Who stood out Wednesday at the Tacoma Dome? Top performers, upsets from Day 1 of the 4A and 3A state basketball championships
The first day inside the Tacoma Dome for the Class 4A and 3A boys and girls state basketball tournaments was full of excitement and intensity.
Here’s a tournament-by-tournament glance at some of the highlights from Wednesday’s 16 first-round, loser-out games.
CLASS 4A BOYS
ON TO THE QUARTERFINALS
No. 4 Kamiakin, No. 8 Gonzaga Prep, No. 11 Olympia, No. 15 Graham-Kapowsin
HEADED HOME
No. 6 Mariner, No. 7 Davis, No. 9 Federal Way, No. 12 Central Valley
TOP PERFORMERS
G/F Tyler Bilodeau, Kamiakin, sr.
28 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, three blocks
G Dylan Darling, Central Valley, sr.
30 points, nine assists, four rebounds, two steals
F Andreas Engholm, Olympia, jr.
18 points, 11 rebounds
F Jayden Stevens, Gonzaga Prep, sr.
21 points, eight rebounds, four blocks, three steals
G Joshua Wood, Graham-Kapowsin, sr.
14 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists, four steals, two blocks
UPSET ALERT
The 4A SPSL South sent two teams to the Tacoma Dome, and both picked up first-round victories Wednesday — in back-to-back games. Olympia, which won the division championship earlier this winter, opened the set of four 4A games on the boys court by upsetting Mariner, 50-41, to return to the quarterfinals for a second straight tournament. Less than two hours later, Graham-Kapowsin — in the state tournament for the first time in school history — posted a dominant, 65-47, win over Davis to move on. The Eagles entered the week as the bracket’s lowest remaining seed, but their 18-point winning margin was the highest of the four first-round contests. The Bears move on to meet No. 5 Tahoma for a second time this season in the quarterfinals, while the Eagles have a daunting opponent ahead in top-seeded Mount Si in the following game.
DID YOU KNOW?
Wednesday’s games featured two players headed to the Pac-12 next season in Bilodeau and Stevens, who are both committed to Oregon State. Both paced their teams to first-round wins with perfect shooting marks inside the perimeter. Bilodeau scored his 28 points on 10-of-11 shooting from the floor — his lone miss was from 3-point range — and 8-of-9 from the free throw line. Stevens was a perfect 9-of-9 from the floor and 3-of-4 on free throw attempts to finish with 21. For those doing the math, the Corvallis-bound seniors shot a combined 95 percent from the floor and 85 percent from the line.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Eight teams remain in the bracket, and four are set to play for the first time after earning first-round byes with wins in the regional round last week.
Here’s a look at Thursday’s quarterfinals matchups, which feature four South Sound teams:
No. 11 Olympia vs. No. 5 Tahoma, 3:45 p.m.
No. 15 Graham-Kapowsin vs. No. 1 Mount Si, 5:30 p.m.
No. 4 Kamiakin vs. No. 3 Union, 7:15 p.m.
No. 8 Gonzaga Prep vs. No. 2 Curtis, 9 p.m.
FINAL FOUR PREDICTIONS
Tahoma vs. Mount Si
Kamiakin vs. Curtis
CLASS 4A GIRLS
ON TO THE QUARTERFINALS
No. 4 Lake Stevens, No. 6 Emerald Ridge, No. 7 Richland, No. 9 Camas
HEADED HOME
No. 8 Bellarmine Prep, No. 13 Rogers of Puyallup, No. 14 Moses Lake, No. 15 Sunnyside
TOP PERFORMERS
G Maya Barnett, Emerald Ridge, jr.
10 points, 11 rebounds
G Kylee Fox, Richland, jr.
22 points, 11 rebounds, two blocks, two steals
G Reagan Jamison, Camas, soph.
19 points, 17 rebounds, three assists
G Macie Milum, Richland, soph.
19 points, three rebounds, two steals
G Karinna Tel, Rogers of Puyallup, sr.
17 points, four rebounds, six steals
UPSET ALERT
Camas grabbed a double-digit lead in the second half, then held off a Bellarmine Prep rally late to advance. The Papermakers were paced by Jamison’s double-double — the sophomore pulled down the most rebounds of any player in the Tacoma Dome in the opening round — another 15 points and three assists from guard Keirra Thompson and 14 more boards from Kendall Mairs.
DID YOU KNOW?
Lake Stevens and Rogers played the only overtime contest in any of the four Tacoma Dome tournaments early Wednesday afternoon. The game was also one of only two overtime contests of the 48 games played across the state Wednesday. (Freeman upended King’s in overtime in the 1A girls tournament in Yakima in the other game that needed extra time to be decided.) The Rams were on the verge of an upset, leading 35-33 with 11.7 seconds left following a clutch steal and transition layup by Tel. But, Baylor Thomas answered moments later at the other end to force overtime, and the Vikings eventually closed out a 41-37 win to advance.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Eight teams remain in the bracket, and four are set to play for the first time after earning first-round byes with wins in the regional round last week.
Here’s a look at Thursday’s quarterfinals matchups:
No. 6 Emerald Ridge vs. No. 5 Eastlake, 9 a.m.
No. 7 Richland vs. No. 1 Woodinville, 10:30 a.m.
No. 4 Lake Stevens vs. No. 3 Pasco, 12:15 p.m.
No. 9 Camas vs. No. 2 Sumner, 2 p.m.
