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March 13, 2004
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Blaine Prevails in 2OT
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Jake Gilmore’s two free throws in the second overtime put his team ahead for
good as Blaine outlasted Nooksack Valley 48-44 Saturday to earn fifth place
in the Class 2A boys state tournament.
Gilmore, who finished with a game-high 19 points,
scored four in the second OT. He made 7 of 16 shots, including 5 of 9 in the
second half.
NV had a chance to tie the game with a 3-pointer with
11 seconds left, but a turnover and another Blaine free throw sealed the
outcome.
"I thought the big thing was trying to keep our
composure and make some free throws there at the end," Blaine coach Dan
Rucker said. "I kept telling the kids to keep moving in the offense and
getting shots."
It was the fourth meeting between the two teams this
season, with each team winning two. Nooksack Valley won the Northwest
District title game 46-37.
"Someone said we could have gone back home and played
this at (Lynden Christian)," Rucker joked.
Ryan Alexander and Doug Goldsby added nine and eight
points, respectively, for the Borderites, who finished with a 18-8 record
and won a trophy for the fifth time in six years.
Bruce Holtz led the Pioneers (19-7) with 10 points, and
Kyle Mitchell added eight. Darin Vinkes pulled down a game-high nine
rebounds.
The Pioneers' eighth-place finish earned them their
third 2A basketball trophy, following last year's title, and the 16th state
trophy in school history.
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Nooksack Valley -- Willemsen 2-11 0-3 4, Visser 0-0 1-2 1,
VanDyken 4-10 1-1 9, Mathews 2-3 0-2 5, Mitchell 3-8 0-0 8, Holtz
4-11 0-0 10, Vinkes 2-8 3-4 7. Totals 17-51 5-12 44. |
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Blaine -- Gilmore 7-16 5-5 19, Alexander 2-6 5-9 9,
Mulholland 2-6 3-4 7, Crane 0-0 1-2 1, Goodwin 2-2 0-0 4, Goldsby
3-5 1-4 8, Paciorek 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 16-36 15-25 48. |
| Nooksack Valley |
12 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
6-44 |
| Blaine |
14 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
10-48 |
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3-point goals--NV 5-14 (Holtz 2-4, Mitchell 2-5, Mathews 1-2, Vinkes
0-1, VanDyken 0-2), B 1-4 (Goldsby 1-1, Alexander 0-1, Gilmore 0-2). Rebounds--NV
27 (Vinkes 9), B 26 (Gilmore 7, Mulholland 7). Assists--NV 12 (Vinkes
4), B 8 (Alexander 3). Steals--NV 2, B 5. Blocked shots--NV 3
(Mitchell 2), B 2. Fouled out--Holtz, Alexander.
Total fouls--NV 17, B 15. Technical fouls--None. Turnovers--NV 11, B
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Tourney Bracket
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Boys tournament
Other Games
Saturday
::
Blaine 48,
Nooksack Valley 44
:: Chelan 47,
Cashmere 41
:: Medical
Lake 66, Lakeside 59
:: Hoquiam 41,
East Valley 37
Friday
::
Nooksack
Valley 30, Steilacoom 28
:: Blaine 57,
Ridgefield 50
:: Cashmere
49, Eatonville 43
:: Chelan 50,
Connell 49
:: East Valley
51, Medical Lake 50
:: Hoquiam 63,
Lakeside 51
Thursday
::
Nooksack Valley
56, Forks 41
:: Steilacoom
69, Woodland 33
:: Blaine 56,
Foster 35
:: Ridgefield
53, Lynden Christian 44
::
Medical Lake
47, Cashmere 46
:: East Valley
69, Eatonville 59
:: Lakeside
49, Connell 35
:: Hoquiam 51,
Chelan 35
Wednesday
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Medical Lake
58, Nooksack Valley 47
:: Cashmere 42,
Forks 28
:: Eatonville
66, Woodland 48
:: East Valley
54, Steilacoom 42
:: Lakeside 60,
Foster 46
:: Connell 56,
Blaine 44
:: Hoquiam 59,
Lynden Christian 47
:: Chelan 42,
Ridgefield 34
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