By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

West Seattle had someone else take out their frustrations on it in a big way Friday afternoon.

Rainier Beach, which has been ranked in the top two among Class 3A boys basketball teams all season, was coming off an upset loss at the hands of O'Dea three days earlier and proceeded to pound the Wildcats by a 71-40 score at Bellevue College.

The loser-out Sea-King District 2 tournament game was vastly different from the previous meeting between West Seattle and Rainier Beach.

The Wildcats only lost to the Vikings by a 67-57 score in a Metro League tournament contest Wednesday, Feb. 10.

Rainier Beach survived to go on and play for the Sea-King District's fifth and final berth into the regional level of the state tournament at 3 p.m. Saturday, also at Bellevue College (formerly known as Bellevue Community College).