Steven Bjornstad update

Here's the latest on 6-10 Nevada signee Steven Bjornstad -- a report on his final game of the season. He scored 20 points, shooting well, and grabbed seven boards with zero blocked shots but his team lost. It appears Columbia River encountered a Franklin team full of guards, some very talented.

3A Boys Championship | Franklin dashes past Columbia River to title
Top-ranked Franklin was too fast, too athletic and too physical for Columbia River, which joined a not-so-exclusive club of teams completely overmatched by the Quakers in their 51-34 victory for the Class 3A boys basketball state championship.
Tom Wyrwich
Seattle Times
March 15, 2009

TACOMA — Seven Franklin players locked arms, watching and waiting as the last 60 seconds ticked away.

"I was so emotional," Franklin senior Freddy Wilson said. "I was trying to be happy, but it's so sad it's your last high-school game."

The final buzzer was like a starting gun, and the Franklin Quakers sprinted onto the center of the Tacoma Dome court, piling on until they were one huge tumbleweed of joy.

"No words can explain it," said senior Peyton Siva, the tournament MVP. "The last seconds of my Franklin career, I'm going to remember them forever."

On Saturday night, the top-ranked Quakers were too fast, too athletic and too physical for Columbia River, which joined a not-so-exclusive club of teams completely overmatched by Franklin. After one assertive first-quarter run, the Quakers ran away with a 51-34 victory in the Class 3A state championship game...

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