BREAKING NEWS :

It’s been a hectic week, so the basketball poll is a little late in being posted – but here it is. Note: All the records are as of yesterday morning.

Boys Class 4A
1. Garfield (16-3)
2. Kentridge (15-3)
3. Ferris (15-1)
4. Jackson (18-2)
5. Auburn (14-3)
6. Olympia (15-2)
7. Gonzaga Prep (13-3)
8. Davis (16-2)
9. Rogers (14-3)
10. Chiawana (12-5)
Others receiving votes: Richland (13-4), Curtis (13-5), Puyallup (13-4)

Boys Class 3A
1. Rainier Beach (13-4)
2. O’Dea (17-1)
3. Lincoln (15-2)
4. Seattle Prep (16-2)
5. Wilson (15-2)
6. Lakes (14-2)
7. Kamiakin (14-1)
8. Bellevue (15-4)
9. Mercer Island (14-4)
10. Chief Sealth (14-6)
Others receiving votes: Glacier Peak (16-3), Hazen (15-3)

Girls Class 4A
1. Federal Way (16-1)
2. Gonzaga Prep (14-2)
3. Bellarmine Prep (15-2)
4. Auburn Riverside (14-3)
5. Eastlake (17-2)
6. Lewis and Clark (12-4)
7. Edmonds-Woodway (16-3)
8. Issaquah (13-5)
9. Chiawana (14-2)
10. Kentwood (13-4)
Others receiving votes: Emerald Ridge (15-2), Mount Rainier (15-3)

Girls Class 3A
1. Holy Names (18-0)
2. Prairie (18-0)
3. Kennedy Catholic (18-1)
4. Timberline (17-0)
5. Cleveland (16-3)
6. Lynnwood (17-3)
7. Juanita (15-4)
8. Lakes (13-5)
9. Mount Si (14-4)
10. Shadle Park (11-5)
Others receiving votes: Wilson (12-5), Liberty (12-6), Auburn Mountainview (14-4), Eastmont (12-4)

Rusty Haehl is a 2008 Bellevue graduate. Photo courtesy of EWU Athletics

I wrote this story for today’s paper, focusing on former Bellevue Wolverine Rusty Haehl, a redshirt sophomore linebacker at Eastern Washington University. Haehl and the Eagles beat Delaware 20-19 earlier this month, winning the FCS National Championship.

I spoke with Haehl for quite a while and he had lots of interesting things to say that didn’t make the paper. Here’s some of that conversation.

On his playing time behind Buck Buchanan award winner J.C. Sherritt:
About halfway through the season last year, I switched to SAM linebacker. When I switched, my actual defensive snaps started to dwindle down. I had hurt my ankle pretty bad in the beginning of the year and missed two games, and my buddy Grant kind of got the back-up spot.

On EWU’s first round playoff game against North Dakota State:
That was the most physical game I’ve ever played in. There were some big boys in that game. I’d never played in a snow game before. It was just crazy, the whole atmosphere was insane.

On Eastern’s pre-game thoughts on Delaware and QB Pat Devlin:
We knew they were good – obviously, everyone’s good at this point in the year. We knew Devlin really likes his short game and never really threw the ball deep.

On being down 12-0 at halftime:
For me, personally, playing on special teams, it’s hard to be in that position. It’s hard to just watch because you can’t really do a whole lot about it. When you’re in, obviously, we wanted to do something, block a punt, return a touchdown. Luckily, the offense got it rolling and once we got the first touchdown, we were like ‘OK, just two scores away.’

It was a quick defensive series and we immediately converted, now we were just one touchdown away from being national champions. Everyone was pumped.

I know some of my friends turned the game off in the beginning and only saw the end. They missed the comeback.

On the last defensive stand after Eastern took a 20-19 lead with just minutes to play:
That goes back to the rest of the season, it’s always fallen into the defense’s hands and put onto our shoulders. Not to knock the offense, but as a defensive player and a defensive unit, you have to learn that’s going to happen to you.

Offense puts the people in the stands, but defense wins championships.

On being part of the EWU team to finally win a championship, after many great teams and great players have gotten so close in the past:
My first year we were just over .500. I saw a lot of those guys at the championship game, and we told them ‘we did this for you guys’. With the red turf going in this year, with all the support from the EWU alumni, all the people who donated and sponsored us, it was really special for us to win it and also win those three playoff games at home.

On learning from J.C. Sherritt, the nation’s top defensive player:
He’s a goofball, but that’s our whole team. There’s nothing else that matters besides winning and competing and J.C. is a competitor. He hates losing and he loves putting in the work to make himself or the team win. That goes for everything from XBox in the locker room, to ping pong, to weightlifting. He’s the top dog of it all. He’s always trying to better himself and his teammates. He’s also a really good friend.

On coach Beau Baldwin:
He’s such a good guy, such a good coach. He’s not a complete hardass. He’s tough, but he understands. He relates to us; he wants to get down to business.

On the difference between college and high school:
The biggest difference in the college game is the speed, both on the field and off the field in the meeting room. One thing that definitely helped me out in my time at Bellevue was the long playoff runs. Always having the goal of winning your league, going to the playoffs and winning state, going in for the long haul, that prepares your body and mind. For example, I never played football in January before this year.

On teammate Taiwan Jones, a junior running back who declared for the NFL Draft:
I knew the possibility was there. I could see him as maybe a receiver or for sure 100 percent as a return specialist. He’d be up there with the best of them in the NFL. People don’t realize how quick he is until their ankles are broken and their pants are on the ground. I’m happy for him – I’d love to be in that situation.

