Score: 60-52

The last time the two teams met, 2023 3A Boys State Championahip game. High Major DI Recruit 2025 Legend Smiley 6’5 G Garfield put a 30 piece on O’Dea to win the game and was named 3A state Tourney MVP. Legend Smiley at O’Dea today in what could be a preview of the 2024 3A State championship and the gym is buzzing with anticipation.

Star Malcolm Clark 6’8 C Dominated the Garfield Bulldogs with 22pts and 20 rebounds, to lead the Irish 60-52 over 2023 3A Boys State Champions the Garfield Bulldogs. The score looks closer than it was as O’Dea was up by 18pts at one point. Malcolm Clark got some help from 2025 Breylon Webb 6’6 F 14pts. The dynamic post duo of Clark and Webb, played so well together and put on a clinic with high/low game versus Garfield. They dominated the paint by scoring and rebounding for 2nd shots. DI recruit 2026 Brian Websters added 10pts and made 2-3pt shots. The Irish play very well together and unselfish basketball. Garfield was led by High Major DI recruit 2025 Legend Smiley 6’5 G 18pts and 2024 Amare Harris 6’5 F 15pts, 8rebs to keep the bulldogs in the game.

The O’Dea Irish is force to be reckoned with, they beat Rainier Beach by 31pts and beat the Garfield Bulldogs today. I have never seen so much parity in the Metro League, but O’Dea Fighting Irish playing like the #1 team in Metro!
Report By: The GURU Bill Elleby


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SEATTLE — The O'Dea boys basketball team didn't need any extra motivation heading into its home matchup with Garfield on Saturday afternoon.
The last time the two teams met was in the 2023 WIAA Class 3A championship, a 69-50 win for the Bulldogs. Even with that in mind, the simplicity of a league rivalry was enough to get the Fighting Irish going and walk away with a 60-52 victory over the Bulldogs.

Senior wing Malcolm Clark scored a game-high 21 points to pace O'Dea's offense while junior wing Breylon Webb added 15.
Garfield senior guard/forward Jamari Harris led the Bulldogs with 19 points. Junior Legend Smiley contributed 16 as Garfield was held to a season-low 52 points. Here are three takeaways from the O'Dea-Garfield game:

Playing without starting point guard Noel Davis, the Fighting Irish offense didn't miss a beat Saturday evening. In addition to Clark and Webb, sophomore guard Brian Webster scored in double figures with 10.

O'Dea's offense firing on all cylinders was most evident in the second quarter. After playing to a 14-14 tie after the first quarter, the Fighting Irish outscored the Bulldogs, 23-9, in the second quarter to take a 37-23 lead into the break.

"We really came together as a team and got some good steals, good rebounds and we put a good run together," Webb said.

It's a simple point of emphasis to put on paper, but O'Dea made it look easy at times forcing the Bulldogs into low-percentage shots. Webb said as team they also wanted to limit the number of open looks from deep Garfield got. The Bulldogs sunk eight 3-pointers, but those shots were sandwiched between plenty of empty possessions. 

"We wanted to limit the (3-pointers) because we know they're a big '3' team and we wanted to make them take tough shots," Webb said. 
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