• The team celebrates its 53-52 win over Baker. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Mica Boynton (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Mica Boynton (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • PHS defense (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Anneka Steen pressures Baker’s Ashlyn Dalton. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Aspen Russell on defense. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Reagan Heiken (45) and Anneka Steen (23) go for the ball on defense. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Ahnika Tryon, Reagan Heiken and Anneka Steen put pressure on the ball. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Reagan Heiken (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath freshman Reagan Heiken scored 11 of her 17 points in the first quarter. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Reagan Heiken (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Reagan Heiken (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Reagan Heiken (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Zoee Howard (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Zoee Howard (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Aspen Russell (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Aspen Russell (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Aspen Russell (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Aspen Russell (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Anneka Steen (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Anneka Steen (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Anneka Steen (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Anneka Steen (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Anneka Steen (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Anneka Steen (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Anneka Steen (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Anneka Steen (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath junior Anneka Steen sinks her final free throw of the game, a shot that turned out to be the winning margin. Steen made 8 of 12 from the foul line on the evening. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Students reach for a T-shirt tossed into the stands during pregame. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Emily Taunisila (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Emily Taunisila (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Emily Taunisila (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath sophomore Emily Taunisila put together a second-half scoring performance that helped the Warriors to the finish line in the 53-52 win over Baker. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Emily Taunisila (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath senior Ahnika Tryon goes up for the jump ball to begin Saturday evening’s first-round playoff game. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Ahnika Tryon (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Reagan Heiken (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Reagan Heiken (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Zoee Howard (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Zoee Howard (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)

Andy Cripe is a longtime professional news and sports photographer who worked several years in this region for the Corvallis Gazette-Times and Albany Democrat-Herald.