3/6/2026
(Yakima, WA) You can follow along with all the games of the 3A and 4A State Tournaments for both boys and girls. Full schedules, links to the live broadcasts followed up with written re-caps, MVP’s of each game and stats. Our coverage begins 3A boys then 3A girls followed by 4A girls and 4A boys.
*Note: Our coverage will get updated as we can and additional coverage may be added later such as video highlights. We have one person covering each location so we will be posting 60 re-caps each. We hope you understand and can give us a little patience.
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Extra, Extra! Sandy Ringer has again put together some extra information with her special SunDome Semifinal previews. Click on the link below. This is only happening in Yakima because of Sandy’s willingness to add more coverage. Thanks Sandy!
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Saturday, March 7, 2026
Day 4 CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY!
Consolation 3rd/5th place and 4th/6th place Games
1A Boys
Championship Game
7p (2) Lynden Christian vs (1) Zillah
3rd/5th Place Game
(6) King’s 64, (3) Royal 49
They wanted a Royal finish.
And this was the best one available after Friday’s semifinal loss to Zillah.
In a battle between teams with twin mascots, the Royal Knights (24-5) had the bigger bounce back, using a huge fourth quarter to take the third-place trophy. It’s a step up from last year’s fifth-place showing.
Junior Manny Ruvalcaba scored all 11 of his points in the second half to help lead the way. His three-pointer with just over six minutes to play started an eight-point run that helped put Royal in control, 49-41.
King’s (19-8) never got closer than seven the rest of the way. Those Knights once led 27-20 on Andrew Gerhing’s triple to open the second half. But Ruvalcaba keyed a 10-0 spurt with two threes of his own and Dax Jenks added another.
King’s wasn’t done yet.
Dozie Asinobi’s steal and layup put his team back on top, 34-32, and King’s was still up 38-35 with just over a minute to go in the third.
Grant Wardenaar driving layup put the lead back in Royal’s hands and it was 39-38 with eight minutes to go. He wound up with a game-high 21 points. Harry Brown added 11.
Gerhig was the only King’s player in double figures with 12, but Asinobi and Blake Needham scored nine apiece.
King’s has a rich basketball history with a string of 10 straight trophies from 2013 to 2023, including three titles. But a two-year drought was long enough.
4th/6th Place Game
(5) Annie Wright 50, (4) The Bear Creek School 43
What they lacked in experience, they made up for with energy and excitement.
And the Gators (18-10) were rewarded for it as they closed out an impressive season with a victory and trophy.
After back-to-back appearances in the championship games and a state title last season, Annie Wright had to start from scratch with zero varsity returning players.
The future is bright, but the time was now for Brian Holliday, one of just two seniors on the squad.
Holliday went out in style with 20 points, 10 rebounds and game MVP honors. His and-one three-point play with 2:37 left all but sealed the victory, giving the Gators a 41-37 advantage.
Annie Wright had trailed 36-34 two minutes into the final quarter after a two free throws and a basket by Bear Creek senior Andrew Liu, who had himself a final game with 24 points and 10 rebounds.
Conner Jensen added 11 points for the Grizzlies (20-11), who enjoyed their best showing since taking third in Class 2B in 2014.
1A Girls
Championship Game
9p (2) Zillah vs (1) King’s
3rd/5th Place Game
1p (5) Royal vs (3) Lynden Christian
4th/6th Place Game
(4) Annie Wright 47, (6) Bellevue Christian 41 (OT)
Two stars collided.
Only one could will her team to victory on the final day of the season.
And that would be senior Aaliyeh Martin, who tossed in five three-pointers and scored a game-high 25 points, netting the game MVP.
Bellevue Christian’s Kiana Skogstad, also a senior, closed out her prep career with 22 points and five rebounds after helping the Vikings win last year’s championship.
Freshman Emily Hoffman gave Bellevue Christian a chance to finish on a high note. Her putback with 6.6 seconds to go tied it at 39 and sent the game to overtime.
But the Gators (20-8) were too tough defensively, outscoring the Vikings 8-2 in the extra stanza.
Hoffman scored just eight points but cleaned up on the boards with 19 as Bellevue Christian finished the season18-9.
Katya Defebaugh, another Annie Wright senior, made her presence felt with 12 rebounds. Sophomore Jasmine Andrisek was key with eight points and seven caroms.
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2A Girls
Championship Game
5p (3) Prosser vs (1) Lynden
3rd/5th Place Game
11:15a (7) Ellensburg vs (4) Clarkston
4th/6th Place Game
8a (8) Selah vs (2) Deer Park
2A Boys
Championship Game
3p (2) RA Long vs (1) Bremerton
3rd/5th Place Game
1p (11) Columbia River vs (6) Anacortes
4th/6th Place Game
9:30a (7) Grandview vs (5) Tumwater
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1A Boys
Friday, March 6, 2026
Day 3 Semifinals (Winners to Championships, losers to 3rd place game)
Consolation bracket (Losers Out)
Semifinals (Winners to Championship, Losers to 3rd place game)
Still unbeaten. Still undeterred.
One question remains: Are the top-ranked Zillah Leopards untouchable?
The answer comes Saturday at 7 p.m. in the championship game of the Class 1A state boys basketball tournament at the Yakima SunDome.
And Lynden Christian hopes it is a resounding, “No!”
Zillah (27-0) punched its ticket with an entertaining 74-64 victory over No. 3 Royal in Friday’s first semifinal.
No. 2 Lynden Christian (25-1) then beat No. 6 King’s to join the party, 63-54, after once trailing by a dozen points.
Royal (23-5) and King’s (19-7) face off Saturday at 11:15 in the consolation final for third and fifth places.
No. 1 Zillah 74, No. 3 Royal 64
The rivalry lived up to the hype.
So did the level of play.
The game featured more three-pointers (16) than turnovers (11), a rarity in high-school basketball.
Then again, Dekker Van De Graaf is a rare talent.
The 6-foot-5 senior put on a show with 34 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots, standing out as the clear MVP.
Zillah made it a four-game season sweep of the nearby Knights. The second and third games were nailbiters, decided in the final seconds.
This one, not so much.
Although Royal kept it interesting until the final two minutes – thanks largely to Grant Wardenaar, who netted 5-of-10 triples enroute to his team-high 25 points. He also had eight rebounds, four assists and two blocks.
The Leopards were up just 23-20 after the opening quarter and 31-28 midway through the second.
Then Van De Graaf scored keyed a 10-2 run with eight points. Graham Palmer buried a try to cut it to 41-33 at the half.
The Knights (23-5) scored the first six points of the third period, but Zillah answered with an emphatic 16-5 spurt to take command. Wardenaar’s long three-pointer at the buzzer narrowed the gap to 10, 57-47.
It was 62-57 with 2:55 to go after a Palmer three, but Royal got no closer.
Palmer ended up with 15 points, while Dax Jenks had 13.
For Zillah, X Castilleja scored 12 and Budda Arnada had 10.
No. 2 Lynden-Christian 63, No. 6 King’s 53
Those who penciled the Knights into the title game after they cruised to a 31-19 lead late in the second quarter had to get their erasers out.
They can largely thank Dawson Hintz for that.
The junior guard went off for 17 of his game-high 24 points in the second half – hitting 7-of-10 shots from the field – to spark the comeback and land the MVP moniker.
