From the Sidelines
Observations on Vashon Island sports, mostly the Pirates, from the sidelines.
ON TO STATE!
February 26th, 2010 at Fri, 26th, 2010 at 8:52 pm by Rik Forschmiedt
We did it! Coach Andy Sears at the final buzzer.
Vashon’s boys, at least, are going to State.
The Pirate boys basketball team beat Kings 54-46 in a game at Mountlake Terrace that finished just under three hours ago. Kings took the early lead but the Pirates came back to lead by seven at half time. Vashon stretched the lead to 10 at one point and Kings came within three late in the game.
I’ll try to get some photos and a little more info posted tomorrow before I leave for the girls last chance game. The girls play Cascade Christian at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Mountlake Terrace. Winner goes to State, loser turns in the uniforms and waits until next year.
Elias Weston makes it hard for Kings' Ryan Hoff to find a shot.
Saturday morning: I couldn’t find the game stats yet; see Wednesday’s Beachcomber for details.
Kings did a good job of shutting down John Gage in the first half. Gage got only limited playing time in the first half while the rest of the team showed Kings that one player is not the whole Pirate team. Vashon never trailed after taking the lead in the second quarter.
While Kings held Gage from the field, he was almost perfect, if not perfect, from the free throw line, and free throws by Gage and several others were critical in final two minutes.
Brackets for the 1A State Tournaments should be posted on www.wiaa.com by Monday.
Who's got the ball?
Rik Forschmiedt 20-year Island resident. Retired in 2006 after almost 11 years as Beachcomber sports editor. Now a volunteer assistant coach for Vashon High School soccer teams.
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