4A State qualifiers
Boys
Beamer
Curtis
Decatur
Eisenhower
Federal Way
Foss
Garfield
Gonzaga Prep
Inglemoor
Kentridge
Lake Stevens
Mariner
Mountlake Terrace
Roosevelt
Walla Walla
Redmond

Girls
Auburn Riverside
Bellarmine Prep
Eastlake
Federal Way
Issaquah
Jackson
Kamiak
Kentwood
Moses Lake
Mount Tahoma
Pasco
Snohomish
South Kitsap
Newport
Garfield
Lewis and Clark

Federal Way is the West Central District champion. The Eagles beat Foss, 65-52, on Saturday afternoon at Puyallup.

Federal Way led 54-50 with 4:35 left, but finished the quarter on an 11-2 run.

**

Federal Way leads Foss 48-45 heading into the fourth quarter.

The Falcons trailed 37-25, but stifled FW's offense during a big chunk of the period. LuQuam Thompson gave Foss a 45-43 lead with 1:16 left in the quarter. But Michael Hale III hit a lay-in and then a long 3-pointer at the buzzer to regain the lead for the Eagles.

***

Federal Way leads Foss 34-25 at halftime.

During one stretch in the second quarter, the Eagles made 3-pointers on four of five possessions and scored baskets on seven straight possessions. Federal Way extended a two-point lead to a 32-19 advantage during that span.

*****

Federal Way leads Foss 12-8 at the end of the first quarter. Foss is 1-for-3 from beyond the arc. The Falcons only basket in the period was a 3-pointer from Damari Lewis; the rest of their points have come off free throws.

FW's Isiah Umipig hit a baseline jumper as the quarter expired.

Decatur locked up the West Central District's No. 3 seed, beating Curtis 68-58.

Gators guard Marcus Tibbs broke the game open at the start of the fourth quarter. Leading 46-44, Tibbs slammed home a missed 3-pointer and on the next possession Cam Schilling hooked him up with an alley-oop, forcing Curtis to call a timeout to quell Decatur's momentum.

Vikings guard Marquise Doss hit a 3-pointer aftet the timeout to make it, 48-47, but Decatur's Terrell Williams countered with a trey of his own keeping the Gators in front.

Heading into the fourth quarter, Decatur leads Curtis, 46-44.

The score was tied 31-31 at halftime. The winner of this game gets the WCD's No. 3 seed, which is placed on the state bracket as a No. 1 team, and the loser is the district's No. 6 seed.

Abdul Gaddy and Joshua Smith, possibly the two best high school basketball players in the state, will not be at the Class 4A state tournament.

Gaddy's Bellarmine Prep Lions were eliminated, 78-68, by state tournament-newbie Beamer and Smith's Kentwood Conquerors fell to rival Kentridge, 51-41.

Gaddy, a senior, does have a pair of prestigious all-star games to look forward to in April -- the McDonald's All-American game and a couple weeks later the Nike Hoops Summit in Portland, Ore. After that, it's on to the University of Washington.

Smith will have another chance to get back to state -- he went as a freshman, but missed out last season, too. In the meantime, he'll likely spend time getting more familiar with any number of the universities and colleges courting him.

Smith told TNT reporter Todd Milles tonight that he has not committed to any school and that he is "wide open."

A boring, sloppy, slow-paced game started cookin' in the fourth quarter, and the Conquerors did their best to steal one at Auburn High. Kentridge won, 51-41.

Trailing by 11 with four minutes remaining, Kentwood went on a 7-0 run to cut it to 42-38 with 2:36 to go.

But the Chargers' guards would not let this one get away. Kentridge scored on four consecutive possessions, capped by Gary Bell's putback with 1:01 remaining, to give the team a 49-41 lead, and Kentwood missed its final four shots.

Kentridge earns the No. 4 seed from the WCD to the 4A state championships starting Wednesday.

The thud you heard all the way back in Tacoma was prized Kentwood High giant Joshua Smith hitting the floor a couple times in the third quarter.

The clank noise was his teammates missing a whole lot of shots.

Kentridge's guards have paved the way for a win that would send the Chargers to state. They lead 35-24 starting the fourth quarter at Auburn High.

Auburn Mountainview has a 21-20 lead over Port Angeles at halftime.

Jessica Madison has 9 points for Port Angeles, while Aalia Braboy leads the Lions with 6.

Excuse the tardiness on the updates from the Kent showdown as the post-game locker room session for Bellarmine Prep ran long.

Anyway, Kentwood is playing sloppy, and the Chargers' guards are taking control. Kentridge leads 33-20 with 3:32 remaining in the third quarter.

Jessalyn Clark scored 11 points and Jaynae Sayler had 10 as Enumclaw kept its season alive. The Hornets beat Mount Rainier 45-34 in the 3A WCD-SW girls bi-district tournament tonight.

Enumclaw will play the winner of Auburn Mountainview-Port Angeles on Friday at Clover Park.

In the end, it was too much of the Beamer High tandem of guard Napa Mefi (28 points) and post Kevin Davis (25 points), and the Titans are going to the Class 4A state tournament for the first time in their school history.

Beamer beat Bellarmine Prep in a winner-to-state, loser-out WCD game, 78-68, at Auburn High School, and will go as the No. 5 seed.

Lions senior Abdul Gaddy, headed to the University of Washington next fall, scored 24 (with seven rebounds, six assists, one steal and one blocked shot) in his final game, but fouled out with 32.4 seconds remaining.

Mefi was the spark plug, hitting five 3-pointers for the Titans, including three in the first 51/2 minutes of the third quarter to lead Beamer back from a deficit.

Davis was tremendous in the second half, too, scoring 14 points, including 10 in the final quarter.

A 12-0 run to start the fourth quarter has put the Beamer High Titans in the driver's seat in this winner-to-state 4A game at Auburn.

They lead Bellarmine Prep, 69-59, with 2:21 to go.

Enumclaw turned the ball over 10 times in the first quarter against the Mount Rainier 3/4-court trap and needed to score five points in the final 1:03 of the period to close to four points.

The pace has slowed. Beamer's Napa Mefi has warmed up in a loser-out, winner-to-state 4A WCD game at Auburn High.

Mefi, a 10th grader for the Titans, hit three 3-pointers in the third quarter, and Bellarmine star Abdul Gaddy had an uncharacteristic four turnovers as Beamer leads 52-49 at the end of threee quarters.

Mefi leads all scorers with 19.

Twice, Bellarmine Prep had leads of nine points, but consecutive 3-point baskets by Napa Mefi (two) and Chase Hildenbrandt (one) with less than two minutes to go has cut the Lions' lead at halftime to 37-33 at Auburn High School.

Kevin Davis, the Titans' 6-foot-8 post, scored seven of his team-high 11 points in the second quarter. Hildenbrandt has 10.

Lions star Abdul Gaddy has nine points, but was held scoreless for the final 71/2 minutes of the quarter. Younger brother, Donald, leads the team with 10.

HALFTIME STATS
Bellarmine Prep: 15-33 FGs
Beamer: 14-32 FGs

Here's a list of the teams that have clinched state berths. I'll update this post at the end of the evening tonight (Friday) with additional schools.

CLASS 4A
Boys
Mariner
Mountlake Terrace
Garfield
Inglemoor
Curtis
Decatur
Foss
Federal Way
Beamer

Girls
Kamiak
Snohomish
Eastlake
Issaquah
Auburn Riverside
Federal Way
Kentwood
Mount Tahoma
Bellarmine Prep
South Kitsap

CLASS 3A
Boys
Lakes
Enumclaw
Foster
Union

Girls
White River
Prairie
Kennedy
Yelm

CLASS 2A
Boys
None

Girls
None

CLASS 1A
Boys
King's
Seattle Academy
Vashon
Winlock
Castle Rock
Kalama
Ilwaco
Highland
Granger

Girls
Seattle Christian
Lynden Christian
Bellevue Christian
Connell
Zillah
La Center
Rainier
Toledo
Onalaska

Every Bellarmine Prep starter touched the ball. Every one scored.

But the Gaddy brothers, Abdul (seven points) and Donald (four), were the firepower as Bellarmine grabbed a 20-13 lead over Beamer at the end of the first quarter.

The Lions shot 57 percent from the floor (8-of-14)

Tough driving from Interstate-5 to get to Auburn High School for the Bellarmine Prep-Beamer winner-to-state, loser-out contest.

The gym is probably half full just before tipoff.

STARTING LINEUPS

Bellarmine Prep
3, A. Gaddy
4, Barnes
11, D. Gaddy
21, Cain
33, Taft

Beamer
5, Mefi
21, Hilderbrandt
24, Davis
32, Aficiuc
33, Hebert

Spoke briefly to Bellarmine Prep coach Bernie Salazar before the game. He expected the Titans to throw a number of "junk" formations to disrupt star Abdul Gaddy. We'll see.

Class 2A

Northwest District
State berths: Four
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Sultan, Squalicum, Burlington-Edison, Archbishop Murphy, Anacortes, Cedarcrest, Bellingham, Lynden
The lowdown: Squalicum, Archbishop Murphy, Anacortes and Lynden all won first-round games on Friday. Semifinal winner-to-state games are: Squalicum vs. ATM and Anacortes vs. Lynden on Monday.

View the bracket here.

West Central District
State berths: Three
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Steilacoom, Kingston, Fife, Eatonville
The lowdown: In the first round on Friday, Steilacoom beat Interlake and Fife beat North Mason. On Tuesday at Foss, Steilacoom will play Kingston and Fife will play Eatonville in winner-to-state games.

View the bracket here.

CWAC
State berths: Three
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Grandview, Wapato Othello, Ellensburg, Yakima East Valley, Prosser
The lowdown: We’ve got two winner-to-state semifinals on Saturday in Othello-East Valley and Ellensburg-Prosser. The losers of those games will meet either Grandview or Wapato in a consolation bracket for the third state berth.

View the bracket here.

Southwest District
State berths: Four
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Tumwater, Ridgefield, Mark Morris, R.A. Long, Elma, River Ridge, Hockinson
The lowdown: Tumwater, Black Hills, Elma and Hockinson all won first-round games on Friday.

Great Northern League
State berths: Two
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Medical Lake, Spokane West Valley, Colville, Cheney, Clarkston, Pullman
The lowdown: In the first round on Friday, Colville eliminated Cheney and Spokane West Valley ended Medical Lake's season.

Class 1A

Tri-District
State berths: Five
Clinched: Seattle Christian, Lynden Christian, Bellevue Christian
Still dreaming: King’s, Chimacum, Vashon, Nooksack Valley
The lowdown: Lynden Christian gave Seattle Christian its first loss of the season on Friday. The Lyncs advanced to tonight's title game and Seattle Christian gets the No. 3 seed to state. Two winner-to-state, loser-out games are scheduled for Saturday: King’s-Chimacum and Vashon-Nooksack Valley.

View the bracket here.

SCAC
State berths: Four
Clinched: Connell, Zillah
Still dreaming: Naches Valley, Granger, Mabton, Burbank
The lowdown: On Friday, Zillah beat Connell for the district title for the No. 1 seed to state. Connell is No. 2. In a pair of winner-to-state, loser-out games Burbank beat Mabton in overtime and Granger beat Naches Valley,

View the bracket here.

Caribou Trail/Northeast
State berths: Three
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Lakeside, Freeman, Cascade, Chelan
The lowdown: Freeman and Cascade clinched state berths on Friday night. The two will play tonight at 6 p.m. for the district title and seeding to state. Lakside and Chelan have a winner-to-state, loser-out game.

View the bracket here.

Southwest District
State berths: Four
Clinched: La Center, Rainier, Toledo, Onalaska
Still dreaming: None
The lowdown: This district’s four state-bound teams are confirmed, all that’s left is the seeding. Toledo and Onalaska will play for the title and La Center and Rainier will meet for third-/fourth-place on Saturday.

Like we did Wednesday night, we'll be posting score updates from a few postseason basketball games tonight.

Here's what we'll have for sure:

Boys 4A WCD
Bellarmine Prep-Beamer
Kentwood-Kentridge

Girls 3A WCD-SW bi-district
Enumclaw vs. Mount Rainier
Auburn Mountainview vs. Port Angeles

I'm working on getting the Vashon-King's game from the boys 1A Tri-District tournament, too.

So, if you can't make it to any of these games, you can stay on top of the action right here.

Prep zone

What to watch Friday

Donald Gaddy extended Bellarmine Prep’s season with a 28-footer at the buzzer in overtime on Wednesday. Now the Lions have to beat a surging Beamer team in a 4A West Central District game that’s trying to get to the state tournament for the first time.
Where: Auburn
Time: 6 p.m.

One state trophy-caliber team won’t even qualify for the tournament after tonight’s WCD loser-out game pitting Kentwood and Kentridge. These teams split a two-game series in the regular season; expect a hard-fought, close contest.
Where: Auburn
Time: 8 p.m.

Tacoma Baptist meets Quilcene in a winner-to-state, loser-out game in the 2B Tri-District boys tournament. The Crusaders are trying to reach state for the first time since 2006.
Where: Chief Leschi
Time: 3 p.m.

Thursday’s highlights

Lakes coach JoJo Rodriguez gets intense during the Lancers' game against North Kitsap on Thursday. His mood improved, as Lakes won the 3A West Central District-Southwest bi-district tournament contest, 66-60.

Lakes clinched a state berth with a 66-60 win over North Kitsap.

The Bellarmine Prep and South Kitsap girls are headed to the 4A state tournament.

Jayson Lewis scored 20 points, leading Enumclaw to a 65-58 win over North Thurston and a 3A state tournament berth. Erik Henly poured in 31 points for the Rams.

Unranked Foster stunned Seamount League champion Renton in the first round of the 3A WCD-SW bi-district tournament, winning 55-54 and clinching a state berth. The Bulldogs, who reached the 2A state tournament in each of the last two seasons, will face Lakes in the semifinals.

Greater St. Helens League champion Union nipped Mount Rainier, 75-74, in the 3A WCD-SW bi-district tourney to secure a state berth. The Titans rallied from a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit.

Capital ended Clover Park’s season, winning 64-50 in a 3A WCD-SW bi-district tournament loser-out game at Puyallup. The Cougars, who got 17 points from Jody Ruiz and 15 from Colin Bosio, will next face Mount Rainier in a loser-out game at Auburn Riverside on Saturday. Tana Pritchard scored 29 for the Warriors.

Complete results from all of Thursday's games are here.

I've updated the orginal post and everything here is current as of the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 27.

CLASS 4A

Northwest District
State berths: Three
Clinched: Mariner, Mountlake Terrace
Still dreaming: Lake Stevens, Stanwood
The lowdown: Mariner and Mountlake Terrace will play on Saturday for the district title and the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds to the state tournament. Stanwood and Lake Stevens will play Friday in a winner-to-state, loser-out game.

View the bracket here.

KingCo/Greater St. Helens tournament
State berths: Four
Clinched: Garfield (19-3), Inglemoor (17-5)
Still dreaming: Heritage (12-10), Mountain View (11-9), Redmond (13-9), Roosevelt (12-10)
The lowdown: The KingCo and Greater St. Helens League have pooled their state berths in this bi-district tournament. But KingCo’s Crown and Crest division champions will get the top two seeds to state. Those seeds will be decided when Garfield plays Inglemoor in the league title game at 8:15 p.m. Friday at Juanita. On Saturday, Redmond hosts Mountain View, while Roosevelt travels to Heritage in a pair of loser-out, winner-to-state games.

View the bracket here.

West Central District
State berths: Six
Clinched: Curtis, Decatur, Federal Way, Foss
Still dreaming: Beamer, Bellarmine Prep, Kentridge, Kentwood
The lowdown: Did you know that a Narrows League team has won 10 of the last 12 WCD titles? On Saturday, Foss will play Federal Way in the final. Curtis and Decatur will square off for the Nos. 3 and 6 seeds. In Friday's winner-to-state, loser-out games, Bellarmine Prep plays Beamer and Kentwood gets Kentridge. I'm expecting some great games on Friday.

View the bracket here.

Eastern Regional
State berths: Three
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Eisenhower (22-1), Wenatchee (15-9), Richland (14-9), Gonzaga Prep (20-2), Lewis and Clark (13-10), Pasco (16-8), Davis (10-14), Walla Walla (17-6)
The lowdown: Richland shocked GSL champion Gonzaga Prep in the first round and will play Eisenhower on Friday in a winner-to-state game. Lewis and Clark and Walla Walla will go head-to-head in the other semifinal.

