TACOMA — Drew Eisinger scored 21 points and Brian Rucker added 17 as Jackson earned its first state trophy with a 62-54 win over Inglemoor on Saturday to finish fifth at the boys Class 4A state tournament.

The Timberwolves (24-5) got 12 points from Dan Wishko, and 10 points and 10 rebounds from Jamie Eisinger. It was Jamie Eisinger's buzzer-beating, 3-pointer against Kentwood on Friday that got the Timberwolves into the trophy round of the tournament.

Drew Eisinger finished the tournament with 95 points, Rucker 86. It was the first 4A appearance for the Timberwolves from Mill Creek. The school opened 10 years ago.

The Vikings (23-4) finished eighth for their second trophy. Ike Nwaelele led Inglemoor with 16 points, nine rebounds and four steals. Mark McLaughlin scored 13 points and Nate Shekeryk scored 12 to go with a team-high 10 rebounds.

Mount Tahoma 38, Gig Harbor 37

TACOMA — Sophomore guard Patrick McCollum scored 22 points, giving him 92 for the tournament, as Mount Tahoma beat Gig Harbor 38-37 Saturday to finish fourth at the state 4A boys basketball tournament at the Tacoma Dome.

The Thunderbirds (20-8) earned their second trophy, matching their best-ever finish. McCollum also grabbed seven rebounds, had three assists and four steals. He scored 87 of his points in the last three games.

The Tides (21-8) picked up their first 4A trophy. They won the 3A title in 1996. Mathias Ward scored 14 points to lead Gig Harbor, which starts three sophomores. Clarence Trent scored eight points and had eight rebounds.

Two Alex Tennyson free throws with 4:44 left put Mount Tahoma up for good at 36-34. Tennyson added a layup with 3:06 left. The Tides had a chance to win, but McCollum stole Gig Harbor's inbounds pass with 5 seconds left to preserve the win.

South Kitsap 77, Curtis 76

TACOMA — Tysaiah Curry's steal and layup with 6.1 seconds left gave South Kitsap a 77-76 win over Curtis Saturday and third place at the state 4A boys basketball tournament at the Tacoma Dome.

The Wolves (27-2) trailed 76-72, but L.P. Neloms hit a 3-pointer with 22.5 seconds remaining to get South Kitsap to within a point and set the stage for Curry's heroics. Conner Gehring and Josh Monagle scored 15 each for the Wolves and, Neloms had 14.

It was another record-breaking game for Vikings junior Isaiah Thomas. Thomas scored 33 points to add to his tournament record he set with his 51-point effort in the semifinals. He finished with a four-day total of 162. Thomas also set the career 4A tournament record with 246 points. The old mark, set in three tournaments, was 230 by Ferris' Sean Mallon.

Thomas broke the mark in just two tournaments as he scored 79 in three games last year. The Vikings finished the year at 25-4.

Franklin 70, Central Valley 51

TACOMA — Junior Venoy Overton scored 20 points, leading Franklin to its second Class 4A state championship in the last four years with a 70-51 win over Central Valley on Saturday night.

A night after rallying from down 18 points to beat Curtis in the semifinals, the Quakers used their quickness and pressure defense to fluster the overmatched Bears.

Peyton Siva added nine points for the Quakers, the only Seattle team to qualify for the Class 4A tournament.

Franklin won the state title in 2003 when Aaron Brooks — now at Oregon — led the Quakers past Mead, and current Gonzaga star Adam Morrison, 67-55.

Central Valley finished in a tie for fifth in the Greater Spokane League during the regular season, but made a surprising run at the state tournament. Luke Clift led the Bears with 18 points, before fouling out with 4:50 remaining, but Central Valley could not overcome 28 turnovers.

Central Valley played at Franklin's pace early, but the Quakers quick hands and athleticism defensively took control in the second quarter.

Central Valley went ahead 18-13 on pair of free throws from Brad Johnson, but the Bears turned the ball over on nine of their next 10 possessions, and had 18 turnovers in the first half.

Franklin chipped away, taking the lead at 19-18 on Jody Johnson's basket with 5:43 left. The Quakers took over three minutes later.

