Warden Ousts Colfax

1A girls/boys

Colfax (16-10) had four chances to tie the game in the final 26 seconds, but the Bulldogs came up short as Warden (15-11) escaped with a 48-45 victory Friday in a state Class 1A girls loser-out game in the Tacoma Dome.

Colfax led 30-22 at halftime, but mustered only 15 points in the second half.

Heather Ortiz scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to spark the Cougars. Sophomore point guard Lyndsey Brandt had a well-rounded game for Warden with 12 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks, four assists and three steals. Shelly Jeske added nine points and 11 rebounds.

Laura Widman led Colfax with 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Jessica Rohner added 16 points and seven rebounds.

Warden will play Liberty Bell today at 12:30 p.m. for fourth place.

Colfax 16 14 9 6 -45

Warden 12 10 11 15 -48

COLFAX - Pittman 9, Mellor 0, B. VanTine 3, Rohner 16, Widman 17, Hall 0, K. VanTine 0, Baldree 0.

WARDEN - M. McPortland 4, Brandt 12, Shuler 4, H. Ortiz 17, Jeske 9, J. Ortiz 2, K. McPortland 0, Cox 0.

Lynden Christian 48, Toledo 35

Julie Wynstra scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Lynden Christian (23-4) to a victory over Toledo (22-4) in a semifinal game.

Lynden Christian will play King’s in the championship game at 6 p.m. today.

Toledo 7 7 8 13 -35

Ly. Christ. 14 10 14 10 -48

TOLEDO - Shannon 4, S. Miller 8, Dobosh 10, Truitt 5, Miller 6, Buswell 0, Dykstra 2, Plandel 0, Crocker 0, Caldwell 0.

LYNDEN CHRISTIAN - Eshuis 4, Speolstra 2, DeBoer 8, Korthuis 6, Wynstra 22, Timmer 6, Haan 0, De Haan 0, Timmermans 0, Sterk 0, VandenHoek 0.

King’s 53, Ocosta 37

Heather Reichmann had 21 points and 19 rebounds to propel the Nights (23-3) to a victory over the Wildcats (18-8) in a semifinal game.

Ocosta 5 10 14 8 -37

King’s 14 13 10 16 -53

OCOSTA - Hile 5, Westrick 8, A. Schaeffer 8, L. Schaeffer 9, Studwell 6, Welbaum 0, Ness 0, Walsh 0, Christensen 0, Watkins 1, Perlee 0, Littlesun 0 KING’S - Burk 8, Teeple 12, Dreewes 7, Reichmann 21, Hiemstra 2, Blackner 0, Konsmo 2, Remington 0, Lohman 0, Boivin 1.

Liberty Bell 59, Cle Elum 40

Beau Bourn and Jennifer Paluck scored 12 points apiece to lead the Mountain Lions (24-2) to victory over the Warriors (22-4) in a loser-out game.

Liberty Bell broke open the game in the third period, going on a 15-3 run after leading 35-26 at halftime.

Erin Torpey scored 11 points for the Mountain Lions. Sarah Fischer led Cle Elum with 14 points.

C. Elum 14 12 3 11 -40

L. Bell 14 21 15 9 -59

CLE ELUM - Marusa 8, Kiesha 7, S. Fischer 14, Gaidos 0, Maras 9, Choyce 1, Morris 0, Losse 0, Cernick 0, J. Fischer 1.

LIBERTY BELL - Liebl 6, Gardner 5, Bourn 12, Paluck 12, Torpey 11, Bradshaw 0, DeKalb 4, Thomas 0, Coe 0, Nickell 4, Werremeyer 5, Hanford 0.

Tonasket 53, Charles Wright 35

Nikki Freeman scored 20 points to help lift the Tigers (19-8) to a victory over the Tarriers (18-9) in a loser-out game.

Bridget Wilcox led the Tarriers with 14 points and nine rebounds. Tonasket will play Okanogan at 10:30 a.m. today for fifth place.

C. Wright 4 12 9 10 -35

Tonasket 7 12 18 16 -53

CHARLES WRIGHT - Wright 4, Luce 1, Guenthoer 6, Lennon 0, Eriks 6, Bussinger 0, Veliz 0, Ballew 0, Green 0, Thoday 0, Wilcox 14, Wesley 4.

TONASKET - C. Freeman 2, Clarkson 2, Gonsalves 16, Helleson, N. Freeman 20, Wilson 1, Sutton 0, Messenger 0, Weisgerber 12, V. Freeman, Kelnhofer 0, Buchert 0.

Okanogan 52, Dayton 46

Jocelyn Merkley scored 17 points to help the Bulldogs (21-4) defeat Dayton (23-5) in a loser-out game.

Dayton 9 15 9 13 -46

Okanogan 10 14 6 22 -52

DAYTON - Korsberg 13, Anderson 8, Bruegman 7, Schreck 3, Alves 6, Lyonnais 0, Heinrich 0, Compson 7, Barton 2.

OKANOGAN - Derting 15, Peasley 4, Chamberlin 10, Hill 2, Merkley 17, J. Attridge 2, K. Attridge 0, Lisenbey 2, Walker 0.

