Bear Creek hoops teams win district titles, head to state regionals

Published 3:07 pm Monday, February 24, 2014

Bear Creek’s girls and boys basketball teams won 2B bi-district titles last weekend and will advance to state regionals this Friday and Saturday.

On Feb. 22, Bear Creek’s girls defeated La Conner, 36-32, for the title. Darryln McDonough led the Grizzlies with 16 points.

On Feb. 20, Bear Creek beat Orcas Island, 52-32, in the semifinals. McDonough and Catherine Fernandez had 16 points each.

Bear Creek, which is 20-1 overall, will play Wahkiakum at 4 p.m. on Saturday at Bothell High.

For the boys on Feb. 22, Bear Creek beat Auburn Adventist, 65-31, for the crown. Collin Feight (pictured) had 23 points, Luke Blankenbeckler had 14 and Blake Denniston had 10.

On Feb. 21, Bear Creek beat Tacoma Baptist, 48-41, in the semifinals. Feight had 14 points.

Bear Creek, which is 20-2 overall, will play Willapa Valley at 6 p.m. on Friday at Bothell High.

Photo courtesy of Sini Fernandez