2024 3A Boys Basketball Championship Game Eastside Catholic 65 - Rainier Beach 57

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making their way to the mountaintop outof the Metro League, and they need
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a first in program my Histery,Good evening, and welcome to the twenty
twenty four WIAA Geza Credit Union StateBasketball Championships tonight from the Tacoma Dome.
The boys three a state title batbetween the ten seed Vikings up Rainier Beach
High Up against the second seed Crusadersof East Pside Catholic. Welcome once again,

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Mike Benton with you, alongside JoeWithy and Joe Rainier Beach surviving all
the way to the mountaintop in spiteof a seventeen and ten record, can
they come out last team standing andin a maybe Cinderella will in a year.
And East Side Catholic, Well,they've waited a long time for this.
Can they calm the nerves to grabtheir first AID title ever? Yeah,
that's the question, Mike. Leadingup here, Rainer Beach has had

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a little longer week than East SideCatholic. They have three wins North Thurston,
North Central and a dominant win overOday last night to get to the
title game. East Side Catholic,the higher seed, has beaten Lincoln and
a close, hard fought win overMount Spokane last night. And these two
teams have already played three times thisyear. We'll dive into the storylines plus

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Side Catholic Here in the seven pmgame of State Basketball Championship action Mike Benton

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alongside Joe with the and diving intomore two players we're gonna be talking about
maybe a lot Joe for Ranier BeachCayden Powers. He put on a show
last night and does he have maybeone more big game in him? His
best game of the season had tobe twenty eight points eleven of nineteen some
step back long three pointers. Theycould not stop him. O Dake had

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two or three different players guard himand twenty eight He led the way as
a east Side Catholic meets him tonightand he's their top player right now.
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twenty four WIAA CASA Credit Union StateBasketball Championships. Mike Benton with you alongside
show with the Eastside Catholic under headcoach Brent Merrick. We're gonna be talking
a lot about a guy named JacobKofei, a senior and Virginia commit the
spotlight on him and does he haveone more game to go out with a
bang? Yeah? You know,watching him last year and watching him this

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year, he is so much moreactive, quicker, involved in the offense,
shooting three pointers instead of just postingup. And he's vocal out there
as well. He wants to winas all these players do. But a
big move forward in his senior yearfor Jacob Kolfe. How slides are down
here inside that Ta Coma domes.Your lineups are being rolled out right now.

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Let's get to those. First offfor Rainier Beasts, a ten seed.
They are pursuing their tenth state championshipUnderstory Dead coach Mike but THEEA they'll
go with Caden Powers on the wingagain again me talking a lot about him,
perhaps a six foot five junior anda wing. Also Darius Wilcher six
foot three senior. He's a guardand wing. Also at the guard wing
position. Mac O Rivers, asix foot two junior, the big man

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of the middle Dominic Robinson. He'ssix foot nine senior as well, and
also to begin, Niel Robinson,son of Nate Robinson, a five foot
eleven junior guard and for Eastside Catholicunder head coach Brent Merrick. They're gonna
go with Dash lambell Ingram a fivefoot nine sophomore point guard. Nate Cron
also here to begin, six footfour senior. Also at the guard position.

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Cayden Green, he is a sixfoot three senior. Jacob Kofe,
as we mentioned, the Virginia Commit, a four star recruit, six foot
ten senior. He can play theguard forward in center position, and yambi
aclog rounding things out, a sixfoot ten center. And we'll be talking
about this team maybe as far ashow much they can do under the paint,

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maybe for much of this evening.A Metro state matchup once again at
the mountaintop here for these two programs, a rematch also the twenty fourteen title
game for a time that they havemet now this season. East Side led
the regular season until two to oneas the Crusaders twenty one and six on

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the regular season and Rainier Beach upand down seventeen to ten, but again
to the state title game, whichagain just shows the teeth of how tough
this gout or this this metro leagueis. It is Garfield and oday these
four teams are always near the top, and they've played, as you mentioned,
three times Eastside Catholics taken two ofthose threes so far, but Rainer

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Beach has a victory against them,and their confidence is high. Three wins
this week here in the Tacoma Dome, and again the experience of the coaching
staff Mike, but they the legendaryMic but they eight state championships at Rainier
Beach. He's also been runner upfive times, so he is not a

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stranger to the Tacoma Dome on Saturdaynight at all. He's got his team
back here after just a real runawaywin against Odell last night. Who if
there were any odds in that game, I think ode would have been the
favorite. Rainier Beach aiming for theirfirst eight titles since twenty sixteen. Last
night, as you mentioned, theyran away with it in that win over

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o Day. So how tough isthis one going to be on them?
East Side Catholic? Last game theyheld off Mount Spokane in the semis.
Can they get a better shooting performance? Last night? They were forty percent
from the field. That's right.Mount Spokane beato day to day for third
place, by the way, andMount Spokane ran into the size of east
Side Catholic with Jacob Kofi at six' ten and Yabi aclock right there with

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them. They start to very tallplayers that make you adjust your shot.
And they bring Cody Green off thebench who has a lot of size as
well. He played very well lastnight in their victory over Mount Spokane.
So it's the size of East SideCatholic that everybody has to deal with.
It'll be Rainer Beach and their blackcolored uniforms along with an orange and blue

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trim as well. East Side Catholicand their white uniforms here for this evening
with an orange trim as well.Rainer Beach left to right, Abrosher Dial
Katholic going the opposite way. Thesetwo programs didn't have to come too far
away for a student and family support. They're packed. The ball is up
eastside. Catholic win with the tipand we are underway. Glambell Ingram brings

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it right across a timeline and nowoff to the left side. They'll feed
it on the wing. Has theball over the head now of Krone.
Swum back out to lambell Ingram afterKrohn squares up, bed the post inside
and looking to kick it back outat log is a swinging back left side.
Chron three ball on the way toofar the shot and the rebound pulled
down by rainder Beach. Chron willshoot the three often and he was a

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big part of their victory last night. Niel Robinson brings the ball upcourt,
Swum back out and out of thetop wheelchair with us back down to the
basket, dribbled drive left side intothe paint, kick the back out Robinson
three pointer on the way off theiron rebound pulled down by rainder Beach and
they'll reset as now to the rightside. Powers goes up fifteen footer off

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the remnants and Rainier Beach on theboard first up two nothing that shot affected
by Jacob Kofe, but the extensionand a little fallaway by Powers. He
got a great bounce on his firstshot. Cayden Powers twenty eight points in
last nine victory. Kofee to thetop at the high post, swung left
corner of chrone. Three ball onthe way, two short rebound pull down

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by east Side Catholic up for therebound, the shot didn't go and back
comes Rainier Beach on the run.Robinson left wing pull up three. Yes,
Niel Robinson is on the board afterlast night. One to four from
three point range, he knocks downthe triple. It's five nothing Rainier Beach.
Yeah. He has outstanding range anda great start for Beach hitting their

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first two shots, putting Eastside Catholicin a little bit of an early hole
lambell Ingram dribbled drive unto the paint. Rainier Beach dropped the ball. They
fed out ahead. Robinson behind theback pull up three in and out and
a loose ball pulled right back downby Eastside Catholic. That was Yabbey aklaw.
Yeah, he takes it away fromDominic Robinson. Cayden Green had the

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post prone spun baseline goes up,bank shot, no good, rebound pulled
down by the Vikings in bat theycome for the first five points in this
game. Robinson's gonna try a threeonce again, too short and a rebound
pulled right back down by Wilcher.That's a two offensive rebounds for Reener Beach
already, mostly due to the longbounce Wilcher handing off now for Caden powers

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as the Vikings on to a goodstart so far. To begin this one,
Dominic Robinson big man goes to hisright, bank shot off glass,
no good and the rebound pulled downby acloga Eastside Catholic. He didn't score
last night, Dominic Robinson, butthey didn't need him. Lambull ingram to
the paint, missed the five footjumper, rebound pulled down by aclog goes

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up, bank shot, got itto go and on the board. Yeah,
under pressure, still able to powerthrough and score much needed bucket for
east Side. Kathleen Vikings had thefirst five to seven points in this game
as now. Niel Robinson won't getthis one. It's an offensive fat look
like maybe a moving screen, andit's the first foul of this ball game

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of five h seven ago in thefirst court, Maco Rivers with the foul
for Greenier Beach and that junior hada good game last night too. He
hit a couple of outside shots andhad a roaring dunk as well as the
exclamation point put on that old dayvictory. Man six foot two junior can
get up chron will feed the postright side kofee kick back out Cron for

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three two short rebound pulled down byMaco Rivers and back comes Rainier Beach into
the paint. Rivers lay up offthe rim, no good rebound, put
right back umping in by Dominic Robinson. Dominic Robinson right there for the putback
and reener. Beach off to ahot start at seven to two, four
thirty eight to go in the firstquarter. As the ball to the east
side, Catholic into the post leftside at log we'll square up with this

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man Robinson into the paint five foothut shot off the rim, got a
default. Well, the jump hookfrom a six to ten player is not
possible to stop. At the collegelevel, atlog two for two seven to
four in favor of Rainier Beach herein the seven o'clock Boys three eight state
title game, as Robinson left sidewill float it in in a fifteen foot

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jumper off the back iron by Robinson, Eastside Catholic pulled the ball back down
and backus lambull ingram. Yeah,not a bad look there for Dominic.
Robinson pretty active in the offense,already drawn to the right wing. We'll
feed it into the post up,goes Kofee and he got fouled under the
basket with three fifty seven ago andthat'll be two shots coming. Nate Crone

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already with four shot attempts, includingthree threes, and he will take the
open three pointer. You know,he hasn't been able to score as of
yet, and that's one of thereasons East Side Catholic down. But Kofee,
he takes his time on these freethrows. He is a directed guy
this year. Only had to shootone of them last night and miss his

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first one off back iron. Andone thing's for sure. If East Side
Catholic wants a chance in this gamelightly, they're gonna have to get Jacob
Kofe going here. Definitely. He'stheir number one player for sure. He'll
step out and shoot a three.He's got excellent form, not able to
convert on those screen throws. Missboth three throws and the Vikings pull the

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ball back in. But a fouland this is gonna go right back here
to the Vikings that Fallonyside Catholic CadenGreen. He is super quick. He
plays a great floor game. That'sthe first time we've mentioned his name.
It won't be the last, ashe's not a big outside shoulder. He'll
take the three at times, butwe're looking at aclog and Kofe for inside

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play for East Side Catholic. Firstfoul on Green as Wheelcher has the ball
now to the top, pull upnineteen foot jumper on the way way off
the mark left side and a reboundpulled down by Crowing and back on the
Crusaders seven to four in favorite ofthe Vikings here in the seven o'clock State
title game, as going up lambullIngram a three pointer was lock and the
Vikings come right back with the basketball. The CEO rivers on the block,

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powers for three left wing, missedit rebound Dominic Robinson at the remed goes
eastside, Katholic pulls it down.If they come on the run, lambull
lingering across a timeline and right side. Aclock repointer. He got it.
Now, that's something I didn't seelast night. You'll be Aclock shooting three
pointers if him and Kofe can hitfrom outside. Uh, that's big trouble

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for Rainier Beach. Ten points.He was four of eight from the field.
Is this one is all tied atseven apiece? Dominic Robinson jap step
now spins in a lane, righthand shot, got it to go.
He lays it up, but thenwant to move. That is a great
sign for Beach. Is again nota factor last night. He didn't need
to be with powers having such agreat game. But already four points.

