BBB 2010-02-16 at Mountlake Terrace

Oak Harbor's extended boys basketball season came to an end Wednesday at Mountlake Terrace when the Wildcats came up just 2 points short of a chance to go to the state tournament.

The 'Cats were sluggish on offense in the 1st period, scoring only 5 points, then the defense allowed 14 points by the Hawks in the 2nd period as MLT led 24-15 at halftime. The two teams were essentially even in the 3rd, but in the final period, Oak Harbor made a move. Our boys closed the gap to just two points with just over a minute remaining, 38-36, but Terrace bumped the gap back to 4 points with 27 seconds left. Then the Wildcats were able to score with just over a second on the clock, the refs whistle blew and shortly after the horn sounded. Reviewing the video, there should have been about 1.3 seconds on the clock with MLT inbounding the ball under the OH basket, but the refs waved their arms and said 'game over' and left the court, giving a 40-38 win to Terrace.

Mike Washington led the 'Cats in scoring with 15 points and Kevawn Brooks scored 2. Denzel Massey scored 5, Jay Stout 7 and Stevie Bratt 5 in their final game in a Wildcat uniform.

Also playing their final game: David Tillotson, Connor and Trace Paul.

37 photos from the game are posted HERE.

Video highlights are posted HERE.