The Knights had pulled away on a 15-0 run spurred by senior Dozie Asinobi, who accounted for 10 of those points.
But L-C finished the period with a 6-1 spurt and cut it to 32-27 early in the third. King’s still led 36-30 with less than five minutes left in the quarter, then Gunner Dystra started a 12-0 run for the Lyncs. Kaden Veldman, a 6-foot-4 senior, swatted a pair of shots during that span, but Drew Evans finally ended the spree with a three-pointer just before the buzzer and it was 42-39 heading into the final eight minutes
Andrew Gerbig trimmed it to 42-41 before Hintz took over. He scored L-C’s next six points and a three-pointer by Robertson made it 58-49 with 2:15 to go. King’s got no closer than seven the rest of the way.
Zylstra and Veldman wound up with 14 points each.
Zaphie Cooper led the Knights with 15 points, while Gerbig and Asinobi had 14 apiece.
Consolation Round at Yakima SunDome (Winners to Trophy Round, Losers out)
They won’t get what they came for, another championship.
But the Annie Wright Gators go home from the Class 1A state championship tournament empty handed either.
No. 5 Annie Wright clinched another trophy with a wild, overtime victory against No. 7 Chelan, 49-44, in Friday’s loser-out round. The Gators (17-10), who lost to No. 3 Royal in the quarterfinals Thursday, play No. 4 The Bear Creek School (20-10) Saturday at 11:15 back at the Yakima SunDome to determine fourth and sixth places.
The Grizzlies knocked out No. 8 Seattle Christian to earn another game, 60-43.
No. 5 Annie Wright 49, No. 7 Chelan 44 (OT)
It definitely wasn’t pretty – OK, the players and coaches on both sides had to agree it was an ugly game in many respects.
But a gutsy one as well.
The Gators, who have no returners from their title team, won despite going scoreless in the third quarter, watching a 28-24 lead turn into a 36-28 deficit.
Then Chelan went cold. The Goats, going without a field goal in the fourth period. Their only points came on a pair of Tev Uteck free throws that tie the game at 38 with to61 ticks on the clock.
Annie Wright freshman James Thomas ultimately missed a step-back three from the corner at the buzzer and it was on to OT.
Missed free throws, which had cost the Goats in their quarterfinal loss to King’s the day before, were an issue again as they went 0-for-8 in the extra stanza and 10-for-27 overall in the game.
The Gators, on the other hand, made all but one of their 16 tries from the charity stripe, going 9-for-10 in overtime.
Thomas, the son of former NBA player Isaiah Thomas, struggled with his shots from the field for most of the game (3-for-18), but not at the line, where he was 8-for-8. His pair to open overtime gave Annie Wright a lead it never relinquished.
Thomas, the game MVP, finished with 17 points. Sophomore Austin Collins was also key as he matched his 12 points with a dozen rebounds. Frosh Z Poulin factored in with nine points and eight boards.
Chelan, which finishes the season 23-7, got double-doubles from senior Luca Faletto (17 points, 14 rebounds) and sophomore Trevor Faletto (11 and 12). Utteck, a junior, contributed nine points and 14 rebounds.
No. 4 The Bear Creek School 60, No. 8 Seattle Christian 43
The Grizzlies seemed to have an answer to every run Seattle Christian.
And that answer was usually junior guard Conner Jensen, the game MVP.
Jensen made even the tough shots look easy and piled up 29 points, sinking 0-of-16 shots from the field (3-of-5 three-pointers) and 8-of-10 free throws. He scored the Grizzlies’ final seven points of the first half to give them a 28-23 lead.
Seattle Christian, which had beaten Bear Creek 48-45 to open the season, never got closer than four points the rest of the way. Ethan Collier’s tough inside bucket with 40 seconds to go in the third cut it to 39-35 (he missed the accompanying free throw).
Bear Creek scored the next eight points for a 47-35 advantage early in the fourth and ultimately scored the final eight points of the game, six of them at the line.
Senior Andrew Liu had a near double-double with 12 points and eight rebounds.
Seattle Christian (19-7) got 13 points and eight boards from junior Micah Nelson. No one else reached double figures, but three were close – Collier (nine), Dakota O’Hare (eight) and Sam Althoff (eight).
1A Girls
Friday, March 6, 2026
Day 3 Semifinals (Winners to Championships, losers to 3rd place game)
Consolation bracket (Losers Out)
Semifinals (Winners to Championship, Losers to 3rd place game)
The King’s Knights are back where they want to be – in the championship game of the Class 1A state girls basketball tournament at the Yakima SunDome.
But they’re looking for a better outcome after losing last year’s contest to Bellevue Christian.
No. 1 King’s (23-4) takes on No. 2 Zillah (25-2) Saturday at 9 p.m.
The Knights handled No. 5 Royal in Friday’s semifinals, 42-27. The Leopards beat No. 3 Lynden Christian, 53-44.
It will be a rematch of sorts. King’s topped Zillah in last year’s quarterfinals, 78-68.
No. 1 Kings 42, No. 5 Royal 27
Defense set the tone early for the King’s, which held Royal to a single point in the opening quarter.
The offense wasn’t exactly clicking (seven points), but that improved as the game went on and they enjoyed a 31-10 advantage before Royal exploded for 17 points in the final quarter.
Kaleo Anderson was the catalyst for King’s with 15 points, 13 rebounds, three steals and two blocks. She had game MVP written all over her.
Lauren Wardenaar was Royal’s biggest threat with 12 points. Briana Cedilo and Graycie Kast were monsters on the boards with 10 apiece.
No. 2 Zillah 53, No. 3 Lynden Christian 44
The Lyncs, looking to get back to the championship game for the first time since 2022, got off to a promising start. They opened with an 8-0 run, but the Leopards closed the quarter with a run of their own to lead 16-13.
It was even closer at the half with Zillah clinging to a 22-21 advantage.
Then came the decisive third, where the Leopards pushed it to 39-30. June Flander hit a layup and Makenna Klitzke followed with a three-pointer to close the quarter after L-C crawled within four.
Angeline Buck dropped in a triple that made it 46-34 with 3:13 left in the game and Zillah slammed the door shut.
Addison Johnson came up with six of her 13 points in the final quarter and delivered a big block to help seal the victory. She was named game MVP.
Flander wound up with 16 points and Buck 12.
Tyra Dykstra carried much of the L-C load with 21 points, including three treys. Ella Fritts dropped in 11, while Jocelyn Eshuis grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds to go with her six points.
Consolation (loser out)
Bellevue Christian had big things in mind upon arriving at the Class 1A state girls basketball tournament at the Yakima SunDome this week.
Like winning a second straight championship.
But with that possibility gone after a quarterfinal loss to Royal Thursday, the No. 6 Vikings were determined to play for the next big thing available – fourth place.
They put themselves in that position Friday with a 52-37 victory over No. 7 Seton Catholic in the elimination round, 52-37.
Bellevue Christian (18-8) plays No. 4 Annie Wright (20-7) Saturday at 9:30 a.m. The winner places fourth and the loser sixth. Annie Wright moved on with a 48-38 win over No. 8 Lakeside of Nine Mile Falls Friday.
No. 6 Bellevue Christian 52, No. 7 Seton Catholic 35
It took awhile for the Vikings to settle in, leading just 9-7 after the opening eight minutes.
