3/5/2026
(Tacoma, WA) You can follow along with all the games of the 3A and 4A State Tournaments for both boys and girls. Full schedules, links to the live broadcasts followed up with written re-caps, MVP’s of each game and stats. Our coverage begins 3A boys then 3A girls followed by 4A girls and 4A boys.
*Note: Our coverage will get updated as we can and additional coverage may be added later such as video highlights. We have one person covering each location so we will be posting 60 re-caps each. We hope you understand and can give us a little patience.
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3A Boys
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Day 2 Quarterfinals
Winners to Semifinals, Losers to Consolation bracket
(5) Bellarmine Prep 60, (11) Edmonds-Woodway 48
A 1-point difference at the half had the Bellarmine Prep Lions up 30-29 over Edmonds-Woodway Warriors. The 3rd quarter became the difference maker with the Warriors only able to sink 3 points. The Lions didn’t run-away with 13 but that 11 point lead was too much to overcome in the final 8 minutes.
The Lions are headed to the semifinals Friday afternoon at 3:45 to take on the top seed Rainier Beach. The Lions had a balanced offensive attack with 3 in double figures. Ronnie Wiggins led the scoring with 18 along with 9 rebounds a blocked shot and 3 steals. Birk Johnston had 14 and Elliott Stevenson knocked down 12. Luke Heisel just missed a double-double with 9 points and 11 rebounds. B-P is now 23-3 on the year.
Edmonds-Woodway survived the loser out game on Wednesday and will have a shot at a trophy if they can win on Friday in the consolation bracket when they take on 2 seed, O’Dea at 9am. The Warriors were led by the 17 points of Dennis Karl and 15 points from William Alseth.
The Sumner Holiday Inn MVP went to Elliott Stevenson for the Lions.
(1) Rainier Beach 85, (2) O’Dea 68
The target is big on the Rainier Beach Vikings and one of the teams that have threatened the Vikings run to repeat as State Champs was the O’Dea Irish. And guess who they had to face in the quarterfinals and not the Championship? The Irish who dropped into the round of 12 after losing in the regional round.
O’Dea came out with plenty of fight and sprinted out to a 20-14 lead after the first 8 minutes. The Irish kept up the pressure and went to halftime with a 37-32 lead. But when the Vikings came out in the 2nd half it was a different story. Beach put up 23 and held O’Dea to 10 in the 3rd to surge past the Irish after 3 with a 55-47 lead.
The Vikings poured it on in the 4th with 30 points led by Tyran Stokes with a triple double, 24 points to lead all scorers, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. 3 other Vikings were in double digits with JJ Crawford hitting 18, Micah Ili-Meneese added 17 and 13 went to Kam Babbs.
Rainier Beach improves to 22-0 and they advance to the semifinals on Friday. The Vikings will face the 5 seed Bellarmine Prep at 3:45pm with a trip to the State Championship on the line.
O’Dea’s Peyton Brooks had a solid game with 18, Josiah Bowman scored 16 and Brian Webster added 14. The Irish fall to 19-5 and will play in a loser out consolation game on Friday at 9am against Edmonds-Woodway.
The Sumner Holiday Inn MVP went to the triple-doubler Tyran Stokes.
(4) Eastside Catholic 53, (3) Mt Spokane 37
The Crusaders stumbled in the regionals and have certainly righted the ship so to speak with a big win on Wednesday to get into the quarters. Today they used a big 18-8 2nd quarter to kick-start the 16 point win over an always tough Mt Spokane squad to get an invitation to Friday’s semifinals.
E-C led the Wildcats at the break 28-18 then locked down the Cats again in the 3rd limiting them to just 6 points as they answered with 17 for a 21 point lead. The Crusaders spread the offense around with 6 in the score book led by the 14 of London Walsh while Anthony Williams added 13. Yabi Aklog scored 7 and was their leading rebounder with 9.
