The past few years, the Marist Redhawks have had more than there share of success, but one puzzle they have been unable to solve is how to beat the host Orphans at the CHT. Having been beaten by Centralia the past few years, including a 26 point loss last year in the semifinals, Marist returned several seniors who have suffered the heartache of losing that had motivation for more than the big trophy.
Ranked 3rd in the latest 4a rankings, Marist dominated their way to the finals, but the host Orphans were ready for the challenge themselves, as the 5th ranked 3a team battled their way all the way to the end. Ultimately, it was Marist raising the trophy following their 50-42 win over the hosts.
Centralia was led by Archie Goewey as the sophomore once again had an amazing tournament run finishing with 11. Barnes Jr led a balanced Marist attack with 14 and Tate added 11.
Centralia falls to 14-1 while Marist improves to 12-1 on the season. Both teams are poised for deep runs in their respective post seasons.
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3rd Place Game:
Evanston 80
Alton 63
The Evanston WildKits finished another solid run at the CHT with a 3rd place win over Alton 80-63. Evanston had four in double figures led by Ojala with 27. Ogunsanya finished with 14 and 12 each from Lane Jr and Rocca. Stampley’s 19 points led Alton with Howard finishing with 14 and Statler 10.
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Semi Finals #1:
Marist 73
Evanston 60
The Redhawks powered their way past Evanston in a heavyweight battle to advance to the finals. Marist got 31 from Barnes Jr who was amazing on the day. Brown finished with 11 and Meyers added 10. Ojala and Rocca had 15 each for Evanston and Lane Jr added 12.
Semi Finals #2:
Centralia 64
Alton 43
The Orphans defense once again overwhelmed an opponent as they punched their ticket to the finals with a dominant win over Alton. Arche Goewey had 24 to lead the way with Jaxson Hancock adding 12 and Kenny Bratton a solid 10. Howard led Alton with 18 and Brown finished with 10.