On Eastern’s opener next season at the University of Washington:
I’m really excited. I grew up going to Husky games. My grandpa played there, my parents went there. It’s going to be one of the last games there [before renovation]. Being that our team is about 68 of 90 guys from Washington, there’s a lot of westside guys. UW was our team for most of us. We’re friends with them, but now that they’re on our schedule, they’re next up. I think it’s going to be a blast.

An interesting week, as both Class 4A No.1 Garfield and 3A No.1 Rainier Beach both lost (Beach to Garfield, Garfield to Redmond). However, as the Vikings fell to the No.1 4A team in the state, they’re still at the top spot in 3A. Garfield’s loss to a pretty good Redmond team was underscored by the fact that phenom Tony Wroten Jr. sat out. So both team’s hold on to the top spots for now.

Bellevue climbs back to the No.7 spot and Sammamish, although in the others category, have been playing much better basketball lately, beating Mercer Island last week. Wouldn’t surprise me to see the team jump back into the rankings next week if they can keep things up.

Class 4A boys
1. Garfield (13-3)
2. Kentridge (12-3)
3. Ferris (13-1)
4. Jackson (16-2)
5. Olympia (14-1)
6. Auburn (12-3)
7. Gonzaga Prep (11-3)
8. Davis (14-3)
9. Kentwood (11-4)
10. Rogers (11-3)
Others receiving votes: Curtis (10-5), Puyallup (12-3), Chiawana (12-3)

Class 3A boys
1. Rainier Beach (9-4)
2. O’Dea (14-1)
3. Lincoln (14-1)
4. Lakes (12-2)
5. Seattle Prep (13-2)
6. Wilson (13-2)
7. Bellevue (11-4)
8. Chief Sealth (11-6)
9. Mercer Island (12-4)
10. Kamiakin (12-1)
Others receiving votes: Hudson’s Bay (14-2), Sammamish (11-4), University Prep (11-3), Hazen (12-3), Glacier Peak (14-3)

Class 4A girls
1. Federal Way (13-1)
2. Gonzaga Prep (12-2)
3. Bellarmine Prep (12-3)
4. Auburn Riverside (11-3)
5. Lewis and Clark (11-3)
6. Issaquah (12-4)
7. Eastlake (15-2)
8. Chiawana (12-2)
9. Kentwood (12-3)
10. Edmonds-Woodway (15-3)
Others receiving votes: Woodinville (12-5), Emerald Ridge (13-2), Jackson (10-7)

Class 3A girls
1. Holy Names (15-0)
2. Prairie (17-0)
3. Kennedy Catholic (15-1)
4. Cleveland (13-3)
5. Timberline (15-0)
6. Juanita (14-2)
7. Shadle Park (10-4)
8. Lynnwood (14-3)
9. Lakes (12-4)
10. Liberty (11-5)
Others receiving votes: North Central (7-6), University Prep (7-7), Wilson (11-4)

A few news and notes that were in the paper:

Jimmy Trull captures tournament title
Bellevue’s Jimmy Trull captured the 215-pound weight class championship at the Jack Reynolds Scholarship Fund’s Tournament of Excellence held Saturday at Mercer Island.
Trull defeated the Islanders’ TJ Blackburn in the championship match. It was the third time the two have met this season, with Trull winning two of the three.
Bellevue had several top-five finishers, including Matt Casimes, who took second in 119. Other finishers were Alex Mack (5th, 119), Ben Matteucci (5th, 125), Andy Ewing (3rd, 130), Jun Park (3rd, 135), Connor Hudson (3rd, 140), Peter Ovens (3rd, 145) and Colin Small (5th, 152).
Bellevue finished fifth as a team. Yelm won the tournaent.

Registration open for Eastside Lions Youth Rugby Club
Registration for the Eastside Lions Youth Rugby Club is underway. The Jr. Lions (1st-5th grade) practice Sundays, 11am-1pm at Chinook Middle School. u14s (6th-8th), u16s (Frosh/Soph) & u19s (Jr/Sr) practice Tues/Thurs, 4:30-6:30 at Interlake High School. The Season runs through May. Contact Head Coach Josh Young (eastsiderugby@yahoo.com) for more details.

Interlake alum has big night
Interlake graduate Sarah Anderegg had a career night last week, as the freshman forward scored a career-high 19 points to help Whitman College beat Willamette 74-71 .
Anderegg also grabbed seven rebounds for Whitman (8-5).

Thursday, Jan. 13
WRESTLING
Interlake 32, Juanita 31
103 — Thamah Truong, J, maj, dec. Marcus Kopp, 15-1. 112 — Douglas Mui, I, won by forfeit. 119 — Jonathan Twazaki, J, dec. Summer Hanson, 7-4 . 125 — Daniel Montoya, I, pinned Jack Donahue, 1:20. 130 — Joey Button, I, dec. Steven Johnson, 8-2. 135 — Riley Hiliker, J, pinned Taylor Sze, 4:47. 140 — Juan Mujo, I, won by forfeit. 145 — Derek Kuo, J, pinned Michael Hutchinson, 3:15. 152 — Jacob Marks, I, pinned Michael Prystupa, 1:02. 160 — Derek Reubish, J, dec. Alex Giseburt, 9-5. 171 — Rijel Kuhn, won by default. 189 — Logan McCllaum, J, dec. Netto Cancilla, 6-1. 215 — Jeremiah Laufasa, J, dec. Chad Peterson, 8-2. 285 — Darrin Laufasa, J, dec. Fine Nguauao, 7-4.