Boys

Seattle Christian 62, Highland 53

Matt Alvis scored 26 points to lead Seattle Christian (20-8) to a 62-53 victory over Highland (21-5) in a boys semifinal game in the Tacoma Dome.

The Warriors jumped to a 24-13 halftime lead and held on. Jake Fletcher scored 16 points for Seattle Christian.

Clint Higginbotham led the losers with 16 points.

Seattle Christian will play Chelan in the championship game today at 8 p.m.

Highland 5 8 12 28 -53

S. Christ. 10 14 11 27 -62

HIGHLAND - Gilliam 3, Perez 2, Higginbotham 16, Keller 2, Weaver 4, Stevenson 1, Urquhart 6, Hartung 4, Borland 3, Sodeman 3, Matzke 9.

SEATTLE CHRISTIAN - Fletcher 16, Steele 4, Bell 6, Brass 5, Alvis 26, Hoover 0, Vander Pol 0, Pattison 0, Lindseth 1, Litowitz 0, Jensen 4.

Chelan 55, Lynden Christian 41

Phil Cullen scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Chelan (23-2) to a victory over Lynden Christian (17-9) in the other semifinal.

The Goats led 32-19 at halftime and scored the first eight points of the third period to take a 40-19 advantage. The Lyncs made a 14-4 run to pull within 11 midway through the fourth quarter, but could get no closer.

Ly. Christ. 9 10 5 17 -41

Chelan 16 16 12 11 -55

LYNDEN CHRISTIAN - Gra. Dykstra 12, Mellema 2, Gre. Dykstra 11, R. Dykstra 13, Scholten 3, DeBoer 0, Coston 0, Burgers 0, Parsons 0, Vander Giessen 0, Terpstra 0, Zoerink 0.

CHELAN - Dobbs 13, Waller 7, Johnson 6, Cullen 22, Mitchell 0, Barnhart 0, Barnhart 5, Jordan Miller 2, Rush 0.

Cashmere 68, LaCenter 37

Matt Darlington scored 23 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs (19-6) to a loser-out victory over the Wildcats (20-6).

LaCenter (20-6) entered the tournament having won the past two state titles. The Wildcats defeated Cashmere 71-66 in the 1997 championship game.

LaCenter’s Dustin VanWeerdhuizen, a 6-foot-6 senior guard, scored 20 points to set a career tournament scoring record. He finished with 252 career points, beating the 248 points scored by Colfax’s Jon Kincaid 1990-93.

Cashmere will play Cle Elum at 12:30 p.m. today for fourth place.

LaCenter 10 7 10 10 -37

Cashmere 18 16 16 18 -68

LACENTER - Newman 10, Rinaker 0, Blalock-Howard 1, VanWeerdhuizen 20, Gore 4, Marshall 0, Cole 0, Martin 0, Phillips 0, Lambrecht 2.

CASHMERE - Crossland 10, Sparks 10, Kerns 7, Darlington 23, Green 0, Cockle 0, Darling 4, Fletcher 4, Harnden 2, Secrist 4, Franklin 0, White 4.

Cle Elum 60, Life Christian 59

Ted Craven’s 23 points and 10 rebounds led the Warriors (22-4) to a loser-out win over the Eagles (21-6).

C. Elum 13 17 12 18 -60

L. Christ. 14 19 18 8 -59

CLE ELUM - Mills 3, Ti. Craven 4, Litzenberger 5, Te. Craven 23, K.C. Craven 0, Graham 4, Randleman 13, Braack 2, McLean 6, Hein 0.

LIFE CHRISTIAN - Murray 16, Ecklund 9, Lee 15, Callaway 6, Davis 9, Lerew 0, Wilkerson 0, Overfield 4, McCleary 0, Lee 0.

Toutle Lake 53, Liberty Bell 49

Casey Frandsen scored 21 points to lead the Ducks (18-8) to a loser-out victory over the Mountain Lions (18-9)

Toutle Lake will play Toledo at 10:30 a.m. today for fifth place.

L. Bell 15 10 13 11 -49

T. Lake 17 11 8 17 -53

LIBERTY BELL - Prewitt 8, Burkhart 2, T. Smith 10, Northcott 23, Reynaud 0, J. Smith 3, Ellis 0, Voip 0, Wilson 0, Kulsrud 3.

TOUTLE LAKE - Frandsen 21, Wills 2, Keele 7, Sweet 4, Hynning 12, Norris 0, J. Depalo 3, Gosselin 0.

Toledo 68, Zillah 59

Brock Jorgusen scored 19 points and D.J. Wallace added 17 to lift the Indians (19-7) to a victory over the Leopards (20-7) in loser-out action.

Zillah 14 11 16 18 -59

Toledo 21 19 14 14 -68

ZILLAH - K. Johnson 13, Walker 2, M. Johnson 3, Bass 14, Buechler 9, Colton 0, McRayde 2, Buechler 0, Rowe 10, Breum 4, Irion 0, Matt Flood 2.

TOLEDO - Beal 4, D.J. Wallace 17, Jorgusen 19, Wallace 4, Netteland 12, E. Wallace, Droz 0, Nicely 0, Siewert 0, Winters 0, McDaniel 0, Strutzenburg 12.

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