The Neah Bay boys and girls basketball teams keep rolling toward the Tri-District championship while the Crescent boys and girls squads in Class 1B competition this weekend.
Both the Red Devils boys and girls qualified for Tri-District title games and for berths in the regional tournament with semifinal wins Friday night while the Logger teams lost close loser-out contests Thursday night.
The Crescent boys went out with two heartbreaking losses.
The Loggers fell 34-32 to Mount Rainier Lutheran in the first round Tuesday and then lost 56-55 in overtime to Tulalip Heritage in the consolation semifinals Thursday night.
Neah Bay on roll
Both the Red Devil boys and girls were a win away from the Tri-District titles Saturday after winning championship semifinal games Friday.
The Neah Bay girls continue their amazing season, now a perfect 18-0 overall, 2-0 in Tri-District action.
On Friday night, the Red Devils ripped Northwest Yeshiva 68-47 in the semifinals after building up a 39-15 halftime lead at Lynnwood High School.
The Red Devils played for the championship against Lummi on Saturday at Lynnwood, results unavailable at press time.
Cierra Moss and Faye Chartraw combined for 33 points in the semifinals with Chartraw also bringing down a game-high 10 rebounds.
Teammate Courtney Winck also had 10 boards.
Cierra Moss netted 17 points while Chartraw had 16.
Cherish Moss led the team with eight assists while Rebecca Thompson earned six steals against Northwest Yeshiva.
Yeshiva’s Julia Owen had a game-high 26 points while teammate Milana Davydon added 12.
Owen scored all 18 points for Yeshiva in the fourth quarter.
Neah Bay 68, NW Yeshiva 47
Neah Bay 20 19 15 14— 68
NW Yeshiva 7 8 14 18— 47
Individual scoring
Neah Bay (68)
Greene 2, Thompson 6, Tyler 6, Murner 4, Winck 9, Ch. Moss 8. Ci. Moss 17, Chartraw 16.
NW Yeshiva (47)
Greenberg 6, Davydon 12, Almo 3, Owen 26.
Neah Bay boys 55, Mt. Rainier 53
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — The Red Devils held off a late rally by Mount Rainier Lutheran at Mountlake Terrace High School in the semifinals to advance to the Tri-District title game Saturday.
Neah Bay (17-3 overall, 2-0 in Tri-District) led 40-22 at the break but had to hold off a furious second-half rally to advance.
Mount Rainier outscored the Red Devils 20-8 in the third quarter to trail just 48-42 going into the final period.
Neah Bay played Lummi in the Tri-District championship game Saturday evening, results not available by press time.
Against Mount Rainier, the Red Devils made 14 of 22 field goals, were 3 of 6 for 3-pointers and made 3 of 4 free throws in the first half.
But they were 7 of 19 from the field, 0 for 2 long range and 1 of 3 free throws in the second half.
Neah Bay was scoreless in the fourth until the 2:12 mark and had to retake the lead twice.
Titus Pascua, who led the Red Devils with 17 points, scored all of them in the first half.
Michael Dulik added 12 points while Leyton Doherty and Josiah Greene led on the boards with seven rebounds each.
Zeke Greene pulled down six boards.
Doherty also led with seven assists while Josiah Greene dished out five.
Mount Rainier had three players score in double figures as David Greenwood led the way with 17, Brendan Murphy sank 14 and Carsten Neumiller added 11.
Neah Bay 55, Mt. Rainier 53
Neah Bay 21 19 8 7— 55
Mt. Rainier 9 13 20 11— 53
Individual scoring
Neah Bay (55)
Doherty 7, Z. Greene 6, Dulik 12, J. Greene 7, Pascua 17, Smith 4, McCaulley 2.
Mt. Rainier Lutheran (53)
Greenwood 17, Hallenberg 5, Neumiller 11, Pelissier 6, Murphy 14.
Tulalip boys 56, Crescent 55, OT
PUYALLUP — Tulalip Heritage gave the Loggers their second heart-stopping loss in three days Thursday in the loser-out consolation semifinals at Chief Leschi High School.
On Tuesday, the Loggers (12-8 overall) lost 34-32 to Mount Rainier Lutheran in the first round.
“It’s been a great season for us,” Crescent coach Darren Heaward said.
“It was the best season we have had in years.”
Senior Joel Williams concluded his four-year varsity career by scoring more than 1,000 points as he scored 21 points in his final game against Tulalip on Thursday.
Williams also brought down a game-high 18 rebounds in his final game.
Earlier against Mount Rainier, Williams netted 12 points and grabbed an amazing 21 boards, and dished out three assists.
“Scoring the 1,000 points is a pretty huge thing for a kid at this level,” Heaward said. “He has had a great career.
“Joel is our only senior, and I hate to lose him.”
The Loggers played their hearts out against Tulalip in the semifinals, Heaward said.
“We have nothing to be ashamed of. We played hard and did a really outstanding job.”
Kai Story added 10 points and six rebounds in the game while Derrick Findley grabbed eight boards.
Tulalip Heritage 56, Crescent 55, OT
Crescent 21 9 6 12 7— 55
Tulalip 15 6 9 19 8— 56
Individual scoring
Crescent (55)
Walker 8, Fadness 7, Findley 7, Story 10, Williams 21, Sowders 2.
Tulalip Heritage (56)
Not available.
Grace Acad. girls 35, Crescent 28
PUYALLUP — Grace Academy ended the Loggers season in a close game at Chief Leschi High School in the Tri-District consolation semifinals Thursday night.
Details were not available by press time.
