Ferris' DeAngelo Casto and Prairie's Ashely Corral have been voted the state boys and girls basketball players of the year by the Associated Press.

Sports writers from around the state vote for these postseason honors.

The AP reported that six boys received votes for state player of the year honors, with Casto edging teammate Shawn Stockton. Corral was a near-unanimous selection.

Bellarmine Prep's Abdul Gaddy and Avery Bradley were first-team selections. This is the second year in a row Bradley has been voted to the team. Kavario Middleton made the 3A first team for the second straight season. Charles Wright's Gerald Hill was a boys 1A first-team choice.

Auburn Riverside's Katie Grad was named the 3A girls player of the year and Lakes' Sara Halasz was a first-team selection. River Ridge's Sophie Russell was a first-team pick in 2A.

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Reporter Mindi Rice passes along this note about Prairie point guard Ashley Corral...

Prairie's Ashley Corral, who played in the McDonald's All-American game todayin Milwaukee, won Monday's Three-Point Shootout. The Southern Cal-bound senior hit 16 3-pointers in the first round, five more than the next competitor, and 15 in the second round to win the girls' 3-point event.

The Prairie guard was the only Washington player -- boy or girl -- selected for this year's McDonald's All-American teams.

Corral was The News Tribune's State Player of the Year.

Spring is here, but let's talk football for a moment. The rosters for the annual East-West 3A/4A all-state football game have been completed. Twenty South Sound players, including Lakes quarterback Calvin Schmidtke, Graham-Kapowsin running back Marcel Smith and Franklin Pierce quarterback Erich Armstrong, will suit up for the game, which is scheduled for July 3 at Central Valley Stadium in Spokane.

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The high school basketball season may be over, but there's still basketball being played.

The best players from the Seamount, SPSL 3A, Narrows League and SPSL North and South will go head-to-head at the Cloud Nine All-Star Event on Friday at Auburn High School. Unlike most post-season all-star games, this one does not have only seniors filling out the rosters. That mean's you'll see Kentwood sophomore Josh Smith, Bellarmine Prep juniors Abdul Gaddy and Avery Bradley and Federal Way juniors Michael Hale and Jeff Forbes.

Here's the game schedule:
SPSL 3A vs. Seamount, 5 p.m.
Narrows Bay Division vs. Narrows Bridge Division, 6:30 p.m.
SPSL North vs. SPSL South, 8 p.m.

The following weekend is the Washington-Oregon senior all-star games on April 6 at the Chiles Center in Portland, Ore. The girls play at 4 p.m. and the boys are at 6 p.m.

Here are the Washington rosters:
Boys
Renado Parker, Kentridge
Reggie Moore, Rainier Beach
Kavario Middleton, Lakes
Aaron Broussard, Federal Way
Brandon Magee, Bethel
Shawn Stockton, Ferris
DeAngelo Casto, Ferris
Jarred Karstetter, Ferris
Mathias Ward, Gig Harbor
Rich Skillman, Nooksack Valley
Coaches: Vic Wolffis, Bill Bakamus, Nalin Sood, Tim Taylor

Girls
Ashley Corral, Prairie
Eryn Jones, Meadowdale
Brianne Ryan, Lynden Christian
Alyssa Shoji, Issaquah
Katie Grad, Auburn Riverside
Brittany Kennedy, Lewis & Clark
Kayla Standish, Ellensburg
Necie Samms, Mount Tahoma
Lexi Pettersen, Shadle Park
Stephanie Egwuatu, Auburn Riverside
Coaches: Shane Schutz, John Augustavo

Our boys and girls basketball all-state teams and stories ran in today's newspaper. Here they are:

Boys
Player of the Year: Reggie Moore, G, Sr., Rainier Beach
Coach of the Year: Don Van Lierop, Ferris

First Team
Avery Bradley, G, 6-3, Jr., Bellarmine Prep
DeAngelo Casto, C, 6-8, Sr., Ferris
Abdul Gaddy, G, 6-3, Jr., Bellarmine Prep
Peyton Siva, G, 6-1, Jr., Franklin
Shawn Stockton, G, 6-1, Sr., Ferris

Second Team
Jared Karstetter, F, Sr., 6-5, Ferris
Mike Ladd, G, 6-4, Sr., Rainier Beach
Kavario Middleton, F, 6-5, Sr., Lakes
Josh Smith, C, 6-9, So., Kentwood
Tony Wroten, G, 6-5, Fr., Garfield

Girls
Player of the Year: Ashley Corral, G, 5-9, Sr., Prairie
Coach of the Year: Jim Redmon, Lewis & Clark

First Team
Katie Grad, G, 5-8, Sr., Auburn Riverside
Sara Halasz, W, 6-0, Sr., Lakes
Kristi Kingma, G, 5-11, Sr., Jackson
Carly Noyes, F, 6-5, Jr., Moses Lake

Second Team
Nichole Jackson, PG, 5-9, Jr., Auburn Riverside
Eryn Jones, G, 5-8, Sr., Meadowdale
Brittany Kennedy, G, 6-0, Sr., Lewis & Clark
Ashlee Smith, C, 6-0, Sr., Skyview
Mercedes Wetmore, PG, 5-8, Soph., Auburn Riverside

Here's a link to the boys story and here's one to the girls.

We're running our boys and girls basketball all-state teams in Tuesday's newspaper. We won't make you wait to find out our state players of the year, though. It's Rainier Beach guard Reggie Moore for the boys and Prairie guard Ashley Corral for the girls.

Check tomorrow's paper for the complete list of first and second teams.

Amojo commits to Washington State

Chalk up another Pacific-10 Conference player for the Auburn Riverside girls basketball program.
Ireti Amojo, the German exchange student who played for the Ravens’ 2007 3A championship team, took an unofficial visit to Pullman over the weekend and decided to leave a Cougar, giving Washington State coach June Daugherty a verbal commitment.
“It’s just the perfect fit for Ireti,” Auburn Riverside coach Adam Barrett said. “The only people over here Ireti knows are with Riverside and the Grad family, and there are a lot of Riverside kids at WSU.”
Amojo, who lived with 2008 Cougar signee Katie Grad during her exchange year, is the first player to commit for Daugherty’s 2009 recruiting class. She has one year of school remaining in Germany.
Julie Futch, a 2006 graduate, is a sophomore on the Oregon State squad, while 2007 3A state tournament MVP Stephanie Wilber is a freshman with Arizona State’s program.

-- Mindi Rice

We've run basketball all-league teams as we've received them, but here's a list of all the ones we've received.

These will run in the newspaper sometime in the coming week.

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Auburn Riverside pulled out a 48-40 victory against Kennedy. It wasn't pretty, but the Ravens won their second straight title. There's a story in Sunday's paper, but the game ran a little late, so look for another story in Monday's TNT.

As for Oregon, this comes from the AP (I listened to part of the game on the radio before the Riverside game started)....Puyallup native Michael Meek's Southridge girls won their fourth straight Oregon title.

Southridge 49, Oregon City 43

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Senior center Michelle Jenkins scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Southridge to its fourth consecutive state championship with a hard-fought 49-43 victory over Oregon City on Saturday.
Southridge became the only school besides Oregon City to win four consecutive state titles at Oregon’s highest level.
After a ragged offensive performance in Friday’s semifinal victory over top-ranked Central Catholic, the Skyhawks came out with a determined effort in the first quarter of Saturday’s championship game.
The Hawks hit 7 of 13 shots in that period and had a commanding 18-6 lead heading into the second stanza. But Southridge scored just four points over the next eight minutes while committing eight turnovers.
That helped Oregon City whittle Southridge’s lead to 22-16 heading into the locker room at intermission.
Southridge regained its composure through the first five minutes of the third quarter while pushing its lead to a game-high 15-point margin at 36-21. Five different Southridge players tallied during that stretch but Jenkins, with four of those points, was the only one to score more than a basket.
Then, just as the game was on the verge of getting away from Oregon City, the Pioneers struck back with a 10-2 run that cut Southridge’s lead to 38-31 at the close of the third period. Lindsey Shearer spurred the comeback with a steal and two baskets.
The Skyhawks didn’t relinquish the momentum for long, though. Just as they did in their semifinal victory over Central Catholic, the Hawks used a stingy defense to keep Oregon City’s offense off-balance. By the midway point of the final period, Southridge’s lead had grown to 44-33.
Oregon City was able to make an impressive run after that, and got help from Southridge, which missed a string of free throws down the stretch.
That made it possible for Oregon City to score six unanswered points, which cut the deficit to 44-39 with 59 seconds left. A short time later, it was 47-43 after Kiara Tate hit one of two free throws for Southridge and Oregon City’s Karlie Gach answered with a length-of-the-court driving basket to make it 47-43.
But the comeback eventually ran out of time and Southridge managed to hang on for the win.
Jenkins and senior point guard Alex Earl, who finished with nine points and seven rebounds, were members of all four of Southridge’s championship teams.
Oregon City, which was led by Shearer’s 13 points and 10 by Melair Holterhoff, has the state’s best championship run. The Pioneers had a string of five straight titles form 1994 through 1999. They also won four straight from 2001 to 2004.

