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Photos: No. 1 Mount Si holds off No. 11 Olympia in WIAA Class 4A state semifinals

Top-ranked Wildcats, the defending 4A champs, advance to its third consecutive state title appearance. Re-live the semifinal game through the lens of photographer Vince Miller.

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

Photos: No. 1 Mount Si holds off No. 11 Olympia in WIAA Class 4A state semifinals
Photos: No. 1 Mount Si holds off No. 11 Olympia in WIAA Class 4A state semifinals /

TACOMA, Wash. — Bennett O'Connor scored a team-high 15 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead top-ranked Mount Si to a 53-39 win over No. 11 Olympia in the Class 4A state semifinals at the Tacoma Dome Friday night. 

Bears standout junior point guard Parker Gerrits had a game-high 19 points and seven boards. 

Junior big man Miles Heide added nine points and 13 boards and sophomore guard Blake Forrest chipped in 12 points and four rebounds. 

Here is a photo gallery from the game. All photos by Vince Miller:

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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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