It’s Tacoma vs. Seattle for the WIAA Class 3A high school boys basketball state tournament championship on Saturday night at the Tacoma Dome. The 253 vs. the 206.

No. 7 Lincoln faces No.1 Rainier Beach, the tournament favorite. Can the Abes pull off the upset in what’s sure to be a rocking environment? Here are three things to watch in Saturday’s contest.

STAR POWER

Rainier Beach features the nation’s No. 1 ranked recruit, senior Tyran Stokes. Stokes moved from California and transferred to Rainier Beach for his senior season, an instant reloading of Beach’s roster after the Vikings won the 3A state championship last year.

On the Lincoln side, guard Davion Shareef-Dulaney is one of the state’s top sophomores. He recently passed 1,000 career points in his first two high school seasons and his late-game heroics lifted Lincoln over Eastside Catholic in Friday’s semifinal win.

LEGACY PLAYERS

Lincoln sophomore Justus Holt is the son of former Lincoln star Justin Holt, who led the Abes to back-to-back 4A state titles in 2001 and 2002, his junior and senior years. He was named the 2002 Washington 4A state player of the year by The News Tribune, the Seattle Times and the Associated Press. He averaged 22.4 points per game as a senior.

Rainier Beach freshman JJ Crawford is the son of former Rainier Beach star and NBA player Jamal Crawford. Crawford led the Vikings to the Class 3A state championship in 1998. Rainier Beach beat Olympia in the title game and Crawford was named the state player of the year.

DOES MIKE BETHEA GET A RING FOR EVERY FINGER OR DOES RYAN ROGERS GET HIS FIRST?

Bethea is going for ring No. 10, the most recent of which came last year, when The News Tribune’s 2025 state player of the year Jaylen Petty (now starting for ranked Texas Tech as a true freshman) led the Vikings to the title. Lincoln coach Ryan Rogers, who grew up going to Lincoln games as a kid, is looking for his first title.

The 3A state championship tips at 7 p.m. at the Tacoma Dome on Saturday.