Peninsula High boys basketball coach Jake Jackson told me last week — after a rather demoralizing loss to a very talented Lakes team — that his Seahawks weren't giving up on this season.

The results over the past two games have demonstrated the Seahawks' resolve. Following a victory over Bonney Lake on Friday, the Seahawks upset the Decatur Gators at the Hawks Nest on Tuesday night.

Those victories have pushed Peninsula into playoff position in the Class 3A South Puget Sound League. With only three games left, the Seahawks hold a one-game edge over Bonney Lake for the final spot to the postseason.

Tuesday's 63-53 victory over Decatur was an historic one, the first for the Seahawks over the Gators since the SPSL 3A revamped itself for the 2010-11 season. JaQuori McLaughlin scored 20 points for Peninsula, offsetting a huge night from Decatur's Kevin Young, who went off for 31 points.

Peninsula was down 36-26 at halftime, but owned the second half, including a 19-5 surge in the third period.

Peninsula has three games left in the regular season — at Enumclaw, home against Auburn Mountainview and at Lakes. A win in any of those would likely clinch a postseason spot.

Over in the Class 4A Narrows League, Gig Harbor kept its slim playoff hopes alive Wednesday night with a 61-55 victory over Yelm at John Gorrow Gymnasium. Jared Anderson scored a game-high 19 points for the Tides and Carson Gearhart added 15. The Tides trailed 31-27 at halftime but picked it up from there.

Gig Harbor will likely have to win its last four games extend the season, as the Tides are still 2 1/2 games behind Central Kitsap for the league's fourth and final playoff spot. On Friday night, they'll travel to Stadium, and that could be a good opportunity for a victory as the Tides were competitive in a 45-40 loss to the Tigers earlier this month.

On the girls side, Peninsula looks to have punched its postseason ticket with Tuesday's 60-25 rout at Decatur. Seahawks coach Steve Jacobson called up several JV players to fill the roster against the winless Gators, and veterans Tyler Stolz (14 points), Leigh Iosia (13) and Toni Helwig (11) carried much of the weight.

Gig Harbor's girls lost a key league matchup Wednesday night at Yelm, which has been on fire since losing to the Tides a few weeks ago.

In the teams' second meeting, the Tides struggled to stop Yelm's Karli Shaw, who scored a game-high 15 points. Naphtali Ward had 12 points and Taylor Talen added 10 for the Tides, who lost for only the second time in their last nine outings.

Likely victories against Stadium (live coverage at 7 p.m. Friday on Twitter @gateway_neil) and South Kitsap are coming up for the Tides, but they may need an upset of Central Kitsap or Bellarmine Prep to reach the playoffs. They're sitting in fifth place, a half-game behind CK and Olympia.

Below are the updated standings after Wednesday's games in the Narrows 4A and SPSL 3A:

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BOYS BASKETBALL
Class 4A
Narrows League
Standings through Jan. 23

Team        League    Overall    PF    PA
Bellarmine    7-1             8-7    685    664
S. Kitsap      5-2            10-5    882    767
Stadium       5-2              8-6    699    673
C. Kitsap      4-3              9-6    948    784
Olympia       3-4            10-5    830     662
Gig Harbor 2-6            5-11    725    870
Yelm            0-8            3-12    668    831

Results
Jan. 23
Bellarmine Prep 52, South Kitsap 51 (OT)
Stadium 67, Central Kitsap 47
Olympia 60, Shelton 24
Gig Harbor 61, Yelm 55
Yelm            14  17  10  14  —55     
Gig Harbor   12  15  16  18  —61
Yelm: Anderson 2, Sullivan 17, Crown 6, Brownell 0, Friend 14, Davis 2, Swilley 14.    
Gig Harbor: Carson Gearhart 15, Chad Glover 14, Blake Fulton 0, Mason Selby 0, Casey Gearhart 2, George Henningsen 0, Kody Davis 5, Ryan Rychard 4, Coleman Anderton 2, Travis Hopkins 0, Jared Anderson 19.

Class 3A
South Puget Sound League
Standings through Jan. 22

Team       League     Overall    PF     PA
Lakes           5-2         11-6    1051    991
Auburn MV    5-2         10-6     899    867
Enumclaw     5-2         10-7    1060    944
Decatur        3-4           8-9    1054    984
Peninsula    2-5        4-13     806    904
Bonney Lk.    1-6         1-14    959    1199

Results
Jan. 22
Enumclaw 66, Lakes 65
Auburn Mountainview 68, Bonney Lake 55
Peninsula 63, Decatur 53
Decatur    21  15  5  12  —53     
Peninsula  12  14 19 18  —63
Decatur: Rollins 2, Young 31, Love 2, Wilson 7, Locascio 11, Funkhauser 0, Olofson 0, Wade 0.
Peninsula: JaQuori McLaughlin 20, Shane Hanon 0, Garrett Smith 0, James Silberman 4, Justin Erickson 5, Nolan Winter 11, Cody Olson 7, Max Reyes 0, Austin Filkins 9, Patrick Hennessey 5, Marque Kriebel 2.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Class 4A
Narrows League
Standings through Jan. 23

Team            League     Overall         PF        PA
Bellarmine         7-1            9-6         703      598
Yelm                 6-2          12-3          734      583
C. Kitsap           4-3          10-4          759      584
Olympia            4-3          10-5          750      612
Gig Harbor      4-4            7-9          652     665
S. Kitsap          1-6           5-10          606      682
Stadium           0-7           2-12          381      612

Results
Jan. 23
Bellarmine Prep 48, South Kitsap 37
Central Kitsap 64, Stadium 25
Olympia 58, Shelton 34
Yelm 55, Gig Harbor 47
Gig Harbor    10  11  16  10  —47     
Yelm             11  15  13  16  —55
Gig Harbor: Tessa Waage 0, Ali Sommers 4, McKenzie Alton 6, Sammi Markham 8, Rachel Sommers 0, Taylor Talen 10, Naphtali Ward 12, Katy Larson 7.
Yelm: Matthews 4, Bader 4, Lawton 0, Lewis 4, Shaw 15, Maldonado 6, DeVore 11, Tyler 9, Alwin 2, Frasier 0.

Class 3A
South Puget Sound League
Standings through Jan. 22

Team        League     Overall    PF     PA
Enumclaw    6-1             12-4    773    671
Lakes          5-2               9-5    793    552
Auburn MV  4-3               8-9    648    579
Bonney Lk.  4-3               8-7    679    611
Peninsula  2-5             10-7    741   746
Decatur      0-7              0-17    337    749

Results
Jan. 22
Auburn Mountainview 36, Bonney Lake 32
Enumclaw 50, Lakes 43
Peninsula 60, Decatur 25
Peninsula   16  13  15  16   —60     
Decatur       4  13    4    4   —25
Peninsula: Toni Helwig 11, Nadine Pasin 0, Rilee Zilkey 1, Cheyanne Nelson 6, Michala Zilkey 2, Tyler Stolz 14, Madison Martinez 3, Leigh Iosia 13, Jolene Kvinsland 2, Kirstine Rivera 8.
Decatur: Nicolas 0, Garcia 10, Shelby 2, Johnson 2, Wells 0, Tift 0, Arment 2, Rupert 0, Guerrero 0, Leach 0, Lee 0, Gilkey 0, Maxwell 7.