GYMNASTICS
Newport 171.7, Inglemoor 161.95, Skyline 136.2
All-around — 1, Candace Ho, N, 36.55; 2, Kristine Wong, N, 35.65; 3, Malie Fujii, N, 35.5. Bars — 1, Candace Ho, N, 9.3; 2, Kristine Wong, N, 9.0; 3, Malie Fujii, N, 8.2. Beam — 1, Katie Thoma, I, 9.1; 2, Malie Fujii, N, 8.9; 3, Kristine Wong, N, 8.8. Floor — 1, Kristine Wong, N, 9.55; 2, Candace Ho, N, 9.5; 3, Malie Fujii, N, 9.3. Vault — 1, Malie Fujii, N, 9.1; 2, Candace Ho, N, 9.0; 3, Katie Thoma, I, 8.7.

BOYS SWIMMING
*State qualifying mark
Liberty 91, Interlake 89
200 medley relay — Liberty (Luke Duschl, Raymond Ha, Kevin Hays, Logan Briggs) 1:43.68. 200 free — Jason Xu, I, 1:52.36. 200 IM — Briggs, L, 1:59.71. 50 free — Albert Barroga, I, 24.16. Diving — Jesse Herrild, L, 132.20. 100 fly — Victor Hsiao, I, 54.88. 100 free — Duschl, L, 51.80. 500 free — Briggs, L, 4:48.28. 200 free relay — Interlake (Eldon Cummings, Albert Barroga, Victor Hsiao, Conrad Sheridan) 1:39.71. 100 back — Duschl, L, 1:00.95. 100 breast — Raymond Ha, L, 1:06.58. 400 free relay — Liberty (Logan Briggs, Connor Biehl, Kevin Hays, Luke Duschl) 3:35.10.

Shorewood 105, Inglemoor 80
Shorewood 100.5, Newport 85.5
Newport 104, Inglemoor 79
200 medley relay — Newport (Ben Allen, George Done, Dehlan Gwo, Sebastian Bury) 1:45.00. 200 free — Thor Stenfjord, S, 1:46.20*. 200 IM — Mackey Hopen, S, 1:56.20*. 50 free — Sebastian Burry, N, 22:54*. Diving — Eddie Young, S, 266.00. 100 fly — Mackey Hopen, S, 53.72*. 100 free — Thor Stenfjord, S, 48.40*. 500 free — Ben Allen, N, 4:54.70*. 200 free relay — Inglemoor (Sam Billett, Josaiah Clark, Mateusz Merchel, Michael Postetter) 1:35.72 . 100 back — Dellen Gwo, N, 54.02*. 100 breast — Josaiah Clark, I, 1:05.13. 400 free relay — Shorewood (Thor Stenfjord, Anders Blomso, Trevor Ransom, Mackey Hopen) 3:22.47* .

Wednesday, Jan. 12
BOYS BASKETBALL
Newport 59, Bellevue Christian 48
Miles Fowler scored 21 points and Isaac Dotson added 11 as Newport (10-2) beat Bellevue Christian 59-48 in non-conference play. Bryce Oldham led the Vikings (6-6) with 14 points. It was the first time a KingCo 4A team had played Bellevue Christian on the school’s campus.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bellevue 75, Sammamish 30
Shelby Fanning scored 16 points and Taylor Cooke scored 13 to help Bellevue to a 75-30 win over Sammamish. Eleven different players scored for Bellevue (4-9, 2-5 KingCo 3A/2A). Taylor Ferleman led the Totems (2-8, 0-7) with 13 points.

Juanita 65, Interlake 34
Mikayla Jones, Kate Cryderman and Molly Grander combined to score 37 points as Juanita (11-2, 7-0) topped the Saints 65-34. Margo Parker had nine points to lead Interlake (5-8, 1-6) in the loss.

Newport 61, Ballard 39
Marikah Wright scored a game-high 20 points and 10 different Knights scored points as Newport (6-6, 3-4 KingCo 4A) beat Ballard 61-39. Elena DeWeese led Ballard (2-7, 2-6) with 12 points.

Monday, Jan. 10
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lindbergh 50, Interlake 47
Gabriel Redwine scored 21 points and Emily Graver had 18 points to lead Lindbergh (2-4) past Interlake 50-47 in non-league play. Margo Parker led the Saints (5-7) with 13 points in the loss.

Saturday, Jan. 8
WRESTLING
Shoreline Invitational
At Shoreline High School
Team scores — Bellevue 169, Shorewood 149, Shorecrest 121, Roosevelt 121, O’Dea 112.5, Tumwater 87, Bishop Blanchet 65, Nathan Hale 39.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
103 — Alex Lee, Shorewood, pinned Jake Isler, Roosevelt, 2:58. 112 — Mathew Floresca, Shorewood, dec., Daniel Yun, Shorewood, 14-6. 119 — Brandon Leach, Shorewood, pinned Matt Casimes, Bellevue, 3:25. 125 — Jacob Sands, Roosevelt, dec. Rikio Campbell, Shorewood, 9-2. 130 — Calvin Olds, Roosevelt, pinned Andy Ewing, Bellevue, 1:27. 135 — Jun Park, Bellevue, pinned Kyle Floresca, Shorewood, 3:48. 140 — Connor Hudson, Bellevue, pinned Jasper Bourgette, Nathan Hale, 4:38. 145 — Peter Ovens, Bellevue, pinned David Ball, Shorewood, 3:50. 152 — Colin Small, Bellevue, pinned Ivan Gaskin, O’Dea, 1:35 . 160 — Drew Arbanison, Shorecrest, dec. Spencer Sherman, Bishop Blanchet, 17-9. 171 — Micah Ehglehart, O’Dea, pinned Joseph Dexter, Shorecrest, 2:11. 189 — Peter Johnson, Bishop Blanchet, pinned Joel Smith, Shorewood, 3:39. 215 — Jimmy Trull, Bellevue, pinned Roman Jones, Roosevelt, 1:30. 285 — Ian Bolstad, Shorecrest, pinned Conor Leeds, Roosevelt, 2:37.

