Metro League Playoffs Preview
Cole Yagi
Starting Monday, February 7th and going to the end of the week, the LadyBulldogs are competing in the 2022 3A Metro League Championship.
There are six teams competing in the Metro Championship and they are decided by division ranking as the top two teams of every division get into the tournament with the top two records getting a first-round bye. This is what allowed teams like #9 ranked Franklin to get into the tournament. Garfield enters the tournament as the #1 seed and gets the bye alongside #2 seed Eastside Catholic. In the first round on Feb 7th, #5 seed Ballard (8-7) face off again against #4 seed West Seattle (7-4) and #6 seed Franklin (6-6) battle against #3 seed Lakeside (10-3).
In the Semifinals on February 10th, the winner of the Ballard-West Seattle match then goes on to play Garfield (12-0). The winner of Franklin-Lakeside faces off against Eastside Catholic (12-2). The two losers of the first round will play each other in the 5th place match. The winners of the Semifinals games then go on to play for the winner of the Metro League Championship on February 11th. Earlier in the season, West Seattle gave Garfield quite a run for their money, but they were able to eventually beat them 66-36. Lakeside also gave them a tough time and it came down to the wire, but they were able to win 54-46.
Even though Garfield has gone undefeated this season, none of their upcoming opponents should be taken lightly. We will cheer for them and hope for the best as the Garfield LadyBulldogs fight for the Metro League Crown!
There are six teams competing in the Metro Championship and they are decided by division ranking as the top two teams of every division get into the tournament with the top two records getting a first-round bye. This is what allowed teams like #9 ranked Franklin to get into the tournament. Garfield enters the tournament as the #1 seed and gets the bye alongside #2 seed Eastside Catholic. In the first round on Feb 7th, #5 seed Ballard (8-7) face off again against #4 seed West Seattle (7-4) and #6 seed Franklin (6-6) battle against #3 seed Lakeside (10-3).
In the Semifinals on February 10th, the winner of the Ballard-West Seattle match then goes on to play Garfield (12-0). The winner of Franklin-Lakeside faces off against Eastside Catholic (12-2). The two losers of the first round will play each other in the 5th place match. The winners of the Semifinals games then go on to play for the winner of the Metro League Championship on February 11th. Earlier in the season, West Seattle gave Garfield quite a run for their money, but they were able to eventually beat them 66-36. Lakeside also gave them a tough time and it came down to the wire, but they were able to win 54-46.
Even though Garfield has gone undefeated this season, none of their upcoming opponents should be taken lightly. We will cheer for them and hope for the best as the Garfield LadyBulldogs fight for the Metro League Crown!