Photos: Big third quarter powers Rainier Beach past Evergreen in first round of 3A boys basketball state tournament

TACOMA -- Three Rainier Beach players scored in double figures to help the Vikings take down Evergreen (Vancouver), 61-52, in the first round of the 3A state

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports | Mar 4, 2020

Photos: Big third quarter powers Rainier Beach past Evergreen in first round of 3A boys basketball state tournament /

TACOMA -- Three Rainier Beach players scored in double figures to help the Vikings take down Evergreen (Vancouver), 61-52, in the first round of the 3A state tournament on Wednesday at the Tacome Dome.

Evergreen was led by Zyell Griffin's 19 points.

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Rainier Beach takes on 6-seed Kamiakin Thursday at 12:15 p.m. in the 3A quarterfinals.

Here are photos from the game:

(Andy Buhler / Scorebook Live)

Published Mar 4, 2020

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.