Interlake’s Patrick Sato shot a second-day best of 71 to close a two stroke gap on defending 3A state champion Frank Garber of Juanita, forcing a playoff before Garber was able to successfully defend his championship on the first playoff hole.

Sato led a trio of Saints that made the cut and helped Interlake to its third straight team scoring state title, this time in Class 3A.

Andy Liu shot 76-75-151 to finish in a tie for sixth and Andrew Kennedy finished in a tie for 11th with a two-day total of 155 as Interlake topped second place O’Dea by nearly 25 points at Tri Mountain Golf Course.

Ang finishes in top-20 for Bellevue

Bellevue’s Radleigh Ang ended the tournament in a tie for 17th with a 75-83-158 to lead three Wolverines at state.

Trevor Lohman shot 81-92-173 and made the cut while Chandler Hawk finished on day one with an 84.

Newport’s Kent makes cut

Newport’s Jessica Kent was the only one of three Knights to make the cut at the 4A girls tournament at Club Green Meadows.

Kent finished in a tie for 33rd place with an 86-97-183 in her final state tournament. Kent qualified for state all four years as a prep for coach Frank Nimmo.

Isabel Chien and younger Kent sister Monica both shot 95 on the first day and missed the cut.

Groenhout 13th for Interlake

Interlake junior Aleana Groenhout finished her first 3A state touranament in a tie for 13th place after an 89-87-176 at Lewis River Golf Course in the girls state tournament.

Teammate Danielle Niemann made the cut as well for the Saints, while freshman Delaney Douglas missed the cut to day two.

Bellevue’s Lauren Patrick shot 86-92-178 to finish 17th. Tiffany Huang and Katie Levy also made the field for the Wolverines and missed the cut.

Marrese 10th at 2A tourney

Sammamish’s Matt Marrese shot 78-80-158 at Chambers Bay in the 2A boys state tournament to finish in a tie for 10th.

Myra Maza and Jackie Nguyen made the field in the 2A girls tournament, missing the cut.