Shooting was the big difference with E-C hitting 44% for the game and Mt Spokane just 29%. The Wildcats’ Tysen Lewis had 10 points and 9 boards with Jaden Ghoreishi also hitting for 10. Mt Spokane drops to 18-7 and will play in the consolation, loser out game at 10:30am on Friday against Bellevue.
Eastside Catholic advances to the semifinals and will take on red hot Lincoln in the 5:30pm game. The Crusaders are now 19-8 on the year.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP went to Anthony Williams.
(7) Lincoln 77, (8) Bellevue 57
3A Girls
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Day 2 Quarterfinals
Winners to Semifinals, Losers to Consolation bracket
3:45p (11) Lakeside (Sea) vs (4) Roosevelt
5:30p (7) Evergreen vs (1) Bellevue
7:15p (12) White River vs (6) Eastside Catholic
9p (9) Stanwood vs (2) Snohomish
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4A Girls
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Day 2 Quarterfinals
Winners to Semifinals, Losers to Consolation bracket
(11) Kennedy Catholic 65, (5) Gonzaga Prep 52
The 11 seed Lancers are turning some heads as they took out the 3 seed Chiawana on Wednesday and now knock off the 5th seeded Bullpups from Gonzaga Prep in the quarterfinals and did so with a convincing win.
Leading the Lancers was Jayden Fitzgerald with a massive game hitting for 32 and added 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocked shots and 4 steals. Fitzgerald had some help from Gabriela King with a double-double 12 and 11 and Kat Schroeder added 10 points. The Lancers are now 20-7 for the season. and will face their biggest yet on Friday in the 3:45pm semifinal against the top seed and defending champs Davis.
Gonzaga Prep had three in double figures with Alyah Cornwall scoring 17 with 9 boards, Charlee Peterson did get the double-up with 12 points and 10 rebounds while Laura Thompson added 11. The Bullpups drop to 22-2 and will take on 10 seed Lake Stevens in a loser out game Friday morning at 9am.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP went to Jayden Fitzgerald.
(1) Davis 76, (10) Lake Stevens 56
The Pirates led by just 1 after the 1st quarter over a motivated Lake Stevens Vikings squad, 15-14. But the Pirates were just getting warmed up and answered that 15 with 24 more in the 2nd. The Vikings kept within striking distance with 22 of their own and trailed by just 3 at the break.
The 3rd quarter is when the Pirates started to kick it in getting up and down the court putting in another 22 and this time the defense picked up holding the Vikings to 11 and stretching that lead to 14. The Vikings had to start putting up shots and take chances to close the gap in the final quarter but the Pirates would not bend and finished the job to advance to the semifinal on Friday.
Davis’s Isa Garcia led the offense with 24 points and 7 rebounds. Not far behind was the 22 from Cheyenne Hull who completed the double-double with 18 boards. She also had 7 assists and 6 steals. Kobe Johnson added 12 points and Deets Parrish had 10. Davis is now 22-2 on the season and will head to the semifinals on Friday at 3:45 facing the surprising 11 seeded Kennedy Catholic Lancers.
Lake Stevens got 21 from Noelani Tupua with 8 boards while Keira Isabelle Tupua had 19 and 9 rebounds. The 10 seed Vikings drop to 22-4 and will play a loser out consolation game at 9am on Friday against 5 seed Gonzaga Prep.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP went to the Pirates’ Isa Garcia.
(6) Lake Washington 55, (4) Woodinville 50
A Kingco showdown in the quarterfinals went to the Kangaroos of Lake Washington in this thrilling down to the wire match-up. It wouldn’t be a 4A Girls State Championship without the Falcons of Woodinville who feel like they have an automatic pass to the Tacoma Dome. This is their 9th straight tournament appearance and shooting for their 7th trophy in the last 9 years and were hoping for that 2nd State Title.
L-W is making their 7th straight trip to the Dome and out of the last 6 years they have three 2nd place finishes. Both teams looking to get the big Gold Ball trophy.
