South survives North, moves into state semis

Derrick Webb scored 15 of his game-high 27 points in the final four minutes, 10 seconds of Thursday night's state quarterfinal round to lead the South Kitsap Wolves past North Kitsap 48-41 and into Friday's semifinal round.

South, 26-1, will face Kentwood, 23-5, at 7 p.m. Friday with a spot in the Class 4A finale on the line. North, 18-10, will play Eisenhower, 24-4, at 2 p.m. in the consolation bracket.

Trailing 38-30 with 4:45 to play, Webb went on a scoring streak that kept the Wolves season alive. The senior guard hit a shot at the 4:10 mark to pull South within five at 38-33. He then nailed back-to-back three-pointers to put the Wolves up for good.

He added five more points in a 10 seconds span to give South a 46-38 advantage.

Webb has scored 49 points in the two state games so far. Junior Conner Gehring added 10 for South while Jacob Gonzales led North with 18.

South Kitsap 48, North Kitsap 41

Score by quarters

South Kitsap 11 10 7 20_48

North Kitsap 10 4 17 10_41

South Kitsap – Conner Gehring 3-6, 4-5_10; Tippy Burk 0-5, 0-0_0; Jamil Moore 2-3, 1-4_5; Derrick Webb 10-15, 5-10_27; Josh Monagle 0-1, 1-2_1; Ryan Sweet 1-2, 1-2_3; Connor McPherson 1-1, 0-0_2. Team totals: 17-33, 12-23_48.

North Kitsap – Jacob Gonzales 7-14, 3-6_18; Travis Tobin 0-1, 0-1_0; Jordan Henry 2-5, 0-1_4; Ryan Young 2-7, 0-3_4; Jared Prince 2-6, 2-2_6; Chris Zeringer 2-5, 0-0_5; Jeff Ottele 2-2, 0-1_4. Team totals: 17-40, 5-14_41.

Three-pointers: South 2-8 (Gehring 0-2, Burk 0-1, Webb 2-5). North 2-12 (Gonzales 1-4, Zeringer 1-4, Tobin 0-1, Henry 0-3). Rebounds: South 27 (Webb 8, Sweet 6), North 20 (Prince 6, Young 5). Assists: South 3 (Burk 2). North 7 (Henry 4). Steals: South 7 (Burk 3). North 5 (Henry 2). Fouled out: Moore. Techinal fouls: South bench, Moore.

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