Blackhawks bow out of state against North Kitsap

In the end, it was North Kitsap's length and scoring ability that stood in the way of the Cheney High boys basketball team's chance at a second consecutive playoff upset.

The Vikings, with five seniors and more height in the back court than the front, used a 14-4 third-quarter run to put some distance between themselves and the Blackhawks en route to a 68-50 state 2A regional playoff win last Saturday at Rogers High School in Puyallup. North Kitsap, which has advanced to the regional round for three straight years and finished sixth last year at state, was 7 for 10 from the field in the third,...