PERSONAL UPDATE — I’d like to announce that I have accepted a full-time reporting position covering all prep sports in Snohomish County for
@HeraldNetPreps
and start next week. This is an opportunity I’ve always felt I was capable of when I got into the writing field several 1/3
High-flying bouncy combo guard
@isaiahdwatts
was just as advertised tonight for West Seattle against 4A Skyline. Watts got hot in the second half despite being hounded all game. 24 pts (17 in 2H), 8/8 from the line, 4 3s, all energy.
@donaldwatts24
@PrepHoopsWA
6-foot-6 F
@WilliamsSylas
(2023 Jackson,
@NorthCityAAU
) has been killing it at the Hoops Circuit. Versitle post game, elite rebounder (14rpg), and sneaky playmaking ability off the dribble. In line for a huge summer and senior year.
@PrepHoopsWA
6’11 Oregon big man Graham Eikenberry (
@EIKENKID
) with the throw down early in
@BigDripHoops
2nd game. Classic floor running big who finishes and defends.
FINAL - Shorecrest 69, Rainer Beach 44
An unprecedented blowout as the Scots have Garfield tomorrow at 9 p.m. in the quarterfinals.
Parker Baumann with a master class performance with 20 points and 15 boards.
Silimon with 15-6-4.
PERSONAL: Last night was my last day at the
@LewistonTribune
and
@LewTrib_Sports
I can’t express how much I enjoyed working with such an elite team and getting to know so many great people over the last 2 years. To everyone who I came across in my time here, thanks for the ride✌️
@UW_MBB
commit
@KorenJohnson3
got into his bag and put Franklin in the torcher chamber tonight. A dynamic 6’2 combo guard, Johnson showed why he’s highly touted and finished with a cool 14 pts, 4 asts, 4 stls as Garfield took home a 104-51 Metro League win.
6’8 Metro League star
@deniskad21
was a monster during
@IngrahamBball
65-62 loss against visiting Bishop Blanchet w/ a double-double of 27 pts, 10 rebs, 5 asts. All around player and D-1 talent, demands a double team on each possession, relentless on the glass.
Unfortunately, I can’t be at 3 places at once tonight… I will be at
@KamiakBball
tonight for some Maverick Shootout coverage, and illl be swinging around at each site tomorrow 📍📍📍🏀
Kamiak’s standout forward Josiah Pierre (
@JosiahPierre6
) has turned it up this season, averaging a gaudy 27.5 ppg with 7 boards on 60% from the field,
@KamiakBball
@CoachDeGrazia
full story:
Two-way 3-ball threat Stevie Kuhnle (
@JrKuhnle
) was on fire at the Johnson Memorial Tournament against a talented Fly Select 17U today; was all over the place defensively as well
— extremely active off the ball (I counted 7 3s) with a quick release.
@NorthCityAAU
The last few months were challenging, trying to find out where I stand in my career and what pathway to take. There are an impossible amount of people who have assisted me in getting here, and to the relationships I’ve built since moving back to WA, it’s not the end 🤙 3/3
Montana Griz signee
@JaxonNap
was a special player for Hazen against a deep
@BellevueBBall
squad tonight. Despite a tough loss, the 6’7 point forward notched 22pts, 8rebs, 5 dimes while going 7-of-9 from the line.
At Husky Stadium and 30 minutes out from the Lake Stevens (12-1) and Graham-Kapowsin (13-0) 4A title game.
The Vikings looking for a second-straight 4A crown. This is the 6th postseason meeting between the schools in the last 8 state playoffs.
2025 player to keep an eye on: Mateen Usui (
@FOHSeattle
, Archbishop Murphy)
- 6’5 and still growing
- High upside
- Great feel for the game, bothered plenty of shots with his length, flashed ball skills and scoring ability today at
@NWpremierbball
shootout.
years ago, and it feels phenomenal to jump into a spot covering schools in my home county where I grew up. I will no longer be w/
@PrepHoopsWA
but I am extremely proud of what we were able to bring to the table for hoops coverage in this state over the last year and half 2/3
Senior true SG
@Ben_Nyquist22
went off tonight with 34 points (21 in 2H), 7 rebs and 4 stls as Lake Washington downed conference opp Interlake 72-51. Nyquist is proving to be one of the best players in 3A KingCo, moves well off the ball, great cutter and scores on all 3 levels.