They played like a State final as both teams know each other very well. The Falcons led after 1 quarter 14-13 and the Kangs answered with a 14-8 2nd quarter to lead 27-22 at the half.
Lake Washington maintained that lead, in fact added 1 for a 6 point lead after 3. But the Falcons were not interested in throwing in the towel and with less than a minute to play the lead was down to 2 points. Kamryn Wille had a chance to tie but couldn’t convert a close in shot that rolled off the rim. After a free throw by the L-W, Woodinville had a chance with a 3 pointer with less than 10 seconds to play but missed. A couple of clinching two possession free throws and the Kangs clinched the quarterfinal win and headed back to the semifinals.
The Kangaroos were led by Julia Benthin with 21 and 10 rebounds for the double-up and 4 steals to fill out the stat line. Ashley Uusitalo had 16 and Ileana Olteamu with 11. Lake Washington is now 20-7 and they will play on Friday against (8) Sumner winner at 5:30pm.
Woodinville drops 25-5 and Jazlyn Wilkerson led with 21 also picked up 10 rebounds, Sammy Harris had 15 and Tanuja Jutta finished with 10. The Falcons will play in the consolation loser out game Friday at 10:30am against 2 seed Union.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP was Lake Washington’s Julia Benthin.
(8) Sumner 58, (2) Union 53
It’s not often teams would clamor to be the 8 seed, it does get you in the top 8 but a tough seed. Just maybe the Sumner Spartans are going to start requesting for the 8 seed even if they were to get a higher position. Last year they were the 8 and ended up playing for the State Championship.
They aren’t there yet but they are now 1 game away from heading back to the big game on Saturday after holding off the 2 seeded Union Titans in a brilliant performance by both teams.
Sumner took the lead in the 1st half with a 14 and 17 point quarters holding the Titans to 10 and 16 and were up 31-26. Union was at a tipping point and which way would they go? Well they dug in and ground away to make it a 2 point game after 3 quarters. With plenty of momentum the Titans would actually take a 2 point lead in the 4th quarter as they battled back and forth. Sumner would take control late forcing the Titans to foul and put it away at the free throw line.
Sumner is now 26-4 and headed to the semifinals on Friday where they’ll face 6 seed Lake Washington for a chance to get back to the Championship gamer. The Spartans were led by the 27 points and 9 rebounds of Kawehi Borden. Raymiah Jackson checked in with 12 and 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals.
Union drops to 25-3 and into the consolation bracket for a must win game on Friday at 10:30am against 4 seed Woodinville. The Titans were led with a massive game from Brooklynn Haywood with 32 points. Myla Larry had 9 and led in rebounds with 7.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP was Kawehi Borden for Sumner.
4A Boys
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Day 2 Quarterfinals
Winners to Semifinals, Losers to Consolation bracket
3:45p (6) Puyallup vs (5) Gonzaga Prep
5:30p (7) Emerald Ridge vs (1) Mt Si
7:15p (4) Glacier Peak vs (3) Lake Washington
9p (8) EWest Valley (Yak) vs (2) Richland
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3A Boys
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Day 1 Round of 12
Winners to Quarterfinals, Losers Out
(11) Edmonds-Woodway 49, (6) Prairie 46
The Edmonds-Woodway Warriors pulled off the upset opening day win and advance to the quarterfinals on Thursday and will face the 5 seed Bellarmine Prep at 9am Thursday morning.
Trailing 25-23 at the half the Warriors key quarter was the 3rd where their defense limited the Falcons to just 7. Prairie didn’t let EW get-away as they held them to 12. That 5 point difference gave them a 3 point lead ands that would be the difference in playing at least two more days and having your season come to an end. Edmonds-Woodway was led by Dennis Karl with 17 points and William Alseth picked off a double-double with 12 points and 10 boards. The Warriors improve to 23-3 and are guaranteed at least 2 more games.
