3/8/2025
(Tacoma, WA) The boys 3A Hardwood Classic at the Tacoma Dome will be followed start to finish on this post. We will update daily the scores and short re-caps with links to the game replays, updated bracket and the WIAA’s Tournament Central.
It’s Championship Saturday! Here are the match-ups for Day 4 and the re-caps from previous rounds.
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Saturday, March 8 CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY!
State Championship Game
(1) Rainier Beach 68, (5) Edmonds-Woodway 48
After suffering a stunning loss in the Regionals the Rainier Beach Vikings were razor focused on defending the prec ious 1 seed from the get-go on Wednesday. The Viks bullied their way through 9 seed Eastside Catholic in a loser out game on Wednesday 82-45. Up next R-B nearly hit the century mark scoring an eye-popping 99 points dismissing Seattle Prep 99-75 in the quarters.
In the semifinals, the Vikings would see a very familiar foe in their Metro rival the Garfield Bulldogs. Beach would pull away from the Dogs winning in comfortable fashion 59-47 sending them to the State Title game against Edmonds-Woodway.
The Warriors from Edmonds-Woodway were very much under the radar and just tended to their business getting the job done each step of the way. The 5th seeded Warriors knocked #4 Bellevue in the Regional. In the quarterfinals E-W faced #6 Lincoln and dismantled the Abes 73-36 to cruise into Friday’s semifinal against 2 seed Mt Spokane. The Warriors defense locked down the Wildcats holding them to single digits in 3 of the 4 quarters and advanced to the Title game for the 1st time in school history.
Now the issue for the Warriors was two-fold could they slow down the high powered Vikings offense? and if not could they keep up? The answers were yes as the Vikings averaged 80 points a game through the first 3 games and they held them to 68.
The problem was the second question with the answer being no, they could not keep up with the Vikings offense. E-W put forth a valiant effort and they were in the game through 3 quarters but could never get that big run to challenge late. At the break Rainier Beach led 32-25.
The 3rd quarter saw the Vikings start to build that final cushion outscoring the Warriors 19-13 to a 51-38 lead. The 4th quarter was no different as the Vikings added to their lead on their way to their 10th State Championship.
Jaylen Petty kept up his torrid pace leading the Vikings with 26 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals and was our Thorbeckes MVP of the game. The Vkings also got 11 points each from Kaden Powers and Marques Ili-Meneese. Nyale Robinson had 9 along with 4 steals. The Vikings shot 50% from the floor and 30% from behind the 3-point line.
Rainier Beach finished the year 25-2 while picking up their 10th State Championship. The Vikings have now been to the State Tournament 28 times with 10 Championships, 6 runner-ups and a total of 24 trophies. Their State Tournament record is now 70-25 for a 74% win rate.
Edmonds-Woodway had only played 2 state tournament games in their history and broke through with this team winning their 1st ever trophy and had a shot to make it the big trophy. The Warriors were led in the title game by Cameron Hiatt with a double-double of 15 pointsd and 12 rebounds. William Alseth added 13 and 5. The Warriors shot 43% from the floor and from the 3-point line going 6-14.
E-W finished the year with a 26-3 record and took home the 2nd place trophy and 1st in program history.
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Consolation Games
9:30am 4th/6th Place Game
(7) Seattle Prep 64, (8) Bellarmine Prep 58
The Seattle Prep Panthers finsihed the season strong and ended up with the 4th place trophy over a tenacisous Bellarmine Prep team. The Lions led the Panthers by 1 point after 3 quarters in a very good Saturday trophy game. Seattle Prep was able to pull away in the end outscoring Bellarmine 22-15 in the final quarter for the win.
Beckham King had a monster game with 31 points and 13 rebounds for the double-double. King was named the Thorbeckes MVP of the game. Niko Christofillis had 10 points while Nicholas Schanno scored 9 and grabbed 7 boards. The Panthers claimed their 13th State placing trophy and finished the year with a 20-11 record.