Friday, Jan. 7
BOYS BASKETBALL
Bellevue Christian 48, Cedar Park Christian 42
Bryce Oldham scored 12 points and Nick Shubert scored 10 as the Vikings held on to beat Cedar Park Christian 48-42. Victor Sviridyuk led Cedar Park Christian with 15 points. Bellevue Christian (6-5, 5-1 Emerald City League) won despite being outscored 15-4 in the fourth quarter. The loss dropped the Eagles to 5-6 overall and 2-2 in conference play.

Lake Washington 69, Bellevue 66
Matt Staudacher scored 20 points and Kramer Taylor had 18 to lead Lake Washington (7-4, 4-2 KingCo 3A/2A) to a 69-66 upset over Bellevue. Nate Sikma led the Wolverines with 22 points in the loss. Will Locke added 21 points for Bellevue (8-3, 5-1).

Mount Si 53, Sammamish 46
Despite a near-fourth quarter comeback, Mount Si (5-7, 3-3) held on to beat Sammamish 53-46 in Snoqualmie. Trent Riley scored 17 points to lead the Wildcats, while Dakota Olsen equaled that total to lead the Totems (8-4, 3-3). Sammamish outscored the Wildcats 18-12 in the fourth quarter.

Liberty 72, Interlake 43
Eric Ritter scored 10 points, but Liberty limited the rest of the Interlake (1-11, 0-6) attack as the Patriots beat the Saints 72-43 in Bellevue. Jake Bainton led all scorers with 14 points for Liberty (4-7, 2-4).

Redmond 57, Newport 45
Jason Harrington scored 15 points and Andrew Squiers scored 12 to help Redmond (8-4, 5-1 KingCo 4A) beat Newport 57-45. Isaac Dotson led the Knights (9-2, 6-1) with 14 points in the loss. It was the first conference loss for Newport.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bellevue Christian 59, Cedar Park Christian 42
Bree Oldham, like her brother Bryce, led her Vikings (11-0, 7-0 Emerald City League) team with 17 points in a 59-42 win over Cedar Park Christian. Rachel Staudacher scored 18 points for the Eagles (7-2, 4-1) in the loss.

Lake Washington 45, Bellevue 41
Hunter Hopkins had a game-high 21 points to lead the Kangeroos (8-3, 4-2 KingCo 3A/2A) to a 45-41 in over Bellevue. Shelby Fanning had 10 points in the loss for the Wolverines (3-9, 1-5).

Liberty 63, Interlake 31
Danni Sjolander and Aspen Winegar combined to score 34 points as Liberty (8-4, 4-2) beat Interlake 63-31 in Bellevue. Lauren Van Draanen led the Saints (5-6, 1-5) in the loss with 11 points.

Mount Si 52, Sammamish 10
Mount Si limited the Totems to just four first half points and rolled over Sammamish 52-10. Hailey Eddings had 11 points for Mount Si (9-3, 5-1). Taylor Ferleman scored seven points to lead the Totems (2-7, 0-6).

Newport 45, Redmond 33
Chanel Cambronero scored a game-high 16 points and the Knights (5-6, 2-4 KingCo 4A) outscored Redmond 18-3 in the second quarter on the way to a 45-33 road victory over the Mustangs. Stacey Kimball led Redmond (3-8, 1-4) with 14 points in the loss.

Thursday, Jan. 6
WRESTLING
Liberty 60, Sammamish 9
103 — Neil Chakravarty, L, pinned Juan Quijada, 1:28. 112 — Austin Sivret, L, maj. dec. AJ Leitch, 12-2. 119 — Michael Shawn, L, pinned Mitchell Williams, 4:36. 125 — Nate Sjoholm, L, pinned David Bloomsburg, 5:15. 130 — Tyler Le, L, dec. Eliseo Aguirre, 13-5. 135 — Riley Richmond, L, dec. John Hernandez, 14-12. 140 — Cobin Beltz, L, won by forfeit. 145 — Danny Dapper, L, dec. Zanwar Faraj, 7-3. 152 — Hamilton Noel, L, pinned Tomas Narvaja, 5:38. 160 — Jay Chakravarty, L, maj. dec. Junior Benitez, 13-3. 171 — Paco Jacinto, S, dec. Shane Small, 5-4. 189 — Noel Brandon, L, pinned Juan Hernandez, 1:47. 215 — Nam Nguyen, S, won by forfeit. 285 — Luke Oman, L, won by foreit.

