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Issaquah faces Newport with division lead on line | Prep basketball news

Published 9:56 am Friday, January 24, 2014

Skyline fighting for position

Just more than halfway through the conference slate, Skyline finds itself in the fourth and final spot for a KingCo Tournament berth.

The road will not be easy, with three games left against Newport and Issaquah, which are a combined 12-3 against KingCo foes on the year.

Inglemoor beat Skyline 56-44 Wednesday. The Spartans face Newport tonight at 6:30 in Bellevue.

Eagles in title hunt

Issaquah handed Newport its first conference loss of the year, 53-43 last Friday, to pull within a half game of the Crown Division lead.

The Eagles beat Redmond 60-46 Wednesday and take on Ballard at home tonight.

EC in position

Eastside Catholic faces Blanchet tonight at 6:15 in Seattle.

Despite its losses, the Crusaders are in position to earn a postseason spot and look to become one of the eight teams from the Metro League to reach the Sea-King District tournament.