Zillah’s top-ranked girls basketball team is headed back to the state tournament.
The Leopards, the defending district champion and seeded No. 1, rolled past fourth-seeded Cashmere 74-29 for their eighth straight win a spot in Friday’s District 5 championship.
Zillah (21-2) will host No. 2 seed Royal, which beat third-seeded Wapato, 48-31.
Angelina Buck led four Leopards in double figures with 15 points, Makenna Klitzke and Bella Valadez had 14 and June Fiander chipped in a dozen.
Zillah held Cashmere to single digits in each quarter. Addie Talley led the Bulldogs (13-9) with 10 points.
The sixth-ranked Knights (20-3) will be making their first state appearance in 25 years.
Royal junior Graycie Kast, who matched the school’s single-game scoring record with 39 points in
Thursday’s victory against Omak, tallied 21 points against the Wolves, and Lauren Wardenaar added 12 points.
Faith Kenoras had eight points for Wapato, which was limited to 17 points after the first quarter.
The Wolves (17-5) on Tuesday will meet fifth-seeded Cascade, a 72-62 winner against No. 6-seed
Kiona-Benton in a loser-out contest. Wapato would advance to winner-to-state crossover with a Northeast 1A team by beating the Kodiaks.
Naches Valley (12-10) stayed alive Saturday by edging Omak 36-34. The Rangers will visit Cashmere on Tuesday in a winner-to-crossover/loser-out contest.
CWAC
Prosser, Ellensburg advance
Third-seeded Prosser rolled past Othello 91-65 in a loser-out contest Saturday. The Mustangs (11-12), who were the state runners-up a yea ago, will visit top-seeded Selah on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
In another elimination game, fourth-seeded Ellensburg (11-13) topped No. 8 seed Quincy 62-53, and will head to Grandview.
Tuesday’s winners earn a spot in the district final and a state tournament berth.
CWAC
BOYS
WENESDAY’S GAMES
Game No. 1: No. 8 Quincy 61, No. 5 Toppenish 52 (loser out)
Game No. 2: No. 6 Othello 81, No. 7 East Valley 75 (loser out)
Game No. 3: No. 1 Selah 66, No. 4 Ellensburg 38
Game No. 4: No. 2 Grandview 71, No. 3 Prosser 49
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Game No. 5: No. 4 Ellensburg 62, No. 8 Quincy 53 (loser out)
Game No. 6: No. 6 Othello at No. 3 Prosser (loser out)
FEB. 17 GAMES
Game No. 7: No. 4 Ellensburg at No. 2 Grandview, 6 p.m.
Game No. 8: No. 3 Prosser at No. 1 Selah, 6 p.m.
FEB. 19 GAMES
At Higher Seed
Game No. 9: Winner No. 7 vs. Winner No. 8, 6 p.m. (championship, both to state)
Game No. 10: Loser No. 8 vs. Loser No. 7, 6 p.m. (winner to District 5/1 crossover, loser out)
GIRLS
TUESDAY’S GAMES
Game No. 1: No. 5 Toppenish 48, No. 8 Othello 31 (loser out)
Game No. 2: No. 6 East Valley 58, No. 7 Quincy 51 (loser out)
Game No. 3: No. 1 Prosser 74, No. 4 Grandview 52
Game No. 4: No. 2 Ellensburg 63, No. 3 Selah 44
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Game No. 5: No. 4 Grandview 66, No. 5 Toppenish 53 (loser out)
Game No. 6: No. 3 Selah 48, No. 6 East Valley 36 (loser out)
MONDAY’S GAMES
Game No. 7: No. 4 Grandview at No. 2 Ellensburg, 6 p.m.
Game No. 8: No. 3 at No. 1 Prosser, 6 p.m.
FEB. 18 GAMES
At Higher Seed
Game No. 9: Winner No. 7 vs. Winner No. 8, 6 p.m. (championship, both to state)
Game No. 10: Loser No. 8 vs. Loser No. 7, 6 p.m. (winner to District 5/1 crossover, loser out)
CLASS 1A
BOYS
TUESDAY’S GAMES
Game No. 1: No. 3 Chelan 72, No. 6 Wapato 58
Game No. 2: No. 2 Royal 89, No. 7 Wahluke 54
Game No. 3: No. 4 Cashmere 67, No, 5 Connell 58
Game No. 4: No. 1 Zillah 91, No. 8 Omak 32
FRIDAY’S GAMES
At Higher Seeds
Game No. 5: No. 6 Wapato 60, No. 7 Wahluke 52 (loser out)
Game No. 6: No. 5 Connell 80, No. 8 Omak 40 (loser out)
Game No. 7: No. 2 Royal 81, No. 3 Chelan 59
Game No. 8: No. 1 Zillah 75, No. 4 Cashmere 56
FEB. 17 GAMES
Game No. 9: No. 6 Wapato at No. 4 Cashmere, 6 p.m. (loser out)
Game No. 10: No. 5 Connell at No. 3 Chelan, 6 p.m. (loser out)
FEB. 19 GAME
Game No. 11: Winner No. 9 vs. Winner No. 10, 6 p.m. (both to District 5/6 crossover)
FEB. 20 GAME
At Toppenish
Game No. 12: No. 2 Royal vs. No. 1 Zillah, 7 p.m. (championship, both to state)
GIRLS
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Game 1: No. 3 Wapato 57, No. 6 Naches Valley 46
Game 2: No. 2 Royal 74, No. 8 Omak 30
Game 3: No. 4 Cashmere 38, No. 5 Cascade (Leavenworth) 32
Game 4: No. 1 ZIllah 69, No. 8 Kiona-Benton 21
SATURDAY’S GAMES
At Higher Seeds
Game 5: No. 6 Naches Valley 36, No. 7 Omak 34 (loser out)
Game 6: No. 5 Cascade (Leavenworth) 72, No. 8 Kiona-Benton 62 (loser out)
Game 7: No. 2 Royal 48, No. 3 Wapato 31
Game 8: No. 1 Zillah 74, No. 4 Cashmere 29
FEB. 17 GAMES
Game 9: No. 6 Naches Valley at No. 4 Cashmere, 6 p.m. (loser out)
Game 10: No. 5 Cascade (Leavenworth) at No. 3 Wapato, 6 p.m. (loser out)
FEB. 19 GAME
Game 11: Winner No. 9 vs. Winner No. 10, 6 p.m. (both to District 5/6 crossover)
FEB. 20 GAME
At Toppenish
Game 12: No. 2 Royal vs. No. 1 Zillah, 5 p.m. (championship, both to state)
