Published
March 5, 2010
Meridian trips King's
Late rally lifts Trojans past last year's runner-up, 41-36
TOURNEYTOWN.COM
Josiah Sebens sank a
3-pointer with 1:43 to play that pushed Meridian ahead to stay, as the
Trojans turned back King's 41-36 on Friday in the Class 1A boys state
semifinals.
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Meridian's Tait Slesk celebrates after the Trojans beat King's
in Friday's first semifinal in the SunDome.
ANDY SAWYER/Yakima Herald-Republic
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The win sends Meridian
(19-7) into Saturday's 7 p.m. championship game against Cascade
Christian, which beat defending champion Vashon in Friday's late
semifinal.
Zach Slesk, who scored
a game-high 16 points, closed the scoring with three free throws in the
final 32 seconds.
It was the second time
this season Meridian has beaten last year's state runner-up. The Trojans
beat King's 65-62 on Feb. 20 to earn a state berth.
Sebens finished with
12 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
Ryan Hoff scored a
team-high 10 points for King's (21-7), and Karl Clocksin added nine.
Clocksin grabbed 11
rebounds.
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King's -- Brugger 2-3 1-2 5, Sawtell 0-4 0-0 0, Hoff 4-14 0-0 10,
Coshow 0-0 0-0 0, Berendsen 3-4 1-3 7, McCutchen 0-2 0-0 0,
Cheledinas 2-11 0-0 5, Clocksin 3-8 3-4 9, Doldier 0-0 0-0 0. Totals
14-46 5-9 36. |
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Meridian -- T. Slesk 2-5 0-0 5, Madeira 0-0
0-0 0, Wasilewski 1-3 0-0 2, Z. Slesk 5-13 6-7 16, Sebens 4-16 1-5
12, Tripp 2-3 0-0 4, Hayes 0-5 2-8 2. Totals 14-45 9-20 41. |
| King's |
11 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
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36 |
| Meridian |
8 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
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41 |
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3-point goals--K 3-16 (Hoff 2-7, Cheledinas 1-6, Sawtell 0-1,
McCutchen 0-2), M 4-12 (Sebens 3-8, T. Slesk 1-2, Z. Slesk 0-2). Rebounds--K
37 (Clocksin 11), M 36 (Sebens 12, Hayes 10). Assists--K 5 (Clocksin
4), M 6 (Z. Slesk 3). Steals--K 3, M 3. Blocked
shots--None. Fouled out--Brugger. Total fouls--K 21, M 9. Technical fouls--None.
Turnovers--K 12, M 10. |
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