View the bracket here.

CLASS 3A

Northwest District
State berths: Two
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Everett, Ferndale, Glacier Peak, Lynnwood, Meadowdale, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Shorecrest
The lowdown: WesCo No. 4 seed Lynnwood shocked NWC No. 1 Mount Vernon, beating the Bulldogs, 57-54, on Wednesday. The Royals will play Glacier Peak and Ferndale will face Meadowdale in the semifinals.

View the bracket here.

Sea-King District
State berths: Five
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Bellevue (21-1), Cleveland (6-13), Chief Sealth (14-7), Franklin (21-1), Mount Si (14-7), O’Dea (15-6), Rainier Beach (14-7), Seattle Prep (17-6)
The lowdown: Giant-killer Bainbridge, which had wins over Franklin and Rainier Beach this season, was eliminated in the first round. So was state-tournament staple Mercer Island. This tournament is deep with talented teams. I don't think we've seen our last upset.

View the bracket here.

West Central/Southwest Bi-District
State berths: Seven
Clinched: Lakes, Foster, Union, Enumclaw
Still dreaming: Franklin Pierce, Columbia River, Renton, Mount Rainier, Kennedy, North Thurston, North Kitsap, Timberline, Olympic, Capital
The lowdown: Four teams clinched state berths on Thursday. The biggest upset was Foster beating Renton. That means the Indians must face Columbia River, a preseason top-5 team, in a loser-out game on Saturday.

View the bracket here.

Eastern Regional
State berths: Two
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Rogers (Spokane) (9-13), Shadle Park (18-4), Sunnyside (10-10), Yakima West Valley (13-7)
The lowdown: Sunnyside and Rogers each won first-round loser-out gams. Semifinal matchups: Sunnyside vs. Shadle Park and Rogers vs. Yakima West Valley.

View the bracket here.

I've gone through and updated all the tournament information. Everything is current as of the afternoon on Friday, Feb. 27.

CLASS 4A

Northwest District
State berths: Three
Clinched: Kamiak (16-6), Snohomish (20-2)
Still dreaming: Jackson (18-4), Oak Harbor (14-8)
The lowdown: Snohomish and Kamiak meet for the district title and Nos. 1 and 2 seeds at 6 p.m. Saturday. In two loser-out games on Wednesday, Oak Harbor beat Edmonds-Woodway and Jackson beat Marysville-Pilchuck. Those two will play on Friday for the No. 3 seed to state and the loser goes home.

View the bracket here.

KingCo/Greater St. Helens League
State berths: Four
Clinched: Eastlake, Issaquah
Still dreaming: Garfield , Newport, Kelso, Skyview
The lowdown: Eastlake and Issaquah will play for the KingCo title and the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds to state on Friday. Newport travels to GSHL champion Skyview and Kelso visits Garfield on Saturday in winner-to-state, loser-out games.

View the bracket here.

West Central District
State berths: Six
Clinched: Auburn Riverside, Federal Way, Kentwood, Mount Tahoma, Bellarmine Prep, South Kitsap
Still dreaming: none
The lowdown: Bellarmine Prep is the No. 4 seed and South Kitsap is the No. 5 seed. On Saturday, Auburn Riverside and Kentwood will play for the title and Federal Way and Mount Tahoma meet for the third and sixth seeds.

View the bracket here.

Eastern Regional
State berths: Three
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Eastmont, Kamiakin, Lewis and Clark, Mead, Moses Lake, Pasco, Richland, Walla Walla
The lowdown: The semifinal winner-to-state games are set: Moses Lake vs. Mead and Walla Walla vs. Pasco. Yes, two-time defending champion Lewis and Clark was bounced to the loser's bracket when it lost 70-52 to Walla Walla.

View the bracket here.

CLASS 3A

Northwest District
State berths: Two
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Everett, Ferndale, Glacier Peak, Lynnwood, Meadowdale, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Shorecrest
The lowdown: No upsets so far. Here are the semifinals: Glacier Peak vs. Ferndale and Meadowdale vs. Mount Vernon.

View the bracket here.

Sea-King District
State berths: Five
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Cleveland, Franklin, Holy Names, Lakeside, Mercer Island, Nathan Hale, Rainier Beach, Seattle Prep
The lowdown: In Thursday night's games, Lakeside beat Rainier Beach and Franklin topped Seattle Prep. The winners play a winner-to-state game on Tueday, the same day the losers meet in a loser-out contest.

In the bottom half of the bracket, unheralded Cleveland stunned Bainbridge in a loser-out first-round game, sending the Spartans back to the island for good. KingCo took a beating in the first round as Liberty, Bellevue and Mount Si were all eliminated.

View the bracket here.

West Central-Southwest Bi-District Tournament
State berths: Seven
Clinched: Prairie, Yelm, Kennedy, White River
Still dreaming: Columbia River, Bonney Lake, Port Angeles, Lindbergh, Hazen, Mount Rainier, Enumclaw, Auburn Mountainview, Olympic, North Kitsap
The lowdown: Yelm, White River, Kennedy and Prairie all clinched state berths on Wednesday. We've got four loser-out games on Friday.

View the bracket here.

Eastern Regional
State berths: Two
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Hanford, North Central, Shadle Park, Yakima West Valley
The lowdown: North Central won its third game of the year when it beat Spokane East Valley, 52-42, in a loser-out first-round game. NC moves on to play Yakima West Valleyt in the semifinals. Hanford meets Shadle Park in the other semifinal.

View the bracket here.

I have updated the original post. Here's where everything stands as of the afternoon of Thursday, Feb. 26.

CLASS 2A

Northwest District
State berths: Four
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: South Whidbey, Burlington-Edison, Sehome, Archbishop Murphy, Bellingham, Sultan, Squalicum, Anacortes.
The lowdown: Burlington-Edison, Sehome, Sultan and Squalicum all won first-round games on Thursday. Saturday's schedule:
Winner-to-state games
Burlington-Sehome
Sultan-Squalicum
Loser-out games
South Whidbey-ATM
Bellingham-Anacortes

View the bracket here.

West Central District
State berths: Three
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Klahowya, Steilacoom, Eatonville, Sequim, North Mason, Fife
The lowdown: This tournament, with teams from the Nisqually League and Olympic League, begins Saturday. North Mason and Fife have first-round byes.

View the bracket here.

Southwest District
State berths: Four
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: R.A. Long, Tumwater, Hockinson, River Ridge, Ridgefield, Centralia, Black Hills, Mark Morris
The lowdown: R.A. Long beat Aberdeen in a play-in game on Tuesday and now visits River Ridge in the first round on Saturday. Mark Morris must be considered the tournament favorite and will play Black Hills in the first round.

CWAC
State berths: Three
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Ellensburg, Toppenish, Quincy, Selah, Grandview, Wapato
The lowdown: On Friday, Ellensburg plays Quincy and Toppenish is at Selah. The winner of the first game gets Grandview and the winner of the second game gets Wapato in a pair of winner-to-state contests. But the double-elimination tournament will see one team from the loser's bracket make its way to state.

View the bracket here.

Great Northern League
State berths: Two
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Colville, Clarkston, Pullman, Medical Lake, Cheney, Spokane West Valley
The lowdown: Thanks to Mike Vlahovich of the Spokesmanp-Review, I have obtained a copy of the GNL bracket. The tournament begins Saturday, with Medical Lake visiting Cheney and Colville playing at Clarkston. Spokane West Valley is the tournament's No. 1 seed.

CLASS 1A

Tri-District (Cascade Conference, Northwest Conference, Nisqually League, Emerald City, Olympic League)
State berths: Five
Clinched: King’s, Seattle Academy, Vashon
Still dreaming: Cascade Christian, Bellevue Christian, Port Townsend, University Prep
The lowdown: On Friday, Vashon will play King's for the right to meet Seattle Academy in the title game on Saturday. The loser of the Vashon-King's game gets the No. 3 seed to state. We've got a pair of winner-to-state, loser-out games on Saturday, too, in Cascade Christian-Bellevue Christian and Port Townsend-University Prep. Cascade Christian and Bellevue Christian are both state trophy-caliber teams, but one of them will be left home.

View the bracket here.

Southwest District
State berths: Four
Clinched: Winlock, Castle Rock
Still dreaming: Kalama, Ilwaco
The lowdown: Winlock and Castle Rock will play for the district’s Nos. 1 and 2 seeds to state at 8 p.m. Friday at W.F. West. On Wednesday, Kalama beat Onalaska and Ilwaco beat Stevenson in a pair of winner-to-state, loser-out games. Ilwaco and Stevenson will play Friday for state seeding.

View the bracket here.

SCAC
State berths: Four
Clinched: Highland, Granger
Still dreaming: Connell (18-4), Naches Valley (15-7), Wahluke (13-9), Burbank (11-11)
The lowdown: Highland and Granger play for the top two seeds to state Saturday. Two earlier games on Saturday -– Connell vs. Naches Valley and Wahluke vs. Burbank –- are winner-to-state, loser-out contests.

View the bracket here.

Caribou Trail/Northeast
State berths: Three
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Chelan, Freeman, Lake Roosevelt, Brewster
The lowdown: In Wednesday's loser-out games, Chelan beat Chewelah, Freeman beat Cascade and Lake Roosevelt beat Lakeside. On Tuesday, Brewster beat Omak in a loser-out game.

View the bracket here.

Former Bellarmine Prep star Avery Bradley has helped Findlay Prep rise to No. 2 in USA Today's national rankings. The University of Texas-bound guard has also accumulated quite a few frequent flier miles.

I saw a story on prep hoops teams traveling long distances for games come over the wire and Bradley's Findlay Prep is featured prominently. He's also quoted in the story.

Here it is:

Some prep teams log big miles for games

By NANCY ARMOUR
The Associated Press

It was almost 2 a.m. by the time the Findlay players tumbled into bed at the hotel, the end of yet another long day of carrying bags through airports, waiting in security lines and cramming their long, lanky frames into airplane seats for a cross-country flight.

A few hours’ sleep in beds far from their suburban Las Vegas homes, and it was time to get ready for their first game. It’s a schedule minor leaguers and some college players know all too well.

The Findlay Pilots, however, are still in high school.

And trips like that are hardly unusual for many top prep basketball programs.

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THURSDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
3A WCD-SW District tournament
At Clover Park
Game 1: Lakes vs. North Kitsap, 8 p.m. (winner to state)
Game 2: Camas vs. Franklin Pierce, 6 p.m. (loser out)
At Mount Rainier
Game 3: Foster vs. Renton, 8 p.m. (winner to state)
At Franklin Pierce
Game 4: Bremerton vs. Columbia River, 6 p.m. (loser out)
At Hudson’s Bay
Game 5: Mount Rainier vs. Union, 7 p.m. (winner to state)
At Puyallup
Game 6: Capital vs. Clover Park, 6 p.m. (loser out)
Game 7: North Thurston vs. Enumclaw, 8 p.m. (winner to state)
At Mount Rainier
Game 8: Evergreen vs. Kennedy, 6 p.m. (loser out)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
4A West Central District tournament
At Auburn
Game 23: South Kitsap vs. Jefferson, 6 p.m. (winner to state, loser out)
Gmae 24: Bellarmine Prep vs. Graham-Kapowsin, 8 p.m. (winner to state, loser out)

FRIDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
4A WCD tournament
At Auburn
Game 23: Bellarmine Prep vs. Beamer, 6 p.m. (winner No. 5 seed to state, loser out)
Game 24: Kentwood vs. Kentridge, 8 p.m. (winner No. 4, loser out)
1A Tri-District tournament
At Mountlake Terrace
Game 5: Vashon vs. King’s, 5:30 p.m. (loser No. 3 to state)
2B Tri-District tournament
At Chief Leschi
Game 9: Tacoma Baptist vs. Quilcene, 3 p.m. (loser out)
Game 10: Seattle Lutheran vs. Mount Vernon Christian, 6:30 p.m. (loser out)

GIRLS BASKETBALL
3A WCD-SW District tournament
At Clover Park
Game 9: Bonney Lake vs. Lindbergh, 6 p.m. (loser out)
Game 10: Hazen vs. Columbia River, 8 p.m. (loser out)
At Auburn Riverside
Game 11: Mount Rainier vs. Enumclaw, 6 p.m.
Game 12: Port Angeles vs. Auburn Mountainview, 8 p.m.
Nisqually/Olympic league tournament
Game 1: Interlake at Steilacoom, 7 p.m.
Game 2: Fife at North Mason, 7 p.m.
1A Tri-District tournament
At Mountlake Terrace
Game 5: Seattle Christian vs. Lynden Christian, 8 p.m. (loser No. 3 seed to state)
2B Tri-District tournament
At Chief Leschi
Game 5: King’s West vs. Evergreen Lutheran, 4:45 p.m. (loser out)
Game 6: Tacoma Baptist vs. Seattle Lutheran, 8:15 p.m. (loser out)

SATURDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
4A WCD tournament
At Puyallup
Game 25: Decatur vs. Curtis, 2 p.m. (winner No. 3 seed to state, loser No. 6)
Game 26: Title game – Foss vs. Federal Way, 6 p.m. (winner No. 1, loser No. 2)
3A WCD-SW District tournament
At Mount Tahoma
Game 9: G1 loser vs. G2 winner, 6 p.m. (loser out)
Game 10: G3 loser vs. G4 winner, 8 p.m. (loser out)
At Auburn Riverside
Game 11: G5 loser vs. G6 winner, 6 p.m. (loser out)
Game 12: G7 loser vs. G8 winner, 8 p.m. (loser out)
2A West Central District tournament
G1: Klahowya at Steilacoom, 7 p.m.
G2: Eatonville at Sequim, 7 p.m.
1A Tri-District tournament
At Mountlake Terrace
Game 6: Cascade Christian vs. Bellevue Christian, 11 a.m. (winner to state, loser out)
Game 7: Port Townsend vs. University Prep, 2:30 p.m. (winner to state, loser out)
Game 8: Winner game 5 vs. Seattle Academy, 6 p.m. (winner No. 1 seed to state, loser No. 2)
2B Tri-District tournament
At Chief Leschi
Game 11: Title Game – Summit vs. La Conner, 6:15 p.m. (winner No. 1, loser No. 2 seed to state)
Game 12: G9 winner vs. G10 winner, 2:45 p.m. (winner No. 3, loser No. 4 seed to state)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
4A West Central District tournament
At Puyallup
Game 25: Federal Way vs. Mount Tahoma, 4 p.m. (winner No. 3 seed to state, loser No. 6)
Game 26: Title game – Auburn Riverside vs. Kentwood, 8 p.m. (winner No. 1, loser No. 2)
1A Tri-District tournament
At Mountlake Terrace
Game 6: King’s vs. Chimacum, 12:45 p.m. (winner to state, loser out)
Game 7: Vashon vs. Nooksack Valley, 4:15 p.m. (winner to state, loser out)
Game 8: Winner game 5 vs. Bellevue Christian, 8 p.m. (winner No. 1, loser No. 2 to state)
2B Tri-District tournament
At Chief Leschi
Game 11: Title Game – LaConner vs. Orcas Island, 4:30 p.m. (winner No. 1, loser No. 2 seed to state)
Game 12: G9 Winner vs. G10 winner, 1 p.m. (winner No. 3, loser No. 4 to state)

What to watch Thursday

Narrows League champion Bellarmine Prep will face SPSL South champ Graham-Kapowsin in a winner-to-state, loser-out game in the Class 4A West Central District girls basketball tournament tonight. The Lions are trying to reach state for the fourth straight season, while the Eagles are going for a second consecutive trip.
Where: Auburn
Time: 8 p.m.

Lakes will take on Olympic League champion North Kitsap in the first round of the WCD-SW bi-district boys basketball tournament with a state berth on the line.
Where: Clover Park
Time: 8 p.m.

Capital and Clover Park will meet in a loser-out game in the first round of the WCD-SW bi-district boys tournament. Whatever team wins this game will have to win two more to clinch a state berth.
Where: Puyallup
Time: 6 p.m.

Wednesday’s highlights

Here's the game story from the boys WCD semifinals. Foss beat Decatur and Federal Way beat Curtis.

