2/16/2024
This post follows the combined District 3 and 4 3A Boys District Tournament. We have all the match-ups and link to the official bracket. Plus we cover the games Eli Sports Broadcasts and provide links to other coverage for games we are not at that we can find from other media sources. We add the most recent games to the top of the post. 6 teams will advance to the State 3A girls Tournament at the conclusion of this tournament on Saturday.
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February 15 Semi-Finals at Federal Way
Tahoma 67, Federal Way 66
Kentwood 51 Olympia 42 (OT)
Tahoma 18 32 50 67
Federal Way 22 33 44 66
(Federal Way, WA) The offenses were different with Tahoma scoring between 14-18 points each quarter whille the Eagles began and ended with 22 with a pair of 11 point quarters in the middle. Neither team were able to pull away from the other. Late in the game the Eagles took the lead with Mason Thomas hitting a pair of free throws.
Tahoma had about 16 seconds to work with and got off a couple of attempts with the last loose ball up for grabs and ended in a foul against the Bears from one official’s perspective but the closer official ruled a jump ball before the foul and possession went to Tahoma with just point-7 seconds to play, just enough for a catch and shoot.
The Bears lined up with the thinking you’re going to have to get the shot off from the outside as the middle would be clogged up. But Tahoma went opposite and crashed big man Adam Davis to the hoop from the free throw line, found a gap took the pass from Parker Plowman and laid up a little 2 foot hopper for the win.
The Bears advance to the District Championship on Saturday at Tacoma Community College at 2pm against Kentwood. For a full re-cap and scoring from the game check out the ESN Postgame and some video highlights below.
ESN Postgame Show
Federal Way scores early in the 4th to close the gap
Tahoma with the Game Winner
Kentwood 16 22 35 38 51
Olympia 12 22 29 38 42
(Federal Way, WA) The defenses dominated in this game keeping the score after 4 quarters tied at 38. Kentwood got there with a 16 point 1st quarter and 13 point 3rd countered with just 6 in the 2nd and 3 in the 4th. Olympia did it with 12 in the 1st and 10 in the 2nd then 7 and 9. The on and off scoring for Kentwood carried over to the overtime period as they scored the 1st 6 points with a 3 just seconds after the jump ball from Mason St. Louis, followed up with an old fashioned 3 point play from Corey Tita with a 2 +1. That burst sealed the win for the Conks.
Kentwood will advance to the District Championship on Saturday at Tacoma Community College at 2pm against Tahoma. For a full re-cap and scoring from the game check out the ESN Postgame and some video highlights below.
ESN Postgame
Olympia hits a big 3 to make a final run
Kentwood’s fast start in OT dooms the Bears
February 14 Consolation Bracket (Loser Out)
Puyallup 52, Mount Rainier 47
Curtis 61, Emerald Ridge 45
Camas 77, Rogers (Puy) 55
Skyview 63, Sumner 46
February 10 (Winner’s Bracket)
Federal Way 54, Puyallup 43
Tahoma 60, Emerald Ridge 47
Olympia 49, Camas 46
Kentwood 58, Sumner 57
February 10 (Consolation Bracket, Loser Out)
Mount Rainier 64, Graham-Kapowsin 57
Curtis 83, Battle Ground 51
Rogers (Puy) 82, Kentridge 75
Skyview 44, Bellarmine 40
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