"register guard" : Sutherlin Bulldogs rally to beat Banks Braves, 49-43, for fourth straight 4A girls basketball state title

collected by :John Miller "When (Baker) hit that three," center Eliza Sorensen said, "at that point I was thinking, OK, we're back in this. They were missing free throws, making turnovers and taking ill advised shots that had all fallen before this. The free throws were the Braves' 12th straight points. Two free throws each by Kiersten Porter and Stricklin finished the scoring, and the miracle was in the books. FOREST GROVE — Sutherlin girls are so good at basketball year after year that they've never needed a miracle to win a game.


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Four-peat! Sutherlin girls rally, beat Banks and earn fourth straight 4A basketball title

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Sutherlin comes from 18 down, stunning Banks 49-43 to win fourth straight 4A girls championship

Banks and Sutherlin played in last year's quarterfinals, with Sutherlin winning 37-29 on the way to a third straight state championship. Behind 24 points from Taylor Stricklin, fifth-seeded Sutherlin finished on a 33-9 run and captured its fourth consecutive state championship, beating No. FOREST GROVE — Down 18 points in the third quarter, Sutherlin could have accepted that its 4A girls basketball dynasty might be coming to an end. "Surprising, stunning, all of the above," Sutherlin coach Josh Grotting said to describe the unlikely comeback. Then I knew we could do it."The turnaround was shocking, with Banks looking like it would cruise to its first girls basketball championship.


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