had four players in double digits with Zoe Haywood leading the way with 17. Mariah Rubio-Reboca scored 13 and Victory Elleby had 12. The Seahawks as a team were able to steal the ball 16 times.

“I think the girls played with the most intensity they have all season due to the rivalry. I’m happy we won but it wasn’t pretty,” head Coach Katie Jo Maris stated after the game. “On defense I wanted to put a lot of pressure on them and they did a very good job with that. West Seattle gave us a run for our money. They definitely battled hard with us.”