3/8/2025
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The Gonzaga Prep Bullpups are state Champs! Below is our coverage of the entire tournament from last year’s winners to the Regional scores and re-caps to our trophy day stories.
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Saturday, March 8 CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY!
State Championship Game
Gonzaga Prep 57, (8) Puyallup 55
The Gonzaga Bullpups came into the State Tournament 23-0 and undefeated against Washington State schools but did have 2 non-league losses early in the season. They also had experience against their rival in the State Championship, the Puyallup Vikings as they faced off at Regionals. The Bullpups pulled off a 2 point, 56-54 win.
The Vikings then had to play the play-in game on Wednesday and knocked out 9 seed Davis in a thrilling 64-60 win. Puyallup then defeated the 7 seed and defending State Champ Mt Si to get to the semi’s and took the next step with a tough faught win over West Valley of Yakima.
This was set to be a down to the wire showdown and in the case did not disappoint. There was no feeling out process they had just faced off a week ago.
The Bullpups got off to a solid start knocking down 20 while edging out to a 6 point lead after the 1st. The Bullpups couldn’t keep the momentum and the Vikings had the answer with a 16-13 2nd quarter and they went to halftime with G-Pup 33-30.
In the 3rd the Pups pushed their lead to 7 the largest lead in the game before the Vikings rallied back and they pushed the 3rd quarter 13-13 setting up a spectacular final 8 minutes.
The Vikings stayed right on the heels of G-P and with a minute to go the Bullpups were leading 55-53. With the shot clock winding down Brogan Howell took about a 15 foot straight on jumper but it was short. Carter Nilson then picked off a huge offensive rebound and dished it out to Hudson Floyd.
Floyd wanted to drain the clock when Lawson Looker for the Vikings poked the ball away and as they scrambled for the loose ball it went out of bounds and ruled off of Floyd to give Puyallup the ball with 52-seconds to play in the game.
Puyallup took their time with the possession when Drew Jones cut free on the base line and sank a 12 footer to tie the game with 33 seconds to play at 55.
G-P’s next possession they brought the ball and just across midcourt and drew a foul. This left 18 seconds left on the clock. After taking the ball Howell then took charge dribbling it down to about 8 seconds then attack the key drifted to his right and launched a 10 foot baseline jumper and hit nothing but the bottom of the net with a massive clutch shot leaving just 2 seconds after Puyallup called time out.
But there was not enough time for the Vikings and suffered their second straight crushing 2 point loss to the Bullpups. Drew Jones was spectacular with 20 points to lead the Viks, Will Nasinec had 13 including a massive 3 to pull the Viks within 2 at 55-53 just prior to Jones’ big tying shot. Lawson Looker added 13 points and 6 rebounds. Puyallup finished the year 23-8 with the 2nd place trophy.
The Bullpups finished 26-2 for the year but 26-0 against Washington state and take the big trophy home. Gonzaga Prep had 6 in the scorebook led by Carter Nilson’s 16 points, Hudson Floyd added 12, Jackson Mott 9 and Brogan Howell had 7 including the game winning 2. He also had 7 assists, 3 rebounds and a steal to earn our Thorbeckes MVP of the game award.
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Consolation Games
8am 4th/6th Place Game
(4) Richland 74, (5) Camas 67
Many may be scratching their heads trying to fiugure out how the Richland Bombers were playing for 4th place on Saturday at 8am instead of the Championship at 9pm. The Bombers scored more points than any other team and was extremely consistent with 63, 70, 75 and 74 points averaging 71 points a game. But when they scored 70 in the quarters it wasn’t enough as West Valley pulled the minor upset as the 6 seed over the 4 seeded Bombers 73-70.
Richland, no doubt disappointed, did not throw in the towel and were determined to take home as high of as they could when they faced 5th seeded Camas. This was a great game for such an early start both teams came out firing with Richland holding the 1st half advantage 39-29.
The Papermakers were not going to go quietly and got back into the game with a 21-16 run in the 3rd setting up a shot to come back in the 4th. Camas was then dealt a blow when 6’8 Jr Ethan Harris got injured and could not return. Harris left with 18 points and 5 rebounds and clearly could have made a difference.
