The Ballard Beavers came closer to be named KingCo 4A champion than they have in years as they faced the Garfield Bulldogs at Juanita High School for the title game on Friday. But cold shooting left them disappointed as the Bulldogs took the lead and the title, beating Ballard 63 to 50.

The Beavers were behind by 12 points at half time and despite decent defensive efforts, they couldn't catch up to the number-one ranked Bulldogs.

Senior Salim Gloyd had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Sophomore Johnny Verduin added 6 points and 8 rebounds.

Ballard moves on to the state tournament as the District 2, number 2 team and will play their first game on Friday evening at Puyallup. Their opponent won't be known until Monday night.

See the attached file (.pdf) for the tournament bracket.