Prairie had their season come to a disappointing end and finished the year 18-6. Jamir Jones led the Falcons with 14, while two others hit double digits with Tavin Timperley with 11 and Carson Morningstar with a double-double of his own with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP went to the Warrior’s Dennis Karl.
(2) O’Dea 62, (10) Shorewood 52
The O’Dea Irish still stinging from that regional loss didn’t allow any carryover and got the job dome on opening day in the Tacoma Dome in a must win game. The Irish led by 4 after the 1st quarter and pushed it to a 7 point cushion at the half. The Stormrays never let O’Dea to push their advantage to a huge lead and they were outscored by 2 in the 3rd and just 1 in the final quarter.
O’Dea was led by Brian Webster with 29 points with a pair of long balls and 7 of 8 from the line along with 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Peyton Brooks added 11, Josiah Bowman also in double figures with 10. Gene Woodard III led the Irish in rebounding with 9. O’Dea is now 19-4 and will head to the quarterfinals where top-seeded Rainier Beach awaits them as the loss in regionals by O’Dea flipped the bracket and the game many thought would be for the State Title is now a quarterfinal match-up. Tip-off will be 10:30 Thursday morning.
Shorewood was led by Tyler Marlow with 20 points, Jaden Marlow added 12 and Thomas Moles knocked down 11. The Stormrays had their season come to an end and they finished the year 19-8.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP went to O’Dea’s Brian Webster.
(4) Eastside Catholic 79, (12) Liberty (Renton) 70
After an explosive 1st quarter offensively things cooled off in the 2nd quarter especially for the Librty Patriots. The Pats actually led after the 1st quarter 24-22. Eastside Catholic slipped to 16 in the 2nd but a cold streak and stiff defense from the Crusaders held Liberty to just 7 and a 38-31 lead for E-C.
The Crusaders added another 7 to that lead after 3 which was needed as the Patriots never gave in as their offense re-ignited dropping 25. E-C responded with 20 of their own to keep the Patriots at bay.
Eastside Catholic’s Yabi Aklog drop a tournament high so far of 32. No 3’s and 8 of 9 from the line. He doubled it up with 13 rebounds, had 2 assists, 2 blocked shots and a steal. Anthony Williams had 15 points and 8 boards and Steven Sun added 13.
The Crusaders are now 18-8 and advance to the quarterfinals and take on 3 seed Mt Spokane on Tuesday at 12:15pm.
Liberty had a solid season and pushed the Crusaders to the final buzzer falling short of extending their season. Jackson Whitaker had the 2nd highest point total of the tournament so far with 31 and grabbed 7 rebounds. Tyson Burley scored 16 and had 4 steals while Mason Chin hit for 12 points. Liberty finished the year 21-7.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP went to the Crusader’s Yabi Aklog.
(8) Bellevue 85, (9) Auburn-Mountainview 71
The 1st half was interesting with each team taking their turn to have a big quarter. The Wolverines jumped out to a 23-14 lead after the 1st quarter. The Lions answered the bell with a 25 -16 advantage in the 2nd and with the quick math, they were all even at 39 at the break.
As the 2nd half began it was Bellevue again with the advantage 22-17 and took a 5 point lead into the 4th and final. Would Auburn Mountainview be able to answer again? No was the answer as they had an even quarter with 15 but the Wolverines turned it on to make sure they were coming back to play on Thursday with a 24 point final 8 minutes.
Bellevue had 5 players in double figures led by the 22 of Jackson Skaggs who just missed doubling up with 9 rebounds. Tayten Jones hit for 17 and 8, 16 and 7 boards for Eduardo Molina, Nicolas Norrah had 12 and Avery Carter scored 11. The Wolverines won this game in the paint with a 48-28 rebounding advantage.
Bellevue is now 20-8 and heads to the quarterfinals on Thursday where they will face Lincoln at 2pm.
The Auburn Mountainview Lions ended the year 20-6. Kolven Posey had a huge game tying for second most points scored in the Tacoma Dome so far today with 31 going 5 for 10 from behind the arc. Jerrick Matthew also with a nice game with 12.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP went to Jackson Skaggs from Bellevue.
