The 2019 Washington high school boys basketball regionals tip off Friday with several intriguing matchups, including multiple loser-out games.
Will Chiawana knock off Puyallup and advance to the Tacoma Dome? Will red-hot Mount Si keep rolling with a win over Richland?
Here are our staff predictions for every 4A and 3A boys basketball regional playoff game this weekend. Disagree with our picks? Let us know in the comments.
CLASS 4A BOYS PREDICTIONS
No. 1 Union (23-1) vs. No. 8 Battle Ground (18-8) at Mark Morris HS, Friday at 8 p.m.
Dan Dickau – Union
Anthony Pinza – Union
Emerson Sullivan – Union
Zach Bonneau – Union
No. 2 Gonzaga Prep (21-2) vs. No. 7 Curtis (19-5) at University HS, Saturday at 6 p.m.
Dickau – Gonzaga Prep
Pinza – Gonzaga Prep
Sullivan – Gonzaga Prep
Bonneau – Gonzaga Prep
No. 3 Federal Way (23-2) vs. No. 6 Jackson (18-3) at Puyallup HS, Saturday at 4 p.m.
Dickau – Federal Way
Pinza – Federal Way
Sullivan – Federal Way
Bonneau – Federal Way
No. 4 Mount Si (22-2) vs. No. 5 Richland (20-3) at Issaquah HS, Friday at 6 p.m.
Dickau – Mount Si
Pinza – Richland
Sullivan – Richland
Bonneau – Richland
No. 9 Kentridge (19-7) vs. No. 16 Mariner (17-7) at Auburn Mountainview HS, Saturday at 6 p.m.
Dickau – Kentridge
Pinza – Kentridge
Sullivan – Kentridge
Bonneau – Kentridge
No. 10 Glacier Peak (14-7) vs. No. 15 Issaquah (11-13) at Everett CC, Friday at 8 p.m.
Dickau – Glacier Peak
Pinza – Glacier Peak
Sullivan – Glacier Peak
Bonneau – Issaquah
No. 11 Puyallup (19-7) vs. No. 14 Chiawana (17-7) at Auburn Mountainview HS, Friday at 6 p.m.
Dickau – Puyallup
Pinza – Chiawana
Sullivan – Puyallup
Bonneau – Chiawana
No. 12 Wenatchee (17-5) vs. No. 13 Mount Rainier (17-8) at Ellensburg HS, Saturday at 4 p.m.
Dickau – Wenatchee
Pinza – Mount Rainier
Sullivan – Wenatchee
Bonneau – Mount Rainier
CLASS 3A BOYS PREDICTIONS
No. 1 Eastside Catholic (22-2) vs. No. 8 West Seattle (17-7) at Issaquah HS, Saturday at 6 p.m.
Dickau – Eastside Catholic
Pinza – Eastside Catholic
Sullivan – Eastside Catholic
Bonneau – West Seattle
No. 2 Mt. Spokane (21-1) vs. No. 7 Prairie (17-7) at University HS, Friday at 6 p.m.
Dickau – Mt. Spokane (tough call, since Prairie is on a roll)
Pinza – Mt. Spokane
Sullivan – Mt. Spokane
Bonneau – Mt. Spokane
No. 3 Rainier Beach (19-4) vs. No. 6 Lincoln (19-4) at Garfield HS, Friday at 8 p.m.
Dickau – Rainier Beach
Pinza – Rainier Beach
Sullivan – Rainier Beach
Bonneau – Rainier Beach
No. 4 Marysville Pilchuck (19-3) vs. No. 5 Kelso (20-3) at Everett CC, Saturday at 12 p.m.
Dickau – Kelso
Pinza – Kelso
Sullivan – Marysville Pilchuck
Bonneau – Kelso
No. 9 Capital (19-4) vs. No. 16 Shorecrest (14-9) at Tumwater HS, Saturday at 6 p.m.
Dickau – Capital
Pinza – Capital
Sullivan – Capital
Bonneau – Capital
No. 10 Ingraham (16-7) vs. No. 15 Shadle Park (15-10) at Garfield HS, Saturday at 2 p.m.
Dickau – Ingraham
Pinza – Ingraham
Sullivan – Ingraham
Bonneau – Ingraham
No. 11 O’Dea (15-8) vs. No. 14 Stanwood (15-6) at Garfield HS, Saturday at 6 p.m.
Dickau – O’Dea
Pinza – O’Dea
Sullivan – O’Dea
Bonneau – O’Dea
No. 12 Wilson (17-9) vs. No. 13 Arlington (16-6) at Mount Tahoma HS, Friday at 6 p.m.
Dickau – Wilson
Pinza – Wilson
Sullivan – Wilson
Bonneau – Wilson