Kentwood nipped Lincoln and Kentridge defeated Rogers in one half of the loser's bracket.

Donald Gaddy drilled a miracle shot from near halfcourt in overtime to lift Bellarmine Prep over Central Kitsap, and Beamer toppled Mount Tahoma.

The Yelm girls clinched a state berth with their win over Bonney Lake.

White River clinched its ninth state berth in 11 seasons by beating Hazen, 71-66, in the first round of the 3A WCD-SW bi-district girls tournament. Megan McKune led the Hornets with 20 points and Kendall Williams had 17. White River will play Yelm on March 6 for a berth in the tourney final.

Enumclaw eliminated Capital from the bi-district tournament with a 67-51 win. Mara Koplitz scored 17 points for the Hornets, who will play Mount Rainier on Friday in another loser-out game. Tosha Hollingsworth led all players with a game-high 24 points.

Vashon surged to an early lead and held on, beating Cedar Park Christian in a 1A Tri-District girls tournament loser-out game. Chrissy Swope scored 17 and Kelly Costello had 13 for the Pirates. Vashon will play Nooksack Valley on Saturday in a winner-to-state, loser-out game.

The last round of games are set in the boys and girls 4A West Central District tournament brackets.

Here are the boys final scores from Wednesday night:
Bellarmine Prep 72, Central Kitsap 71 OT (loser out)
Beamer 67, Mount Tahom 58 (loser out)
Kentwood 46, Lincoln 44 (loser out)
Kentridge 58, Rogers 42 (loser out)
Federal Way 59, Curtis 54
Foss 64, Decatur 61

TNT photographer Lui Kit Wong has some great photo galleries of the Foss-Decatur, Federal Way-Curtis and a lot more in our high school sports photo gallery page. Good stuff, I encourage you to take a peek.

You can see all the box scores right here.

The upcoming schedule:

THURSDAY
At Auburn
6 p.m. -- Girls: South Kitsap vs. Jefferson (winner gets No. 5 seed, loser out)
8 p.m. -- Girls: Bellarmine Prep vs. Graham-Kapowsin (winner gets No. 4 seed, loser out)

FRIDAY
At Auburn
6 p.m. -- Boys: Bellarmine Prep vs. Beamer (winner gets No. 5 seed, loser out)
8 p.m. -- Boys: Kentwood vs. Kentridge (winner gets No. 4 seed, loser out)

SATURDAY
At Puyallup
2 p.m. -- Boys: Curtis vs. Decatur, 3rd/6th seeds
4 p.m. -- Girls: Mount Tahoma vs. Federal Way, 3rd/6th seeds
6 p.m. -- Boys Title Game: Foss vs. Federal Way, 1st/2nd seeds
8 p.m. -- Girls Title Game: Kentwood vs. Auburn Riverside, 1st/2nd seeds

Curtis gave Federal Way a run, but the Eagles pulled out the victory, 59-54.

Federal Way will play Foss at 6 p.m. Saturday at Puyallup for the WCD title. Curtis will play Decatur at 2 p.m. for the 3rd/6th seeds.

Kentridge beat Rogers 58-42 and will face Kentwood in a winner-to-state, loser-out game on Friday.

Beamer leads Mount Tahoma 63-54 with 1 minute left in the game.

Curtis leads Federal Way 12-10 at the end of the first quarter.

The TNT's reporter at the Lincoln-Kentwood and Rogers-Kentridge games tells me that Washington basketball coach Lorenzo Romar has been there for most of the evening. No doubt watching Kentwood's Joshua Smith and Kentridge's Gary Bell.

Donald Gaddy hit a 30-foot 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded in overtime, lifting Bellarmine Prep to a 72-71 win over Central Kitsap in a WCD loser-out game.

The Lions will play the winner of the Mount Tahoma-Beamer contest on Saturday in a winner-to-state, loser-out game.

It's a final, Foss beat Decatur 64-61 and will play either Curtis or Federal Way in the 4A West Central District title game at 6 p.m. Saturday at Puyallup.

Kentwood beat Lincoln 46-44. Henry Everette scored the winning basket for the Conquerors with 7.5 seconds left. Joshua Smith had 10 points and 14 rebounds.

FOSS-DECATUR

Foss and Decatur are tied at 55-55 with 3:07 left in the fourth quarter.

LuQuam Thompson buried a 3-pointer with 3.6 seconds left on the clock that sent the Falcons into the locker room at halftime leading Decatur 29-28. Foss has hit six 3-pointers in the game.

Jordan McCloud has been Decatur's go-to-guy with 11 points.

Earlier...

Decatur leads 24-22 with 3:56 left in the second quarter.

Decatur's Cam Schilling converted a 3-point play with 0.6 seconds left on the clock, trimming the deficit to 17-14 heading into the second quarter.

Damari Lewis just drilled his second 3-pointer of the quarter to put Foss ahead 17-9 with 1:31 left in the first quarter.

Lewis earlier converted a 4-point play that capped a 14-1 Foss run.

KENTW00D-LINCOLN

Kentwood leads Lincoln 35-31 at the end of the third quarter.

Lincoln leads Kentwood 23-22 at halftime. Joshua Smith has 5 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks.

Kentwood leads Lincoln 16-13 after the first quarter.

BELLARMINE PREP-CENTRAL KITSAP

BP leads 44-43 at the end of the third.

BP leads 25-24 at halftime. Abdul Gaddy has 9 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks.

CK leads BP 16-14 after the first quarter

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We'll be posting score updates from the six 4A West Central District boys basketball games tonight.

I'm at Puyallup, ready to watch Decatur-Foss and Curtis-Federal Way. Mike Curto, who's also the voice of the Tacoma Rainiers, is at Foss for Lincoln-Kentwood and Rogers-Kentridge. Tyler Hemstreet is at Mount Tahoma to cover Bellarmine Prep-Central Kitsap and Beamer-Mount Tahoma.

So, if you can't make it to the games and want to stay on top of the tournament, you can do it right here.

What to watch today

Puyallup High School is where boys hoops fan will want to be tonight for the 4A West Central District semifinals. SPSL South champion Decatur meets Narrows League champ Foss in the first game and Curtis will challenge top-ranked Federal Way in the nightcap.
Where: Puyallup
Time: 6 p.m., 8 p.m.

Narrows League Bay Division rivals Bellarmine Prep and Central Kitsap will battle to keep their seasons going in a WCD loser-out game. The victor will face the winner of the Beamer-Mount Tahoma game on Friday at Auburn.
Where: Mount Tahoma
Time: 6 p.m.

Will Lincoln employ the same “hack-a-Joshua” method in tonight’s loser-out game that Foss did to overcome forward Joshua Smith and Kentwood in the quarterfinals?
Where: Foss
Time: 6 p.m.

Tuesday’s highlights

South Kitsap’s girls kept their season alive with a 43-36 win over Puyallup in a West Central District loser-out game. Molly Werder led the Wolves with 18 points.

Cascade Christian won at Meridian, 72-53, in the first round of the boys Tri-District tournament, ending the Trojans’ season. The Cougars will play Bellevue Christian in a winner-to-state, loser-out game on Saturday at Mountlake Terrace. Cody Shackett and Johnny Tveter each scored 16 for the Cougars.

Defending Class 1A boys champion Charles Wright saw its season come to a close in the first round of the Tri-District tournament, falling 71-60, at Bellevue Christian. The Tarriers led, 23-11, after the first quarter, but couldn’t hang on to the lead. Jorden Hand paced CWA with 26 points and Eric Knowles added 16.

North Thurston was nipped, 47-45, by North Kitsap for the Olympic Western League’s top seed to the boys 3A WCD-SW bi-district tournament. The Rams will meet Enumclaw and Lakes will play the Vikings in the first round of the tourney.

The WCC champion Yelm girls team escaped from Port Angeles with a 45-40 win to secure the OWL’s No. 1 berth to the bi-district tournament. The Tornados will play Bonney Lake in the first round today at Clover Park.

Orcas Island edged Evergreen Lutheran, 42-35, in the girls 2B Tri-District tournament at Chief Leschi. Grace Bender led Evergreen Lutheran with nine points.

Here's a detailed look at the boys basketball 2A and 1A district/regional tournaments to qualify for the state tournaments. I'll have a report on the girls Tuesday afternoon.

CLASS 2A

Northwest District
State berths: Four
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: South Whidbey, Burlington-Edison, Sehome, Archbishop Murphy, Bellingham, Sultan, Squalicum, Anacortes, Granite Falls.
The lowdown: Anacortes and Granite Falls have a play-in game Tuesday for the right to meet top-ranked Squalicum in the first round on Thursday.

View the bracket here.

West Central District
State berths: Three
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Klahowya, Steilacoom, Eatonville, Sequim, North Mason, Fife
The lowdown: This tournament, with teams from the Nisqually League and Olympic League, begins Saturday. North Mason and Fife have first-round byes.

View the bracket here.

Southwest District
State berths: Four
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Aberdeen, R.A. Long, Tumwater, Hockinson, River Ridge, Ridgefield, Centralia, Black Hills, Mark Morris
The lowdown: The tournament begins Tuesday with Aberdeen visiting R.A. Long for a play-in game. The winner of that game meets River Ridge in the first round on Saturday. Mark Morris must be considered the tournament favorite and will play Black Hills in the first round.

CWAC
State berths: Three
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Ellensburg, Toppenish, Quincy, Selah, Grandview, Wapato
The lowdown: Interesting tournament format in the CWAC. It truly rewards teams with the best regular-season records. On Friday, Ellensburg plays Quincy and Toppenish is at Selah. The winner of the first game gets Grandview and the winner of the second game gets Wapato in a pair of winner-to-state contests. But the double-elimination tournament will see one team from the loser's bracket make its way to state.

View the bracket here.

Great Northern
State berths: Two
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: TBD
The lowdown: Still working on running down the information for the GNL.

CLASS 1A

Tri-District (Cascade Conference, Northwest Conference, Nisqually League, Emerald City, Olympic League)
State berths: Five
Clinched: King’s, Seattle Academy, Vashon
Still dreaming: Cascade Christian, Meridian, Charles Wright, Bellevue Christian, Port Townsend, Nooksack Valley, University Prep
The lowdown: What a killer tournament this is. Based on its draw, unranked Seattle Academy (13-10), which beat Bellevue Christian on Saturday for the top seed from District 2, will receiver either the No. 1 or 2 seed to state. Top-ranked Vashon, District 3’s No. 1 seed, will play King’s, District 1’s No. 1 seed, on Friday for the right to play Seattle Academy on Saturday. The loser of the King’s-Vashon game will be the No. 3 seed. Fourth-ranked Port Townsend must win two games to get to state as the tri-district’s No. 4 or 5 seed.

View the bracket here.

Southwest District
State berths: Four
Clinched: Winlock, Castle Rock
Still dreaming: Kalama, Onalaska, Ilwaco, Stevenson
The lowdown: Winlock and Castle Rock will play for the district’s Nos. 1 and 2 seeds to state at 8 p.m. Friday at W.F. West. Two loser-out games – Kalama vs Onalaska and Ilwaco vs. Stevenson – on Wednesday at Kelso will determine the final two teams to state, who will play Friday for state seeding.

View the bracket here.

SCAC
State berths: Four
Clinched: Highland, Granger
Still dreaming: Connell (18-4), Naches Valley (15-7), Wahluke (13-9), Burbank (11-11)
The lowdown: Highland and Granger play for the top two seeds to state Saturday. Two earlier games – Connell vs. Naches Valley and Wahluke vs. Burbank – are winner-to-state, loser-out contests.

View the bracket here.

Caribou Trail/Northeast
State berths: Three
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Chewelah, Chelan, Cascade, Freeman, Lakeside, Lake Roosevelt, Omak, Brewster
The lowdown: Brewster is the top seed from the Caribou Trail League and Freeman is No. 1 from the Northeast. The tournament begins Wednesday

View the bracket here.

As promised, here is the information on the girls basketball 4A and 3A statewide district/regional tournaments.

CLASS 4A

Northwest District
State berths: Three
Clinched: Kamiak (16-6), Snohomish (20-2)
Still dreaming: Edmonds-Woodway (17-5), Jackson (18-4), Marysville-Pilchuck (15-7), Oak Harbor (14-8)
The lowdown: Snohomish and Kamiak meet for the district title and Nos. 1 and 2 seeds at 6 p.m. Saturday. In the loser-out games on Wednesday, E-W faces Oak Harbor and Jackson plays Marysville-Pilchuck. The two winners will play again on Friday in a winner-to-state, loser-out game.

View the bracket here.

KingCo/Greater St. Helens League
State berths: Four
Clinched: Eastlake (16-6), Issaquah (16-6)
Still dreaming: Garfield (13-9), Inglemoor (16-6), Roosevelt (14-8), Newport (14-7), Kelso (15-5), Heritage (15-4), Skyview (14-5)
The lowdown: Eastlake and Issaquah will play for the KingCo title and the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds to state on Friday. The remaining four KingCo teams will play two loser-out games – Inglemoor vs. Newport and Roosevelt vs. Garfield – on Tuesday to set up another KingCo game on Thursday. The winner of the Thursday game will play the Southwest District’s No. 2 team on Saturday and the KingCo loser will travel to the SW No. 1. Kelso and Heritage will play a loser-out game on Tuesday, with the winner moving on to play GSHL champion Skyview on Thursday. The winner of that game will be the SW No. 1.

View the bracket here.

West Central District
State berths: Six
Clinched: Auburn Riverside (18-6), Federal Way (20-4), Kentwood (23-0), Mount Tahoma
Still dreaming: Bellarmine Prep, Bethel (9-14), Graham-Kapowsin (18-5), Jefferson (15-7), Olympia, Puyallup (13-10), Rogers (14-8), South Kitsap
The lowdown: Here are Wednesday’s semifinal matchups at Puyallup: Auburn Riverside vs. Federal Way and Kentwood vs. Mount Tahoma. The SPSL North, once again, has exerted itself to be the top girls hoops league in the South Sound. Either the Narrows League or SPSL South champion will not reach the state tournament. Bellarmine Prep and Graham-Kapowsin are on the same side of the consolation bracket. The two could meet for the No. 4 seed to state on Saturday.

View the bracket here.

Eastern Regional
State berths: Three
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Eastmont (4-16), Kamiakin (5-15), Lewis and Clark (22-1), Mead (18-4), Moses Lake (16-4), Pasco (19-0), Richland (8-11), Walla Walla 17-3)
The lowdown: Mead defeated two-time defending champion Lewis and Clark in the Greater Spokane League playoffs. That put LC in the same half-bracket as undefeated Pasco. If the two meet in the semifinals, the loser will have to win two loser-out games to reach the state tournament.

View the bracket here.

CLASS 3A

Northwest District
State berths: Two
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Everett (4-18), Ferndale (13-7), Glacier Peak (13-8), Lynnwood (8-13), Meadowdale (16-5), Mount Vernon (14-6), Sedro-Woolley (4-16), Shorecrest (6-15)
The lowdown: This tournament begins on Tuesday. First-year school Glacier Peak is the No. 1 seed from the WesCo. Mount Vernon is the Northwest Conference’s top seed.

View the bracket here.

Sea-King District
State berths: Five
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Bainbridge (17-5), Bellevue (14-9), Cleveland (12-7), Franklin (19-2), Holy Names (18-4), Lakeside (14-8), Liberty (17-5), Mercer Island (17-5), Mount Si (11-12), Nathan Hale (13-9), Rainier Beach (10-10), Seattle Prep (13-9)
The lowdown: This tournament begins Tuesday, with Lakeside, Franklin, Holy Names and Mercer Island all receiving first-round byes.

View the bracket here.

West Central-Southwest Bi-District Tournament
State berths: Seven
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Prairie (18-3), Columbia River (13-10), Camas (9-10), Bonney Lake (17-4), Yelm, Port Angeles, Lindbergh (11-9), Hazen (14-6), White River (19-2), Mount Rainier (15-5), Enumclaw (12-8), Kennedy (21-0), Peninsula (11-8), Auburn Mountainview (12-6), Timberline, Olympic, North Kitsap, Capital
The lowdown: This monster of a tournament still does not have its field complete. Two loser-out games – Olympic-Timberline and Capital-North Kitsap – will be played tonight to determine the final two teams. Yelm and Port Angeles also play tonight for the Olympic Western League’s Nos. 1 and 2 seed. The tournament begins Wednesday and top-ranked Kennedy is a heavy favorite to win.

