Newport stays alive, Bellevue girls punch regional ticket | Prep basketball news

Bellevue is headed to the round of 16 after its win over Franklin on Tuesday.

Girls basketball

Franklin 44 Bellevue 62

Bellevue continued to roll, dominating its game with Franklin to move into the tournament semi-finals against Seattle Prep on Thursday at 4:45 p.m.

The win also gives the Wolverines one of the district’s five automatic berths to the regional tournament.

Ballard 43 Newport 53

The Knights kept their season alive with the 10-point win over the Beavers, and move on to face Eastlake in the third-place game on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. The winner of that game will host the third-place finisher from Wesco for the district’s third and final spot to the regional round.

Boys basketball

Ballard 55 Newport 61

Newport dropped Ballard to move into the tournament’s third-place game on Thursday at 8:15 p.m. against Inglemoor, which beat Issaquah in another Tuesday game.

The winner of Thursday’s game will face the third-place finisher from Wesco for the district’s final berth to the regional round.

Bellevue 65 Franklin 68

The Quakers held off Bellevue’s late charge to move into the tournament semi-finals and send the Wolverines to a loser-out game against Eastside Catholic on Friday at 8:30 p.m.