Who stood out Wednesday at the Tacoma Dome? Top performers, upsets from Day 1 of the 4A and 3A state basketball tournaments
The Class 4A and 3A boys and girls state basketball tournaments opened Wednesday at the Tacoma Dome.
Here’s a tournament-by-tournament glance at some of the highlights from the 16 opening-round, loser-out games.
CLASS 4A BOYS
ON TO THE QUARTERFINALS
No. 5 Gonzaga Prep, No. 6 Skyline, No. 8 Richland, No. 10 Camas
HEADED HOME
No. 7 Tahoma, No. 9 Union, No. 11 Davis, No. 12 Mariner
TOP PERFORMERS
G Trey Crandall, Skyline, sr.
17 points, eight rebounds, five assists, three steals
F Yanni Fassilis, Union, sr.
13 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, three blocks, six steals
G Theo McMillan, Camas, sr.
24 points, six rebounds, three assists, two steals
G Jamil Miller, Gonzaga Prep, sr.
13 points, 10 rebounds, three assists
G Josh Woodard, Richland, jr.
15 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, three steals
UPSET ALERT
Camas is headed to Thursday’s quarterfinals after upending Tahoma, 62-57, on Wednesday morning in the program’s first appearance at a state tournament site since 1964. The victory was also the Papermakers’ first in the state playoffs since 1962, when Camas was a 1A program. Theo McMillan scored a game-high 24 points for the Papermakers in the win, and added a team-leading six rebounds and three assists, while Beckett Currie had 18 points, four boards and three steals.
DID YOU KNOW?
Skyline guard Trey Crandall, a three-star cornerback who signed with Colorado State football during the early period in December, scored the first and final baskets of the Spartans’ thrilling 60-59 overtime victory over Davis on Wednesday morning. Crandall’s driving layup moments into the contest was the first hoop scored on the boys court in the Tacoma Dome this winter. About 95 minutes later, when the Spartans were trailing by one point in the closing seconds of overtime, Crandall secured an in-bounds pass and pulled up for a short jumper. The shot fell through the net with 3.1 seconds to play to send Skyline on to Thursday’s quarterfinals. The win is Skyline’s first in the state tournament since 2010.
Trey Crandall gives Skyline a 60-59 lead with 1.1 seconds left in OT pic.twitter.com/Gp6TbHuxe2
— Jon Manley (@manley_tnt) March 1, 2023
WHAT’S NEXT?
Eight teams remain in the bracket, and four are set to play for the first time after earning first-round byes with wins in the regional round last week.
Here’s a look at Thursday’s quarterfinals matchups, which feature three South Sound teams:
No. 6 Skyline vs. No. 4 Federal Way, 9 a.m.
No. 10 Camas vs. No. 1 Curtis, 10:30 a.m.
No. 5 Gonzaga Prep vs. No. 3 Olympia, 12:15 p.m.
No. 8 Richland vs. No. 2 Mount Si, 2 p.m.
FINAL FOUR PREDICTIONS
Federal Way vs. Curtis
Olympia vs. Mount Si
CLASS 4A GIRLS
ON TO THE QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Woodinville, No. 7 Kamiakin, No. 11 Bellarmine Prep, No. 12 Gonzaga Prep
HEADED HOME
No. 5 Sumner, No. 6 Davis, No. 9 Richland, No. 10 Bothell
TOP PERFORMERS
F Gillian Bears, Gonzaga Prep, jr.
18 points, 10 rebounds, two blocks
F Jaecy Eggers, Woodinville, jr.
17 points, nine rebounds, three blocks, four steals
F Camia Howard, Kamiakin, jr.
19 points, 13 rebounds, three assists, two steals
G Taliah Lee, Gonzaga Prep, sr.
19 points, six rebounds, six assists, two blocks, four steals
G Kiara Stone, Bellarmine Prep, jr.
34 points, five rebounds, two assists, four steals
UPSET ALERT
There were two upsets in the opening round in this bracket — and both were by double digits. After posting a 30-point victory in last weekend’s regional round, Bellarmine Prep made another statement in the first 4A girls game at the Tacoma Dome on Wednesday afternoon with a 63-53 win over higher-seeded Davis. Lions guard Kiara Stone poured in a game-high 34 points — the most scored by any player in any of the four tournaments on Day 1 — and added five rebounds, two assists and four steals in the victory. Guard Keiara Curtis added 10 points, three assists and three takeaways. Two games later, Gonzaga Prep posted a 64-55 upset win over Bellarmine’s 4A SPSL North rival Sumner, which was last season’s 4A state runner-up. Guard Taliah Lee scored a team-high 19 points for the Bullpups, and added six rebounds, six assists, two blocked shots and four steals in the victory. Forward Gillian Bears completed a double-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds and a pair of blocks.
