WIAA State Tourney: 4A Semi-Final Previews
The quarterfinals have come to a conclusion and it is now semi-finals for the 4A state championships. In the 4A bracket, things went about as planned as far as seeding goes. Each of the top 4 seeds made the semi-final…
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Continue ReadingThe quarterfinals have come to a conclusion and it is now semi-finals for the 4A state championships. In the 4A bracket, things went about as planned as far as seeding goes. Each of the top 4 seeds made the semi-final round.
4A:
(1) Union vs. (4) Central Valley
7:15pm
Notes: Central Valley is coming off of a hard fought game against Skyview, but ultimately prevailed. Central Valley is a “greater whole” type of team. Players to watch include 2021 6’10 C Gavin Gilstrap Gavin Gilstrap 6'10" | C Central Valley | 2021 State WA , 2020 6’2 PG Jayce Simmons Jayce Simmons 6'2" | PG Central Valley | 2020 State WA and 2020 6’3 G Noah Sanders. These three are coming off of 16, 17 and 16 points respectively. Union has steam rolled their competition most of the year and kept the momentum rolling with a 13 point win over Olympia. Players to watch include 2020 6’4 G Tanner Toolson Tanner Toolson 6'4" | SG Union | 2020 State WA and 2021 6’1 G Kaden Horn Kaden Horn 6'1" | CG Union | 2021 State WA . This explosive backcourt combined for 44 points against Olympia with each player dropping 22.
(2) Mt. Si vs. (3) Glacier Peak
9:00pm
Notes: Mt. Si gave Federal Way all sorts of fits with their size and length to go along great basketball IQ and passing. Players to watch include Montana State signee, 6’7 Tyler Patterson Tyler Patterson 6'7" | SG Mt. Si | 2020 State #245 Nation WA , Saint Mary’s signee, 6’6 Jabe Mullins Jabe Mullins 6'6" | CG Mt. Si | 2020 State #136 Nation WA and 6’9 unsigned senior Hayden Curtiss Hayden Curtiss 6'9" | C Mt. Si | 2020 State WA . These three combined for 52 points and 20 rebounds in the quarterfinal win. Glacier Peak pulled out a 5 point win over Sumner to advance and they are another example of the greater whole. At 25-0, this team has several players that can impact in the multiple different ways. 2021 6’5 G Tucker Molina Tucker Molina 6'5" | SF Glacier Peak | 2021 State WA is a standout offensive player and 2022 6’3 G Bobby Siebers Bobby Siebers 6'3" | SF Glacier Peak | 2022 State WA is a good outside shooter.