SPOKANE — Teryn Pannette scored 14 points and Jadyn Foster added 11 points and 10 rebounds as Napavine beat Darrington 55-51 in the first round of the Class 2B girls state tournament on Wednesday.
The Tigers (18-3) face Reardan in a quarterfinal game today. The Loggers (13-7) were led by Renee Cousins’ 20 points.
Behind a 19-2 run, Napavine pulled away early, grabbing a 29-14 lead on Foster’s basket early in the second quarter. Darrington got back in the game with an 8-0 spurt midway through the third quarter to pull within 38-31, but never got closer than six points until Hailey Wales’ two foul shots closed the gap to four with one second to go.
Lacey Morris added 10 points for Napavine, which shot 43 percent from the floor on the way to a 38-22 halftime lead.
Hailey Wales scored 13 points and Randi Wales had 12 points and seven rebounds for Darrington.
At the Spokane Arena
Darrington148920—51
Napavine2216611—55
Darrington—Fanning 0, Gentry 0, H. Wales 13, Cousins 20, R. Wales 12, Baker 0, Pugh 3, Brooks 3. Totals 17-47 12-24 51. Goettelman 4, Brown 0, Morris 10, Sahlinger 3, Hylton 2, Pannette 14, Foster 11, Sherwood 6, Grove 0, Brossard 5. Totals 19-50 11-18 55.
Wednesday’s results
Boys
Davenport 61, Life Christian Academy 54
La Conner 51, Toutle Lake 35
Napavine 44, Waitsburg-Prescott 36
Pe Ell 65, Bear Creek School 59
White Swan 74, Soap Lake 51
La Conner 51, Toutle Lake 35
Entiat 66, Asotin 62
Chief Leschi 54, Willapa Valley 50
Liberty Christian 60, Colfax 52
Girls
LaSalle 55, Evergreen Lutheran 42
Napavine 55, Darrington 51
Northwest Christian (Lacey) 45, Liberty Christian 32
Reardan 49, Entiat 37
Wahkiakum 63, Orcas Island 45
Colfax 65, DeSales 48
Toutle Lake 46, Tacoma Baptist 40
Liberty Bell 62, Asotin 52
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