Kaden Perry's game-winning put-back, career night earn Battle Ground district win over Skyview, regional berth

VANCOUVER — Kaden Perry put the finishing touch on a career night. The Gonzaga commit scored 38 points, pulled down 15 rebounds and scored a tip-in put-back at
Kaden Perry's game-winning put-back, career night earn Battle Ground district win over Skyview, regional berth
Kaden Perry's game-winning put-back, career night earn Battle Ground district win over Skyview, regional berth /

VANCOUVER — Kaden Perry put the finishing touch on a career night.

The Gonzaga commit scored 38 points, pulled down 15 rebounds and scored a tip-in put-back at the overtime buzzer to take down Skyview on Friday night at Fort Vancouver High School.

"Perfect position, right over when the ball came perfect to me, I just barely tipped it in, and I couldn't ask for a better shot," Perry said.

With the District 4 quarterfinal win, the Tigers earned a berth to the regional round of the 4A state tournament, and booked a date with Kentwood — which beat Federal Way 65-63 Friday night — in the district semifinals on Wednesday.

Brendan Beall added 19 points for the Tigers (13-9, No. 16 RPI), who withstood a career shooting night from senior guard Alex Marshall. Marshall's 21 points came from seven 3-pointers.

The Storm (16-7, No. 10 RPI) drop to the consolation bracket, and face Mount Rainier on Monday night at 5 p.m. at Wilson High School.


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Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports
ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.