The Bombers resisted and went on take the 4th place trophy. Landen Northrop led the Bombers with 23 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocked shots and 2 steals to earn our Thorbeckes MVP of the game. Lance Horntvedt added 19 and 7 while Jackson Woodard scored 13. Richland finished 26-3 and although disappointed they didn’t get their 2nd ever State Title they have to be proud of their run in this tournament.
Camas was led by Harris and Jace VanVoorhis each with 18 while Channing Nesland scored 15 and Cade Washington had 11. The Papermakers finished with a 22-7 record and the 6th place trophy matching their last trophy win in 2023.
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11:15am 3rd/5th Place Game
(3) Glacier Peak 49, (6) West Valley 41
The 3 seeded Glacier Peak Grizzlies finished strong taking home the 3rd place trophy. The Grizzlies led 23-17 over the 6 seed West Valley Rams who had a great run themselves. The Rams snapped back in the 3rd outscoring the Grizzlies 13-7 to tie the game 30-30. Glacier Peak then stepped up their offense and the Rams went cold as G-P pulled away to the 49-41 win.
Leading G-P was Josiah Lee with a huge effort scoring 29 and was named the Thorbeckes MVP of the game. Lee had a lot of help from Zachary Albright who scored 7 but grabbed 13 boards. The Grizzlies finished the year 24-4 and matched their best finish ever with the 3rd place trophy which they won just last year.
West Valley got another big game from Landen Birley with 22 points and 7 rebounds to lead the Rams in both categories. The Rams ended up 19-7 for the season and took home 5th place. It’s the Rams 1st trophy since 2008.
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Friday, March 7 Semifinal Friday
Consoltion Round (Loser Out)
(5) Camas 64, (2) Auburn 40
After a devastating OT loss to #1 Gonzaga Prep in the quarters ending their run for a State Title it looked like the Trojans were simply drained and could not resist a big effort by the Camas Papermakers.
Camas also tasting a bitter OT loss in the quarters where they did not have their best offensive game losing to Glacier Peak 44-42 had the opposite reaction, the one all coaches hope their teams with have a re-energized commitment to finish strong. The Papermakers came out firing with 38 1st half points and held the Trojans to just 20. There was no resurgence left in Auburn this time and Camas rolled into the Trophy round on Saturday.
Camas was led by Ethan Harris with 23 and 6 rebounds and earned our Thorbeckes MVP. Jace VanVoorhis had 18 and 8 boards. Camas improved to 22-6 and will take on Richland for 4th place Saturday at 8am.
Auburn ended their 2024-25 run with a 25-4 record. They were led by Carter hansen’s 17 points in their final game.
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(4) Richland 75, (7) Mt Si 46
The Richland Bombers stayed alive after a heartbreaking loss to West Valley in the quarterfinals by eliminating the defending 4A Champions. The Bombers won each quarter and overwhelmed the Wildcats cruising to tropohy day.
Richland was led by Lance Horntvedt’s double-double of 29 points and 11 rebounds both game highs. Landen Northrop had a big game too with 27 points and 8 rebounds.
Mt Si seemed to have simply run out of gas. Brady Hennig led the Cats with a solid performance of 18 points and 5 boards. Mt Si missed the trophy round and ended up 20-9 on the season.
Richland is now 25-3 and will face Camas for 4th place Saturday morning at 8am.
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Semifinals (Winner to Championship, Loser to 3rd place game)
(1) Gonzaga Prep 62, (3) Glacier Peak 50 (OT)
The 3 seed Glacier Peak Grizzlies were primed for the upset over the top seed and trying to advance to their 1st ever appearance in the State Title game. The Grizzlies led 29-24 at the half. G-P’s offense then went cold, the savng grace was their defense was keeping them in the game limiting the Bullpups offense.
Heading into the 4th quarter the Grizzlies were up 38-36 but once again the Grizzly offense was held to just 9 points and Gonzaga Prep chipped away and came up with 11 to send this one to overtime.
However, the momentum had swung and the Bullpups exploded for their best offensive output of the game and needed only 4 minutes to outdo each of the previous 4 8-minute quarters with 15 points. The Grizzlies needed to hang on in regulation but just fell short and the Pups took full advantage to head for a Regional re-match with the Puyallup Vikings at 9pm on Saturday night.
