YAKIMA — Matt Kerns scored 16 points, and Vashon beat King’s 65-46 on Saturday for third place in the Class 1A boys state tournament.
Alex Wegner added 15 points and John Gage 14 for the Pirates (23-4), who led 24-18 at halftime and blew the game open with a 12-0 run early in the third quarter.
Vashon, which beat King’s in last year’s state championship game, again in the District 1 title game last month and in a Martin Luther King Day game, earned its fourth trophy in six state trips.
Ryan Hoff scored 24 points for King’s (21-8).
Vashon shot 73 percent (11-for-15) in the second half and 62 percent (18-for-29) for the game. King’s hit just 31 percent (18-for-59) of its shots.
At the Yakima SunDome
King’s1081117—46
Vashon13112021—65
King’s—Brugger 3, Sawtell 0, Castonguay 0, Hoff 24, Coshow 4, Berendsen 2, McCutchen 0, Porcello 3, Taylor 0, Cheledinas 8, Clocksin 0, Doldier 2. Totals 18-59 7-13 46. Vashon—Stoffer 0, Griffin 0, Holert 7, Weston 8, Wegner 15, Kerns 16, Hasson 0, Lofland 2, Hazzard 0, Amick 3, Gage 14, Williamson 0. Totals 18-29 25-38 65.
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