River Ridge's Jasmine McDonald cuts down the net after beating Ellensburg in the final game of the WIAA 2A basketball tournament, at the Tacoma Dome, Saturday, March 8, 2008. River Ridge won 43-42.
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CLASS 3A BOYS
At Hec Edmundson Pavilion
Finals
Rainier Beach 53, Lakes 45
Third/sixth
Squalicum 67, Seattle Prep 47
Fourth/seventh
Mount Rainier 60, West Valley-Yakima 57
Fifth/eighth
Renton 53, Enumclaw 50

CLASS 3A GIRLS
At Hec Edmundson Pavilion
Finals
Auburn Riverside 48, Kennedy 40
Third/sixth
Hanford 51, West Valley-Yakima 41
Fourth/seventh
Lakes 71, Kamiakin 60
Fifth/eighth
Meadowdale 39, Lakeside 30

CLASS 2A BOYS
Finals
Ephrata 58, Burlington-Edison 56
Third/sixth
Mark Morris 57, Port Townsend 40
Fourth/seventh
Lynden 41, Cheney 36
Fifth/eighth
Sehome 48, W.F. West 47

CLASS 2A GIRLS
At Tacoma Dome
Finals
River Ridge 43, Ellensburg 42
Third/sixth
Prosser 79, Elma 51
Fourth/seventh
Pullman 39, Othello 35
Fifth/eighth
Anacortes 61, Black Hills 50

Rainier Beach 53, Lakes 45.

Girls are 12 minutes from tip. FSN if you're near a TV.

Ephrata's Ross Buchert, Patrick Simon, Daniel Simon and Landen Lange trap Burlington-Edison's Jake Anderson in the second quarter of the final game of the WIAA 2A basketball tournament, Saturday, March 8, 2008.

This was submitted for tomorrow's notebook but might end up getting cut for space, so I thought I'd throw it on the blog as well.

Starbird catches Lakes’ win

Former Lakes star Kate Starbird was in attendance Saturday at Hec Ed to take in Lakes’ win against Kamiakin for the fourth-place trophy.

Starbird, a 1993 graduate who went on to star at Stanford for four years, recently moved to Boulder, Colo., to begin a PhD program studying technology, society and education at the University of Colorado. When she heard the Lancers were playing in Seattle at the state tournament the same weekend she would be back in town, she hoped they’d make it to Saturday so she could watch them play.

After the game, Starbird joined the team on the court for a photo with their trophy.

“It was a pleasure having Kate here,” Lakes coach Dave McEachern said. “Just having her around, being part of the program and supporting the team from afar. She supports us from afar and we know that and appreciate that.”

The Lancers’ fourth-place finish Saturday was the first girls state basketball trophy since Starbird led Lakes to fifth-place finishes in 1991 and 1993.

Elma's Katie Colard drives through Prosser's Cally Mercer, left, Nancy Cornwell, center, and Sarah Concienne on her way to the basket in the fourth quarter of the 3rd or 6th place game at the WIAA 2A girls basketball tournament at the Tacoma Dome. Prosser won 79-51.

It's 62-38 Lakes after three and, to be honest, I've stopped tracking the points (that's what post-game stat sheets are for!). Lakes went on a 21-1 run over a little more than four minutes to pretty much run the game out of reach.

Lakes will take the fourth-place trophy with the win, ending its season at 24-2, losing to only Kennedy and Auburn Riverside, the two teams playing for the title tonight.

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Lakes grad Kate Starbird made a guest appearance at the game, watching her alma mater take home the fourth place trophy.

Lakes 36, Kamiakin 27 at halftime for the 4th/7th trophy.

Meadowdale won the earlier girls game, while Mount Rainier won the boys' 4th/7th game against West Valley (Yakima).

Alli Streit leads Meadowdale with five points. Madeline Barnes has seven to lead Lakeside.

Renton leads Enumclaw 24-14 with 2:44 left in the second quarter. The Indians led 16-2 in the first quarter.

Kennedy pulled out a 54-49 win against Hanford to grab another shot at the top-ranked Ravens. The girls' title tips at 9 p.m. tomorrow night at Hec Ed (and on FSN).

Rainier Beach had its way with Squalicum, beating the Storm from Bellingham 65-45 in the other 3A boys semifinal.

Lakes and Rainier Beach will play at 7 p.m. Saturday at Hec Ed.

CLASS 3A BOYS
At Key Arena
Consolation bracket
Enumclaw 58, Auburn 43
Renton 55, Meadowdale 43
Mount Rainier 53, Columbia River 46
West Valley-Yakima 65, Eastmont 53
At Hec Edmundson Pavilion
Semifinals
Lakes 52, Seattle Prep 49
Rainier Beach 65, Squalicum 45

CLASS 3A GIRLS
At Hec Edmundson Pavilion
Consolation bracket
Meadowdale 58, Fort Vancouver 50
Lakeside 51, Auburn 42
Lakes 56, Seattle Prep 53
Kamiakin 65, Bellevue 52
Semifinals
Auburn Riverside 62, West Valley-Yakima, 25
Kennedy 54, Hanford 49

CLASS 2A BOYS
At Tacoma Dome
Consolation bracket
W.F. West 42, Ellensburg 33
Sehome 38, R.A. Long 36
Lynden 55, Clarkston 43
Cheney 59, River Ridge 49
Semifinals
Ephrata (60, Mark Morris 54 (OT)
Burlington-Edison 58, Port Townsend 33

CLASS 2A GIRLS
At Tacoma Dome
Consolation bracket
Anacortes 51, Burlington-Edison 45
Black Hills 56, Eatonville 43
Pullman 54, Tumwater 43
Othello 58, West Valley-Spokane 38
Semifinals
River Ridge 62, Prosser 43
Ellensburg 61, Elma 53

Auburn Riverside wins, 62-25, to advance to Saturday's 9 p.m. championship.

Senior Katie Grad led the way with 23 points, 20 of them in the second half.

West Valley scored eight points in the second half.

It's 42-23 at the end of three quarters. Katie Grad scored 10 points in the third, more than all of West Valley (six) combined.

West Valley has gone on a little run. Combined with Riverside's poor shooting in the second quarter, it's 26-17 Ravens at halftime.

Kat Cooper and Mercedes Wetmore each have seven to lead Auburn Riverside.

Haley Curtis, Taylor Herzog and Erin Richardson each have four to lead West Valley, which has (by my count) been outrebounded 20-9 thus far.

After busting out to a 14-0 lead, West Valley hit a few shots. It's 19-8 after one. Kat Cooper has five to lead the Ravens.

Othello will play Pullman in the fourth-seventh place game on Saturday after beating West Valley, 58-38.

Scoring leaders:
Lakes
Kavario Middleton 16 points
Jermaine Kearse 12 points
Anthony Enriquez 11 points

Seattle Prep
Jordan Hamilton 16 points
Jack Hanley 14 points

Cheney advances to the fourth-seventh place game on Saturday against Lynden.

Heading into the fourth quarter Othello's dominating. The Huskies lead West Valley 45-22.

Lakes is staying in front of the Panthers. The Lancers led 34-23, but Prep's Alex Cameron rallied his team with a 3-pointer and a couple of baskets late in the quarter.

Third quarter's over. Cheney leads 37-27 over River Ridge.

Othello went on a 10-0 run four and half minutes in the second quarter, capped by Courtney Kirkwood's jumper with 1:02 to go that broke up a close game.

Kirkwood led the Huskies with 12 points and Allison Walker added 10.

West Valley's last points of the half came on Shanique Nilles' free throws that cut Othello's lead to 15-11.

Seattle Prep took a bite out of the Lancers' lead in the second half. Panther Jordan Hamilton tied the score at 18, but Lakes answered quickly with baskets from Kavario Middleton and Jermaine Kearse to reclaim the lead.

Cheney grabbed a first-half lead by sinking nine of 12 free throws against River Ridge.

Daniel Igbinoba scored eight points for Cheney, which had six players score in the first quarter.

Dontavious Fleming scored seven points for River Ridge.

One quarter's done in this loser out game, and it's Othello leading West Valley (Spokane), 11-6.

Lakes center Kavario Middleton scored seven of Lakes' first 9 points, helping the Lancers build a 16-10 lead at the end of the first quarter.

CLASS 3A BOYS
At Key Arena
Consolation bracket
Enumclaw 58, Auburn 43
Renton 55, Meadowdale 43
Mount Rainier 53, Columbia River 46
West Valley-Yakima 65, Eastmont 53
At Hec Edmundson Pavilion
Semifinals
Seattle Prep (23-5) vs. Lakes (24-1), 4 p.m.
Rainier Beach (27-1) vs. Squalicum (24-1), 7:30 p.m.

CLASS 3A GIRLS
At Hec Edmundson Pavilion
Consolation bracket
Meadowdale 58, Fort Vancouver 50
Lakeside 51, Auburn 42
Lakes 56, Seattle Prep 53
Kamiakin 65, Bellevue 52
Semifinals
Auburn Riverside (23-3) vs. West Valley-Yakima, 5:30 p.m.
Hanford (21-6) vs. Kennedy (23-2), 9 p.m.

CLASS 2A BOYS
At Tacoma Dome
Consolation bracket
W.F. West 42, Ellensburg 33
Sehome 38, R.A. Long 36
Lynden 55, Clarkston 43
Cheney (17-8) vs. River Ridge (18-7), 3:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Ephrata (23-2) vs. Mark Morris (23-3), 7 p.m.
Burlington-Edison (23-2) vs. Port Townsend (23-1), 8:30 p.m.

CLASS 2A GIRLS
At Tacoma Dome
Consolation bracket
Anacortes 51, Burlington-Edison 45
Black Hills 56, Eatonville 43
Pullman 54, Tumwater 43
West Valley-Spokane (18-6) vs. Othello (23-4), 3:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Prosser (19-6) vs. River Ridge (22-3), 7 p.m.
Elma (18-7) vs. Ellensburg (22-4), 8:30 p.m.

After one quarter, Cheney leads River Ridge, 12-7, in their loser out game at the Tacoma Dome.

Pullman opened an early lead, 12-4 after one quarter, and never trailed again in advancing to the fourth-seventh place game on Saturday.

The Greyhounds had 10 players score, led by Shelby Cheslke's 13 points. Kirsi Voshell added 12 points for Pullman.

