Two of the most successful high school basketball programs in Washington state — the Lynden Christian girls and the Lynden boys — are back in a familiar place: their respective state championship games.
The defending 1A state champion LC girls took care of business with a repeat of last year’s state semifinals by defeating Medical Lake, 58-34, Friday night in Yakima’s SunDome.
A couple of hours earlier, the 2A defending state champion Lynden boys punched their ticket into the title game by punching out Pullman, 52-40, in their semifinal.
The Lyncs have the early championship game and will play undefeated LaSalle at 3 p.m.
The Lions have the late title game and will play Selah at 9 p.m.
For updated stories and pictures from the 1A and 2A state tournaments, visit www.whatcomhoops.com. And for more pictures, be sure to check out the Whatcom Hoops Facebook page.
Three other Whatcom County teams played Friday in consolation action:
- The Lynden Christian boys, who suffered their first loss of the season Thursday, bounced back by clobbering Seattle Academy, 75-39. The Lyncs will play Bellevue Christian at 9:30 a.m. Saturday for fourth and sixth places in 1A.
- The Lynden girls also came back from a quarterfinal loss to beat Port Angeles, 48-33. The Lions will play Black Hills, also at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, for fourth and sixth places in 2A.
- And the Meridian girls had their season come to an end with a 50-47 overtime loss to Elma in the 1A tournament.
Jim Carberry is a former Bellingham Herald sports editor and author of several books on Whatcom County prep basketball. Follow him on Twitter @whatcomhoops and visit the Whatcom Hoops Facebook page.
