Naches Valley hit six 3-pointers in the first quarter and had eight treys in the first half, bombing Kiona-Benton into submission en route to a 64-44Class 1A District 5 semifinal win Saturday in Wapato.
"We hadn't played them, and we had some bad mismatches," Kiona-Benton coach Jack Rose said. "We made the adjustments and made it a game, but we weren't able to recover."
Cristian Aguilar led the Bears with 16 points. Mick Phelps added 10 points, but his post compadre Dalton Morgan was shut out.
NACHES VALLEY -- Martin 4, Swain 2, Pierson 7, Dal.Huck, Derek Huck 23, Walker 12, Gaudette 15, Callaghan.
KIONA-BENTON -- A.Cortez 8, T.Cortez, Solorazano 3, Garcia, Aguilar 16, Gifford 2, Herman, Morgan, Phelps 10, Christensen 3.
Naches Valley 23 14 15 12 -- 44
Kiona-Benton 7 12 11 14 -- 64
Royal 38, Columbia-Burbank 32: The Knights ended the Coyotes season in a Class 1A District 5 tournament consolation game.
Kent Christensen scored 13 points to lead Royal (12-8), which will face Kiona-Benton on Thursday in another elimination game.
Nathan Roberts led the Coyotes with 14 points.
ROYAL -- Casteelon 2, Ramirez 3, Dixon 1, Lefler 11, Vermeer 7, Montoya, F. Leitz 1, N. Leitz, Christensen 13.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK -- McBride 2, Hanshew 1, Lawrence 6, Roberts 14, Chambers, Bertsch, McVicker, Ellis, Romm 2, Ryckman 7.
Royal 9 8 7 14 -- 38
Columbia-Burbank 8 5 9 10 -- 32
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