TACOMA — The Crescent Loggers boys basketball team went to overtime to upset Evergreen Lutheran 50-48 on Saturday in their opening game of the Tri-District 1B Tournament.
“Wow, what a tremendous effort from the guys,” said coach Chris Ferrier. “The Loggers pick up their first postseason win in a number of years, definitely the first in my eight years as the coach.”
Crescent, which entered the game as a No. 12 seed to Evergreen Lutheran’s No. 5 seed, next plays at Lummi at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
“The third quarter was probably the best quarter of basketball we’ve played all season. We played unselfish basketball on both ends and pushed out to a 14-point lead,” Ferrier said. The Loggers outscored Evergreen Lutheran 20-6 in the third. The Eagles responded with a 19-5 fourth quarter to tie the game up at 40-40.
Unfortunately, the inverse happened in the fourth. We did not play well and we actually were down one with two minutes to go,” said Ferrier. “We got a big bucket and went back up one. Their big guy came down and got a [basket] and one, and they ended up back in front two. We settled down and got it inside again to Conner Ferro-May and tied the game. Then we got a stop at the end of regulation.”
“The overtime was really crazy. The Crescent fans were very vocal and the energy in the gym was electric. All four of our baskets came in the paint and we were able to stop them on the last possession and run the clock out,” Ferrier said.
Ferro-May led the Loggers with 30 points and 17 rebounds. Dom Sprague added eight points and helped orchestrate the offense along with Conner Bauers.
The Loggers are now 14-6 on the season.
Crescent 50, Evergreen Lutheran 48, OT
Cres. 9 8 20 5 8 — 50
EL 4 13 6 19 6 — 48
Crescent (50) — Ferro-May 30, Sprague 8, Ka. Love 4, Ky. Love 2, L. Love 2, Bauers 2, H. Bourm 2.
Other games
In other prep games this weekend, the Crescent girls basketball team beat Sound Christian Academy 43-34 in the first round of their Tri-District 1B tournament.
“It was a big win for the Crescent lady Loggers,” said coach Mike Hazelett. “Defense was the key to this one.”
Naomii Sprague had a great game with a near triple-double. She finished with with 21 points, 13 steals and nine assists.
Ciara Cargo-Acosta got hot down the stretch and hit a pair of 3-pointers to help the Loggers fend off Sound Christian. She finished with 14 points, while Kaylen Mason pulled down 14 rebounds.
In the District 3 1A girls tournament, the East Jefferson girls lost to Cascade Christian 43-34, ending the Rivals’ season. In the boys tournament, Vashon beat East Jefferson 57-43, likewise ending the boys’ season.
The East Jefferson girls finished with a record of 9-12, the Rivals’ best season in years. The boys also finished with a record of 9-12.
The Forks boys basketball team lost this weekend 66-41 to Napavine in the District 4 2B tournament, ending the Spartans’ season with a record of 7-13.
