🏀 FOUR WINS FROM A TITLE - Viking Girls Tipoff in Final 12 Action at Tacoma Dome (Wed. 2pm) | J425 State Tournament Primer: HD Viking highlights, game recap, stats, schedule)

LAKE STEVENS VS GONZAGA PREP Wed. 2/28/24 2:00 pm, Tacoma Dome…. Viking hoopers fought through a mini-losing streak and rallied with an impressive win Friday in regional playoff action.

Keira Tupua postgame after Lake beat Skyview 45-37 in regional playoff action. Tupua led all scorers with 14. Photos by KTH/J425.

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Winners of 14 Straight, Are Lake Girls Ready for State Title Run?

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ARLINGTON - The Lake Stevens girls basketball team is headed to the 4A state tournament after a 45-37 victory over Skyview in Arlington Friday. 

“This was our goal at the beginning of the year,” said a grinning Keira Tupua in post game comments, accepting a medal for sportsmanship at center court. 

The goal hasn’t seemed super attainable by the end of last week, however. Lake’s make up was tested en route.

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HD Highlight — Lake 45 Skyview 37. (Video: J425)

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The Wesco-champion Vikings pushed their luck to the edge, watching a fifteen-game win streak dissolve into back-to-back losses at the most crucial time. 

Needing to win twice consecutively to keep the season alive, the Viks battered Newport by nearly 40 points before Friday’s loser out game in Arlington. 

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Get to know your Vikings: Roster, schedule, HC Mark Dodge.

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On Friday, the nine-seed Viks built an early lead, weathered some foul trouble and cut off avenues of opponent opportunity in the second half with stifling perimeter defense and ball pressure.  

Keira Tupua and Nisa Ellis led the way as usual, with the captain (Ellis) —

After the jump: quotes, stats and tournament schedule.