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Naselles Taylor Gudmundsen looked to the referee after she was called for a travel rather than the foul she received from Neah Bays Starlena Halttunen during Saturdays regional playoff loss.

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Naselle seniors Ellie Chapman and Tayler Ford walked off the court for the final time as high school players Saturday after being subbed out late in the fourth quarter.

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Naselle senior Ellie Chapman received heavy defensive pressure from Neah Bay defenders during Saturdays game.

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Lilli ZImmerman looked to pass inside to a Comet teammate under heavy pressure from Neah Bay defenders.

DAMIAN MULINIX/For the Observer

Naselles Hailey Weston peeked through a bevy of Lady Reds defenders after having the ball stripped from her by multiple players Saturday.

TACOMA Spotty shooting and a physical mismatch led to a regional round exit from the 1B playoffs for the Naselle High School girls basketball team on Feb. 25 in Tacoma.

The Comets had a hard time matching up against the bigger Neah Bay Red Devils, who had a deep bench and seemed willing to play rough if it meant a trip to State, which they got, with a 58-39 win.

Solid defense by the Comets and poor shooting by the Red Devils kept the score to a close 14-9 in the first quarter Saturday morning. But a stretch of nearly two quarters without converting a field goal doomed the Comets. Neah Bay resorted to slapping, grabbing and shoving at both ends of the court, and seemed to frazzle Naselle, who were regularly fouled each time down the court but rarely received the call. From around the six-minute mark in the first quarter until halfway through the third, the Comets only points came on free throws. The Red Devils outscored the Comets 30-13 in the second and third quarters.

Hailey Weston ended the drought with a bucket at 3:37 in the third quarter, followed shortly by a breakaway lay up by Taylor Gudmundsen, who led the Comets with 9 points, followed by Ellie Chapman and Lilli Zimmerman with 7 each. The Comets won the fourth quarter, 18-14.

The Comets finished the season 16-7, and went 12-0 in Coastal League play, where they were the league champs, and placed second at district.

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