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Seattle Prep explodes in the second half, advances to regionals

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Saturday- Feb. 16 2013 – 3A – SeaKing District
Bellevue College 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Seattle Prep 7 18 25 22 72
Eastside Catholic 16 7 13 14 50


Seattle Prep explodes in the second half, advances to regionals
By Colin Caruso

In this loser out, winner to regional game, the Seattle Prep Panthers matched up against the Eastside Catholic Crusaders.  The electricity in the gym picked up in the first quarter, and Eastside responded with an early 16-7 lead.  Sophomore Mandrell Worthy led all scorers with eight points in the quarter and converted twice on and-ones.

Back to back threes for Panther sophomore Jack Stewart and eight straight points from senior DJ Fenner sprang Prep into the lead 21-18 in the second.  Eastside responded with five straight points from senior Austin Soukup, but Fenner was too much for the Crusaders in the quarter, finishing with 12 points.  Prep led 25-23 at the half.

The Prep offense exploded coming out of the locker room.  Six Panthers scored in the third, led by Stewart who had nine of the team’s 25.  Eastside could not find a way to stop the Panthers defensively, and Prep took a 14 point lead into the fourth.

The hoop resembled the Pacific Ocean for the Panthers in the fourth.  Fenner poured in another 12 points, which led the Panthers to a 22 point quarter.  Worthy for the Crusaders did his best to match, putting up eight in the final frame for Eastside.  But the game was in Prep’s hands by this point, and the Panthers ended the Crusader season with a 72-50 win.

Top Performers:
Seattle Prep
DJ Fenner (33 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks)
Jack Stewart (15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals)
Laurence Hicks (8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals)

Eastside Catholic
Mandrell Worthy (21 points, 8 rebounds)
Austin Soukup (15 points)
Max Hudgins (10 points, 2 steals)

Lakeside goes 3-1 against Seattle Prep on the season, advances to state

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Lakeside goes 3-1 against Seattle Prep on the season, advances to state
By Colin Caruso 

Tuesday- Feb. 12 -2013- 3A SeaKing District
Bellevue College 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Lakeside 13 7 8 22 50
Seattle Prep 8 10 15 15 48

In their fourth matchup this year, the Seattle Prep Panthers took on the Lakeside Lions with a berth to state at stake.  The crowd was electric for this Metro contest in a SeaKing District match-up.

Seattle Prep jumped on Lakeside defensively and forced seven turnovers in the first quarter but could not capitalize off their defensive pressure.  Lakeside built a 7-6 lead and added two more uncontested layups by junior Tremaine Isabell to go up 11-6; they closed the quarter up 13-8.

Both teams came out cold to start the second, combining for only 17 points in the quarter.  Prep came back to take the lead on a DJ Fenner basket with 3:38 remaining in the second, 16-15.  But Lakeside scored five of the last seven points to go into halftime with the lead, 20-18.

Prep started the third quarter on a 9-2 run to take the lead back from the Lions, 27-22.  The teams exchanged baskets for the remainder of the quarter, and Prep took a 33-28 lead into the fourth.

Lakeside came out hot in the fourth, with two baskets in the first minute to cut the Panther lead to one.  The Lions added three pointers from D’Marques Tyson and Matthew Poplawski to take a four point lead with 4:39 remaining, 38-34.

Prep continued to battle, cutting the lead to two with 1:14 remaining on a three pointer by senior Jack Roger.  Isabell for the Lions answered from the free-throw line, hitting three of four in the final minute to secure a Lion victory, 50-48.

With the win, Lakeside secures a trip to state and will play Mercer Island at 3pm at Bellevue College on Thursday.  The Panthers will play will play O’Dea in a loser out game at Bellevue College on Friday at 3pm.

Leading Scorers:
Lakeside
Tremaine Isabell (18)
Matthew Poplawski (10, 5 rebounds)

Seattle Prep
DJ Fenner (15)
Laurence Hicks (10)

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Franklin Holds off Prep’s Late Surge

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Franklin Holds off Prep’s Late Surge
By Colin Caruso 

Tuesday- January 29 2013 Metro 3A
Franklin High School 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Seattle Prep 16 10 20 16 62
Franklin 22 16 13 16 67


Franklin Senior Arell Hennings

The Prep Panthers trailed throughout the contest until they came back to tie up the score with 4:43 remaining in the fourth, but the Franklin Quakers closed out the game on a 14-9 run to win by five.

The game began with the hoop looking like the Pacific Ocean for both teams.  Prep took advantage of defensive breakdowns by the Quakers, with three wide open drives to the basket.  Franklin, behind eight first quarter points by Patrick Ball, hit from both inside and outside and held a 22-16 lead after the first.

The Quakers increased their lead in the second quarter, forcing seven Panther turnovers and converting on transition baskets.  Both offenses slowed their pace in the second quarter, but Franklin continued to pressure the ball, extending their lead to 38-26 at the half.  Senior Arell Hennings led the Quakers with nine points in the quarter.

Prep began their comeback in the third quarter, forcing five turnovers and converting on their first three pointer of the contest.  The Panthers, led by DJ Fenner with nine points in the quarter, cut the Quaker lead to 51-46 at the end of the third.

Both teams started out cold from the field in the fourth, combining for a total of six points three minutes into the quarter.  But the scoring heated up, started by Prep forcing five turnovers again in the fourth quarter and tying the game at 53-53.  The Quakers were not phased by the surging Panthers, as they made 5-6 free throws late in the fourth, and Patrick Ball and Freshman Keith Smith combined for 11 points in the quarter to win 67-62.

Leading Scorers:
Seattle Prep
Laurence Hicks (18)
DJ Fenner (17)
Sean Gummersall (17)

Franklin
Patrick Ball (22)
Arell Hennings (14)
Tim McMillon (14)