Boys

Sunnyside Chr. 46, Mt. Rainier Luth. 39

Brandon Broersma scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter as the two-time defending state-champion Knights ensured themselves a state trophy by pulling away from the Hawks.

Behind Trevor Wagenaar, who scored 14 of his 20 points in the first half, Sunnyside Christian jumped out to an early lead that reached double figures in the first quarter. But the Hawks clamped down, limited the Knights to six points in the second and third quarters to take a 32-31 lead entering the fourth quarter.

An early three-point play by Broersma put SC back on top for good, but it didn’t put the game away until the closing minutes.

Broersma, a 6-foot-7 junior, hit 9 of 12 shots and also had 14 rebounds and seven blocked shots.

David Greenwood had 16 points and Carsten Neumiller 15 for Mt. Rainier Lutheran, which shot just 30 percent from the field.

Mt. Rainier Lutheran	9	11	12	7	- 39
Sunnyside Christian	19	6	6	15	- 46

 Mt. Rainier Lutheran (22-4) Greenwood 16, Schlatter 0, Hallenberg 3, Henderson 0, Neumiller 15, Pelissier 5, Pearson 0, Rasmus 0, Murphy 0, Yoon 0.

Sunnyside Christian (19-7) Wagenaar 20, Puterbaugh 0, Haak 3, Brouwer 4, Driesen 0, Hoff 0, Van Wingerden 0, Bosma 0, Broersma 19, Martin 0, Cervantes 0, Scheenstra 0.

Muckleshoot 67, Moses Lake Chr. 57

The Kings were red-hot from the field, and their scrambling defense frustrated the Lions in the win. Now they’ll play for their first state trophy in their second appearance.

Muckleshoot Tribal shot 60 percent in the first half to open a 30-17 lead and barely let down with a 55.6 percent second half. Ryan Oldman led the way with 18 points to go with a game-high 10 rebounds. Preston Brown came off the bench to score 15 points, hitting 5 of 7 3-pointers. Sean Taei had 11 points.

The Lions shot 27 percent in the first half and only improved to 30.8 in the second. They appeared poised to make a run when Joe Timofeyev converted a four-point play at the end of the third quarter to finally get MLC within 10 points at 46-40, but the Kings didn’t crack.

Timofeyev led the Lions with 25 points, hitting 10 of 15 free throws, and Conner Webb added 12. For just the second time in six appearances, MLC goes home without a trophy.

Muckleshoot	16	14	16	21	- 67
Moses Lake Christian	7	10	23	17	- 57

 Muckleshoot (19-7) Brendible 4, Mather 0, Taei 11, Cline 8, Brown 15, Esparza 9, Oldman 18.

Moses Lake Christian (21-4) Timofeyev 25, Allsbrook 1, Webb 12, McNamara 0, Kirkwood 9, Godfrey 2, Knopp 8.

Valley Christian 59, Neah Bay 54

Despite unraveling in the third quarter, the Panthers found a way to beat the Red Devils.

Valley Christian’s 13-point halftime lead turned into a four-point deficit heading into the fourth. The Panthers, however, took control in the final quarter and earned a spot in tonight’s title game.

Neah Bay’s full-court pressure defense forced Valley Christian into 16 second-half turnovers. The Panthers cleaned it up in the fourth and did enough down the stretch to come away with the win.

Kolby Blew made all seven of his free-throw attempts and finished with a game-high 20 points for Valley Christian. Craver Small added 15 points and 10 rebounds.

The Red Devils were led by Leyton Doherty’s 13 points.

Valley Christian	18	15	3	23	- 59
Neah Bay	14	6	20	14	- 54

 Valley Christian (23-2) Gage 0, Small 15, McConahy 7, Blew 20, Marchant 2, Jarvis 8, Tabbert 0, Piersol 7.

Neah Bay (20-4) Doherty 13, Halttunen 3, McGee 0, Venske 2, Greene 6, Dulik 10, Greene 4, Pascua 8, Smith 5, McCaulley 3, Reamer 0.

ACH 53, King’s Way 31

Derek Isaak had 17 points and eight rebounds and the Warriors came alive in the second half and beat the Knights to advance to tonight’s title game.

Almira/Coulee-Hartline led 16-8 at halftime, then responded with 37 second-half points. The Warriors made 13 of their 23 second-half shots, including all seven from the free-throw line.

Colin Deyarmin added 15 points for ACH. Chris Crenshaw led King’s Way with 11 points.

ACH	10	6	18	19	- 53
King’s Way	3	5	13	10	- 31

 Almira/Coulee-Hartline (21-6) Reece 0, Dr.Isaak 4, Evans 0, Johanson 3, Parton 0, Heathman 2, De.Isaak 17, Wellhausen 2, Hunt 4, Deyarmin 15, Thompson 6.

King’s Way (18-8) Becker 6, Crenshaw 11, Nelson 0, Friesen 2, Justus 0, Veltkamp 4, Sandhu 0, York 0, Coval 3, Snyder 0, Bukant 5, Kuramoto 0.