State basketball roundup for Saturday, March 2:
(Note for coaches/scorekeepers: To report results and statistics, email sports@heraldnet.com. Please report results by 10:30 p.m.)
BOYS BASKETBALL
Class 4A
Third/fifth-place game
No. 4 Glacier Peak 52, No. 5 Davis 47
TACOMA — There was no hangover for the Glacier Peak boys after a tough semifinal loss in the late window Friday night, as the Grizzlies exacted some revenge against Davis in the third/fifth-place game of the Class 4A Hardwood Classic on Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.
After falling to the Pirates in the state regional round a week prior, fourth-seeded Glacier Peak used an all-around effort in the second quarter to pull away from fifth-seeded Davis.
Reed Nagel led a balanced attack with 14 points, Jayce Nelson scored 12, Jo Lee had 10 and Samuel Waldow added eight for the Grizzlies (25-4). The third-place finish set a new program best for Glacier Peak, which had fallen in two previous attempts at a third-place trophy (2011, 2020).
Glacier Peak outscored Davis 19-5 in the second to take a 28-13 lead into halftime. The Grizzlies led by as many as 19 in the third quarter before the Pirates made a late push in the fourth to pull within single digits.
Cesar Hernandez netted a game-high 18 points and Finnegan Anderson registered 14 points, 15 rebounds and five assists to lead Davis (23-4).
Class 3A
Fourth/sixth-place game
No. 5 Mountlake Terrace 65, No. 3 Garfield 54
TACOMA — Jaxon Dubiel poured in a game-high 26 points and the Mountlake Terrace boys used a strong start to dispatch Garfield in the Class 3A Hardwood Classic fourth/sixth-place game Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.
Dubiel added eight rebounds and three blocks, Zaveon Jones provided 16 points and 16 rebounds, Logan Tews had eight points and five assists and Svayjeet Singh chipped in eight points for fifth-seeded Mountlake Terrace (24-4). The fourth-place trophy matched Mountlake Terrace’s highest finish at the state tournament since placing fourth in 2013. The Hawks have placed at two of the past three state tournaments.
Mountlake Terrace opened with a 16-5 advantage in the first quarter and led by as many as 18 in the second on its way to a wire-to-wire victory.
Dre Niko and Sammy Taylor had 10 points apiece and Isaiah Davis scored nine for third-seeded Garfield (17-8).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Class 3A
Third/fifth-place game
No. 2 Lakeside (Seattle) 65, No. 3 Snohomish 44
TACOMA —Lakeside’s Mia Broom proved to be too much to stop, as the Snohomish girls fell behind early and could never catch the Lions in the Class 3A Hardwood Classic third/fifth-place contest Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.
Tyler Gildersleeve-Stiles provided 17 points and seven rebounds to lead third-seeded Snohomish (19-8). Catherine Greene added eight points and Addyson Gallatin and Cora Larson chipped in six. The fifth-place finish earned the Panthers their fifth state trophy since 2016.
Broom tallied a game-high 27 points on 9-of-16 shooting, Sophia David scored 12 and Willa Chinn went 8-of-8 at the free-throw line on her way to 10 points, five rebounds and four assists for second-seeded Lakeside (25-4).
The Lions started pulling away in the second quarter and built a 55-34 lead by the end of the third. Lakeside knocked down 10 3-pointers and outscored the Panthers 22-4 off turnovers.
Fourth/sixth-place game
No. 5 Arlington 38, No. 12 Everett 33
TACOMA — The Arlington girls added to their haul of state trophies and outlasted Everett in an all-Wesco defensive slugfest for fourth place in the Class 3A Hardwood Classic on Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.
Samara Morrow tallied 17 points and four steals, Rachel Snow had seven points, six rebounds and five steals, Khari Deberry added seven points and Addi Green chipped in 10 rebounds and four steals for fifth-seeded Arlington (23-4). With the victory, the Eagles collected their fourth consecutive top-five finish and sixth state trophy since 2015.
Arlington never trailed and grabbed its biggest lead at 20-9 in the second, but the Seagulls hung around and kept the game close until the final buzzer. The Eagles forced 29 Everett turnovers, outscoring the Seagulls 20-5 in points off turnovers to key the win.
Alana Washington registered a game-high 20 points and seven rebounds, Lanie Thompson had five points and seven rebounds and Emily Barton added 11 rebounds for Everett (19-10). The Seagulls’ sixth-place finish marked the program’s first state trophy since taking finishing second in 1983.
Class 2A
Fourth/sixth-place game
No. 7 White River 47, No. 6 Archbishop Murphy 42
YAKIMA — The Archbishop Murphy girls fell in a close battle with White River during the Class 2A Hardwood Classic fourth/sixth-place game Saturday at the Yakima Valley SunDome.
Sixth-seeded Archbishop Murphy (21-7) secured a state trophy for the second time in the past three seasons.
Seventh-seeded White River finished its season 23-5.
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