Live updates, scores: Washington MLK Day high school basketball tournaments (1/15/2024)
Lots of basketball being played on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Monday around the greater Puget Sound area in Washington.
If you want to go watch it in person, check out the five sites hosting in this preview.
As far as live coverage, SBLive WA reporters will continue to update this post with scores and game recaps throughout the day.
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KING SHOWCASE, SHOWARE CENTER
Tahoma girls 72, Liberty 48
Clinging to just a 3-point lead in the first quarter at 16-13, Tahoma rattled off a 16-8 run to close out the first half with an 11-point lead at 32-21.
That lead held in the second half, with the Bears rolling on both ends of the floor en route to the 72-48 victory.
Brooke Deyak led the Bears with a team-high 15 points. As a team, Tahoma shot 54.9% from the field.
Liberty's Ella Whitaker scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Patriots' offense, but they shot only 37% as a team.
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Photo by Vince Miller
Tahoma boys 71, Olympia 43
Olympia missed its first 13 shots from the field digging itself a hole it couldn't get out of in a 71-43 win for Tahoma.
Tahoma, the fifth-ranked team in the WIAA RPI, was in control from the start, leading 18-3 after the first quarter.
Olympia, meanwhile, couldn't buy a basket, finishing the game with a 21% shooting percentage.
Dalton Brown scored a game-high 21 points and Parker Plowman added 16. Adam Davis recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
No Olympia player scored in double figures with Matt Lindbloom scoring a team-high eight.
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Photo by Vince Miller
Mount Si boys 63, Roosevelt 38
Sophomore Latt Ford scored a game-high 21 points, senior Trevor Hennig added 20 and the Mount Si Wildcats rolled to a dominant 63-38 win over Roosevelt.
Originally scheduled to play Tualatin out of Oregon, the Wildcats had to pivot when the Timberwolves weren't able to make the trip up because of the weather.
The change of opponent didn't matter as Mount Si was able to showcase its high flying offense from the first whistle.
The Wildcats shot 48.1% from the field and showed off on the defensive end, holding Roosevelt to 28.6% shooting.
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Enumclaw girls 58, Kennedy Catholic 35
Having to jump in as a replacement game at the last-minute didn't seem to bother Enumclaw at all, as it out-played Kennedy Catholic in just about every facet in a 58-35 win.
Gracie Finkoess led the Hornets with 11 points, Natalie DeMarco scored nine and led the team in rebounds with five, while Camryn Thomas and Emma Holt each contributed eight.
The Hornets got ahead early, outscoring the Lancers 21-9 in the first quarter.
Kennedy Catholic shot just 30.6% from the field and was led by Riley Burns who scored a game-high 17 points.
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Lynden boys 64, King's 39
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Lynden held King's to its lowest scoring total all season in a 64-39 win in a battle of the two-time defending Class 2A champion and the Class 1A runner-up the last two seasons.
Senior Anthony Canales scored a game-high 22 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead the Lions.
The Lions raced out to a 22-6 lead after the first quarter and never looked back, outscoring the Knights in every frame.
Lynden led by as many as 27 points in a game that was as lopsided as the final score indicated.
Photo by Vince Miller
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King's girls 52, White River 49 (OT)
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An early lead over White River quickly evaporated for King's, but the Knights were able to wipe away a 12-point deficit in the second half to outlast the Hornets, 52-49 in overtime.
Trailing 9-2 in the first quarter, the Hornets' offense couldn't seem to buy a bucket, but a 10-2 run to end the frame gave White River a slim 12-11 lead after eight minutes.
After trading baskets for much of the second quarter, the Hornets found a bit of a run to close out the first half with a 30-24 lead.
The Hornets built their lead up to double digits in the third quarter, but the Knights answered with a fiery comeback bid to erase the deficit and eventually retake the lead in the fourth quarter.
That strong fourth quarter by the Knights forced overtime where they outlasted the Hornets to walk away with the win.
Photo by Vince Miller
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Auburn Mountainview boys 59, Puyallup 47
Auburn Mountainview guard Sebastian Arius was hot from beyond the arc early to help put Puyallup in a hole it couldn't overcome.
Arius scored a game-high 20 points, hitting five of his eight shots from deep, to lead the Lions' offense that led by as many as 16 in the game.
Auburn Mountainview's Mande Wanlemvo also scored in double figures for the Lions with 10 points.
As a team, the Lions shot 51.2% from the field. Puyallup shot 41.2%.
Sophomore post Will Nasinec led the Vikings with 12 points in the loss, shooting 6-of-8 from the field.
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Photo by Vince Miller
Enumclaw boys 36, Kent-Meridian 34
There wasn't a ton of offense to go around, but Enumclaw mustered just enough in a narrow win over Kent-Meridian.
The come-from-behind effort from the Hornets was spearheaded by Wyatt Neu who scored a game-high 16 points and brought down seven rebounds coming off the bench.
Kent-Meridian jumped out to the early lead scoring the first eight points of the game, marking the largest lead the Royals would have all morning.
Trailing by three points heading into the fourth quarter, Enumclaw held the Royals to just two points in the final frame.
Only four players scored for Kent-Meridian with Julius Graham pouring in a game-high 16 points.
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PUGET SOUND HOLIDAY CLASSIC
Camas 64, Garfield 62 (OT)
The Papermakers scored six unanswered points in the final minute of overtime, capped by Keirra Thompson's two game-sealing free throws, and the reigning Class 4 A runners-up scored a big victory over the three-time defending Class 3A champions in Tacoma.
