Bremerton handles Bainbridge to earn district championship
Published 1:30 am Friday, February 20, 2026
No. 1 seed Bremerton beat No. 3 seed Bainbridge at home 71-52 Feb. 21 to claim the District 3 2A boys basketball championship.
Jalen Davis led the Knights with 29 points, while Ryan Rohrbacher was the Spartans’ top scorer with 20 points.
The win marks the third time this season the Knights have beaten the Spartans, all in blowout fashion. Both teams have qualified for the regional round of the state tournament and will play their first game Feb. 28. No. 1 seed Bremerton will play No. 8 seed Renton at 8 p.m. at the University of Puget Sound, while No. 10 seed Bainbridge will play No. 15 seed Foster at 4 p.m. at UPS.
In the district semifinals, the Knights handled No. 5 seed Franklin Pierce 83-54, while the Spartans upset No. 2 seed Clover Park 63-50. Previously, Bainbridge beat the No. 6-seed Sequim Wolves 77-66 at home Feb. 17 in the second round of districts. Bremerton won its opening round district game 97-66 against No. 8 seed Washington.
The Knights are looking to repeat as 2A state champions, while the Spartans are aiming to make a deeper state run than last year under coach Scott Orness.
