The 73rd annual Polly Wilhelmsen Invitational championship game is set.
Kingsburg (6-8) will play defending Wilhelmsen tournament champion North Bakersfield (11-4) on Saturday, Dec. 28, at Redwood High School. Tip-off is 7 p.m. General admission tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors.
Here is a recap of Friday’s semifinal games:
Kingsburg 61, Tulare Union 52
Kingsburg snapped Tulare Union’s 15-game winning streak to punch its ticket to the Wilhelmsen championship game.
The Vikings entered halftime with a 31-25 advantage and held the Tribe to a season-low in points.
Bryce Cornett led Kingsburg with 18 points. Jensen Hirschkorn had 16 points and Tejbir Purewal added 13 points.
The Vikings have won four straight and clinched a spot in the Wilhelmsen finals with victories over El Diamante and Tulare Western. In three tournament victories, they are averaging 67 points per game.
Tulare Union shooting guard Brayden Stevenson scored a team-best 21 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter. Demaje Riley chipped in 10 points and Shauntai Kimble dropped nine points.