View the bracket here.

Eastern Regional
State berths: Two
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Hanford (14-5), Mount Spokane (8-14), North Central (2-20), Shadle Park (17-5), Spokane East Valley (11-11), Yakima West Valley (13-6)
The lowdown: This tournament begins on Tuesday. Shadle Park, the Greater Spokane League’s No. 1 seed, is the favorite. Yakima West Valley is the No. 1 team from the CBBN.

View the bracket here.

TUESDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
1A Tri-District tournament
At home sites
Game 1: Cascade Christian at Meridian, 7 p.m.
Game 2: Charles Wright at Bellevue Christian, 7 p.m.
Game 3: Cedar Park Christian at Port Townsend, 7 p.m.
Game 4: Nooksack Valley at University Prep, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
4A West Central District tournament
At Puyallup, Semifinals
Game 17: Auburn Riverside vs. Federal Way, 6 p.m.
Game 18: Mount Tahoma vs. Kentwood, 8 p.m.
At Mount Tahoma
Game 19: South Kitsap vs. Puyallup, 6 p.m.
Game 20: Jefferson vs. Rogers, 8 p.m.
At Foss
Game 21: Olympia vs. Bellarmine Prep, 6 p.m.
Game 22: Bethel vs. Graham-Kapowsin, 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
4A WCD tournament
At Puyallup, Semifinals
Game 17: Decatur vs. Foss, 6 p.m.
Game 18: Curtis vs. Federal Way, 8 p.m.
At Mount Tahoma
Game 19: Bellarmine Prep vs. Central Kitsap, 6 p.m. (loser out)
Game 20: Beamer vs. Mount Tahoma, 8 p.m. (loser out)
At Foss
Game 21: Lincoln vs. Kentwood, 6 p.m. (loser out)
Game 22: Rogers vs. Kentridge, 8 p.m. (loser out)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
3A WCD-SW District tournament
At Clover Park
Game 1: Bonney Lake vs. Yelm/Port Angeles, 8 p.m.
Game 2: Camas vs. Lindbergh, 6 p.m.
At Franklin Pierce
Game 3: Hazen vs. White River, 8 p.m.
Game 4: OWL No. 4 vs. Columbia River, 6 p.m.
At Hudson’s Bay
Game 5: Mount Rainier vs. Prairie, 7 p.m.
At Mount Rainier
Game 6: OWL No. 3 vs. Enumclaw, 7 p.m.
At Auburn
Game 7: Yelm/Port Angeles vs. Kennedy, 8 p.m.
Game 8: Peninsula vs. Auburn Mountainview, 6 p.m.
1A Tri-District tournament
Game 1: Port Townsend vs. King’s, 7 p.m.
Game 2: Chimacum vs. Bush, 7 p.m.
Game 3: Cedar Park Christian vs. Vashon 7 p.m.
Game 4: Nooksack Valley vs. Seattle Academy, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
3A WCD-SW District tournament
At Clover Park
Game 1: Lakes vs. North Kitsap/North Thurston
Game 2: Camas vs. Franklin Pierce
At Franklin Pierce
Game 3: Foster vs. Renton
Game 4: OWL 4 vs. Columbia River
At Hudson’s Bay
Game 5: Mount Rainier vs. Union
At Mount Rainier
Game 6: OWL 3 vs. Clover Park
At Puyallup
Game 7: North Thurston/North Kitsap vs. Enumclaw
Game 8: Evergreen vs. Kennedy
GIRLS BASKETBALL
4A West Central District tournament
At Auburn
Game 23: G19 winner vs. G20 winner, 6 p.m.
Gmae 24: G21 winner vs. G22 winner, 8 p.m.

FRIDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
4A WCD tournament
At Auburn
Game 23: G19 winner vs. G20 winner, 6 p.m. (winner No. 5 seed to state, loser out)
Game 24: G21 winner vs. G22 winner, 8 p.m. (winner No. 4, loser out)
1A Tri-District tournament
At Mountlake Terrace
Game 5: Vashon vs. King’s, 6 p.m. (loser No. 3 to state)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
3A WCD-SW District tournament
At Clover Park
Game 9: G1 loser vs. G2 winner, 6 p.m. (loser out)
Game 10: G3 loser vs. G4 winner, 8 p.m. (loser out)
At Auburn Riverside
Game 11: G5 loser vs. G6 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 12: G7 loser vs. G8 winner, 8 p.m.
Nisqually/Olympic league tournament
Game 1: Interlake at Steilacoom, 7 p.m.
Game 2: Fife at North Mason, 7 p.m.
1A Tri-District tournament
At Mountlake Terrace
Game 5: Seattle Christian vs. Lynden Christian, 8 p.m. (loser No. 3 seed to state)

SATURDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
4A WCD tournament
At Puyallup
Game 25: G17 loser vs. G18 loser, 2 p.m. (winner No. 3 seed to state, loser No. 6)
Game 26: Title game – G17 winner vs. G18 winner, 6 p.m. (winner No. 1, loser No. 2)
3A WCD-SW District tournament
At Mount Tahoma
Game 9: G1 loser vs. G2 winner, 6 p.m. (loser out)
Game 10: G3 loser vs. G4 winner, 8 p.m. (loser out)
At Auburn Riverside
Game 11: G5 loser vs. G6 winner, 6 p.m. (loser out)
Game 12: G7 loser vs. G8 winner, 8 p.m. (loser out)
2A West Central District tournament
Game 1: Klahowya at Steilacoom, 7 p.m.
Game 2: Eatonville at Sequim, 7 p.m.
1A Tri-District tournament
At Mountlake Terrace
Game 6: Winner game 1 vs. Winner game 2, 11 a.m. (winner to state, loser out)
Game 7: Winner game 3 vs. Winner game 4, 2:30 p.m. (winner to state, loser out)
Game 8: Winner game 5 vs. Dist. 2 No. 1, 6 p.m. (winner No. 1 seed to state, loser No. 2)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
4A West Central District tournament
At Puyallup
Game 25: G17 loser vs. G18 loser, 4 p.m. (winner No. 3 seed to state, loser No. 6)
Game 26: Title game – G17 winner vs. G18 loser, 8 p.m. (winner No. 1, loser No. 2)
1A Tri-District tournament
At Mountlake Terrace
Game 6: Winner game 1 vs. winner game 2, 12:45 p.m. (winner to state, loser out)
Game 7: Winner game 3 vs. winner game 4, 4:15 p.m. (winner to state, loser out)
Game 8: Winner game 5 vs. Bellevue Christian, 8 p.m. (winner No. 1, loser No. 2 to state)

With the rest of the winter sports behind us, we are free to throw all our efforts to baseketball for the next three weeks.

Here's a primer on the boys 4A and 3A district/regional tournaments around the state. I'm working on a look at the girls and it should be up Monday afternoon.

CLASS 4A

Northwest District
State berths: Three
Clinched: Mariner (18-4), Mountlake Terrace (17-5)
Still dreaming: Jackson (14-9), Lake Stevens (18-4), Marysville-Pilchuck (14-7), Stanwood (16-6)
The lowdown: Mariner and Mountlake Terrace will play on Saturday for the district title and the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds to the state tournament. In the loser’s bracket games on Tuesday, Marysville plays Stanwood and Jackson faces Lake Stevens. The winners will meet on Friday for the No. 3 seed to state.

View the bracket here.

KingCo/Greater St. Helens tournament
State berths: Four
Clinched: Garfield (19-3), Inglemoor (17-5)
Still dreaming: Bothell (10-12), Evergreen (Vacouver) (14-5), Heritage (12-10), Issaquah (13-9), Mountain View (11-9), Redmond (13-9), Roosevelt (12-10)
The lowdown: The KingCo and Greater St. Helens League have pooled their state berths in this bi-district tournament. But KingCo’s Crown and Crest division champions will get the top two seeds to state. Those seeds will be decided when Garfield plays Inglemoor in the league title game at 8:15 p.m. Friday at Juanita. There are two KingCo loser-out games on Tuesday: Redmond-Bothell and Issaquah-Roosevelt. The winners will play Thursday to determine their GSHL opponents in winner-to-state, loser-out games on Saturday. The winner of that KingCo game will host the No. 2 team from the GSHL, while the loser will travel to the GSHL’s top seed.
Who will those GSHL teams be? That is still to be determined. Heritage will play Evergreen in a loser-out game on Tuesday, with the winner advancing to meet Mountain View on Thursday for the league’s Nos. 1 and 2 seeds.

View the bracket here.

West Central District
State berths: Six
Clinched: Curtis (18-5), Decatur (20-3), Federal Way (22-2), Foss (19-4)
Still dreaming: Beamer (12-11), Bellarmine Prep (14-10), Central Kitsap (16-8), Kentridge (15-8), Kentwood (18-6), Lincoln (16-8), Mount Tahoma (15-8), Rogers (15-8)
The lowdown: The semifinals are set. On Wednesday at Puyallup, Decatur will play Foss at 6 p.m. and then Curtis will take on Federal Way at 8 p.m. All four squads are state-bound, leaving eight other teams in the loser’s bracket vying for two spots. Kentwood is among the teams in the loser’s bracket and will play Lincoln at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Foss. Abdul Gaddy’s Bellarmine Prep must beat Central Kitsap at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Tahoma to stay alive.

View the bracket here.

Eastern Regional
State berths: Three
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Eisenhower (22-1), Wenatchee (15-9), Richland (14-9), Gonzaga Prep (20-2), Lewis and Clark (13-10), Pasco (16-8), Davis (10-14), Walla Walla (17-6)
The lowdown: The Eastern Regional tournament, comprising teams from the Greater Spokane League and CBBN, begins Tuesday. A week ago, Eisenhower and Gonzaga Prep were favorites to reach the regional title game and secure state berths. But then Walla Walla defeated Ike on Saturday for the district title and enters the regional with the CBBN’s top seed. That means if Ike and Gonzaga Prep each win on Tuesday, the Cadets and Bullpups will meet on Friday in a winner-to-state game and the other will be bounced to the loser’s bracket and must win two games to get the regional’s No. 3 seed.

View the bracket here.

CLASS 3A

Northwest District
State berths: Two
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Everett, Ferndale, Glacier Peak, Lynnwood, Meadowdale, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Shorecrest
The lowdown: This Northwest Conference and WesCo tournament begins Wednesday. Meadowdale and Mount Vernon are the top seeds from their respective leagues.

View the bracket here.

Sea-King District
State berths: Five
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Bainbridge (14-9), Bellevue (21-1), Cleveland (6-13), Chief Sealth (14-7), Franklin (21-1), Juanita (6-18), Mercer Island (16-9), Mount Si (14-7), Nathan Hale (10-12), O’Dea (15-6), Rainier Beach (14-7), Seattle Prep (17-6)
The lowdown: This Metro and KingCo tournament starts on Tuesday. Franklin, Bellevue, Rainier Beach and Seattle Prep have first-round byes and can clinch a state berth by winning their first two games.

View the bracket here.

West Central/Southwest Bi-District
State berths: Seven
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Clover Park (14-7), Enumclaw (20-1), Franklin Pierce (11-10), Lakes (15-6), Union (15-6), Columbia River (16-5), Camas (9-11), Renton (17-2), Mount Rainier (16-4), Kennedy (12-8), Foster (15-5), Evergreen (Seattle) (7-12), North Thurston (15-6), North Kitsap (16-4), Timberline (9-11), Bremerton (11-9), Olympic (10-10), Capital (15-6)
The lowdown: The SPSL, Greater St. Helens League and Olympic Western League all send teams to this 16-team tournament. You might have counted 18 teams listed in the “still dreaming” category. That’s because there are two OWL winner-to-district games that will be played on Tuesday – Timberline at Bremerton and Olympic at Capital.

View the bracket here.

Eastern Regional
State berths: Two
Clinched: None
Still dreaming: Mount Spokane (8-14), North Central (12-10), Rogers (Spokane) (9-13), Shadle Park (18-4), Sunnyside (10-10), Yakima West Valley (13-7)
The lowdown: Shadle Park and Yakima West Valley have first-round byes in the tournament, which starts Tuesday.

View the bracket here.

Jimmy Belleville leapt to his feet and crossed his forearms above his head, banging them together four times.

One thump for each wrestling state championship.

“Four for four,” said the Black Hills senior, who became the fifth wrestler in state history to win four state titles.

Belleville won his final title in dramatic fashion, recovering from an early mistake to pin Burlington-Edison’s Corey Kleppe in 47 seconds in the 160-pound final at Mat Classic XXI on Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.

Belleville (39-2) slipped while going for a head-and-arm, a move he admitted was risky, and Kleppe capitalized, scoring a two-point takedown of the University of Wyoming-bound wrestler just 28 seconds into the match.

It didn’t take long for Belleville to regain control of the match. Moments later he scored a reversal and in the same motion pinned Kleppe, ending the match in 47 seconds.

“He did a quick little thing to pin me,” Kleppe said. “I’d love to wrestle him again. I haven’t wrestled many guys of his caliber.”

Belleville is the first wrestler to win a fourth title since Kelso’s Brandon Sitch accomplished the feat in 2006. Belleville won his previous titles at 103 pounds, 125 and 145. At Mat Classic XXI, he was positively dominant. Belleville recorded three first-round pins and a technical fall in the quarterfinals.

“He wrestled really well,” Wolves coach Mark Grindstaff said.

Belleville wasn’t the only Black Hills wrestling looking to add to a state title collection. Senior Nick Burnham was going for his third crown, but he was upset by Quinn Gannon of Spokane West Valley, 7-3, in the 130-pound final.

Deer Park ran away with the team title. The Stags won six individual titles and scored a 2A-record 184.5 points. W.F. West was second with 95.5 points.

Five 2A wrestlers repeated as champions. Deer Park junior Drew Acorn won at 119 pounds, Washougal senior Daniel McElhaney was first at 135, Stag senior Cody Miller won at 152 and Bellingham senior Reid Chivers won his third straight 189-pound crown.

Elma sophomore Brad Watson beat Grandview’s Santos Guillen, 10-4, in the 103-pound final. Fife’s John Rhodes (285), River Ridge’s Cameron Smith (189) and Elma’s Nick Watson (171) reached their respective title matches but lost.

Taylor Meeks didn’t seek approval from his Orting wrestling teammates before he spoke for them, but it’s doubtful any of the Cardinals would take issue with his words.

“I’m sick and tired,” Meeks said, “of finishing in second place.”

After three seasons of being the runner-up, Orting finally broke through and won its first team state championship in school history. The Cardinals walloped the rest of the field in Class 1A at Mat Classic XXI at the Tacoma Dome. Orting sent five wrestlers to the finals on Saturday night and four won titles, helping the Cardinals total 201 points. Warden was second with 127.

“This is the best feeling in the whole, entire world,” said senior John Thompson, who won the 145-pound crown. “It wasn’t just me winning, it was the entire team.”

Freshman Drew Templeman claimed the first, beating Vashon’s Sam Chapman, 5-1, at 112 pounds. After wrestling each other at postseason tournaments the last two weeks, there was little either wrestler could hide.

“The difference this time was the crowd,” Templeman said, referring to about 100 screaming Orting fans in the southeast stands. “No doubt about it.”

Junior Garrett Mann followed with technical fall, 17-2, victory over Castle Rock’s Matthew Payne in the 130-pound finals.

Thompson picked up the next title when he beat Cashmere’s Josh Mason, 6-3, at 145 pounds.

Meeks (35-0) capped Orting’s title matches by pinning Omak’s Robert Miller in 4 minutes, 21 seconds, at 171 pounds to complete an undefeated season. The state’s top-ranked wrestler at his weight in any classification, Meeks won his first match of the tournament by technical fall and pinned his next three opponents.

“He’s just solid,” Cardinals coach Mike Sowards said. “He just gets better and better. He’s going to make a heck of a college wrestler.”

When the Cardinals clear room for the state title in the school trophy case, they might want to make extra room for potential hardware from 2010. Of the 16 wrestlers Orting brought to Mat Classic, 13 were underclassmen, including four finalists.

“Hopefully we do this all over again next year,” Templeman said. “That would be pretty cool.”