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Prone now to the top, acklog back for pron right. We're looking
for Kofee. This one spike theway with the vikings. Prone gets a
back right baseline swung back out greenthree pointer off the short iron rebound,
pulled back down by Acklock, goesup and got the second chance bucket.
Oh about yabby. Aclock four forfour from the field for nine points already,
and he's feeling it right now onceagain. Ten point Gamy had last

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night in the state semis as hisnine to nine going up right side,
a shot by Rivers was altered,loose ball pulled back in. Dominic Robinson
up and in and he's got sixpoints this evening. Goofy blocks Rivers runners,
but Robinson off to a great start. He's got six points less than
two minutes left here in this firstquarter, and Rainier Beach with a slim

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eleven to nine lead. They hadthe first five points of this ballgame.
Kron jabstaff thrown back out, Aclogpicked up by Dominic Robinson. You're con
looking for a skip pass into theright block. Kofee back out cron right
corner, three too short off theiron rebound pulled back down by Koffe,
swung in Acklog, pump bake goesup, got the basket in one,

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yeahby aclock the six ten sock oroff to eight. Amendous start in the
state title game. He's got elevenpoints and he's looking for one more in
Mike, He's already five for fivefrom the field. A nice feed by
Nate Crohne on that one. Howabout this start here in the state title

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game? East Pside Catholic. You'llnow bring in Alex Elston additionally Tate Dawson,
and how about all eleven of eastSide Catholic points for Yaby aquag so
far Coope will take a seat rightnow as his free throw the third one

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on the end of the and wonthat one misfired and now pull down by
Rainier Beach. End of the game. Now Jeremiah White and going up Caden
Powers. Let's tell the jumper gotit to go the scene to eleven his
second shot and he has hit themboth. Caden Powers remaining hot from last
night. A junior six or fivejunior a body for him. Here's Cody

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Green trying to back down his manleft block spin, go to the baseline
and a shot off the back ironand a foul under the basket. Looked
like on Rainier Beach. Cody Greenable to do a little shove off there
on that move to the inside.If he can get away with that,
he's gonna be really tough to stopbecause he is one huge body and he's

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got touch with both hands left andright, and it'll be a Rainier Beach
ball here in settlement left in thisfirst quarter in thirteen to eleven right now,
the score in favor of Rainier Beachin the state title game. Here's
Caden Powers left, double extended dribbledrive into the paint. The runner from
ten feet off the back iron,loose ball and blocked under the basketby yeahby

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Acklog. Yeah may have lost hisshoe as well and still recovered it.
That's impressive. Robinson denied on thatwhen turnament kay Alex Elson around his screen
looked like that. Cody Green hasshaking up right now. Yes, he
is into the right post acklog tryingto back down his man baseline puts a
off glass in the balls. Thirteenpoints for a yabby Acklog in this first

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quarter. He's unconscious. Yabby aklog. I think he's increased his season average
already. And not only does hehave thirteen, he's also six for six
and it includes a three. Hemissed his only free throw. Let's see
if he can hit this one.As he is keeping his team in the
game, Rainer Beach has had threeplayers score for their thirteen points, so

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the and one he'll get the extrafree throw. Here is Jacob Kofe back
in for Cody Green and will takea seat and guess what Abby Aclog hit
it. He's got fourteen points herein this first quarter alone fourteen thirteen.
East Side Catholic vikings. Here havethe basketball as Jeremiah White picked up now
by Kofe with ten seconds left,the shot lock turned off into the right
blocks Caton Powers fade away too farover the iron end. They're gonna call

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a foul against East Side Catholic withfive point three to go. That's a
well with the time is one thing, but when a player is falling away
that hard, boy, you don'twant to foul the jump shooter. Caden
Powers hitting two out of three.Let's see if he can add to his
total and possibly tie or give histeam the lead. First free throw for

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Rainier Beach no good by Powers thefour points here this evening again. Last
nine, he had twenty eight pointsin seven to fourteen from the floor and
said he was feeling good, Soboy, let a fly. Why not?
Second free throw in and out missedthem both fourth seconds left as East
Psyde Catholic brings it up and heby else net the buzzer missed it wide

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right off the backlass, and thatwill do it here to end quarter number
one. As Eastside Catholic recovers froman early Rainier Beach run and they hold
a fourteen to thirteen lead. Herein the seven pm Boys three A State
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State Basketball Championships. Mike Betting alongsideJoe with the Rayner Beach had that early
run five nothing, but they've beenhaving some shooting troubles and the psych athletic
well by yaby Acklogg and sheer willI put themselves back on top now?
Really pretty incredible, Yabby Actlog withall thirteen points. Actually, he's got

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fourteen points in all fourteen points forEast Side Catholic KOFE hasn't taken a shot
yet. That's a good sign forthat team. Nile Robinson, who had
the first three pointer of this game, brought the ball in and now of
the top. Caden powers over leftside. Robinson pumps bake, throw him
back now to the top again.Power's picked up by Alex Elston, gets

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around the screen, bribbles onto hisright now to the right side of the
RK eighteen footer out the front ironnffalls three to four from the field from
last night Starkaden powers and he's gota couple of kind rules, but he
is feeling it. He's got sixpoints in this one. Brainer beats back
up by one end of the rightblock Actlog left hand hud shot, got

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it to go, he's automatic.What else? Seven for seven? What
a dreams start for sophomore YACKI aclog. He's got sixteen points this evening,
seven zero five left left wing jumperon the way and that one. Good
bye. Caden powers they'd love toget him heated up here. Caden Powers

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really an awesome performance. Last night. O'Day just had no answer for him,
and he's continuing that. Eight pointsalready, seventeen sixteen. Vikings into
the right blocks Kofe too far withthe runner, got his own offensive rebound
and the second chance put up andin off the glass. Somebody else from
east side Catholic gets in the scorebook. Of course, that won't be

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the last for Jacob Coffee because theyhave the lead by one. His first
two points this evening, six twentyeight to go here in the second quarter
from the Tacoma Dome. At thetop, Maco rivers over left side,
Powers underneath Dominic Robinson hesitation goes offright glass. That's good the fake inside.

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They have their big man and heis coming through in a huge way.
Eight points for Dominic Robinson, eightfor Caden Powers. Abby ac Lock
picked up by Robinson and that ballknocked out of his hands and that's out
of bounds. No grimace from Aclog. That's good to see. He went
down. Kind of funny. Ithink he might have stepped on somebody's foot
to turnover though. Gold back toRayner Beach full time out on the floor

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was six minutes and four seconds lefthere in this second quarter as Rayner Beach
up right now by a slim nineteento eighteen lead. Really shouldn't be surprising
these two teams going after it andgetting after it as well. In the
Metro League. Yeah, playing againstthemselves, Garfield and o Day, those
four teams, and you know,throw Seattle Prep in there if you go

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back twenty five years, they haveso many three A state titles. And
of course Mike Befey, the legendaryMike Bethey with eight championships under his helm
at Rainier Beach and five he's hadhis team in position. They just come
at you every year and this yearunexpected, Mike. How about ten losses

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coming into the Tacoma Dome this week? That's out's up this Metro League is
he's that got over thirty years asa coach, because Dave job over forty
five years at Boweing, but wellknown as a curator of talent for those
like Nate Robinson and Jamal Crawford.Oh my gosh, there are so many
stories. Nate Robinson played with theStewart Brothers for three years and they won

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multiple titles and later on or beforethat, Jamal Crawford got him today his
first title. In my mind,he was the best high school player in
Washington State history. But you know, there's been some to challenge that recently,
like Michael Porter junior. Vikings willlet him down and his white off
to Robinson and picked up man aman heavy pressure of Robinson got it over,

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but a turnover and Eastside Catholic movingit back at Kobe now that the
right block will slow down man aman defense here for Rainier Beach. Three
ball on the way, too short, that one for day Dawson, rebound,
pull back up and in and asecond chance point for Jacob Covie.
Yeah, the three point shot.There's the height of east Side cathl Like

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Kofe gets his second straight bucket.Here's Robinson d three on the way off
the back iron and a loose ballpicked up by East Side Catholic. Robinson
has missed three threes after that initialscore. Nelson brings the ball right back
up. Now to the right sidefor Dawson and now to the top.
It's Louke Johnson pull up three ballon the way. This one well out

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the mark right side back last andthe rebound hauled in powers a long lab
ahead left side. Jeremiah White,rain Your Beach resetting mis Cayden powers out
and out of the front court manto man defense here for east Side Catholic,
and he turned the ball over andthe Crusaders get it back with four
fifty three to go. Yeah,second turnover here in this in recent trips

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here for Rainier Beached and East SideCatholic just went out of eight from threes.
That one was made by Aclog leftcorner three, Acklog that one off
the back iron. As the Vikingsgoing to a two to three defense,
then they'll pull it right back onthe run left corner Robinson three. That
was well off the mark and offthe backboard. That's out of bounds.

