By RHYS WALTERS

Local high school boys and girls basketball teams recently wrapped up their seasons. The following are brief recaps of how teams from North Seattle fared:

The Ballard boysı basketball team took on the Mark Morris Monarchs in the first round of the 3A state tournament, Feb. 27 at the Tacoma Dome. The Beavers lost 58-68. The teamıs high scorer for the game was Raymond Butler, a 6-foot-4 senior guard, who poured in 22 points. He was also the teamıs high scorer for the year, with 20.3-point average. Ballard had a 16-2 record in the Metro League Sound Division, and a 23-5 overall record, including non-league games.

The Roosevelt Roughridersı girlsı basketball team contested the Kentlake Falcons in the first round of the 4A State Tournament March 6 at the Tacoma Dome. Roosevelt lost 42-48. The Roughridersı high scorer for game was Jennie Wild, a 5-foot-9 senior guard who had 15 points. For the season, Roosevelt finished with a 12-1 record, good for first place in the league. The team had an impressive 25-2 overall record including non-league games. High scorer for the season was Darnellia Russel, with 14.9 points-per-game average.

The Roosevelt High boys team finished the year with a 3-10 record in KingCo 4A competition, good for 4th place in the league. The Roughriders had a 6-14 overall record, including non-league games. The teamıs high scorer for the season was Dan Morris, a 6-foot-4 senior guard/forward, who averaged 15 points per game.

The Ingraham High boys team, ended their season with a 9-9 record in Metro 3A competition, good for 5th place in the league. The Rams had a 12-13 overall record, including non-league games. The teamıs high scorer for the season was Lee Nearing, a 6-foot-2 junior guard who averaged 21.9 points a game.

The Bishop Blanchet High boys team closed up their season with a 10-7 record in Metro 3A competition, good for 10th place. For the season overall, including non-league games, the Braves had a 12-12 record. The teamıs leading scorer for the season was Zachary Simard, a 6-foot-5 senior guard who averaged 17.6 points a game.

The Nathan Hale High boys team ended with an 0-17 record in Metro 3A competition for a 13th place finish in league play. They had a 1-18 record overall, including non-league games. The teamıs top scorer for the season was Nick Benvenga, who averaged 11.2 points a game.

The Ingraham girls team had a 2-16 record in Metro League competition, good for an 11th place finish in league play. The Rams had a 2-18 record overall, including non-league games. The teamıs high scorer for the season was Tanaia Keyes, who averaged 16.1 points a game. The Bishop Blanchet girls team had a 14-3 record in Metro 3A play, good for an 8th place league finish. For the season overall, including non-league games, the Braves had a 20-6 record. The teamıs top scorer on the year was Michelle Augustavo, a 5-foot-11 sophomore guard who averaged 10.7 points a game.

The Nathan Hale girls team had a 4-13 record in Metro 3A competition for a 12th place finish in the league. The Raiders had a 4-16 overall record, including non-league games. The teamıs high scorer on the season was Brittany Gable, with 7.4 points per game average.

The Ballard girls team had a 5-13 record in Metro 3A competition, to end the season in 9th place in the league. The team had a 4-15 overall record, including non-league games. The teamıs leading scorer was Danielle McIntyre, a 5-foot-6 sophomore guard who averaged 9 points a game.

Rhys Walters is a senior at Nathan Hale High School who is serving as a news intern at the Seattle Sun.