Published: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Meadowdale ends season at districts
Mavs lose to Ferndale
At one point in the season, the Meadowdale girls basketball team was 3-7 and looked like anything but a playoff squad.
But the Mavericks improved immensely after a trip to a tournament in Wyoming, and by the end of the season they were playing well.
Meadowdale secured the No. 4 seed in the playoffs and were a shot away from perhaps advancing to the 3A District 1 championship game.
The shot attempt was off the mark and resulted in a 42-39 loss to eventual district champion Shorecrest and sent Meadowdale into a loser-out game against Ferndale, which the Mavericks dropped 52-45 on Feb. 15 at Ferndale High School.
“Ferndale played well and it probably was our worst performance going back to the first of the year,” Meadowdale coach Troy Parker said.
The Mavericks finished the season 12-11 overall and were eliminated in the district playoffs for the second straight year.
Parker is excited that Meadowdale returns nine of 12 players next year.
“It’ll be good to start from a position of experience,” Parker said.
One player who won’t be back is the league’s top scorer, senior Margreet Barhoum. The Meadowdale standout averaged 21 points per game and is going to be difficult to replace.
“She is as good a scorer as there is in the state of Washington,” Parker said. “She had a great career and will be playing college ball.”
Fellow seniors Katie Rickel and Alicia Sagdahl also will be missed.
“The seniors did a great job of leading the team,” Parker said.
The close loss to Shorecrest in the district semifinals mirrored Meadowdale’s recent struggles in the postseason. Meadowdale had a good look to tie the game but the shot did not fall.
“For the last three years we have had very, very close knockout games,” Parker said. “At some point between now and next year we need to get past that. I think that’s going to be the challenge for us. It’s about being able to grab that important rebound and make the important stop. We’ve been a couple of shots short. ... We’ve been one made shot from playing in the district championship.”
Next year the Wesco 3A will be split into two divisions and crosstown rival Lynnwood, who won the league title, moves up to 4A. Dropping down to 3A will be Stanwood, a school with a tradition of strong teams.
Parker expects the Mavericks to be playoff contenders again.
“We’re still going to be short. We’ve been short ever since I’ve been in the program,” he said. “We’ve got some talent. I think we’re going to be fine.”
But the Mavericks improved immensely after a trip to a tournament in Wyoming, and by the end of the season they were playing well.
Meadowdale secured the No. 4 seed in the playoffs and were a shot away from perhaps advancing to the 3A District 1 championship game.
The shot attempt was off the mark and resulted in a 42-39 loss to eventual district champion Shorecrest and sent Meadowdale into a loser-out game against Ferndale, which the Mavericks dropped 52-45 on Feb. 15 at Ferndale High School.
“Ferndale played well and it probably was our worst performance going back to the first of the year,” Meadowdale coach Troy Parker said.
The Mavericks finished the season 12-11 overall and were eliminated in the district playoffs for the second straight year.
Parker is excited that Meadowdale returns nine of 12 players next year.
“It’ll be good to start from a position of experience,” Parker said.
One player who won’t be back is the league’s top scorer, senior Margreet Barhoum. The Meadowdale standout averaged 21 points per game and is going to be difficult to replace.
“She is as good a scorer as there is in the state of Washington,” Parker said. “She had a great career and will be playing college ball.”
Fellow seniors Katie Rickel and Alicia Sagdahl also will be missed.
“The seniors did a great job of leading the team,” Parker said.
The close loss to Shorecrest in the district semifinals mirrored Meadowdale’s recent struggles in the postseason. Meadowdale had a good look to tie the game but the shot did not fall.
“For the last three years we have had very, very close knockout games,” Parker said. “At some point between now and next year we need to get past that. I think that’s going to be the challenge for us. It’s about being able to grab that important rebound and make the important stop. We’ve been a couple of shots short. ... We’ve been one made shot from playing in the district championship.”
Next year the Wesco 3A will be split into two divisions and crosstown rival Lynnwood, who won the league title, moves up to 4A. Dropping down to 3A will be Stanwood, a school with a tradition of strong teams.
Parker expects the Mavericks to be playoff contenders again.
“We’re still going to be short. We’ve been short ever since I’ve been in the program,” he said. “We’ve got some talent. I think we’re going to be fine.”