With its back to the wall, Sequim continued its hot stretch of play with a 66-37 loser-out bi-district boys basketball victory over the Lindbergh Eagles on Feb. 15.
The 10th-seeded Wolves (11-10) ousted No. 15 seed Lindbergh (6-14) to claim their fifth consecutive victory — and advance to another loser-out contest on Friday, Feb. 17, against No. 7 seed Clover Park (11-8). The Warriors fell 60-44 to No. 2 North Kitsap on Wednesday.
Against the Eagles, Cole Smithson scored eight of his 10 points in the second quarter as the Wolves broke open a tight game to open up a 32-20 halftime advantage.
Vince Carrizosa posted nine of his game-high 15 points in the third as Sequim went up by 23 after three quarters, 53-30.
Keenan Green added 11 points, including three 3-pointers, and Zach Thompson and Isaiah Moore each added eight points.
Sequim coach Craig Brooks said his team’s defense stood out all game long.
“Zach Thompson, Cole Smithson and Brett Mote [all stood out on defense],” Brooks said. “They all are great on-ball and off-ball defenders and showed it again tonight.”
The winner of the Sequim-Clover Park game will take on either Port Angeles or Franklin Pierce on Saturday, Feb. 18, at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma for the final district berth in the region round of the state 2A tournament.
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen / Sequim’s Vince Carrizosa, center, drives past Lindbergh’s Gabriel Thomas (1) for a score in the Wolves’ 66-37 West Central District tournament playoff win on Feb. 15.
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen / Sequim’s Isaiah Moore (34) looks to pass to teammate Espn Judd as Lindbergh’s John Chuol (22) and Justin Tu (12) defend in a Feb. 15 West Central District tournament game in Sequim. The Wolves’ topped Lindbergh, 66-37.
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen / Sequim’s Brett Mote, center, looks to pass as he’s pressured by Lindbergh’s Dylan Villez, left, and John Chuol in a Feb. 15 West Central District tournament game.
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen / Sequim’s Isaiah Moore, left, looks to score as Lindbergh’s Gabriel Thomas defends in a West Central District tournament game on Feb. 15 in Sequim. Moore’s Wolves won, 66-37.
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen / Lindbergh’s James Huff looks to block a shot by Sequim’s Lars Wiker in Sequim’s 66-37 West Central District playoff win on Feb. 15. Looking on are Sequim’s Cole Smithson, right, and Lindbergh’s Gabriel Thomas.
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen / Sequim’s Isaiah Moore, center, looks to push the ball upcourt as teammates Brett Mote (22) and Vince Carrizosa (14) follow the play, in a West Central District game against Lindbergh on Feb. 15.
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen / Sequim guard Zack Thompson, right, drives past Lindbergh’s John Chuol in a Feb. 15 West Central District tournament game. Sequim ended Lindbergh’s season with a 66-37 victory.
