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Basketball: 3A sub-district results; Lakes boys, girls win

Doug Pacey — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:42:34 +0000

With go-to player – 6-foot-9 center Zach Banner – on the bench with foul trouble for much of the game, a pair of undersized guards lifted Lakes High.

Dequam Walls and Phillip Winston hit clutch shots in key moments of the 3A boys basketball sub-district loser-out contest Saturday afternoon, leading Lakes to a 78-65 win over Enumclaw and keeping the defending state champion’s season alive.

“Dequam Walls kept us in the game,” Lakes coach JoJo Rodriguez said, “and Phillip Winston brought us home.”

Ninth-ranked Lakes owned a double-digit lead for most of the second half, but when leading scorer Banner …

Basketball: SPSL 3A boys, girls preview capsules

Doug Pacey — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:47:07 +0000

Editor’s note: We’re publishing our league-by-league basketball previews this week. We’ll run one or two previews each day this week.

SPSL 3A BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEW CAPSULES

CRYSTAL BALL
1. Lakes (25-3)
2. Decatur (17-9)
3. Auburn Mountainview (9-13)
4. Enumclaw (7-13)
5. Bonney Lake (7-14)
6. Peninsula (3-18)
*2010-11 records

STARTING FIVE
F Nate Guy 6-6 Sr. Lakes
Has developed into one of the best players in the South Sound, if not state

C Zach Banner 6-9 Sr. Lakes
Biggest big man in the state …

Football Roundup: Peninsula clinches home playoff game, Sumner freshman throws 6 TDs, plus more results

Doug Pacey — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 07:17:33 +0000

Home state play-in games in early November are starting to become the norm around Peninsula High School.

The seventh-ranked Seahawks assured themselves of another one – their third in the past four seasons – after routing Decatur, 48-3, at Roy Anderson Field in Purdy.

It appears after Peninsula finishes up the regular season next week at Enumclaw, a likely playoff game against Mount Si, the KingCo 3A’s third seed, will happen in the 10th week.

“That is huge for us,” Peninsula coach Ross Filkins said “We love playing at Roy Anderson Field. It will be big for our seniors to …

Football: Lakes rolls past Decatur, 61-0

Doug Pacey — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 04:45:25 +0000

Lakes played nearly flawless football against Decatur in the first half Saturday night.

The Lancers ran 20 offensive plays and eight went for touchdowns. By the time the SPSL 3A contest at Federal Way Memorial Stadium was over, second-ranked Lakes had thumped the Gators 61-0.

But Lakes senior Ma’ne Manaea said the blowout was not the Lancers’ best effort.

Huh?

“This is the second-best we’ve played this year,” the University of Colorado-bound senior said.

Manaea, a receiver and defensive back, pointed to Lakes’ 57-7 drubbing of Capital in Week 3 as the Lancers’ gold-standard so far in the 2011 season. …

Football: Three to See in Week 6

Doug Pacey — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:01:27 +0000

Thanks to Todd Milles for doing these preview capsules, while I was out of the office earlier this week.

SPSL NORTH
No. 7 Kentlake (5-0 overall, 5-0 league) at Kentwood (4-1, 3-1), 7 p.m. Friday at French Field

Lowdown: Tempo could be a defining aspect to this titanic, intra-city matchup. The no-huddle Falcons want to play fast; the bigger and more physical Conquerors want it controlled. Kentwood must pay attention to Kentlake’s do-everything WR Austin Pernell (871 all-purpose yards, eight total TDs), who has scored on a kickoff return, an interception, a reception and a rushing attempt. If Kentlake …

Update on Federal Way boys hoops matter

Doug Pacey — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:18:11 +0000

South Puget Sound League athletic directors will have to wait to hear a “point of clarification” from Federal Way officials about possible use of an ineligible player on the Eagles’ boys basketball team in its state championship 2008-09 season.

Federal Way athletic director Miguel Perez will not address the SPSL athletic directors at its monthly meeting Thursday morning at Sumner High School. Federal Way had asked to be placed on the agenda, but an independent investigation ordered by the school district has not been completed and Perez asked Rick Wells, president of the SPSL athletic directors, to instead it on …

Prep Football: Big Games of Week 6

Doug Pacey — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:29:47 +0000

SPSL 3A
Peninsula (4-1, 3-1) at Bonney Lake (4-1, 3-1), 7 p.m. today at Sunset Chev Stadium
The lowdown: The Seahawks and Panthers have each been tripped up once this season – Lakes beat both teams – but outside of their losses to the Lancers, Peninsula and Bonney Lake have been absolutely dominant. The Seahawks haven’t allowed more than a touchdown, while the Panthers’ have won each contest by at least 20 points. Peninsula QB JR Grosshans is tearing up opposing defenses, having thrown for 754 yards and 7 TDs and rushed for 414 yards and 8 TDs. …

Who’s ready for prep basketball season?

Doug Pacey — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:33:15 +0000

Because it’s never too early to look forward to basketball season, I’ve rounded up a few tournament schedules. There are some very intriguing matchups and I’ve picked my favorites.

Boys – Squalicum vs. Vashon
Here’s a matchup of the defending state champions in 2A and 1A. Some people say the Storm are the best team in the state, regardless of classification. I don’t know if I’d go that far, but the Bellingham school is in my top five. Vashon is led by California-bound center Jon Gage.

Boys – Jackson vs. Beamer
Timberwolves guard Brett Kingma, who’s wanted by …