Tumwater was led by Ashley Andrews' 18 points and Morgan Schwegler's 11.

Lynden never trailed in the game to advance to the fourth-seventh place game Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.

The Lions started the game on an 8-0 run and led by as much as 13. Clarkston got as close three points, at 37-34, late in the third quarter but Lynden finished strong and made its free throws. The Lions made 33 of 39 free throws in the game (84.6 percent).

Lynden was led by Adam DeLange's 20 points and Trenton McKeee's 17. Blair Bomber added 10.

Clarkston was led by Don Perconti's 12 points and Drew Hansen's 10.

Kamiakin is 84 seconds away from knocking out Bellevue, with a current 64-49 lead, and advancing to face Lakes in Saturday's 2 p.m. fourth/seventh-place game.

From here, the first 3A boys semifinal tips at 4 p.m.

(Final: Kamiakin 65, Belelvue 52)

Tumwater, trailing by as much as 10 points, closed the gap going into the intermission.

Pullman got eight points from Shelby Cheslek in jumping out to an early lead.

For Tumwater, Morgan Schwegler has six points and seven rebounds.

Lynden scored the first eight points of the game and leads at the half by four. The Lions have gotten 13 points from Adam DeLange, who's made four of his six shots.

Drew Hansen and Dale Entel each have scored six points for Clarkston.

Black Hills, behind Aisha Jones' 17 points, advanced to the fifth/eighth place game on Saturday with a win over cold-shooting Eatonville.

The Wolves took an early nine-point lead in the first quarter and built it to as much as 17 in the second half as the Cruisers missed shot after shot. Eatonville shot 21.2 percent for the game, including just 11.1 percent in the first half.

Jones also had a game-high 10 rebounds for Black Hills, which also got 11 points each from Chelsea Kaasa and Chelsea Haskey.

Eatonville was led by Kristin Schaub's 14 points and Richelle Heacock's 12.

With 2:41 to play in this loser out game, Black Hills leads Eatonville, 54-39.

Scott Pisapia's driving shot with time running down went off the rim and Sehome was able to hold off R.A. Long in a loser out game at the Tacoma Dome.

Sehome will play W.F. West in the fifth-eighth place game at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Sehome was led by Dane Thorpe's 15 points and nine rebounds. Parker Omey added 11 for the Mariners.

R.A. Long led at the half, 26-22, but only scored 10 points from there. The Lumberjacks made only four of 17 field goal attempts after intermission and shot 28.9 percent for the game.

Tanner Bradley led R.A. Long with 11 points.

It's 51-50 Seattle Prep with 1:27 on the clock after senior Kamari Gorman hit a three.

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It's tied at 51 with 26.5 on the clock. Brit-tani Terry just hit the first of two free-throws to tie it before Seattle Prep called a timeout.

It's come down to fouls and free-throws with Lakes coming up big. 56-53 final.

R.A. Long and Sehome are tied at 30 after three quarters.

The Lancers are having another not-stellar shooting game today and Seattle Prep's Candace Chambers is a blocking machine. Sara Halasz has 15 points so far, Lindsay Gummersall has 12.

Black Hills, taking advantage of its size, scored five inside baskets in six possessions late in the second quarter to push its lead into double-digits.

Aisha Jones led the Wolves with six of her nine points in the second quarter. Chelsea Haskey also had nine points.

Kristin Schaub leads Eatonville with six points.

R.A. Long's big rebounding advantage has helped it take a four-point lead over Sehome.

The Lumberjacks have twice as many rebounds – 22-11 – which has meant more shots. R.A. Long is only 9 of 28 from the field but that's eight more attempts than Sehome has taken (8 of 20 from the field).

Trevor Sweet leads R.A. Long with six points.

For Sehome, Parker Omey has eight points and Dane Thorpe has six points.

Prep opened with an 8-2 run and then the Lancers climbed right back into it. Brit-tani Terry has six and Sara Halasz five for Lakes. Lindsay Gummersall has six for Seattle Prep.

Black Hills, despite 10 first-quarter turnovers, took a 13-4 lead over Eatonville behind three 3-pointers.

Eatonville was held scoreless for almost four minutes.

First quarter's over and R.A. Long is leading Sehome, 14-12.

W.F. West will play in the fifth/eighth place game on Saturday after grinding out a victory over Ellensburg at the Tacoma Dome.

Lucas Strohbach scored 12 points and Trev Elliot added 10 for W.F. West, which shot just 38.7 percent from the field and committed 19 turnovers. However, the Bearcats were almost perfect from the free-throw line, making 15 of 19 shots (78.9 percent) behind Strohbach's 6-for-6 performance.

Ellensburg never got its offense going, shooting 26.3 percent from the field in the first half and only 31.8 in the second. Jeremy rossow led the Bulldogs with seven points.

Anacortes advances to the fifth place/eighth place game on Saturday by holding off Burlington Edison at the Tacoma Dome.

The Seahawks saw their 10-point halftime lead get whittled down to two in the late going but prevailed by making their free throws, draining 9 of 10 in the final 1:30. Brittany Janz led the way by making 6 of 6 and all eight in the game.

Janz and Alyssa Averill each had 17 points and did not miss a free throw in 12 attempts. For the game, Anacortes was 15 of 18 from the line (83.3 percent).

Keri Arendse scored 15 points to lead Burlington-Edison, which also got nine points from Sarah Stewart and eight each from Jenna Browning and Brenna Anderson.

In the first girls loser out game, Anacortes is off to a quick start behind the nine points from Brittany Janz and seven from Alyssa Averill.

For Burlington-Edison, Jenna Browning leads with six points.

Halftime score from the first loser out game resembles a football game. Both teams are struggling with their shooting (WF West at 33.3 percent, Ellensburg at 26.3).

Lucas Strohbach has eight points to lead W.F. West. No other player for either team has more than four.

Nneka Payne hit two three's and Nicole Young added a bucket as the Trojans' only points this quarter. Lakeside hit a jumper and a three. It's 31-28, Auburn.

Auburn 23, Lakeside 23 at halftime.

Nneka Payne has eight for Auburn, Paese Strickland has 11.

Morgan Merriman has 13 for the Lions.

Paese Strickland hit three's on back-to-back posessions, forcing Lakeside to call a timeout with 5:01 to go in the first half as Auburn cut the Lions' lead to one, 16-15.

edit: Make that three in a row; Auburn leads 18-16.

Lakeside has hit two big three's from the baseline for a big lead at the end of the first quarter. Auburn's Jillian Prince hurt her ankle early in the game and is on the trainer bench. The Trojans just look a little flat and deflated this morning.

It's a final; the Trappers are out and Meadowdale will play for fifth tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. Fort Vancouver put up a good effort, but the the Mavericks were too strong.

We're running the schedule late already today at Hec Ed, but the Trappers have put together a run and are now down by just five - 53-48, Meadowdale.

The Hornets have ended the Trojans' season. Enumclaw gave Auburn its first loss of the season last week when it beat the Trojans in the district semifinals.

Enumclaw will play for fifth place on Saturday.

Eryn Jones leads the Mavs with nine; Kierra Harrison has 10 for the Trappers.

The winner plays for fifth/eighth Saturday morning against the Auburn-Lakeside winner while the loser is done for the season.

Auburn’s Teancum Stafford, right, and Enumclaw's Mike Vivolo blocks fight for a rebound in the second quarter at the Key Arena, Friday, March 7, 2008. JOE BARRENTINE/The News Tribune

Enumclaw maintains its advantage, leading 30-22 at halftime. Auburn made a small run, 7-2, at the end of the half to come close.

Just got settled in at Hec Ed for the day. Meadowdale is up, 29-17, on Fort Vancouver with 3:08 to go in the first half.

Enumclaw's Riley Carol blocks a shot from Auburn’s Jeff Gouveia in the first quarter at the Key Arena, Friday, March 7, 2008. JOE BARRENTINE/The News Tribune

Conner Larned and Julian Fernandez have the Hornets leading the Trojans after the first quarter. Enumclaw opened with a 7-2 lead.

We're about 12 minutes from tip-off of the Auburn-Enumclaw game at KeyArena. The winner advances to play for fifth place Saturday, the loser's season is over.

We'll be back with updates throughout the day from here, the 3A girls at Hec Ed and the 2A tournament at the Tacoma Dome.

The Lancers turned it on in the second half and are closing in on the final minute up 73-47. Kamiakin just had it's 10-game winning streak snapped.

Kennedy will play Hanford in tomorrow's 9 p.m. semifinal. Kamiakin meets Bellevue in a 2 p.m. loser-out game.

Kennedy was whistled for 17 fouls in the first half, including nine in the first three minutes. Kamiakin was whisted for 12 fouls of its own.

Scarlett Mathews leads the Braves with six points, while Andrea Goins has 11 points, but four fouls to go along with it.

Port Townsend leads River Ridge 11-8 after the conclusion of the first quater.

The Redskins surged to a 9-2 lead, but the Hawks chipped away in the final two minutes, getting a 3-pointer from Maurice Bouchet.

One night after routing Peninsula, Rainier Beach is feasting on the Wildcats from Eastmont. With 14 seconds to play in the third quarter, Rainier Beach leads this state quarterfinal, 53-28.

Hanford's wrapping up a blowout of Bellevue, with the final 63-39. I'll get leaders before Kamiakin-Kennedy tips (and in between writing earlier stuff).

