Thursday’s Games

Toutle Lake 60, Waitsburg 53

Key to the game: Senior guard Jeff Hayden scored eight points, including two 3-pointers, as the Ducks (24-2) opened the second half with an 18-6 run to secure a double-digit lead.

Other highlights: Hayden, Kevin Grabenhorst and Dameion Bryan all hit three 3-pointers for the Ducks, who made 11 of 30 attempts beyond the line… . Grabenhorst scored 19 to give him 153 for his state career… . Senior forward Brandon Banks scored 22 for the eliminated Cardinals (16-10) on 11-of-17 shooting. Banks, who also had 18 rebounds, averaged 26 points at the tourney.

Toutle Lake 14 14 18 14 - 60

Waitsburg 12 18 10 13 - 53

TOUTLE LAKE Wheatley 6, Grabenhorst 19, Hayden 12, Bryan 9, Shaw 3, Thompson 6, Sparks 5. WAITSBURG Harris 0, Largent 9, Scott 0, Riggs 0, Pesina 0, Person 0, Mohney 0, Wyatt 18, Erikson 4, Ward 0, Banks 22, Abbey 0.

Summit 50, Orcas Island 45

Key to the game: Senior guard Doug Sims of the Invaders (18-8) scored the points that counted: a pair of 3-pointers during an 11-0 first-quarter run; six consecutive second-quarter points after the Vikings (16-10) pulled within five points; and three free throws in the final 23 seconds to seal the win.

Other highlights: Sims hit 7 of 9 free throws and teammate Bill Wilder, a 6-foot-3 junior, made 9 of 11 as Summit finished 19 of 27 from the line. Orcas made just 1 of 5 free throws. … Sean Roach, the Vikings’ 6-6 senior, left in style, making 7 of 13 field goals, hauling in 15 rebounds and blocking five shots.

Orcas Island 10 8 10 17 - 45

Summit 13 14 13 10 - 50

ORCAS ISLAND Segault 0, Shaeffer 0, Mahony 3, Harris 0, Eastman 11, Sasan 2, Roach 15, Rutledge 6, Knapp 8. SUMMIT Wilder 15, Gibson 0, Robinson 7, Paul 5, Brandon 3, Sims 19, Lawley 1, Tomlinson 0.

Tacoma Baptist 62, Northwest Christian 41

Key to the game: Senior guard Mike Rolfzen scored eight points in the final 4:24 of the first half and the Crusaders (21-7) held NWC (17-12) scoreless for the last 5:37 of the half to break from a 15-all tie and establish a lead in double figures.

Other highlights: Tac-Bap was too strong inside and outside, as 5-10 senior guard Aaron Shamp made four 3-pointers and scored 20 while 6-8 junior center Adrian Russell made 8 of 12 field goals, blocked seven shots and added 10 rebounds… . Sophomore Brandon West hit all three of NWC’s 3’s and junior Andy Crouch had eight rebounds.

Northwest Christian 7 8 18 8 - 41

Tacoma Baptist 11 14 15 22 - 62

NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN Mortlock 0, Dygert 0, West 9, Dillbeck 0, Marr 8, McCormick 0, Affeldt 9, Klaja 2, Phelps 0, A.Crouch 11, Smith 2. TACOMA BAPTIST Andersen 0, Peil 0, French 0, C.Shamp 2, Rolfzen 10, Norman 0, A.Shamp 20, Crittendon III 13, Russell 17, A.Meyers 0, J.Meyers 0.

La Conner 50, Mabton 34

Key to the game: Lupe Maldanado’s 3-pointer late in the third quarter gave Mabton (17-9) its only points in nearly 12 minutes during a 17-3 streak by the Braves (18-9).

Other highlights: La Conner senior forward T.J. Sophusson made 8 of 10 field goals and added 12 rebounds and four steals… . Sophomore Dane Lundberg hit 6 of 7 free throws as the Braves outscored Mabton 15-4 at the line… . Senior guard Maldanado had a subpar shooting night, making three 3-pointers but missing 12 other shots from the floor.

La Conner 10 11 11 18 - 50

Mabton 7 14 3 10 - 34

LA CONNER Otis 3, Costello 8, Stephens 0, Nystrom 0, Lundberg 9, Sophusson 17, Skiffington 0, Rivera 2, Odell 10, Lane 0, Weston 0, Koss 1. MABTON R.Maldanado 10, McCallum 0, McManus 0, Clark 0, Hurn 0, Huecias 0, Desmarias 2, Garza 2, Hernandez 5, L.Maldanado 9, R.Maldanado 0, Herrera 6.

