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Metro League Semifinals move to Alaska Airlines Arena at UW

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2017 Metro League Tournament just got Bigger!

ANNOUNCEMENT

The Metro League announced their plans to move their semifinal basketball match-ups to Alaska Airlines Arena on Wednesday, February 8th.  The Boys and Girls final four teams will go head-to-head as part of the Metro League Tournament.

Former Garfield Bulldog and current Nathan Hale coach, Brandon Roy, was interviewed by KJR personalities Mitch Levy and Dick Fain about the Raiders upcoming game against his Alma Mater Garfield this Friday Night at Garfield High School.

This battle of #1 Nathan Hale vs. #2 Garfield has received unprecedented coverage and includes live broadcasts on both ESPNU-TV and Sports Radio 950 KJR-AM. This is the first game televised Live from Garfield High School since Roy was a senior for Garfield back in 2002.

Mitch and Dick of Sports Radio KJR then broke the news that the Metro League Playoffs will move its semifinal games to Alaska Airlines Arena on Wednesday, February 8th.  This will allow all fans an opportunity to see in person what experts are saying is the toughest league in Washington state history, if not the toughest league in the country.


“Metro Athletics represents quality student athletes from public and private schools in all sports,” stated Eric McCurdy, Executive Director of Athletics of Seattle Schools. “We are proud to have Varsity Hoops Live and theFinalScore.TV produce this event as they continue to positively impact high school students through events and programs on and off the court.”



Game and Broadcast Schedule

2017 Metro League Tournament Semifinals schedule of events:

• Winner #6 Metro vs #3 Metro Play-in vs. Metro #2 seed – Girls 3:30pm*
• Winner #5 Seattle Prep vs #4 West Seattle Play-in vs. Nathan Hale – Boys 5:30pm*
• Winner #5 Metro vs #4 Metro Play-in vs. Bishop Blanchet – Girls 7:00pm*
• Winner #6 Metro vs #3 Rainier Beach Play-in vs. Garfield – Boys 8:30pm**

* Varsity Hoops Live Broadcast on www.theFinalScore.TV
** Varsity Hoops Live Broadcast on Sports Radio 950 KJR-AM

The event has several media partners including Sports Radio 950 KJR-AM, POWER 93.3-FM and www.theFinalScore.TV.

All games will be carried via a live audio broadcast over the internet or on radio.

“Our hope is to celebrate great teams in a great venue. We look to showcase amazing high school students on and off the court throughout the day! We are excited to produce the event while broadcasting the games live over the web,” stated Randy Novak, President of ZUMA Media.

 

Ticket Information

Tickets are available for general admission seating and good for all four games. Tickets will be available the day of the event ONLY beginning at 3:00pm at the HUSKY STADIUM Box Office located on the westside of the Stadium.

Once fans enter Alaska Airlines Arena for the event, they can stay for all four games. However, they will not be able to re-enter the event if they leave. Ticket prices are as folllows:

Adults/students without ASB: $10
Students with ASB: $ 7
Kids K-8: $ 5
Seniors 62yrs +: $ 5

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Seattle Prep Sails Past Bainbridge for Fifth Seed

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Thursday Feb 13th 2014 3A Boys Basketball
Seattle Prep 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Bainbridge 7 9 11 15 42
Seattle Prep 15 7 10 25 57

Seattle Prep Sails Past Bainbridge for Fifth Seed
By Steven Dion

Thursday night marks day three of the Metro League tournament and the battle for the five seed pitted the Prep Panthers and Bainbridge Spartans. Both teams have already punched their ticket to districts but the result of this contest determined the matchups in the SeaKing tourney. The winner would face the 7th seed from Metro in West Seattle and the team with the loss would meet third seed from KingCo in Mount Si. The Panthers have beaten the Spartans in their lone matchup on January 17th, would the visitors from the island return the favor?

The game got off to a slow start as the first points of the game were not scored for the first 2:10 of the game. Prep sharpshooter Jack Stewart was unable to connect on his early attempts from the perimeter, something uncharacteristic for the junior guard. However, the Spartans had scoring issues in the first quarter too as the first bucket came at 4:11 left in the frame. Give Prep’s defense credit as BHS scored only seven points in the first quarter. Coach Kelly’s defensive gameplan continued to succeed as the Panthers established good position to disrupt shots and forces offensive charges. Sophomore Eric Van Hare was a spark off the bench as he drew back to back charges before the half. The low scoring nature of this game would take a 22-16 Prep lead into the break.

The second half would continue the exciting matchup of bigs in SPHS forward Sean Gummersall and Spartan center Oskar Dieterich. They scored some of their team’s most crucial buckets as the posts registered eight and seven points respectively. Seattle Prep’s dynamic guard Aaron Nettles played with his high intensity style on both ends of the floor as one of his highlights was an and-one after knocking down a circus shot in traffic. The freshman scored a game-high 14 points. Bainbridge guard Blake Swanson knocked down shots late, but the damage was done and the game was too far out for the Spartans to recover. The relentless Seattle Prep defense was the x-factor of this contest as BHS was only able to score 42 in a playoff game. The Panthers were able to pick up a 57-42 win in front of their home crowd.

