Mt Si Beats Liberty in Consolation Game; Takes 3rd in 3A KingCo

Mt Si Beats Liberty in Consolation Game; Takes 3rd in 3A KingCo
By Colin Caruso 

In the 3pm game at Bellevue College, the Liberty Patriots took on the Mount Si Wildcats for third place in KingCo.  Senior Trent Riley led the way in the first quarter for the Wildcats, scoring seven of his team’s 16 points.  Liberty barely missed on three three-point shots but maintained good interior scoring from senior Matthew Campbell to end the quarter down by six.  Mount Si continued to put the offensive pressure on the Patriots in the second quarter with good ball movement and dribble penetration.  Jason Smith and Trent Riley both had five points in the quarter, and the Wildcats extended their lead to 12 at the halftime break, 32-20.

Liberty picked up their offense in the second half, showing more movement, running off ball screens and creating open looks.  Tynan Gilmore led the way for the Patriots in the third quarter with 10 of his team’s 16 points.  But Trent Riley kept the offensive pressure on the Patriots, scoring 10 as well for the Wildcats, who increased their lead to 13 going into the fourth quarter.

The fourth quarter showed much of the same for Mount Si, good offensive execution and capitalizing on half court sets.  Mount Si started pushing the ball in transition in the fourth quarter, beating the Patriots down the floor and scoring on open layups.  Liberty didn’t have an answer for Riley for the duration of the contest; he added eight more in the fourth quarter to lead the Wildcats to victory, 73-46.

Leading Scorers:
Liberty-Issaquah
Tynan Gilmore (13)
Kellen Birdsall (11)

Mount Si
Trent Riley (30)
Levi Botten (11)