High School Sports

Abolishing their three-year hiatus from the biggest game in high school basketball, Garfield and O’Dea would meet one last time with an opportunity to hoist the gold ball trophy that was nestled along the baseline during the game.

Increasing their lead from 46-34 at the end of the third quarter to 58-49 as the buzzer sounded the Garfield Lady Bulldogs completed their quest for a three-peat.

Garfield outscored Auburn 34-21 in the second half to secure their semifinal victory and earn a spot in the WIAA Boys 3A championship game against O'Dea.

O’Dea pulled off a 57-52 upset over the number one seeded Mt. Spokane Wildcats. Mason Williams finished the game with 14 points, while teammate Miles Clark chipped in 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks.

Katie Fiso finished the game with 26 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals as Garfield defeated the Mead Panthers 63-54.

The Garfield Bulldogs went on a 17-0 second quarter run to pull away from Shorecrest during their WIAA 3A quarterfinal matchup. Garfield won the game 71-60 to advance to the semifinals.

Auburn advances to the WIAA State 3A boys' semifinals with a 45-42 victory over Eastside Catholic.

Mason Williams scored 14 points to go along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals to lead O'Dea to a 54-52 victory over Mountlake Terrace.

Garfield's Jayda Lewis finished with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 7 steals in the Lady Bulldogs' 53-46 victory over Lakeside in the quarterfinals of the state girls 3A basketball championships.

The Highlanders’ Baumann exploded for 10 points, making everything from three-pointers to fade-away jump shots, and pump-faking a defender before hitting a floater, as he managed to score at will against Rainier Beach defenders.