The Trappers made some key plays down the stretch to earn the final spot in the Class 3A Greater St. Helens League playoffs.
Fort Vancouver (8-12, 4-8), which is hosting the tournament, will take on Camas on Monday to begin the district playoffs.
The loss eliminated the Eagles. Hudson’s Bay (4-16, 3-9) finished sixth in the league.
Mario Eyler led the Trappers with 23 points. He hit a timely 3-point shot early in the fourth quarter to extend Fort Vancouver’s lead to seven points.
Late in the game, K-Last Karue made a steal and fed Deonte Hawkins for a layup that helped seal the victory.
Quinton Whitfield had 15 points and nine rebounds for Fort Vancouver. Loris Hervey scored 12 points, all in the second half.
Jahmile Sipaia scored a game-high 26 points for Hudson’s Bay, 20 of them in the second half.
FORT VANCOUVER 64, HUDSON’S BAY 57
HUDSON’S BAY — Erkinson Bossy 0, Micah Fitzpatrick 1, Andy Phu 4, Jacob Buslach 6, Dewayne Whitley 9, Ane Sipaia 3, Jahmile Sipaia 26, TJ Brumfield 8. Totals 17-49 (7-18) 16-29 57.
FORT VANCOUVER — K-Last Karue 7, Mario Eyler 23, Deonte Hawkins 7, Jacob Howard 1, Jordan Howard 0, Sean Lennon 0, Isaiah Miller 0, Quinton Whitfield 14, Loris Hervey 12. Totals 19-52 (6-19) 20-28 64.
Hudson’s Bay 13 12 17 15–57
Fort Vancouver 9 14 24 17–64
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