The Cedar Park Christian School — Mountlake Terrace Lions were handed their second loss at the WIAA 1B Boys Basketball Tournament Friday. The Lions fell 69-60 to the Three Rivers Christian Eagles at the Spokane Arena.
Playing from behind for most of the game, CPCS-MLT tried to mount a fourth quarter comeback, but was kept at bay by strong Eagle free throw shooting. Three Rivers Christian converted nine of 14 free throw attempts in the final quarter, 19 of 26 in the game.
Three Rivers Christian moves on to play for fourth place in the tourney against Tulalip Heritage on Saturday, Mar. 8; in the 1B boys championship game Colton will take on Pomeroy. You can view the entire WIAA 1B Boys Hardwood Classic brackets here.
Cedar Park Christian School vs. Three Rivers Christian, Mar. 7
Cedar Park 7 15 20 18 — 60
Three Rivers 11 18 14 26 — 69
CPCS-MLT individual scoring: E. Matson 21; Ben Reidy 15; A Schley 14; C. Guddal 4; Z.Wallace; F. Pina; S. Joo; A Gillis
Three Rivers individual scoring: E. Powell 18; Z. Martinez 15; C. Moore 12; D. Hull 11; S. Carns 7; N. Labiche 4; I. Hoffman 2; M. Hull
Thank you Doug and MLT NEWS for the great coverage of CPC -MLT’s trip to the State Basketball Tournament. The Lions had a fantastic experience and made memories that will last a lifetime. Spokane was a great host and the Spokane Arena is awesome.
Thanks again!