Leading 21-20, Franklin closed the half on a 14-3 run. Siva's first 3-pointer started the surge, followed by a basket from Donnie Cheatham and consecutive 3-pointers by Siva and Overton, pushing the lead to 32-22.

Franklin led 35-22 at halftime and attempted 38 shots in the first half, compared to just 14 for the Bears. Central Valley made its first 3-pointer, but missed its next 10 attempts from beyond the arc.

Central Valley was making just its third championship game appearance — winning the state crown in 1968 and falling to Renton in 1960.

CLASS 2A

Hoquiam 36, Forks 28

YAKIMA — Emmi Johannssonn scored four straight points late in the game to help Hoquiam hold off Forks 36-28 on Saturday morning to take fifth place at the boys Class 2A state tournament.

The Spartans, who trailed by 14 in the third quarter, mounted a furious comeback with a 14-2 run that closed the score to 28-26 with 3:11 to play. But Johannssonn then hit two baskets in a 1:02 span that put the Grizzlies safely ahead. Forks never got closer than four the rest of the way.

The two schools split their four meetings this season. Hoquiam ended its year at 23-4, while the Spartans finished 21-6.

Dallas Huggins scored a game-high 13 points for Forks, including seven points during the Spartans rally. He also pulled down seven rebounds.

Nooksack Valley 57, Hockinson 35

YAKIMA — Rich Skillman scored 14 points, leading Nooksack Valley past Hockinson 57-35 on Saturday to take fourth place at the boys Class 2A state tournament.

The Pioneers, who finished 21-8, never trailed and put the game out of reach with a 16-4 run in the third quarter. Skillman scored five of his nine second-half points in the third quarter.

Nooksack Valley's Bret Handy added 13 points and eight rebounds, and Chris Mitchell hauled in a nine rebounds for the Pioneers. Nooksack Valley won the state title in 2003 and placed eighth in 2004.

Keith Moilanen scored 13 points to lead Hockinson. The seventh place finish was the first state trophy in any sport for the 4-year-old school. Hockinson ended its year at 21-6.

Vashon Island 67, Grandview 59

YAKIMA — Shane Davis poured in a game-high 22 points as much-taller Vashon Island powered past Grandview 67-59 on Saturday to claim third place in the Class 2A boys state tournament.

Davis made 9 of 17 shots and led four Pirates players in double figures as Vashon Island captured only its second basketball trophy in school history. Zac Andrus chipped in 16 points, Mike Serko 12 and Bryan Amstrup 10.

The Pirates, ranked third along with Grandview, finished the year at 25-3. The Greyhounds ended at 22-6.

The 6-foot-7 Amstrup pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds, blocked three shots and forced the Greyhounds to alter many more shots. Grandview made 8 of 24 attempts from behind the 3-point arc, and shot just 28.9 percent (22 of 76) for the game.

C.J. Lopez paced Grandview with 21 points and sank 5 of 11 3-point tries. James Vela added 11 points and nine rebounds.

Lynden Christian 53, King's 36

YAKIMA Tournament most valuable player Kyle Coston scored a game-high 25 points to lead top-ranked Lynden Christian past King's 53-36 on Saturday to claim the Class 2A boys state championship.

The Lyncs, who finished at 25-2, won their fourth boys title, but the first in the 2A ranks. LC beat Kings 46-33 in the Northwest District championship game on March 3.

Coston scored eight of his team's first 10 points in the second half and finished with 18 points after intermission. The Knights climbed back to within seven points late in the third quarter, but couldnt get any closer.

"We knew they had to foul down the stretch and shoot threes and make us miss,'' said Coston, who was 10 of 16 at the free-throw line. "It was big to finish like that. It really started to sink in when I was shooting free throws. It's still sinking in. It's big. It's the 2A championship.''

Cory Hendricks added 14 points and a game-high nine rebounds for the Lyncs, who were playing in their 100 th state tournament game and have won 66.

King's shot just 26 percent (13 of 50) in the game while the Lyncs made 48.6 percent (18 of 37) of their shots. Charlie Enquist led the Knights (23-4) with 12 points and seven rebounds.

LC won Class 1A titles in 1976, 1982 and 1999.

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