FINAL FOUR PREDICTIONS
Eastlake vs. Woodinville
Pasco vs. Sumner
CLASS 3A BOYS
ON TO THE QUARTERFINALS
No. 2 Auburn, No. 4 Rainier Beach, No. 9 Mountlake Terrace, No. 14 Eastside Catholic
HEADED HOME
No. 3 O’Dea, No. 8 Timberline, No. 12 Ferris, No. 15 Kennewick
TOP PERFORMERS
G Kaden Hansen, Auburn, sr.
24 points, two rebounds, three assists, two steals
G Brooklyn Hicks, Timberline, jr.
21 points, 10 rebounds, four assists
F Zaveon Jones, Mountlake Terrace, soph.
22 points, nine rebounds, two assists
G Nahmier Robinson, Rainier Beach, jr.
20 points, three rebounds, two assists, three steals
G Dae’Kwon Watson, Auburn, sr.
22 points, four rebounds, eight assists, six steals
UPSET ALERT
In a matchup of 3A Metro League teams, Eastside Catholic pulled of the first upset win of the day Wednesday with their 48-44 win over O’Dea. Lamebull-Ingram — who finished with a team-high 11 points — hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final quarter to help keep O’Dea out of reach. The Crusaders won both of their meetings with their league rivals this season. Mountlake Terrace later edged Timberline in an intense first-round matchup that featured 13 lead changes and eight ties. Neither team led by more than six points during the contest, but the Hawks eventually edged the Blazers, 65-62, behind Jones’ impressive fourth quarter performance. The sophomore scored 10 of his game-high 22 points in the final 4:15 to send Mountlake Terrace to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2013.
DID YOU KNOW?
The Metro League has crowned a state champion in each of the past nine tournaments — and eight of those games have featured two teams from the Seattle league playing for the title. Mount Spokane, which advanced to the final in 2019, is the only team outside of the league to play in the championship game in the past decade. The last time a championship game in this bracket didn’t include a team from the always-tough league was 2011, when Lakes routed Bellevue for the title. Five Metro League teams advanced to the Tacoma Dome this year, and four are still playing. Eastside Catholic and Rainier Beach both won first-round games Wednesday, while Garfield and Seattle Prep each play for the first time in the tournament in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Eight teams remain in the bracket, and four are set to play for the first time after earning first-round byes with wins in the regional round last week.
Here’s a look at Thursday’s quarterfinals matchups:
No. 14 Eastside Catholic vs. No. 5 Seattle Prep, 9 a.m.
No. 2 Auburn vs. No. 1 Garfield, 10:30 a.m.
No. 4 Rainier Beach vs. No. 6 Gig Harbor, 12:15 p.m.
No. 9 Mountlake Terrace vs. No. 7 Mount Spokane, 2 p.m.
FINAL FOUR PREDICTIONS
Seattle Prep vs. Garfield
Gig Harbor vs. Mount Spokane
CLASS 3A GIRLS
ON TO THE QUARTERFINALS
No. 5 Snohomish, No. 7 Stanwood, No. 9 Lakeside of Seattle, No. 14 Hermiston
HEADED HOME
No. 6 Kelso, No. 8 Lincoln of Tacoma, No. 10 Auburn, No. 12 Bonney Lake
TOP PERFORMERS
F Vivienne Berrett, Stanwood, jr.
13 points, 14 rebounds, two blocks
G Ella Gallatin, Snohomish, sr.
14 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, four steals
G Claire O’Connor, Lakeside of Seattle, jr.
22 points, 17 rebounds, four assists, two steals
G Izzy Simmons, Hermiston, fr.
18 points, nine rebounds, two assists
F Jazmyn Shipp, Bonney Lake, soph.
27 points, six rebounds
UPSET ALERT
Behind Simmons’ impressive production at both ends of the floor, Hermiston pulled off a 57-46 upset of Kelso in the program’s first-ever game in the Tacoma Dome. The Hilanders were shorthanded in the loser-out contest, missing Utah State-bound leading scorer Natalie Fraley, who injured her knee during last weekend’s regional round. In the final game of the day on the girls court, O’Connor’s stellar outing, paired with double-digit performances from teammates Mia Broom (20 points) and Hannah Dickinson (16), helped Lakeside slip by Lincoln. The Abes were the only Tacoma Public Schools program in the tournament.
DID YOU KNOW?
Hermiston, which is located just south of the Washington-Oregon border near the Tri-Cities, made history Wednesday afternoon becoming the first Oregon-based school to win a Washington Interscholastic Activities Association state basketball game with the victory over Kelso. The Bulldogs joined the WIAA in 2018 to play in the nearby 4A/3A Mid-Columbia Conference.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Eight teams remain in the bracket, and four are set to play for the first time after earning first-round byes with wins in the regional round last week.
Here’s a look at Thursday’s quarterfinals matchups:
No. 14 Hermiston vs. No. 4 Lake Washington, 3:45 p.m.
No. 7 Stanwood vs. No. 1 Mead, 5:30 p.m.
No. 5 Snohomish vs. No. 3 Arlington, 7:15 p.m.
No. 9 Lakeside of Seattle vs. No. 2 Garfield, 9 p.m.
FINAL FOUR PREDICTIONS
Lake Washington vs. Mead
Arlington vs. Garfield
This story was originally published March 3, 2022 at 9:30 AM.
