The Garfield High School basketball team showed why they are the top ranked team in the state, scoring early and often during its game against Bothell. The Cougars could not keep up as the Bulldogs won the game 103-71 in Seattle.

Bothell looked like it would keep pace with Garfield during the first half, trailing just 49-43 at halftime. But the Cougar offense went cold during the third quarter, scoring just 11 points. The fourth quarter was all Garfield, as they team scored 30 points.

Bothell was led by Josh Kollman with 20 points, while Ross Bowers had 15 and Josh Martin scored 13.