CLASS 3A BOYS
At Key Arena
Consolation bracket
Renton 50, Mount Spokane 44
Meadowdale 52, Mercer Island 48
Enumclaw 54, Peninsula 30
Auburn 34, West Seattle 21
Quarterfinals
Seattle Prep 64, Mount Rainier 58, OT
Lakes 55, Columbia River 44
Rainier Beach 76, Eastmont 41
Squalicum 53, West Valley-Yakima 37

CLASS 3A GIRLS
At Hec Edmundson Pavilion
Consolation bracket
Meadowdale 72, Bainbridge 63
Fort Vancouver 48, Kelso 38
Auburn 46, Ferndale 35
Lakeside 64, Enumclaw 43
Quarterfinals
Auburn Riverside 64, Lakes 39
West Valley-Yakima 42, Seattle Prep 39
Hanford 63, Bellevue 39
Kennedy 73, Kamiakin 51

CLASS 2A BOYS
At Tacoma Dome
Consolation bracket
W.F. West 69, Foster 37
Ellensburg 46, Archbishop Murphy 40
R.A. Long 79, Prosser 70
Sehome 49, West Valley-Spokane 39
Quarterfinals
Ephrata 51, Lynden 26
Mark Morris 67, Clarkston 53
Burlington-Edison 62, Cheney 51
Port Townsend 53, River Ridge 47, OT

CLASS 2A GIRLS
At Tacoma Dome
Consolation bracket
Anacortes 52, Clarkston 35
Burlington-Edison 53, Kingston 41
Eatonville 52, Sehome 49
Black Hills 57, Lynden 54
Quarterfinals
Prosser 47, Pullman 42
River Ridge 47, Tumwater 42
Elma 62, West Valley-Spokane 58
Ellensburg 55, Othello 48

West Valley 42, Seattle Prep 39.

The final minutes had a few interesting calls, but it was a close game most of the way. Hanford and Bellevue tip in about five minutes.

West Valley meets Auburn Riverside in tomorrow's 5:30 p.m. semifinal.

Seattle Prep will face Lakes at 12:30 p.m. in a loser-out game.

Earlier, the Auburn Riverside final was 64-39. Katie Grad finished with 20, Nichole Jackson had 19. Sara Halasz led the Lancers with 17.

The Lancers barely played for most of the first half, yet still advanced to Friday's semifinals where they will play Seattle Prep at 4 p.m. at Hec Ed Pavilion.

Kavario Middleton tips in his own miss at the third-quarter buzzer to lift the Lancers to a two-point advantage entering the fourth quarter. Middleton scored nine in the quarter and has 14 for the game.

Jack Hanley scored five points in overtime as the Panthers made it all the way back and advanced to Friday's 7:30 p.m. semifinal at Hec Edmundson Pavilion against the winner of Columbia River and Lakes game.

Hanley scored the first basket of the extra period, then made three of four free throws in the final 15 seconds to finish off the victory.

Lakes’ Christina Caddy,(33) left, Zoe Ostrander, center (10) and Chene Cooper (32) box in Auburn Riverside’s Katie Grad in the second half at the Hec Edmundson Pavilion on the University of Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2008. Auburn Riverside won 64-39. JOE BARRENTINE/The News Tribune

Auburn Riverside is up 58-34 with 3:32 on the clock. The Ravens just went on a 12-0 run with eight points from Nichole Jackson, including two monster three's. Looks like the Lancers will be playing for a shot at fourth place.

The Ravens are just better - faster, stronger, a bit more conditioned. It's showing. But the Lancers aren't backing down.

Lynden moved a little closer thanks to Brady Bomber's jumper just before the third quarter ended.

Bomber is aptly named. He's taken 20 of his team's 34 shots and scored 17 of his team's 21 points.

Ephrata scored just three points in the third quarter, committing turnovers on eight of their 11 possessions, including their first five in a row.

Mount Rainier let all of a 17-point, mid-third quarter lead slip away against the Panthers, who tied it at 43 on Shamsu Said's runner along the right baseline with 1:41 to play. On the ensuing possession, though, Jon Morine was fouled going up at the basket and made the first of two free throws as the Rams regained the lead, 44-43. Seattle Prep couldn't convert on its next try, and Josh Armstrong made two more free throws to get Mount Rainier a three-point cushion, 46-43.

Jon Humphrie tied it with a 3-pointer at 22 seconds, the Rams scored with 14 seconds and Jordan Hamilton sent it into OT with a layup at 4 seconds.

Seattle Prep trailed 34-17 with 4:50 to go in the third quarter against Mount Rainier in the first 3A Boys quarterfinal.

Since, it's 22-7 Panthers. That translates into a two-point game with 3:34 to go. The Rams still lead, 41-39, but have only two free throws from Alfie Miller in the fourth quarter and have been outscored 8-2.

The defending 2A champions are in real trouble.

One, they are getting a double dose of the Simon brothers of Ephrata, who have taken turns having their way.

Two, the Lions' star, Brady Bomber, is struggling.

Sophomore Daniel Simon, the 6-foot-7 forward who's already given an oral commitment to Washington State, scored 11 of his 13 points in the first quarter. Older brother, Patrick, tallied all eight of his points in the second quarter.

Bomber's 3-pointer from the right corner cut the Tigers' lead to 22-14 with 3:24 to go in the half, but Lynden went scoreless the rest of the way, missing its final five shots.

Bomber, a guard, has 10 points, but on 4-of-13 shooting.

Prosser is the first girls team to advance to the semifinals, rallying to beat Pullman 47-42 at the Tacoma Dome.

Pullman had as much as a 10-point lead in the first half but Prosser came back. The Greyhounds made a charge of their own, too, cutting it to 42-40 with 1:05 left to play on Kirsi Voshell's free throw.

Pullman would get no closer. Lacie French helped Prosser hold on by making four free throws down the stretch. French had 10 points and made 8 of 8 free throws.

Tamara Jones led Prosser with 13 points and Jordan Brown added 12 for the Mustangs.

Shelby Cheslek led Pullman with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

It's a heated one here at Hec Ed. The Lancers cut the lead to four at 27-23, but a few sloppy possessions in the final minutes of the half let the Ravens go on a 6-1 run heading into the locker room.

Senior Katie Grad has 12 for the Ravens, while Nichole Jackson has eight, including two big three's.

Sara Halasz and Chene Cooper both have seven for the Lancers, who outscored AR 13-11 in the second quarter. That might be the first time since the Nike TOC that someone has outscored the Ravens in a quarter. Obviously, Lakes coach Dave McEachern is onto something - we'll see how the second half pans out.

With 3:37 to play, Prosser leads Pullman 37-33. Prosser had trailed by five points at the half.

Lakes’ Alexandria Saab tries to get around Auburn Riverside's Katie Grad as she brings the ball down court in the first half at the Hec Edmundson Pavilion on the University of Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2008. JOE BARRENTINE/The News Tribune

Patrick Simon scored 11 of his team's 15 first-quarter points to lead Ephrata to a first-quarter lead over Lynden in a quarterfinal game at the Tacoma Dome.

Lynden's Brady Bomber is 1-for-6 from the field and has three points.

The Rams got balanced scoring throughout the first half, and used a 13-2 run to begin the second quarter to pull away from Seattle Prep. Alfie Miller and Vonchae Richardson each have 10 to pace Mount Rainier. Jon Humphrie's six points leads Prep at the half.

Katie Grad has six for the Ravens, while Nichole Jackson and Mercedes Wetmore each have five.

Chene Cooper has six for the Lancers.

Both teams opened up pretty tense and tight, wanting to run, run, run. Now they've settled down a little, but it's still a pretty fast-paced game.

In the previous game, Lakeside knocked out Enumclaw, 64-43. Lakeside faces Auburn at 10:30 a.m. at Hec Ed.

Alfie Miller's long 3-pointer under duress highlighted a hard-fought first quarter as the state quarterfinals got underway at KeyArena. Miller had five in the first to lead all scorers early.

At the half, Pullman leads Prosser by five thanks to Shelby Sheslek's eight points.

The Greyhounds did lead by as much as 10 points but Prosser chipped away before the half ended despite shooting only 28 percent from the field (7 of 25, including 0 for 7 from 3-point range).

West Valley fought back from a cold start to cut Sehome's lead to two points in the fourth quarter but the Eagles ran out of gas after that.

West Valley scored just 13 points in the first half and trailed by as much as 15. Jordan Lupfer-Graham had 16 points to lead the Eagles.

Sehome was led by Parker Omey's 20 points and Tyler Miksovsky's 10.

From News Tribune correspondent Doug Drowley:

The Auburn-West Seattle game set or tied five 3A boys tournament records. It set a boys single-game record for least total points at 55, beating the 1994 Columbia River vs. Sehome contest (35-21 CR), and tied single-game records for lowest winning score of 34 points (1996, West Valley over O'Dea) and lowest losing score (21, Sehome in 1994).

It also gave West Seattle a TOTAL of 64 points for the tournament. The Wildcats scored 43 in an opening-day loss. That is seven fewer than the previous record of 71 set by Cheney in 1996, and beats Cheney's lowest average record of 35.5, as well, dropping the record to 32 points a game.

One quarter's done in this loser out game. Pullman holds the slim lead.

West Valley, trailing by 13 at the half, rallied in the third quarter to cut Sehome's lead to 34-27.

Sehome took advantage of West Valley's slow start to race out to a 26-13 halftime lead.

Parker Omey led the Mariners with 13 points.

For West Valley, Jordan Lupfer-Graham had seven points and had three of his team's five first-half field goals. The Eagels shot just 27.8 percent in the half.

Here's this report from News Tribune stringer Doug Drowley, who is in Seattle covering 3A boys tournament games:

For Enumclaw and Auburn, it’s been one of those years.

The Hornets and Trojans will meet for the fourth time this season at 9 a.m. on Friday. The winner advances to the trophy round of the Class 3A boys state basketball tournament Saturday.

The loser’s season ends.

The SPSL 3A rivals ensured yet another matchup with consolation round victories Thursday over tournament darlings.