Bellarmine Prep began with a bang defeating top seeded Rainier Beach in the Regional and then battled hard to get to the Saturday trophy round. The Lions were led by Kade Price with 17 and Birk Johnston added 15. The Lions earned their 1st 3A trophy after droppiong down from 4A last year and was their 6th placing trophy.
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1pm 3rd/5th Place Game
(3) Garfield 47, (2) Mt Spokane 37
The Garfield Bulldogs fresh off their disappointing loss to their rival Rainier Beach bounced back on Saturday with a solid effort using a big 20-5 1st quarter to propel them to the 3rd place trophy.
Mt Spokane came out sluggish after also falling short on Friday to Edmonds-Woodway and in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters Garfield outscored the Wildcats 47-46. It was the slow start that Mt Spokane could not recover from and ended up with the 5th place trophy as Garfield added the 3rd place trophy to their history, it was their 4th 3rd place finish.
Garfield had 8 players get in the scorebook and were led by the 11 of Tripp Haywood and 10 points from Doni Burkett. The Bulldogs finished the year with a 19-7 record. JuJu Ervin won our Thorbeckes MVP award with a full stat line with 7 points, 9 rebounds, an assist, 3 blocked shots and 4 steals.
Mt Spokane took home 5th place and was their 5th state placing. The Wildcats were led by Nalu Vargas with 18 and 7 rebounds while Jaden Ghoreishi tallied a double-double with 16 points and 10 boards.
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Friday, March 7 Semifinal Friday
Consoltion Round (Loser Out)
(8) Bellarmine Prep 69, (6) Lincoln (Tac) 44
After 3 quarters it was a game with Bellarmine Prep building a 48-41 lead over the Lincoln Abes. But in the 4th quarter the Lions shut down the Abes holding them to just 3 points as they countered with 21 to pull away for the decisive win.
This ended the Abes season with a 26-6 final mark. Lincoln got 15 points from Trey Collier and O Shea Lamer added 10.
The Lions had 4 in double figures led by a double-double from Ben Heisel with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Ronnie Wiggins scored 15, J. J. Bordeaux added 14 and Kade Price scored 10 off the bench. The Lions are now 23-8 and will take on Seattle Prep for 4th place Saturday morning.
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(7) Seattle Prep 85, (4) Bellevue 73
In a high scoring affair the Seattle Prep Panthers built too much of a lead by halftime that the Bellevue Wolverines could never catch up. The Panthers outscored the Wolverines in the 2nd quarter 26-15 for a 47-37 halftime lead. The Panthers scored plenty to keep Bellevue at bay and earned a trophy playing for 4th place on Saturday against Bellarmine Prep.
Seattle Prep is now 19-11 and was led by Beckham King’s double-double of 28 points and 11 rebounds and just missed the tripler with 8 assists. Throw in 3 blocked shots and he was the easy Thorbeckes MVP of the game. Nirvaan Misra added 18 points and Dakota Jeffcoat had 12.
Bellevue had their season come to an end with a final record of 18-9. Bryce Smith led the Wolverines with 18 points and 8 boards, Tayten Jones with 16 and Eduardo Molina hadf 14.
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Semifinals (Winner to Championship, Loser to 3rd place game)
(5) Edmonds-Woodway 41, (2) Mt Spokane 34
This semifinal was defensive from the beginning with half of the 4 quarters seeing 4 single digit scoring from the teams and the Mt Spokane Wildcats had 3 of them scoring only 9 2nd half points. The Edmonds-Woodway Warriors never scored more than 11 and just 9 in the 4th but overcame a 16-10 deficit after the 1st quarter.
The Warriors trailed 25-21 at the breask but then took the lead on an 11-4 3rd quarter and held off the Wildcats wsith a 9-5 4th quarter to advance to the State Championship game on Saturday night against Rainier Beach.
