{"id":16940,"date":"2016-02-21T11:44:07","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T19:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/conks-chargers-advance-to-state-regionals-boys-basketball\/"},"modified":"2016-02-21T11:44:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T19:44:07","slug":"conks-chargers-advance-to-state-regionals-boys-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/conks-chargers-advance-to-state-regionals-boys-basketball\/","title":{"rendered":"Conks, Chargers advance to state regionals | Boys basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Malachi Flynn poured in 39 points as Bellarmine Prep downed Kentwood 67-63 for third place in the West Central District boys basketball tournament at Mount Tahoma High School on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Kentwood enters this week’s regional round of the state playoffs as the district’s fourth seed. The Conquerors open the state regionals against Cascade of Everett at 4 p.m. Saturday at Everett Community College.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Darius LuBom had 18 points and Rayvaughn Bolton finished with 11 points for the Conquerors.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Kentwood dropped a 58-48 semifinal game to heralded Federal Way at Auburn High School on Wednesday. Bolton led the way with 13 points.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Kentridge lost 62-54 to Timberline on Saturday for the district’s fifth seed to the state regionals.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Joran Ticeson and Ethan Walker each scored 14 points and Elijah Ticeson had 12 for the Chargers, who will enter the state regionals as the district’s sixth seed.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The Chargers take on Central Valley in a state regional playoff at 8 p.m. Saturday at University High School in Spokane Valley.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Kentridge survived three elimination games to advance, including a 62-49 win over Yelm on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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