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Photos: Top-ranked Garfield locks down Seattle Prep late to win Metro League basketball championship

SEATTLE —Sherrell McCullum had 19 points, Jaylin Stewart added 16 and top-ranked Garfield rode a fourth quarter comeback to beat Seattle Prep 67-60 on Friday
Photos: Top-ranked Garfield locks down Seattle Prep late to win Metro League basketball championship
Photos: Top-ranked Garfield locks down Seattle Prep late to win Metro League basketball championship

SEATTLE —Sherrell McCullum had 19 points, Jaylin Stewart added 16 and top-ranked Garfield rode a fourth quarter comeback to beat Seattle Prep 67-60 on Friday night at Seattle Pacific University.

The Bulldogs (17-0) trailed by eight after three quarters, before opening the fourth quarter with a 7-0 run capped by a steal and two-handed fast break slam by Stewart, who also hit the go-ahead 3 with just over four minutes left and threw down a dunk to seal it with 12.6 seconds left.

Washington commit Koren Johnson was limited to seven points — all in the first half — and fouled out late in the third.

The Panthers (15-5) were paced by Braeden Smith's 21 points, 20 from Tyler Mrus and 14 more from Christian King.

Both teams advance to a Tuesday game in the District 2 Tournament. Garfield plays the winner of Eastside Catholic and Hazen; Prep plays the winner of O'Dea and Bellevue.

Here are photos from Seattle Pacific's Royal Brougham Pavilion:

(All photos by Mason Kelley)

(All photos by Mason Kelley)

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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.

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