From the Sidelines
Observations on Vashon Island sports, mostly the Pirates, from the sidelines.
Pirate hoopsters roll on to playoffs
February 18th, 2010 at Thu, 18th, 2010 at 3:24 pm by Rik ForschmiedtThe Pirates are on a roll. Tuesday the Vashon boys and girls took care of Life Christian in their final regular season game.
The boys started off with a 87-52 drubbing of the Eagles. It was senior night and a cameraman from KING5 was there taping a feature on Pirate senior John Gage. By the third quarter it was obvious that reserves would be playing most of the rest of the game, and by early in the fourth period the cameraman put his gear away.
Gage scored 19 points and put on a good show, with several huge blocked shots on the defensive end of the court.
Alex Wegner led the Pirates with 21 and Matt Kerns had 16 as Vashon put on a three-point clinic in the first half.
Christian Paige led the visitors with 21, the only Eagle to hit double figures.
Jesse Hazzard drives for the hoop as the Pirate reserves played most of the fourth quarter.
The Pirate girls’ game was almost a laugher. Once they found the range, the Vashon girls out-scored the visitors 20-2 in the first quarter and 20-1 in the second quarter. The final score was 56-8.
Three Pirates, Kelly Costello with 18 points, and Cat Amick and Elisa Wendt with 8 each, individually equalled or surpassed the entire Eagles team.
As with the boys, reserves played most of the second half. Coach Henry Porter put the four senior starters back in the fourth quarter for a short time so they could receive an ovation from the fans.
Marya Munsey carries the ball past Life Christian's Rachel Goodman.
Vashon’s girls continued the momentum last night, Feb. 17, with a tie-breaker win over Cascade Christian, 55-26, giving the Pirates second place in the Nisqually League.
Costello led the Pirates with 21 points.
The win takes the Pirates to a Saturday game with league champion Seattle Christian for first and second seeding to the Tri-District Tournament.
The Vashon boys play Cascade Christian on Saturday, also for first or second seed to Tri-District. The Pirates and Cougars tied for the league championship.
Saturday’s games are at Orting; boys at 5 p.m., girls at 7 p.m.
Rik Forschmiedt Island resident since 1989. Retired in 2006 after almost 11 years as Beachcomber sports editor and photographer. Has been a volunteer assistant coach for Vashon High School cross country, track and soccer teams.
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