Tomorrow, will be the final Friday games of the 2021-2022 season. Only four teams remain but only two teams will advance to the State Title game.
12pm Cascade Christian Vs Westside Christian “Player vs Coach”
WC Head Coach Dave Henry played for Head Coach Brian Morse back in 2007 when CC won their first state title. After playing, Henry joined Morse coaching staff for 8 season and won a state title in 2009.
Tomorrow at noon, the two respected coaches will lead there teams in a must see final four showdown. Earlier this season, Westside defeated CC 59-54. This means nothing now because both teams are playing at a high level and anything can happen. Westside Christian will be lead by LCL POY senior Jaymeson Ye and Kamir Hodge. In the Elite Eight, Jaymeson scored 20 points to lead Westside over Pleasant Hill by 30 points. Cascade Christian will be lead by Far West POY Austin Maurer, who finished with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks in a 30 point victory over Umatila in the Elite Eight.
1:45pm De La Salle vs Dayton
“Battle of the Titans”
If you have been following 3A basketball over the last decade, then you understand the magnitude of this game. The last time these two teams met in the final four or State Title game, Marshfield HS was either sold out or close to being sold out. The energy and excitement both teams brought to those games, can only make us wonder what tomorrow will bring.
This will be the second time these two teams face off as De La Salle defeated Dayton 51-34 on Dec. 11th. Again, this doesn’t mean anything because anything can happen tomorrow. Dayton will be lead by PacWest POY Sr. Benji Hudson and senior stud Tyler Spinks. Spinks scored 20 points and hit crucial buckets in the fourth to lead Dayton to the Final Four over Vale. De La Salle will be lead by First Team All League PG TJ and 6’5 stud forward Mathias Billings. Mathias scored 24 points and 7 rebounds to lead DLS to the Final Four over OES.
Both games should be fun to watch!