First, Enumclaw beat Peninsula, 54-30. The Seahawks were making their first state appearance in 14 seasons.

Then, Auburn dispatched West Seattle to set today’s showdown. The Wildcats hadn’t been to state since 1970.

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Things got a little dicey for Black Hills in this one late in the game. The Wolves watched their 15-point halftime lead get whittled down to two in the final moments but hung on to play another game in the tournament.

Black Hills was led by Danielle Swain's 12 points and Chelsey Kaasa's 11.

After shooting over 53 percent in the first half, the Wolves slumped to 34 percent in the second, allowing Lynden back in the game.

The Lions outscored Black Hills 19-7 in the third quarter to setup a tight fourth. Lynden was able to cut the lead to two but could get no closer.

Brani Benner led the Lions with 12 points and Leah Korthuis and Hannah Swawnson each had 12.

Lakeside 24, Enumclaw 23 at halftime.

Lakeside, which battled Kennedy until 11 p.m. last night, came out a bit tired and sluggish but have picked it up, including a 12-2 run to open the second quarter.

Heather Hitch has eight to lead the Hornets.

And yes, Auburn girls won. They'll play the winner of Enumclaw-Lakeside at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow.

3A boys scheduling note: The Meadowdale - Renton boys game will be played at 10:30 a.m. at KeyArena tomorrow, while Auburn-Enumclaw boys play at 9 a.m. This is to avoid a conflict with the Meadowdale and Auburn girls games.

Sehome leads West Valley, 14-7, after one quarter.

Lakeside's Morgan Merriman, right, blocks Enumclaw's Katya Case, in the first half at the Hec Edmundson Pavilion on the University of Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2008. JOE BARRENTINE/The News Tribune

West Seattle took the ball to begin the third quarter trailing 19-11 and proceeded to pass the ball harmlessly around the Trojans' zone for almost four minutes. The quarter's first shot, by Wildcat Eddie Baker, was short with 4:16 to go. Jeff Gouveia scored on a putback with 3:47 left in the third for Auburn, the quarter's first points.

While the pace picked up, the quarter ended at 25-17. With 3:30 to go in the game, it now is 31-21 in favor of Auburn.

Thanks to an overtime game between Prosser and R.A. Long, the boys bracket at the Tacoma Dome is running about 45 minutes behind schedule. The Sehome-West Valley game just tipped off.

At the half, Black Hills is cruising, 38-23, past Lynden thanks to a a 23-11 second-quarter advantage and some hot shooting.

The Wolves have shot 53.3 percent from the field and have already had eight players score. Tasha Shipman leads with seven points and Aisha Jones and Courtney Johnson each have six.

Lynden is led by Hannah Swanson's seven points.

The Lumberjacks, on the strength of Tanner Bradley's 21 points, held off the Mustangs in overtime.

Bradley made 12 of 15 free throws to pace R.A. Long, which trailed by 10 points at one point in the first quarter. They rallied to cut the lead to four by the half to setup a back-and-forth game that needed an extra period to decide it.

Prosser was led by Kirby More, who scored 30 points on 12 of 14 shooting. Moore also made 4 of 5 3-pointers and had five rebounds. Kellen Crawford added 22 points for the Mustangs.

The Lumberjacks also got big games from Marcus Irwin (16 points), Edwin Frauenfeld (14 points) and Scott Pisapia (12 points, five assists, five rebounds).

1:58
After Prosser misses, R.A. Long's Tanner Bradley makes two free throws to push the Lumberjacks lead to 69-63.

2:30
Tanner Bradley makes a basket to give R.A. Long a 67-63 lead.

2:52
Kirby Moore made two free throws for Prosser to make it 65-63.

3:01 to play
The Lumberjacks have scored the first four points of OT to lead, 65-61.

Prosser, with 11.4 seconds to go, loses the ball out of bounds twice and gives possession back to R.A. Long with 2.1 seconds to go. R.A. Long tries a shot from half court but it's short. The teams are going to OT tied at 61.

After a scare when Nneka Payne went down in the third quarter, the Trojans have maintained their lead on Ferndale. With four minutes remaining, it's 37-27 Auburn.

Prosser's Kirby Moore has scored his team's last five points, including a 3-pointer with 31 seconds to tie the game at 61.

R.A. Long just turned it over with a foul away from the ball with 14 seconds to play. Prosser has taken a timeout with 11.4 seconds to go.

R.A. Long has rallied from a 10-point deficit and now leads Prosser, 59-53 with 1:17 to play.

Up-and-down Eatonville managed to rally for a win, beating Sehome 52-49.

The Cruisers held a first-quarter lead but then scored just one point in the second. They trailed by 12 at the half but then rallied on the strength of their long-range shooting, using five 3-pointers in the fourth to win.

Dani Carlman made the game-winning 3-pointer and led Eatonville with 17 points. The lead was the first for Eatonville since early in the second quarter.

Casey Hallman scored 14 points and Richelle Heacock 11 for the Cruisers.

Madisyn Leenstra and Kate Bodensteiner each scored 12 for Sehome.

Peninsula's first trip to the state tournament in 14 years ends in two games. More details to come.

26-15 Auburn over Ferndale at halftime of the girls' game at Hec Ed. Paese Strickland has eight points to lead the Trojans.

39 seconds
Casey Hallman sinks a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give Eatonville its first lead since the second quarter. Sehome calls timeout.

2:35 to play
Richelle Heacock nails a 3-pointer to help Eatonville tie Sehome at 47.

The Cruisers have made four 3-pointers in the fourth to erase 12-point halftime deficit.

Prosser , behind 14 points from Kellen Crawford and 11 from Kirby Moore, maintained its lead of R.A. Long at the half.

The Mustangs led by as much as 10 points in the first quarter but R.A. Long hammered away at the deficit to get it to a single basket at the intermission. The Lumberjacks were led by Edwin Frauenfeld's 12 points.

Eatonville, after a sluggish second quarter when they scored just one point, used a full-court trapping defense and and a 7-0 to cut Sehome's 12-point lead to two in the third quarter.

But the Mariners' Zoey Greenberg made two baskets at the end of the quarter to give Sehome some breathing room at 37-31 heading into the fourth quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, the Seahawks, behind seven points from Jake Hohbein, have come back some but still have some work to do.

Ferndale’s Brittany Lindsay, left, smacks the ball from the hand of Auburn’s Nicole Young in the first quarter of their match at the Hec Edmundson Pavilion on the University of Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2008. JOE BARRENTINE/The News Tribune

Eatonville's shooting deserted it in the second quarter, allowing Sehome to jump out to a 28-16 lead.

The Cruisers made six of their first 10 shots in the first quarter to take a 15-14 lead after one. But in the second, Eatonville missed all 15 of its field goal attempts, including 11 from 3-point range.

Sehome's defense had a lot to do with it, too. The Mariners switched to a zone in the second quarter, forcing Eatonville to settle for long jumpers. The Cruisers scored just one point in the second on a Denise Wilson free-throw wtih 1:20 left in the half. The point ended a scoreless streak of 9:47.

On offense, Sehome focused its efforts inside in order to take advantage of its height. At one point in the second quarter, the Mariners scored four of five field goals from within 8 feet.

Sehome got balanced scoring. Madisyn Leenstra led with eight points and Brettany Osborn and Kate Bodensteiner each had seven.

Taylor Mays scored 14 second-quarter points as the Hornets pulled away from the Seahawks. Mays personally put together a 9-0 run, then contributed five points in a quarter-ending, second 9-0 Enumclaw spurt.

The Hornets led 8-7 after one quarter.

Fort Vancouver beat Kelso for the fourth time this season, 48-38.

The Trappers play Meadowdale at 9 a.m. Friday. Kelso ends it season at 19-9.

Prosser had a bigger lead but R.A. Long made two 3-pointers late in the first quarter to keep it close.

Eatonville started hot but Sehome, thanks to a 3-pointer by Kate Bodensteiner just before the first quarter ended, cut the Cruisers' lead to just a point after one quarter.

Eatonville made its first three shots, including back-to-back 3-pointers by Casey Hallman and Dani Carlman, in taking an early lead.

Jeremy Rosser scored 11 points and Joe Jenkins added 11 to help Ellensburg down Archbishop Murphy, 46-30, in a loser out game at the Tacoma Dome.

Ellensburg led pretty much all the way against the cold-shooting Wildcats, building their lead to 17 in the fourth quarter.

Archbishop Murphy shot just 25.6 percent for the game and never scored double figures in any quarter. J.D. Melton led the Wildcats with 16 points and eight rebounds.

rew Sexton made a long 3-pointer with 32.6 seconds to play, bringing the Islanders within one, 49-48, but the Mavericks held off Mercer Island to advance against Renton at 9 a.m. Friday. Mercer Island's first trip to the state tournament since 2004 ended after just two games.

Burlington-Edison rallied in the second half to upend Kingston in a loser out game in the Tacoma Dome.

Keri Arendse led Burlington-Edison with 22 points. She made 5 of 9 3-pointers, helping the Tigers make nine of 20 shots from that distance (45 percent).

Kingston led 26-23 at the half as Sophia Baetz scored nine points. But Baetz and the Buccaneers went cold from there. Kingston scored only 15 points in the third and fourth quarters combined, with Baetz accounting for just two of those.

For Burlington-Edison, Brenna Anderson added 10 points.

The Indians got the lead to seven on an early free throw in the fourth quarter. Mt. Spokane raced back to tie it at 39, but Renton pulled away again and iced it with four free throws in the final 16 seconds.

Kingston's gone cold and now it's Burlington-Edison out in front with just a few minutes to play, 50-36.

Burlington-Edison had trailed by as much as nine in the first half and by one heading into the fourth quarter.

