South Sound hoops: state tournament regional scores
The state high school basketball tournament regional round is taking place across Washington on Friday, February 28 and Saturday, March 1. Here are final scores involving South Sound teams.
BOYS BASKETBALL
FRIDAY
CLASS 4A
No. 13 Emerald Ridge 70, No. 12 Lake Washington 57
CLASS 3A
No. 10 Monroe 62, No. 15 Gig Harbor 33
CLASS 2A
No. 12 Franklin Pierce 47, No. 13 Bainbridge 41: Javon Barbee led the Cardinals with 29 points, 15 rebounds and six steals. Barbee is now Franklin Pierce’s all-time career leading scorer with 1,713 points.
SATURDAY
CLASS 4A
No. 14 Arlington 57, No. 11 Kentwood 56: Kentwood’s Corey Tita tied the game with 1.7 seconds remaining, but a foul sent Arlington’s Leyton Martin to the line for the game-winning free throws for the Eagles.
No. 10 Olympia 54, No. 15 North Creek 43: Julian Zapata scored 15 of his team-high 17 points in the second half, while 6-foot-6 sophomore forward Brian Stevenson added 14 for the Bears.
No. 1 Gonzaga Prep 56, No. 8 Puyallup 54: Drew Jones scored 14 of his game-high 17 points in the second half for visiting Puyallup, while junior forward Will Nasinec added 16. Hudson Floyd led Gonzaga Prep with 16 points.
No. 7 Mount Si 56, No. 2 Auburn 50: Auburn watched an early lead fade away against the Wildcats. Daniel Johnson scored 17 points in the loss for Auburn. Brady Hennig and Drenden Knaevelsrud scored 16 each for Mount Si.
CLASS 3A
No. 8 Bellarmine Prep 59, No. 1 Rainier Beach 57
No. 14 Federal Way 49, No. 11 Auburn Mountainview 41
No. 3 Garfield 70, No. 6 Lincoln 57
CLASS 1A
No. 1 Annie Wright 62, No. 8 The Bear Creek School 37: Martin Kaupanger scored a game-high 22 , while Reggie Lester added 16 for the 1A state tournament favorite Gators, who are looking to bring some hardware back across the mountains to Tacoma.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
FRIDAY
CLASS 4A
No. 3 Chiawana 67, No. 6 Auburn 51: Keleesa Howard led the Trojans with 25 points and eight rebounds, but Chiawana distanced itself in the seocnd half.
CLASS 2A
No. 11 Eatonville 55, No. 14 Ridgefield 51
CLASS 1A
No. 4 King’s 59, No. 5 Annie Wright 37
SATURDAY
CLASS 4A
No. 13 Glacier Peak 52, No. 12 Emerald Ridge 43
No. 8 Sumner 67, No. 1 Davis 62: Sumner overcame a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Olivia Collins scored seven of her team-high 22 points in the final minute and a half of the game.
No. 11 Redmond 61, No. 14 Kennedy Catholic 53
CLASS 3A
No. 2 North Thurston 59, No. 7 Kennewick 52: That’s 27 wins in a row for the Rams. Shayla Cordis scored a game-high 19 points and guard Grace Lee added 17.
No. 6 Lakeside 59, No. 3 White River 38: Willa Chinn dropped 10 of her game-high 18 points in the first quarter in Lakeside’s lopsided win over White River.
No. 12 Eastside Catholic 60, No. 13 Bellarmine Prep 42
This story will be updated.
This story was originally published March 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM.
