The Beavers ended their 2011-12 season with a loss against Newport on Friday night in their second game at playoffs.
The Ballard boys basketball team's run at playoffs ended on Friday night with a loss to Newport in the second playoff game.
The Beavers came just a few points short against the Bellevue team in a nerve-wrecking game that went into overtime three times.
Newport got the better start and at halftime, Ballard was trailing three points behind. But Ballard game back strong for the second half and evened the score.
With a score of 38 against 38 the game went into its first overtime. Both teams scored seven points and in the second overtime tied again, scoring five points each. But then in the third overtime, Newport outplayed Ballard, winning the game by only four points.
The final score was 55 against 59.
This devastating loss ends the season for the Beavers with 10 wins and 12 losses.
Seth Berger led his team in scoring during the final game with 22 points and seven rebounds. Berger also led his team in scoring in the overall season with 336 points, averaging 15 points per game. Johnny Verduin came in second with 263 points overall and 12 points per game.
