[ t o u r n e y t o w n . c o m -- Seattle Christian 56, Freeman 41]

Seattle Christian -- Cook 0-0 0-2 0, T. Peterson 1-2 1-2 3, Standley 0-0 0-0 0, Lindseth 4-13 2-6 10, R. Peterson 4-7 1-5 9, Finn 2-3 2-7 7, Collier 3-8 6-8 13, Park 0-0 0-0 0, Jansen 1-1 0-0 2, Hoover 0-1 0-0 0, Duby 4-5 2-6 12, B. Peterson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-40 14-36 56.

Freeman -- McCathern 1-2 1-2 3, Dresback 4-7 4-4 14, Soelberg 2-7 0-0 5, Love 1-3 1-1 3, Bailey 2-4 0-0 6, Wilkerson 0-3 0-0 0, Lewis 0-0 0-0 0, Carrell 0-0 0-0 0, Larson 1-4 0-0 2, Brune 4-12 0-2 8, Sanders 0-0 0-0 0, Riggs 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 15-42 6-10 41.

Seattle Christian

Freeman

3-point goals--SC 4-6 (Finn 1-1, Collier 1-2, Duby 2-3), F 5-12 (Dresback 2-2, Bailey 2-3, Soelberg 1-4, McCathern 0-1, Larson 0-1). Rebounds--SC 38 (Collier 10), F 22 (Brune 4, Larson 4, Wilkerson 4). Assists--SC 11 (Collier 3, Lindseth 3), F 10 (Wilkerson 4). Steals--SC 10 (Collier 5), F 11 (Dresback 3). Blocked shots--SC 2 (Peterson 2), F 2 (Brune 2). Fouled out--None. Total fouls--SC 12, F 26. Technical fouls--Freeman bench. Turnovers--SC 19, F 18.

By MICHAEL ANDERSON
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

Seattle Christian’s Warriors set a simple goal going into Thursday’s state 1A quarterfinal with Freeman.

They wanted to hold the Scotties to eight or less offensive rebounds.

The Warriors (24-1) cut that in half, holding Freeman to four, and rang up a 38-22 margin overall en route to their fourth straight semifinal appearance, beating the Scotties 56-41 at the SunDome.

Seattle Christian will face Goldendale, the Cinderella of the tournament, in the late semifinal, scheduled for 9 p.m. Friday. The Timberwolves, the fourth seed from the SCAC, vanquished Winlock, 58-48, earlier in the day.

Freeman drops into the consolation bracket and will face Winlock at 2 p.m.

One possession in the middle of the third period typified the SC effort on the glass.

The Warriors snared three straight offensive rebounds and then stole the ball after Freeman had finally grabbed a rebound. Senior guard Nick Lindseth capped it of fwith a floating jumper along the left baseline at 4:12. That made 31-23 Warriors and after a Sam Brube lay-in for Freeman, SC closed the period with a 10-2 run.

“We always talk about how the little things make a difference,” SC coach Roger DeBoer said. “To make plays like that shows the kind of heart these kids have.”

Freeman (24-5) was hurt by the loss of second-leading scorer Pat Love who went down with a knee in jury of unknown severity midway thru the third period.

Jordan Collier led Seattle Christian with 13 points and 10 rebounds. He also finished with 10 turnovers, thanks in large part, De Boer noted, to the defensive pressure the Scotties applied to him.

Nick Lindseth and Rob Peterson had seven rebounds each for Seattle Christian.

Trailing 18-16 after one period, SC turned up the defensive intensity and held the Scotties to 10 points over a stretch that spanned more than nine minutes. By the time the siege was over, the Warriors led 41-27 and were one step closer to becoming the first Class 1A team to play in four straight state championship games. It also keeps Seattle Christian on track for a return date with top-ranked and unbeaten Brewster, the only team to have beaten the Warriors this season. That highly-anticipated game, if it takes place, would be in the championship game.

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