THIRD QUARTER
Leroy Lutu scored six consecutive points for the Islanders, part of a 12-1 run that helped Mercer Island erase a 31-23 deficit from early in the third quarter. Mavericks guard Paul Werner stayed the string with a 3-pointer with 1:42 to go in the quarter, but Drew Sexton gave the Islanders a lead entering the fourth quarter with a 3 of his own.

HALFTIME
Matt Gorman maDE 8 of 10 free throws in the first half, to lead Meadowdale with 12 points and a 23-17 lead over Mercer Island. Drew Sexton has eight for the Islanders.

The Trappers and Hilanders, in their fifth meeting this season, have a one-point game at halftime. Fort Vancouver has the edge, 19-18.

THIRD QUARTER
Heading into the final quarter, Ellensburg has maintained its nine-point lead.

HALFTIME
Joe Jenkins scored seven points to help Ellensburg to a 21-12 lead over cold-shooting Archbishop Murphy.

Archbishop Murphy made just five of 23 shots – that's 21.7 percent from the field – but stayed within nine points of the Bulldogs thanks to a 21-16 rebounding advantage. J.D. Melton led the Wildcats with seven points and seven rebounds.

Just before the half, Ellensburg lost JJ Ulmer to a left leg injury. Ulmer, who was helped off the court, had five points and four rebounds.

Halfway through a loser out game, Kingston leads Burlington-Edison, 26-23, behind Sophia Baetz's nine points.

Kingston led by as much as nine at one point but the Buccaneers managed to cut the lead to three by the half. Burlington-Edison did it from long-range, making five of 11 3-pointers.

Keri Arendse led the Buccaneers with 11 points, including three 3-pointers.

A big third quarter by Anacortes helped the Seahawks cruise past Clarkston, 52-35.

Anacortes led, 19-18, at the half and then outscored the Bantams 19-6 in the third to grab control. The Seahawks were led by Alyssa Averill's 13 points and Hayley Rieger's 11 points.

Kellie McCann-Smith led Clarkston with 16 points and Jaimie Berhammer added nine points and seven rebounds.

The Bantams struggled from the field all game, shooting 23.1 percent in the first half (6 of 26) and just 13.6 in the second half (3 of 22).

W.F. West used a big first half to blow by Foster in a loser out game at the Tacoma Dome.

Tyler Allwine scored nine of his 15 points in the first half and Lucas Strohbach had eight of his 10 to lead W.F. West to a 37-19 lead. The Bearcats shot 60 percent from the field in the opening half, making 15 of 25 shots inlcuing two 3-pointers by Tyler Coleman.

Coleman made four 3s inthe game and hads 12 points. Griffin Squires added 15 points and eight rebounds for W.F. West.

For Foster, Reuben Donaldson scored 12 points and had eight rebounds.

Meadowdale's Eryn Jones had 25 points to lead the Mavericks, who bounced back with a win after a loss to Lakes yesterday.

Bainbridge went 0-2 after a loss to Auburn Riverside and today's loss to Meadowdale. Meadowdale plays the Fort Vancouver-Kelso winner at 9 a.m. tomorrow.

Third Quarter
Renton leads 38-32 at the start of the fourth quarter. The Indians got big 3-pointers from Marquez Croon and Ryan Quigtar, the second coming after Renton worked off the final minute of the quarter, to erase a four-point halftime deficit.

First Half
Jordon Poyner hit a late 3-pointer, part of his 12 first-half points, as the Wildcats stayed out front of the Indians for most of the first half.
Renton's Derek Lowe was limping noticably on defense, and was rubbing his left calf and ankle inside the final minute of the first half. The senior point guard, who has been terrific during the playoffs scoring the basketball, was held to two points in the first 16 minutes.

Wednesday highlights from Hec Edmundson Pavillion

Player highlight
Mercedes Wetmore, Auburn Riverside
The Ravens’ sophomore dished out 11 assists in the 9 a.m. game, tying the 3A state tournament single-game record. Wetmore also had nine points and five steals as defending state champion Auburn Riverside cruised for a 78-21 victory.

Six leaders

-- Chene Cooper, Lakes
25 points, five assists

-- Eryn Jones, Meadowdale
23 points, nine rebounds, nine assists

-- Katie Grad, Auburn Riverside
20 points, 7-of-11 FGs, 4-of-4 FTs

-- Joey Brazen, Bellevue
22 points, 10 rebounds

-- Daidra Brown, Kennedy
18 points, eight steals

-- Carly Perkins, Kelso
17 points, 10 rebounds, four blocks

Quote of the day
“Adam’s a great guy, but game on.”
- Lakes’ coach Dave McEachern on today’s 3A girls quarterfinal between No. 2 Lakes and top-ranked Auburn Riverside

Final. Kennedy faces Kamiakin; Lakeside plays Enumclaw.

Kennedy 22, Lakeside 13.

It was 14-13 a few minutes ago when I looked up, so Kennedy apparently went on an eight-point run to close the half. Doesn't surprise me. Teams can bring the intensity to match the Lancers, but most can't bring the fresh legs to keep up.

The Hawks advance to their second straight quarterfinal with a 58-31 win over Sehome. River Ridge will plat Port Townsend at 8:30 p.m. Thursday

The Mariners will play West Valley (Spokane) in a loser-out game.

Maurice Bouchet has hit seven 3-pointers and the Hawks lead Sehome 56-29 with 2:55 left in the fourth quarter.

Class 3A boys
At Key Arena
First round
Mt. Rainier 53, Mt. Spokane 48
Seattle Prep 64, Renton, 44
Columbia River 60, Mercer Island 42
Lakes 67, Meadowdale 60
Rainier Beach 78, Peninsula 39
Eastmont 53, Enumclaw 36
West Valley (Yakima) 58, Auburn 48
Squalicum 74, West Seattle 43

Class 3A girls
At Hec Edmundson Pavilion
First round
Auburn Riverside 78, Bainbridge 21
Lakes 59, Meadowdale 56
Seattle Prep 51, Fort Vancouver 36
West Valley (Yakima) 55, Kelso 43
Bellevue 64, Auburn 58
Hanford 42, Ferndale 38
Kamiakin 47, Enumclaw 38
Kennedy 46, Lakeside 32

Class 2A boys
At Tacoma Dome
First round
Lynden 52, Foster 49, OT
Ephrata,65, W.F. West 56
Clarkston 50, Ellensburg 47
Mark Morris 52, Archbishop Murphy 39
Burlington-Edison 63, R.A. Long 44
Prosser 54, Cheney 46
Port Townsend 45, West Valley (Spokane) 41
River Ridge 58, Sehome 31

Class 2A girls
At Tacoma Dome
First round
Prosser 59, Clarkston 49
Pullman 57, Anacortes 51
Tumwater 40, Burlington-Edison 29
River Ridge 64, Kingston 31
West Valley (Spokane) 36, Eatonville 31
Elma 68, Sehome 67
Othello 77, Black Hills 53
Ellensburg 49, Lynden 41

Maurice Bouchet has hit five 3-pointers in the first half, leading the Hawks to a 33-21 halftime lead over the Mariners.

Final: Kamiakin 47, Enumclaw 39

Enumclaw will face the loser of the Kennedy-Lakeside game in a 2 p.m. loser-out consolation game tomorrow. Kamiakin plays in the 9 p.m. quarterfinal.

Sehome surged to a 12-3 lead, but the Hawks went on a 14-0 run over the final 3 minutes, 51 seconds of the first quarter.

Maurice Bouchet drilled an NBA-range 3-pointer with Sehome's Nino Tursic in his face during the run.

West Valley's Jared Robinson sealed the Rams' victory with four free throws in the final 32 seconds as West Valley sent Auburn, which led 12-0 after one quarter, into the consolation bracket with a 58-48 win. Robinson finished with 20.

With 52 seconds to go, the Trojans have been forced to foul because they're trailing 53-47. West Valley has missed a few free throws, but Auburn has not been able to make shots to capitalize in the last two minutes.

Kamiakin 35, Enumclaw 29 after three. It's been a close one at times though, so don't count out the Hornets yet.

Kamiakin 30, Enumclaw 27 - Mara Koplitz has nine for the Hornets.

THIRD QUARTER
Matt Borton scored 10 of West Valley's 12 points and the Rams moved in front of Auburn, 41-39, entering the final quarter.

SECOND QUARTER
Jeff Gouveia and Isaiah Johnson continue to carry the scoring load for Auburn, who cut Auburn's lead 30-29. Gouveia has 12 and Johnson 10 at the half. On the other side, Alix Hernandez has six and Jared Robinson has 9 for the Rams.

FIRST QUARTER
The Trojans scored the game's first 12 points, led by Jeff Gouveia, who had seven. Jared Robinson responded for the Rams with six points late as West Valley came back to make it 17-14 after one.

The Redskins beat West Valley (Spokane) 45-41.

We've got a timeout with 1:40 left and Port Townsend leads West Valley (Spokane) 40-39.

Port Townsend leads West Valley (Spokane) 36-33 with 3:52 left in the fourth quarter.

Junior Mara Koplitz hit two three's as the Hornets' first points and leads Enumclaw with six after one.

Jori Skorpik has three for Kamiakin.

Senior Chelsey DePeel scored 15 of her game-high 17 points in the second half as Hanford (20-6) scored a come-from-behind victory.
Senior Kristin Barott added 10 for the Falcons, who face Bellevue in today’s 7:30 p.m. quarterfinal.
Freshman Ericka Locker, one of Washington quarterback Jake Locker’s two sisters on the Ferndale squad, led the Eagles (15-9) with 10 points off the bench. Ferndale plays Auburn in a 12:30 p.m. loser-out consolation game.

