1B/2B boys Hardwood Classic 2022: Everything you missed in the WIAA state first round
SPOKANE, Wash. — For the first time in two years, the 1B/2B Washington high school boys state tournaments got off and running Wednesday morning with eight teams in each classification playing elimination games for a spot in the quarterfinals.
The 1B games are scheduled for the morning, 2B in the afternoon.
Here is a breakdown from each game in the 2B bracket. Stay with SBLive all week for updates.
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2B Boys
Final: No. 11 Toutle Lake 56, No. 6 Napavine 54
Up next: No. 4 Brewster on Thursday at 3:45 p.m.
In the first upset of the B Tournament, the Ducks and Zach Swanson’s 24 points were able to prevent a last-second shot that would have tied the game at 56.
With less than a second on the clock, Napavine’s Keith Olson received the inbound pass before just failing to get his shot off before the final buzzer. Olson finished with 20 points on 10-of-11 shooting.
The Tigers force fed Olson the ball before the Ducks responded with more consistent double teams. That opened up the perimeter and allowed Napavine to go 7-for-12 from behind the arc.
Toutle Lake responded with a midrange game after not finding much success inside or outside. Swanson found the gaps in the zone, finishing 10-for-16 from the floor.
Napavine was 1-for-7 from the charity stripe and coughed up the ball 17 times.
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Final: No. 10 Columbia 55, No. 7 Adna 50
Up next: No. 1 Kalama on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
It wasn’t the best performance from the field for the Coyotes this season as they shot 22-for-59 from the field and 2-of-15 from 3. But it was one of their best rebounding jobs, as they snatched 40 rebounds, 19 of which came on the offensive end.
Columbia leaned on Tristan Frimodt’s 18 points, Michael Lenke’s 16 and Parker Nelson’s 14.
Whenever Adna pressed into the Coyotes lead, Columbia responded with an offensive rebound and put-back, killing the Pirate momentum.
Braeden Salme led Adna with 18 points and Chase Collins added 13.
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Final: No. 5 Morton-White Pass 67, No. 13 Northwest Christian 50
Up next: No. 3 Colfax on Thursday at 7:15 p.m.
Even with 26 turnovers, the Timberwolves were able to control 75% of the first-round game against the Crusaders.
They used blistering counterattacks and relied on Josh Salguero to finish the break.
Salguero finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds.
As a team, the Timberwolves shot 57% from the field, focusing on finishing at the rim rather than a 3 – they attempted only six 3s in the game.
Northwest Christian struggled to find consistency on the offensive side, as Avi West scored 19 points, but needed 24 shots to get there. His brother Asher had 15 points on 13 shots.
For Morton-White Pass, Hunter Hazen added 14 points and Gary Dotson had 12.
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Final: No. 9 Lake Roosevelt 62, No. 8 Coupeville 53
Up next: No. 2 Liberty on Thursday at 9 p.m.
For the first 16 minutes, it felt as if the Wolves were well on their way to a 17-1 record.
By the final buzzer, they had their second and final loss of the season as the Raiders behind Chase
Marchand’s 21 points and Alonzo Adams’ 15, Lake Roosevelt is the one advancing.
It didn’t hurt the Raiders had the most raucous crowd of the day, even with the 9 p.m. tipoff.
Coupeville was led by Hawthorne Wolfe who had 16 points.
Every time the Wolves tried to answer with a few buckets of their own, the Raiders would respond, or an untimely turnover or foul put the ball back into Lake Roosevelt’s hands.
Marchand stuffed the stat sheet, adding six steals, five rebounds and four assists.
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1B Boys
Final: No. 3 Northwest Yeshiva 60, No. 11 Naselle 48
Up next: No. 4 Willapa Valley on Thursday at 9 a.m.
The Lions leaned on Yoel Kintzer as the third-seeded team from Mercer Island advanced past theComets 60-48 in a first-round State 1B matchup.
Kintzer had a game-high 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting and 11 rebounds.
Northwest Yeshiva led for the entire game, but Naselle threatened a comeback in the fourth quarter, frustrating the Lions on every offensive possession.
But the Lions defense held Naselle late and kept the double-digit lead intact in the final frame.
Joe Strange led Naselle with 13 points.
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Final: No. 7 Lummi Nation 69, No. 10 Mount Vernon Christian 27
Up next: No. 1 Almira/Coulee-Hartline (18-3) on Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
From the tip, the Blackhawks were off and running, forcing turnovers and getting out on the break for easy points in transition.
At halftime, a 42-15 lead proved to be a lead the Hurricanes wouldn’t overcome as they were eliminated. Julian Pedrosa led Mount Vernon Christian with six points.
Jerome Toby and Tyran Lane led the charge for Lummi Nation who had 20 points and 18 respectively.
Toby also added five steals and Lane seven rebounds.
The Blackhawks shot 50% from the floor and held the Hurricanes to 23% shooting.
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Final: No. 5 Sunnyside Christian 59, No. 12 Crosspoint 49
Up next: No. 6 Moses Lake Christian/Covenant Christian on Thursday at 12:15 p.m.
Come postseason play, free throws are a necessity.
The Knights knocked down 19-of-23 of them from the charity stripe, easily outpacing the 9-of-17 the
Warriors made.
The Warriors did force the Knights into 20 turnovers, gifting themselves a lot of fast break opportunities.
But Buddy Smeenk’s 17 points and Cole Wagenaar’s double-double of 15 points with 14 boards were enough to advance Sunnyside Christian to the second round.
Ross Wohlert led Crosspoint with 20 points and seven rebounds.
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Final: No. 8 DeSales 75, No. 9 Wellpinit 53
Up next: No. 2 Cusick on Thursday at 2 p.m.
The second and third quarters defined this game as the Irish buried the Redskins by a combined 40-16 score. In the first and fourth, Wellpinit outscored DeSales 37-35.
The Irish were led by Jack Lesco’s 20 points, nine rebounds and six steals and Joe Baffney’s 18 points. Those six steals were apart of 11 total for the Irish who frustrated Wellpinit every time they dribbled.
William Dick found some space, scoring a team-high 14 points for the Redskins, but he also had eight turnovers, leading to easy points for DeSales.
Wellpinit’s Smoke Abrahamson had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
The Redskins were called for 20 fouls, gifting the Irish 22 foul shots, 14 of which were converted.
---Justin Reed; @JustinReed99.
