It’s going to be a wild final week of the regular season for KingCo boys basketball teams. The Lake Washington boys beat Sammamish Tuesday night 79-63 to create a three-way tie for second in the league.

As of Wednesday, Jan. 25 the Kangs, Mercer Island and Sammamish were all tied for second place in the league with 7-2 records. Bellevue holds the top spot with a 7-1 record.

All four teams will play each other over the next week before the KingCo tournament starts, leaving the top spot up for grab.

Against Sammamish on Tuesday, the Kangs had the early edge, up 19-16 at the end of the first quarter. They followed the performance with a 16-14 second quarter to have the lead going into the second half.

Sammamish never scored more than the Kangs, who won the third quarter with a 19-16 score, and added 25 more points in the fourth to secure the win.

Guy Lynott posted a game high of 22 points during the win, while Matt Staudacher added 21. Cody Bernstein and Darien Nelson-Henry each had 13 points, Kelly Guy added five and Jeff Staudacher had three total. Drew Heimdahl added two points to the win.

The Kangs will host Juanita Wednesday, Jan. 25 in a make up game after the snow cancellations last week. Then on Friday, Lake Washington travels to Bellevue for an 8 p.m. showdown.

Also on Tuesday night in another make up game, Juanita faced Mount Si, winning 55-41.

Juanita was up 13-8 at the end of the first quarter, but the teams both earned 13 in the second to close the Rebels lead at halftime.

A strong third quarter pushed the Rebels up by even more with 12 points to the Wildcats five in the third, which they followed up with 17 points in the fourth quarter for the win.

Devan Jackson had 17 points in the game, while Landyn Milburn added 12 to the win. Ty Eng and Ryan Reid each had seven total, while Brett Hamre had six. Avery Britton added three points and Sean Brennan added two.

Juanita will take on Lake Washington on Wednesday night, followed by a trip to Mercer Island on Friday, Jan. 27 for an 8 p.m. game.