But they used big second and third quarters with withstand Seton Catholic’s comeback bid.
Bellevue Christian outscored the Cougars 32-15 in the middle two stanzas and led by as many as 23 points (45-22).
Olivia Reynolds was the guiding force with 15 points, six rebounds and four assists, emerging as the game MVP.
Fellow senior Kiana Skogstad logged a game-high 16 points with four three-pointers – including a halfcourt shot to end the half. Freshman Emily Hoffman contributed 14 points and six rebounds.
Seton Catholic (22-4) fell just short of its bid for a first-ever trophy. Senior Riley Seymer went out in style with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
No. 4 Annie Wright 48, No. 8 Lakeside 38
If they Gators thought they’d run away with this one after rolling to a 12-5 lead in the first quarter, they had to think again.
The Eagles owned the second period, 13-6, and it was all tied up at 18. Sienna Weinberger buried back-to-back buckets for Lakeside to end the half.
Sophomore Camille Bates delivered Annie Wright’s first three-ball of the game in the third quarter and followed with another field goal for a personal 5-0 run. She finished with 16 points, five rebounds and two assists to earn MVP accolades.
Her corner three put the Gators in front 41-31 in the fourth and finished off the Eagles.
Aaliyeh Martin helped key the victory with 14 points, going 6-for-7 at the line. Jasmine Andrisek added 13 points and nine rebounds.
Kira Mace was Lakeside’s leading scorer with 10, while Emerson Cummings matched eight points with eight boards. The Eagles end the season 16-7.
2A Girls
Friday, March 6, 2026
Day 3 Semifinals (Winners to Championships, losers to 3rd place game)
Consolation bracket (Losers Out)
Semifinals (Winners to Championship, Losers to 3rd place game)
The beat – and beatings – go on for the Lynden girls basketball team.
The top-ranked Lions made Clarkston their 74th straight victim Friday and are back in the championship game of the Class 2A state tournament at the Yakima SunDome.
Only Prosser stands in the way of their quest for an unprecedented third consecutive championship.
The No. 3 Mustangs (24-3) finally snapped their semifinal jinx to beat No. 7 Ellensburg in the other semifinal, 64-42.
Clarkston (22-4) and Ellensburg (21-5) play for third and fifth places Saturday at 11:15 a.m.
No. 1 Lynden 50, No. 4 Clarkston 30
Finley Parcher put the Lions on her back, accounting for nearly half of their points (21) and amassing 22 rebounds.
No other Lynden player had more than Degitu Bowler’s eight. Payton Mills scored just six points, but grabbed 11 boards. The Lions dominated the glass 53-33.
Both teams were cold to start and Lynden led just 5-4 going into the second quarter.
But what a quarter that was for the Lions as they pulled away to a 24-9 advantage.
Parcher, the game MVP (and last year’s tournament MVP) delivered a pair of putbacks in the period and already had a double-double at halftime (10 points, 11 rebounds).
Clarkston shot just eight percent from the field in the first half and 19 percent for the game. Joslyn McCormack-Marks was the team’s top scorer with 11.
No. 3 Prosser 64, No. 7 Ellensburg 42
Herbie Wright helped right the wrongs.
The 5-foot-11 junior paired 21 points with 13 rebounds and four assists as the Mustangs finally got over the semifinal hump after losing in this round in each of the previous four years.
And two of those setbacks came at the hands of Ellensburg, in 2023 and ’24, which made this win a little extra sweeter. Lynden was the culprit last season.
Wright scored 15 of her 21 points in the second half and was a perfect 8-for-8 at the line to garner the MVP tag.
Ellensburg was in front 15-13 after the opening quarter but was outscored 23-9 in the second. Keelyn Cox, another junior, accounted for 12 of her points on four three-pointers, all in the first half. Sophomore Amelia Chapman also checked in with 12 points, 10 after the intermission.
Bella Standish had a strong outing for the Bulldogs with 17 points. Ellie Marcus added nine.
Consolation Round at Yakima SunDome (Winners to Trophy Round, Losers out)
The wait is over for the Selah girls basketball program.
The Vikings are finally bringing home another trophy, their first since 1981.
Whether it will be fourth or sixth place will be determined Saturday at 8 a.m., when No. 8 Selah (21-8) plays No. 2 Deer Park (22-4) in the Class 2A state tournament at the Yakima SunDome.
Junior Elise Kingston delivered the game-winning shot in overtime as the Vikings edged No. 5 Archbishop Murphy in Friday’s elimination round, 50-48.
Deer Park had a less stressful experience, sending No. 11 Nathan Hale home, 53-22. The Stags, third a year ago, bounced back after losing Thursday to Lynden, the two-time defending champion.
No. 2 Deer Park 53, No. 11 Nathan Hale 22
It was hard to tell which was better – Emma Bryant’s stingy defense or her scintillating offense.
Call it a draw.
The senior guard got the MVP nod after scoring 15 points and playing a key role in limiting dynamic guard Zia-Daye Anderson to just seven points. The same Zia-Day Anderson who exploded for a record 52 points in the tournament opener against W.F. West.
Junior Ashlan Bryant supplied a game-high 17 points, while senior Jacey Boesel checked in with a double-double – 13 points, 12 rebounds.
Nathan Hale, making its first state appearance, started strong. The Raiders trailed just 14-10 after the opening quarter, but managed just 12 points the rest of the way as the Stags tightened their defense.
Anderson, who is headed for Boise State, managed just four points in the first half and three in the second. Junior Bella Wilson also had seven for Nathan Hale, which closes the season 15-11.
No. 8 Selah 50, No. 5 Archbishop Murphy 48
Kingston clearly was the go-to girls with the Vikings’ season on the line.
And she showed why.
With the game tied at 48 and 25.9 seconds remaining in overtime, the Vikings called time and designed the play.
Then ran it to perfection, running the clock down before getting the ball to Kingston for her driving layup with eight seconds showing.
The Wildcats got a time out with three seconds on the clock, then Selah called another one.
Archbishop Murphy had a great inbound pass to Ashley Fletcher under the basketball, but the shot wouldn’t fall and no foul was called.
Kingston, the game MVP who notched a team-high 17 points, had given Selah a 48-42 lead a minute into overtime with a steal and layup.
Archbishop’s Brooke Blachly tied it again on a pair of three-pointers, the second one with just under a minute and a half to play. Blachly, a senior, was fabulous with 30 points, including six treys. Fletcher, a smooth junior, was solid with nine points and eight rebounds.
2A Boys
Friday, March 6, 2026
Day 3 Semifinals (Winners to Championships, losers to 3rd place game)
Consolation bracket (Losers Out)
Semifinals (Winners to Championship, Losers to 3rd place game)
Speed kills.
In this case, Jalen Thomas’ court quickness killed Columbia River’s upset hopes Friday night in the semifinals of the Class 2A state boys basketball tournament at the Yakima SunDome.
The Bremerton junior took an inbounds pass from Aaron Mathews under the River basket with 2.8 seconds left in overtime and the defending champion behind by a point.
He jetted around a couple of defenders, raced to the hoop and kissed the game-winner off the glass as the buzzer sounded in the 55-54 victory.
The Knights went wild. The Rapids wilted.
Thus, No. 1 Bremerton (23-2) will battle No. 2 R.A. Long (27-0) for the big prize Saturday at 9 p.m.