3A Girls
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Day 1 Round of 12
Winners to Quarterfinals, Losers Out
(11) Lakeside (Sea) 55, (3) Ridgeline 41
Last year the Lakeside Lions made it to the State Championship gane where they fell short to Central Valley. This year, after losing a few players, it took Lakeside some time to get things rolling and they are hot at just the right time winning their 2nd loser out game. The 11 seed is head to Thursday’s quarterfinals after sending the 3 seed Ridgeline back to Spokane.
The Lions used the two middle quarters to build too big of a lead over the Falcons, outscoring them 35-17 and built a 56-28 lead heading into the 4th quarter and cruises into the quarterfinals. They will face #4 Roosevelt at 3:45pm.
Leading the Lions was Kaliya Woodard with 23 and went 6 for 8 from the 3 point line. Anvi Bahtia had sa double-double with 19 points and 10 boards.
Ridgeline’s Madilyn Crowley was terrific and led all scorers with 25 then doubled up with 10 rebounds.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP went to the Kaliya Woodard.
(7) Evergreen (Van) 53, (15) Meadowdale 37
This was Evergreen’s 4th tournament appearance in school history and they are a win away from bringing home a trophy which would also be a Plainsmen first. Evergreen was maybe a bit nervous and fell behind in the 1st quarter 14-8 to the Mavericks.
Meadowdale’s offense and some solid Evergreen defense shut down the Mav’s scoring as they would score only single digits in each of the next 3 quarters. The Plainsmen found their groove and outscored Meadowdale 45-23 in the final 3 quarters.
Leading Evergreen was Courtney Neal with 15 and was the only one in double digits. There were 7 others adding to the total with Kimosa Ross scoring 8 and leading the rebounding with 9. Evergreen improves to 21-5 and advances to the quarters on Thursday with a 5:30pm showdown with top seeded Bellevue.
Meadowdale’s Mia Brockmeyer led the Mav’s with 14, Lexi Zardis scored 13 and Kaya Powell had 8 points with 11 rebounds, The Mavericks finshed the year 16-11.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP went to Evergreen’s Courtney Neal.
(12) White River 60, (5) North Thurston 45
After a tight 1st half with the Hornets and Rams tied at 23, it was White River who came out after the break on fire. The Hornets hit for 19 while holding the Rams to 8 and then finished off North Thurston with an 18-14 final quarter. White River will move onto Thursday’s quarterfinals and take on 6 seeded Eastside Catholic in the 7:15pm game.
The Hornets got a huge effort from Maggee Schmitz with 28 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals. Gracie Banks had a solid game with a dozen points.
North Thurston couldn’t get their offense rolling and fell short of extending their season. Shayla Cordis led the Rams with 23 points and 8 rebounds. Sierra Cordis went 11 and 7. The Rams finished the year with a 20-7 record.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP was an easy choice and went to White River’s Maggee Schmitz.
(9) Stanwood 62, (8) Edmonds-Woodway 47
The Stanwood Spartans came out firing jumping on the Warriors in the 1st quarter with a 19-11 run and led at the half 31-28. Stanwood then began to pull away for good in the 3rd pushing that lead to 45-35 and then clinched it in the 4th outscoring Edmonds-Woodway 17-12.
Stanwood’s Ellalee Wortham led the offensive charge with 18 with 8 rebounds, Presley Harris had 14, Dorothy Berrett added 11 and 8 and Stella Berrett daily doubled it with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Spartans are now 21-5 and will take on 2 seed Snohomish Thursday in the quarterfinal nightcap at 9pm.
E-W ends their season with a 20-6 record and their leading scorer was Finley Wichers with 26 and Zaniyah Jones had 15.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP went to Stanwood’s Ellalee Wortham.