Enumclaw girls are tipping off as I type this.

After one quarter, West Valley leads Port Townsend, 8-6.

Enumclaw continued a tough day for he West Central/Southwest Bi-District teams in losing 53-36 to Eastmont.

Those area teams went 3-3 on the first day of the tournament. The winners were Columbia River, Lakes and Mount Rainier while Enumclaw, Renton and Peninsula lost.

Auburn, also part of that classification, plays tonight.

Mackenzie Hargadon's free throw with no time left on the clock lifted Elma to a 68-67 victory over Sehome.

Hargadon forced a turnover near midcourt and then was fouled by Kate Bodensteiner as she was trying a layup. Hargadon, who had eight points, made the first free throw for the game-winner.

Elma led early, building an 11-point lead in the second quarter. But Sehome chipped away and took a three-point lead into the fourth quarter. The game featured five lead changes and seven ties.

Both teams shot over 42 percent and were particularly good from 3-point range. Elma made 7-of-17 3-pointers, led by Katie Colard's 6-of-12 performance.

Colard led the Eagles with 22 points. Jade Haas had 17 points and 11 rebounds and Brandi Thomas scored 10.

Sehome made 6-of-14 3-point attempts with Bodensteiner making three and scoring 14 points. Lauren Gustafson led the Mariners with 17 points and Brittany Todhunter had 16.

The Hornets keep trying to get back into a game that got away from them early, but so far the Wildcats have had all the answers.
Eastmont led it 27-21 at the half, and it was still a six-point game, 37-31, after three quarters.

Currently, with 4:12 to go, the Wildcats now lead 47-33.

Cheney broke open a close game in the fourth quarter to defeat Prosser, 54-46.

The Blackhawks received balanced scoring, getting 12 points from Brandan Hardie, 10 from Daniel Igbinoba, eight from DeAngelo Jones and Mike Sprenger and seven from Canton Oyoloker.

With the game tied at 35, Cheney outscored Prosser 17-8 to begin the fourth quarter.

Prosser led most of the first half and was paced by Kellen Crawford's 17 points. Cody Bruns had nine points.

Here's the story by News Tribune stringer Doug Drowley from the Peninsula-Rainier Beach game from KeyArena:

Effectively, the game was over by the half. Still, Peninsula coach Kerry Yousey wasn’t about to point a finger at Rainier Beach.

Even if the Vikings waited well into the fourth quarter of a 78-39 whipping they gave the Seahawks in the first round of the Class 3A state basketball tournament before quitting its full-court defensive pressure.

“I’m fine with it,” Yousey said. “You play as hard as you can for 32 minutes. I just wish we’d handled the pressure a little better.”

In the end, Peninsula turned over the ball 30 times.

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11.3
Prosser fouls, sending DeAngelo Jones to the free-throw line. He makes one, and Cheney leads, 53-46.

12.6 to play
Cody Bruns drills a 3-pointer for Prosser. Cheney's lead is 52-46.

30.3 to play
Tyler Schmidt makes one of two free throws to give Cheney a 52-43 lead over Prosser.

1:11 to play
Cheney leads, 49-42, after two free throws.

Sehome has come back on Elma in the third quarter and now leads, 55-50, with about a minute to go.

Elma, behind Jade Haas' 15 points and six rebounds, leads Sehome, 40-36, at the half.

Haas has made 5-of-7 shots from the field and all five free throws for the hot shooting Eagles. Elma shot 51.7 percent from the field and made 8-of-9 free throws.

Sehome had a hot scorer of its own in Lauren Gustafson, who had 13 points. Gustafson made 2 of her 3 3-pointers and connected on 4 of 7 shots from the field.

Megan Goldsmith added nine points for Elma, which had six players score.

Bellevue 64, Auburn 58

Joey Brazen led the Wolverines with 22 point and 10 rebounds. Tera McCann-Soushek (19 points) and Nneka Payne (13 points) led Auburn in the losing effort.

The Trojans play Thursday at 12:30; Bellevue plays at 730. Opponents TBD based on current Ferndale-Hanford game.

THIRD QUARTER
It's setting up to be a good fourth quarter. The teams are tied at 35 heading into the final eight minutes.

HALFTIME
Prosser leads Cheney, 23-22.

Neither team had a particularly good second quarter, as the teams combined for just 14 points. But Cheney, which fell behind by eight points, rallied late to cut the deficit to just one.

Kellen Crawford led Prosser with seven points and six rebounds. Kirby Moore had five points for the Mustangs.

For the Blackhawks, Brandan Hardie and Mike Sprenger each scored six points.

West Valley's Jordon Sodorff and Eatonville's Dani Carlman fight for a loose ball in the 2A Girls State Championship at the Tacoma Dome today. West Valley won, 36-31. Russ Carmack/The News Tribune

Rainier Beach mercifully ran the last 55 seconds off the clock in beating Peninsula, 78-39.

Despite a fourth-quarter rally that saw Eatonville cut a 14-point lead to two points, West Valley managed to prevail, 36-31.

Eatonville missed its first 17 shots of the second half. But the Cruisers rallied in the fourth quarter, trimming the lead to 31-29 behind a a full-court press, key rebounds and and a five minute scoreless streak by West Valley.

Denise Wilson scored nine points and had 10 rebounds to lead Eatonville, which also got eight points from Richelle Heacock.

West Valley was led by Hannah Love's 17 points.

THIRD QUARTER
Eatonville's shooting slump continues into the second half. The Cruisers did not make a field goal – they scored just one point on a Denise Wilson free throw – and now trail West Valley 31-17 heading into the fourth quarter.

West Valley got a buzzer-beating 25-foot 3-pointer from Hannah Love to help push its lead to 14.

HALFTIME: West Valley 21, Eatonville 16
West Valley leads in a battle of two cold-shooting teams.
The Eagles shot just 28 percent in the first-half, making 7 of 25 shots including just 1 of 6 3-pointers. That was still better than Eatonville.

The Cruisers made just 6 of 32 shots - that's 18.8 percent – and only 1 of 10 3-pointers. Eatonville's managed to stay close because they're enjoying a 29-23 rebounding advantage and Denise Wilson has scored eight points.

For West Valley, Hannah Love leads with 10 points but she did not score in the second quarter. Shanique Nilles added seven points for the Eagles.

FIRST QUARTER
Eatonville trails West Valley after one quarter, 11-8, largely because of WV's Hannah Love. Love has scored 10 points with long shots, close shots and driving shots.

As if Rainier Beach needed it, with their full-court pressure wreaking havoc, the Vikings scored a quick eight points to end the third quarter and open a 30-point lead on the outmanned Seahawks.

Peninsula trails, 63-33, after three quarters.

Alex Sherk and Joey Brazen each have 10 for Bellevue, while Nneka Payne has nine for Auburn. Not sure on Tera's new point total.

THIRD QUARTER
Eatonville's shooting slump continues into the second half. The Cruisers did not make a field goal – they scored just one point on a Denise Wilson free throw – and now trail West Valley 31-17 heading into the fourth quarter.

West Valley got a buzzer-beating 25-foot 3-pointer from Hannah Love to help push its lead to 14.

HALFTIME: West Valley 21, Eatonville 16
West Valley leads in a battle of two cold-shooting teams.
The Eagles shot just 28 percent in the first-half, making 7 of 25 shots including just 1 of 6 3-pointers. That was still better than Eatonville.

The Cruisers made just 6 of 32 shots - that's 18.8 percent – and only 1 of 10 3-pointers. Eatonville's managed to stay close because they're enjoying a 29-23 rebounding advantage and Denise Wilson has scored eight points.

For West Valley, Hannah Love leads with 10 points but she did not score in the second quarter. Shanique Nilles added seven points for the Eagles.

FIRST QUARTER
Eatonville trails West Valley after one quarter, 11-8, largely because of WV's Hannah Love. Love has scored 10 points with long shots, close shots and driving shots.

Pennisula's first trip to the state tournament in 14 years isn't going so well against what might be the top team in the state. Rainier Beach led, 23-15 after a quarter and then pushed the lead to 43-27 at the half.

Alex Sherk has nine points to lead the Wolverines, while Joey Brazen and Emilie Gilbert each have eight.

Tera McCann-Soushek had seven to lead Auburn.

The Trojans and Wolverines are tied at 10 after eight minutes. Both teams are playing strong defense and limiting each other's looks at the basket.

I'll grab you some Bellevue leaders at halftime, but Paese Strickland, Jennsyn Chaney and Tera McCann-Soushek each have two for Auburn

Burlington-Edison wins this first-round game, 63-44, against R.A. Long.

Burlington-Edison was led by Kolby Arendse (18 points) and Jake Anderosn (16 points, 13 rebounds) and sizzled from the field, shooting 56.8 percent including 73.3 percent in the second half (11 of 17).

R.A. Long was led by Trevor Sweet's 15 points and Maruc Irwin's 10 points. The Lumberjacks shot just 28.3 percent for the game.

THIRD QUARTER
Burlington-Edison has expanded its three-point lead to a more comfortable margin, leading 46-34 heading into the final quarter.

HALFTIME

Burlington-Edison leads R.A. Long, 27-24.

Burlington-Edison has two players with eight points, Jake Anderson and Kolby Arendse. Anderson also has a game-high eight rebounds and a blocked shots.

For R.A. Long, Trevor Sweet has made three of four 3-pointers and has nine points. Tanner Bradley has seven points, five rebounds and two assists for the Lumberjacks.

Lakes couldn't get away from Meadowdale, but survived by making free throws down the stretch. Kavario Middleton took over in the second half scoring 16 of his game-high 20 points to lead the Lancers.