Both squads are ranked No. 1 in their respective classifications by SBLive WA.
Katie Fiso sent the game into overtime with her long 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds to go - and Garfield held a 59-58 lead before Camas went on the 6-0 run, triggered by Reagan Jamison's three-point play with 50.2 seconds to go.
Fiso, an Oregon signee, led all scorers with 25 points - 14 coming in the final three minutes of regulation and overtime. Addison Harris led Camas with 23 points and 14 rebounds.
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Nooksack Valley 54, Union 41
The defending Class 1A champions never were able to put the Titans away until late, and rode Devin Coppinger's 16 points to a non-league win in Tacoma.
Nooksack Valley scored the first four points of the fourth quarter, capped by two Tana Hoekema free throws, to push its lead to 44-32 with 7:17 to go. The lead grew to 17 point in the final two minutes.
Brooklynn Haywood led all scorers for Union with 18 points.
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Bothell 57, Caruthers (CA) 55 (OT)
Photo by Todd Milles
A few days ago, McKylee Hawkins won a game in overtime with a last-second shot.
On Monday, she did it another way - with a blocked shot.
Hawkins' cleanly swatted away a game-winning 3-point attempt from the right corner, and the Cougars held off the 2019 state champions from California.
"I was trying not to hit her body," Hawkins said. "I tried by going to the side (on the follow through)."
Bothell broke a 55-55 tie on Makenzie Kooy's inside basket on a nifty feed from Yuna McConnell with nine seconds to go in overtime.
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Mead 62, Lakeside of Seattle 60
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The Panthers sank 13 3-pointers, including nine by sophomore Gracie Wenkheimer as they handed the 3A Metro League leaders a first loss this winter.
Mead won despite a game-high 35 points from Mia Broom, a Columbia signee.
"She is a phenomenal player," Mead girls coach Quantae Anderson said of Broom. "I think Columbia got a steal."
Wenkheimer's final 3-pointer gave the Panthers a 59-55 lead with 52 seconds to go.
Sienna Olson responded with a 3-pointer for the Lions 37 seconds later, but Teryn Gardner - who had a quiet 13 points - made three of four three throws down the stretch.
It was a matchup of the top-ranked Class 3A squads in the WIAA"s RPI rankings.
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MLK 'THE DREAM' SHOWCASE
Eastside Catholic boys 64, Richland 63
Jacob Cofie, a University of Virginia signee, ran interference when time was ticking down on his team, Eastside Catholic, the top-ranked team in Class 3A.
That allowed senior teammate Kayden Greene to steal a little limelight.
Greene knocked down what turned out to be the game-winning 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds left as the Crusaders rallied for a gritty victory over Richland, ranked No. 3 in Class 4A, on Monday at the MLK “The Dream” Showcase at Federal Way High School.
On the final possession for Eastside Catholic (13-1), Cofie dribbled out top and when the defense went with him, Cofie found an open Greene, who finished with 13 points and three 3-pointers.
EC made six 3-pointers to rally from a nine-point first-half deficit and a six-point third-quarter hole. Cofie led the Crusaders with 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Richland (8-3) was led by the 24 points of Landen Northrop, who drilled five 3-pointers. Jack Forbes and Josh Woodard added 12 points apiece.
The Bombers called timeout with 4.2 seconds remaining and had two chances to get off a game-winning shot, but failed to do so with inbounds passes.
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Lake Washington girls 47, Sumner 40
Photo by Vince Miller
Another big test. Another better-than-average passing grade for the Lake Washington girls basketball team.
The Kangaroos, ranked No. 5 in Class 3A, knew that facing Sumner, ranked No. 3 in Class 4A, was no easy task.
Junior guard Paige Citron made sure Lake Washington finished strong, draining a pair of timely 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter as the Kangs downed the Spartanson Monday at Federal Way High School.
LW is the three-time defending Class 3A state runner-up. It’s performances like Monday that could help them break through for the school’s first state title after three consecutive losses in championship games.
Citron, who has played in the last two 3A title games, helped the Kangs shake off Sumner (14-1) and hand the Spartans their first loss of the season. She converted a pair of dagger 3-pointers to start the fourth quarter just 28 seconds apart, sinking one with 6:15 left in the game and another with 5:47 to play for a 41-34 cushion.
Sophomore Ashley Uusitalo led the Kangs with 14 points and freshman Julia Benthin chipped in 10 points. Citron finished with eight points.
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Emerald Ridge girls 60, Eastlake 55
Photo by Todd Milles
Senior guard Naomi Senato had 15 points and the ninth-ranked Jaguars (10-5) upset the defending Class 4A state champions, building a big lead late and hanging on at Federal Way High School.
Krista Kostoff scored on a layin for fourth-ranked Eastlake (10-6) to pull her team with 58-53 with 1:02 remaining, but Emerald Ridge made enough plays late to seal the victory.
Sofia Aluas led the Wolves with 16 points and Tatum Wood added 15.
Naleila Cammack added 11 points for the Jaguars.
Both 4A teams had players suffer significant injuries in the second half. First, freshman forward Raymiah Jackson of Emerald Ridge fell to the floor with 4:57 showing in the third quarter, screaming out in pain with an apparent leg injury.
Then, at the 2:03 mark of the fourth quarter, Eastlake’s Alaus hit the bleachers scrambling for a loose ball and was helped to the locker room putting no weight on her right leg. Alaus also appeared to hit her face and head on the bleachers in the fall.
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