In other 1A finals, Jacob Lauderdale of Lakeside won his second championship, defeating Orting’s Antonio Brown, 5-1, at 125 pounds. Vashon senior Rogen Lopez beat Chelan’s Gage Schmidt, 4-2, in the 140-pound finals.

Zillah sophomore Chris Castillo is on track to join the elite five-man group of four-time state champions. The 152-pounder edged Omak’s Andrew Miller, 10-8, in overtime.

In the B team title race, Republic held off Kittitas for the second straight season, winning, 113.5-107. Republic senior J.J. Gubler won his third title, beating Ray Tennehill of Liberty Bell by technical fall, 16-0. In a meeting of two 2008 champions, Republic’s Ryn Rollins beat Mary Walker’s Conan Kalugin, 4-3, at 125 pounds for his third state championship.

Here are some pieces of information we've gleaned from the record book and uncovered at Mat Classic XXI.

Statistically speaking...
Of the 32 defending champions at Mat Classic XXI, 28 remain in the championship brackets. Included in this group are all eight of The News Tribune’s “Untouchables.”

Kelso junior heavyweight Alisha Beach, a potential four-time state champion, is going for her third state championship. Beach pinned both her opponents on Friday.

Zillah sophomore Chris Castillo and Kiona-Benton sophomore Sheridan McDonald are also potential four-time champions. Castillo, who won the 1A 140-pound crown last year, is in the semifinals at 152 pounds. McDonald won the girls 135-pound title last season and has returned to the semifinals.

The following coaches earned coach of the year honors: Rex Febus, Mount Vernon; Mike Sowards, Orting; Jim Meyerhoff, Emerald Ridge; Craig Foster, Blaine; Randy Mulrony, Pomeroy; and Jamie Wise, Moses Lake.

Super-standout bracket
Republic High's Ryn Rollins thought attrition, or somewhere down the line, common sense would intervene.

By season's end, nothing did.

So Mat Classic XXI had a first – three reigning state champions in the same bracket. Tulalip Heritage's Demitri Robinson (won at 103 in 2008), Mary Walker's Conan Kalugin (112) and Rollins (119) all were grouped in the Class B 125 class Friday.

While Robinson was upset in his opening match, a 6-5 loss to Reardan's Kaare Anderson, Rollins and Kalugin were victorious in their two matches, and will square off for the state title tonight.

"When I found out at league a few weeks ago, I thought, 'Wow, this is going to be harder than I thought,'" Rollins said. "But it's always better beating someone who is good, than someone that's not."

A different colored shoe for each foot
Why use a matching pair of shoes, when two different shoes work just as well?

Senior Joey Salgado of Bonney Lake (152) has split two pairs of shoes with his friend Jeremy Gurule (112) of White River since the two were freshman. Salgado’s pair of wrestling shoes -– a black shoe with red stripes on the left foot and a yellow shoe with grayish-white insets on the right foot –- have been the footwear he’s been wearing all season long.

And the unusual mix of shoes, not particularly well-matching with the Panthers’ school colors of black, silver and teal, have served Salgado well.

“This is the combo that works,” he said.

In his final year of high school wrestling, the first-time state participant wrestled his way into the semifinals after pulling out a 6-4 win over Conner Brame of Ferndale.

The motivation to medal was enough to find that extra ounce of energy to pull out the quarterfinal win and that the semifinal opponent will be two-time state champion Derek Garcia of Sedro-Woolley is just fine with Salgado.

“I think it will be a good experience,” Salgado said of the prospect of facing of with the undefeated Cubs’ junior, who improved to 36-0 with two victories by pin on Friday. Garcia spent three minutes total on the mats, pinning Andre Courie of Timberline at the 2:34 mark and Isaac Tadeo of Auburn-Mountainview after 24 seconds in the quarterfinal.

No brotherly love for Ford
River Ridge junior Marques Ford, who won the Class 2A 140-pound title last season, might find himself looking over his shoulder after Friday. Not in any general sense, but specifically looking for a name – Reijm.

Two years ago, in the semifinals at 135 pounds, Ford ran into senior Taylor Reijm of Burlington-Edison and lost, 6-4. In the 2A 145-pound quarterfinals on Friday, Taylor’s younger brother Kyle, a sophomore, was Ford’s opponent.

The second Reijm did it again, getting a reversal in the final 10 seconds of the third period to upset Ford, 7-6.

“Hard work paid off,” Burlington coach Kirk Hamilton said. “Sometimes it’s just the way it works – the bracket. Kyle struck when he had the chance.”

But did the sophomore ever think he really had a shot at the state champ?

“No,” Reijm said. “I was thinking I had to do the best I could, and whatever happens would happen.”

For three consecutive years, the Orting High Cardinals have played second fiddle in the Class 1A team race at Mat Classic against the Eastern Washington powerhouses.

They're hoping 2009 is a different story.

After the first day at Mat Classic XXI, Orting is guaranteed to have 12 state placers of the 16 participants it sent to the Tacoma Dome.

Eight Cardinals wrestlers – Drew Templeman (112 pounds), brothers Shannon and Brady Maris (119), Antonio Brown (125), Garrett Mann (130), Nikko Veltri (140), Thompson (145) and reigning 160 champion Taylor Meeks (171) – are through to the semifinals Saturday.

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Jake Swartz (green singlet) in the quarterfinals at Mat Classic XXI. Swartz, one of The News Tribune's "Untouchables," pinned Ferris' Russell Stinson in 5:05.

Black Hills' Jimmy Belleville wrestles Burlington-Edison's Juan Canalas in the first round of the Class 2A 160-pound division at Mat Classic XXI. Belleville is going for his fourth state championship.

Here's a clip from Efrain Aguilar's quarterfinal victory over Zach Holland of Vancouver Evergreen in the Class 4A 119-pound division. The Graham-Kapowsin wrestler, who won the 112-pound crown last season, won the match, 6-0.

Woodinville won the team title and Kentlake's Kayla Shira claimed the all-around crown at the Class 4A gymnastics state meet today. You can view the results here.

The 2A/3A competition will begin later tonight, and the individual event competition is scheduled for Saturday.

Here's a clip from River Ridge's Marques Ford, a junior who won the Class 2A 140-pound title last year, in his first-round match against Selah's Chris Rowe in the 145-pound bracket.

Ford, in the white singlet, scored a two-point takedown and three-point near fall in this clip on his way to winning the match.

The WIAA will be updating the results from Mat Classic XXI right here. It appears there's a networking problem, but it should be corrected soon.

In the meantime, here are some things I've gleaned from the brackets:

-- There are 32 defending champions here.

-- One of them, Black Hills senior, Jimmy Belleville, can become the state's fifth four-time champion if he doesn't lose this weekend.

-- Sedro-Woolley junior Derek Garcia will go for his third title, this time at 152 pounds in 3A. Some say Garcia is one of the best wrestlers ever in the state.

--Zillah's Chris Castillo won the 140-pound 1A title as a freshman, so he's a potential four-time champion.

-- The 140-pound 3A bracket has two defending champions, Enumclaw's Jason Gray and Olympic's Brandon Yeik.

-- The 125-pound B bracket has THREE defending champions -- Demitri Robinson (103), Conan Kalugan (112) and Ryn Rollins (119). Whoever wins this title will have earned it.

This will be the place to find up-to-date information on Mat Classic XXI, the boys swimming and diving state championships and gymnastics state championships.

We will have coverage from those three state tournaments, providing notes and stories from all the events, photo galleries and video.

If there's a result or something else you want to know, let us know in the comments section and we'll do our best to run down that information.

Here are the previews that ran in Friday's newspaper:

Wrestling -- Black Hills 160-pounder Jimmy Belleville is going for a fourth state championship. He would be the state's fifth four-time champion. Click that link to see The News Tribune's eight Untouchables.

Gymnastics -- A new all-around champion will be crowned in Class 4A.

Boys swimming -- Gig Harbor swimmer Mitchell Reed has taken up swimming again after being ranked as a youth.

I stopped by the Tacoma Dome on Thursday to talk to some wrestlers and coaches and this was the scene. Sorry about the photo quality, all I had was my cell phone on me. Good thing the TNT photographers are pros and have great gear.

This video is from last year, but it's pretty cool and worth checking out again. Plus, I imagine there's not much change in how Mat Classic gets set up each season. Enjoy this time-lapse video of the set-up of the 2008 Mat Classic.

TNT's girls basketball rankings

Class 4A
1. Kentwood 21-0
2. Lewis and Clark 21-0
3. Pasco 21-0
4. Snohomish 18-2
5. Moses Lake 17-4
6. Federal Way 18-4
7. Auburn Riverside 16-6
8. Bellarmine Prep 18-3
9. Mead 17-4
10. Graham-Kapowsin 17-4
Got next: Eastlake, Edmonds-Woodway, Issaquah, Inglemoor, Jackson, Mount Tahoma, Roosevelt, Spokane Central Valley, Walla Wall

Class 3A
1. Kennedy 20-0
2. Prairie 18-3
3. Franklin 17-2
4. White River 19-1
5. Bainbridge 17-4
6. Holy Names 18-3
7. Shadle Park 15-5
8. Yakima West Valley 14-6
9. Meadowdale 16-4
10. Mercer Island 15-5
Got next: Bellevue, Bonney Lake, Enumclaw, Liberty, Mount Si, Port Angeles, Yelm.

Class 2A
1. Prosser 19-0
2. Archbishop Murphy 19-0
3. Black Hills 17-2
4. Pullman 15-2
5. Lynden 15-4
6. Hockinson 17-2
7. Yakima East Valley 16-3
8. Burlington-Edison 14-4
9. Kingston 15-5
10. Elma 13-4
Got next: Ellensburg, Clarkston, Othello, Spokane West Valley, Tumwater

Class 1A
1. Seattle Christian 21-0
2. Lynden Christian 16-3
3. Freeman 18-1
4. Connell 19-1
5. Granger 17-3
6. Tonasket 15-4
7. Chelan 15-3
8. Zillah 16-4
9. Vashon 15-4
10. Toledo 16-4
Got next: Bellevue Christian, LaCenter, Mabton, Nooksack Valley

The reunion of “Fire and Ice” will be Super-Sized.

Former Bellarmine Prep teammates Abdul Gaddy and Avery Bradley have been selected to play in the 2009 McDonald’s All-American basketball game.

“It’s a great honor,” said Gaddy, the University of Washington’s future point guard. “It’s going to be fun and I’m going to get to play with Avery again.”

Bradley, a 6-foot-3 shooting guard committed to the University of Texas, played for the Lions for three season before transferring in August to Findlay Prep of Henderson, Nev.

The game will be played April 1 in Miami and will be televised on ESPN. Louisville-bound point guard Peyton Siva of Franklin High was also selected to play in the prestigious game. Gaddy, Bradley and Siva are the first players from the state to be named to the team since 2006 when Seattle Prep’s Spencer Hawes was on the West roster.

You can view the complete McDonald's All-American teams here.

Gaddy said he was looking forward to spending time in Miami with his family and friends.

“We’re all looking forward to it,” said the state’s reigning Gatorade Player of the Year. “I think they’ve got some funs things for us to do down there.”

Bellarmine Prep coach Bernie Salazar said Gaddy’s selection is a product of his tenacious work ethic.

“This is a testament to Abdul’s ability, but more of a testament to his work ethic,” said Bellarmine Prep coach Bernie Salazar. “He’s not faster, stronger or taller than a lot of his opponents. But he works harder than all of them.”

Bradley and Gaddy picked up another big honor on Tuesday when USA Basketball announced that the two were members of its 2009 Men’s Junior National Select team that will play in the 12th Annual Nike Hoops Summit on April 11 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore.

Bradley has helped Findlay Prep (28-0) achieve the No. 2 national ranking in USA Today’s Super 25. Gaddy said he speaks ‘every day” with Bradley.

“He’s doing good down there,” Gaddy said. “His team is so good that he’s not scoring as much as he did when he was here, but he’s scoring more with fewer opportunities and that’s making him better.”

Gaddy will lead his team into the first round of the Class 4A West Central District tournament today when the Lions travel to eighth-ranked Kentridge (14-7).

“They’re a good team,” he said. “They beat (top-ranked) Federal Way and (No. 6) Kentwood, so they’re obviously a tough team. We’ll have to be ready to come out and play.”

Boys basketball rankings as of Feb. 17

Class 4A
1. Federal Way 20-2
2. Eisenhower 21-0
3. Decatur 18-3
4. Garfield 17-3
5. Gonzaga Prep 18-2
6. Kentwood 17-5
7. Foss 17-4
8. Curtis 17-5
9. Kentridge 14-7
10. Mariner 16-4
Got next: Auburn, Bellarmine Prep, Central Kitsap, Lake Stevens, Mount Tahoma, Mountlake Terrace, Pasco, Walla Walla, Wenatchee

Class 3A
1. Franklin 19-1
2. Bellevue 19-1
3. Shadle Park 16-4
4. Renton 17-1
5. Enumclaw 19-1
6. Columbia River 16-4
7. Bainbridge
8. Rainier Beach 13-6
9. Lakes 14-6
10. North Kitsap 16-3
Got next: Chief Sealth, Clover Park, Meadowdale, Mount Vernon, Mount Si, Mount Rainier, O’Dea

Class 2A
1. Squalicum 17-1
2. Mark Morris 16-2
3. River Ridge 14-4
4. Archbishop Murphy 14-3
5. North Mason 16-3
6. Burlington-Edison 13-5
7. Wapato 14-4
8. Spokane West Valley 13-4
9. Pullman 12-4
10 Grandview 12-6.
Got next: Anacortes, Centralia, Clarkston, Fife, Quincy, Tumwater

Class 1A
1. Vashon 19-1
2. Freeman 17-1
3. Port Townsend 18-2
4. Chelan 18-3
5. Winlock 18-2
6. Cascade Christian 17-3
7. Onalaska 18-2
8. Meridian 15-5
9. Connell 17-3
10. Naches Valley 14-6
Got next: Bellevue Christian, Brewster, Castle Rock, Granger, King’s, Lake Roosevelt, Mabton

Big week for high school sports this week. State meets for wrestling, swimming and gymnastics; 4A West Central District basketball tournament; 3A SPSL-Seamount sub-district basketball playoffs; and 1A sub-district basketball playoffs.

