PREP BASKETBALL: Regional matchups solidified for four area teams

Published 11:31 pm Monday, February 18, 2013

The North Olympic Peninsula has four basketball teams headed to this weekend’s regional tournament, and all four were in action Monday.

The Port Angeles girls (17-5) claimed the West Central District’s No. 3 seed at regionals by beating the Olympic Trojans on Monday for this third time this season, 43-33.

At regionals, the Roughriders will play seventh-ranked Cedarcrest (21-3) on Friday at Lynden High School at 6 p.m.

In the boys 2A West Central District championship game, eighth-ranked Sequim (20-4) lost to fourth-ranked Clover Park 60-45 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

As the district’s No.2 seed, the Wolves will play Saturday at 4 p.m. at Kent-Meridian High School against the winner of Tuesday’s faceoff between Hockinson (13-10) and Washougal (16-7).

The second-ranked Neah Bay boys lost just their second game of the season in the 1B Tri-District title game, falling 65-64 to Cedar Park Christian (Mountlake Terrace).

The Red Devils (16-2) will travel to Lynnwood High School in Bothell for regionals, where they will face Waterville (17-6) on Saturday at 4 p.m.

The No. 3 Neah Bay girls (14-3) lost to Mount Vernon Christian 46-38, and will take the 1B Tri-District’s fourth seed to regionals.

The Red Devils now must travel to Eastmont High School in Wenatchee to play Pateros (16-3) on Friday at 8 p.m.