Interlake 43, Mount Si 30
103 — Ryley Absher, M, pinned Marcus Kopp 2:59. 112 — Nigel Miles, I, dec. Tanner Stahl 8-2. 119 — Summer Hanson, I, pinned Wilkins Melgaad 1:00. 125 — Daniel Montoya, I, won by forfeit. 130 — Joey Button, I, pinned Tye Rodne 3:56. 135 — Ryuji Kawashima, I, maj. dec. Bruce Stuart 9-0. 140 — Juan Mujo, I, pinned Omar Aiad 5:08. 145 — Conor Klupar, M, pinned Michael Hutchinson 3:44. 152 — Jaocb Marks, I, pinned Max Kenagy 2:23. 160 — Alex Giseburt, I, dec. AJ Brebick 10-5. 171 — Shane Dixon, M, won by forfeit. 189 — John Farmer, M, pinned Netto Cancilla 4:17. 215 — Chad Peterson, I, dec. Mitch Rorem 10-5. 285 — Josh Mitchell, M, pinned Fine Ngauamo 1:21.

Bellevue 46, Juanita 30
103 – T. Troung, Juan., pin J. Robinson, :50; 112 – B. Ballard, Bell., won by forfeit; 119 – Matt Casimes, Bell., t.f. J. Iwazaki; 125 – A. Mack, Bell., maj. dec. J. Donahoe, 16-6; 130 – B. Matteucci, Bell., maj. dec. S. Johnson, 11-2; 135 – Jun Park, Bell., pin K. Bryant, 1:01; 140 – C. Hudson, Bell., pin R. Hiliker, :25; 145 – Peter Ovens, Bell., pin D. Kuo, 1:42; 152 – Colin Small, Bell., pin AJ Singer, 1:00; 160 – D. Reubish, Juan., pin Sam Bassford, :44; 171 – L. McCallum, Juan., pin J. Mange, 1:29; 189 – C. Miller, Juan., pin K. Rodger, 1:30; 215 – Jimmy Trull, Bell., dec. Jeremiah Laufasa, 7-1; 285 – D. Laufasa, Juan., pin D. Jones, :50.

GYMNASTICS
Newport 173.5, Ballard 170, Woodinville 168.65, Bothell 166.9
All-around — 1, Taylor Stern, Ba., 37.9; 2, Kristine Wong, N, 37.25; 3, Raynie Hultgren, Bo., 37.0; 4, Candace Ho, N., 36.95; 5, Jaci Wolff, W., 35.75. Vault — 1, Taylor Stern, Ba., 9.5; 2, Raynie Hultgren, Bo., 9.4; 3, Candace Ho, N., 9.3. Bars — 1, Taylor Stern, Ba., 9.5; 2, Kristine Wong, N., 9.2; 3, Raynie Hultgren, Bo., 9.0. Beam — 1, Kristine Wong, N., 9.45; 2, Candace Ho., N., 9.4; 3, Taylor Stern, Ba., 9.3. Floor — 1, Candace Ho., N., 9.85; 2, Jaci Wolff, W., 9.7; 3 (tie), Taylor Stern, Ba., and Kristine Wong, N., 9.6.

Mercer Island 149.2, Liberty 142.3, Bellevue 131.15
All-around — 1, Vanessa Gaffney, M, 31.45; 2, Tia Riley, L, 31.2; 3, Hannah Bergam, L, 30.15. Bars — T-1, Riley, L, 7.4; T-1, Tonayo Crow, M, 7.4; 3, Sydney Valdes, M, 6.6. Beam — 1, Jacqueline Hamiliton, B, 8.6; 2, Gaffney, M, 7.9; 3, Bergam, L, 7.8. Floor — 1, Gaffney, M, 9.05; 2, Bergam, L, 8.55; 3, Miranda Jones, L, 8.35. Vault — 1, Gaffney, M, 8.5; 2, Riley, L, 8.45; 3, Hamilton, B, 8.35.

SWIMMING
Mercer Island 108, Newport 62
200 medley relay — Mercer Island (Eric Benca, Duncan Koontz, Evan Moline, Marco Signorelli) 1:44.40. 200 free — Ben Allen, N, 1:47.27. 200 IM — Andy Wingerson, MI, 2:01.14. 50 free — Sebastian Bury, N, 22.29. 100 fly — Andy Wingerson, MI, 54.30. 100 free — Ben Allen, N, 49.38. 500 free — Kyle Moline, MI, 4:56.23. 200 free relay — Mercer Island (Quinn Markwith, John Ahalt, Matthew Fukuda, Andy Wingerson) 1:32.23 . 100 back — Dehan Gwo, N, 58.06. 100 breast — Evan Moline, MI, 1:04.01. 400 free relay — Mercer Island (Eric Benca, Kyle Moline, Dan Simons, Quinn Markwith) 3:24.61.

Liberty 118, Sammamish 64
200 medley relay — Liberty (Logan Briggs, Kevin Hays, Raymond Ha, Luke Duschi) 1:45.24. 200 free — Andrew Trinh, S, 2:03.47. 200 IM — Connor Biehl, L, 2:14.70. 50 free — Matt Shepardson, L, 25.76. Diving — Jesse Herrild, L, 131.50. 100 fly — Logan Briggs, L, 55.68. 100 free — Matt McKaid, S, 50.50. 500 free — Thomas Hughes, L, 6:38.66. 200 free relay — Liberty (Luke Duschi, Kevin Hays, Raymond Ha, Logan Briggs) 1:34.63. 100 back — Tyler Spencer, S, 1:05.72. 100 breast — Matt McKaig, S, 1:07.68. 400 free relay — Liberty (Luke Duschi, Raymond Ha, Kevin Hays, Logan Briggs) 3:26.37.