Cameron Hiatt was easily the Thorbeckes MVP as he led the Warriors with 28 points and 9 rebounds. He scored 68% of the Warriors points. He added 3 assists, a blocked shot and 2 steals.
Nalu Vargas had 14 points and 10 boards for the doubler while Jaden Ghoreishi also double-doubled with 12 and 14. The Wildcats fall into the consolation and will play Garfield for 3rd place on Saturday.
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(1) Rainier Beach 59, (3) Garfield 47
After the 1st quarter Rainier Beach coach Mike Bethea reminded his team about the Regional loss to Bellarmine and asked if they wanted to do that again or start playing hoops after Garfield ran off to a 20-10 1st quarter lead.
That was the reminder the Vikings needed as they dominated the 2nd quarter 21-4 and took a 31-24 lead. The Bulldogs Coach coountered at halftime challenging his squad and they came out in the 3rd battling hard and shaved 2 points off the deficit trailing by just 5 heading into the final 8 minutes.
The Bulldogs offense then went cold at the worse possible time managing only 7 4th quarter points while Beach doubled them up with 14 to ease away and clinch their 16th trip to the State Championship game.
Rainier Beach was led by Kaden Powers with 20 points, 4 boards and 2 blocked shots to earn our Thorbeckes MVP award. Jaylen Petty added 14 and 5 assists. The Vikings improved to 24-2 and will face Edmonds-Woodway for the State Title on Saturday. The Vikings will be seeking their 10th Title.
Garfield got 14 points from both Tripp Haywood and Juju Ervin. Ervin added 16 boards for the doubler. The Bulldogs are now 18-7 and will take on Mt Spokane for 3rd place on Saturday.
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Thursday, March 6 (Winner to Semifinals, Loser to Consolation)
(5) Edmonds-Woodway 73, (6) Lincoln 36
The Edmonds-Woodway Warriors continue to fly under the radar in this tournament and may be to the detriment of those who underestimate them. E-W rolled in this quarterfinal over the Lincoln Abes with consistent offense and a swarming defense.
The Warriors held the Abes to just 7 in the 2nd and 6 in the 3rd while building a commanding 55-23 lead through 3 quarters. E-W poured in 26 in the 3rd to blow open the game and cruised to the win.
The Warriors were led by a mammoth effort from Cameron Hiatt who pumped in 33 points while grabbing 14 rebounds for a double-double and had his own triple double by drawing 10 fouls from the Abes. This was clearly our Thorbeckes MVP of the game winner.
Chipping in for the Warriors was William Alseth with 15 as 7 Warriors would find the scoring column.
Lincoln just never got the offense rolling and only Trey Collier hit double figures with 11. Lincoln drops to 26-5 and hopes to rebound on Friday in a loser out consolation game against Bellarmine Prep at 12:15.
Edmonds-Woodway is now 26-2 and rolls into the semifinals on a hot streak and will take on Mt Spokane at 7:15.
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(2) Mt Spokane 52, (8) Bellarmine Prep 48
Bellarmine Prep came into the tournament with a mighty big notch in their belt when they stunned top seeded Rainier Beach with a 59-57 win in regionals. So how hard would the 2 seed be? They were looking at pulling off the rare daily-double of beating the 1 seed and then defeating the 2 seed in back-to-back games.
The Lions nearly pulled it off leading 37-29 heading into the 4th quarter. B-P held the Wildcats to just 7 in tghe 2nd and 8 in the 3rd but couldn’t muster enough offense to blow open the game. This left the door open to an experienced and tough Mt Spokane team who have been a regular visitor to the Tacoma Dome under Coach Dave Wagenblast.
The Cats picked up their offense and tightened the defense to come from behind and deny Bellarmine their 2nd straight huge win. Mt Spokane outscored the Lions 17-9 and took advantage of getting to the free throw line hitting 21-28 for a 75% clip. Jaden Ghoreishi led the Cats with 19 and going 11-11 from the line. He double-doubled with 12 rebounds and was named our Thorbeckes MVP of the game.