Is it time to make a podcast/video interviews featuring student-athletes?
Athletes come on to talk about their seasons, recruiting, anything they want, good idea or bad?
Need a co-host🧐& some guests for the athletes. Any ideas?
Need some feedback‼️
Longtime coach and Mountlake Terrace basketball staple Nalin Sood decided to hang it up this past week, announcing his retirement after 24 success-filled years at helm.
@HeraldNetPreps
Full story:
Garfield went 0-for-3 on three straight one-and-one opportunities in the OT period. Auburn took advantage.
Huge nights from Dae’Kwon Watson (21 pts),
@AringtonMaleek
(20 pts) and Blassingame (14 pts , fouled out in OT).
Shorecrest takes the Maverick Shootout final with a 55-51 closeout over Anacortes and a 4-0 weekend record.
@P23rker
put everybody on notice, dropping 22 points with his presence felt at this tournament while
@KSilimon
was a key secondary scorer.
Shorecrest escapes with a 48-45 victory over visiting Stadium. Scots hold off a late charge from the Tigers to advance to another regional play-in against Gig Harbor. Winner will go to the dome, loser out.
Definitely enjoyed every minute covering this team this season. Just a group of grinders who really wanted to win and brought it every night. Will go down as a legendary season for the program. All class too.
ICYMI - Lake Stevens set out for a repeat 4A state title when the season started, and the Vikings mission is complete after a 31-6 pouncing over familiar state opponent Graham-Kapowsin.
Full game story + highlights and interviews.
@HeraldNetPreps
I normally don’t tweet many of my personal thoughts when I’m on here, but this is a BIG pet peeve of mine when I go out to AAU tournaments:
If you have a full bench, and up literally 50-60 points, 3-4 minutes left in the game and the starting five is still in? Beyond disrespect
The Everett squad took 7th place earlier with back-to-back wins today, one of the best plays of the weekend here with
@_IsaiahWhite
taking flight off a pinpoint lob from
@daniel_savovic
in the Juanita game.
@SeagullHoops
One of the more physically gifted prospects at the
@ReportBrooks
Rising Stars camp: 2024 6-foot-8 North Central (Spokane) big man Jacori Ervin. Raw athlete, floor runner and a legit lob threat on every possession. Still just a soph, has a ton of time to add to his game.
The
@PrepHoopsWA
team is getting ready for a rankings update 🚨
ALL CLASSES
2⃣0⃣2⃣3⃣
2⃣0⃣2⃣4⃣
2⃣0⃣2⃣5⃣
2⃣0⃣2⃣6⃣
Drop some names of guys who deserve to climb the list or see their names added👇
25’ Annie Wright floor general Jeremiah Harshman (
@JH02025
) showing off his court vision on this play. He’s set for a major breakout soph year, high level assistman and on ball defender
@PrepHoopsWA
@PHTop250Expo
I will be moving back home to be closer to family and I will be joining up with
@PrepHoopsWA
as a scout and be covering prep hoops on all levels in Washington. I cannot wait to start up a new adventure and take another step , let’s get to work !
Parlin has been on fire late, big run from Mountlake Terace stopped on a triple here,
@Coupe_Deezys42
on the other ends , spins in a layup.
1:00 to go, Mark Morris leading 61-58
FINAL: Jackson 5, Rogers 3
The Wolves sweat it out in the 7th and stay alive in the winners bracket, set for the semifinals tomorrow.
@HeraldNetPreps
Tacoma Dome update: ICYMI,
@TerraceHawks
pulled out an incredible second half run to erase a 16-pt lead behind a 26-pt game (11-13 FT) from
@AnyimahJeffrey
Garfield stabilized after last nights loss, beating a red hot Eastside Catholic. The two will play for 4th place tomorrow
Former
#WSU
and pro linebacker Ivan McLennan
@CoachMaccKamiak
was tapped as Kamiak’s next head football coach.
After an eventful playing career, McLennan comes in as the Knight’s fourth coach in 30 years, replacing Bryant Thomas.
FINAL:
Jackson 58, Glacier Peak 49
Timberwolves hold on to hand the Grizzlies their first loss of the season.
Ryan Mcferran with 11 points and 15 boards, Trey Hawkins with 18 points.
