Watch: Cooper Church, Adam Davis break down No. 5 Tahoma's historic regional round win over No. 4 Kamiakin

Highlights, postgame interviews from Tahoma's first state playoff win since 1981

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports | Feb 27, 2022

Watch: Cooper Church, Adam Davis break down No. 5 Tahoma's historic regional round win over No. 4 Kamiakin /

RICHLAND, Wash. — Oregon State commit Tyler Bilodeau scored 21 points, but Tahoma's hot shooting and interior defense was too much as the No. 5 Bears beat No. 4 Kamiakin 54-51 in a 4A regional playoff game to secure a first round state tournament bye.

Sophomore Adam Davis and guard Joey Hassman each led Tahoma with 15 points. Hassman hit 5 of 8 3-point attempts and Davis had three more as the Bears shot better from behind the arc (47.6 percent) than it did from inside (26.3 percent). Carson Talbert, who shot just 5 of 17 from the field against Kamiakin's length and attention, added 11 and 12 boards.

Watch highlights, as well as Davis and 6-foot-9 center Cooper Church talking about the game and the Bears' state hopes.

READ: 'It's like walking in new territory:' Tahoma boys surging into first state appearance after regional road win over No. 4 Kamiakin

Published Feb 27, 2022

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.