The Lumberjacks beat held off No. 6 Anacortes, 53-49, to get their shot.
No. 11 Columbia River (20-8) and Anacortes (22-5) play for fourth and sixth places at 1 p.m. Saturday.
No. 1 Bremerton 55, No. 11 Columbia River 54 (OT)
Chances.
Both teams had so many of them slip away.
With the game knotted at 51 after Davis’ three-point play with 30 seconds remaining in regulation, River’s Dillon McKay’s driving layup had too much mustard on it. Then Bremerton’s Enoch Taylor was too strong on his driving attempt at the buzzer.
On to overtime, where points were hard to come by.
Kellen Clary made 1-of-2 free throws for the Rapids, then Aaron Mathews put the Knights up 53-52. Clary followed with a spinning basket inside to make it 54-53 River with 1:41 on the clock.
Mathews missed a pair of freebies with 1:11 to go, then neither team could get anything to fall.
The Knights designed a play for 6-10 sophomore Jay Beahan, who had taken just three shots, and this one was off the mark, too.
Chase Fitzwilson rebounded and got the ball to Alex Pont, who was fouled with 3.6 showing. He couldn’t get either to drop. Mathews rebounded the second one and called time out with 2.8 to go, setting up Davis’ magic.
Pont was unconsolable, but his supportive teammates lifted him off the court. He had been instrumental in keeping the Rapids in the game with 10 points and three steals.
Clary collected a team-high 14 points and Josh Paxton pocketed 11. Fitzwilson was filthy on the boards with 16.
Davis finished with 27 points and nine rebounds, getting the MVP nod. He was the tourney MVP a year ago. Mathews wound up with13.
No. 2 R.A. Long 53, No. 6 Anacortes 49
The Lumberjacks nearly blew all of a 19-point first half lead as Anacortes showed tremendous resiliency.
Micah Dickison’s long three-pointer cut it to 52-49 with 9.1 seconds to go and the Seahawks got an immediate time out.
Josh Crane took the inbounds pass and was fouled with 7.8 seconds showing. He missed the first free throw, but nailed the clinching second as R.A. Long survived.
Spencer Roberts’ half court try was short.
The Jacks jacked up 18 three-pointers and rainbowed in half of them. Jeff Rooklidge hit 5-of-8 from deep, all in the first three quarters, and finished with 21 points.
Crane connected on 3-of-6 – the last one giving R.A. Long a 50-41 lead with 4:35 to play. He finished with 12 points.
Roberts led Anacortes with 16 points, including a pair of triples. Dickison matched his 12 points with 12 rebounds.
The Thorbeckes MVP of the game went to Jeff Rooklidge.
Consolation (loser out)
Grandview had a chance to win the Class 2A state boys basketball tournament in 2024.
The Greyhounds got to the title game before losing to Lynden
After failing to qualify last season, they had another trophy in mind when they returned to the Yakima SunDome, and they’ll get one.
No. 7 Grandview (20-8) beat No. 4 Pullman (20-5) in a loser-out battle Friday, 58-36, to earn the chance to finish as high as fourth.
No. 5 Tumwater (23-4) plans to have something to say about that. The Thunderbirds came from 14 points down to beat No. 8 Renton (13-13) Friday, 50-48.
That game will be Saturday at 9:30 a.m. The loser takes sixth.
Tumwater placed fourth in both 2022 and ’23.
No. 7 Grandview 48, No. 4 Pullman 36
MVP Frankie Medina made sure the Greyhounds didn’t have their season end on back-to-back losses, keying the comeback after Thursday’s defeat to No. 1 Bremerton, the defending champion.
Medina scored six straight points late in the first quarter to cap a 14-2 run that gave Grandview early control, 16-4. He wound up with 12 in the half and 22 for the game.
The Greyhounds led 31-15 at the break and 43-29 after three quarters.
Braden Santos (12 points) and Darius Montelongo (11) had solid games as well.
No. 4 Tumwater 50, No. 8 Renton 48
No lead is safe with Landon Anchors on the floor.
With his team trailing 28-14 just moments into the third quarter, Anchors went off for 19 of his game-high 24 points to lead the comeback.
Renton, which was looking for another trophy after taking sixth in 2024, was up 35-27 with less than three minutes to go in the third before Anchors again sparked a 7-0 run. Juice White-Kelley answered with a triple for the Redhawks to end the quarter.
It was 48-45 Renton after a bucket by Adan Abdi with a little over two minutes, but Tumwater went up 50-48 on a putback by – who else? – Anchors with 47 seconds on the clock.
The Redhawks couldn’t answer and had to foul four times before sending Tumwater to the line. Jake Reid wound up missing both free throws with 12.4 seconds to play, but Renton couldn’t take advantage.
Blake Ervin was the team’s lone player in double figures with 10, but Sudan Luok and Nate Omar were close with eight each.
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1A Boys
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Day 2 Quarterfinals
Winners to Semifinals, Losers to Consolation bracket
(3) Royal 63, (5) Annie Wright 36
The Knights simply had more firepower than young Annie Wright, which starts two freshmen and two sophomores after heavy graduation losses.
Royal, which has its share of youth with three junior starters alongside freshman Graham Palmer, had four players score in double figures and dominated the second half after leading just 25-19 at the break.
Palmer and junior Dax Jenks each popped in 14 points, while Manny Ruvalcaba and Grant Wardenaar – both juniors – added 10 apiece. Ruvalcaba finished with a double-double, yanking down 10 rebounds, and emerged as the game MVP. He also handed out at trio of assists.
Wardenaar accentuated a 19-6 third quarter with a dynamic dunk.
Freshman Z Poulin was the lone Annie Wright player to hit double digits, scoring 13.
Fellow frosh James Thomas, the son of former NBA player Isaiah Thomas, struggled with his shot (2-for-13) and was held to six points as his father watched from the stands. Isaiah played at Curtis High School in University place and later at the University of Washington.
Sophomore Austin Collins didn’t score but provided a team-high eight rebounds.
(1) Zillah 68, (7) Chelan 53
Chelan rode the hot hand of Luca Faletto to take a 20-18 lead in the first quarter, when Faletto had 12 of his 24 points.
But Dekker Van De Graaf did everything he could to turn the tide and had 17 of his 23 by halftime, where Zillah was on top 37-34.
The Goats were down just 40-39 when Memphis Jones tossed in a three and Budda Aranda added a basket to stretch it to 45-39. Free throws by Trev Uttech whittled it to 45-41 – and makes at the line were a premium for both teams in this one.
But the Leopards closed the third on a 9-2 run and Chelan never got closer than seven the rest of the way.
Chelan sank just 10 of 27 charity shots, but Zillah was worse (6 of 17(.
Van De Graaf, who also snagged seven rebounds, was tabbed the game MVP. Budda Aranda made a strong bid with 17 points and 10 boards and X Castilla was in the mix as well (10 points, nine rebounds).
Chelan got a double-double from Uttech (21 and 11). Lucas Felatto dropped in a team-high 24 points.
(6) King’s 50, (4) The Bear Creek School 29
The one that mattered most went to King’s.
These two teams are familiar foes as members of the Emerald Sound Conference. The Bear Creek School won two of the three earlier meetings, taking a 15-point victory in the tournament championship game.
So, the Knights were having none of that with a semifinal berth on the line.
