Lindbergh stays alive with win; Renton, Hazen fall

Playing a loser-out game Tuesday night in Tacoma against Liberty, the Eagles boys basketball team kept their postseason hopes alive with a 44-41 victory over the Patriots.

The Lindbergh Eagles are still alive, but unfortunately the season has ended for both the Renton and Hazen basketball teams.

LINDBERGH

Playing a loser-out game Tuesday night in Tacoma against Liberty, the Eagles boys basketball team kept their postseason hopes alive with a 44-41 victory over the Patriots.

No statistics were available.

The win earns Lindbergh a date with Sammamish at 6 p.m. Thursday at Curtis High School in Tacoma. Sammamish opened their tournament with a win over Foster, but fell to White River before beating North Kitsap.

The winner of Thursday’s game will earn a spot in the regional tournament and the loser’s season will be over.

RENTON

The Renton Indians fell to Sequim 73-52 on Tuesday, bringing their 2014-2015 campaign to an end.

The game started fast, with Sequim jumping out to a 25-20 lead after the first, and then settled into a more traditionally paced game and the teams headed to the locker room with Sequim up 32-30.

After a tight third quarter, Sequim was only up 47-42, but the Huskies turned it on in the final frame, outscoring the Indian 26-10 to secure the win.

Ben Comer and Krishan Coles led the Indians with 13 points each in the loss.

Renton finishes the year with an 11-11 record.

HAZEN

The Auburn-Mountainview Lions ended the Hazen boys season Tuesday night, besting the Highlanders 58-54 in a loser-out game at Rogers High School in Puyallup.

No statistics were available from the game.

The Highlanders finish the year with a 16-7 overall record.