@HeraldNetPreps
Super impressed with 22’ wing Christian Ballah
@BallahChristian
(NW Thunder 17U) during the afternoon games.
— 2022 SPSL DPOY, 1st Team All League
— Long, high activity defensive ace with a high motor and IQ
— Defends 1-5
— ‘No plays off’ mentality
@PHCircuit
FINAL: Mark Morris escapes 63-58 behind an impressive performance from senior Kobe Parlin (
@kpyasuo
), finished with 29 points.
Braydon Olson added 21.
MLT led by Jones’ 19, with
@Jaxon_Dubiel
12, and
@Coupe_Deezys42
with 16.
4A softball championship update:
After discussion between coaches and WIAA officials, the 4A title has been awarded to Jackson.
Jackson was leading 5-1 over Glacier Peak in the bottom of the sixth before a storm came through and made the fields unplayable.
@HeraldNetPreps
I will be covering the Stadium-Shorecrest boys’ regional play-in game tonight , starts at 7pm. We should be in for a battle.
I will update as I can, but the service at Shorecrest has been less than good to me in the past.
Kamiak completes the second half charge and advances with a 49-42 over Juanita. Big plays late in the game from
@JosiahPierre6
@Rweimer13
@PierreEj3
helped seal it.
And we are going to overtime.
Jake Willis splashes home a 3 at the buzzer for Arlington.
Game knotted at 51.
The Eagles will have to make it through OT without Martin.
@EverettHerald
Sticking around for the night cap, Shorecrest (
#16
) looking for an upset against Rainer Beach (
#8
). The Scots beat Stadium and Gig Harbor in back-to-back elimination games to make a bid at the Dome. Winner moves on to square off against No. 2 Garfield.
Zaveon Jones (2024,
@TerraceHawks
) has got to be one of the biggest risers this season. Such a bully inside and even when he has a height disadvantage it almost never matters
My Maverick Shootout All-Tournament teams and awards will be released later tonight with analysis coming throughout the week. Appreciate
@MeadowdaleBBall
@KamiakBball
@LHSRoyalsHoops
for having me in the gym over the weekend 🏀
ICYMI- Our
@HeraldNetPreps
All-Área boys basketball player of the year went to Jackson’s
@WilliamsSylas
. The do-it-all combo forward showed out as a senior, averaging 23 points and 14 boards a game. Full story:
Arlington shoved past Ballard in a 54-13 Week 10 playoff rout, punching its ticket to state.
Caleb Reed rushed 20 times for 190 big yards, Leyton Martin handed out 5 TD throws, and the Eagles kept their habit of building comfy wins.
@HeraldNetPreps
FINAL: Lynnwood 47, West Seattle 45. The Royals are headed back to the Tacoma Dome for the first time since 2017.
Kayla Lorenz had 25 points and 7 rebounds, while Aniya Hooker pitched in 16 points and 6 boards.
Carmen Cruz led WS w/ 24pts, 6 3-pointers.
Midway through the day at the 15th annual Lakewood 7-on-7 passing tournament. Round-robin games concluded, the top 4 seeds (Kennedy Catholic, Lake Stevens, Anacortes, Bothell) all went 3-0.
@HeraldNetPreps
@Coach_Teeter
FINAL
Snohomish 71, Meadowdale 64
The Mavericks got fourth quarter shooting brought them back to within 1, but the Panthers had the answers down the stretch.
@HeraldNetPreps
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Big thanks to
@206andrew
for coming on the
@recruitpursuit_
pod!
@NorthCityAAU
🏀 is a great program top to bottom and we definitely enjoyed talking hoops and breaking down the summer and what’s to come
New episode is out!
@206andrew
joined us to talk about the founding of
@NorthCityAAU
and many other things!
Here we talked about how COVID-19 impacted recruits across the country with less opportunities to play at the next level
Full video👇🏼
Some more valley basketball this afternoon. This time Lapwai hosts Lakeland, Lakeland fell to Lewiston on Saturday, now they get to take on the 5-0 Wildcats.
Part of the scene from this morning’s Everett 3-on-3 McClain Insurance Dunk Contest — Los Angeles Clippers trampoline dunker, Brandon Ruffin nails down the title with a vault over a father-son duo
@HeraldNetPreps