Here's the complete list:

WEDNESDAY
GIRLS BASKETBALL
4A West Central District tournament
First round
Game 1: Shelton at Graham-Kapowsin, 7 p.m.
Game 2: South Kitsap at Auburn Riverside, 7 p.m.
Game 3: Jefferson at Federal Way, 7 p.m.
Game 4: Kentlake at Bellarmine Prep, 7 p.m.
Game 5: Emerald Ridge at Mount Tahoma, 7 p.m.
Game 6: Olympia at Rogers, 7 p.m.
Game 7: Puyallup at Gig Harbor, 7 p.m.
Game 8: Bethel at Kentwood, 7 p.m.
1A sub-district tournament
Game 1: Cascade Christian at Port Townsend, 7 p.m. (loser out)
BOYS BASKETBALL
1A sub-district tournament at home sites
Game 1: Orting at Charles Wright, 7 p.m. (loser out)

THURSDAY
BOYS SWIMMING
State Diving Prelims
At King County Aquatic Center
Class 2A: 3:30 p.m.
Class 4A: 7 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
4A WCD tournament
First Round
Game 1: Wilson at Decatur, 7 p.m.
Game 2: Bellarmine Prep at. Kentridge, 7 p.m.
Game 3: Auburn at Kentwood, 7 p.m.
Game 4: Beamer at Foss, 7 p.m.
Game 5: Puyallup at Mount Tahoma, 7 p.m.
Game 6: Lincoln at Curtis, 7 p.m.
Game 7: Rogers at Central Kitsap, 7 p.m.
Game 8: Auburn Riverside at Federal Way, 7 p.m.
3A SPSL-Seamount sub-district tournament
At Foster
Game 1: Kennedy vs. Franklin Pierce, 5:30 p.m. (Winner No. 7 seed to district, loser No. 8)
Game 2: Foster vs. Clover Park, 7:30 p.m. (Winner No. 5, loser No. 6)

FRIDAY
GYMNASTICS
State meet at Tacoma Dome
Class 4A
March in, 9 a.m.
Class 3A/2A
Individuals march in, 1:15 p.m.
Team march in, 6:20 p.m.
BOYS SWIMMING
State meet at King County Aquatic Center
Class 2A: Swimming prelims, 10 a.m.
Class 4A: Swimming prelims, 1:45 p.m.
Class 3A: Swimming prelims, 5:45 p.m.; diving prelims, 7:45 p.m.
WRESTLING
Mat Classic XXI at Tacoma Dome
BOYS BASKETBALL
3A SPSL-Seamount sub-district tournament
At Foster
Game 3: Evergreen vs. Peninsula, 3:30 p.m. (Winner No. 9 seed to district, loser out)
Game 4: Mount Rainier vs. Lakes, 5:30 p.m. (Winner No. 3, loser No. 4)
Game 5: Renton vs. Enumclaw, 7:30 p.m. (Winner No. 1, loser No. 2)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
4A West Central District tournament
At Mount Tahoma
Game 9: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 10: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner 8 p.m.
At Puyallup
Game 11: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 12: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 8 p.m.
At Auburn
Game 13: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 6 p.m.
Game 14: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 8 p.m.
At Foss
Game 15: Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 6 p.m.
Game 16: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 6 p.m.
3A SPSL-Seamount sub-district tournament
At Auburn Mountainview
Game 1: Lindbergh vs. Auburn Mountainview, 5:30 p.m. (winner No. 7 seed to district, loser No. 8)
Game 2: Hazen vs. Enumclaw, 7:30 p.m. (winner No. 5, loser No. 6)

SATURDAY
GYMNASTICS
State meet at Tacoma Dome
Finals, 12:20 p.m.
BOYS SWIMMING
State meet at King County Aquatic Center
Class 2A, 4A
Swimming finals, 10:15 a.m.
Class 3A
Swimming finals, 5:45 p.m.
WRESTLING
Mat Classic at Tacoma Dome
BOYS BASKETBALL
4A West Central District tournament
At Mount Tahoma
Game 9: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 10: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner 8 p.m.
At Puyallup
Game 11: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 12: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 8 p.m.
At Auburn
Game 13: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 6 p.m.
Game 14: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 8 p.m.
At Foss
Game 15: Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 6 p.m.
Game 16: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 6 p.m.
1A sub-district tournament
At Orting
Game 2: Game 1 winner vs. Cascade Christian, 3 p.m. (winner No. 3 seed to tri-district, loser No. 4)
Game 3: Port Townsend vs. Vashon, 7 p.m. (winner No. 1, loser No. 2)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
3A SPSL-Seamount sub-district tournament
At Auburn Mountainview
Game 3: Renton/Foster vs. Peninsula, 3:30 p.m. (Winner No. 9 seed to district tournament, loser out)
Game 4: Mount Rainier vs. Bonney Lake, 5:30 p.m. (winner No. 3, loser No. 4)
Game 5: Kennedy vs. White River, 7:30 p.m. (winner No. 1, loser No. 2)
1A sub-district tournament at Orting
Game 2: Game 1 winner vs. Chimacum, 1 p.m. (winner No. 2 seed to tri-district, loser No. 3)
Game 3: Vashon vs. Seattle Christian, 5 p.m. (winner No. 1, loser No. 2)

Here's the game story from Federal Way's 69-63 double-overtime win over Decatur in the SPSL playoffs.

Prep Zone

Saturday’s highlights

Four Kentridge boys scored in double-figures in the Chargers’ 68-53 win over Rogers in the SPSL tournament. Shaquielle McKissic led Kentridge, which earned the league’s No. 5 seed, with 19 points and sophomore guard Gary Bell had 15. Garin Peyton scored 13 points for Rogers, the league’s No. 6 seed.

Jacqie Evenson scored 12 points and Brittany Barrington added 11 as the Federal Way girls secured the SPSL’s No. 3 seed with its 53-44 win over Rogers. Nichole Jones led the Rams with 16 points.

Auburn Riverside’s girls rolled over Puyallup, 72-29, to claim the SPSL’s No. 5 seed. Amanda Thompson scored 22 points for the Ravens and Kat Cooper had 14. Lauren Picha finished with 11 for the Vikings.

Lake Stevens easily claimed the team title at the 4A Region I wrestling tournament, beating second-place Snohomish, 261-162, and Auburn, Tahoma and Kentwood followed. Local champions were Kentwood’s Ruben Navejas (103 pounds) and Cody Quinn (140), Tahoma’s Nick Bayer (171) and Konner Knudtsen (215) and Auburn’s Jake Swartz (189).

South Kitsap edged Heritage for the team title at the 4A Region III wrestling tournament, 162.5-159, as four Wolves won titles. Shelton’s Jordan Frost won the 189-pound title.

Orting dominated the 1A Region I wrestling tournament, racking up 426 points. Port Townsend was second with 171. Eight Cardinals – Dakota Stiles (103), Drew Templemen (112), Shannon Maris (119), Antonio Brown (125), Garrett Mann (130), John Thompson (145), Taylor Meeks (171) and Alex Barnes (285) – claimed individual championships. Vashon’s Rogen Lopez won at 140 pounds.

Emerald Ridge and Rogers tied for the team title at the Region II girls wrestling tournament. Federal Way’s Jocie Weinberger (125), Spanaway Lake’s Cassi Curtis (130), Kentwood’s Jolene Crook-Meyers (140) and Antonia Navejas (152), Auburn Mountainview’s Lilia Gudzyuk (160), Fife’s Betty Granados (171) and Bethel’s Kendra Cremeans (heavyweight) won titles.

The West Central District tournament brackets complete.

West Central District tournament
First Round
Boys
All games at 7 p.m.
Game 1: Wilson at Decatur
Game 2: Bellarmine Prep at Kentridge
Game 3: Auburn at Kentwood
Game 4: Beamer at Foss
Game 5: Puyallup at Mount Tahoma
Game 6: Lincoln at Curtis
Game 7: Rogers at Central Kitsap
Game 8: Auburn Riverside at Federal Way

Game 6 will be full of emotions. Curtis coach Tim Kelly will try to guide the Vikings to win over Lincoln. Kelly coached the Abes to two state titles and left the school two years ago to coach at Curtis, his alma mater.

"It will be interesting," Kelly said of the matchup. "I'll say that."

Federal Way's Robert Christopher is sandwiched by Decatur's Marcus Tibbs and Jordan McCloud as the three go for the ball

Girls
All games at 7 p.m.
Game 1: Shelton at Graham-Kapowsin
Game 2: Narrows No. 4 at Auburn Riverside
Game 3: Jefferson at Federal Way
Game 4: Kentlake at Bellarmine Prep
Game 5: Emerald Ridge at Narrows No. 2
Game 6: Narrows No. 5 at Rogers
Game 7: Puyallup at Narrows No. 3
Game 8: Bethel at Kentwood

Click below to see scores from Saturday's Narrows and SPSL playoffs and to read how Wilson advanced to the West Central District tournament for the first time since 2000 and a recap of Bellarmine Prep's 66-53 win over Lincoln. Here's a hint: The star of each game is headed to the University of Washington on an athletic scholarship.

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What to watch today

Wilson’s turnaround season can reach another level if the Rams can beat South Kitsap today. A victory would send Wilson to the West Central District tournament for the first time since 2000.
Where: Foss
Time: 10 a.m.

Top-ranked Federal Way will battle No. 5 Decatur for the SPSL’s No. 1 seed to the West Central District. The Eagles won an earlier matchup at the King Holiday Hoopfest, besting the Gators, 71-63.
Where: Auburn
Time: 8 p.m.

SPSL South champion Graham-Kapowsin will try to give top-ranked Kentwood its first defeat this season and claim the league’s top seed to the WCD girls tournament. The Eagles have a tough task; no Washington team has come within 11 points of the Conquerors this season.
Where: Auburn
Time: 6 p.m.

Second-ranked Kentwood hasn’t lost back-to-back games since falling to a pair of California schools in December, but No. 6 Curtis will try to hand the Conquerors their second straight defeat.
Where: Auburn
Time: 4 p.m.

Friday’s highlights

White River’s girls capped an undefeated league season with a 68-57 win at Enumclaw. Four girls – Kristine Brons, Kelsi Tyler, Megan McKune and Sabra Sproul – scored in double-figures for the SPSL 3A champions

Morganne Comstock scored 11 points for Kentlake as the Falcons beat Bethel for the SPSL’s No. 9 seed to the district tournament. The Braves, who were led by Jackie Brown’s 12 points, are the No. 10 seed.

Unique Taufa’asau scored 15 points, leading Jefferson to a 41-35 win over Emerald Ridge to claim the SPSL’s No. 7 seed to the district tournament. Audrey Sullivan had 12 for the Jaguars, who received the No. 8 seed.

Yelm captured the Western Cascade Conference title with its 56-39 win over Capital. Alysha McCloud led the Tornadoes with 14 points and Amber Zawislak added 12.

Marcel Pounds poured in 27 points for Bonney Lake in the Panthers’ 59-42 win over Sumner.

Mount Tahoma's Jasmine Rambo (13) and Carrie Ojeda (21) react after Keana Magalei (1) made two free throws after time had expired to give the Thunderbirds a 53-52 win over South Kitsap Friday night at Foss.

What an ending to the Mount Tahoma-South Kitsap Narrows League girls basketball playoff game.

Sophomore guard Keana Magalei made two of three free throws after time had expired, lifting Mount Tahoma to a come-from-behind victory over South Kitsap in the league playoffs at Foss.

That's a great photo that captures Mount Tahoma's emotion and excitement. I understand we'll have a photo gallery of the game you can view here, plus galleries from other high school sports events, like Thursday's Foss-Central Kitsap game.

Magalei was sent to line to shoot three free throws when she was fouled releasing a rushed 3-point attempt about 10 feet beyond the arc. The T-birds

“I couldn’t stop shaking,” said Magalei, who missed the first but made the next two free throw attempts. “I just focused. It was like my life was on the line.”

The T-birds will play Gig Harbor at 7:45 p.m. today at Foss for the No. 2 seed to the West Central District tournament. South Kitsap
Magalei led Mount Tahoma with 16 points and Jassitey Mamea added 12. The T-birds made 10 of 23 3-pointers.

Mount Tahoma trailed by 11 points halfway through the third quarter, but hot 3-point shooting helped the T-birds go on a 20-4 run and take a 40-35 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Late in the final period, the Wolves answered with a 13-2 run, giving them a 52-51 lead with 4.5 seconds left.

That’s when the T-birds rebounded a missed free throw and quickly pushed the ball up court for Magalei’s 3-point attempt.

Molly Werder led the Wolves with 16 points.

South Kitsap was hampered by poor free throw shooting late in the game; the Wolves went 3-for-12 from the line in the last 1:36 of the game.

Ninth-ranked Bellarmine Prep rolled over the Tides, 66-27, in the championship game, winning its first league title sine 2000. Junior guard Mechela Barnes led the Lions with 15 points and guard Grace Beardemphl finished with 13.

SPSL North

MVP: Lindsey Moore, 12, Kentwood
Coach of the Year: Danny Graham, Federal Way

First Team
Mercedes Wetmore, 11, Auburn Riverside
Jessie Genger, 12, Kentwood
Tyshana Burgess, 10, Federal Way
Morganne Comstock, 11, Kentlake
Kylie Huerta, 10, Kentwood
Jacqie Evenson, 12, Federal Way

Second Team
Stacey Albrecht, 10, Jefferson
Brittany Barrington, 10, Federal Way
Nichole Jackson, 12, Auburn Riverside
Hannah Kiyrohara, 11, Jefferson
Briana Shannon, 11, Kent-Meridian

Honorable Mention
Chantel Dixon, 10, Federal Way
Kara Jenkins, 11, Auburn Riverside
Amanda Thomson, 12, Auburn Riverside
Brook Hinkens, 10, Auburn Riverside
Kat Cooper, 10, Auburn Riverside
Talia Walton, 10, Federal Way
Joanne Packer, 12, Federal Way
Amanda Earlywine, 11, Federal Way
Unique Taufa'asau, 11, Jefferson
Samantha Pham, 12, Jefferson
Darah Huertas-Vining, 9, Federal Way
Alissa Nergaard, 12, Kentlake
Brona Nienow, 12, Kentlake
Cody Sisco, 11, Kentlake
Riley Butler, 11, Kentlake
Heather Restrepo, 11, Auburn
Jessica Morgan, 12, Auburn
Jennsyn Chaney, 12, Auburn
Courtney Johnson, 10, Kentwood
Shelby Wahlberg, 12, Kentwood
Liz Mills, 10, Kentwood
Brittani Reiterman, 12, Tahoma
Sierra Haverfield, 11, Tahoma
Erin McCaslin, 11, Tahoma
Katie Buskey, 10, Tahoma
Kara Follmer, 12, Kentridge
Stephanie Keowla, 10, Kentridge
Melanie Vertrees, 12, Kent-Meridian

SPSL South

MVP: Lauren Picha, 12, Puyallup
Coach of the Year: Becky Binger, Rogers

First Team
Ali Campbell, 12, Graham-Kapowsin
Julia Nix, 12, Rogers
Nichole Jones, 11, Rogers
Shannon Bryne, 12, Emerald Ridge
Kylee Parker, 11, Graham-Kapowsin
Kayla Reno, 11, Graham-Kapowsin

Second Team
Jackie Brown, 12, Bethel
Audrey Sullivan, 11, Emerald Ridge
Charleen Pleasance, 10, Emerald Ridge
Sherelle Williams, 11, Rogers
Sarah Quantz, 12, Decatur

Honorable Mention
Jade Woodke, 12, Decatur
Sarah Isaac, 12, Decatur
Kayla Lipston, 10, Decatur
Shyla Akins, 10, Beamer
Mercedes Sullivan, 11, Beamer
Meghan Graf, 9, Beamer
Emily Cotter, 11, Curtis
Alyssa Cheesman, 11, Curtis
Rachael Phua, 12, Curtis
Talia Gallo, 12, Emerald Ridge
Kayla Barger, 12, Emerald Ridge
Sam Wojtala, 12, Rogers
Shannon Bell, 12, Spanaway Lake
Chantel Brooks, 12, Spanaway Lake
Olivia Thomas, 12, Spanaway Lake
Nikki Wilson, 12, Spanaway Lake
Regen Picha, 12, Puyallup
Mandy Malkuch, 11, Puyallup
Heidi Boettcher, 11, Puyallup
Lazara Balcena, 10, Puyallup

Deandre Sutton hit a floater on the baseline with 1.2seconds left, lifting Foss to a 52-51 overtime victory against Central Kitsap.

Here's a link to my game story.

And here's what happened in other basketball games Thursday night:

Mount Tahoma built a 12-point first-quarter lead and held on for a 69-60 win over Lincoln in the first round of the Narrows League boys basketball playoffs. Guard Josh Lord led the Thunderbirds with 23 points and forward Xavier Bazile added 21.
For the Abes, Bennett Okeze scored 18 and Jordan Russell chipped in 14 points.

Wilson broke open its Narrows League playoff game against Olympia in the second quarter when the Rams outscored the Bears 18-4 in the period on their way to a 73-49 victory in the loser-out contest.
Wilson can secure its first district tournament berth since 2000 with a win against South Kitsap on Saturday.

Abdul Gaddy scored 20 points and younger brother Donald Gaddy added 19 in Bellarmine Prep’s 7-58 win over South Kitsap in the league playoffs. Romece Barnes chipped in 15 points for the Lions.

Lakes guard Andre Winston Jr. erupted for a season-high 35 points and led the eighth-ranked Lancers to a 73-57 win over rival Clover Park. Tana Pritchard led the Warriors with 15 points.

Brianna Morrison scored 21 points for Lakes in the Lancers’ 55-41 win over Clover Park.

Mount Tahoma held off Lincoln, beating the Abes 69-60 in the first round of the Narrows League boys basketball playoffs.

The Thunderbirds will play the loser of tonight's championship game between top seeds Foss and Central Kitsap.

The Abes will play at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday at Foss the winner of tonight's South Kitsap-Bellarmine Prep game.

Guard Josh Lord led Mount Tahoma with 23 points and forward Xavier Bazile added 21.

Bennett Okeze scored 18 points for the Abes.

*****

End of the third quarter, Mount Tahoma leads Lincoln, 36-30.

*****

Mount Tahoma leads Lincoln 22-20 at halftime of the Narrows League boys basketball playoffs.

