Deer Park rallies past Medical Lake

MILLWOOD — The “rubber match” between the Medical Lake and Deer Park boys basketball game didn’t remotely resemble the regular season matchups when these two Northeast A League teams met.

After a pair of certainly one-sided wins by the Stags in NEA play where they won by an average of 21 points, the Feb. 14 District 7 semifinal playoff game at West Valley High School was not decided until a 3-point shot by Ashton Hamilton-Becker fell short in a 69-66 loss.

“We know Deer Park is a really strong team, but we also view ourselves as a contender and we were able to make adjustments from the first t...