Top Performers:
Bainbridge
Trent Schulte – 9 points (3 3-pt FG’s, all in fourth quarter)

Seattle Prep
Aaron Nettles – 14 points (2/3 FT’s, 2 3-pt FG’s)

Bainbridge Girls Pick Up Road Win Against Quakers

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Friday Dec 20th 2013 3A Girls Basketball
Franklin High 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Bainbridge 18 7 14 14 53
Franklin 5 7 5 14 31

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Bainbridge Girls Pick Up Road Win Against Quakers
By Steven Dion

The phrase “Games Are Won In the Fourth Quarter” apply to many basketball games, but when a team jumps out of the gate firing on all cylinders, the result can be decided much sooner. The Bainbridge Lady Spartans’ balanced attack and opportunistic defense gave Franklin everything it could handle Friday night in downtown Seattle. Bainbridge’s 18-5 lead after one quarter of play was facilitated by a pair of triples by freshman sharpshooter Taylor Tye and second-chance scoring opportunities by Katie Usellis’ relentless rebounding. Holding Franklin to twelve points in the first half is a testament to Spartan head coach Nicole Hebner’s ability to utilize her deep bench and maintain fresh legs on the floor.

The second half featured more of what was seen in the first sixteen minutes of play as the Quakers were unable to get into a shooting groove and also allowed transition buckets by the opponent. However, Franklin showed resilience by putting together a respectable fourth quarter by matching Bainbridge with 14 points. FHS sophomore Tamia Spellman buried a three and knocked down a pair of free throws in the frame. When the horn sounded, Bainbridge Island sailed off with a 53-31 victory. Three BIHS players finished with a dozen points: Paige Brigham, Katie Usellis, and Taylor Tye.

Top Performers:
Bainbridge
Paige Brigham – 12 points (4/9 FG’s 3/5 FT’s)

Franklin Survives Late Bainbridge Surge

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Friday Dec 20th 2013 3A Boys Basketball
Franklin High 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Bainbridge 9 19 10 24 63
Franklin 19 6 17 24 66

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Franklin Survives Late Bainbridge Surge
By Steven Dion

Heading into Holiday break, teams are anxious to finish off on a high note before the short time off. The Franklin Quakers and Spartans from Bainbridge Island proved this to be true on their back-and-forth showdown Friday night in Seattle. Both teams had trouble scoring early, but Franklin was able to finish the first quarter strong with a Emanuel Siale providing the hot hand. The Spartans were prepared to give the Quakers a taste of their own medicine by matching their nineteen points in the second quarter through intense perimeter defense. BIHS distributed the ball well by registering five scorers in the frame. At half, Bainbridge led 28-25.

Quaker sophomore Keith Smith was determined to regain the lead in the third quarter by scoring 15 of his team’s 17 points. He made six of eight field goal attempts in the frame and put Franklin back in the driver’s seat. But Bainbridge was not ready to hop on the ferry quite yet. One of the Spartans eight juniors Blake Swanson began burying open looks down the stretch to keep the contest tight. The guard notched 11 in the quarter. However, Smith was able to knock down free throws after intentional fouls and in doing so, sealed the victory for the home team. The final score was Franklin 66 Bainbridge 63.

Top Performers:
Franklin
Keith Smith 32 points (8/15 FG’s, 15/19 FT’s)

Bishop Blanchet Dismantles Bainbridge on Homecoming

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Saturday Oct. 5 2013 3A Boys Football
Mickey Naish Field 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Bainbridge 0 0 0 0 0
Bishop Blanchet 34 27 7 7 75

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Bishop Blanchet Dismantles Bainbridge on Homecoming
By Steven Dion

A sunny October afternoon at Mickey Naish Field served as the setting for Bishop Blanchet’s homecoming as they welcomed Bainbridge. The visiting Spartans squad has been battling injuries to many of their players which placed even a greater advantage to the host Braves team. Blanchet made their first of many trips to the end zone less than two minutes into the game on a 51 yard pass from Jacob Wheatley to Ray Siderius. Less than two minutes later, Nico Mutiloa blocked a punt and ran it back 29 yards for the score. Bishop Blanchet tailback Oshea Trujillo scored two of his four touchdowns in the first frame. Bainbridge was overmatched in every aspect of this contest. The front seven of the Blanchet defense pressured Spartan quarterback Connor Teddy all day. In addition, the tackling and blocking of the Braves was ferocious. At halftime, Blanchet led 61-0.

The running clock rule was implemented to begin the second half. At this point, BBHS changed personnel on the field and the high-octane scoring began to wane. Teddy found fellow Spartan Casey Brink for a big gain in the second half. Unfortunately, they failed to score on the drive. Blanchet’s Jon Flanagan notched six in the third on a goal line run. The Braves last score came on a fumble recovery by David Gats. The final score was 75-0 in favor of Bishop Blanchet. This program has been on the rise the last handful of years and it was evident this game served to even the score from the Bainbridge victory over the Braves a few years ago.

Top Performers:
Bishop Blanchet
Oshea Trujillo – 4 rushing TDs (2,3,12,23)