The Abes whittled away at a big Thunderbird advantage in the second quarter -- Lincoln trailed 13-1 in the final minute of the first quarter -- to make it a close game.

The winner of this game will play the loser of tonight's Foss-Central Kitsap game for the league's No. 2 or 3 seed to the West Central District tournament. The loser will play the winner of the Bellarmine Prep-South Kitsap game for the No. 4 or 5 seed.

As you'd expect, there are plenty of SPSL coaches in attendance. I've spotted coaches from at least seven schools.

SPSL North
MVP: Josh Smith, Kentwood
Coach of the Year: Dave Jamison, Kentridge

First Team
Cole Dickerson, Federal Way
Gary Bell, Kentridge
Michael Hale, Federal Way
Ryan Rogers, Auburn Riveriside
Christian Behrens, Tahoma

Second Team
Mitch Hagerty, Auburn Riverside
Isaiah Johnson, Auburn
Jeffrey Forbes, Federal Way
Carlo Lavoie, Auburn
Jeff Budinich, Kentlake
Xavyr Moss, Thomas Jefferson
Shaquille McKissic, Kentridge

SPSL South
MVP: Killian Larson, Puyallup
Coach of the Year: Rico Ancheta, Rogers

First Team
Kevin Davis, Beamer
Marcus Tibbs, Decatur
Chad Rasmussen, Curtis
Jerron Smith, Decatur
Darnell Williams, Curtis

Second Team
Garin Peyton, Rogers
Ryan McIntosh, Rogers
Jordan McCloud, Decatur
Terrelle Loggins, Spanaway Lake
Stan Langlow, Curtis

Bridge Division champion Central Kitsap travels to Bay Divison champion Foss to determine the Narrows League boys basketball title and, more importantly, the No. 1 seed to the 4A West Central District tournament. When the schools met three weeks ago, Foss battered the Cougars, 72-64.
Where: Foss
Time: 8 p.m.

There’s plenty at stake when Lincoln and Mount Tahoma meet tonight in the Narrows League playoffs. Forget about rivalry, these teams need to win to ensure themselves a higher seed in the treacherous WCD tournament. The loser of this game could potentially face No. 2 Kentwood or No. 6 Curtis in the first round of the district tourney.
Where: Foss
Time: 6 p.m.

Wilson is in the Narrows League playoffs for the first time since the 2001-02 season. The Rams can secure a spot WCD tournament by beating Olympia tonight and winning again on Saturday against the loser of the South Kitsap-Bellarmine Prep contest.
Where: Stadium
Time: 6 p.m.

Abdul Gaddy and Avery Bradley have been selected to play in the 2009 Jordan Brand Classic. The game, which has attracted some of the best high school seniors in the country, will be played at Madison Square Garden in New York City and will be televised at 5 p.m. on April 18 on ESPN2.

Among the players joining Gaddy and Bradley are Xavier Henry (committed to Memphis), Derrick Favors (Georgia Tech), John Henson (North Carolina), DeMarcus Cousins (undecided) and Renardo Sidney (undecided).

Sumner volleyball player Jocelyn Levig was named one of PrepVolleyball.com's 150 all-Americans. Levig, a 6-foot outside hitter will play at the University of Oregon next season, was joined by three other Washington players:

Oceana Bush, 5-8 Sr. OH, Lewis & Clark

Kylin Munoz, 6-1 Sr. OH, Monroe

Alexis Olgard, 6-5 Jr. MB, Mead

Tuesday’s highlights

Mount Tahoma’s girls beat Olympia, 69-65, in a Narrows League tie-breaker to claim the Bay Division’s No. 2 seed. The Thunderbirds’ Carrie Ojeda scored a game-high 23 points, Jassitey Mamea tallied 17 and Keana Magalei had 16. Olivia Rethwill led Olympia with 13 points. Mount Tahoma will face South Kitsap and the Bears will meet Shelton on Friday.

Fife’s Maazin Butler led the Trojans with 20 points in their 82-53 win over Washington.

Steilacoom’s Greg Herd scored 19 points, leading the Sentinels to a 57-49 win at Eatonville.

Kenneth Thomas tallied 15 points for White River, helping the Hornets to a 45-37 victory over Sumner.

Martin Sanchez’ 15 points led Orting in the Cardinals’ 52-45 win against Seattle Christian. Cory Bishop chipped in 13 points and Dylan Utley had 12.

Kelly Costello scored 14 points and Zelda Porter added 12 for No. 8 Vashon in the Pirates’ 54-29 win at Life Christian. The Eagles’ Dana Goularte finished with 18 points.

Washington’s Jackie Jamison poured in 18 points and Samantha Schubach had 17 in the Patriots’ 52-44 win at Fife.

Four Eatonville players scored in double-figures, led by Becca Schrimpsher’s 24 points, in the Cruisers’ 85-52 victory over Steilacoom.

Weather won't keep the two SPSL North tie-breaker basketball games from being played tonight.

The Federal Way-Auburn Riverside girls game will tip at 6 p.m. and the Federal Way-Kentwood boys game is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.

I spoke with someone at Auburn High School who said it was only raining at the school. Lucky them. I see at least two inches outside my window in DuPont right now.

The Mount Tahoma-Olympia Narrows League girls basketball tie-breaker was still a go, too.

If anything changes, we'll post an update here.

Direct from the coaches' voting, here are the all-Narrows League boys and girls basketball teams.

Boys
Bridge Division
MVP: LuQuam Thompson, Foss, SR
Coach of the Year: Mike Cocke’, Foss

First Team
Jordan Russell, Lincoln, SO
Jordan Coby, Wilson, SR
Denzel Dansby, Lincoln, JR
Michael Longmire, SK, SR
DeAndre Sutton, Foss, SR

Second Team
Mikey Hope, Wilson, JR
Tionne Curry, SK, SR
Nate Walker, Foss, SR
Austin Sefarian-Jenkins, Gig Harbor, SO
David Smith, Lincoln, JR

Honorable Mention
Chris Repar, Gig Harbor, SO
Jacob Dunnington, Shelton, SR
Jonathan Payne, Foss, SR
Damari Lewis, Foss, SR
Jibrell Stevens, Wilson, JR
Desmond Trufant, Wilson, SR
Demetrius Smith, Wilson, JR
Leon LaDeaux, SK, JR
Tre Haslom, SK, SO
CJ Wright, Lincoln, JR
Shane Stagg, Lincoln, SR

Bay Division
MVP: Abdul Gaddy, Bellarmine Prep, Senior
Coach of the Year: Scott McMinds, Central Kitsap

First team
Brandon Durham, CK, SR
Cody Thurmond, CK, SR
Phillip Thomas, CK, SR
Isaiah Thompson, CK, SR
Joshua Lord, MT, JR

Second Team
Xavier Bazile, MT, SO
Koloneus McClarron, MT, SR
Zach Meikle, Stadium, SR
Braden Sherman, Oly, SR
Romece Barnes, BP, SR

Honorable Mention
Jordan Cain, BP, JR
Alex Weber-Brader, Oly, SO
Donald Gaddy, BP, SO
DJ Brownell, Oly, SR
Ricky Fujita, Stadium, JR
Holden Rethwill, Oly, SR
Adrian Smitherman, MT, SR
Matt Wain, CK, SR

Girls
Bridge Division
MVP: Quincy Langworthy, Gig Harbor, Junior
Coach of the Year: Justin Parker, Shelton

First Team
Molly Werder, SK, JR
Janell Jordan, Foss, JR
Emily Bando, GH, SR
Cassi Fawcett, GH, JR
Kristina Pietroski, Shelton, JR

Second Team
Stephanie Osterdahl, SK SR
Jonnae Magalei, Lincoln SR
Julia Maslova, Foss SR
Kelsey Callaghan, SK SO
Janessa Flynn, Wilson FR

Honorable Mention
Rachel Smith, GH, SO
Leah Davis, GH, FR
Jena DeWalt, GH, SO
Angela Sheldon, SK, SR
Tori Fairweather, SK, SR
Michelle Davis, Shelton, JR
Alexan Ehrich, Shelton, SR
Erin Ranney, Shelton, SR
Max Kelly, Foss, JR
Kristina Solitaire, Foss, JR
Jasmine MeKinney, Foss, FR
Bianca Ballardo, Lincoln, SR
Trinera Carter, Lincoln, SR
LaChelle Milner, Lincoln, SO
Janiece Harrison, Wilson, SR
Natimia Doss, Wilson, SR

Bay Division
MVP: Simonne Potts B.P. SO
Co-Coaches of the Year: Kevin Meines Bellarmine Prep; Louise Webb, Olympia

First Team
Carrie Ojeda, MT, SR
Mechela Barnes, BP, JR
Sarah Hartwell, BP, SO
Keana Magalei, MT, SO
Marnie Brown, Oly, JR

Second Team
Grace Beardemphl, BP, SO
Nicole Mertens, Oly, SR
Amanda Evans, CK, SR
Olivia Rethwill, Oly, SO
Leana Magalei, MT T, SR

Honorable Mention
Jassitey Mamea, MT, SR
Shalece Butler-Woods, BP, SR
Kristen Anthony, CK, SO
Tajanae Tibbs, CK, JR
Marissa Ang, Oly, SR
Lauren Herseth, Oly, JR
Emily Zimmerman, Stadium, JR

Class 4A
1. Kentwood 20-0
2. Lewis and Clark 18-0
3. Pasco 19-0
4. Snohomish 16-2
5. Moses Lake 15-4
6. Mead 16-2
7. Federal Way 16-4
8. Auburn Riverside 15-5
9. Bellarmine Prep 17-3
10. Spokane Central Valley 13-5
Got next: Eastlake, Edmonds-Woodway, Graham-Kapowsin, Issaquah, Inglemoor, Jackson, Kamiak, Mount Tahoma, Olympia, Roosevelt, Southridge.

Class 3A
1. Kennedy 19-0
2. Prairie 16-2
3. Franklin 15-2
4. Bainbridge 15-3
5. Yakima West Valley 13-5
6. White River 17-1
7. Shadle Park 13-5
8. Holy Names 17-2
9. Hanford 13-5
10. Meadowdale 14-4
Got next: Bellevue, Capital, Lakeside, Liberty, Mercer Island, Mount Rainier, Mount Vernon, Port Angeles

Class 2A
1. Prosser 16-0
2. Archbishop Murphy 16-0
3. Black Hills 14-2
4. Lynden 14-3
5. Hockinson 14-2
6. Burlington-Edison 13-3
7. Yakima East Valley 13-3
8. Elma 11-3
9. Pullman 11-2
10. Kingston 12-5
Got next: Clarkston, Interlake, River Ridge, Spokane West Valley, Tumwater

Class 1A
1. Seattle Christian 19-0
2. Lynden Christian 16-2
3. Freeman 18-0
4. Connell 18-1
5. Granger 15-3
6. Zillah 16-3
7. Tonasket 13-4
8. Vashon 14-3
9. Chelan 12-4
10. Toledo 15-3
Got next: Bellevue Christian, Mabton, Nooksack Valley, Rainier.

The Narrows League and SPSL playoffs are nearly set. There are a few tie-breakers, notably No. 1 Federal Way vs. No. 2 Kentwood, that will be played Tuesday night.

Here's the complete rundown:

TUESDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
SPSL tie-breaker
Kentwood vs. Federal Way, 8 p.m. at Auburn
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Narrows League tie-breaker
Mount Tahoma vs. Olympia, 7 p.m. at Bellarmine Prep (winner is Bay Division No. 2, loser is No. 30
SPSL tie-breaker
Auburn Riverside vs. Federal Way, 6 p.m. at Auburn

THURSDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
Narrows League tournament at Foss
G1: Lincoln vs. Mount Tahoma, 6 p.m.
G2: Foss vs. Central Kitsap, 8 p.m. (winner No. 1 seed to WCD)
Narrows League tournament at Stadium
G3: Wilson at Olympia, 6 p.m. (loser out)
G4: South Kitsap vs. Bellarmine Prep, 8 p.m.

FRIDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
SPSL Tournament at Jefferson
Beamer vs. Auburn Riverside, 6 p.m. (winner is No. 9 to WCD, loser is No. 10)
Puyallup vs. Auburn, 8 p.m. (winner is No. 7 to WCD, loser is No. 8)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
SPSL Tournament at Bethel
Kentlake vs. Bethe, 6 p.m. (winner is No. 9 to WCD, loser is No. 10)
Jefferson vs. Emerald Ridge, 8 p.m. (winner is No. 7 to WCD, loser is No. 8)
Narrows League tournament at Foss
G5: South Kitsap vs. Bay No. 2 TBD, 6 p.m.
G6: Gig Harbor vs. Bellarmine Prep, 8 p.m.
Narrows League tournament at Stadium
G7: Shelton vs. Bay No. 3 TBD, 6 p.m.
G8: Foss vs Central Kitsap, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
SPSL Tournament at Auburn
Rogers vs. Kentridge, 2 p.m. (winner is No. 5, loser is No. 6 to WCD)
Curtis vs. Federal Way/Kentwood, 4 p.m. (winner is No. 3, loser is No. 4 to WCD)
Decatur vs. Federal Way/Kentwood, 8 p.m. (winner is No. 1, loser is No. 2 to WCD)
Narrows League tournament at Foss
G9: Loser 4 vs. Winner 3, 10 a.m. (winner No. 6, loser out)
G10: Winner 4 vs. Loser 1, 11:45 a.m. (winner 4, loser 5)
G11: Winner 1 vs. Loser 2, 2 p.m. (winner 2, loser 3)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
SPSL Tournament at Auburn
Puyallup vs. Federal Way/Auburn Riverside, 10 a.m. (winner is No. 5, loser is No. 6 to WCD)
Rogers vs. Federal Way/Auburn Riverside, noon (winner is No. 3, loser is No. 4 to WCD)
Graham-Kapowsin vs. Kentwood, 6 p.m. (winner is No. 1, loser is No. 2 to WCD)
Narrows League tournament at Foss
G12: Winner 7 vs. Loser 5, 3:45 p.m. (winner 6, loser out)
G13: Winner 8 vs. Loser 5, 6 p.m. (winner 4, loser 5)
G14: Winner 5 vs. Loser 6, 7:45 p.m. (winner 2, loser 3)

Feb. 8 basketball rankings

Class 4A
1. Federal Way 18-2
2. Kentwood 16-4
3. Eisenhower 19-0
4. Garfield 14-3
5. Decatur 18-2
6. Curtis 17-4
7. Gonzaga Prep 16-2
8. Foss 16-4
9. Central Kitsap 15-5
10. Kentridge 13-7
Got next: Lincoln, Puyallup, Rogers (Puyallup), Mountlake Terrace, Stanwood

Class 3A
1. Franklin 17-1
2. Bellevue 17-1
3. Renton 15-1
4. Shadle Park 15-3
5. Enumclaw 17-1
6. Bainbridge 13-5
7. Columbia River 15-3
8. Lakes 13-5
9. Rainier Beach 11-6
10. North Kitsap 15-3
Got next: Clover Park, Foster, Meadowdale, Mercer Island, Mount Rainier, Vernon, North Thurston

Class 2A
1. Squalicum 15-1
2. Mark Morris 14-2
3. River Ridge 12-4
4. Archbishop Murphy 12-3
5. North Mason 14-3
6. Wapato 13-3
7. Clarkston 10-5
8. Burlington-Edison 12-4
9. Grandview 11-5
10. Pullman 10-4
Got next: Bellingham, Quincy, Spokane West Valley, Steilacoom, Tumwater

Class 1A
1. Vashon 17-1
2. Freeman 17-1
3. Winlock 16-1
4. Port Townsend 16-2
5. Chelan 16-3
6. Onalaska 15-1
7. Cascade Christian 15-3
8. Meridian 12-5
9. Connell 16-3
10. King’s 15-5
Got next: Bellevue Christian, Brewster, Castle Rock, Granger, Lake Roosevelt, Mabton, Naches Valley

Day 2 of the Narrows League wrestling championships is complete. You can see the results at this Web site.

Mount Tahoma heavyweight Devone McArthur celebrates his pin of Foss' Antoine Paige in the semifinals.

TNT photographer Lui Kit Wong has created a photo gallery of Saturday's wrestling that you can view here.

Here's a recap of the first day of the tournament, South Kitsap has a 144-139 lead over Central Kitsap.