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We've got a charge, yes,take Dawson took a charge. Dawson takes
the charges. That's the first foulon Jeremiah White. This evening. Dawson
doing the good work for East SideCatholic gaining possession again and basically another turnover
for Rainier Beach twenty nineteen in favorof the Crusaders, as this one loved

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all the way up slam dunk JacobKofe, the rawbi Alex Euston h the
la O makes a three point lead. Three straight buckets for Kofe as Elston
led that just perfectly well. Hesplit the defense and this trap created one
turnover. Here's Robinson right elbow jumperoff the iron rebound second chance. The

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Vikings had it and it spits backout out of the front court and Rayner
Beach pulls it right back down.They go cross court. Robinson right wing
dribble drive. He's fouled by AlexElston. Yeah, Elston lost his balance
and kind of shove Robinson down.Robinson gets a break here, looks like
he was grimacing and favoring his leftside and he'll keep pushing through it as

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Dominic Robinson will in bound with threefifty two to go. I think Dominic
Robinson just had two field goal attemptslast night. He's got ten already.
Yeah, fouled out also, Yeah, they love the way that he can
dominate and control unto the basket.Here's Katon Power's right wing out of the
front court Robinson and picked up byElston. Right elbow defeet for Robinson and

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we're looked like a reach and foul, and we'll go against Eat Side Catholic
backlog just a little shove from behindon Robinson who was way out front.
Robinson not app to shoot a threepointers first fall against Zach Logg and the
inbound left wing Robinson out of thefree throw line, Dominic Robinson moving in

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and the right hand runner off theback lasts up and end. That's a
great bucket by Dominic Robinson. Ihaven't seen anywhere near this offense from him
in the couple games i've seen it. There is one point lead for East
Side Catholic three twenty five to goin the second quarter of the boys three
eight state title game, and Elstonpits up man a man defense with the
Vikings left side Jay Dawson back out. Elston on the right wing gribbles out

(30:41):
to his left. They swing itinto the corner left side Kofee cross scort.
It's thrown back out. Elston dribbleddrive into the paint, kick back
out open left wing Kofee off theback iron and the redown pulled down by
the Vikings and they're gonna go offand running. Robinson right wing lay up,
miss it off the short iron.Down, pulled down by Kofe and

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eastside Katholic hanging out of the onepoint lead. Well, scoring has slowed
down a little bit here. Thatwas an aggressive drive by Robinson, a
fast drive he wasn't able to complete. Elston will feat it left corner Dawson
three pointer, two short and therebound pulled down by Ballor to the Vikings.
Lobba back ahead, Robinson skipped itright baseline, Dominic Robinson ten foot

(31:25):
jumper off the rim and the fallstwelve points. You got jack Yebiac Blog
with a huge first half and DominicRobinson is matching him and Beach as at
one point lead. Big guys weretaking over here two eighteen to go in
the second quarter as rainierd Beast gointo a two to three zone as Elson,

(31:45):
we'll swing this one around now leftside Kofe looking for the post that
one tonight throw back down Dawson nowleft wing Kofe the right wing, Elson
three pointer on the way, twoshort rebound, tipped up in the air,
pulled down by Lou Johnson and triedone more skip pass that's out of
bounds and that went off the Vikings. Yeah, three point percentage is not

(32:06):
good for East Side Catholic at all. The only three pointer made was by
yabi aclog the center. Kofe's missedone. Uh Nate Crohnes missed four,
two misses for Dawson, two forElston. So they need to warm up
a little bit if they're going tocontinue shooting those four players. Check in
Kden Green left wing three. It'smoney. Kaven Green listening, it's just

(32:30):
his second field goal. Three pointbucket gives his team the lead. He's
got to feel good about that.One four from three point range in the
semis last night. Two point leadfor Eastside Catholic. One thirty eight to
go. As the Vikings swing thisone, Dominic Robinson right elbow into the
post and double team. He'll kickit back out. Vikings reset. Here's
powers goes up fifteen footer off theshort iron rebound, pulled down again offensive

(32:54):
board by the Vikings. One twentythree to go. The shot lock resets.
Robinson of the right post tried tolob it down low and stripped out
of his hands and pulled down byEastside Catholic. Give credit, Cody Green
was there. Yep, Cody Greengets the steel there as the double team
Domo Mic Robinson along with Kofe downlow and here is Kofe way out front

(33:17):
on this possession. Woman at lefthere in the first half as they looked
inside the left post for Cody Greenin a region foul. I think it
appeared here on Rainier Beach with fiftyeight point nine Agero out of that balls
out of bounds, bigger part Kofeand and the Corona having a little discussion.
Lambell Ingram inbounds. Kofe ten footermissed it offensive rebound down to Cody

(33:42):
Green, but Rainier be stripped thisone away and beat They come with Jeremiah
Wahy lobbing when I had powers Mandaman defense that knocked away great play Caden
Green. Forty four seconds left persadersrunning lambell Ingram. The runner from five
feet missed it. Second chance putback up it in and want to Jacob
Kofe. Kofe stays with that.What a great break to the hoop by

(34:02):
dash lambell Ingram, but he washeavily contested. But Kofe there it gets
the second one to fall. JacobKoffey as expected a big force in this
game. He's got eight points achance for more at the line right now,
his team up by four. Mikehad twenty points last night in the
semis, eight of thirteen from thefield, and last year with Eastside Catholic

(34:28):
losing in the state quarters, andhe said he had that loss on his
mind all summer long. Oh,he is just so much more active.
Can't convert the free throw and onefree throw missed it. Vikings pulled down
the rebound bat. They come thirtyone on the game flock, twenty three
on the shot lock. There's Powersswinging one cross courts this. This Wilcher

(34:52):
to the free throw line, triedto skip it low post. East Side
Catholic loss of basketball. Wiltcher gota back and this one's a foul.
Looks like you had too many turnon the vikingis quarter for Renier Beach.
That's another turnover. East Side Katholicscrappy defense. Sixteen seconds left, shot
clock is turned off as Lamb bullIngram brings this one across the timeline Rayner

(35:15):
Beach Manda Man defense picked up byme Ceo Rivers. Lamb bull Ingram went
up with a fake shot through itleft corner, thrown back out. Lamb
bull Ingram won second left desperate threeon the way, no chance, well
short and that will do it forthe first half of playing the Boys three
a St. Eight title game.Despite a cold star for east Side Catholic,

(35:37):
they recover down five to nothing andhave essentially traded baskets ever since then.
But going on a bit of ashort run now for a twenty seven
to twenty three lead at the endof the first half. Yeah, some
great action out there, you know, a little unexpected in that yabi aclog
will go seven for seven for eight. He finally missed a three pointer and

(35:59):
then cope he took over in thesecond quarter with four buckets. So it's
basically been those two. Added athree in by Caden Green and Rainer Beach
has split up the scoring pretty muchbetween Caden Powers and a very offensively aggressive
Dominic Robinson. In the first half. We will dive into more numbers and
the context of this pretty great game. We have so far high phrenetic pace

(36:23):
as right now Eastside Catholic hanging onto a twenty seven to twenty three lead
over Ranier Beach at the half.We'll come back in a bit from the
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twenty seven to twenty three in favorof East Side Catholic at the half.
Here of the boys three A statetitle game of the twenty twenty four WYAA

(37:53):
ge SA Credit Union State Basketball Championships. Roger with this here from the Tacoma
DOMEA Mike bet alongside Joe with theand I think when we dive into the
numbers here, Joe, the firstthing that you and I were looking at,
turnovers have really spelled the narrative ofthis game. And if Rainier Beach
wants to stand a chance, hehad to take better care of the basketball

(38:13):
in the second half they do.The turnovers were four to one, the
deficit to East Side Catholic there intothe second quarter, and then at halftime
it's seven turnovers for Rainier Beach tojust five for East Side Catholics. So
six turnovers there in the second quarterthat hurt their chances quite a bit.
Other than that, the stats aredarn even forty for East Side Catholic thirty

(38:36):
nine for Rainier Beach. From thefield, the rebounds are real close total
rebounds twenty to nineteen. You gottwo players doing the bulk of the scoring
for each team, so it's aneven game. So I'm curious how the
free throw line and if the freethrow line will decide this game in the
second half because of As of rightnow, it is a battle of the

(38:58):
bigs between these two teams. Firstoff, Yaby Aclog for Eastside Catholic,
who has looked fantastic seven to eightfrom the field and a sixteen point evening
here to lead the Crusaders. Yeah, so far free throws haven't been much
of a factor and they haven't shothim well. Caden Power is over two
for his team and East Side Catholicjust one out of four from the free
throw line. Let's see over twoand one out of five for East Side

(39:22):
Catholics, So that could come intoplay in foul trouble. Two fouls for
Dominic Robinson. Nobody has two foulsfor East Side Catholic. It just was
a fantastic first quarter for the sophomoreYabby Aclog and a great half seven out
of eight. Kofi took up theslack. I really was impressed by Dominic

(39:45):
Robinson's offensive confidence. I mean,they didn't need him last night, but
he did foul out and didn't getanything done, and he has got his
mind that I'm going to play towin the championship, and he is having
a great first half. He rightnow is six of eleven from the field
with twelve points. Also yet withtwo fouls right now, So how much

(40:05):
he can take care of himself andstart this third or this third quarter clean
could perhaps dictate fortunes here for RainierBeach. Yeah, Beach has other offensive
option. Macio Rivers was zero forfour in that first half. He's got
some offensive game. And they justtried six to three pointers. While East
Side Catholic sagging in on the bigguys Rainer Beach, it left some three

(40:30):
point shooters open. They were onlyable to hit two out of thirteen.
They might need to do a littlebetter than that on those open threes to
win this game, but they dohave a three point lead at halftime.
Joe and I will recap the storylines of this one and Tisa a bit
here as far as Watson come inthe nine pm matchup Girls three to a
state action as well. Meantime,here at the half and the Boys three

(40:51):
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getting Closer with Eastzi Kaflick got twentyseven to twenty three over Rainier Beach at

(42:19):
Thedotomodome Mike Benton alongside show with you. Let's take a look at our storylines
and recapping this as far as ourconversation back in pregame show coverage you mentioned
for Rainier Beach, Caden Powers,he put on a show last evening.
It right now looks like he isgoing to really have to catch fire and
I mean cash fire to what hedid last evening right now. Not too

(42:39):
bad so far, four of sixfrom the field, but we'll see how
much of a factor that he canplay coming up here in the second half.
He's a great option for Rainier Beachbecause he can get a shot off
and we've seen that fall away atsix' five and he's had a couple
of good bounces. But nonetheless,coming off that twenty eight point fantastic performance

(43:00):
last night, still a really goodfirst half for Caden Powers, and him
and Dominic Robinson have dominated the scoring. They have twenty of the twenty three
points for Rainier Beach and Powers willcontinue to look for his shot if the
offense breaks down, he can getone off. Other than that, they
haven't tried that many threes other thanNiel Robinson, who, by the way,

(43:22):
his father, Nate Robinson, justtried the halftime hoopshoot there. He
wasn't able to score, But whata basketball life he has led Nate Robinson.
He's pretty comfortable on this floor,by the way, Yeah he is.
I got some stories about him onthis court. But East Side Catholic
again, they're going to get theiropportunities from three point because the defense is

(43:45):
going to sag in on the bigfellas Kofe and Acklog, and they've only
hit two out of thirteen. Oneof those three pointers hit by Yab Yabby
Acklog, So that could be astoryline in the second half. If He's
side Catholic losens things up with somemade threes, they're gonna be in pretty
good shape. On the other side, here for Rainier Beach, you talk

(44:05):
about an up and down season.They lost bat to back games before they
try to get this run, oftengoing here three or of other four straight
wins heading into the state title game. So despite being down by four,
you had to imagine the conversation rightnow in that locker room says we have
been through a ton. Nothing sayswe can't survive something like this first half

(44:27):
and come back here at the second. Yeah, again, just down three.
And you mentioned Dominic Robinson's two fouls. That is a storyline. Boy,
the way he is playing, theyreally need Dominic Robinson. He is
so aggressive offensively. He doesn't havea ton of rebounds. You know,
Caden Powers. How about Caden Powerswith seven rebounds? Robinson does have five.