Bellevue 91, Interlake 88
200 medley relay – Interlake (Eldon Cummings, Alex Rockwell, Victor Hsiao, Yuji Nelson), 1:46.12; 200 free – Hsiao, Interlake, 1:53.13; 200 IM – Conrad Sheridan, Interlake, 2:06.92; 50 free – Andrew Weiss, Bellevue, 22.58; Diving – Thomas Conroy, Bellevue, 123.25; 100 butterfly – Jamie Doucette, Bellevue, 56.75; 100 free – Cole Wydrowski, Bellevue, 50.46; 500 free – Hsiao, Interlake, 5:16.89; 200 free relay – Bellevue (Dennis Ling, Casey Lee, Jake VanWolvelaere, Weiss), 1:36.81; 100 back – Sheridan, Intelrake, 1:01.86; 100 breast – Geoffrey Stokes, Bellevue, 1:03.95; 400 free relay – Interlake (Cummings, Sheridan, Rockwell, Hsiao), 3:33.20.

Wednesday, Jan. 5
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Mount Si 44, Bellevue 26
Hailey Eddings and Kassidy Maddux each scored 14 points  to help Mount Si (8-3, 4-1 KingCo 3A/2A) beat Bellevue 44-26 in Snoqualmie. Natalie Anderson scored a team-high 10 points for the Wolverines (3-8, 1-4).

Mercer Island 77, Interlake 47
Kris Brackman scored 23 points as Mercer Island knocked off Interlake by 30 points, 77-47. Jae Shin chipped in 13 points for the Islanders (7-5, 3-2), while Christina Williamson had 11. Emma Bergstrom led the Saints (5-5, 1-4) in scoring with 15 points.

Juanita 73, Sammamish 26
Kate Cryderman scored 16 points, Mikayla Jones added 14 and Juanita (9-2, 5-0) outscored Sammamish 45-11 in the first half on the way to a 73-26 win over the Totems. Taylor Ferleman led Sammamish (2-6, 0-5) with seven points.

Bellevue Christian 47, Overlake 9
Noelle Crosby had 20 points to lead Bellevue Christian (10-0, 6-0 Emerald City League) to a 47-9 victory against Overlake. Katie Hill scored seven of the Owls’ (2-6, 1-3) nine points.

Newport 54, Bothell 37
Abbi Gobel, Casey Schoenlein and Marikah Wright all scored 10 points as Newport (4-6, 1-4 KingCo 4A) beat Bothell 54-37. Kareena Dahl had 12 points in the loss for the Cougars (2-8, 0-5).

WRESTLING
Newport 40, Bellevue Christian 34
103 – David Yingling, N, def. Connor Lang; 112 – Bryce Thoreson, BC, won by forfeit; 125 – Austin Bulen, N, m.d. James Moyer, 14-2; 130 – Xavier Williams, BC, pin Conor Adams, :45; 135 – Cameron Thoreson, BC, pin Jesse Langley, :28; 140 – Tyler Erme, BC, pin Steve Heo, 1:10; 145 – Max Bostick, N, won by forfeit; 152 – Thomas Mirante, N, pin Tyler Minette, 5:10; 160 – Nikolay Lifsahz, N, pin Tate Razor, 5:03; 171 – Garrett Campbell, N, won by forfeit; 189 – Nathan Michel, BC, m.d. Hunter Greif, 13-5; 215 – Austin Curtis, N, pin Francis Pak Long Yuen, 1:27; 285 – Baabak Nassirian, BC, pin Taylor Shimuji, :32.

Cascade Christian 45, Newport 33
103 – David Yingling, N, won by forfeit; 112 – Joshua Crager, CC, won by forfeit; 119 – Josh Sayler, CC, won by forfeit; 125 – Daniel Suggs, CC, pin Austin Bulen, 1:02; 130 – Ben Kalapus, CC, pin Conor Adams, :49; 135 – Alex Bostwick, CC, pin Jesse Langley, :19; 140 – Steve Heo, N, dec. David Thompson, 5-0; 145 – Max Bostick, N, pin Brandon Griffiths, 5:01; 152 – Thomas Mirante, N, won by forfeit; 160 – Chris Cole, CC, def. Nikolay Lifshaz, 3-1; 171 – Garrett Campbell, N, pin Adam Hanes, 3:27; 189 – Brendon Ossman, CC, pin Hunter Greif, 1:11; 215 – Tommy Kennedy, CC, pin Austin Curtis, 1:45; 285 – Taylor Shimuji, N, won by forfeit.

A few changes this week, most notably Bellevue taking a nose-dive down to No.9 after a loss to unranked Lake Washington and Sammamish dropping out of the rankings after a tough week with losses to Mount Si and Juanita.

Boys Class 4A
1. Garfield (10-1)
2. Jackson (11-1)
3. Kentridge (9-3)
4. Kentwood (8-2)
5. Ferris (8-1)
6. Olympia (10-1)
7. Curtis (7-4)
8. Gonzaga Prep (8-2)
9. Auburn (8-2)
10. Newport (9-2)
Others receiving votes: Davis (9-2), Union (7-3), Chiawana (7-3), Rogers (8-3)

Class 3A Boys
1. Rainier Beach (7-1)
2. O’Dea (10-1)
3. Lakes (7-1)
4. Lincoln (8-1)
5. Mercer Island (10-2)
6. Franklin (7-4)
7. Seattle Prep (9-2)
8. Wilson (10-1)
9. Bellevue (8-3)
10. Kamiakin (7-1)
Others receiving votes: Sammamish (8-4), Hudson’s Bay (10-1), Camas (7-3)

