Kentridge girls bounce Beamer, secure NPSL tourney title, district top seed

Published 10:30 am Sunday, February 4, 2018

Jordyn Jenkins, a 6-foot-2 sophomore, scored 26 points as Kentridge thumped Todd Beamer 64-39 to capture the 4A North Puget Sound League girls basketball title at Tahoma High School on Saturday night.

The Chargers (19-2) advance as the top seed for this week’s 4A West Central/Southwest bidistrict tournament. Kentridge opens bracket play against either Kentwood or Emerald Ridge on their home floor at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Morgan Gary finished with 11 points and 6-4 junior JaQuaya Miller and Dayla Ballena each scored eight points and Tresai McCarver added seven for the Chargers, the defending state champions.

Chasity Spady’s 20 points led the Todd Beamer, who plays at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday against the winner of a Monday loser-out game between Auburn and Olympia.