Kiara Stone scores 34, No. 11 Bellarmine Prep advances to quarterfinals with win over No. 6 Davis
DID YOU KNOW?
The 4A girls tournament is the only tournament in the Tacoma Dome this winter in which seed Nos. 1 and 2 will play each other in the quarterfinals. Woodinville, the defending state champion and this tournament’s top seed, was stunned by No. 8 Emerald Ridge in the regional round last week, sending the Falcons to a loser-out game in the opening round in Tacoma. Woodinville rallied with a 55-46 win over No. 9 Richland in the final game of the evening on the girls court Wednesday — paced by a game-high 17 points and nine rebounds from Jaecy Eggers and a double-double from Lyla Kahrimanovic, who had 13 points and 12 boards — but now turns around to play No. 2 Camas in Thursday night’s quarterfinals. That game is set for 9 p.m. The only other game in any of the 12 tournaments statewide in which the top two seeds will play each other this early is in the 1A boys bracket. No. 2 Zillah and No. 1 Lynden Christian meet in the quarterfinals Thursday evening in Yakima.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Eight teams remain in the bracket, and four are set to play for the first time after earning first-round byes with wins in the regional round last week.
Here’s a look at Thursday’s quarterfinals matchups, which feature three South Sound teams:
No. 11 Bellarmine Prep vs. No. 4 Eastlake, 3:45 p.m.
No. 7 Kamiakin vs. No. 8 Emerald Ridge, 5:30 p.m.
No. 12 Gonzaga Prep vs. No. 3 Tahoma, 7:15 p.m.
No. 1 Woodinville vs. No. 2 Camas, 9 p.m.
FINAL FOUR PREDICTIONS
Bellarmine Prep vs. Kamiakin
Tahoma vs. Camas
CLASS 3A BOYS
ON TO THE QUARTERFINALS
No. 4 Auburn, No. 6 Mountlake Terrace, No. 10 Bellevue, No. 16 Shorecrest
HEADED HOME
No. 7 Timberline, No. 8 Rainier Beach, No. 12 Arlington, No. 14 North Thurston
TOP PERFORMERS
F Parker Baumann, Shorecrest, sr.
20 points, 15 rebounds, four assists
G Brooklyn Hicks, Timberline, sr.
17 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, two steals
G Chris Meegan, Mountlake Terrace, sr.
15 points, six assists, two steals
F Thad TenKley, North Thurston, sr.
25 points, nine rebounds, three blocks
G Luvens Valcin, Auburn, jr.
17 points, 11 rebounds, two steals
UPSET ALERT
In the second overtime game on the boys court Wednesday, Bellevue overcame a deficit that was as high as 14 points in the second half to stun Timberline in the opening round. Wolverines guard Brady Kageyama led a balanced scoring effort with 12 points. Ten Bellevue players scored in the victory. Bellevue also held UNLV-bound guard Brooklyn Hicks — who departs Timberline with the school’s records for single-game, single-season and career points, as well as the Thurston County career mark — to 17. Hicks scored 761 points this season, averaging 30.4 per game. There will be no Rainier Beach vs. Garfield rivalry matchup in the Tacoma Dome this winter. Shorecrest — which has now won three consecutive loser-out games against No. 17 Stadium, No. 9 Gig Harbor and the No. 8 Vikings in the span of nine days — played spoiler to a possible quarterfinals meeting of the two 3A Metro League powers by upsetting Rainier Beach, 69-44, in the opening round Wednesday night to conclude the first day at the Tacoma Dome. Shorecrest led by as many as 28 points in the second half to run away from the Vikings, paced by Parker Baumann, who completed a double-double with 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Keaine Silimon, who added 15 points. The Highlanders also handed a storied Rainier Beach program its biggest margin of defeat in a state tournament game since a 27-point loss to O’Dea in 1991. Shorecrest is the lowest remaining seed in the Tacoma Dome, and one of only two No. 16 seeds still playing statewide. No. 16 Orcas Island also advanced to the quarterfinals in the 1B boys bracket following an upset win over No. 8 Oakville on Wednesday night in Spokane.
DID YOU KNOW?