Cade Strocsher chipped in 7 points and 8 boards while Rock Franklin hit for 9.
Bellarmine was led by J. J. Bordeaux with 18 points and Ronnie Wiggins scored 10. The Lions drop to 22-8 and take on Lincoln at 12:15 on Friday in a loser out consolation game.
Mt Spokane is headed to the semifinals after improving to 19-8. The Wildcats take on Edmonds-Woodway on Friday at 7:15pm.
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(3) Garfield 70, (4) Bellevue 54
The 3rd seeded Bulldogs were ready for the Bellevue Wolverines and jumped out to a 38-24 halftime lead. The Dogs would extend that lead to 55-37 after 3 and cruise to the win and a shot at the Title game.
8 Bulldogs would score with 4 in double figures. BJ Roy Jr led with 18, added 7 boards with a blocked shot and a steal to esarn our Thorbeckes MVP of the game. D-Jack Jackson added 14, Tripp Haywood had 12 and Doni Burkett finished with 11. JuJu Ervin ripped 11 boards for Garfield.
Bellevue was led by Nicholas Norrah with 16 points. The Wolverines drop to 18-8 and play a loser out consolation game on Friday at 2pm against Seattle Prep.
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(1) Rainier Beach 99, (7) Seattle Prep 75
174 points were scored in this crazy up and down scoring frenzy and the Rainier Beach Vikings still likely stinging from losing their regional game have put up two straight dominant wins. It’s hard to dominate a team that scores 75 in 32 minutes like Seattle Prep put up Thursday night but the Vikings are clearly focused.
The Panthers actually led after 1 19-17 but Beach kicked in their offense with 29 in the 2nd and led 46-34. Seattle Prep answered in the 3rd with 25 but still lost ground as R-B had 28 and then they just overwhelmed the 7 seed and Metro League partner with a 25-16 4th quarter run for the final massive score.
Dre Morris hit for 25 hitting 7 3-balls shooting 78% behind the arc. Beach shot 58% from the floor and were 11-25 from long range for 44% and 14-15 from the line shooting 93%. With his efforts Morris earned our Thorbeckes MVP of the game award.
He had plenty of support with Jaylen Petty scoring 21, Micah Ili-Meneese had 19 and Kaden Powers finished with 12.
The Panthers were led by Niko Christofillis with 24 and was 3-6 from the 3 point line, Beckam King added 11 while Nirvaan Misra and Nicholas Schanno each scored 10. Seattle Prep drops to 18-11 and plays Friday in a consolation game at 2pm against Lincoln. Winner takes home a trophy, loser is out.
Rainier Beach is now 23-2 and headed to the Semifinals and will play at 9pm for the 3rd straight night and face an old friend in the Garfield Bulldogs.
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Wednesday, March 5 (Winner to Quarterfinals, Loser Out)
(6) Lincoln (Tac) 53, (14) Federal Way 48
The Abes stretched their lead to 6 at the half and then held off the Eagles after they made a run late in the game. Trey Collier came up with the big play with a steal in a 1 possession game with just 7 seconds to play to seal the win.
Lincoln got a big boost from Uriah Wilson off the bench who hgit 4 3-balls and led the team with 12 points. Davion Shareef-Dulaney added 11 while both Collier and Kasey Williams knocked in 10. Williams added 5 blocked shots to his stat line. But Wilson caught the eye of our crew with his 4 for 5 3-point shooting to earn our Thorbeckes MVP of the game.
Federal Way had their chances but their season is over. The Eagles got 20 points from Brandon McVey, 11 from Jacob Hurskin and Marcel Jones added 10. Federal Way finished the season 21-5.
The Abes are now 26-4 and advance to the quarterfinals at 3:45 against Edmonds-Woodway.
