Washington High School Basketball - Mercer Island thwarts Newport - Bellevue
January 28, 2022: Bellevue, WA 98006 The Mercer Island Islanders (Mercer Island, WA) basketball knocked off the host Newport - Bellevue Knights (Bellevue, WA), 51-39 in Friday's non-league test.
The Islanders (5-10) will now prepare for their test against Interlake (Bellevue, WA). The Saints go into the 3A KingCo test with a 6-8 record. In their last test, Interlake went down by Hazen (Renton, WA), 35-32, in a league test.
The Knights now own a 3-12 record. They play next when they travel to Issaquah for a 4A KingCo test on Saturday, January 29. Newport - Bellevue will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 51-40 league win over Mount Si (Snoqualmie, WA). The Eagles record now stands at 11-5.