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That's a good total for sure forone half of play. Kofi with
six rebounds and that clock with five. Well, last night it was East
Psyche Catholic holding off Mount Skogane againin the semi finals, and they had
a pretty up and down, maybeeven cold night shooting here from the floor.
This evening they are twelve to thirty, so basically right back smack at
forty percent. So you figure who'sgoing to catch fire that could make a

(45:12):
big influence. Perhaps you're coming upin the third quarter exactly, and their
players are going to get their opportunities. East Side Catholic as Cron and Cayden
Green and Elston and Dawson all capableof shooting a three pointer in fact,
all of them did try at leastone in the first half, and they're
going to get opportunities, I think, because unless their defense totally changes.

(45:37):
But they did go to his zonelater in the second quarter to try and
sag in on Actlog and not giveup those two four six footers that were
so easily made. Well, Acklogwas under pressure on many, but he
came through. So halftime, GreenerBeach comes back out switching ins. Of

(45:58):
course, Caden Powers leads. I'mthe big six' five junior with eight
points and just is on a greatrun. Let's see if you can get
some help scoring wise from his teammates. I wonder when they'll go back and
if they go back here to thattwo or three zone, because they held
East Psych Catholic to two to thirteenfrom three point range in this first half.
But we had the nine pm gamecoming up as well, Mike and

(46:20):
Joe with you. The Bulldogs thesixth seed in the girls three A state
title game up against me, thefirst seed as well. This will be
a great one to look after herebecause colliding storylines. Garfield pursuing a four
p Yes I said it, youheard correctly, a four pat Meanwhile,
Mead the top seed, look atthe grab their first AID title since twenty

(46:42):
thirteen. Can they end the droptthis evening? Yeah, those two teams
have been so impressive this week.Really enjoyed watching the girls play as well.
And we just had the third placegame or the championship game for the
foray for the girls, and ofcourse Camus won that pretty easily over Gonzaga,
and earlier today before that was thefour A boys mount Sigh awesome week.

(47:07):
Did not have a close game inthree tries this week and win the
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(47:30):
sign at the final buzzer crossed outun it has finished. That was a
great sign. I saw that too, perfect sign, and that was motivation
for them all year. They hadso many players back and they just ripped
through this week as well. Andwhen you get to Saturday and it's that
close and you had a tough losslast year, that motivation against a very

(47:52):
young Gonzaga team. The matchup wasgreat for Camas. They took advantage of
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(48:15):
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getting closer Mike Benton, Joe,why with you as a Crusader's a vastside
Catholic hanging on right now to afour point lead and looking for their first

(50:50):
ever state title game. Making theirway to the mountaintop for just the second
time in the state final side andRanier Beach will see how much gas they
have in the tank here to catchfor their tenth state championship and program history.
Jacob Kofe headed to the University ofVirginia next year. As we've said,

(51:12):
he has really stepped up his gamejust so much more active and a
verbal leader. He is really alot better player than he was last year,
and he was highly effective last yearas a junior. He did most
of his work posting up inside andscoring inside, and now he is all
over the place, and we've seenhim block a couple shots as well.

(51:37):
He is credited with just one shotblock so far. So he's said,
Catholic ats the basketball is they'll goleft to right, across your dial again
looking for their first aid title inprogram history. The ball inbound to lambull
ingram and across the timeline. Nowto the front court. Vikings pick the
Crusader's up man to man a lotpast right post. The Vikings not that

(52:00):
one away, great play. MacoRivers pulls up left wing three that is
altered by the Crusader's Caden Green andI think he was fouled as well.
That could be three coming along theway ma Coo Rivers with a great steal
on the first pass of the secondhalf and then shot the ball and was

(52:22):
fouled. Okay, three point opportunityfor Macio Rivers at the foul line,
who has yet to get on theboard this evening. He had some great
plays last night and getting his teamto this game. First one misses back
iron. Yeah, they are zerofor three from the foul line so far
as a team defensively. That couldhave an impact on how easy Catholic approaches

(52:46):
him that this keeps up. AsRivers hits his second free throw, he's
got one point now this evening againDominic Robinson with two fouls and now Caden
Green with two fowls and Rivers getstwo of three at the line. Seven

(53:07):
thirty seven to go. Here inthe third quarter, lamdbull ingram out of
the front court laft side as theVikings again go man to man out of
the right wing. Caden Green threeball got its Caden Green six points this
evening. It's now a five pointLeafer eastside. Cathley said how they'd get
their opportunities from the outside. CadenGreen comes through in a big way and

(53:30):
the man defense here for the Crusaders. Rivers now to the top, throwing
high post dominic Robinson squares up leftwing fribble drive Wiltchier under the basket.
Crusaders collapses one kick right back outand that's out of bounds and I think
that will go to rain your beach. Wilcher busting baseline, but really no

(53:51):
opportunity to get a decent shot inthere. They were lucky to maintain possession
off that. Wilcher is going totake a seat and care into the game.
Jeremiah Whitewell now check in for Rayner. Beachs a inbound Robinson right corner
three in and out. Anna Louisball picked up by the Crusaders. Actlall

(54:12):
able to get that one out ofthe woods. That comes Eastside Catholic lambull
ingram right wing Kofe into the rightcorner. Green three ball, Yes,
sir, he's fouled as well.Cayden Green starting this second half the senior
for East Side Catholic. With twoconsecutive threes off that pourt percentage in the

(54:32):
first half. He has turned outright around and opened up the court for
his team and given them an eightpoint lead. More importantly, Maco Rivers
picks up. The foul free throwis in and outs. It is a
a point lead for East Side Catholicand they're feeling it here. To begin

(54:57):
this second half, Robinson double team, the ball is stolen off Gozaklog by
himself. Slander. Yeah, theAcklog approaching twenty points, he's got eighteen
ten pointly Very Side Catholic time outon the floor and the Crusaders and their
faithful now into bedlam in the Tacomodome. What a start, And actually the

(55:22):
start was the steal by Macio Riversin the three free throws. He made
two of those. But since thenit's been Caden Green and a steal from
a point guard. Yaby Acklog rippedthe ball away from Niel Robinson and uncontested
for the dunk, and yaby Aklogcontinues his dream final game. Sixteen points

(55:45):
in the first half, now eighteenon eight of nine shooting. And how
about Cayden Green. Mike the Seniorjust has come out this second half and
turned this game around. Scoreless inthe semis, but not afraid to shoot
it from the outside. And thatfearlessness here in this date title game certainly

(56:07):
being rewarded. Caden Green three pointsin the first half. He did make
one three pointers, so he's theirman from outside the ark. So out
of the Viking time out, thelenbound right in front of us as Rivers
through that one deflected off of Greenand right back out. He is extremely
quick. He can play some goodman to man defense. He's on Macio

(56:30):
Rivers, Crone is on Caden Powers. It's a similar height matchup. This
feels like a fistfight right now.Defensively ten and twenty two. The Vikings
are from the floor in eleven eighteen. Right now for Eastside Catholic dominic Robinson
for the Vikings kickout right side.Jeremiah Wife from the wing right back to

(56:53):
Robinson free throw line, spurs upten footer off the iron rebound pulled down
by Kofe of the Crusaders. Goodlook for Robinson, lambell Ingraman across the
time line. As Eastside Catholic setsup, the Vikings go man to man
prone into the left post. Itis Aclog spinning baseline underneath, pun thing

(57:14):
against Robinson and he's fouled from behindand it looks like that was Jeremiah White
have got a piece of that one. That's good for Reener Beach that it
wasn't Dominic Robinson picking up his third. This is just an out of bounds
apparently now they're not gonna call it. Eastside Catholic inbounds. Kofee spins off
left baseline, nice feet underneath thatblog. Now he's fouled with five forty

(57:37):
five to go here in the thirdquarter. How about the quickness of that
spin from Jacob Kofe six' tenspinning baseline and just leaving his defender,
creating an opportunity. Maco Rivers's secondfoul Eastside Catholic will end bound. It's
crone let block goes up five footor missed it rebound them. It's two

(57:59):
to fenders and he's foul underneath withfive thirty seven ago Krone a little frustrated
as he was zero for five fromthe field in the first half, mostly
on three point attempts. He goesinside, uses the left hand does draw
the foul. East Side Catholic offto an eight to one start here in
the second half, make it nineto one. He's on the board.

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First free throw is good, sonot the start to the half that Piner
Beach would like second free throw.Rim rolls around the rim, that one
falls, Kron goes two of twoat the line and east side Katholic has
opened up a twelve point lead.They press it to the back forth the

(58:42):
Vikings. They'll get it across thetimeline Robinson out the powers now to the
right block, going up and atone Jeremiah I got it the fall Jeremiah
White avoiding yap yaki ablog yabiyaklog avoidinghim and getting the market much needed by
his team. First shot attempted thegame for White the junior and he can

(59:07):
make a three point playout of it. Good passing by Beach on that press
powers got it to White down nearthe baseline. He drove it to the
hoop and free throw is up andend yeah, so he gets the end
one. He made a contribution backat the Semis last night as Vikings will
press in the backcourt here and inboundto lambulla ingram. He broke the timeline

(59:32):
five point fifteen to go skip passCrown underneath now for Koffee right glass.
That's good. Kofey just powers hisway through Jeremiah White for a bucket,
and that's been Kofe's game. He'sjust daring the defense to play him tight
double digits. Now for Jacob Koffee, asked Jeremiah White, trying to look

(59:52):
inside of that ball skipping off EastsideCatholic and out of bounds. Five minutes
left here in the third quarter andthe Crusaders opening up now an eleven point
lead. Robinson for the Vikings throwthem back out and out of the front
court. They find Robinson free throwline back to the baskets. He hands
off going up Powers fifteen footer aon the way back iron with a shot

(01:00:15):
and a foul underneath, and Ithink that will go on the Vikings.
Here's the height of east Side Catholic. It was a It was a difficult
shot for Powers over Jacob Kofe witharm extended, and it's just a little
tougher to make those shots. Sothree fouls on Dominic Robinson, you will

(01:00:36):
stay in the ball game. Herewith four forty one to go in the
third quarter, as Kofee into thefront court man the man right side dribbled
drive back iron with the runner anda rebound pick back up by Robinson and
the Vikings back on the run intothe right corner Powers three ball on the
way, too short, loose ballunderneath and put back up and end by
me Ceo Rivers. Rivers grafted thatairball and did the right thing with that.

(01:01:02):
Crusaders break the press out of thefront court at log into the lane
left hand scoop shot off the ironat a rebound pulled down by White of
Rainier Beach. There's a moral victoryfor Rainier Beach. I missed by Yabby
aclock Powers, looking around the screento his right, los a basketball.
It's out of bounds off of eastSide Catholic. Yet Yavy ac clog At

(01:01:24):
he sent nine out of eleven fromthe field, but missed that time and
Ringer Beach has got it under tenwith four minutes to go. Thirty second
time out now called by East SideCatholic with four h one to go in
the third quarter, and the Crusadersopening up a thirty nine to thirty lead,
expanding it to as much as eleven. Here in this third quarter.

