Malia Samuels scored 15 points, Imbie Jones added 12 and the Garfield Bulldogs earned their second straight 3A girls state championship with a 39-38 victory over Lake Washington on Saturday night. FOX13
It's the second straight championship win over Lake Washington as well and caps an undefeated season for the Bulldogs. Garfield beat Lake Washington 55-41 to win the 2020 championship.Garfield survived an 11-0 run from Lake Washington in the final quarter that flipped a game the Bulldogs had controlled for long stretches. A 3-pointer from Jolie Sim with 3:12 remaining gave the Kangaroos a 38-33 lead.
"We just came together and we said we're not losing, we're not coming home without that gold ball. And that's what we did. We came home with that gold ball," Fiso said.Garfield exploded for 23 points in the final quarter to overcome a six-point deficit and defeat Arlington 56-42 in the semifinals of the 3A girls state tournament on Friday night.
"We knew had to take the two star players out of the game, which was Rosa and [Elise] and once we knew that she had three fouls in the first quarter we knew we had it in control," Fiso said. The lead continued to grow into a 33-24 advantage late in the third quarter before Lake Washington's run to take the lead.