Renton boys take top seed headed into district tournament | BOYS BASKETBALL
By BRIAN BECKLEY
The Renton boys basketball team's magical season rolls after the Indians bested White River 65-60 on Saturday to win the 2A sub-district tournament and earn the No. 1 seed in the district tournament this weekend. Jonathon Patterson set the pace for the Indians with 22 points to lead all scorers. White River went out fast, outscoring Renton 17-10 in the first quarter, but the Indians did not panic and turned it around in the second to take a 32-30 lead into halftime. The Hornets again came out string to open the second half, besting the Renton 17-14 in the third quarter, but the Indians refused to go down, winning the fourth quarter and the game. The victory earns the 21-1 Indians the no. 1 seed in this weekend's district tournament. As the top seed, Renton gets an opening round bye and then on Friday faces the loser of the Bremerton-Sumner game. From there it is only two more victories to the District Championship game at the ShoWare Center. Renton is next scheduled to play at 7:45 pm. Friday at Lakes High School with the opponent to be determined. So keep your comments: We ask that all participants own their words by logging in with their Facebook account. It's a simple process that will take seconds and helps keep our comments free of trolls, cranks, and “drive-by” commenters. We reserve the right to remove comments from anyone using screen names, pseudonyms or false identities. Please refer to our Terms of Use for full detail on participating on our site.
Renton Reporter Assistant Editor
February 11, 2013 · 10:59 AM
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