Oly Sports

Girls basketball

Mark Morris 49, River Ridge 46

Breanna Dubois hit a game tying layup for Mark Morris at the buzzer to tie the 2A state semifinal game with River Ridge at 43 at the end of regulation. Raimee Sluder hit two free throws with just 28 seconds remaining in the overtime session to give the Monarchs a 47-46 lead and following a Hawks turnover with 10 seconds left, Kourtney Eaton hit two free throws to put the Monarchs up by three, 49-46. Jazzlynn Brewster missed a last second three pointer and Mark Morris held on to end River Ridge’s state title hopes.

Mark Morris led at the half, 28-27, but didn’t score their first field goal until the 1:40 mark of the third quarter. River Ridge took a six point lead, their largest lead of the game, during that stretch on a Stevenson bucket with 3:48 remaining. But Ashley Coons’ two buckets down the stretch, the only two field goals of the quarter for the Monarchs, cut the Hawks lead to four.

Makenna Schultz stretched the lead back to six points with under six minutes remaining in regulation but the Hawks wouldn’t score again until Stevenson put them up 41-38 with 2:31 left to play. Karley Eaton tied the game at 41 at the 1:25 mark and Stevenson gave the Hawks the lead back twenty seconds later before Dubois’ runner sent the game into overtime.

Shultz gave the Hawks a 46-43 lead in the overtime period with 2:28 to play but it would be River Ridge’s only bucket in overtime. Mark Morris didn’t hit a field goal in the extra session but went 6-for-8 from the free throw line including Sluder’s two free throws that gave the Monarchs the lead for good.

Stevenson scored 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting and pulled down five rebounds for the Hawks. Brewster struggled from the field going 2-for-12 from the floor scoring 10 points thanks to a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe.

Kourtney Eaton scored 15 points for Mark Morris and Sluder added 11.

River Ridge will take on Renton at 1:00 PM tomorrow for third place and Mark Morris will face WF West for the 2A title at 7:00 PM.

Boys basketball

Seattle Prep 56, Timberline 52

Donaven Dorsey scored 21 points and Elijah Sanders chipped in 12 but Nevada bound DJ Fenner and Seattle Prep ended Timberline’s season with a 56-52 win in the consolation bracket at the Tacoma Dome this afternoon. Jack Stewart was the Blazer killer hitting four of his five three pointers in the second half to finish with 15 points.

Following their 78-55 loss to Franklin in the quarterfinals yesterday, Timberline’s title hopes may have been dashed but they are still alive to place at state.

Donaven Dorsey and the Blazers face Seattle Prep at 12:15 in the consolation bracket at the Tacoma Dome in a matchup between two of the best players in the state. Prep’s DJ Fenner is heading to Nevada after this season but is a bit banged up with an ankle injury and still scored 24 in their loss to Rainier Beach on Thursday.

You can hear the game live on the Eli Sports Network

Meanwhile, in Yakima, the River Ridge girls will face #1 Mark Morris in the 2A semifinals at 9:00 PM.

The Monarchs are 23-2 this season and beat the Hawks 60-48 in districts on February 12th en route to a District IV championship. They are coming off of a 57-42 win over West Valley in the semifinals.

No word on an Internet or radio broadcast yet. Will update if I find someone carrying the game.

Longview’s KEDO will carry the game tonight. You can listen online by clicking here.

The Timberline boys and the River Ridge girls open up play at WIAA basketball tournaments today in Tacoma and Yakima. The Blazers face the Franklin Quakers at 3:45 PM at the Tacoma Dome and the Hawks battle Burlington-Edison at 7:15 at the SunDome in Yakima.

Donaven Dorsey and the 16-9 Timberline boys will face another nine loss team in Franklin. The Quakers, led by senior guard Patrick Ball and his 18 points per game, lost three of their six postseason games including two to tournament favorite Rainier Beach but advanced to the Tacoma Dome with a 76-64 win over Stanwood in regionals play on Saturday. The Quakers fell to Mercer Island in districts before the Blazers finished the Islanders off at regionals.

The game can be heard on two local outlets: 1240 AM KGY or on the Eli Sports Network

In Yakima, the River Ridge girls draw #8 ranked Burlington-Edison in their quarterfinal game at the SunDome The Tigers are 20-3 overall with their only losses coming to league champ Ferndale, red hot Lynden Christian early in the season and Blaine late in conference play. Since the loss to the Borderites, Burlington-Edison has won five in a row and four relatively easy games in the playoffs including a 53-22 dismantling of Olympic in regionals.

You can hear the game online from Skagit County based station KAPS.