4A/3A Semifinal Standouts at the Dome

<p>With the field cut down to four teams, it was time to line up and find out who would be playing for the 4A and 3A state championships. Check out who managed to pull it out and lead their teams one step closer to the 2022-23 title.</p>   <h2><em>4A Semifinal</em>s</h2>   <h3>Federal Way 43 Curtis 56</h3>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1270612' first='Vaughn' last='Weems'] | Federal Way - Weems was about all the Eagles had going against the defending champions, Curtis. He finished with a double-double, 20 points, 10 rebounds, three steals, and two blocks. He converted a number of and-one's, two of which helped cut the deficit to just nine points in the fourth quarter.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1416284' first='Cinque' last='Maxwell'] | Curtis - He was up and down the floor early in the game, getting out for transition buckets and setting the pace. Maxwell was his usual self on the glass as well, flying in out of nowhere to steal away rebounds, totaling eight boards on the night.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1450483' first='Zoom' last='Diallo'] | Curtis - The star guard came away with 25 points on 9-for-14 shooting from the field to help lift his team to the championship game. Diallo was unstoppable getting to the middle of the floor and converting from the mid-range and paint. Pullups and floaters fell in numbers as Diallo got where he wanted all night.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='923122' first='Tyce' last='Paulsen'] | Curtis - The long-range shooter sunk just two shots from behind the arc but made a ton of little plays defensively (2 blks) and on the glass (7 rebs) to help keep momentum on Curtis' side and avoid any slip-ups in the big game. He ended the game with 15 points but his real impact came in the details that helped keep a talented Federal Way team to just 43 points.</p>   <h3>Mt Si 45 Olympia 51</h3>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1450486' first='Trevor' last='Hennig'] | Mt Si - Hennig got his touches in early, going off for seven quick points in the opening quarter. He finished with 21 points on the night and had a couple of solo runs to halt Olympia from stretching the lead out in the third quarter. </p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1450494' first='Blake' last='Forrest'] | Mt Si - Forrest played some strong defense on [player_tooltip player_id='1217797' first='Parker' last='Gerrits'] early on to throw the Olympia star off his game. The junior guard hit a couple of late 3-pointers in the final quarter to give Mt Si a shot but they couldn't close the gap. He finished with 14 points, four rebounds, four assists, and three steals.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1217797' first='Parker' last='Gerrits'] | Olympia - It was anything but his usual shooting night but Gerrits affected the game in other ways, snagging 11 boards, dishing out four assists, and even though his shots weren't falling he was creating good looks and action on offense.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1270674' first='Andreas' last='Engholm'] | Olympia - Engholm was the main star for the Bears last night, dropping in 23 points and most importantly nailing 3-of-4 from behind the arc. He was able to stretch the Mt Si defense early on and set the tone for the night including a big shot from downtown with under a minute to go in the game.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1485541' first='Matt' last='Lindblom'] | Olympia - He was super-effective going right at Mt Si's big men and either converting in the lane or getting to the line. He finished 7-for-7 from the foul line and was second on the Bears with 11 points.</p>   <h2><em>3A Semifinal</em>s</h2>   <h3>O'Dea 57 Mt Spokane 52</h3>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1439541' first='Miles' last='Clark'] | O'Dea - Clark was the Irish's most consistent offensive player all night. He started off with some quality shooting in the first, then made his impact passing the ball and finding cutters with timely passes. He finished tied for the team scoring lead at 14 points and pulled down eight rebounds while blocking three shots.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1450491' first='Ryan' last='Lafferty'] | Mt Spokane - Lafferty was working the floor from all over last night, but was especially deadly with his baseline mid-range jumpers. He took defenders to work from the baseline drilling multiple fadeaways and really feeling it with the jumper. He scored from all levels and led the game with 26 points including 11-of-12 from the foul line.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1391705' first='Maverick' last='Sanders'] | Mt Spokane - Sanders was off and on with his scoring but ended the night with 18 points including a few well-timed long-range shots. The Cats ran their offense through him at points early on, feeding him in the high post and letting him find the right pass or go straight at his man. He had a few pretty passes to dives from up top and was a big factor in keeping the game close.</p>   <h3>Auburn 50 Garfield 61</h3>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1416286' first='Tyrell' last='Nichols'] | Auburn - The point man had another great game for the Trojans, finishing with 20 points to lead the game. He found the touch from downtown drilling 6-of-10 shots behind the arc, with a couple of those coming in key spots in the second and fourth quarters.</p>   <p><strong>Devon Anderson</strong> | Auburn - Anderson came off the bench to score 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting to help give Auburn a much-needed boost as they were short their leading scoring for the season, [player_tooltip player_id='1451033' first='Jaylen' last='Petty']. He put himself in great positions to be available for the pass, running the floor and staying active. Once he hit a couple in close, he found the confidence to stretch it out and hit a few timely shots late in the game.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1270842' first='Emmett' last='Marquardt'] | Garfield - He was a beast on the glass all night and ended up with 11 total boards, with seven coming on the offensive end. He struggled to find the touch from in close early in the game but got the rhythm later on and finished with 10 points including a couple from 3-point.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1450985' first='Legend' last='Smiley'] | Garfield - Smiley was Garfield's second-leading scorer on the night and did a lot of his damage from the foul line and the 3-point line. He has a pure stroke and was highly efficient from those spots, going 2-for-4 from 3-point and 4-for-5 from the foul line. He finished with 12 points.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='923128' first='Jaylin' last='Stewart'] | Garfield - Stewart looked to be battling cramps but had an impactful end to the first half, nailing a couple of 3-pointers and setting up [player_tooltip player_id='923119' first='Sherrell' last='McCullum Jr.'] with a beautiful pass inside. He got busy in the second quarter to help Garfield go into the half down just two points.</p>   <p>Garfield's bench made a big impact on the game as well, [player_tooltip player_id='923119' first='Sherrell' last='McCullum Jr.'] was too strong for the opposing defense and led the Bulldogs with 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting. [player_tooltip player_id='923116' first='Jamari' last='Jackson'] came off the pine in the first half to give them an immediate boost, hitting a layup, diming an assist, then drilling a deep 3-pointer. And [player_tooltip player_id='1728925' first='Darus' last='Harvey'], though he didn't have a big stat line, was getting good penetration and creating action in the offense that freed up space for other players to go in and make plays.</p>

With the field cut down to four teams, it was time to line up and find out who would be playing for the 4A and 3A state championships. Check out who managed to pull it out and lead their teams one step closer to the 2022-23 title.