By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

Both West Seattle High School teams opened with wins as Metro League basketball tournament action opened Tuesday.

The girls team dealt Cleveland a 71-52 defeat and the boys edged Seattle Prep by a 53-49 score, with both games played in the West Seattle gymnasium.

The scene switches to the University of Washington for the championship semifinals.

The boys meet Nathan Hale at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday after the girls play Rainier Beach at 3:30 p.m.
Chief Sealth, meanwhile, is still alive in the non-championship portion of the tourament.

The girls opened with a 62-15 rout of Franklin Tuesday and now pay a 7 p.m. Wednesday visit to Lakeside.
The boys open at home against Roosevelt at the same time.