4A Girls
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Day 1 Round of 12
Winners to Quarterfinals, Losers Out
(11) Kennedy Catholic 52, (3) Chiawana 49
The Lancers of Kennedy Catholic stunned the 3 seed sending the Chiawana Riverhawks home after opening day. K-C only scored 22 points in the first half but it was good enough for an 8 point lead as the Chiawana Riverhawks went ice cold scoring only 4 points in the 2nd quarter. K-C and Chiawana had their best offensive quarters in the 3rd with 18 each. The Riverhawks made a run in the 4th but fell short chipping away 5 of the 8 point deficit but it wasn’t enough.
Kenney Catholic was led by Paige Nadarski with 17 points along with 5 rebounds. Jayden Fitzgerald added 15, Britain Brooks had 14 and Gabriela King grabbed 11 boards to lead the attack in the paint. The Lancers are now 19-7 and advances to the quarterfinals where they will face 5 seeded Gonzaga Prep at 9am on Thursday morning.
The Riverhawks were led by the 19 points of Jayla Wright-Jackson who just missed a double-double with 9 rebounds. Chiawana did not finish how they imagined with 2 straight losses and their season is over they finished with a 25-2 record.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP went to the Lancer’s Paige Nadarski.
(10) Lake Stevens 55, (7) Bothell 48
The Lake Stevens Vikings kept up the upset bug as they knocked off #7 Bothell. The Vikings and Cougars battled to a 27-27 tie at halftime. Bothell edged to a 1 point lead after 3 quarters and that’s where their run came to an end. Lake Stevens waited for the perfect time to have their best quarter of the game scoring 17 while holding Bothell to 9 and have advanced to the quarterfinals on Thursday.
The Vikings were led by Keira Isabelle Tupua who just missed a double-double with 21 points and 9 rebounds. The Vikings out-rebounded the Cougars 41-31 which was a big key in the 4th quarter. Noelani Tupua added 16 and Kendel Kuehl scored 9 with 8 rebounds. The Vikings improve to 22-3 and head into Thursday’s quarterfinals winning two straight loser out games. The Vikings will get #1 seed and defending state champs Davis at 12:15 Thursday afternoon.
Bothell’s Chalotte Lipkin did all she could leading all scorers with 26. 5 others would score for the Cougars but they fell just short. Bothell finishes the season 20-8.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP went to Keira Isabelle Tupua for the Vikings.
(4) Woodinville 62, (13) Tahoma 53
The Woodinville Falcons was not going to be the 3rd upset of the day in the 4A girls bracket and pulled away from a pesky and determined Tahoma Bear squad that certainly made the Falcons work for the win.
The Falcons stretched their 1st half lead to 28-19 but the Bears would not let them run-away and hide. The Bears won the 3rd quarter 16-14 and entered the 4th down by 7 but they could not get Woodinville to let down their guard.
Woodinville had 3 in double figures led by Jazlyn Wilkerson with 18, Sienna Bieler hit for 15 and had 6 assists and Kamryn Wille scored 11 and completed the double-double with 11 boards. The Falcons improve to 25-4 and will battle 6 seed Lake Washington in the quarters on Thursday with a 12:15pm tip-off.
Tahoma gave a great effort especially Bailey Nettleton dropping a 20 spot with 6 others adding to the scorebook. The Bears season is now over and they finished with a 19-7 overall mark.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP went to Woodinville’s Jazlyn Wilkerson.
(8) Sumner 51, (9) Auburn 40
The Sumner Spartans were the 8 seed last year and made it to the State Championship game and after opening day they are another step to getting back to the title match. The Spartans were able to shake the Auburn Trojans in the 4th quarter outscoring them 12-5. At the half Sumner led 27-23, they pushed at 12-12 in the 3rd and the Spartans out finished the Trojans 12-5 in the 4th to put the game away and get back into the quarterfinals.
Raymiah Jackson led Sumner with 16 points scoring most of those points in the 1st half and she just missed the double-double with 9 rebounds. She filled out her stat line with a pair of blocked shots and a steal. Kawehi Borden hit for 15 with 7 boards, Kessa Nohr had 12 and Olivia Collins snared 10 rebounds. The Spartans out rebounded Auburn 39-28 and were 13 for 16 from the line to help their cause especially late in the game.