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The Boys three a state championship gameat the Tacoma Dome. Mike Bent and
Joe withy with you, and formuch of this night we were talking about
well before tip off, this couldbe a back and forth affair between Caden
Powers and Jacob Kofe and right nowthe big boys are deciding this one.
Yeah you know, uh Kofe isdoing his thing for sure. Powers has

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had an okay game, but DominicRobinson for Rainer Beach and of course Yabbi
Aclog for East Side Catholic have hadtremendous games so far. Offensively Rainier Beach
trailing by nine. That's due mainlymainly to Caden Green's two three pointers this
third quarter. Bretton there it hashis Crusaders up by nine with four to

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oh one to go on the basketballhere to Rainier Beaches Robinson to inbound.
Eastside Catholic has been in that MandaMan and his Powers who takes the inbound
and hands off of Robinson that we'lldrive off to us right now out left
side handing off Jeremiah White up nowto the top Power three pointer off the

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back iron. They've been struggling anda loose ball under need upper grabs and
it looks like it will go torain Ere Beach and a timeouts called as
well. A three forty three togo. Powers were a good look there
on the long three hit four outof five last night. He doesn't have
one as of yet, didn't trya three pointer in the first half.

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They need his individual offense and theyjust have to try and make the right
moves on defense. It's a toughmatchup down at the other end. It
looked like that with Niel Robinson hittingthat first three pointer that they figure it
might be one of those nights we'lljust let it rain. He tried a
twenty four foot three pointer at onepoint, but ever since then absolutely nothing.

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Yeah, you know, he gotsome confidence up that first shot and
tried three more in succession, andthey weren't bad misses, but he missed
three in a row in that firstquarter after that, and he's rained in
a little bit. Now they ohboy and bound pass the still by east
side and here they come lamb bullIngram out now for Crohn and lambell Ingram

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resets great of the top three pointeroff the iron rebound Kofee and he puts
it up in and off the offensiverebound. Jacob Koffe athleticism can get position
and then his size as well.He is one tough matchup. Three twenty
three to go. Jeremiah White outand out of the front four Robinson pump
backed off the three's about twenty fivefeet out. That's confidence. Now to

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the right wing, Robinson lod thedown low. Dominic Robinson block second chance
put back up and in Jeremiah Whitegets a two. Kofe blocks Dominic Robinson,
but Jeremiah White some good work offthe bench for Reiner Beach. Four
points this quarter. The psy Catholiclead now down to nine with inside three
minutes ago as Lamb bull ingram atthe left wing, will Lobb this one

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into the left post at log squaringup his man. Dominic Robinson bases the
basket left hand, scoop shot,draws the contact of the foul with two
forty seven a go, and there'ssome nice footwork there from Yabbi a clog.
He went up an under route andit's got the long strides. He
can finish left or right handed likeKofee can for those two guys. Really

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tough matchups. Kofe with he's gottwelve points at Loog eighteen game high.
Right now, his first free throwmisses off the iron. Four fowls now
on Dominic Robinson. Yeah, fouron Robinson. That's a big storyline.
You mentioned it at halftime. Thenhe was the only one with two and

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this can hurt beach. Larry Simsthe third checking in as Robinson takes a
seat. Second free throw at logthat's good. He's got nineteen points this
evening. Two forty five to gohere in the third quarter of Vikings bring
the basketball up now down by tenpoints. Here in the state championship game,
Jeremiah White front court, right handingoff powers triple drive into the lane

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and the layup was in the gonnacall it one, I believe No,
I don't think that basket's gonna count. They won't. It won't. No,
he that was right before the shotgot off there. Yeah, Cody
Green gets called for the blocked theirpowers did finish with the hoop doesn't count.
They'll then bound out of the frontcourt. Robinson would two twenty eight

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to go and this one spiked awayby Lamb bull Ingram Robinson just got the
basketball back at center court now intothe paint, right hand scoop shot missed
it rebound high in the air,knocked away by Eastside caff of the Vikings.
Get this one back and throw themout of the top Jeremiah White left
wing, the rudder five feet offlast up and end. Junior Jeremiah White

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is Reener Beach's offense is their mainoffense here in the third with three buckets
lamb bull Ingram speeds his way intothe front court, hands off for Crowing,
dodging one check from behind with thehand out out of the right wing
Green for three, two short offthe iron rebound. Cody Green pulled that
one and he got slapped right inthe face. It looked like the Vikings
come back. There's no foul.Robinson three pointer, left wing, two

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short rebound. Why off the rim? Can't get that one to go loose
ball underneath? It looked like thatmacy O Rivers had it. They're gonna
call jump ball. Yeah, lamebull Mingrum just attacking the rebounder there,
and and that's a that's a playthe referees look for. They don't just

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assume when you get a referee it'syour ball and you bring that down and
you have to turn to make amove. And that was just a great
attack by Rainer Beach to tie himup and they retain possession. Basketball stays
with them as Dawson and Green intothe game. Now for Eastside Catholic.
That's Kaden Green, or we shouldsay as Rayner beat in bounds this one

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Robinson to the front court one thirtyeight to go and picked up by Jay
Dawson up eye powers into the lane, tried to kick it out and that
one stolen by lambell Ingram. Hewas just about ready, I think,
to go up for a jump shotand he lost the handle. Vikings press
it, Crusaders, get it outof the front court, Cron. Now
for Kofe out of the left post. Acklog trying to go up and got

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a double team. He's fouled withone nineteen to go. Yeah, Larry
Simms in there as well as JeremiahWhite. Sims draws the foul that they
stopped Acklog from the layup or dunkand eight point games still in contact.
Is Rainier Beach after falling double digitsbehind earlier this quarter and because the Vikings

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have yet to final answer here forthe big man, Yabby Acklog. Yeah,
that clog has missed just two shotsin this game. Twenty points now
as he hits his first free throw, and he's also three for five from
the foul line. He's hit athree pointer. What a sophomore Yabby Acklog

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coming in at the right time asmissus Kofe's last year, and they might
share a state title together. Secondfree throw missed, the Vikings get the
rebound. Nile Robinson's alconsi Ross isin and this basketball will go to East
Side Catholic as that one chased outof the back courd with one fifteen to
go. That's a foul actually onkrone yep so Nate Cron's second foul well,

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now put Maco Rivers here to thefree throw line. He was two
of two last evening in the Semis. Tough call for Krona on that one.
He was just kind of in theway more than in an active aggression.
Two or three of this evening Riversfrom the free throw line. Now
he's three of four, five pointsfrom a CEO. Rivers. Yeah,

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Rivers a big part of this club. Some really spectacular plays last night.
Make your free throws. Six foottwo junior second free throw is good.
The seven point lead now for EastSide Catholic as the Vikings will go to
a full court court and the manand they let their center bring the ball
up. It is Kofe trying tomove his way by White got it into

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the front court. One oh fiveto go. Kofe kicked out crawling right
corner, three ball two short offthe iron, rebound pulled back down aclog
second chance, put back, bested, third chance, this one off the
iron. Jacob Kofe's tried it andthe Vikings get the ball back. That's
a rare experience tonight with Kofe andAcklock both missing on the same trip.

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Here's Powers right wing, Coonzy Rossfor Pree Yes, Sir, Cozy Ross
says, hello, the six foottopomore on the board with a Trey.
What a boost for Rainier beach betweenWhite and Coozy Ross nine points between those
two here in the third, thebench players taking over his Caden Powers hasn't

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scored this quarter. Dominic Robinson hasn'tscored this quarter, but Jeremiah White and
Kotzy Ross have kept him in contact. Just down four and three point halftime
deficits so stinging right there. Greatshot by Ross off the bench, down
on the back. Quote on MacoRivers that will put dash lambell Ingram at

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the line and knocks down his firstfree throw, gets his first point of
the game. That individual dash lambellIngram has some serious quickness. A couple
of dimes already. He has droppedthis evening. Thirty seven seconds left east
sid kaplick up by five second freethrow no good, and Powers pulls down

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the rebound and back comes Rainier Beach. Thirty seconds left, shot clock grease
twenty six Whitwell hand off now forKozie Ross knockdown to Trey getting into the
ballgame. It's Powers now to thetop, pulls up eighteen foot jumper.
Yes, sir, he got itokaying Powers with ten points the outstretched hand
of Nate Krone. He was righton him, but Powers can elevate and

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he's got ten points. Ten secondsleft, shot clock turned off, Anna
steal by Powers back in the Vikings, Powers right wing. Three pointer,
yef, he's got thirteen. We'reall tied. Forty four piece. One
last lob down the four by eastSide Catholic well wide off the glass,

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and this one it's gonna be aphoto finish. It looks like three quarters
down in the Boys three eight stighttitle game. You can hear the crowd
right behind us, the Renier Beachcrowd. Nick Caden Powers with five points
in the last thirty seconds of thethird quarter has tied this game. And
again the contributions from subs Jeremiah Whiteand Kootzy Ross tremendous as well as East

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Jacob Cobe knocks down the bucket.It is East Side Catholic up by two

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in a jumper. Jeremiah White offthe back iron is the fourth quarter underway
and the rebound pulled down by JacobCobe. Kobe started the quarter with a
great move to his left to driveand a layup off the board against Hims
for a two point lead for histeam. Down the stretch. They come
here in the state title game,forty six to forty four east Side Catholic.
The acklogs right away three back ironwith a shot and a rebound pulled

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down by Ray and your beach comesMazeo Rivers end of the front court as
the Vikings looking for an answer.Rivershi will drive, pull up pre throw
line jumper, back iron with theshot going high for the rebound. Caden
Green. You had good look byRivers. They're just not able to score.
It was ling bull Ingram a shorterplayer guarding him. Yabby Acklock twenty

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points to lead the Cruise Saders.Caden Powers now with thirteen. It's forty
six to forty four Cruise Saders.Out of the left post. Aclock Spin's
baseline underneath, goes up with theshot. He's fouled with six thirty left
and it'll be two here for theline for Yabby Acklock and Jeremiah White hit
a little bit on the follow through. Basically after the call. I thought

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the double team should have come justa little bit quicker than that. Acklog
was able to spin and get alittle space. They've got to be real
cognizant of those big fellas posting uplow second valon Larry Simms junr As Acklock.
It's his first free throw, he'sgot three or five make it to

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four of seven from the line.Tonight is at claw Brent Merritt looking for
this first program title on the eastside, Catholic side. Second free throw
is good for ac log as theCrusader has opened up now a four point
lead with six twenty six to go. Maco Rivers down the right side,

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dribbled dry and the first shot missthat one. It looked like that he
got that one. I think thatone fall. No, it didn't fall
under heavy pressure from lambell Ingram,who is going with them stride for stride,
but pounds and inches. Rivers hason lameboll Ingram and was able to
get a shot off and draw thefoul a Ceo. Rivers first free throw

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is good. He's got seven points. Yeah, and he has hit four
straight free throws. That is bigfor his team. Rainer Beach this evening
now six of nine of the freethrow line. Rivers gets two of two.
Great shooting by Macio Rivers the junior. And here's that man Demand picking

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up full court. Rivers guarding lingdollIngram. This is now lambull Ingram for
prone in the right corner, swumbacking out Aklog low to high underneath Kofe.
That one knocked away and a loosePaul picked right back up by Rayner
beach as heavy contact with load ofbasket, and the officials let that one
go. Kofe got a shot fromfour feet point blank, maybe six feet.

