Class 1A bracket breakdown – 1-8

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These games all appear to have big game potential with some fairly evenly matched teams. It is hard to predict who might come out on top. Lynden Christian is going for a three-peat and several other teams and players have been here before.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1 Lynden Christian 8 Overlake</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong> PLAYERS</strong> <strong>TO WATCH</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LYNDEN Christian</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='1270689' first='Tyler' last='Sipma'], [player_tooltip player_id='1587972' first='Griffin' last='Dykstra'], [player_tooltip player_id='1457515' first='Jeremiah' last='Wright'], [player_tooltip player_id='1587970' first='Gannon' last='Dykstra'] </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OVERLAKE</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='1560526' first='Jake' last='Shuey'], <strong>Jack Wiley</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> Lynden Christian has big game experience and they will be going for back to back state titles. They have great guard play with Sipma and Dykstra leading the way. This is a team that plays together well and gets after you on the defensive end of the floor. Overlake has talent but not enough to get past the defending champion. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction Lynden Christian 77-63</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2 Zillah 7 Blaine</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PLAYERS TO WATCH</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ZILLAH </strong>- [player_tooltip player_id='1270840' first='Luke' last='Navarre'], <strong>Nic Navarre</strong>, <strong>Dekker Van De Graaf</strong>, <strong>Izzy Sandoval</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>,<strong>BLAINE</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='1416315' first='Carson' last='Lehnert'], [player_tooltip player_id='1580918' first='Mathew' last='Russ'], [player_tooltip player_id='1587990' first='Lucas' last='Smith']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> <strong>OUTLOOK</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> I fully expect the Borderites to give Zillah everything they can handle. They are battle tested from their league schedule and have three players who can score points. It might be a matter of whether they are hitting shots and spreading out the scoring. Lehnert can shoot it from deep as well as anyone in the tournament. Russ and Smith are big, athletic guards. Zillah has been impressive this season, losing only one contest. They are led by senior all state forward [player_tooltip player_id='1270840' first='Luke' last='Navarre']. Brother <strong>Nic Navarre</strong> has also been impressive in the paint. <strong>Izzy Simmons</strong> provides scoring from the guard position. <strong>Dekker Van De Graaf</strong> has had a solid freshman season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> Prediction Blaine 71-69 2OT</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3 Annie Wright 6 Toppenish </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PLAYERS TO WATCH</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> <strong>ANNIE WRIGHT </strong>- [player_tooltip player_id='1450980' first='Martin' last='Kaupanger'], [player_tooltip player_id='1450983' first='Jeremiah' last='Harshman'], <strong>Reggie Lester</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='1587969' first='Gabriel' last='Walsh'] </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TOPPENISH</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='1270841' first='Josh' last='Perez'], <strong>Shane Rivera</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> <strong>OUTLOOK</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three of the five losses for Toppenish have come at the hands of Zillah. Annie Wright is rolling into this one winners of 18 straight with only one loss. I think it's close but I like the depth of Annie Wright a bit better. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prediction-Annie Wright 69-63</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5 Kings 4 Freeman </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PLAYERS TO WATCH</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>KINGS -</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1354101' first='Cam' last='Hiatt'], [player_tooltip player_id='1710013' first='Nick' last='Linhardt'], [player_tooltip player_id='1450935' first='Dylan' last='Meyers']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> <strong>FREEMAN</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='1178379' first='Boen' last='Phelps'], <strong>Gabe Shculhauser</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='1485663' first='Tanner' last='Goldsmith'], [player_tooltip player_id='1485584' first='Colton' last='Wells'] </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OUTLOOK</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> Kings has the best player in Class 1A in [player_tooltip player_id='1354101' first='Cam' last='Hiatt']. He can get buckets with the best of them. Freeman has one of the best overall players in Class 1A in [player_tooltip player_id='1178379' first='Boen' last='Phelps']. This should be another great match-up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> Prediction-Kings 77-71</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->