After falling to Bellevue early in the KingCo tournament, the Juanita girls basketball team had the final say on Saturday, during the SeaKing district tournament. The Rebels beat Bellevue 52-37 to advance to the regional round of the state tournament, ending the Wolverines season.

Juanita will enter regionals as the No. 5 team from District 2, playing the No. 1 team from District 3/4 on Saturday, Feb. 25 at Rogers High School in Puyallup at 6 p.m.

Against Bellevue, the Rebels started slow and were down 14-12 at the end of the first quarter.  The Rebels pushed their way back into the lead in the second quarter, ending the first half up 26-19.

After the break, the Rebels seemed even more determined to get the win, up 37-23 at the end of three. They added 15 points in the final minutes of the game, while Bellevue had 14 points.

Saturday’s regional match up will be a loser out game, with the winner advancing to the state tournament at the Tacoma Dome, starting on March 1.