TACOMA -- Walla Walla's boys fell into the consolation bracket of the 4A state tournament with a 52-37 loss to top-ranked Federal Way.
Wa-Hi (20-8) plays Inglemoor (18-7) at 2 p.m. today in a loser-out game.
The Blue Devils had no answer for Cole Dickerson, the Eagles' 6-foot-7 junior who is the half-brother of former NBAer Michael Dickerson.
Dickerson finished with 28 points on 11-of-16 shooting along with 11 rebounds, four blocks and three steals.
"We just couldn't guard him," said Wa-Hi coach John Golden. "I thought we did a good job on everyone else, but he got loose."
Wa-Hi led 13-10 after Spencer Hessler's backdoor layup to open the second quarter, but the Blue Devils went without a field goal the next 7 minutes and Federal Way (26-2) went on a 15-2 run to take control.
Dickerson's 3-pointer from the right wing capped the run, giving FW a 25-15 lead with 1:30 left before halftime.
The Blue Devils hung around and were still within 40-33 after three quarters, but Dickerson scored seven points in a 9-0 FW run to open the fourth that put the game away.
"We got it down to seven there, but we just couldn't defend the big guy underneath," Golden said.
Gary Winston led Wa-Hi with 11 points and Colton Arias added eight, but junior Michael Weisner was held to six on just 2-of-5 shooting.
"I like how we battled today," Golden said. "We just have to come back tomorrow and try to get a trophy."
FEDERAL WAY (52)
Umipig 2, Davis, Barrington 3, Miller, Hale, Jones, Christopher, G.Williams 4, J.Williams 2, Cole Dickerson 28, Forbes 9, Koontz 4. Totals 20-37 9-19 52.
WALLA WALLA (37)
Gary Winston 11, Heitzman, Richards 5, Hessler 7, Lemke, Weisner 6, Porter, Clothier, Byrdsong, James, Patton, Arias 8. Totals 14-36 5-8 37.
Federal Way 10 17 13 12 -- 52
Walla Walla 11 7 15 4 -- 37
Highlights -- FW 3x7 3pt, WW 4x7; FW 26 rbs, WW 19; FW 7 TOs, WW 11; Dickerson 11 rbs, 4 blks, 3 stls, 3 asts; Andre Barrington 4 asts; Spencer Hessler 5 rbs.
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