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(2) Mt Spokane 48, (10) Monroe 39
Mt Spokane kept the defensie pressure on the Monroe Bearcats holding them to single digits in 2 quarters and not allowing more than 14 in a single quarter. After building a 25-17 halftime lead the Wildcats were able to keep Monroe at an arm’s length distance to advance to quarterfinal Thursday.
Mt Spokane was led by Jaden Ghoreishi with 24 and 18 rebounds for the double-double and earned our Thorbeckes MVP of the game. Ghoreishi was one of only 2 players in the game in double figures. The Wildcats had 7 in the scorebook.
The Bearcats leading scorer was Caleb Campbell with 11 while Chayce Waite-Keller went 7 and 7 with 7 points and 7 rebounds. Monroe finished the year with a 22-4 record.
Mt Spokane improved to 18-8 and will play on Thursday in the quarterfinals against Bellarmine Prep at 5pm.
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(4) Bellevue 52, (13) Liberty 44
This game was a coin toss through 3 quarters and featured 7 lead changes as the Wolverines and Patriots were tied at the half at 24-24 and Belleue led slightly 38-37 after 3 quarters. But in the 4th the Bellevue defense and the Pats going cold allowed the Wolvrines to edge away and post the win with a 14-7 final 8 minutes.
Bellevue’s Bryce Smith just missed a double-double with 9 points and 14 boards. His effort was recognized as our Thorbeckes Game MVP winner. He also blocked a shot and had 3 steals. Tayten Jones led the Wolverines with 19 points and they shot a solid 78% from the line going 14-18.
Liberty got 24 points from Jackson Whitaker and 11 from Max Vermeulen. They were just 3-19 from behind the arc shooting the 3 pointer at 15%. The Patriots ended the year with an 18-9 record.
Bellevue improved to 18-7 and play in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 7:15 against #3 Garfield.
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(1) Rainier Beach 82, (9) Eastside Catholic 45
The #1 seed was stunned in the Regionals losing to 8 seeded Bellarmine Prep. It appears it caught the Vikings attention as they came out on fire against one of their Metro rivals Eastside Catholic. Beach dumped in 46 points by halftime and doubled up the Crusaders 46-23. They kept the pressure on and ran off with an impressive big win.
The Vikings were led by Kaden Powers with 22 points, Jaylen Petty added 19, Margues Ili-Meneese scored a double-double with 12 points and 10 boards while Micah Ili-Meneese just missed a double-double going 9-9. Powers also picked off 8 rebounds had 5 assists nds 2 steals to earn our Thorbeckes MVP of the game award.
E-C got 14 points fcrom Alex Elston and 10 from Tytan McNeal. The Crusaders end the year with a 14-15 record,
Rainier Beach advances to the quarterfinals on Thursday night at 9pm where they take on 7th seed Seattle Prep.
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Feb 28, Mar 1 Regional Round
Winner to Quarterfinals, Loser to Round of 12
(8) Bellarmine Prep 59, (8) Rainier Beach 57
(7) Seattle Prep 61, (2) Mt Spokane 47
(3) Garfield 70, (6) Lincoln (Tac) 57
(5) Edmonds-Woodway 66, (4) Bellevue 56 (OT)
Winner to Quarterfinals, Loser Out
(9) Eastside Catholic 52, (17) Prairie 50
(10) Monroe 62, (15) Gig Harbor 33
(14) Federal Way 49, (11) Auburn-Mountainview 41
(13) Liberty 64, (12) Shorecrest 59
Feb, 25 Opening Round (Loser Out)
(17) Prairie 76, (16) Central Valley 72
(15) Gig Harbor 71, (18) North Central 56
(14) Federal Way 52, (19) Shorewood 33
(13) Liberty 63, (20) Silas 51
Last Year’s Trophy Winners
Champions Eastside Catholic
2nd Rainier Beach
3rd Mt Spokane
4th Mountlake Terrace
5th O’Dea
6th Garfield
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