The Borderites scored 25 points in the fourth quarter to beat The Northwest School 67-56 at King’s Senior High School in Shoreline February 18 and complete a comeback that would send them on to the state tournament in Yakima.
Blaine started the game slow, falling nine points behind in the first quarter. The team remained behind at halftime, 32-25, and closed the gap to three points by the start of the fourth quarter. Then the seniors made sure it wasn’t the last game of their career.
Carson Lehnert scored seven points, Lucas Smith put in six, Ethan Koreski had five and Mathew Russ added four. The team totaled 25 points altogether in the quarter to Northwest’s 11 points.
Russ led Blaine with a team-high of 18 points total in the game. Lehnert scored 14 points, Smith and Koreski had 11 points each, junior Noah Tavis had 10 points and senior Lawrence Creasey-Pulphus added three points. Russ, Lehnert, Koreski and Tavis each had two three-pointers.
With the win, No. 7 Blaine goes on to play No. 2 Zillah Saturday, February 25 at Davis High School in Yakima. The winner advances to the quarterfinals on March 2 while the loser has to play in the round of 12 March 1. All games will be held in the Yakima Valley SunDome following the opening round.
The boys 1A state bracket can be found at bit.ly/3KATVbr.
Blaine improved its overall record to 16-7 with the win and secured a place in the final 12.
Statistics thanks to whatcomhoops.com.
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