Three Viks are First Team All-Tourney
Our spin on the rest of the State 3A Tournament, including final placings
Wrapping up the rest of the WIAA State 3A boys basketball championships, March 4-7, at the Tacoma Dome.
BEACH BOYZ BUZZ 3A ALL-TOURNAMENT
First Team
MVP: Micah Ili-Meneese, Rainier Beach
JJ Crawford, Rainier Beach
Tyran Stokes, Rainier Beach
Dennis Karl, Edmonds-Woodway
Davion Shareef-Dulanaey, Lincoln
Second Team
Jaden Ghoreishi, Mt. Spokane
Tytan McNeal, Eastside Catholic
Elliott Stephenson, Bellarmine Prep
Jackson Skaggs, Bellevue
Brian Webster, O’Dea
SATURDAY’S PLACEMENT GAMES
Even though the 2-0-6 reigned supreme through Rainier Beach’s championship, the 2-5-3 did snap up the next two places.
A day after losing to the Vikings, fifth-seeded Bellarmine Prep got 22 points from guard Elliott Stevenson and 19 points from forward Ben Heisel to defeat No. 4 Eastside Catholic 83-78 to claim third place in the 3A tournament.
The Crusaders got 23 points from Steven Sun and 22 from Tytan McNeal, but could not overcome the absence of Yabi Aklog, who was ejected from their semifinal on Friday night. Eastside Catholic blew an 11-point lead to Lincoln, which got a game-winning three and game-saving block from Davion Shareef-Dunlanaey.
Jaden Ghoreishi had 21 points and 12 rebounds as third seeded Mt. Spokane beat 11th-seeded Edmonds-Wooday 59-30 to claim fourth place in the tournament. Edmonds-Wooday shot only 29.7% from the field.
State 3A Final Placings (original seeding)
1. Rainier Beach (1)
2. Lincoln of Tacoma (7)
3. Bellarmine Prep (5)
4. Mt. Spokane (3)
5. Eastside Catholic (4)
6. Edmonds-Woodway (11)
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