Chiawana girls lose state 4A basketball tournament opener
The Chiawana girls basketball team lost its state 4A quarterfinal matchup Thursday morning in the Tacoma Dome, falling to Glacier Peak 62-57.
That means the Riverhawks can’t win the state championship, but they can still earn a fourth-place trophy.
Chiawana will take on Todd Beamer at 9 a.m. Friday in a loser-out game.
In Thursday’s contest against Glacier Peak, the Riverhawks shot just 27 percent from the floor in the first half, trailed 23-18 at intermission, and could never catch the Grizzlies.
Maya Erling led Glacier Peak with 23 points, and had 6 assists.
Kylie Thorne led Chiawana with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Talia von Oelhoffen added 15 points and 6 rebounds, while Delaney Pink had 12 points.
Alyssa Agundis added 10 rebounds for Chiawana.
In another game, the Rainier Beach defeated the Kamiakin boys, 58-53, in the 3A state tournament Thursday afternoon. More details were not immediately available.
Other state tournament results:
GARFIELD GIRLS 62, KENNEWICK 49: The Lions fell behind 25-20 by halftime and could never recover in the Class 3A tournament in a loser-out game on Wednesday night in the Tacoma Dome.
Garfield outrebounded Kennewick 43-33, and the Bulldogs were led by Sahcari Davis with 19 points and 7 rebounds.
Kennewick was paced by junior Madeline Gebers, who had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Senior MeiLani McBee added 13 points for the Lions, who finished the season with an 18-6 record.
TOPPENISH BOYS 64, PROSSER 60: Isaac Perez scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help lead Toppenish over Prosser in the state 2A tournament in the Yakima Valley SunDome in a loser-out, first-round game on Wednesday night.
The loss ended the Mustangs’ season with a 19-8 record.
It was the fourth time these two CWAC teams played each other, with the Wildcats taking three victories.
In Wednesday’s game, there were 17 lead changes, but a key stat was that Toppenish outscored Prosser 26-14 in points off of turnovers.
Haden Hicks led the Mustangs with 21 points and 9 rebounds, while teammate Calvin Maljaars added 10 points and 7 boards.
KING’S BOYS 76, RIVER VIEW 41: The River View boys ran into a buzz saw Thursday morning at the 1A state tournament in the Yakima Valley SunDome, losing to a hot King’s team.
The Knights ran away in the quarterfinal game early, leading the Panthers 24-7 after one quarter, and 43-14 by halftime.
Tyler Linhardt had 26 points and 9 rebounds to lead King’s, while teammate Jordan Hanson added 22.
William Bailey paced River View with 12 points and 5 rebounds.
The Panthers are still alive in the tournament, although they cannot win the state title. River View can get fourth place, and it will play King’s Way Christian at 9 a.m. Friday.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK GIRLS GO 1-1: The Coyotes won their state 2B tournament opener on Wednesday in the Spokane Arena, beating Mossyrock 50-40 in a first-round, loser-out game.
That allowed Columbia-Burbank to continue into the modified, double-elimination portion of the tournament.
Burbank trailed 22-18 at halftime, but came out hot in the second half for the loser-out victory, outscoring Mossyrock 32-18 in the final two quarters.
Jadyn Johnson led the way for Burbank with 15 points and 5 rebounds, while teammate Jennifer Jacobo added 14 points.
On Thursday, though, the Coyotes lost to top-seeded Liberty of Spangle 69-36 in the quarterfinals. No details were available by deadline.
Columbia-Burbank will play Ilwaco in a loser-out game at 9 a.m. Friday.
TRI-CITIES PREP 56, SAINT GEORGE’S 47: McKenna Martinez scored a game-high 21 points, Emily Dickson added 12 points and 8 rebounds, and Alyssa Montean scored 12 points as defending state 2B champion Tri-Cities Prep advanced to the quarterfinals with a win over Saint George’s.
Prep he took control late in the game by outscoring Saint George’s 18-13 in the final quarter.
Annika Bergquist led Saint George’s with 14 points and 13 rebounds.
The Jaguars advanced to Thursday’s quarterfinals, playing La Conner.
This story was originally published March 5, 2020 at 7:12 PM.