Photo gallery: Braeden Smith leads Seattle Prep past O'Dea in Metro League hoops championship

With no state championship in 2021, two 3A powers competed for the next best thing.

SEATTLE — Braeden Smith scored a game-high 24 points, including the game-winner, Tyler Mrus added 14 and Kyle Carlesimo pitched in 12 to lead Seattle Prep to a thrilling Metro League title win over O'Dea on Friday night, 62-61.

The Panthers (9-1) overcame a fourth quarter push from the Fighting Irish (11-2), in which senior Dezjay Perkins scored 13 of his 17 points, including a go-ahead 3 with 27 seconds left.

Here is a full photo gallery from the game:

(All photos by Tim Oishi, @takeshimedia)

More Metro League title coverage:

Seattle Prep boys beats O'Dea at the buzzer (highlights, 3 takeaways)

Seattle Prep girls complete perfect season in win over Bishop Blanchet (highlights, recap)

Published Jun 12, 2021

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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