Sumner improves to 25-4 and will face 2 seed Union Thursday afternoon at 2pm in the quarterfinals.
Auburn’s promising season fell just short of where they wanted to get to and finished the year 21-4. Avery Hansen led all scorers with 24 and Natalie Patton stood out with 7 points and 7 rebounds.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP went to Sumner’s Raymiah Jackson.
4A Boys
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Day 1 Round of 12
Winners to Quarterfinals, Losers Out
(6) Puyallup 60, (11) Chiawana 51
The Puyallup Vikings came out red hot and the Riverhawks were ice cold and had trouble with the Viking defense. Puyallup quickly built a huge lead and by the end of the 1st quarter it was 17-3. Chiawana would outscore the Viks 48-43 over the final 3 quarters but that early lead held up sending the Vikings to the quarters on Thursday. Puyallup will take on 5 seed and defending State Champions Gonzaga Prep in a re-match of last Title game.
Will Nasinec led the Vikings with 23 and double-doubled with 12 rebounds. 6 other Vikings scored led by the 13 of Bennett Hedman. Puyallup is now 22-6 for the year.
Chiawana had 9 in the scorebook with Messiah Guy leading with 10 and Gage Williams just missing a doubled-double with 8 points and 10 boards. The Riverhawks season is over and they finished 22-5 overall.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP went to Bennett Hedman.
(7) Emerald Ridge 63, (10) Redmond 47
The Emerald Ridge Jaguars led start to finish and just kept building that lead to win comfortably over the Mustangs. Leading the Jags was a trio of players with a well balanced attack. Jamaize McGriff had 16 and 6 rebounds, Jordan Bennett hit for 14 and Mychal Turner had 13.
Emerald Ridge improves to 24-4 and will play in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 5:30pm against the #1 seed Mt Si.
Redmond had their season come to an end and finished with an 18-9 record. Matthew Grabarski led the “Stangs” with 14 and 10 boards for the double-double. Drew Prinos Grumbach added 13.
The Sumner Holiday Inn Express MVP was Mychal Turner for the Jaguars.
(4) Glacier Peak 57, (13) Woodinville 38
Steady and strong was how the Grizzlies took care of the Falcons. Never scoring more than 17 or less than 11 in each quarter Glacier Peak rolls into Thursday’s quarterfinals bouncing back from a heartbreaking regional loss.
For Glacier Peak, Paulos Mulugeta had a great night with 20 points, Zachary Albright just missed a double-double with 17 and 9 and Reed Nagel had double digits with 11 points and 8 boards.
The Grizzlies are now 22-1 and will play Thursday at 7:15pm against 3 seed Lake Washington with a trip to the semifinals on the line.
Woodinville made a heck of a run for a 13 seed and did get to Tacoma. They ended up 19-8 for the season. Luke Unruh had a big night dumping in 20 points with 5 boards and 3 assists.
(8) West Valley 71, (9) Auburn 67
The West Valley Rams came out with a well balanced offense with 4 players scoring in double digits. The Trojans tried to shut down one or two and then the others would chip in and the Rams kept the Trojans just far enough way to clinch the win and earn a shot in the Thursday quarterfinal.
With 22 points and 10 points Austin Birley led the Ram attack and golt plenty of support from Parker Mills with 16 and 10 for his own double-double, Parker Hill just missed a double-up with 14 points and 8 assists and with 13 was Jett Bremerman.
The Rams are now 20-2 and will get the 9pm game again on Thursday facing 2 seed Richland.
Auburn fell just short as they battled hard in trying to come back on the Rams. The Trojans also had 4 in twin figures with Miles Henry scoring 19, Matthew Fredrickson had 15 while Daniel Johnson and Isaiah Englund each with 12. Auburn finished the year at 21-4.
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