Boys: Northwest Chr. (Colbert) 66, Napavine 39

Highlights: Northwest Christian set the tone early in the opening round of the 2B State Championships and never trailed against Napavine. They went on a big run to begin the game and won easily, 66-39

The Crusaders (25-1) are seeking their third consecutive 2B State Championship and appeared hungry for it from the outset. They dominated the opening frame, outscoring the Tigers (10-10) 24-4. Their offense cooled in the second quarter, as they eked only 9 points but they righted themselves for the final 16 minutes and outscored the Tigers 33-24.

NWC used a balanced attack to topple Napavine, and all but two Crusaders who played also scored in the game. Chase Ramey had the game-high with 18 points and was aided by Jared Descoteaux with 15 points. Matt Zandbergen added 11 points and pulled 7 rebounds.

NWC advances to play the winner of Darrington/Northwest Christian (Lacey) tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.; Napavine will face the loser at 10:30 a.m.

Final 1 2 3 4 F
Napavine 4 11 11 13 39
Northwest Christian (Colbert) 24 9 12 21 66

Napavine (39) Hamre 3, Keller 0, Carroll 0, Stanley 0, J.Brown 3, Carns 8, Lantua 0, M.Brown 1, Anthony 13, Ramirez 7, Williams 0, Vigre 4.

Northwest Christian (Colbert) (66) Ch.Ramey 18, Graham 4, Co. Ramey 1, Buttrick 4, Stephens 3, Kuiper 2, Descoteaux 15, Kinney 0, McConkey 2, Winfrey 0, Huffman 4, Zandbergen 11.

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