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Rivers handing off for White now tothe top end. Put that one
and bounced off of powers. Herecovers now to the left block, lost
of basketball and conta right back up. He lost it becauselock Gabby Acklog got
his arm in there and stole it, stripped him away. And here's Acklog
with the ball deep. Here's Acklogunderneath and drew contact and it looks like

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it will be a foul. Ibelieve on Larry Sims a third and now
we'll put Acklog right back in theline. Oh boy, Mike Bethay is
ripping his jacket off and throwing itdown. He is upset is of course
powers were stripped on this end,and he's kind of going, you know
what goes on one end, shiftgo on the other. So three fouls

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already on sims Aklag gets his firstfree throw. Aclog is finding the rhythm
at the foul line. Now withtwenty three points, easily the game's highest
scorer, six foot ten center,second free throw off the back iron and
a ball pulled down by Larry Simmsthe third So Rainer Beach throming back to

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tie this one by the end ofthe third quarter, but they're trying to
recover now down by three. MacoRivers handing upper ye free throw line caught
it up and Beck comes kofe forEast Side Catholic threw it back out right
wing. Green took kofee into thequarter and the man defense here for Rainier
Beach as Eastside Catholic resets, it'scrown and for Acklock left block spins baseline

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under he scoop shot got the ball, so I'm not on the floor.
It has fifty one forty six infavor of Eastside Catholic with five ohs seven
to go. A great spin byAclog and part of The reason those spins
are so great is these six toten players, their first step is so
long it can get right by youawful quick. And that's what Acklog did

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and he just opened up heaven tohim. The basket was right there.
Twenty five points for sophomore Yabby Aclog. It has been one tremendous championship game
for him so far. He hashis team five points ahead coming of age
for different contributions. We saw lastyear in the three eight title game for

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Garfield and Legends, Smiley went unconscious. That's right, their victory. He
took over, that's for sure.Legend Smiley the sophomore and Garfield won a
couple games this week. They didlose on Wednesday and they lost today,
but they won on Thursday Friday,another fine state tournament run for him.
For them and coach Brandon Roy havehe turnover on their roster. Yeah,

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suffering the exit early just an unforcederror by Reiner Beach last time down and
White just lost a handle on theball. It actually wasn't stolen. So
Niel Robinson back into the game herefor the Vikings as he'll hand off her
powers to his right, pulls upfifteen foot or contested. You got it.
What a tough shot there, supertough shot. Powers has hit of

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several tough shots tonight. He's gotfifteen in the game. Fall here to
Eastside Catholic as lambell ingram. They'llflip it now, left block underneath and
the shots off the iron for aclogging a fountain of the basket, and
I think it's on dominant Robins.Oh yeah, nope, they're giving it

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to White, so Robinson can breathea sigh of relief. Robinson stood there
with his arms up in the airand that mike. But they of course
not happy with touch fowls on thebig men of East Side Catholic atclog with
another free throw. He's got twentysix this evening. Yeah, he's made

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six free throws in the second half. Second three throw off the two,
that one off the iron. TheVikings pull it down with four thirty five
to go, had a four pointlead for East Side Catholic. Robinson jap
step dribbles off to his left faiththe pass. He'll get it back as
that one was flipped into the frontcourt and a handoff now for wide and

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contact await for the basket. Kronejust a little behind as Powers coming around
the screen and got a hand inthere, and the call that is just
the second team foul for east sidecap like three on Reener beach of course
two shots on the fifth foul NielRobinson who now picked up Mandamanbai lambell Ingram

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drew contact and now a double team. He squeeze it through underneath Dominic Robinson.
The scoop shot up back iron andit looked like that. Jeremiah White's
hurt under the basket and he isin serious pain right now. Yeah,
he is writhing a little bit asDominic Robinson. He got the pass inside

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and Robinson wasn't able to convert.But we didn't couldn't see what happened to
number eleven there. Jeremiah White,he's kind of cart is he holding?
Is it his left shoulder? Maybe? Yeah, he needs assistance getting off
the floor here and helped out byMaco Rivers and the Vikings training staff.

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And I don't think it's his leftshoulder. He's kind of swinging in his
left arm mid section somewhere. Maybehe took one in the lower mid section.
Well, you go into the keyif not for the faint of heart
this evening. You can ask CodyGreen as well for East Psyche Athley taking
a couple of shots this evening,grown it inbound now for the Crusaders,

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four minutes to go in the statetitle game. We got a good one
here four pointly for Eastside Catholic.Chrone facing up right wing, flipped it
underneath Kofe off the glass. Hegot it to fall Jacob Kofe sixteen points.
What a target Kofe is. Chronjust kind of heaved the ball down
in his direction. Powers missus arunner los ball now for Dominic. Robinson
kicked the back out Powers baseline jumperright side off the rim and pulled that

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back down by Eastside Catholic. Andnow we get more contact away from the
play and getting knocked over with KitenPowers. Yeah, Powers is holding his
upper ankle right here, and MikeBethay, he better be a little bit
careful. He is extremely vociferous rightnow. As uh I think Powers is

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going to be alright. He's retyinghis shoe. But Greener Beach has you
know, gotten maybe the the negativeend of several close calls, but we're
not going to say they were badcalls at all, just close calls.
And also you look at it thelast couple of trips down for they've almost
lost two players here to ailments.Yes, Jeremiah White taking a breather on

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the bench. We'll see if hedoes get back in. Now he does,
he's gonna be okay. And CadenPowers Powers is in the games avoiding
more serious injury. As the ballto east Side Catholic lambull Ingram with three
thirty two to go here in thefourth quarter, he'll skip it right side
looking for Crow and Drew contact,that's gonna go right back. It's out

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of bounds, out of the vikings. Wow, that's a tough call on
Crony. He's had a tough gameso far. I was just about ready
to say it's danger time for RainierBeach down six in four minutes, but
they got a steal. Robinson pulla three pointer off the back iron and
a loose ball easily picked up byeast Side Catholic and Caden Green fifty four

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forty eight in favor of the Crusadersas they break the press here for Rainier
Beach, lambell Ingram now right sideGreen underneath Kofee into the right block cross
a double team and he'll dribble itback out now all the way to the
top and his koffee for lambell ingramskips hit left block acklock back to the
basket, goes to his ride andit's gonna go right back offensive foul and

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the bottle of the Vikings. Yeah, koffee. Uh, double teamed as
you called it. And to getout of that double team, he had
to do a little more than justdribble. Once he used an arm.
He got called in Rainier Beach withanother chance. Two point fifty three to
go full court. Manded man herefor the Crusaders, and now they'll back
off and the Vikings bring it intothe front court. Jeremiah White handing off

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of Robinson. Six point deficit forRainier Beach. Dominic Robinson now to the
top. We'll hand off for Powersto his right, picked up by Aclock.
Look at the post and I'm allstolen here by east side Catholick.
But they frustrated on that one.Powers forced that pass a little bit,
bringing to act log into the rightblock kick back out, koffee, I'd
open past of the three Green willtake it right side, Yes, sir,

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that looked pretty good from our angle. Mike Finton twelve points for Kayden
Green time out on the floor,to twenty one to go in the fourth
quarter. Its fifty seven forty eighteyast Side Catholic and they can smell it.
One of the big shots of thegame, of course. Kayden Green
started the third quarter with two threes, an extending of the lead to double

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digits for East Side Catholic. GreenerBeach caught all the way up to tie
it at the end of three andhere's Green giving Rainier Beach a huge nine
point lead under two and a halfminutes to go. A twenty six point
game for Yabby ak lagus Pacing.But we're seeing more contributions begin to form
this run this evening to the goldenball here for the Crusaders. Jacob Gophe

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this evening sixteen points and Kayden Greenthis evening four of seven from deep range.
He's got twelve points. Yeah,and three out of four of this
half is so key. Those firsttwo just really made it tough on Rainer
Beach, who scrapped and clawed theirway back with the help of substitutes Jeremiah
White and Koodzi Ross. With thatbig three, and then Powers ended the

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third quarter with five points and thirtyseconds for the tie. But again Kofe's
there act Log has increased his totalevery quarter of the game up to twenty
six, but Green with a hugethree rainer Beach has a real uphill battle
against him right now. It's basicallysink or swim time here for the Vikings.

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Yeah, and they've had a coupleof turnovers recently. Powers with that
ill advised pass last time out,and here's some three quarter court pressure from
East Side Catholic to take some timeoff the clock. Robinson trying to break
it, skips across the timeline.Dominic Robinson's got it four thousand, saving
now with Niel Robinson. Dominic Robinsonfree throw line two seven ago has a

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swing on underneath as Jeremiah White tryingto go up there with the shot,
and they're gonna say, look like, I think this is gonna go out
of bounds. Yeah, jump ball. Yeah, it was Acklog there to
tie up Jeremiah White right under thehoop. Powers found him open for a
second, but boy, the sizeof the East Side Catholic the ringer Beach

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retains possession. Robinson now left corner. Three ball rivers out the back iron
and the rebound pulled down by Kofe. Time is running out on right neer
beach inside two minutes left and theCrusader's up fifty seven forty eight. Caden
Green pressure right wing ball stolen Vikingsget it back. Great pressure from Jeremiah
White, Oh, great awareness byWhite Robinson. Now for Dominic Robinson,

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right goes up off class and one. The fake works. The fake works
even against the six' ten yabbyaclog just gives a little crease for Dominic
Robinson. What a time for hisfirst bucket of the second half, and
he's had fourteen points in the gameand a chance for a three point play
and there is still hope for RainierBeach for sure. Third foul on the

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abbey aclock Robinson's first free throw ofthe night. Try to cut the seven
that will stay there. He missedit, full core press down for the
Vikings. Aklag ahead for lambell ingramas the Crusaders break it. Greened out
of the right corner. One twentyeight to go and a foul lugs a
beggar pardon. This will be atime out. With one twenty eight to

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go here in the fourth quarter andhe's like Catholic, hanging on to a
seven point lead. Yeah, theyjust had their lead cut into by fine
play by Dominic Robinson. If theyavoid turnovers, let's see, Rainier Beach
now has just three team fouls.You don't shoot until the fifth, So
that's a factor right now as theyneed the clock stopped as often as possible

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in their comeback attempt, they're gonnaneed, you know, undoubtedly a steal
in here somewhere and see if theycan get it. They certainly have the
athletes, but these passes, tothese to ACLOG and kofee, they're such
great targets with their size and coordination. Now they've had no answer so far
for the big boys this evening.Yeah, they're the leading scorers twenty six

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ACTLOG and sixteen KOFEE. In fact, they're the top two scorers in the
game. And Caden Power is certainlyanother good game for that junior and Dominic
Robinson up to fourteen. Now afterthat important bucket for Rainier Beach, they
have a quick lineup in there.They've got Macio, Rivers and White and

