Thre Narrows League boys basketball tiebreaker games have been scheduled for Friday night.
In 4A, Bellarmine Prep and Olympia will play at 7p.m. at Foss High to determine the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds to the bi-district tournament. At the same site, South Kitsap will face Gig Harbor at 5 p.m. in a loser-out contest. The winner advances to the bi-district tourney.
In 3A, Lincoln and Foss will square off at 7 p.m. at Mount Tahoma High to determine the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds to the bi-district tournament.
Will Lakes High defend its Class 3A boys basketball state championship?
Just as I did during football season, I’ll break down how teams can qualify for the basketball state tournaments. Because the current state tournament format has been used only once, here’s a brief primer.
For instance, when I refer to the “regional round of the state tournament,” I mean the games that will be played on Feb. 24-25. These games will be played at sites around the state and you can see the venues for each classification here. Teams will not play in the Tacoma Dome, Yakima SunDome or Spokane Arena, depending on their classification, until the quarterfinals of the state tournament, which begin on Thursday, March 1.
That out of the way, here’s how teams will qualify for state:
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CLASS 3A BOYS BASKETBALL: Road to the Tacoma Dome
NORTHWEST DISTRICT Teams to state: Two Lowdown: Six teams from WesCo and two from the Northwest Conference comprise this double-elimination tournament – two will advance to the regional round of the state tournament. The tourney begins on Wednesday (tonight).
SEA-KING DISTRICT
Teams to state: Five Lowdown: Metro League will send eight teams and KingCo will be represented by four teams in this modified double-elimination tournament, which begins Feb. 11. Both conferences have league tournaments that feed into the Sea-King District tournament. In the Metro tourney, top seeds Rainier Beach and Seattle Prep were upended by O’Dea and Franklin on Tuesday, which should make for some interesting pairings in the district tourney next week. Read more »
Gonzaga Prep held off Curtis and DaVonte Lacy (center) in the finals of the Class 4A boys basketball state tournament in 2011.
Just as I did during football season, I’ll break down how teams can qualify for the basketball state tournaments. Because the current state tournament format has been used only once, here’s a brief primer.
For instance, when I refer to the “regional round of the state tournament,” I mean the games that will be played on Feb. 24-25. These games will be played at sites around the state and you can see the venues for each classification here. Teams will not play in the Tacoma Dome, Yakima SunDome or Spokane Arena, depending on their classification, until the quarterfinals of the state tournament, which begin on Thursday, March 1.
That out of the way, here’s how teams will qualify for state:
ROAD TO THE TACOMA DOME
CLASS 4A: Boys Basketball
WESCO Teams to state: Two, plus one to pigtail game with KingCo Lowdown: The double-elimination tournament begins Wednesday (tonight). The top four teams from WesCo North and top four teams from WesCo South qualified. Two teams from this tournament will receive automatic berths to the regional round of the state tournament, while the third-place team will host KingCo No. 3 in a winner-to-state game on Feb. 21. Read more »
FRIDAY At Klahowya
Game 1: Kingston vs. Evergeen, 6 p.m.
Game 2: Sequim vs. Clover Park, 8 p.m. At Foster
Game 3: White River vs. Lindbergh, 6 p.m.
Game 4: Port Angeles vs. Sumner, 8 p.m. At Evergreen
Game 5: Foster vs. Olympic, 6 p.m. (loser out)
Game 6: Tyee vs. Eatonville, 8 p.m. (loser out) At Sumner
Game 7: Klahowya vs. Fife, 6 p.m.
Game 8: Steilacoom vs. Renton, 8 p.m. Read more »
THURSDAY At Clover Park HS
Game 1: Kingston vs. Renton, 5:30 p.m.
Game 2: Port Angeles vs. White River, 7:30 p.m. At North Mason
Game 3: Sumner vs. Lindbergh, 5:30 p.m.
Game 4: Olympic vs. Eatonville, 7:30 p.m. At Sumner
Game 5: Tyee vs. North Kitsap, 5:30 p.m. (loser out)
Game 6: Interlake vs. Washington, 7:30 p.m. (loser out) At Foster
Game 7: Klahowya vs. Fife, 5:30 p.m. (loser out)
Game 8: Franklin Pierce vs. Foster, 7:30 p.m. (loser out) Read more »
