Initially the game was close. Capital coach Blas Telleria had his girls fired up and ready to play. But as the first quarter came to an end and Centennial started to pull away, you could feel the momentum start to shift in favor of the Patriots.
Centennial puts an incredible amount of pressure on teams. They use a full court press loaded with athletes that are long and quick, forcing lots of turnovers. Their defense started to lead to easy offense.
But Capital didn't go away. They were also causing lots of turnovers. But they weren't able to 
convert as often as Centennial.
In the end, Centennial came away with a 53-27 point win, setting up a familar district matchup. But before moving to that let me just say that it was a lot of fun watching Jessica Rutter go to work inside. She was grabbing rebounds and made probably the best move I've seen all year, guy or girl. Basketball fans may be familiar with the "chicken wing", a fairly legal post move and when done right its pretty much impossible to stop.
Executived perfectly, Rutter gave two set up dribbles to the inside, pivoted off her right foot with a chicken wing and finished with her left. VERY NICE!
So, the win sets up a semi-final game between Centennial and Vallivue on Saturday at Timberline HS. Normally this is a game reserved for the championship as both team played in the district finals against each other in 2009 and 2008. This might be more interesting as the winner goes to state and the loser will have to qualify through the losers bracket.
