Top-seeded Renton boys open district tournament tonight against Sumner
By BRIAN BECKLEY
The Renton boys basketball team faces its first 2A district challenge this evening as the top-seeded Indians take on the eighth-seeded Sumner Spartans at Lakes High School in Tacoma. Renton earned the top seed by beating White River 65-60 last week in the sub-district championship. Sumner advanced by beating Bremerton 63-48 Wednesday in a first-round, loser-out game. The Indians are 21-1 this season and were undefeated until the game game of the regular season. Sumner is 15-9 this season. This is the second time the teams have played each other this postseason. The two teams faced off against each other Feb. 6 in a first-round game in the sub-district tournament. Renton won that game 57-52. The winner of tonight's game earns a berth in the semi-finals against the winner of the Franklin Pierce - Sequim matchup. The loser of tonight's game will play a loser-out matchup Saturday with the winner of that game advancing to the regional tournament. The district championship is scheduled for Monday at the ShoWare center. The Renton-Sumner game gets under way at 7:45 p.m. tonight at Lakes High School in Tacoma. 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 15, 2013 · 1:33 PM
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