Jefferson vs. Willamette Monday, March 10, 2008

[left] Willamette's Alyxe Bruns gets a hand on the ball before Janita Badon can take her shot Mar. 7 in the 5A semifinal. The referee called a jump ball on the play. [below] Janita Badon disputes a call in the second quarter. The senior will play at the University of Utah next year.











[left] Alyxe Bruns of Willamette goes for a layup against Jefferson's Tyrisha Blake Mar. 7 late in the third quarter of the Lady Demos' 55-44 win over the Wolverines.

Although Jefferson won the game, you have to give props to Willamette, who hung with the Demos better than any team I'd seen before. Particularly impressive were Alyxe Bruns, Katie Collins, and Ashley Smith, who played the full game for the Wolverines. Alyssa Garner played all but two minutes.

With help from an overtime game against Ashland, those four players played more than any others in the tournament.