Metro League Boys Roundup | Seattle Prep knocks off Bainbridge

Seattle Prep's Nate Girma made 1 of 2 free-throw attempts after getting fouled with 1.7 seconds left as he secured a rebound on Bainbridge's potential go-ahead shot, and the host Panthers beat the second-ranked Spartans 68-67 on Friday night in a Metro League Mountain Division game.

Seattle Prep (9-8, 7-6) led by 12 going into the fourth quarter, but Bainbridge (15-2, 12-1) fought back and tied it at 67 on two Nick Fling free throws with 20 seconds left.

The Panthers turned the ball over on the next possession, but Bainbridge missed and Girma grabbed the rebound.

"A win like this confirms the hard work that our players have been doing," Prep coach Michael Kelly said. "It shows that you must continue to focus on what you do, because we are starting to play a lot better."

Jack Hanley led Prep with 13 points and Jordan Hamilton had 12.

Coby Gibler scored 25 and Steven Gray had 22 for the Spartans, who visit top-ranked O'Dea today at 3 p.m.

Other games

At Chief Sealth 75, Cleveland 55

The fourth-ranked Seahawks (14-2, 11-2), behind Nyandigisi Moikobu's 20 points, beat the Eagles (10-7, 7-6) in a Sound Division game for their fourth consecutive win.

At Rainier Beach 103, Ingraham 36

DeAngelo Jones had 19 points and 10 rebounds as the third-ranked Vikings (11-5, 10-2) blew past the Rams (0-17, 0-13) for a Sound Division win.

O'Dea 65, at Lakeside 30

Senior guard Chris Banchero scored 12 of his game-high 20 points in the first half as the top-ranked Irish (15-1, 12-0) won their 10th game in a row in a Mountain Division game. Spenser Walker led Lakeside (8-9, 4-9) with nine points. O'Dea used a 22-4 run in the first half to take control and led 30-10 at intermission.

At Bishop Blanchet 61,

Eastside Catholic 58 (OT)

Jim Froio had 15 points, Brian Matous and Jarvis Wille each scored 14, and the Braves (6-12, 5-9) beat the Crusaders (7-12, 3-11) in a Mountain Division game. Andrew Mills scored 22 for Eastside Catholic.

Freelancer Matt Massey contributed to this report.