The Borderites held off The Overlake School’s late fourth quarter surge February 19 to move on to the next round of playoffs.
After securing a 12-point lead early into the fourth quarter, the game turned tense for Blaine fans when the Owls closed the gap to three points in the final minute of the game. But, with the Owls fouling to regain possession, Blaine junior Lucas Smith and senior Avery Dohner each hit two free throws to see out the game.
“At this point in the year, everybody who plays is a good team so we were glad to come away with the win,” head coach Brett Farrar said.
Senior Scott Baldwin led the team with 15 points, and it was his steal and converted layup followed by a rebound and open three-pointer that gave the Borderites a 44-32 lead with six minutes left in the game.
In the following five minutes, Blaine only managed two points. Overlake grabbed six and then another five in the final minute. The Borderites stopped the Owls in the last 30 seconds and made their free throws to advance. The game finished 51-44.
Junior Carson Lehnert had three three-pointers and finished with 12, Dohner and junior Matthew Russ had 7 each, and Smith had 6.
The Overlake School is a 5-12 private, college preparatory school in Redmond. Overlake finished its season 14-8.
Blaine will play Wahluke Saturday, February 26, at 4 p.m. at Mount Vernon High School. The winner will then advance to the 1A state championship tournament Wednesday, March 2 through Saturday, March 5 at the Yakima Valley SunDome.
Farrar said this week the team will focus on closing out games to prepare for the rest of its playoff run.
“The guys are really focused,” he said. “We just have to continue to get better.”
Blaine is 13-6 this season.
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