Photo courtesy of Rachelle Cardoza

 

The 7th grade AAU Mukilteo Silver Knights boys basketball team won the Mt. Si Wildcat Classic tournament, held Jan.14-15. The Knights team went 5-0 and won the championship game against a tough Cedarcrest team.

 

The score was 37-36 in a buzzer beating, nail biter of a game.  There were eight teams in their division, and they went up against Newport, Mt. Si, Falls City, Advantage Basketball and the championship game against Cedarcrest, the defending champions of the tournament and of the AAU Cascade Travel League. 

 
The players are (back row) Drake Cardoza, Coach Chris Cardoza, Bubba Isaia, Eamon Jouett (middle row) Ryan Wee, Tanner Merriman, Bryce McVey, Aftab Dhaliwal, Sila Alefaio (front row) Dru Cardoza, team mascot Dayne Cardoza and Anthony Lindamood.