Gonzaga Prep had 4 in double figures with Carter Nilson hitting a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds to earn our Thorbeckes MVP. Ryan Carney led with 14 points while Hudson Floyd and Brogan Howell each had 12. The Pups are now 25-2 for the season.
Glacier Peak drops to 23-4 and was led by Josiah Lee and Reed Nagel each with 18. The Grizzlies take on West Valley for 3rd place on Saturday.
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(8) Puyallup 53, (5) West Valley (Yak) 46
The 8 seeded Puyallup Vikings were on a mission after losing a 2 point Regional game to Gonzaga Prep they knew they could win it all if they took care of business. They faced the upstart West Valley Rams in the semi’s after they knocked off the 4 seed Richland in the quarters.
The 1st half was advantage Rams in the 1st quarter 11-6 and then advantage Puyallup in the 2nd 15-6 and the Vikings led 21-19 at the break. The two teams would push 18-18 in the 3rd setting up a contenscious 4th quarter with the Vikings holding a slight advantage.
Puyallup would end up shooting 40% from the floor over the 30% for the Rams and that surge in the end was enough to advance Puyallup to the Finals for a re-match with #1 seed Gonzaga Prep at 9pm.
The Vikings were led by Drew Jones who pured in 24 points and grabbed 7 rebounds and was named the Thorbeckes MVP of the game. Mason Sonntag had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Puyallup is now 23-7 as they head into the Title game.
West Valley’s Parker Mills led the scoring with 14 points with 3 others hitting for 9. The Rams are now 19-6 and will take on Glacier Peak for 3rd place on Saturday.
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Thursday, March 6 (Winner to Semifinals, Loser to Consoltion)
(3) Glacier Peak 44, (5) Camas 42 (OT)
When a trip to the Semifinals is on the line you expect these games to be rock ’em, sock’em and of course that’s just what this defensive minded showdown was as the Glacier Peak Grizzlies ansd Camas Papemakers went toe-to-toe and ended up in overtime.
The Grizzlies trailed by 3 headed into the 4th and tied it to send it into an extra 4 minutes. The 2 teams squared off and every point critical with G-P pulling out a 2 point win on a 5-3 OT period.
Glacier Peak was led by Reed Nagel’s 16 points and 11 from Josiah Lee. But it was Zachary Albright who shined with 7 points but he dominated the boards with 15 rebounds. His defensive efforts took our Thorbeckes MVP of the game award.
Camas had their chances and simply couldn’t drop it in when they needed it most. Ethan Harris led with 14 and he had 4 blocked shots. Jace VanVoorhis added 13. Camas drops to 21-6 and will play in a loser out consolation game Friday morning at 9am against Auburn.
Glacier Peak rolls into the semifinals with a 23-3 record and takes on top seed Gonzaga Prep for their chance to go to the Championship game.
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(1) Gonzaga Prep 53, (2) Auburn 50
Auburn stubbed their toe in the Regionals which made them play-in in the round of 16 to get to the quarters which they handled but then faced off with top seeded Gonzaga Prep. The Trojans were ready for the battle and led the Bullpups 23-18 in a low scoring tussle through the 1st half.
G-P got 6 of those points back in the 3rd and trailed 37-34 after 24 minutes as they headed into the final quarter. Nothing was between these two and when the clock ran out they were deadlocked 44-44.
As they went to OT it came down to the final minute and change when the “Carter’s” exchanged 3 point bombs. Trailing 47-46, Gonzaga Prep’s Carter Nilson drained a big 3 to give the Bullpups the lead. Carter Hansen wasted no time to answer and dropped a 3 ball of his own to push the Trojans back on top 50-49 with 1:17 to go in OT.
G-Prep came right back with a nifty backdoor pass and score by Brogan Howell and they led by 1 51-50. The Bullpups held defensively and Jackson Mott added 2 more and the Trojans could not come back.
Mott led the Bullpups with a double-double of 13 points and 10 boards and was named our Thorbeckes Game MVP. Dylan Groves led in scoring with 15 and Howell had 14.
Daniel Johnson led the Trojans with a big game knocking down 26 and 8 rebounds and Hansen finished with 10. The Trojans now 25-3 will play Friday at 9am against Camas in a consolation, loser out contest.