Here are Saturday's championship bracket results:

Finals
103: Han (F) d. Iverson (GH) 11-2.
112: Troyer (CK) d. Ladenburg (BP) 20-8.
119: Stanburg (CK) d. Kipperberg (SK) 16-9.
125: Sprecher (CK) p. Beck (CK) 3:28.
130: Ferguson (SK) d. Rampp (MT) 11-0.
135: Fenton (SK) p. Mattsen (W) 0:44.
140: Anthoney (CK) p. Borcherding (SK) 1:15.
145: Shehan (Sh) d. Lyman (SK) 7-0.
152: Browne (GH) d. Zurn (SK) 7-4
160: Pine (O) d. Huntley (CK) 15-8.
171: Neiner (SK) p. Crowley (CK) 3:19.
189: Frost (Sh) p. Hanson (F) 0:45.
215: Julian (O) p. Bohren (BP) 2:50
285: King (BP) p. McArthur (MT) 3:02.

Semifinals
103: Iverson (GH) p. Parmiter (BP) 3:00; Hahn (F) tech. fall Sentinella (W) 18-3.

112: Troyer (CK) d. Bannister (L) 16-5; Ladenburg (BP) p. Miner (SK) 1:01.

119: Stanburg (CK) p. Kim (O) 3:33; Kipperberg (SK) d. Freudenstein (F) 10-3.

125: Beck (CK) d. Barich (SK) 8-5; Sprecher (CK) d. Homer (F) 11-5.

130: Ferguson (SK) p. Chau (F) 1:02; Rampp (MT) p. Soran (BP) 5:38.

135: Mattsen (W) d. Cove (St) 11-7; Fenton (SK) p. Stackhouse (CK)
1:08.

140: Borcherding (SK) d. Haas (GH) 7-4; Anthony (CK) p. Hillard (GH) 0:52.

145: Shehan (Sh) d. Graffe (GH) 9-4; Lyman (SK) p. Smith (GH) 3:07.

152: Zurn (SK) d. Dyess (SK) 7-1; Browne (GH) p. Armstrong (St) 1:47.

160: Huntley (CK) d. Hartman (SK) 4-2; Pine (O) d. Elza (MT) 12-6.

171: Neiner (SK) p. Newell (CK) 1:26; Crowley p. Fazio (SK) 4:52.

189: Frost (Sh) d. Ubben (GH) 3-1; Hanson (F) d. McDonald (CK) 16-10.

215: Julian (O) p. Baker (GH) 2:51; Bohren (BP) d. Stenger (W) 15-8.

285: King (BP) p. Anau (MT) 5:25; McArthur (MT) p. Paige (F) 0:44.

The Narrows League boys and girls basketball tournaments will begin next week. There are still a handful of games left to be played, but the title games are final.

Foss, the Bridge Division No. 1, will host Bay Division champion Central Kitsap at 8 p.m. Feb. 12 for the Narrows League's top seed to the West Central District Tournament.

In the girls' title match, Gig Harbor will meet Bellarmine Prep at 8 p.m. Feb. 13 at Foss.

All the playoff spots are accounted for, but because some games remain, some seeds have not been decided. Here's what we know as of this afternoon:

Boys
Foss, Lincoln, South Kitsap and Wilson have secured playoff berths from the Bridge Division. Central Kitsap, Mount Tahoma, Bellarmine Prep and Olympia will go from the Bay Division.

Here are the first-round games:

Feb. 12
At Foss
Game 1: Bridge No. 2 Lincoln vs. Bay No. 2 TBA, 6 p.m.
Game 2: Bridge No. 1 Foss vs. Bay Division No. 1 Central Kitsap, 8 p.m
At Stadium
Game 3: Bridge No. 4 TBA vs. Bay No. 4 Olympia, 6 p.m. (loser out)
Game 4: Bridge No. 3 TBA vs. Bay No. 3 TBA, 8 p.m.

Second Round
Feb. 14 at Foss
Game 9: Loser 4 vs. Winner 3, 10 a.m. (winner No. 6 to WCD, loser out)
Game 10: Winner 4 vs. Loser 1, 11:45 a.m. (winner No. 4, loser No. 5)
Game 11: Winner 1 vs. Loser 2, 2 p.m. (winner No. 2, loser No. 3)

Girls
Gig Harbor, South Kitsap, Shelton and Foss advanced from the Bridge Division. Bellarmine Prep, Olympia, Mount Tahoma and Central Kitsap are in from the Bay Division.

Here are the first-round games:

Feb. 13
At Foss
Game 5: Bridge No. 2 South Kitsap vs. Bay No. 2 TBA, 6 p.m.
At Stadium
Game 6: Bridge No. 1 Gig Harbor vs. Bay No. 1 Bellarmine Prep, 8 p.m.
At Stadium
Game 7: Bridge No. 4 TBA vs. Bay No. 4 Central Kitsap, 6 p.m. (loser out)
Game 8: Bridge No. 3 TBA vs. Bay No. 3 TBA, 8 p.m.

Second Round
Feb. 14 at Foss
Game 12: Winner 7 vs. Loser 8, 3:45 p.m. (winner No. 6 to WCD, loser out)
Game 13: Winner 8 vs. Loser 5, 6 p.m. (winner No. 4, loser No. 5)
Game 14: Winner 5 vs. Loser 6, 7:45 p.m. (winner No. 2, loser No. 3)

It's not official, but the Narrows League will most likely become a multi-classification league with 4A and 3A schools.

Narrows League athletic directors, principals and superintendents attended a meeting Thursday night at Bellarmine Prep to discuss possible changes to the league beginning with the 2010-11 school year.

Here's my story in today's paper.

Among the possible modifications discussed was becoming a multi-classification league and the addition of schools. Representatives from the Bethel, Clover Park, Franklin Pierce, North Thurston, North Kitsap and Yelm school districts were in attendance. I was told that other members of the South Puget Sound League and Olympic League were invited, but could not get an exact count on what schools were represented. In all, 48 athletic directors, principals and superintendents attended the meeting.

There were no discussions regarding what schools would seek admission to the Narrows League or how many schools would be allowed to join. South Kitsap athletic director Ed Santos, head of the Narrows League realignment committee, said the meeting was called so schools can prepare for the upcoming reclassification in December. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Associations reclassifies schools every two years based on their enrollment of students in grades 10-12.

“The purpose of this meeting was to have an open and frank dialogue about what the Narrows League might possibly look like after the next enrollment cycle,” Santos said.

Tacoma School District superintendent Art Jarvis was in favor of the Narrows League going multi-classification. Currently, Wilson, Lincoln, Gig Harbor and Bellarmine Prep all "opt up" to 4A. But more school are expected to be 3A in the next enrollment cycle. If the league does not go multi-classification, Jarvis said it is possible that the Tacoma schools would leave the league.

“If the Narrows League decided they wanted to be 4A, we could very gracefully do something different in Tacoma,” he said. “What that would look like, who knows?”

Santos acknowledged that there is a "high probability" that the Narrows League will be a multi-classification league.

So, what should the Narrows League look like in 2010?

Here's a list of where the the state's high school football players have signed letters of intent.

Anacortes: Ryan Taylor, Central Washington

Archbishop Murphy: J.D. Melton, Central Washington; J.J. Quinlan, Central Washington

Arlington: Jerod Baker, Central Washington

Auburn Riverside: Jake Pele, Idaho St.

Bellarmine Prep: Lucas Schindele, Central Washington; Jeff King, Central Washington

Bellevue: Jamal Atofau, Washington St.; Cam Warren, Montana; Leonard Wolfork, Central Washington; Peter Nguyen, Montana; Sean Connors, Montana; Tommy Castle, Tufts

Bellingham: John Asplund, Eastern Washington; Jeremy Rick, Dartmouth

Bothell: Taylor Cox, Eastern Washington

Burlington-Edison: Stetson Shearer, Central Washington

Capital: Riley Wall, Central Washington; Donnie Johnson, Central Washington

Castle Rock: Zack Gehring, Eastern Washington

Charles Wright: Ishmael Stinson, Central Washington

Eastlake: Turner Lee, Central Washington

Eatonville: Cameron Homan, Eastern Washington

Edmonds-Woodway: Tony Heard, Central Washington

Eisenhower: Jordan Gaut, Central Washington; Taylor Elmo, Idaho

Vancouver Evergeen: Kyrell Hudson, Oregon St.; James Monk, Eastern Washington; Ashton Miller, Eastern Washington

Federal Way: Andre Barrington, Washington St.; Andru Pulu, Washington

Ferndale: Casey Locker, Washington St.; Jordan Crim, Central Washington

Ferris: Aaron Roberts, Montana

Foss: Allen Brown, Eastern Washington

Garfield: Deandre Coleman, California

Gonzaga Prep: Travis Long, Washington St.

Hanford: Kyle Wagar, Central Washington

Hazen: Courtney Sanders, Central Washington

Heritage: Ashton Clark, Eastern Washington; Steven Forgette, Eastern Washington

Hoquiam: Justin Taylor, Central Washington

Inglemoor: Paul Ena, Eastern Washington

Issaquah: Scott Stuby, Central Washington

Jackson: Taylor Cox, Eastern Washington

Kent-Meridian: Artise Gauldin Jr., Eastern Washington; Isaiah Walker, Idaho St.

Kennedy: Nolan Washington, Washington St.; D’Mario Carter, Central Washington

Kentwood: Hunter Blackmore, Penn

Lakes: Tuiasosopo Niusulu, Idaho St.; John Taufa, Central Washington; Anthony Wright, Central Washington.
Lewis and Clark: Chris Mastin, Washington St.; Vaughn Kapiko, Central Washington

Life Christian: Morgan Cox, Evangel University

Lynden: David Gaylord, Eastern Washington; Taylor Creighton, University of British Columbia

Lynnwood: Geoff Meinken, Stanford

Meadowdale: A.J. Carroll, Central Washington

Moses Lake: Billy Brice, Central Washington

Mount Rainier: Oscar Eason, Central Washington

Mount Si: Mike Nelson, Central Washington; Tyson Riley, Central Washington

Mount Tahoma: Ron Baines, Eastern Washington; Sylvester Harris, Central Washington

Mountlake Terrace: Billy Lechtenberg, Eastern Washington

North Kitsap: Evan TIdball, Central Washington

O’Dea: Grant Enger, Oregon St.; Allen Mooney, Boise St.; Chandler Gayton, Eastern Washington

Oak Harbor: Rodrick Rumble, Idaho State

Olympia: Kevin Rowe, Central Washington

Orcas Island: Kyle Hoffman, Montana

Othello: Jakob Scott, Eastern Washington

Prosser: Kirby Moore, Boise St.; Jordan Durbin, Central Washington

Puyallup: Justin Veltung, Idaho

R.A. Long: Scott Shelton, Central Washington

River Ridge: Dontavious Fleming, Central Washington

Rogers: Tyler VanSligtenhorst, Illinois St.

Royal: Blair Collins, Central Washington

Shadle Park: Bo Schuetzle, Eastern Washington

Southridge: Devin Jones, Central Washington; Clayton Homme, Idaho; Taylor Powell, Harding (Ark.)

Skyline: Gino Simone, Washington St.; Rob Tramonte, Idaho State

Steilacoom: Greg Herd, Eastern Washington

Timberline: Ronnie Hamlin, Eastern Washington; Josh Taylor, Central Washington

West Seattle: T.J. Lee, Eastern Washington; Aaron Grymes, Idaho

Walla Walla: Spencer Hessler, Eastern Washington

Washington: James Lautogia, Eastern Washington

Wilson: Desmond Trufant, Washington

If we've missed one you know about, send me an e-mail at doug.pacey@thenewstribune.com

Here's a video I shot of Wilson High's Desmond Trufant signing his letter of intent to attend the University of Washington. Trufant was surrounded by friends and family, including parents Constance and Lloyd and older brothers Marcus and Isaiah.

We've got a running tally going on South Sound student-athletes that signed letters of intent today.

Here they are:

Ron Baines, Mount Tahoma, Football, Eastern Washington
Andre Barrington, Federal Way, Football, Washington State
Hunter Blackmore, Kentwood, Football, Pennsylvania
Allen Brown, Foss, Football, Eastern Washington
Morgan Cox, Life Christian, Football, Evangel University
Jolene Crook-Meyers, Kentwood, Soccer, University of Hawaii-Hilo
Taylor Darneille, Wilson, Softball, St. Francis University
Amber Fenton, Sumner, Soccer, Portland State
Dontavious Fleming, River Ridge, Football, Central Washington
Artise Gauldin Jr., Kent-Meridian, Football, Eastern Washington
Marlayna Geary, Bellarmine Prep, Volleyball, Western Washington
Jackie Gillis, Curtis, Soccer, Eastern Washington
Sylvester Harris, Mount Tahoma, Football, Central Washington
Ronnie Hamlin, Timberline, Football, Eastern Washington
Greg Herd, Steilacoom, Football, Eastern Washington
Cameron Homan, Eatonville, Football, Eastern Washington
Kelly Jacka, Bellarmine Prep, Track, Idaho
Donnie Johnson, Capital, Football, Central Washington
Jeff King, Bellarmine Prep, Football, Central Washington
Kaylee Kramer, Fife, Soccer, Saint Martin's
Jocelyn Levig, Sumner, Volleyball, Oregon
James Lautogia, Washington, Football, Eastern Washington
Emma Loftis, Eatonville, Soccer, Evergreen State College
Sarah MacDonald, Gig Harbor, Soccer, Eastern Washington
Kira Michelson-Bartlett, Bonney Lake, Soccer, Texas Christian
Megan Miller, Beamer, Soccer, Oregon State
Tuiasosopo Niusulu, Lakes, Football, Idaho St.
Zoe Ostrander, Lakes, Soccer, Evergreen State
Chelsi Pennington, Kentwood, Soccer, Northwest University
Jake Pele, Auburn Riverside, Football, Idaho St.
Andru Pulu, Federal Way, Football, Washington
Kevin Rowe, Olympia, Football, Central Washington
Kayla Russ, Bellarmine Prep, Soccer, Western Washington
Kaitlyn Savage, Gig Harbor, Soccer, Florida International
Lucas Schindele, Bellarmine Prep, Football, Central Washington
Brittany Schroeder, Gig Harbor, Track, University of Montana
Brandon Scott, Wilson, Soccer, Saint Martin's
Ishmael Stinson, Charles Wright, Football, Central Washington
John Taufa, Lakes, Football, Central Washington
Josh Taylor, Timberline, Football, Central Washington
Chet Thompson, Gig Harbor, Baseball, University of Portland
Evan Tidball, North Kitsap, Football, Central Washington
Chloe Treleven, Curtis, Track, University of San Francisco
Desmond Trufant, Wilson, Football, Washington
Tyler VanSligtenhorst, Rogers, Football, Illinois State
Justin Veltung, Puyallup, Football, Idaho
Ryann Waldmann, Fife, Soccer, Weber State
Isaiah Walker, Kent-Meridian, Football, Idaho St.
Riley Wall, Capital, Football, Central Washington
Caley Wiseman, Curtis, Soccer, Saint Martin’s University
Anthony Wright, Lakes, Football, Central Washington
Claire Yearian, Bellarmine Prep, Soccer, Loyola Marymount

We'll be updating this throughout the day. If you have signed today or know someone who has, shoot me an e-mail at doug.pacey@thenewstribune.com.

On Wednesday, football players and other high school athletes across the nation will fax letters of intent to colleges and universities. We'll post a running tally of who's going where of South Sound athletes throughout the day here.

In the meantime, you can check out the gobs of football recruiting coverage we've had in The News Tribune in our Northwest Nuggets and Western 100 packages in the last week.

Northwest Nuggets

-- Main bar: Colleges are offering athletes at younger and younger ages. This story is about freshmen and sophomores that haven't even played significant varsity time getting scholarships.

-- Skyline junior Jake Heaps is the top underclassmen recruit in the Northwest, maybe even the country. That story and link will also give you a list of the top junior Nuggets-in-waiting.

-- No Nuggets for the Huskies for the first time in the 22-year history of the Northwest Nuggets.

Western 100
-- List of Western 100 recruits
-- Sarkisian scrambling, Wulff smiling
-- USC, UCLA winning recruiting battles in West
-- Spoils few for Utes - for now
-- Son of ex-Husy flips for Arizona