Girls Class 4A
1. Federal Way (9-1)
2. Auburn Riverside (9-1)
3. Gonzaga Prep (9-1)
4. Bellarmine Prep (7-2)
5. Lewis and Clark (8-1)
6. Edmonds-Woodway (11-3)
7. Issaquah (7-3)
8. Eastlake (9-2)
9. Lake Stevens (11-2)
10. Chiawana (7-2)
Others receiving votes: South Kitsap (8-2), Richland (5-1), Emerald Ridge (9-1), Mount Tahoma (10-1), Jackson (9-4)

Girls Class 3A
1. Holy Names (9-0)
2. Prairie (11-0)
3. Kennedy Catholic (11-0)
4. Timberline (10-0)
5. Cleveland (8-2)
6. Lynnwood (11-2)
7. Juanita (10-2)
8. Wilson (9-2)
9. Lakes (8-2)
10. Shadle Park (7-3)
Others receiving votes: Seattle Prep (6-5), Lakeside (7-4), Liberty (8-4)

A new year brings new rankings, but not a ton of change. Many of our local teams traveled to tournaments in different states with different results that are tough to judge. For example, Newport and Issaquah’s girls teams both traveled to the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, with the Knights going 3-1 and Issaquah going 1-3. Tough to judge, because they played in different brackets. It looks like many of the voters did what I did and didn’t punish teams who traveled too harshly for losses.

Now starts the bulk of conference play, so we should be able to get a better handle on things in the next few weeks.

Class 4A boys
1. Garfield (7-1)
2. Kentwood (7-1)
3. Jackson (9-1)
4. Kentridge (7-3)
5. Ferris (6-1)
6. Olympia (8-1)
7. Auburn (7-1)
8. Curtis (6-4)
9. Gonzaga Prep (6-2)
10. Newport (8-1)
Others receiving votes: Davis (8-0), Puyallup (6-2), Battle Ground (8-1), Union (5-3), Inglemoor (8-2), Federal Way (4-3), Mount Rainier (6-4)

Class 3A boys
1. Rainier Beach (4-1)
2. O’Dea (7-1)
3. Lakes (5-1)
4. Bellevue (7-2)
5. Lincoln (7-1)
6. Mercer Island (8-2)
7. Seattle Prep     (7-1)
8. Franklin (4-4)
9. Wilson (9-1)
10. Sammamish (8-2)
Others receiving votes: Kamiakin (5-1), Hudson’s Bay (8-0), Decatur (5-4), University Prep (6-1), Hazen (6-3)

Class 4A girls
1. Federal Way (7-1)
2. Auburn Riverside (7-1)
3. Gonzaga Prep (7-1)
4. Bellarmine Prep (6-2)
5. Lewis and Clark (6-1)
6. Eastlake (9-0)
7. Edmonds-Woodway (8-3)
8. Issaquah (4-3)
9. Lake Stevens (9-1)
10. Chiawana (6-2)
Others receiving votes: Moses Lake (5-2), Woodinville (6-4), Kentwood (5-3), Richland (5-0), South Kitsap (8-0), Jackson (7-3), Emerald Ridge (7-1), Mead (5-3)

Class 3A girls
1. Holy Names (7-0)
2. Prairie (8-0)
3. Kennedy Catholic (9-0)
4. Cleveland (6-2)
5. Timberline (8-0)
6. Juanita (8-2)
7. Shadle Park (6-2)
8. Lynnwood (9-2)
9. Wilson (8-2)
10. Seattle Prep (5-3)
Others receiving votes: Lakes (6-2), Lakeside (4-4), University Prep (5-3), Liberty (7-3), North Central (4-4)

Friday, Dec. 17
BOYS BASKETBALL
No.7 Bellevue 72, Interlake 27
Kendrick Van Ackeren scored 17 points and Nate Sikma had 16 as Bellevue (4-0, 3-0 KingCo 3A/2A) raced past Interlake 72-27. Sam Finfer scored 13 points to lead the Saints (1-6, 0-4).

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bellevue 58, Interlake 26
Twelve different players scored points for Bellevue and Shelby Fanning had a game-high 13 points as the Wolverines (1-5, 1-3 KingCo 3A/2A) beat Interlake 58-26. Margo Parker led the Saints (5-3, 1-3) with six points.

Bellevue Christian 74, Overlake 7
The Vikings completely dominated the Owls, outscoring them 46-2 in the first half on the way to a 74-7 victory. Five players scored in double figures for the Vikings (6-0, 4-0 Emerald City League) with Maren Haines (16 points) leading the way. Overlake fell to 2-5 overall and 1-2 in conference play.

WRESTLING
Interlake 54, Liberty 19
103 — Marcus Kopp, I, dec. Neil Chakvararty, 11-5. 112 — Austin Suret, L, pinned Douglass Mui, 0:35. 119 — Summer Hanson, I, pinned Michael Shaw, 2:34. 125 — Daniel Montoya, I, pinned Nate Sjoholm, 0:27. 130 — Joseph Button, I, pinned Desmon McVey, 2:35. 135 — Ryjui Kawashima, I, pinned Riley Richmond, 3:44. 140 — Juan Mujo, I, Won by forfeit. 145 — Michael Hutchinson, I, dec. Corbin Beltz, 10-9. 152 — Hamilton Noel, L, dec. Jacob Marks, 11-4. 160 — Jay Chakvaratay, L, maj. dec. Alex Giseburt, 15-5. 171 — Shane Small, L, pinned Rigel Kuhn, 3:04. 189 — Cameron Cole, I, pinned Noel Brandon, 3:42. 215 — Chad Peterson, I, pinned Brady Alexander, 3:27. 285 — Fine Ngauano, I, pinned Luke Oman, 1:26.