G-Prep is now 24-2 and will try to get into the State Title game when they face Glacier Peak in the semifinals at 3:45pm.
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(6) West Valley (Yak) 73, (4) Richland 70
After 2 straight OT games how about a 3rd? We nearly got it in a high scoring battle between Richland who placed 2nd last year and West Valley Yakima who was ready to spoil the Bombers plans on returning to the title game.
These two went back and forth in a brilliant game with the Rams leading Richland 39-36 at the half with Landen Birley scoring the final 2 buckets of the half. The Bombers came out energized in the 3rd and took the lead after 24 minutes 54-51.
But the Rams would not go away. With West Valley leading 73-70 and the Bombers last chance to tie the game with just seconds on the clock Birley and Brandt Kneisler came up big and stole the ball to secure a huge win for the Rams.
West Valley was led by Birley who was also our Thorbeckes MVP of the gamew winner with 22 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals a blocked shot and drew 10 fouls against him by Richland. Austin Birley chipped in another 18 and 6 boards and Parker Mills had 16 and 7 rebounds.
Richland got a huge game frolm Landen Northrop with 32 points and also drew 10 fouls against him by the Rams. He was also 12-15 from the line. Lance Horntvedt had a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds while Josiah Scacco scored 10. The Bombers are now 24-3 and will play at 10:30am on Friday in a consolation, loser out game against the defending State Champs, the team they lost too last year in the title game, Mt Si.
West Valley is now 19-5 and faces 8th seeded Puyallup at 5:30 in the semifinals for a shot at the Championship game.
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(8) Puyallup 55, (7) Mount Si 47
The defending champion Mt Si Wildcats were hoping for the shot to defend their title but came up against a fiesty Puyalloup Viking squad. These two teams also battled like the other 3 quarter finalists with Puyallup leading 24-22 at the half but the Wildcats evening it up after 3 quarters 41-41.
Mt Si picked a bad time to go cold and Puyallup took full advantage especially Drew Jones who finished with 33 points. Jones put the game away with a big old-fashioned 3-point play with less than a minute to go with the lay-in and free throw and the Vikings pulled away with a 14-6 4th quarter run.
Jones with his 33 point effort was the clear choice for our Thorbeckes MVP of the game award. Will Nasinec had a solid outing for the purple and gold with 10 points and led the Viks in rebounds with 8. Mason Sonntag also had a good game with 8 points and 5 boards.
Mt Si had 8 players get in the scorebook but only one topped 10 points and that was Hudson Moscrip with 12 points. Brady Hennig and Drenden Knaevelsrud each had 8 rebounds. Mt Si is now 20-8 and will face Richland on Friday in a re-match of last year’s State Championship game in a consolation, loser out contest that will tip off at 10:30am.
The Vikings are now 21-7 and will take their shot at getting to the title game in their Friday semifinal game at 5:30 againist 6 seed West Valley of Yakima.
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Wednesday, March 5 (Winner to Quarterfinals, Loser Out)
(3) Glacier Peak 49, (14) Arlington 42
The Grizzlies held off the Eagles to advance to the quarterfinals. G-P held a slim 3 point lead at the half but pushed that to 7 by the end of the 3rd quarter. Arlington in the 4th quarter made a couple of runs but each time they cut into the lead the Grizzlies responded and it ended up being a 12-12 quarter.
G-P was led by Josiah Lee who led all scorers with 26 points. Jayce Nelson added 12. Zachary Albright ripped 9 boards and added 7 points while Jack Taylor had 7 rebounds and 3 steals to lead the defense. Glacier Peak shot 46% from the floor and was just 1 of 8 from the 3-point line. The Grizzlies improve to 22-3 and will take on the Camas Papermakers at 9am on Thursday in the quarterfinals.
Josiah Lee earned our Thorbeckes MVP of the game award for his outstanding effort.
Arlington’s Leyton Martin led the Eagles with 12 and grabbed 11 rebounds for a double-double and Jake Willis knocked in 11 points. The Eagles shot 36% from the floor and 25% from behind the arc going 6-24. Arlington’s season is over and they finished 19-8.
