STATE BOYS HOOPS: Renton 59, Sequim 56 (OT)
(Yakima) -- Zack Lee swished a 42-footer as overtime expired Thursday sending the Renton Indians to the State 2A boys semifinals with a 59-56 victory over the Sequim Wolves at the Yakima Valley SunDome.
Listen to the final seconds and the game winning shot.
Listen to the final seconds and the game winning shot.
Renton (24-2) will play Pullman, a 56-36 victor Thursday over Burlington-Edison Friday at 3:45.
Sequim (21-5) meets Burlington-Edison in a consolation round matchup Friday at 9 a.m., needing a win to play for a trophy on Saturday.
KONP airtime Friday will be 8:40 a.m. on the radio at AM 1450 or FM 101.7 and online with a click of the Sequim Wolves logo at www.konp.com.
Sequim trailed in OT
In the extra session, the Wolves trailed by 3 but fought back and tied the score at 56 with 37 seconds left on a pair of free throws by Anthony Pinza.
Lavelle Smith missed a shot for Renton giving Sequim possession with 7 seconds remaining on a back court inbounds.
Alex Barry got the ball for Sequim, but lost control of his dribble at the mid-court stripe.
Lee corralled the ball, turned towards the basket and eyeballed a trey from the edge of the center circle.
The game-winner singed the twine, setting off bedlam in the Renton rooting sections and the jubilant team mobbed Lee at center court.
Lee finished with 9 points.
Wolves led by 7 in 4th quarter
The Wolves led by 7 with 2:25 remaining in regulation after 2 free throws by Rory Kallappa made it 49-42.
Renton scored the final 7 points of the fourth quarter with Smith, the game-high scorer with 17, canning a freebie with 19 seconds to go.
Sequim turned the ball over in the final seconds and Lee missed a chance to win the contest at the regulation buzzer, his shot circling the rim and out.
Renton was paced by Jonathan Patterson with 10 points, Skykiel Milord 7 and Justin Pienh with 6.
Jayson Brocklesby had 16 for the Wolves, Gabe Carter 12 and Alex Barry chipped in 13.
Scoring by Quarters:
Seq - 06 18 13 12 07 - 56
Ren - 14 13 10 12 10 - 59
Scoring Summary:
Sequim (56) -- Anthony Pinza 2, Donovan Lee 2, Alex Barry 13, Rory Kallappa 5, Jayson Brocklesby 16, Tim Guan 2, Erik Christensen 4, Gabe Carter 12.
Renton (59) -- Aaron Johnson, James Weatherington 1, Shykiel Milord 7, Donovon Saario 5, Justin Pienh 6, Jordan Holland 4, Zach Lee 9, Lavelle Smith 17, Jonathan Patterson 10.
FG: Sequim 19-40 (.475), Renton 22-69 (.319)
3 PT FG: Sequim 5-17 (.294), Renton 5-18 (.278)
FT: Sequim 13-20 (.650), Renton 10-25 (.400)
Total Rebounds: Sequim 27, Renton 50
Offensive Rebounds: Sequim 4, Renton 29
Defensive Rebounds: Sequin 23, Renton 21
Free Throw Pts: Sequim 13, Renton 10
Turnovers: Sequim 20, Renton 12
Assists: Sequim 10, Renton 6
Blocked Shots: Sequim 3, Renton 0
Largest Lead: Renton 14, Sequim 6 (8 pts)
Longest Run: Renton 13-3, Sequim 8-2
Lead Changes: 10