Both South Sound programs that won state titles in the Tacoma Dome last year have reached the state quarterfinals. Auburn’s 52-41 win over No. 12 Arlington on Wednesday night in an opening-round, loser-out contest ensured it. The defending 3A state champion Trojans outscored the Eagles, 23-7, in the final quarter to secure a return trip to Thursday’s quarterfinals. Guards Luvens Valcin (17 points, 11 rebounds) and Tyrell Nichols (15 points, 11 rebounds) both tallied double-doubles in the win. Curtis, the defending 4A boys champion and top seed in that bracket, earned a bye to the quarterfinals with a win over No. 8 Richland in last weekend’s regional round. Defending 4A girls champion Woodinville, and two-time defending 3A girls champion Garfield, are also set to play in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
Auburn turns it on in fourth quarter, pulls away from Arlington in state opening round
WHAT’S NEXT?
Eight teams remain in the bracket, and four are set to play for the first time after earning first-round byes with wins in the regional round last week.
Here’s a look at Thursday’s quarterfinals matchups, which feature one South Sound team:
No. 6 Mountlake Terrace vs. No. 5 O’Dea, 3:45 p.m.
No. 10 Bellevue vs. No. 1 Mount Spokane, 5:30 p.m.
No. 4 Auburn vs. No. 3 Eastside Catholic, 7:15 p.m.
No. 16 Shorecrest vs. No. 2 Garfield, 9 p.m.
FINAL FOUR PREDICTIONS
O’Dea vs. Mount Spokane
Eastside Catholic vs. Garfield
CLASS 3A GIRLS
ON TO THE QUARTERFINALS
No. 5 Lincoln of Tacoma, No. 6 Stanwood, No. 7 Lakeside of Seattle, No. 8 Meadowdale
HEADED HOME
No. 9 Bonney Lake, No. 11 Lynnwood, No. 13 Everett, No. 15 Auburn Mountainview
TOP PERFORMERS
F Vivienne Berrett, Stanwood, sr.
16 points, 10 rebounds, two blocks
F Oliviyah Edwards, Lincoln, fr.
Nine points, 20 rebounds, two assists, two blocks
G Gia Powell, Meadowdale, jr.
29 points, seven rebounds, four assists, nine steals
F Claire O’Connor, Lakeside of Seattle, sr.
21 points, 13 rebounds, three assists, four steals
G Alana Washington, Everett, jr.
17 points, six rebounds, three assists, two steals
UPSET ALERT
No upsets here. The top eight seeds in the initial 20-team field are the eight teams remaining heading into the quarterfinals. The only other tournaments of the 12 statewide that will feature each of the top eight seeds in the quarterfinals are the 1A boys bracket in Yakima and 2B girls bracket in Spokane.
DID YOU KNOW?
Each of the four games in the 3A girls bracket featured a double-digit rebounder in the opening round Wednesday, and seven of the eight games played on the girls court had a rebounder in double figures. There were also seven double-doubles on the court — including three in the 3A tournament and four in the 4A tournament. Lynnwood’s Nyree Johnson (10), Stanwood’s Vivienne Berrett (16 points, 10 rebounds), Lakeside’s Claire O’Connor (21 points, 13 rebounds), Lincoln’s Oliviyah Edwards (20) and Bonney Lake’s Jazymn Shipp (11 points, 12 rebounds) each posted double figures on the boards in the 3A bracket. Kamiakin’s Camia Howard (19 points, 13 rebounds), Gonzaga Prep’s Gillian Bears (18 points, 10 rebounds), Richland’s Mackenzie Schultz (13 points, 11 rebounds), Woodinville’s Lyla Kahrimanovic (13 points, 12 rebounds) and Woodinville’s Brooke Beresford (11 rebounds) tallied double-digit rebounds in the 4A bracket.
Edwards’ late putback lifts Lincoln over Everett in 3A state tournament opening round
WHAT’S NEXT?
Eight teams remain in the bracket, and four are set to play for the first time after earning first-round byes with wins in the regional round last week.
Here’s a look at Thursday’s quarterfinals matchups, which feature one South Sound team:
No. 6 Stanwood vs. No. 4 Mead, 9 a.m.
No. 7 Lakeside of Seattle vs. No. 1 Garfield, 10:30 a.m.
No. 5 Lincoln of Tacoma vs. No. 3 Lake Washington, 12:15 p.m.
No. 8 Meadowdale vs. No. 2 Arlington, 2 p.m.
FINAL FOUR PREDICTIONS
Mead vs. Garfield
Lake Washington vs. Arlington