They enjoyed a 26-15 advantage at halftime and put the game away with a 12-2 third quarter and held the Grizzlies to their season low.
Six King’s players scored five points or more, led by game MVP Dozie Asinobi with 11. He also accounted for six rebounds. Zaphie Cooper, just a sophomore, stepped up with nine points and seven boards.
Andrew Liu and Conner Jensen combined for more than half of the Grizzlies’ points with 10 and eight, respectively.
(2) Lynden Christian 84, (8) Seattle Christian 56
It was raining threes for the Lyncs, who rainbowed in 11 of 23.
Junior Gunnar Dykstra sank six of nine from deep enroute to his game-high 27 points, landing the MVP tag. Kaden Veldman, another junior, connected on all three of his shots behind the arc and wound up with a double-double (21 points, 10 rebounds).
Dykstra’s triple at the buzzer gave L-C a 14-13 lead heading into the second quarter and the Lyncs dominated from there.
Seattle Christian got as close as 45-38 on a trey by Dakota O’Hare midway through the third period, but L-C rattled off 24 unanswered points before the Warriors finally scored again a minute and a half into the fourth.
O’Hare and Grant Collier each scored 18 for Seattle Christian.
1A Girls
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Day 2 Quarterfinals
Winners to Semifinals, Losers to Consolation bracket
(5) Royal 51, (6) Bellevue Christian 42
Tied at 35 to start the final quarter, the Knights went on a 7-0 run to assert control.
Bellevue Christian suddenly couldn’t find the bottom of the net and never got closer than five points the rest of the way.
Junior Graycie Kast scored 15 of her game-high 21 points in the second half. She also grabbed 10 rebounds and was anointed as the game’s MVP. Freshman Lauren Wardenaar was key as well with 13 points, five rebounds and five steals.
Bellevue Christian senior Olivia Reynolds tallied 20 points and freshman Emily Hoffman made her presence felt with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Royal forced 19 turnovers, 13 in the first half.
(1) King’s 54, (7) Seton Catholic
King’s looked to be in major trouble in the first quarter, falling behind 17-5 and still down 17-8 going into the second.
Then the Knights slapped on a full-court press and thrived, forcing three consecutive shot-clock violations and they wound up leading 28-22 at halftime.
Kaitlin Cramer’s three to beat the third-quarter buzzer made it 42-29 and King’s was sitting pretty. She finished with 15 points and the MVP award. Fellow senior Kaleo Anderson was also a strong contender with 23 points, 13 rebounds, five steals, four assists and a blocked shot.
Seton Catholic, which had won 21 in a row, was sparked by senior Riley Seymer with 14 points. Remy Jennings finished with nine.
The Cougars were outscored 46-19 over the final three quarters.
(3) Lynden Christian 66, (4) Annie Wright 59 (2 OT)
Momentum was fickle all game long with neither team able to keep any for any length of time.
Lynden Christian seemed to have it in the first half, edging out to a 24-17 lead.
Then Annie Wright’s Aaliyeh Marten revved her engine, fueling a 24-15 third quarter with eight of her game-high 25 points.
That put the Gators up 41-39 going into the fourth quarter. They led 50-47 before sophomore Tyra Dykstra buried a three-pointer to tie it. She missed another triple that wound have ended it in regulation – but she’d deliver more later.
Both teams scored five points in the first overtime. Martin sank one of two free throws with 34.1 seconds on the clock to knot it at 55. Sara VanLoo had a chance to win it, but missed two late free throws.
Annie Wright’s Jasmine Andrisek got the first basket in the second OT with a steal and layup. But that’s when Dykstra stepped up again, starting a 7-0 run with two free throws and a three-pointer. Ella Fritts topped it with another two at the line.
Andrisek finally ended a long drought for the Gators, burying a shot with 55 seconds on the clock – upping her game total to 15 and cutting the lead to 62-59. Dykstra quickly answered. Fritts sealed it with two more free throws, giving her 20 on the night to accompany her game-high 12 rebounds. She and Dykstra were declared co-MVPs of the game.
Jessica Delong added 11 points and seven rebounds, while Jocelyn Eshuis 10 boards and six points.
Martin led Annie Wright in rebounding with 10. Camille Bates contributed 11 points.
(2) Zillah 60, (8) Lakeside (9-Mile) 24
The Leopards couldn’t miss – or at least it must have seemed that way to Lakeside.
They shot 63.6 percent from the field in the first half (14 of 22) while blowing out to a 35-13 advantage.
Sophomore Bella Valadez scored 11 of her 14 points in that half, including a trio of threes. Jnior Makenna Klitzke racked up 20 points (connecting on seven of 10 from the field and five of seven at the line) to go along with 10 rebounds and three assists, making her the clear MVP.
Junior Bella Tobeck led Lakeside with six points and nine rebounds.
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2A Girls
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Day 2 Quarterfinals
Winners to Semifinals, Losers to Consolation bracket
(4) Clarkston 63, (11) Nathan Hale 30
Senior Aneysa Judy went off for 11 of her game-high 16 points in the first quarter as the Bantams bolted to a 21-6 lead.
They used a smothering defense to keep Anderson in check with Jaelyn McCormack-Marks often drawing the assignment with help.
Anderson, who has committed to Boise State, went 1-for-14 in the opening half and finished 5-for-26. She still managed a double-double with 11 rebounds and is 16 points shy of tying the individual tournament record of 81 points, set last year by Julia Dalan of W.F. West.
Judy wound up with the MVP moniker. Jaelyn McCormack-Marks was a contender with 11 points, seven assists, four rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Preslee Dempsey also had 11 points, while Joslyn McCormack-Marks backed eight points with 11 rebounds.
The Bantams actually went scoreless in the fourth quarter after going up by 40 late in the third, triggering the running clock. It was 63-20 going into the final period.
(1) Lynden 58, (2) Deer Park 33
It was close for a quarter.
Deer Park kept pace early and trailed just 12-11 heading into the second period.
But Lynden found another gear and were up 24-13 at the half. A 20-9 third quarter put the game on ice.
Finley Parcher, a 6-foot-1 junior who took tournament MVP honors a year ago, got the game award with 14 points and seven rebounds. Senior Rian Stephan had 12 points and seven boards. Fellow senior Payton Mills collected 14 rebounds as Lynden dominated on the glass, 43-26.
Deer Park was paced by senior Jacey Boesel and junior Ashlan Bryant with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
(3) Prosser 78, (5) Archbishop Murphy 41
Defense was the difference for the Mustangs, especially early on.
Archbishop Murphy managed just five points in the opening quarter to fall into an 11-point bunker and was behind 34-16 by halftime.
The Mustangs used a 17-3 run in the second half to erase any doubt. They forced 21 turnovers and piled up 24 points off of them.
Junior Herbie Wright collected 17 of her game-high 23 points after the intermission and was selected game MVP.
Sophomore Lailah Carter checked in with 18 points, while senior Deidra Phillips delivered 16 points and seven rebounds.
For the Wildcats, Celine Wright put together 13 points (hitting all but one of her eight free throws) and seven rebounds. Ashley Fletcher went 12-for-16 at the line to account for all of her points. Both are juniors.
(7) Ellensburg 57, (8) Selah 48
The Bulldogs completed a four-game sweep of their nearby rivals, but had to work for it.