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of course Robinson Powers and the fourthman is it looks like number ten is
in there. Ramonte Fields probably forhis quickness. They take Codzy Ross out
and you might see him again onoffensive possessions because again he did hit his
only shot at three pointer. Youmentioned the bigs in their impact. Jacob

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Kofe yeaby Aklag have combined for sixteentwenty five from the floor this evening.
Yeah, outstanding. Again the sizethey're not just size, they're good basketball
players. Crusaders Basketball won twenty fiveto go. Cron hangs onto it now
front court right, He'll hand offfor lambull Ingram. Vikings will now pressure
man to man lambull Ingram drows doubleteam. Now it's prone as they're trying

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to foul the Vikings are Kofe doubleteam threw a back out now lambull Ingram
won ten to go left corner Greenthree ball, Yes, he got it.
Has a shot clock. It's firedone second or less of the shot
clock. Caden Green, it's beenhis half. The Crusaders can sniff a

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championship up by ten fifty six secondsleft and a loose pole on the floor,
it's gonna be It looks like atime out here. How about this
game by Caden Green? His finalhigh school game. And he just hit
his fifth to three pointer four orfive this half, and as you said,
Mike, with the shot clock expiringa dagger into the heart of Rainier

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Beach there that semi game last nighthad to gnaw at him going to bed.
He was zero four from three pointrange, and as responded this evening
with five triples. Yeah, youknow that's a big difference right there with
the Crusaders up bys. Yeah,you know, they had such a poor
shooting half in the in the firstfrom three point range, just all kinds

(01:32:23):
of misses. He made one,in fact, he made his only try,
and it looks like he's a prettyfair three point shooter. Now he's
five out of six from three pointrange in this game. Is Caden Green,
Well, he's credited with a couplemore shots than that. Okay,
I've got I've got my stats offa little bit on that one. But

(01:32:45):
we do know he's made five tothree pointers and some huge ones. And
we're going into this last minute RainierBeach with a really big hill. His
impact has been massive, So we'llsee if he goes down to fallon free
throws. Time here, fifty sixseconds left and the Crusaders up by ten
in the state championship game. Robinsoninbound for Rainier Beach baseline left. He

(01:33:10):
slings this one out of the frontcourt. Rivers tep three, ball on
the way, too short off theiron. Kofe have the rebound and trying
to get out of the back cord. He does skips it ahead. Crown,
I'll run into the basket. He'sfouled. Go forty six point eight
to go. Kofe skyed real highfor that rebound. Mike, Uh,
you know, every possession huge.They've got a comfortable lead, but that's

(01:33:32):
one way to salt it. Away is to keep the ball away from
your opponent. And Nate Cron getsa chance to get into the score book.
He's had a rough knife in thefield. He is two of two
for the free throw line, missedthat first one he has had. Yeah,
that's true. He did make twofree throws this half, and he's
had a couple of tough calls againsthim playing defense, but he's handled the

(01:33:56):
ball really well along with Lamee bullIngram get the second free throw. He's
also in his last high school gamesixty one fifty left wing three, Rivers
on the way he got it.That's eleven points for a CEO Rivers and
a timeout on the floor. Yeah, stop the clock, just try and
get you know, if you canget five more possessions, very possible here

(01:34:16):
with steel or a foul for RainierBeach and you know, five possessions do
the math, It's possible. Still. Mike Betay has been in this situation
a whole lot of times. Again, this is his fourteenth time in the
state championship game. Eight titles werebut they as coach of Rainier Beach.

(01:34:38):
But on the other side, EastSide Catholic can not ready to taste it
yet, coach Brent Merritt, They'vegot some time to deal with. But
they are certainly making the plays atthe right time, really good. Four
solid fourth quarter. They entered thisquarter tied and they are now up eight

(01:34:58):
and thirty eight second to be exact, thirty eight point one seconds is all
that separates Brent Merritt in his programfrom East Side Catholic's first championship in program
history. Thirty eight seconds and againstthe pressure of Rainier Beach. Nei ray
Ballard is in the game for Beach. Don't forget what the vikings did back

(01:35:19):
to end the second quarter. That'sright, and their pressure and they're trying
to get desperate and melt this saatepoint lead away. But the Crusaders raking
pressure, lambell ingram into the frontcourt thirty one seconds. I threw it
underneath atlog, swung back out,now green at the top, Krone into
Kofe right blocks. He's fouled withtwenty four point one to go, and

(01:35:43):
that's gonna go on. Nirai ballat his first fallaty evening. Kron is
smart. He looks for Kofe sooften. What a target he is.
Jacob Koffe just a great athlete atsix point ten and he's gonna go to
the line or two shots if Virginiacommit with sixteen points missed the first end
of the free throws and a biggrowth. Many has said in this game

(01:36:09):
defensively his leadership, what a wayto go out on top if they can
complete this in twenty four point oneshock lock has turned off. Second free
throw is good. Kofe's gone seventeenpoints, nine point lead for Eastside.
Catholic Vikings are pressing, They're gonnafoul and that will go on. Macio
Rivers that's his fourth and Caden Greencomes up with the ball as they just

(01:36:34):
continued their three quarter court pressure justto take some time off, and Green
with a heady steal right there.Fifteen foul on Rainer Beach with twenty one
point two to go in the firstfree throw by greening off the back iron.
That's about all he's done wrong shootingthe ball tonight and missed a couple
of free throws that Caden Green startedthe third quarter, gave his team the

(01:36:58):
lead, and his his two threeshere more recently have almost put them over
the top. Second free throw good, ten point lead for the Crusaders,
sixteen seconds left, all the wayto the rims here Amiah light slammed dunk
and a ten point lead has nowa steal underneath and a layup by Rivers
is good. He's got thirteen pointsand again the Vikings are pressuring and yabyak

(01:37:20):
Log had the basketball in the backcourt. He's fouled. It is now
a six point game with six pointfive to go or points in about two
seconds for Rainier Beach. Just notenough time on the clock with a six
point deficit. Yabbi ack Log stairsof the basket a couple of claps of

(01:37:40):
the hands. He can sense it, trying to make this now a three
possession game. The six point fiveto go gets the first free throw.
Twenty seven points for the big manthis evening, Jacob Kofi al excuse me
a clog, yeah, twenty sixto seven for the soft more six foot

(01:38:01):
ten center. Six point five togo hits a second free throw. He's
got twenty eight sixty five fifty sevenbos stolen by Crown. He's gonna get
rid of it, high in theair, a bit early. It's taken
away three pointer by Why off theiron. It won't matter. He's ye
Catholic all the way up the mountaintop celebrates a first in program history.

(01:38:24):
The Crusaders state champions, but thefirst time ever. Sixty five fifty seven
the victory, first ever, Mikeyou called it. That makes it even
sweeter, the first to do itat the school. Jacob Kofe his rise
through that program, his leadership,and he watched his teammate, his teammate

(01:38:45):
Yebbie Aclog, have that sensational start. Aclog made his first seven field goal
attempts in the first quarter to earlyin the second to keep them in the
game and ahead in the game.Kofe came around, of course quickly,
and Kofe himself ends up with seventeenpoints and Caden Green Boy he was one

(01:39:09):
of the players of the game aswell. His threes gave them a lead,
gave them the confidence they could winthe game, and then he helped
dice the game late, five ofeight from three point range as well.
You think about a team that hadtwenty wins. Funny enough, they got
hot of the right time, butthey went through a bit of a dry
spell, losing four in a rowin metro League action, spelling into February,

(01:39:32):
but then turn the crank right backup again and won their final eight
games, all culminating here with astate championship. Yeah, you probably don't
see too many state champs lose fourin a row. But again we've said
it before, the Seattle Metro Leagueis tough matchups. Those losses were to
Oday Rainier Beach, Garfield and WestSeattle, just solid programs and teams and

(01:39:57):
some upset story over there on theReinier Beach side, they gave it.
They're all sixty five fifty seven finalEast Side Catholic with their first title they
scored twenty one points. Their bestquarter of the night was the fourth and
what a way to go out forNate Cron, Hayden Green, Jacob Kobe,

(01:40:20):
Will Hamilton. You mentioned Yabby Acklog, Jora Graywall as well, seniors
who will make this memory last alifetime in a championship of the Crusaders.
You have three starters Cron, Greenand Kobe, all seniors, and but
Aclog a sophomore, and Lameebel Ingrama sophomore as well. And these metro

(01:40:45):
teams have a way of finding goodplayers for their team for the next year
as well. And East Side Catholichas got all the way to number one
this year and they're celebrating over bythe hoop. We can can grab somebody
for you to talk to and we'lllook forward to it. Yeah, And
on the other side of the RainierBeach, Vikings knew they came so excruciatingly

(01:41:08):
close under Mike Canthia, who hasbeen to this stage over and over and
over. But this evening just ranout of gas. As the knife belongs
to the East Side Catholic Crusaders.We'll step aside more to come here to
wrap up the boys three a statechampionship title. It goes to East Side
Catholic in a sixty five fifty sevenvictory over the Vikings of Rainier Beach.

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congregating at Center Court to celebrate theirfirst title in program history. Tonight,
sixty five fifty seven of the Ranier, Beach Vikings, Mike Benton with you
is we're gonna be looking to getsomebody here over at center Cordon Joseph bit
to talk more about this one.Joe with you as well. Here's a
recap of your numbers for this one. Yabby yaklog. What a future he's

(01:43:08):
gotten this program and the six footten sophomore big comes up with twenty eight
points to lead them on eight ofeleven shooting he was nine to fourteen from
the foul line. And Caden Greenas well. What a way to go
out as a senior this evening afterin the Semis going bone dry and I
mean dry, zero for four fromthree point range, oh five from the

(01:43:30):
field. He comes up this eveningwith sixteen points, five of eight from
deep range, and also a seventeenpoint nine for Jacob Kofe to wrap his
high school career up his next stepon the way to Virginia as he shot
eight of fifteen or beg your pardoneight of fourteen from the floor despite one

(01:43:51):
to five for the foul line.Also cleaning up along the board thirteen rebounds
and grabs seven off the offensive.Last. It's tough way to end it.
Here for head coach Mike Bethaa forthe Randhar Beach Vikings, who had
so much of an up and downcampaign. They finished this season at seventeen
and eleven and led this evening hereby Dominic Robinson, who was in foul

(01:44:12):
trouble for much of the second half, who had seven to fifteen to lead
the Vikings in that category fourteen pointsbest and only by Caden Powers, the
six foot five junior. Perhaps youwould think he's gonna come back very determined
here this season this next season.He was six of eleven here for the
field this evening, one of threefrom three point range, also with fifteen

(01:44:34):
points on the campaign, sixty fivefifty seven. Your final score is Eastside
Catholic Tonight with their first championship.In program mystery again Mike Betton with you
along with Joe Withe and now we'rejoined at courtsy by Jacob Kolpe, the
six foot ten senior as well.What a way to go out. What

