Burbank, Prosser boys to battle for WA state high school basketball championships

The Columbia-Burbank and Prosser boys will get their shot to win state high school basketball titles on Saturday, as both teams won their respective state semifinal contests on Friday.

For Todd Schumacher’s Burbank Coyotes, getting to the boys 2B state finals for the second consecutive year was no easy task.

Schumacher’s top-ranked squad had to fend off Colfax, winning 59-56 in a rematch from last year’s state championship game.

“After the game I told the guys actually the same thing (Thursday) before the game. We only need to win by 1,” said Schumacher. “There are not beauty points or rankings due to how you win in March.”

The top-seeded Coyotes will play No. 2 Freeman in the state finals at 9 p.m. Saturday in the Spokane Arena.

Meanwhile, Toby Cox led his Prosser boys past league-rival Selah 67-61 in a packed Yakima Valley SunDome semifinal game at the 2A boys tournament.

The 10th-seeded Mustangs will take on No. 3 Bremerton in the 2A state championship game at 9 p.m. Saturday.

Class 2B boys

Burbank’s Quincy Scott had the game-high score, going 12 for 22 from the floor (6 of 12 from the 3-point line) and finishing with 35 points.

With the game close at halftime — Burbank leading 24-22 — the Coyotes exploded in the third quarter, outscoring the Bulldogs 23-10 for a 47-32 lead.

But Colfax wasn’t done, outscoring Burbank 24-12 in the final quarter, and just falling short.

“They shot better in the fourth and we missed six straight free throws,” said Schumacher. “We didn’t handle their physical play in the full curt, and then didn’t make them pay when they fouled.”

The Coyotes took advantage of forcing Colfax into 18 turnovers and turning them into 19 points.

Tristan Frimodt added 14 points and 5 rebounds for Burbank.

But it was Scott who made the difference.

“Quincy made some huge baskets and put so much pressure on their defense that it creates opportunities for others,” said Schumacher. “But tonight, he had to sort of take over to finish this one. He wanted this game for a year. He told the locker room we waited a year to play Colfax again. He delivered.”

Jayce Kelly led Colfax with 30 points.

Meanwhile, Tri-Cities Prep saw its season end, losing 54-51 to Northwest Christian of Colbert in a loser-out game on Friday.

Layne McClure led the Jaguars with 13 points, while Bryson Wilde added 10 more.

Prep finished the season with a 22-7 record.

Class 2A boys

This was the fifth time the two CWAC rivals met this season, with Selah taking three of the games.

But Prosser won the most important of the contests, outscoring the Vikings 20-13 in the pivotal fourth quarter of the semifinal.

The semifinal was still close, as the lead changed eight times, and was tied nine other times.

The Mustangs outrebounded Selah 42-30, and outscored the Vikings 20-12 in second-chance points.

Three Prosser players each scored 16 points: Landon Bailey, Koby McClure and Trent Russell. Russell added 9 rebounds, while McClure had 8.

Dalin Cortes added 11 points for the Mustangs.

Beau Benjamin and Jackson Pepper each had 17 points for Selah, which will play for third place Saturday against R.A. Long.

Class 4A boys

Richland pounded Mount Si 75-46 in a loser-out game in the Tacoma Dome on Friday morning.

That means the Bombers, seeded fourth into the tournament, will take on No. 5 Camas in the fourth-place game at 8 a.m. Saturday.

The Papermakers defeated Richland on March 1 in a first-round game at Richland High Scjhool.

Winner of Saturday’s game places fourth, while the loser finishes sixth.

Richland outrebounded Mount Si 43-21 in a rematch of the 2024 state championship game.

Lance Horntvedt led Richland with 29 points and 11 rebounds, while Landen Northrop added 27 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocked shots.

Class 4A girls

No. 3 Chiawana bounced back from its state quarterfinal loss to No. 13 Glacier Peak on Thursday by taking down the Lake Washington Kangaroos 45-42 on Friday.

Malia Ruud led the Riverhawks with 15 points, Baylee Maldonado added 14 more, and Kaia Foster had 8 points and 14 rebounds.

Lake Washington led 24-17 at halftime, but Chiawana outscored the Kangaroos 28-18 in the second half to the Riverhawks out-rebounded the Kings 45-21, and outscored them 14-5 in second-chance points.

Chiawana will take on No. 6 Auburn at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the fourth-sixth place game. The two teams met on Feb. 28 in a first-round state tournament game at Richland High, with the Riverhawks winning 67-51.

Class 3A girls

Kennewick’s girls bounced back from a Thursday loss to No. 1 Central Valley to take down Stanwood 62-51 on Friday in Tacoma.

Daron Santo’s Lions trailed the Spartans 34-23 at halftime. But Kennewick outscored Stanwood 19-3 in the third quarter, and 39-17 in the second half.

The Lions forced 19 turnovers and turned them into 21 points.

Kennewick had four players in double-figure scoring: June Fiander with 19, Rylee Bendewald with 13, and Ashlyn Dress and Karsyn Ripplinger with 10 each.

Fiander also grabbed 8 rebounds and had 3 steals.

Class 2A girls

Prosser’s run to the state finals ended on Friday, when the Mustangs lost to top-ranked Lynden 62-44 in the Yakima Valley SunDome.

The Lions led from the start, as Prosser shot a dismal 27 percent (13 for 48) from the floor in the semifinal game.

Deidra Phillips led the Mustangs with 15 points, Keely Cox added 12 points, and Herbie Wright had 10 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals.

Prosser will meet No. 3 Deer Park at 1 p.m. Saturday for third place.

The two teams met Feb. 28 in the first round of the state tournament.

Lynden will take on No. 2 Ellensburg — a 58-50 semifinal win over Deer Park on Friday — at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Class 1A boys

Lynden Christian held off No. 2 Royal in the fourth quarter to win a 1A state semifinal in Yakima on Friday, winning 56-49.

The Knights led 42-39 after three quarters, but the Lyncs outscored Royal 17-7 in the fourth quarter for the victory.

Jackson Larsen led the Knights with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals; while Grant Wardenaar had 10 points and 2 steals, and Lance Allred had 8 points and 3 assists.

Dawson Hintz led LC with 33 points and 9 rebounds.

Lynden Christian meets top-ranked Annie Wright — a 55-37 winner over No. 4 Zillah in the other semifinal Friday — in Saturday’s title game at 5 p.m.

Royal meets SCAC rival Zillah in the third/fifth-place game at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Class 2B girls

No. 9 Mabton saw its season end Friday in Spokane, as the Vikings lost to Brewster 53-45 in a loser-out game.

Alana Zavala led the Vikings with 15 points and 8 rebounds, as the Vikings finished the season with a 24-6 record.

Class 1B boys

Top-ranked Almira Coulee Hartline pulled away in the fourth quarter, outscoring DeSales 23-12, to beat the Irish 64-56 in a semifinal game Friday night in the Spokane Arena.

Nolan Grindy led ACH with 22 points.

DeSales was led by Spencer Green, who had 17 points and 2 assists. Cohen Wood added 11 points for the Irish, who will play Neah Bay at 1 p.m. Saturday for third place.

Class 1B girls

Sunnyside Christian had its season end on Friday in the Spokane Arena, as the Knights fell 45-33 to Oakesdale in a loser-out game.

Hailey Van Wieringen led SSC with 10 points and 5 rebounds.

Sunnyside Christian ended the season with a 21-7 record.