The Mercer Island boys youth basketball teams finished their seasons in top form, with three teams taking the top three spots in the Eastside Travel League gold division playoffs.

The sixth-grade team, coached by Brock Maybee and Patrick Dunlop, won its division and finished the season with a 14-2 record. The team, which won the title last year, pulled out a 41-36 record over Eastside Catholic in the first round and went on to beat Skyline, 53-39, in the semifinals.

The Islanders found themselves pitted against Liberty in a rematch of last year’s title game. Mercer Island trailed by 4 at the half, but found its defensive groove to outscore the Patriots by 18 at the end of the game, surpassing Liberty for the title. The final score was 51-46.

The MI seventh-grade team, coached by Adam Nelson, upset top-ranked Newport in the first round, 35-31. In the semifinals, Mercer Island couldn’t get past Inglemoor, falling 45-41 to the Vikings. After the loss, the Islanders faced Mount Si and took the game 43-31 for a third-place finish in the tournament.

The Islanders eighth-grade team entered the tournament as the No. 5 seed, following an 11-5 season record. They beat Redmond in the first round, 38-32, and took on top-ranked Issaquah in the semifinals. The Islanders pulled off a 59-53 upset to make it to the championship game, where they would face Skyline.

Mercer Island held the lead for most of the game, before Skyline pulled away at the end for a 34-31 victory.