Selah, back at state for the first time since 1981 (3A), was in front after one quarter, 13-10. Ellensburg responded with a 15-7 second period to lead 25-20 at the break.
Junior Bella Standish got hot in the third quarter and scored 15 of her game-best 24 in the second half, dropping in three of four three-point tries (she had four triples in the game). She coupled that with 10 rebounds, four steals, three assists and a blocked shot to nab MVP honors.
Seniors Ellie Markus and Molly Moffat helped out with 15 and 14 points, respectively.
Junior Elise Kingston kept the Vikings in the game with 20 points and senior Lily St Mary did her part with 13, including a trio of three-pointers.
The Bulldogs closed out the victory with some clutch shooting at the line.
2A Boys
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Day 2 Quarterfinals
Winners to Semifinals, Losers to Consolation bracket
(11) Columbia River 54, (4) Pullman 48
The Rapids got on an early roll, using a 24-0 run to open up a 28-9 lead less than five minutes into the second quarter.
It was 33-10 before the Greyhounds showed some bite. They got as close as 52-48 with 24.4 seconds to play, but ran out of time.
Senior Kellen Clary went 7-for-9 from the field in the first half to account for 14 of his team-high 16 points, getting the MVP nod. Luca Phillips, another senior, backed him with 13 points and eight rebounds.
Pullman juniors Gavyn Dealy and Vaughn Holstad had matching 16-point efforts. Cade Rogers, another 11th grader, was one point short of a double-double, finishing with nine points and 10 rebounds.
(1) Bremerton 65, (7) Grandview 47
He might be just 5-foot-9, but Grandview senior Franciso Medina doesn’t back down from anyone.
Not even Bremerton’s 6-foot-10 Jay Beahan.
Medino twisted and turned on drives to the basket and dropped back for his signature three-pointers to keep the upset-minded Greyhounds within striking distance in the first half. He accounted for 21 of his team’s 30 points as they trailed just 33-30 at the break.
But the Knights seized control in the third period, scoring 10 straight – four by the sophomore Beahan – go up 41-31. Beahan’s rim-rattling dunk late in the quarter started a 15-3 spurt that carried into the fourth and ended on Jalen Davis’ three-point play on a putback.
Bremerton led 59-37 at that point and finished business.
Medina scored just four points in the second half. Braden Santos got eight of his 10 after intermission.
Davis, voted the tournament MVP as a sophomore last year, got the game MVP moniker in this one with 29 points, six rebounds and six steals. Junior Enoch Taylor delivered 10 of his 17 points in the second half. Beahan wound up with eight points, four rebounds and three blocks.
(6) Anacortes 71, (5) Tumwater 61
Tumwater scored the first six points of the game, then went cold as Anacortes closed the quarter on an 11-0 run behind Micah Dickinson’s seven points.
Dickinson, a 6-foot-4 senior, emerged as the game MVP after finishing with 29 points, making 10 of 16 shots from the field (three of six three-pointers) and six of eight free throws.
Anacortes led 29-20 at halftime with Lucas Roberts slamming home a putback just before time expired. He finished with eight points, while Ryan Harrington had 10 and Spencer Roberts nine.
It was 48-33 going into the final quarter and Tumwater never got it under double digits.
The Thunderbirds wound up with four players in double figures – Owen Reamer (16), Julian Balsley (13), Landon Anchors (11) and Ethan Bello (11). Tathen Broeker brought down a game-high 11 rebounds to go with his five.
(2) RA Long 55, (8) Renton 45
Renton got a pair of threes from junior Juice White-Kelley for a short-lived 6-4 lead, but the Lumberjacks finished the opening quarter with an 11-2 spurt and never trailed the rest of the way.
They threatened to run away with it in the third, leading 43-25, but the Redhawks battled back and curt the deficit to single digits in the final minute, but Cam Newsome sealed it at the line.
R.A. Long dominated the glass, 42-29 and got all of its scoring from four players, led by Josh Crane with 19 (plus 10 boards), the game MVP. Crane had a breakaway dunk midway through the fourth. Newsome finished with 12 points as did Jeff Rooklidge and Landon Irwin. Irwin also supplied 10 rebounds and five assists.
White-Kelly was the only Renton player in double figures, but 5-8 freshman Adan Abdi came close with nine and Sudan junior Luok had eight.
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1A Boys
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Day 1 Round of 12
Winners to Quarterfinals, Losers Out
(3) Royal 61, (11) Overlake 33
Grant Wardenaar, a 6-foot-4 junior, scored 11 of his game-high 19 points in the second quarter as the Knights opened up a 36-10 halftime lead. He also wound up with 10 rebounds and five assists to garner game MVP honors.
Royal (22-4) now plays No. 5 Annie Wright (16-9), the defending champion, in Thursday’s quarterfinals at 9 a.m.
Junior Major Andra was the only other Royal player in double figures with 10 points. The young Knights, with just two seniors on their roster, reached the semifinals last year, but then lost two straight to finish fifth.
Overlake, which got 11 points from junior Derek Li and eight from sophomore Carter Douvia, shot just 19.7 percent from the field and end the season at 21-5.
(7) Chelan 60, (10) Cascade Christian 44
After scoring just four points in the second quarter to fall behind 21-19, the Goats got their offense in gear in the second half and took control.
Carson Morgan’s three-pointer gave them a 28-27 lead in the third quarter and they pulled away from there.
Teve Uttech, a 6-foot-7 junior, scored all of his team-high 16 points in the second half and drew the MVP moniker. He had attempted only one shot in the first half, then got aggressive, finishing 7-for-11 for the game. Uttech also grabbed a game-best 13 rebounds.
Sophomore Trevor Faletto chipped in 15 points, while senior Luca Faletto added 10 as Chelan moved into the quarterfinals, where they face top-seeded Zillah (24-5) Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
Cascade Christian’s season comes to an end at 17-9. The Cougars were led Wednesday by senior guard Cole Thieste with 16 points.
(4) The Bear Creek School 44, (12) Wapato 42
The Grizzlies got everything they could handle from the upset-minded Wolves, who never trailed by more than five points.
The Bear Creek School (18-9), which lost to Chelan in the Round of 12 last season, was up 41-36 with 2:57 to play after Conner Jensen’s 10-foot jumper. It was 43-38 thanks to a pair of free throws by Noah Luedke with 55.6 seconds on the clock.
But free throws from Al Garza and Jacob Bobb closed it to 43-42 with 7.7 seconds left.
A quick foul sent Jensen to the line. He made the first, giving the junior guard a game-high 19 points, but he missed the second and Garza grabbed the carom. The Grizzlies had a foul to give and got it quickly, leaving just 1.8 remaining.
Bobb’s off-balanced three-pointer hit the side of the backboard as time ran out. He notched a team-high12 points for the Wolves, who end the season 16-12.
James Whitlock, a 6-foot-5 sophomore, put together 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Bear Creek School, which plays No 6 King’s (18-6) Thursday at 12:15 p.m. the Grizzlies are 2-1 against the Knights this season, most recently winning 55-50 in the championship game of the Emerald Sound Conference tournament.
(8) Seattle Christian 78, (16) Nooksack Valley 44
Balance and board-work were key for the hot-shooting Warriors as senior Sam Althoff led a quartet of players in double figures with 20 points.