Saturday, Dec. 18
BOYS BASKETBALL
No.7 Bellevue 62, No.8 Mercer Island 46
Nate Sikma scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead No.7 Bellevue to a 62-46 win over No.8 Mercer Island. Kendrick Van Ackeren chipped in 22 points for the Wolverines (5-0, 4-0 KingCo 3A/2A). Sam Cohn led the Islanders (5-1, 3-1) with 15 points.

Newport 57, Skyline 52 (OT)
The Knights picked up their fifth straight win after Miles Fowler (15 points) and Isaac Dotson (13) helped lead the Knights to a 57-52 overtime victory against Skyline.
The Knights improved to 5-1 overall and 4-0 in KingCo 4A play. Lucas Shannon led Skyline (3-2, 1-1) with 16 points.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lakes 61, Bellevue 53
The Wolverines led 26-25 at halftime, but the Lancers took control in the second half, handing Bellevue a 61-53 loss.
Natalie Anderson and Alli Cahill scored 10 points each for the Wolverines (1-6). Stevonna Scott led Lakes (3-1) with 17 points.

Newport 46, Bishop Alemany 38
Newport (1-5) won its first game in the 2010 Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, Ariz. No stats were available.

Monday, Dec. 20
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Newport 60, Chatsworth (Fountain Valley, Calif.) 53
Chanel Cambronero scored 14 points and freshman Vasey Schoenlein added 10 as the Knights picked up their second victory at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix with a 60-53 win over Chatsworth of Fountain Valley, Calif. Chanel Dotson and Abbi Gobel each scored nine points for Newport (2-5).

Tuesday, Dec. 21
BOYS BASKETBALL
Newport 63, Roosevelt 61
Isaac Dotson scored 30 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Newport to a 63-61 win over Roosevelt. Cole Wiper added 16 points for the Knights (6-1, 5-0 KingCo 4A). Roosevelt (1-3, 1-3) was led by A.J. Edwards, who helped the Roughriders rebound from a 33-17 halftime defecit.

Bellevue Christian 49, Coupeville 25
Bryce Oldham scored a game-high 18 points as Bellevue Christian beat Coupeville 49-25. Rajan Hanstad scored nine points for the Vikings (3-2). Ian Smith scored nine points to lead Coupeville (0-6).

Cedarcrest 90, Interlake 69
Andrew Alness scored 31 points and Zach Taylor had 15 as Cedarcrest rolled over Interlake 90-69. Sam Finfer led Interlake (1-7) with 19 points in the loss. Cedarcrest improved to 6-2 on the season.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Huntington Beach (Calif.) 58, Newport 27
Chanel Cambronero scored eight points for Newport as the Knights lost 58-27 to Huntington Beach of California at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix. Newport dropped to 2-6 on the year.

Wednesday, Dec. 22
BOYS BASKETBALL
Sammamish 70, West Seattle 51
John Steinberg scored 30 points and Sami Jarjour and George Valle had 13 each to lead Sammamish to a 70-51 win over West Seattle. The Totems improved to 6-1 on the year. West Seattle (3-4) was led by Vidal Griffin’s 15 points in the loss.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Newport 49, Mullen (Denver) 47
Newport finished its time at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix with a 3-1 record after beating Mullen of Denver 49-47. Freshman center Casey Schoenlein led the Knights (3-6) with nine points in the loss. Newport finished fifth at the tournament.

Sammamish 55, West Seattle 50
The Totems picked up their third win of the season with a 55-50 win over West Seattle. Taylor Ferleman scored 16 points to lead Sammamish (3-6). Natsumi Naito addded 15 points. West Seattle (3-3) was led by Anna Hobby, who scored 19 points. Sammamish was trailing 12-3 at the end of the first quarter.

Thursday, Dec. 23
BOYS BASKETBALL
Tyee 67, Interlake 51
Nick Hawthorne scored a game-high 18 points to led Tyee (3-6) to a 67-51 non-conference victory over Interlake. Nick Roth scored 12 points to lead Interlake (1-8).

The 40th annual Bellevue College Holiday High-School Tournament kicks off tomorrow with four games beginning at 3 p.m.

Sammamish is the only local team in the tournament. The full schedule is below.

Tuesday, Dec. 28
Game 1: Renton vs. Glacier Peak, 3 p.m.
Game 2: Eastside Catholic vs. Inglemoor, 4:45 p.m.
Game 3: Bear Creek vs. Oak Harbor, 6:30 p.m.
Game 4: South Kitsap vs. Sammamish, 8:15 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 29
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, noon
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1:45 p.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3:30 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 5:15 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 30
Game 9: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 3 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 4:45 p.m.
Game 11: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 6:30 p.m.
Game 12: (Title game) Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 8:15 p.m.

Bellevue High School is up for a “virtual” national championship, as the football team has been selected for the annual Massey Virtual National Championship, put together by Gannett’s HighSchoolSports.net and USA Today.

The 64-team playoff will begin in January. Editors from USA Today seed the teams and winners are decided by computer-simulated matchups programmed by mathematician Ken Massey, who created the computer models for the BCS rankings for college football.

The bracket includes 64 teams, 50 state champions and 14 at-large teams. The brackets were posted Dec. 22 on HighSchoolSports.net. Bellevue, seeded No.8 plays No.9 seeded Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas in the first round. Bishop Gorman finished the season 13-2.

The first round will be played Jan. 4, with the winners being announced Jan. 11.