Here are my predictions on how the class 4A and 3A boys and girls basketball state tournaments will play out.
Don’t forget to make your state-championship picks here.
CLASS 4A BOYS BASKETBALL PREDICTION
Quarterfinals
Davis over Jackson
Curtis over Olympia
Garfield over Puyallup
Gonzaga Prep over Kentridge
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We’ll be blowing out coverage this week of the class 4A and 3A boys and girls basketball state tournaments at the Tacoma Dome. Here’s your chance to predict the winners of the each tournament.
Half of the state quarterfinals field is filled in. We’ll find out the rest on Saturday afternoon. Here’s what we know so far and I’ll fill in the blanks as games become final.
The quarterfinals begin Thursday, March 3.
CLASS 4A BOYS BASKETBALL STATE QUARTERFINALS
Thursday at Tacoma Dome
Game 1: No. 10 Davis vs. No. 4 Jackson, 9 a.m.
Game 2: No. 7 Olympia vs. No. 3 Curtis, 10:30 a.m.
Game 3: No. 8 Puyallup vs. No. 1 Garfield, 12:15 p.m.
Game 4: No. 9 Kentridge vs. No. 6 Gonzaga Prep, 2 p.m.
CLASS 3A BOYS BASKETBALL STATE QUARTERFINALS
Thursday at Tacoma Dome
Game 1: No. 3 Kamiakin vs. No. 5 Seattle Prep, 3:45
Game 2: No. 6 Lakes vs. No. 1 O’Dea, 5:30 p.m.
Game 3: No. 10 Chief Sealth vs. Bellevue, 7:15 p.m.
Game 4: No. 8 Glacier Peak vs. North Central, 9 p.m.
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The Seahawks (20-8) came in wearing their “Sealth to State” T-shirts during warmups, and are now one game away from reaching the Tacoma Dome after eliminating the Falcons (15-10) in a loser-out game at Auburn High School.
A 7-0 run in 33 seconds turned a competitive affair into a double-digit lead for the high-flying Seahawks, and senior D’Nique Harris-Welch was right in the middle of it.
Harris-Welch scored five of those points – the last being a putback that gave Chief Sealth a 31-18 lead with 3:15 remaining in the first half.
“The Metro League is very good. Chief Sealth …
Lots of basketball happening in every classification all over the state today. No matter your opinion on the new format, that’s pretty exciting.
I’m going to try and update game results as they happen tonight. You can also get updates from me on Twitter. Click here to see what that’s all about.
CLASS 4A BOYS BASKETBALL
Regional Round of the State Tournament
REGION 1 at Jackson HS
Today
Game 1: No. 9 Kentridge 88, Arlington 63 (loser out)
Game 2: No. 4 Jackson (22-2) 70, No. 5 Auburn 67 (winner to state quarterfinals)
Saturday
Game 3: No. 9 Kentridge (19-8) vs. No. 5 Auburn (21-6), 3 p.m. (winner to state quarterfinals, loser out)
REGION 2 at Juanita HS
Today
Game 1: Olympia 54, Monroe 51 (loser out)
Game 2: No. 1 Garfield (21-3) 78, Kentwood 48 (winner to state quarterfinals)
Saturday
Game 3: Olympia (22-3) vs. Kentwood (17-9), 3 p.m. (winner to state quarterfinals, loser out)
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CLASS 3A BOYS BASKETBALL
Regional Round of the State Tournament
REGION 1 at Marysville-Pilchuck HS
Friday
Game 1: Hazen (20-6) vs. Mountlake Terrace (13-11), 5:45 p.m. (loser out)
Game 2: No. 5 Seattle Prep (21-5) vs. No. 8 Glacier Peak (21-3), 9:15 p.m. (winner to state quarterfinals)
Saturday
Game 3: G1 winner vs. G2 loser, 3 p.m. (winner to state quarterfinals, loser out)
Lowdown: Glacier Peak lost 6-foot-11 center Payton Pervier, who set the 3A state tournament record for blocked shots last season, when he quit the team in early February. Since then, the Grizzlies have won all three games it has played, including the Northwest District championship. … Seattle Prep forward Mitch Brewe, a 6-foot-8 junior, is one of the best players in the tournament. He’s averaging 22.8 points per game. The Panthers beat top-ranked O’Dea 76-71 on Feb. 1. … Seamount league champion Hazen won three straight loser-out games to qualify for the regional round. … Five of Mountlake Terrace’s 11 losses came to teams in Class 4A.
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CLASS 4A BOYS BASKETBALL
Regional Round of the State Tournament
REGION 1 at Jackson HS
Friday
Game 1: No. 9 Kentridge (18-8) vs. Arlington (19-7), 5:45 p.m. (loser out)
Game 2: No. 5 Auburn (21-5) vs. No. 4 Jackson (21-2), 9:15 p.m. (winner to state quarterfinals)
Saturday
Game 3: G1 winner vs. G2 loser, 3 p.m. (winner to state quarterfinals, loser out)
Lowdown: There’s no shortage of superstars in this regional. Kentridge has Gonzaga-bound guard Gary Bell, perhaps the best all-around player in the state; Auburn boasts guard Kevin Henderson, who led his team to two wins over Kentridge in the last two weeks; and hot-shooting Jackson guard Brett Kingma, who will play at Oregon. … Kingma, who led Jackson to the state finals last season, is averaging 30.3 points per game. The Timberwolves have not lost since falling to 3A No. 2 Lincoln, 77-60, on Jan. 17. … Bell scored a West Central District tournament-record 47 points in a winner-to-state, loser-out game against Bellarmine Prep on Feb. 19. … Arlington won three straight loser-out games to get to the regional round.
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Here are capsule previews for the Class 2A boys basketball regional round of the state tournament. When the girls capsules are complete, those will be posted here. We’ll also have separate posts for other classifications added throughout the day on Thursday.
CLASS 2A BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONAL ROUND OF THE STATE TOURNAMENT
Region 1 at Stanwood HS
Friday
Game 1: Cedarcrest vs. Franklin Pierce (13-12), 5:45 p.m. (loser-out)
Game 2: Kingston (18-6) vs. No. 4 Burlington-Edison (20-3), 9:15 p.m. (winner-to-state quarterfinals)
Saturday
Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 loser, 3 p.m.
Lowdown: Burlington-Edison again proved it’s not a one-man team in its 64-54 win against rival Squalicum at district. Will Stewart scored 24 points and Jordan Reed added 19 to spark Burlington’s win. Kingston is loaded with scorers and can be an upset threat. In a loser-out game, Kingston had three players score in double figures in a 64-56 win against Foster. Sam Byers led Kingston in that win with 21 points, Zane Ravenholt added 14 and George Hill had 12. Tre Benton has been a go-to scorer for Franklin Pierce. Kingston beat Franklin Pierce 62-61 in overtime at district, with Richie Sander and George Hill hitting 3-pointers in the closing to pull out the win.
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