Schools
JV Boys Hoops Knocks Off O'Dea as Season Ends
The Mercer Island High School JV Basketball Team ends the season on a high note with a win over non-conference rivals O'Dea.
They won't go to state, but the Mercer Island JV squad wrapped up an impressive 18-3 record this season, including victories in two non-conference games last weekend against Seattle Prep and O'Dea.
The games were rescheduled due to snow and freezing rain last month.
In a 70-65 win over O'Dea, the Islanders had never led in regulation, and was down by 9 with 3 minutes to go, but gained momentum after an O'Dea player was ejected from the game for shoving Islander Jake Shaddle to the floor in an emotionally charged game.
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In the dying seconds of the game, Shaddle hit a 3-point shot about seven feet behind the arc to take the game to overtime.
Mercer Island held on to win in overtime, defeating O'Dea twice this season in the non-league rivalry.
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The Islanders JV's losses this season were to Bellevue (twice) and Garfield.
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