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(2) Auburn 56, (10) Olympia 45
The Auburn Trojans jumped out to a solid 1st quarterlead leading by 10, 16-6 after the first 8 minutes. The #2 Trojans, still smarting after getting upset in the Regionals by Mt Si were eager to get back on track.
The Bears offense woke up in the 2nd quarter with 17 but only gained 1 point but they continued that momentum into the 3rd quarter digging into that lead further outscoring Auburn 15-11 heading into the 4th quarter. But the Trojans were not going to waste that early lead and shut down the Bears offense again, limiting them to just 7 4th quater points while pulling away winning it by 11.
The Trojans were led by Daniel Johnson with 23 points and filled up the stat sheet with 4 boards, an assist, a steal and 1 of 5 1st quarter blocked shots for the Trojans. Johnson also was a foul magnet getting the Bears to commit 7 fouls against him. This clearly made Johnson our Thorbeckes MVP of the game.
Auburn also got great work from Miles Henry with 12 points and Carter Hansen with 11. The Trojans shot 42% from the floor and 7-17 from behind the arc for a 41% rate.
The Bears had 6 in the scorebook led by Matt Lindblom’s 12 and he led Oly in rebounds with 8. Brody Cronk hit or 11 points as the Bears shot 40% from the floor and 4-14 from the 3 point line. Olympia finishes their season with a 22-5 record.
Auburn improves to 25-2 and will take on #1 ranked Gonzaga Prep in a 1 vs 2 in the quarterfinals. Tip-off is 10:45am.
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(4) Richland 63, (13) Emerald Ridge 54
The Richland Bombers were outscored by the Jaguars in the 1st and 4th quarter but surged in the middle quarters and shut down Emerald Ridge in the decisive 3rd quarter, 14-5. The Bombers trailed 17-15 after the 1st 8 minutes but their defense kicked in holding Emerald Ridge to 11 while knocking down 18. Richland led 47-33 going into the 4th quarter and kept the Jags at bay.
Leading Richland was Landon Northrop with 29 points and 7 rebounds. He had 10 of those in the crucial 3rd quarter and that was enough to clinch our Thorbeckes MVP award of the game. Northrop got help from Lance Horntvedt with 15 while Nathan Moore hauled in 10 rebounds and 8 points just missing a double-double.
Emerald Ridge was led by Jordan Bennett with 19 while Jamaize McGriff pumped in 17 and snagged 10 rebounds for the double-double. The Jags had their season come to an end and finished the year 20-8.
Richland is now 24-2 and move on to the Semifinals Thursday facing 6 seed West Valley of Yakima at 12:15pm.
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(8) Puyallup 64, (9) Davis 60
The Puyallup Vikings led by 1 heading into the half but it looked like this back and forth game was over after the Vikings added 10 more to their lead heading into the 4th quarter. But the Davis Pirates weren’t done yet as they made a heck of a run to get back in and came close to tying the game with a 14-3 run in the 4th quarter.
But the Vikings were able to hold on and move on to the quarterfinals on Thursday while the Pirates season came to an end as they finished 21-4. Davis was led by Cesar Hernandez with 18 and 6 rebounds, Damian Pimentel scored 15 and Tyson Lee finished with 14 and 5 boards.
Puyallup’s Will Nasinec earned our Thorbeckes MVP of the game award with a huge double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds. He was the leading boarder but not scorer as teammate Drew Jones knocked on 26. Mason Sonntag also tagged in with 11.
Puyallup improves to 21-7 and will take on the defending State Champs and 7 seeded Mount Si at 2pm on Thursday in the quarterfinals.
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Feb 28, Mar 1 Regional Round
Winner to Quarterfinals, Loser to Round of 12
(1) Gonzaga Prep 56, (8) Puyallup 54
(7) Mount Si 56, (2) Auburn 50
(6) West Valley 59, (3) Glacier Peak 55
(5) Camas 59, (4) Richland 57
Winner to Quarterfinals, Loser Out
(9) Davis 59, (16) Woodinville 58
(10) Olympia 54, (15) North Creek 43
(14) Arlington 57, (11) Kentwood 56
(13) Emerald Ridge 70, (12) Lake Washington 57
Last Year’s Trophy Winners
Champions Mount Si
2nd Richland
3rd Glacier Peak
4th Kentwood
5th Davis
6th Skyview
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