Clallam Bay 69, Kittitas 65

Key to the game: The Bruins (23-4) had no trouble with the press except for a brief stretch at the end when the Coyotes (17-7) slapped it on out of desperation.

Other highlights: “Nobody has pressed us all year and hurt us because (Jamal) McGimpsey, (Thomas) Sawyer and (Fran) Michelena can handle the ball,” CB coach John Wilson said… . There were four ties and seven lead changes in the first half… . Travis Flippins came off the bench cold late in the game and hit a 3 and two drives to keep the Coyotes in the game.

Clallam Bay 16 15 22 16 - 69

Kittitas 17 18 12 18 - 65

CLALLAM BAY T.Sawyer 6, Simmons 0, McGimpsey 10, Michelean 28, Olney 0, Whiteshield 18, Callihoo 7. KITTITAS D.Rairdan 2, Flippins 7, Grindrod 9, Smith 24, Hill 11, Kooy 2, Nash 0, Erickson 10.

St. George’s 59, North Beach 57

Key to the game: The Dragons (26-2) hung in on the boards against the taller Hyaks (23-5), losing that battle just 30-26 and hit 7 of 12 shots in the fourth quarter after making just 15 of 39 through three.

Other highlights: Before St. George’s won it with a 10-0 run in the last 2 minutes, it appeared the NB hero would be sophomore Marty Carlson. He broke his ankle playing basketball in a PE class early in the season and played JV when he came back. After not scoring during the regular season, he fired in 11 points with a 4-for-4 effort from the field… . Cat-quick St. George’s point guard Meng Tseng had five steals and caused numerous turnovers as his hawking defense made it hard for NB to set up its half-court offense.

St. George’s 16 12 10 21 - 59

North Beach 16 15 12 14 - 57

ST. GEORGE’S Tseng 11, Kennedy 4, Kuney 0, Laugen 14, Ala 8, Averett 21. NORTH BEACH Carlson 11, Hulet 7, Lilja 6, Sage 0, Richard 0, Pence 0, Richards 2, Sheaffer 15, Johnson 16.

Garfield-Palouse 35, Morton 32

Key to the game: The Vikings (22-5) held the Huskies (16-10) scoreless for the final 6:55 and survived poor free-throw shooting with timely offensive rebounds.

Other highlights: Sean Thurston’s breakaway layup with 2:14 left broke a 32-all tie… . The Vikings had three fouls to give as Morton set up its final shot, allowing for extra pressure on defense.

Morton 9 8 9 6 - 32

Garfield-Palouse 7 13 9 6 - 35

MORTON Cramer 7, Storm 13, Petersen 1, Steele 0, Herron 6, Clark 2, Hope 3, McCoy 0. GARFIELD-PALOUSE Hill 9, Bischoff 2, Coles 7, Fox 4, Gearhart 0, Miller 2, Hegg 0, Thurston 9, Sheffler 2.

Pateros 53, Almira/Coulee-Hartline 52

Key to the game: Senior post Garrett Zwar of Pateros (27-1), playing with four fouls, rebounded a missed free throw with 14 seconds left, was fouled and calmly canned two free throws for the winning margin.

Other highlights: Aaron Murray of ACH (21-5) had two final shots the win the game, the last after an athletic rebound with three Billygoats around him. … Pateros won the regular-season matchup between the two, 69-56… . Cameron Carstensen of the Warriors gave ACH its final lead with a banker forced over three defenders with 41 seconds left.

Almira/CouleeHartline 15 13 18 6 - 52

Pateros 13 15 16 9 - 53

ALMIRA/COULEE-HARTLINE Pierce 0, Murray 7, Elder 10, Carstensen 16, Goodwin 8, J.Evers 0, K.Evers 11. PATEROS Barth 10, Crawley 0, Zahn 5, Hunter 13, Zwar 18, Neuneker 2, James 5. Thursday’s attendance: 14,091. Attendance to date: 28,892.

, DataTimes MEMO: This sidebar appeared with the story: Today’s schedule Toutle Lake vs. Summit (loser out) 9 a.m. Kittitas vs. North Beach (loser out) 10:30 a.m. Tacoma Baptist vs. La Conner (loser out) noon Morton vs. Almira/Coulee-Hartline (loser out)-1:30 p.m. Garfield-Palouse vs. Pateros (semifinal) 8 p.m. Clallam Bay vs. St. George’s (semifinal) 9:30 p.m.