Todd Beamer seniors were hoping to dazzle their fans at home one last time before the postseason, but it was Thomas Jefferson who stole the show with a 62-57 win on Tuesday night.

The two teams battled back-and-forth all night, but it was Jefferson senior Kobee Mendoza who took the game over in the fourth quarter.

During his marvelous fourth quarter, Mendoza looked as though he’d spent his entire high school with the Raiders and not just the 19 games he’s played since moving to the states from Saipan.

He spun and drove his way to 11 fourth quarter points. During one sequence, he missed a layup, missed the putback, but still found a way to get a second offensive rebound before being fouled. He would make both free throws.

Mendoza shot 50 percent from the field in the fourth and added five points from the free-throw line. He finished with 13 points as Jefferson pulled away in the fourth, outscoring the Titans 20-13.

“Kobee has played 19 games now, ever, in America,” Jefferson head coach Kyle Templeton said. “That experience is starting to come through and we’re starting to see that ability that we’ve known he’s had the whole time. The game is starting to slow down and he’s starting to assert his will.”

Beamer’s Patrick Kennedy and Jefferson’s Darius Anderson dominated the first half.

Kennedy scored more than half the Titans’ 25 first-half points. His 13 points came on 50 percent shooting from the field, including one 3-pointer. He was also 4-4 from the free-throw line.

Foul trouble slowed him down in the second half as he sat for most of it. He would still add another seven points to finish with 20.

Anderson led the Raiders in scoring, with 11 of his 19 points came in the first half. He hit three 3-pointers and was 5-8 from two-point range.

With Kennedy on the bench, Gio Jackson picked up the scoring for the Titans. He scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half.

Fouls became a problem for both teams in the second half as they both reached the double bonus. Jefferson’s Kendell Harris fouled out, while Mendoza and Beamer’s Kennedy and Jackson both finished the game with four.

Jefferson’s Alex Sommerfield capitalized on the fouls by sinking 10 of his 11 free throws. He finished with 18.

“We have been waiting to break through forever,” Templeton said. “We have not been able to beat teams ahead of us in the standings all year. It feels like a breakthrough game for us and it’s coming at the right time. I told you that we were going to be pretty good at the end of January and here we are playing pretty good.”

Because of the loss, Beamer (13-6, 4-3) missed a chance to clinch second place in the South Puget Sound League Northwest. The team has two losses to Federal Way and split their games with Jefferson.

Beamer will finish the season with a road game at Mount Rainier tonight at 7 p.m. The team still has a chance to finish in second place through tiebreakers if the Raiders lose their final game.

With the win, Jefferson (13-6, 5-2) moved into second place in the SPSL Northwest. The top two placing teams from the Northwest, Northeast and South are all guaranteed a spot in the district playoffs.

Jefferson can only clinch as high as the fourth seed from the North as it lost to both Kentridge and Kent-Meridian, which are the only teams that can finish in second place in the SPSL Northeast.

The Raiders finish the regular season Friday at home against Federal Way (19-0, 7-0) at 7 p.m. Twelve of their thirteen players will be honored for senior night.

“I think that we are a solid team, we’re a quality team,” Templeton said. “We’re playing well and we’ve got everybody on the team playing well at the same time. I’m not scared of those guys. I expect us to compete. You don’t get to play the No. 1 team in the state all the time and especially not on your senior night. It should be exciting. We’re pumped for it. We’re ready to go.”