State 2A basketball draw
I didn't get back from Tacoma - after a stop at the office - and start calling coaches until 6:15 p.m.
So I apologize for not being able to post this story earlier.
Click the tab below to check out the draw for the West Valley, Pullman and Clarkston girls and the WV, Deer Park and Clarkston boys.
By Greg Lee
Staff writer
Both take experienced teams to state when the tournament
begins Wednesday at the SunDome in
“I’m cautious,” Morgan said of the draw. “We’re going to be as prepared as we can be. That’s why we’re exchanging (video).”
Carlon believes that Black Hills probably knows more about
his team – considering the Eagles are ranked second in the state and undefeated
– than he knows about
Overall, Carlon is happy where his team was placed in the bracket.
“We’re OK with it,” he said of the draw. “They’ll be a good opponent for us.”
In the boys,
Squalicum, which ended the season ranked No. 1, is on the same side of the bracket with WV and Clarkston. Other possible contenders on the same side are Mark Morris and Ephrata.
“We’re in the toughest part of the bracket,” WV coach Jay Humphrey said. “Those are very, very good teams.”
Humphrey was in the Tri-Cities watching his son, Zach, play
for Community Colleges of Spokane in the NWAAC tournament. He drove from
Humphrey’s daughter, Jenna, plays for
In addition to Squalicum, other returning state placers in
the boys are Burlington-Edison (second), River Ridge (third), Clarkston
(fourth) and
The WV and