Dakota O’Hare had 16, followed by Grant Collier (14) and Micah Nelson (10).
The Warriors (18-6) dominated on the boards, 49-22. Althoff, the game MVP, snagged 16 and Isaia Alvis nabbed 11.
Seattle Christian, which shot 54.0 percent from the field, advances to Thursday’s quarterfinals and face No. 2 Lynden Christian (23-1) at 2 p.m. The Lyncs’ lone loss was to 4A Lake Stevens in the second game of the season.
The Warriors were one-and-done the last time they qualified (2023) and are hunting for their first trophy since placing third in 2005.
This one got out of hand in a hurry. It was 3-3 when Seattle Christian rattled off 10 straight points. The Pioneers closed the gap to five, but trailed 19-9 at the end of the quarter after three-pointers by O’Hare and Nelson.
The Warriors went 9-for-20 from distance.
Nooksack Valley (11-15), which had knocked off No. 9 Fort Vancouver to get here, got 17 points from senior guard Owen Wichers. No one else had more than eight.
1A Girls
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Day 1 Round of 12
Winners to Quarterfinals, Losers Out
(6) Bellevue Christian 68, (11) Wapato 51
Kiana Skogstad knows how to get the party started.
The senior guard scored 12 of her game-high 26 points in the opening quarter as Bellevue Christian took a 20-14 lead.
Then Olivia Reynolds and Grace Reynolds combined for 20 of the Vikings’ 25 second-period points with 11 and nine, respectively, and they were in control 45-25 at the half.
Skogstad was 4-for-7 from beyond the arc for the game and a perfect 8-for-8 at the line, notching game MVP honors.
Bellevue Christian (17-7), which snapped a two-game losing streak, advances to play No. 5 Royal 21-4) Thursday at 3:45 p.m.
Olivia Reynolds, a senior, wound up with 20 points, while Grace, a junior, finished with 12. Freshman Emily Hoffmann was a monster on the boards with 15 of her team’s 34 rebounds. She also scored seven points.
For Wapato (20-6), senior Faith Kenoras scored 18 points, going 8-for-9 at the line, while junior Callie Strong had 14 and sophomore Jordyn Bobb 10.
(7) Seton Catholic 35, (10) Cascade Christian 33
Riley Seymer’s three-point play with a minute and a half to play put Seton Catholic up 33-31 and proved to be the difference as the Cougars move on to the quarterfinals for the second straight year.
They take on top-seeded King’s (21-4) at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. King’s reached the championship game last season, ultimately losing to Bellevue Christian.
Seton Catholic (22-2) has won 20 in a row and hopes to take home its first state trophy. The Vancouver school is here for the fourth straight season, but won a game last year for the first time.
Seymer, a 6-foot senior who was dubbed the game MVP, piled up 18 points and 10 rebounds despite having to sit several minutes after picked up her fourth foul a minute into the fourth quarter.
Remy Jennings, a senior guard, iced this game at the free-throw line and finished with 10 points.
Cascade Christian (18-7) cut the final to 35-33 on a late basket by Brooklyn Whittington, but time expired before shortly after.
Whittington, a junior, was the team’s only player in double figures with 11 points. Sophomore Abigail Shelton was close with nine to go along with six rebounds and four blocked shots.
(4) Annie Wright 47, (13) Montesano 33
Just when it looked like it was going to be all Annie Wright, it wasn’t.
Until it was again.
The Gators jetted to an 18-5 lead in the opening quarter and were in control 29-13 at the half.
Then Montesano warmed up and Annie Wright went cold.
The Bulldogs cut it to 33-22 going into the fourth period and trailed just 39-32 with 3:22 remaining. The Gators responded with an 8-0 spurt to pull back away.
Annie Wright(19-6) takes on No. 3 Lynden Chrisitan (22-3) in a 7:15 p.m. quarterfinal Thursday. That’s a rematch of a consolation game here last season, which L-C won, 50-36, to earn the third-place trophy. Annie Wright finished fifth – the school’s best finish since placing fourth in 2020.
Senior guard Aaliyeh Martin paced the Gators against Montesano with 15 points – 11 in the first half – to land MVP honors. Sophomore Jasmine Andrisek was close behind with 14 and also hauled in 10 rebounds.
Montesano (16-9), which turned the ball over 31 times, got a strong performance from senior Evanjillie, who just missed a double-double with 15 points (11 in the second half) and nine boards. Junior Makena Blancas scored nine of her 12 points after the break.
(8) Lakeside (9-Mile) 44, (16) King’s Way Christian 23
This might be considered the win-win game of the day, considering the kind of season King’s Way Christian has had.
The Knights (17-6) are ultra young with four eighth graders, two freshmen, a sophomore and two juniors dominating a roster that includes just two seniors. The qualified for state for the first time and knocked off No. 9 Nooksack Valley last weekend to advance to the SunDome.
Credit that youth, and a stingy Lakeside defense, for King’s Way Christian’s meager nine first-half points as the Eagles from Nine Mile-Falls took an eight-point lead. That grew to 19 in the third quarter, 30-11, before the Knights finished strong.
Mind you, Lakeside (16-6) is awfully young, too with only one senior and three juniors. Freshman Emmerson Cummings, who missed her only shot attempt in the first half, exploded for 14 in the second and earned the MVP nod. She added six rebounds, three steals and two assists.
Junior Sienna Weinberger keyed the Eagles’ 41-26 rebound advantage with 11 to go along with seven points. Fellow 11th-grader Bella Tobeck pocketed eight steals and chipped in six points and four caroms.
Lakeside moves into Thursday’s quarterfinals and faces No. 2 Zillah (23-2) and 9 p.m.
King’s Way Christian was led by eighth-grader Giesel Diehl, who was just shy of a double-double with nine points and a game-high 14 rebounds to go along with five steals.
2A Girls
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Day 1 Round of 12
Winners to Quarterfinals, Losers Out
(11) Nathan Hale 83, (6) W.F. West 71 (OT)
What a day for Zia-Daye Anderson!
The 5-foot-9 senior guard poured in a tournament-record 52 points to spark the Raiders to the upset victory in their inaugural state appearance.
The previous record was 40 points set by Pullman’s Christa Brossman in 2000.
Anderson, who has committed to Boise State, hit 16 of 38 shots from the field – both are also tournament records. Her six three-pointers tied a tourney mark, and her 18 three-point attempts established another 2A record.
The two teams’ combined 154 points is another new high.
Anderson came in averaging 35.5 points per game in 11 games. She had to sit out the first 40 percent of the season after transferring from Kamiak High School. Her mother, Jolene Grimes, is Nathan Hale’s principal.
The Raiders (15-9) play No. 4 Clarkston (21-3) in a quarterfinal game Thursday at 9 a.m.
W.F. West seemed in control leading 64-55 with just over two minutes left in regulation, but was then outscored 11-2. Anderson, the easy choice for game MVP, tied it on a driving basket with 8.5 seconds left and the Bearcats missed at the buzzer.
Nathan Hale led 73-71 early in OT, then dominated. Senior Aubrey Barker scored 11 of her 14 points after halftime.
For W.F. West, which finishes the season at 20-6, juniors Dilyn Boeck and Joy Cushman led the way with 30 and 22 points, respectively. Kaitlyn Chloupek, another 11th-grader, added 12.
