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1A boys: Freeman can’t get shots to fall, loses title game to King’s

1A boys: Freeman can’t get shots to fall, loses title game to King’s

YAKIMA – Freeman didn’t have enough to slow down powerful defending champion King’s and the Scotties fell to the Knights, 80-39, in the Class 1A state championship game Saturday night in the Yakima Valley SunDome. Freeman’s second-place finish is the best in school history. The Scotties finished the year 22-4.

League Standings

Team League Overall
Wins Losses Wins Losses
Freeman 13 1 22 4
Lakeside (WA) 11 3 17 7
Medical Lake 11 3 19 9
Newport 8 6 14 9
Colville 4 10 6 15
Chewelah 4 10 5 16
Deer Park 3 11 4 16
Riverside 2 12 3 16

Schedule

Teams Date Time
Freeman 41, Kellogg 34 Dec. 2, 2015 7:30 p.m.
Freeman 67, Cheney 48 Dec. 4, 2015 7:30 p.m.
Freeman 57, East Valley 51 Dec. 8, 2015 7:30 p.m.
Medical Lake 46, Freeman 41 Dec. 11, 2015 5:45 p.m.
Freeman 65, Lakeside (WA) 56 Dec. 15, 2015 5:45 p.m.
Freeman 75, Riverside 27 Dec. 18, 2015 5:45 a.m.
Freeman 60, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 42 Dec. 22, 2015 7:30 p.m.
St. George's 68, Freeman 65 Dec. 28, 2015 6:30 p.m.
Northwest Christian 68, Freeman 62 Dec. 29, 2015 1:30 p.m.
Freeman 64, Newport 45 Jan. 5, 2016 5:45 p.m.
Freeman 56, Colville 41 Jan. 8, 2016 5:45 p.m.
Freeman 63, Chewelah 44 Jan. 12, 2016 5:45 p.m.
Freeman 74, Deer Park 31 Jan. 15, 2016 5:30 p.m.
Freeman 66, Medical Lake 53 Jan. 19, 2016 7:30 p.m.
Freeman 82, Lakeside (WA) 80 Jan. 22, 2016 7:30 p.m.
Freeman 76, Riverside 39 Jan. 26, 2016 7:30 p.m.
Freeman 51, Newport 41 Jan. 29, 2016 7:30 p.m.
Freeman 64, Colville 52 Feb. 2, 2016 7:30 p.m.
Freeman 65, Chewelah 50 Feb. 5, 2016 7:30 p.m.
Freeman 78, Deer Park 46 Feb. 9, 2016 7:30 p.m.
Freeman 57, Newport 51 Feb. 16, 2016 7:30 p.m.
Freeman 52, Lakeside (WA) 47 Feb. 19, 2016 8 p.m.
Freeman 61, Naches Valley 56 Feb. 27, 2016 noon
Freeman 60, Hoquiam 47 March 3, 2016 10:30 a.m.
Freeman 58, Kalama 52 March 4, 2016 3:45 p.m.
King's 80, Freeman 39 March 5, 2016 7 p.m.

Latest Capsules

King's 80, Freeman 39

March 5, 2016

Corey Kispert brought in 29 points for King's in their 80-39 victory over Freeman in the State 1A championship match. Cole Mitchell earned 11 points for King's, while teammate Koa Wilkins also scored 11 points. Michael Coumont, Nate Jacobus and Ryan Maine each brought in 11 points for Freeman in their loss to King's. Freeman earns second place in the State 1A championship, while King's finishes in first place.

Freeman 58, Kalama 52

March 4, 2016

Freeman exploded for 22 points in the fourth quarter and topped Kalama 58-52 to advance to the state title game at the Yakima Valley SunDome on Friday night. Michael Coumont scored a team-high 19 points and Ryan Maine added 12 points and seven rebounds for the Scotties. Kalama was led by Hunter Esary, who poured in a game-high 25 points. Freeman faces King's in the championship game at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Kalama takes on King's Way Christian in the third place game at 11:15 a.m.

Players

Jersey Name Grade Position Height
2 Jack Paukert 12 G
3 Michael Coumont 10 G -
5 Rhys McVay 10 G -
10 Dylan Oja 9 F -
11 Nate Jacobus 12 G -
23 Ryan Maine 11 G -
32 Jackson Clark 10 F -
33 Christian Phillips 12 F -