The Lancers last field goal of the half came at the 4:45 mark of the second quarter. Lakes made just 2 of 4 free throws the rest of the way as a 30-18 lead disintegrated into a three-point advantage, 32-29, at the half.

Haley Curtis led the Rams with 15 points, while Carly Perkins had 17 points, including 15 in the second half, and 10 rebounds to lead Kelso.

West Valley (Yakima) faces Seattle Prep in Thursday's 5:30 p.m. quarterfinal. Kelso plays Fort Vancouver at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in a loser-out consolation game.

The River Ridge Hawks beat Kingston 64-31 in 2A.

Mark Morris appears to be headed to the quarterfinals. The Monarchs lead ATM 58-34 with 1:58 left in the game.

Sophomore Haley Curtis leads the Rams with nine points while Kelso senior Sadie Salte has nine to lead the Hilanders.

The Hawks have a big 40-10 lead over first-year school Kingston with one minute left in the first half.

Mark Morris leads Archbishop Murphy 25-15 at halftime. The Monarchs are making their ninth straight state tournament appearance.

Senior Lindsey Gummersall led the Panthers with 19 in the win.

The Bantams escaped with a 50-47 win over Ellensburg. The Bulldogs had a nice rally and made the Bantams work for the win in the second half.

Clarkston will play the winner of Mark Morris-Archbishop Murphy in the quarterfinals.

The Ellensburg boys have rallied, trailing Clarkston 44-42 with 4:16 left in the game.

Senior Lindsey Gummersall leads the Panthers with 11 points while senior Jessalyn Jackson has 11 for Fort Vancouver.

The Bantams have a healthy lead and haven't been challenged much by Ellensburg.

THIRD QUARTER
The Islanders made a mini-run midway into the quarter, scoring six in a row to climb within seven at 30-23.
Kyle Thurston put a quick end to that when he stepped behind the NBA 3-point line and canned his fifth big bomb of the game for a 33-23 lead.

HALFTIME
Steven Bjornstad punctuated a solid first half by Columbia River with a thunderous dunk late in the second quarter. The 6-9 junior, though, largely gave the spotlight over to teammate Kyle Thurston, whose 14 points leads all scorers.

FIRST QUARTER
Kyle Thurston began the game by hitting his first four shots, including three 3-pointers, as the Chieftains bolted in front of the Islanders, 15-6, after the first quarter.

Thurston is no stranger to the 3-pointer, though. He's made 46 percent of his shots from behind the arc this season.

The Bantams lead Ellensburg 29-16 with 2:24 left in the second quarter in the boys 2A game.

Ephrata wallopped W.F. West, winning 65-56. The Tigers were up 50-33 at the start of the fourth quarter. Ephrata will play Lynden in the quarterfinals.

Pullman beat Anacortes 57-51 and will play Prosser in the quarterfinals.

Seattle Prep, after a shaky start to the fourth with two consecutive turnovers, steadily pulled away for an easy victory. Those turnovers allowed Renton to get within six, 43-37, on five of Derek Lowe's team-high 14 points.

For the Panthers, Jack Hanley made 5 of 16 shots to finish with a game-high 16 points, one of four Seattle Prep players in double figures scoring.

The Lancers are going to finally face the defending champion Ravens after a 59-56 win against Meadowdale.

Chene Cooper led Lakes with 25, Eryn Jones had 23 for the Mavs.

The Panthers made two late 3-pointers and scored the final eight points of the quarter to extend their lead. As the fourth quarter began, however, Seattle Prep turned over the ball on its first two possessions. Renton capitalized with a layup and a 3-pointer from Derek Lowe to close back within six.

With less than a second left in the first half against Meadowdale, Lakes High School's Chene Cooper, center, scored a basket and drew a foul leaving Lakes ahead at the half. Teammates Christina Caddy, left, and Sara Halasz cheer her on in the 3A girls state basketball championships at Bank of America this morning. PETER HALEY/The News Tribune

At the half, it's Seattle Prep 28, Renton 22.

The Panthers got out early, building a 15-8 lead. Renton came back to briefly take a 22-21 advantage late in the second quarter before Seattle Prep extended again.

Though he made only 2 of 7 shots, Jack Henley led all scorers in the first half for the Panthers with eight points. He did connect on all four of his free throws.

Let's revisit the 4A boys state tournament for a moment. Ferris became the first 4A school in state history to go back-to-back in undefeated seasons, dominating Federal Way 68-44 in the title game.

Saxons coach Don Van Lierop proclaimed his team the best ever in Washington.

Pat Fitterer, coach of the 1996 Sehome Mariners, does not agree. Fitterer's Mariners are the only team in state history to go 30-0. Sehome throttled Decatur 81-42 in the finals.

"The biggest difference is that we played all 12 guys, not just our top six," Fitterer said, referring to Ferris' not-so-deep bench. "We ranked No. 5 in the nation by USA Today at the end of our season."

Both teams were loaded with college-caliber athletes. Five Ferris players have already accepted athletic scholarships in basketball, football or baseball, and DeAngelo Casto is being recruited by the Washington State and Gonzaga basketball programs. Sehome's starting five played college ball, too. Among them, Mark Spink played at Gonzaga and Jared Stevenson set the career-scoring mark at Western Washington University.

Something else to consider is how they played their toughest competition. Sehome faced league-rival Mount Vernon three times that season and the Bulldogs were ranked No. 2 in 4A each time. The Mariners won those games by 15, 19 and 22 points, Fitterer said. By comparison, Ferris played a top-five Shadle Park team four times, beating it by 5, 3, 20 and 5 points.

"We just kept getting better each time," Fitterer said.

Who's better? Sehome or Ferris? I say Sehome, but Ferris isn't a wrong answer.

Lakes 46, Meadowdale 42

The Lancers haven't relinquished the lead this half, with Chene Cooper's 20 points and Sara Halasz' 12 leading the way.

Eryn Jones is up to 19 for the Mavericks.

Foster's Refugio Soto-Lopez passes out to a team mate after being boxed in during 4th period game against Lyndene in the 9 a.m. game of the WIAA State 2A boys basketball tournament in the Tacoma Dome this morning. RUSS CARMACK/The NEWS TRIBUNE

From the Associated Press:

Tyrell Lewis scored 16 points, and Mount Rainier used a tremendous shooting performance to hold off a late Mount Spokane rally for a 53-48 win in the first round of the Class 3A boys state tournament on Wednesday.

Lewis made 7 of 10 shots as the Rams (21-6) hit 55.6 percent for the game and 60 percent in the second half. Mount Rainier needed the strong shooting to hold off the Wildcats, who overcame their own poor shooting in the first half before falling short in the closing moments. Mount Spokane shot just 28 percent in the first half and 33 percent for the game.

Ryan Selland led the Wildcats (14-10) with 21 points and Jorndan Poynor added 17.

Theo Bowie added 10 points and had seven assists for the Rams.

The Greyhounds girls lead the Seahawks 28-22 at halftime of the second girls game.

Ephrata is up big at halftime. The Tigers' height advantage is letting them dominate inside.

Chene Cooper hit a layup and the and-one with 00.2 seconds remaining in the half to put the Lancers up by four. Cooper leads Lakes with 14, while Eryn Jones has 10 for the Mavericks.

Ephrate is leading W.F. West 14-7 with 6:37 left in the second quarter.

Lynden's Blair Bomber guard, tries to block Foster's Refugio Soto-Lopez during 2nd period action of the 9 a.m. game of the WIAA State 2A boys basketball tournament in the Tacoma Dome this morning. Russ Carmack/The News Tribune

Lakes 14, Meadowdale 13

Sara Halasz has five to lead the Lancers, while Eryn Jones has four for the Mavericks.

Defending champion Lynden advances and will play the winner of the W.F. West-Ephrata contest in the quarterfinals.

Foster will play again at 9 a.m. tomorrow in the consolation bracket.

Leaders to come later; we have a final

We're tied at 44 and headed into overtime.

Lynden passed and dribbled around the perimeter for the final 1:15. When the Lions tried to penetrate Foster's defense, they couldn't and had to settle for an off-balance 16-footer from post Adam DeLange.

The Ravens were up 42-14 at halftime over Bainbridge.

Senior Katie Grad had 20 points in the first half

Now the Ravens are continuing to roll, up 70-18 with 4:30 left in the game.

We're tied at 42 with three minutes left.

Lynden leads Foster, 39-36, at the end of the third quarter. The Bulldogs led 36-31 halfway through the quarter, but the Lions answered with back-to-back 3-pointers from Brady Bomber and Jacob Martin, taking a 37-36 advantage.

The girls' game is close, too, with the Mustangs holding a one-point advantage at halftime.

Foster's Refugio Soto-Lopez hit back-to-back 3-pointers and Reuben Donaldson hit a slashing layin as time expired in the second quarter, tying the score at 27.

The defending champion Lions are leading Foster, 16-9, after the first quarter. Point guard Brady Bomber has 7 points for Lynden.

This is Foster's last time at the 2A tournament. The Bulldogs are leaving the Nisqually League for the Seamount next year and opting up to 3A.

Auburn Riverside is up 25-8 on Bainbridge at the end of the first quarter. Senior Katie Grad has 14 of the Ravens' first-quarter points.

We're moments from tip-off at the Class 2A tournament at the Tacoma Dome. First up are the Lynden-Foster boys and Prosser-Clarkston girls.

3A GIRLS TOURNAMENT

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Auburn Riverside (21-3)
If you don’t know by now that the Ravens are the most dangerous 3A team in the state, then we’re not sure who can help you. Washington State-bound Katie Grad leads a bevy of talented players with 20.9 points per game, while junior Nichole Jackson and sophomore Mercedes Wetmore share point guard duties. The defending 3A champions have already beaten Kennedy, possibly their most dangerous opponent, twice in the past three weeks.