(2) Deer Park 67, (10) Mark Morris 32
Sisters Ashlan and Emma Bryant combined for 48 points to spearhead the lopsided victory and carry the Stags into the quarterfinals.
It should be an epic battle that comes early in the tournament as Deer Park (22-3) meets top-seeded Lynden (24-0), the two-time defending champion currently riding a 72-game win streak. That game tips Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
Deer Park put itself in this position after being upset by No. 7 Ellensburg in last Saturday’s opening round, 58-49. The Stags lost to Ellensburg in the state semifinals a year ago and bounced back to finish third.
Junior Ashlan Bryant scored 25 points against Mark Morris and senior Emma Bryant had 23. They were chosen as co-MVPs of the game. Senior Jacey Boesel added 16 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Mark Morris (18-7) turned the ball over 22 times in the first half, falling into a 42-13 hole. Junior Mikaila Warfield and sophomore Paisley Fraidenburg both scored 10 points for the Monarchs.
(5) Archbishop Murphy 53, (12) Port Angeles 29
There was never a doubt in this one as the Wildcats dominated throughout, leading 20-4 after one quarter and 30-9 at the half.
Next up is No. 3 Prosser (22-3), which beat Archbishop Murphy in last year’s quarterfinals. The rematch is Thursday at 12:15 p.m.
The Wildcats (19-6), who came back to place fourth last season, got 19 points from senior Brooke Blachly and 15 from junior Ashley Fletcher Wednesday. Blachly came away with MVP honors.
Fletcher did a little bit of everything with six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Archbishop Murphy dominted the boards, 58-29, with 6-foot junior Kani Cham hauling in10.
Port Angeles (18-7) is a tournament regular but has not placed since taking fifth in 2000. The Roughriders were led in this one by Lindsay Smith with 10 points.
(8) Selah 56, (9) Fife
A strong first half made all of the difference for the Vikings, who used a smothering defense to enroute to a 26-14 advantage.
Junior Elise Kingston scored 13 of her game-high 18 points in the half. She also finished with 13 rebounds, four steals and three blocks.
MVP accolades went to senior point guard Braylee Pendleton, who scored 16 points while running the show.
The Vikings (20-7) play No. 7 Ellensburg (20-5) in a 2 p.m. quarterfinal Thursday. The Bulldogs have played in the past four championship games, winning in 2022 and ’23.
Fife (20-6) had been on fire, riding a 15-game win streak, but was doomed by the slow start, shooting just 20.8 percent in the first half. Junior Olivia Borden scored 12 of her 16 points after intermission, while freshman Devasia Richardson delivered 10 of her 12.
Look for the Trojans to return next season with just two seniors on their roster.
2A Boys
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Day 1 Round of 12
Winners to Quarterfinals, Losers Out
(11) Columbia River 67, (3) Selah 63 (OT)
Senior Alex Pont scored six of his 21 points in overtime to help the Rapids pull off the upset.
Selah (21-5) had some early leads, but River (19-7) stayed within striking distance and actually led by six early in the third quarter.
The Vikings, who placed fifth last season, trailed 56-52 late in regulation, but held the Rapids scoreless for the final two and a half minutes. Carson Decker tied it at 56 with a steal and layin with 1:04 on the clock.
Both teams missed chances to end it in regulation.
Columbia River, which plays No. 4 Pullman (20-3) in the quarterfinals Thursday at 3:45 p.m., scored the first five points in overtime and never trailed. It was 66-60 with 10.1 seconds left, but sophomore William Depell gave the Vikings a glimmer of hope on a three-pointer with 2.3 showing, but they couldn’t come up with a steal and River tacked on a Pont free throw with 1.4 on the clock to seal the victory.
Pont was tabbed the game MVP but had plenty of help. Josh Paxton delivered 17 points and eight rebounds, while Luca Phillips added 13 points and seven boards. Kellen Clary contributed 11 points and six rebounds.
Selah put three players in double figures, led by Depell with 18 – including five three’s. Oliver Pepper followed with 17 points (plus seven rebounds) and Decker wound up with 10.
(7) Grandview 74, (15) Foster 71 (OT)
The bigger the moment, the better Francisco Medina plays.
The senior guard delivered seven of his game-high 37 points in overtime to power his team into the quarterfinals and grab the MVP spotlight.
The challenge gets even bigger tomorrow as Grandview (19-7), which missed last year’s tournament, goes up against top-seeded Bremerton (21-2), the defending champion.
Foster (18-8) was a handful. The Bulldogs closed the third quarter on a 5-0 run to take a 52-45 lead and was up 58-53 midway through the fourth. But a personal 6-0 spurt by Medino put Grandview in front.
The Greyhounds were in front 63-62 with two minutes to go in regulation, but failed to score again in the quarter. Foster senior Khadar Abdullahi tied the game at 63 by making one of two free throws at the 1:48 mark. But the Bulldogs, too, could not come up with a clutch shot to win it.
Foster led 66-65 early in OT, then Grandview went up 70-66. A driving bucket by sophomore Michael Hoston made it 70-68 with 53.2 on the clock. Medina followed with a pair of free throws, then came up with a steal and layin for a 74-68 advantage inside 30 seconds to go.
Hoston’s three-pointer at the buzzer narrowed the final margin.
Sophomore Ammir Hussein led Foster with 19 points. Abdullahi added 15.
For Grandview, junior Braden Santos was also key, providing 17 points and 14 rebounds.
(5) Tumwater 47, (13) West Valley (Spo) 39
Good defense? Bad offensive?
For much of the game, it was a little of both.
A quarter score of 16-14 isn’t bad, but a halftime score? That’s the lead Tumwater enjoyed – highlighted by the first of Luke Overbay’s two big dunks. The second came in the fourth period, giving the Thunderbirds an eight-point lead.
West Valley trailed just 31-28 to start the final stanza, but watched Tumwater race away on a 16-8 run that put the game out of reach.
The Thunderbirds (22-3) face No. 6 Anacortes (21-4) in the quarterfinals Thursday at 7:15 p.m.
Junior Landon Anchors buried a trio of three-pointers and went 7-for-10 at the line to tally a game-high 24 points and take MVP honors. Overlay wound up with seven points and eight rebounds.
West Valley (16-8) was paced by senior Noah Willard, who came up with 10 of his 13 points in the second half.
(8) Renton 46, (9) Lynden 36
Junior guard Sudan Luok put together 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Redhawks to the quarterfinals and pick up MVP accolades.
Renton (13-11) squares off against No. 2 R.A. Long (25-0) Thursday at 9 p.m.
Lynden (18-8) leaves without a trophy for the second straight year after logging three consecutive championships in 2022, ’23 and ’24.
The game was tied at the half, 24-24, then the Lions collapsed shooting just 18.5 percent (5-for-27) the rest of the way in scoring their season low.
Senior Spencer Adams and junior Malachi Koenen had 11 points apiece and senior Ty Jordensen notched nine to account for early all of the scoring.
For Renton, junior Jalen Taylor pitched in 10 points, including a layup early in the fourth quarter that stretched the lead to 35-29. Senior Nate Omar scored just five points but two of them came on a driving basket to beat the shot clock and make it 39-31 with 2:30 to go. Luok accentuated the victory with a breakaway dunk.
The Redhawks are in the quarterfinals for the second time in three seasons. They lost to Bremerton at that stage in 2024 and finished sixth.
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