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Jeff Horner

It was basketball and bright lights at the Tacoma Dome Thursday night at the 2nd round of the State 4A Basketball Tournament as the Blue Devils take the court for the start of their game against Wilson. Although Wa-Hi staged a rally late in the game, Wilson held on for a 52-44 win and knocked the Blue Devils out of the running for a state championship.

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The cheer squad remained picture perfect on the night while having their official State Championship photo taken at halftime of the Wa-Hi versus Wilson 2nd round game at the Tacoma Dome.

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The Wa-Hi cheer squad lead Blue Devil fans in bringing good cheer during Thursday night's 2nd round 4A State match-up with Wilson at the Tacoma Dome.

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Gary Winston goes down the line of hands during starting line-up introductions as the Blue Devils take court Thursday night against Wilson.

Jeff Horner

It was one to sweat Thursday night at the Tacoma Dome as Wa-Hi's Colton Arias wipes the sweat from his face under the watchful eyes of Wilson's #1, Perris Jackson, as the two lined up for a 3rd period free throw. Wilson dominated most of the game but Wa-Hi staged a late game rally that fell just short in a 52-44 2nd round loss at the State 4A tournament.

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A legion of Wa-Hi faithful show their support as the Blue Devils played Wilson Thursday night at the Tacoma Dome in the state Class 4A quarterfinals.

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Wa-Hi's Michael Weisner, #14, and Ryan James hammer Xavier Cooper and get the steal during a rowdy rally in the 2nd half. Things got intense late in the game as a tenacious defense helped the Blue Devils threaten the comeback.

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Unable to go through the Wilson defense, Wa-Hi's Ryan James shoots around it.

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Michael Weisner becomes a Wa-Hi sandwich in between the defense of Wilson's Xavier Cooper and Demetrius Smith (#2) as the Blue Devils fall behind during 2nd period play.

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Wa-Hi's Ryan James has to work hard to get around the defense of Wilson's Xavier Cooper.

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Blue Devil fans go crazy as Wa-Hi staged a late game rally against Wilson during 2nd round State 4A play at the Tacoma Dome Thursday night. The rally fell short and Wa-Hi dropped out of contention for a state championship with a heartbreaking 52-44 loss.

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Wa-Hi's Michael Weisner runs out of room under the pressure from Wilson's Jordan Dam but still manages to shuffle the ball off to a teammate during 2nd period play at the Tacoma Dome Thursday night.

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Under the burden of celebrating Wilson High School fans yelling and screaming in the stands of the Tacoma Dome, a sad but stoic Blue Devil bench look on as Wa-Hi goes down to defeat 52-44, dashing their hopes for a State Championship title.

Jeff Horner

Wa-Hi's Gary Winston had his share of woes as he has the ball grabbed from him by Wilson's Demetrius Smith while going up for a shot during 4th period play Thursday night at the Tacoma Dome. The Blue Devils lost a hard-fought contest to the Rams 52-44 to silence their bid for a 4A state championship. Wilson's Xavier Cooper looks on.