(01:44:55):
does this championship and this win meanto you this evening? It means a
lot to me. Deastidkelichs never wona championship, so I want to be
the first person to do it.And I helped leave my team. Yeah,
he played great for me. Mywhole team played great for me and
made big shots and I'm proud ofthem. Boys. It just feels like
that this championship is a battle ofattrition. You get to the semis and
there's one more game to go,but there's a quick turnaround. What was

(01:45:16):
a mindset? What was a mentalityto get that win last night and turn
this thing around so quickly? Ourslogan was job was not finished. It
was not finished at all, andwe came hard and we knew what we
had to do to get the win. How much better player are you this
year than last year? You werea good post up player last year.
Now you're a team leader, averbal leader, you can go outside,

(01:45:36):
what a target you are when passes, your active catching passes, your your
game has really improved this year.Yeah. I feel like after last year,
I went went against a lot ofdefenses and I felt like I adapted.
I went went through every defense,so I understand. I understand the
game, and I know where toget to my spots. And the offseason
work, I put in a lotof work. So Jacob Hall often did

(01:45:58):
you go into the weight room afterlast season with that loss and the quarterfinals
on your mind to turned this thingaround this year. Yeah, I knew
the next step for me and mysenior year was the change my body.
I went five days a week,two rest days. It worked hard every
day to get this out. Coke, you know that spin move you made
on the deep baseline back there,that was pretty impressive. Y you left

(01:46:19):
the guy and then Caden Green you'resenior teammate. What about his shots early
in the third and then in thefourth to really get you guys in a
great spot. Yeah. Man,I'm proud of him. Man, he's
always shooting it for me, saveme a lot of games this year.
I love how he plays and oneI'm not doing a shot for me.
And he's a good defender too.But he is your target. I mean

(01:46:40):
that is so big your athleticism.Nate Crone looks for you so much.
That's because he knows that you're gonnacatch his pass. He just kind of
flips it in your direction and itjust saves you guys on so many possessions.
Yeah, natarglue guy. Everything hedoes with a team, every little
small thing that's a Nate. Youare the best player of to night and
did a great job doing it.Tell me about your head coach Brent Mehratt,

(01:47:00):
the example he set, the foundationhe's set for this program and this
run this year. Yeah, CoachBretett, He's not a lot for me.
He's not a lot for this team. Organization, got us our first
championship and brought he brought our teamto the champ to the chip. What
are you looking forward to now goingto Virginia. Uh? Working in the
offseason, get down there and putas much working as possible and play.

(01:47:23):
What a way to go out herewith a state championship victory here, Jacob
Copey, tonight will done. ChampionJacob Cochey, congratulations at Garfield's Rainer Beach
and oday you guys are number onein the state. Congrats, Thank you,
Jacob, Thank you so much herefor joining us sixty five to fifty
seven. Your final score is EastsideKatholic grabs your first state championship in program.

(01:47:44):
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the WIAA Live app for Apple andAndroy Today. Eastside Catholics celebrating a sixty
five to fifty seven victory here tonightto capture their first AID championship in program

(01:49:36):
history. Head coach Brett Merritt andcrew now cutting down the nets here for
this one, with one more gameto go on the girls three A side,
Mike Bent and Joe Why here withyou. And we heard those comments
from Jacob Kofe earlier about how muchlast year's last perhaps nought at him just
a little bit, But it's amazingwhat one game, one day, one

(01:49:56):
moment can do to really help setthe course and set the path for a
season that ends now for the GoldenBasketball Yeah, he knew his team had
the talent to compete for a statetitle, and he worked on his game
individually as he talked about the weightroom and just thinking the game, learning
the game and thinking quicker, playingquicker. Jacob Kope was a great leader

(01:50:18):
this year, and he gave creditto Nate Cron as well. Here's Cayden
Green coming over the players of thegame. You are a state champion,
young man. Congratulations, thank you, Thank you, Kayden. When you
think about where this team was lastseason losing in the quarterfinals, what did

(01:50:38):
that do for you mentally and emotionallyto get ready for a season that ultimately
ends with you cutting down the nuts. I mean last year when we lost,
we just knew we are one moreyears to do it. We are
one more year to work on ourcraft, work as a team, and
ultimately get it done. And that'swhat we did. As we did this
season. It seemed as if earlyon you faced the Raider Beef team that
was coming out flying, they hadentered they were executing on shots as well.

(01:51:00):
Where did you begin to feel thisgaming in to turn around? In
the first quarter? Uh? JustI mean, I gotta give props to
Yabi. I mean he had allour points, He had all of our
points in the first quarter. Wejust kept dumbing down and he just kept
us in the game in the firstgetting stops on defense and that ultimately led
to everyone else playing there. When'sthe last time you saw him take over
in a game like that. Idon't know about a game like this state

(01:51:23):
state state championship. I mean,he took over games before, but this,
this was unreal. This, itwas real good on his part again.
Sixty five to fifty seven the finalscore of this evening. Here for
East Side Catholic, Brenton Merritt hasled this program now as a head coach,
their first ever state championship in programhistory. What tone did he set
here for this group as well?He just he just said, you just

(01:51:44):
play our game. It's just basketball. At the end of the day,
he said, coming in, He'snever felt more confident about a team winning
the championship and just ultimately play ourgame to night. Caden Green, who
hits fifteen points this evening, fivethree pointers as well. When you know
that you're hot, you're feeling it, and the confidence grows. When did
you begin to really feel that yourstroke was going for you? Honestly,

(01:52:05):
the first shot I knew, Iknow that I missed it. I missed
my first shot, But I knowthis one felt good, made the second
one, and then ultimately from there, I just just kept going to and
one. I just knew that Iwas gonna keep shooting it and that he
was gonna keep falling. You gota teammate and Jacob Kofi, who tonight
also goes out with a bang.He's going on to Virginia. What has
he meant to this program? Man, he's met, He's meant a whole

(01:52:26):
live, you know, being ateam leader, being a team captain,
keeping everyone's spirits high and everything,making sure we're all playing our game.
If someone's off, he's going togo talk. Yeah, I know,
make sure it's it's the best oneI have my life though, And we
thank you for joining us here.Go celebrate with your teammates again. Katie
Green, congratulations, Thank you yourstate champion. Thank you for being with
us here. Yeah be Anklog joiningus here tonight. Pushing thirty points,

(01:52:48):
I repeat, thirty points. Whata performance on a stage like this?
First off, congratulations. I knowthere's so much emotion that is really in
wrapping you here for a game likethis, But what does a state championship
mean to you? Now? Oh? You know it means everything. You
know, this is what we startedfor, this is what we came for
started the season, this is ourgoal. We started before the season was

(01:53:10):
started, so you know, gettingthis first time school history too. So
it's just amazing. You know,you can't just stop the film. When
you go into your first team meetingwith head coach Brent Merritt. There are
very important words that are spoken tohelp set the tone. What words meant
the most to you to really helpset the path here for this season.
Oh, you know, probably juststaying together as a team, you know,
playing hard at all times. Youknow, that's all we really need

(01:53:31):
to do. You know, it'snot really about excellent those about who plays
harder. So yeah, hey,your court work out there is so good
man, And I'm sure you've goneup against Jacob been practiced a lot.
But you, guys, with yourheight, you're able to get that first
step away from people, but youcan finish with left hand as well.
Okay, I said it, butyou did it out there on the court.

(01:53:54):
You made your first seven shots,including a three, and your team
really needed it because guys, we'restruggling from the outside in that first half,
you know, I mean, youjust took care of the opportunity.
Do you expect to be the biggestfactor tonight like this? Uh, you
know, it wasn't like it wasn'treally about like what I had to say.
I just did all I could tohelp the team win. So,
I mean, it's great doing scoringall those points, but we want so

(01:54:16):
that was the main thing. Whenyou consider the seniors departing among them Nate
cro and Kid and Green Jacob Kopeas well, what kind of example had
they set for the younger guys hereon this team? We would ahead?
Uh you know, ever since Igot here, those dudes, they've been
teaching us, you know, mensuringus, like telling goes whatever you need
to do, you know, gettingon us if you make mistakes. But
it's mostly positive. So they justhelp us do whatever we can tell us,

(01:54:38):
play harder, whatever it does.We needs to win accountability at least
two results. Well, thank youso much. Yeah, I'll be going
enjoy here with your teammates. Congratulations, A little different feeling going through the
body, right Yeah, just crazy, It's crazy. Congratulations Yabby Aclock joining
us here as again. Sixty fivefifty seven your final score. We're gonna
wrap this one up right now.With some quick thoughts as again Mike Benton,

(01:54:59):
Joe Whitty here with you Rainier Beach. When you have a leader at
the top, it has done thisbefore. That is always an element of
caution for east Side Catholic. Butyou can sense this evening. It was
early despite the run, yet theirbig guys took over and that made the
biggest difference it did, you know, You'd have to say east Side Catholic
size has been such a factor againsttheir opponents. It's certainly one of the

(01:55:23):
reasons that they got here. Butact Log with the game of his life,
just so efficient on the inside.What a matchup he was. But
then it took Cayden Green with thebig shots in the second half to secure
the lead, to keep the lead, to extend the lead. It just
was a great team. Cron didn'thave a great game scoring wise, but

(01:55:43):
as Jacob Kofei gave him props,you know, making a lot of plays,
doing the dirty work and they hadto withstand a few runs from Rainer
Beach as well as expected in thetitle game, exactly as Eastside Catholic finishes
this season twenty two and six withthe State championship. Gaming in a night
led by the sophomore the Abbey.Aklaga picks up a twenty one point night.

(01:56:05):
Jacob Kofe's going out a winner toVirginia seventeen points. Eastside Catholic capturing
their first championship in program history.One more to go, one more.
It could be in for a greatone once again with these two teams all
coming up here. Joe, Yeah, we're looking forward to Garfield and Mead
for the three A state title.Garfield three time defending champion, and they

(01:56:31):
know this court real well. Meadhas had, of course a tremendous season.
Also in that game is gonna tipoff in just under fifteen minutes,
while the wall coverage we have herefrom the Tacoma Dome for this one.
In the meantime, boys three AState action ends the championship for the first
time. Eastside Catholic captures the Goldenbasketball and the Crusaders are state champions at

(01:56:54):
three A level sixteen five fifty seventheir victory over your beach Vikings or thanks
again to our on site for ourproducer Mitchell bly backus Judy Hills or a
technical director and for chill with theI'm Mike Benton say Thanks for joining us.
Your final score once again from theTacoma Dome in the three A Boys
Action Rainier Beach east Side Kaplic theCrusaders sixty five the Vikings fifty seven east

(01:57:20):
Side Kathlic State champions. Glad youjoined us here. We'll come back in
a bit for Girls for a Action. And you're listening to the twenty twenty
four WIAA Geza Credit Union State BasketballChampionships on Sports Radio nine to fifty k JR.