The Lake Washington boys basketball team will start the regional round of the state tournament as the No. 4 team from District 2, after losing to O’Dea on Saturday, Feb. 18.

The Kangs lost 70-57 in the SeaKing district tournaments third/fourth place game at Bellevue College.

With the seed, the Kangs will play the No. 2 team from District 3/4 at Rogers High School in Puyallup at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 25. The winner moves forward to the state tournament at the Tacoma Dome starting on March 1.

Against the Irish on Saturday, the Kangs were down 22-9 at the end of the first quarter. The team outscored O’Dea 15-10 in the second quarter, but it wasn’t enough to hold the lead going into halftime.

After the break, Lake Washington kept it closer, allowing 18 points by O’Dea, but hitting 14 points on the court. The final quarter O’Dea was up 20-19 to take the win.

Darien Nelson-Henry had 20 points during the loss, while Matt Staudacher added 14 points and Guy Lynott posted 11. Jeff Staudacher had six on the floor, while Cody Bernstein and Kelly Guy added three each.