The regional round is over as the 2015 state tournament began Thursday, March 5.
The Kentwood boys and Kentlake girls basketball teams both played Saturday.
Kentwood Boys
The Conks faced off in a loser goes home-winner advances to state-playoff game against the Camas Papermakers at Puyallup High School Saturday.
Kentwood won a close game 55-53 as it held onto its lead down to the final seconds.
The game got close when Kentwood was up one, 53-52, with 17 seconds left in the game.
Kentwood senior forward Malik Sanchez was fouled and senior guard Preston White was called for a technical for arguing with a Camas player.
Sanchez went to the line first, making both of his free throws, increasing the Conks’ lead to 55-52.
Trevor Jasinsky went to the line for Camas but missed both shots.
Camas in-bounded the ball after the technical and Jasinsky was fouled.
He made one of the two shots and brought Camas within two points, 55-53.
That would be the last score of the game.
Kentwood sophomore guard Darius LuBom went to the line and missed two free throws with 4.4 seconds remaining on the clock.
The Papermakers rebounded the second miss and had a chance to win or tie the game.
Camas was down by two, with the ball.
When Camas looked to pass near half court, Sanchez stole the ball and sealed a Kentwood victory.
The Conks will play its first round game at 9 a.m. on Thursday at the Tacoma Dome against Woodinville.
If the Conks win, the next game is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. Friday at the Tacoma Dome.
Kentlake Girls
The Falcons season ended Saturday when the girls basketball team lost by one at regionals to Skyview at WF West High School in Chehalis.
The final was 54-53.
At the half, Kentlake was down four, trailing 24-20.
The Falcons scored 18 points in the third quarter bringing Skyview’s lead to one, 39-38.
Both teams scored 15 points in the fourth quarter and it wasn’t enough to advance the girls to the state tournament.
Sophomore guard Sydney Peterson had a team high 20 points Saturday for the Falcons.
The girls finished the season with an overall record of 20-7.
