District Tournament Recap – 3A – District 8
With both the 1A and 2A classes done, I will now be looking back at the 3A class and seeing how every district played out. This is a chance to see how the state tournament teams made their run. Here…
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Continue ReadingWith both the 1A and 2A classes done, I will now be looking back at the 3A class and seeing how every district played out. This is a chance to see how the state tournament teams made their run. Here is district 8 within the 3A class.
ROUND 1
This is a 8 team tournament with the games in round 1 being loser out games. Number 1 seed Kennewick went against 7th seed University, Kennewick would win 75-45. Mt Spokane played against 8th seed North Central, with Mt Spokane winning the game 64-49. 3rd seed Walla Walla faced 6th seed Mead, Walla Walla would win 79-68. 4th seed Ferris went against 5th seed Hermiston, Ferris would win 70-57. Hermiston, Mead, North Central, and University would all be eliminated. Ferris, Walla Walla, Mt Spokane, and Kennewick would advance to round 2.
ROUND 2
Now the tournament is double elimination from now on. Top seed Kennewick went against 4th seed Ferris, Kennewick would win 63-46. 2nd seed Mt Spokane played 3rd seed Walla Walla, Mt Spokane would dominate and win 83-53. Kennewick and Mt Spokane would advance to the 3A district 8 championship game, Walla Walla and Ferris would go to the losers side of round 3 to play each other in a loser out game.
ROUND 3
For the 3A district 8 championship game, number 1 seed Kennewick played 2nd seed Mt Spokane, Mt Spokane would win 73-50, they would advance to state. Kennewick will go to the losers side of round 3 for a chance to still make the state tournament.
For the losers side of this bracket, 3rd seed Walla Walla played 4th seed Ferris, Walla Walla would win 71-54. Ferris would be eliminated, Walla Walla would advance to play the loser of the 3A district 8 championship game. The loser of that game ended up being number 1 seed Kennewick. Kennewick would face 3rd seed Walla Walla, Walla Walla would win 57-53 and advance to the state tournament. Kennewick would be eliminated.
TEAMS ADVANCING TO STATE FROM DISTRICT 8
Mt Spokane, Walla Walla