YAKIMA – Grandview coach Frankie Medina rattled off everything his point guard and son, also Frankie Medina, means to the Greyhounds.

There’s his offense – 37 points on 12-for-19 shooting, 5-for-8 from behind the 3-point arc on Wednesday night.

Then there’s his leadership – essentially an assistant for his dad, coaching up the younger players when ankle injuries twice sidelined him this season.

And you can’t forget his defense, too. It’s something that might get lost in all that offense.

Finally, after a pause, he succinctly nails it.

“He’s invaluable.”

The younger Medina delivered big time Wednesday, leading seventh-seeded Grandview past No. 15 Foster in overtime, 74-71, to advance to the Class 2A state quarterfinals in the Yakima Valley SunDome.

Next up for the Greyhounds is a matchup with top-seeded and defending champion Bremerton, with superstar junior Jalen Davis.

“It’s a blessing to to even make it to where we’re at, to this game,” the younger Medina said. “That was big for us, big for the community.”

Many of whom were there Wednesday, watching the CWAC runners-up battle the Bulldogs, who were better than their seed might indicate.

The Tukwila team led by as many as nine, and looked like they might end Grandview’s season up seven at the start of the fourth. But the Greyhounds whittled away, and the score was knotted with about a minute to go, 63-63.

When neither team was able to score, the game headed to the extra session.

Medina continued to lead the charge, making 5 of 6 free throws, He also got help from junior Braden Santos, whose layup to give the Greyhounds the lead for good 68-66.

The 6-foot-5 racked up 17 points and 14 rebounds, and also blocked a shot off a Foster player to give Grandview possession in the final minute.

“I tell him, ‘Dude, when you step on the court, you’re usually the biggest guy or the second biggest guy,’” Coach Medina said of Santos. “He’s figured it out, especially the second half of the season.”

Up four for as time wound down, Medina recorded the final of his five turnovers, and took it the other way for a layup.

“It’s awesome, it’s just so awesome,” the first-team all-leaguer said. “That’s why I do whatever I gotta do to get my brothers an experience like this. It is so special.”

The Greyhounds were without second-team all-conference selection Deontae Howard, who has been hospitalized with an infection.

Coach Medina said he informed the team they would be without Howard for the state tournament.

“It just makes me that much more proud to have guys step up and play big minutes and contribute for us has been big,” he said.

Grandview returns to the quarterfinals two years after advancing to the championship. Last season, the Greyhounds won the regular-season and were near the top of the state rankings.

But a couple upsets in the district tournament denied them the short trip to the SunDome.

And injuries to Howard and Medina threatened to derail another state.

“All the things he had to play through this year,” Coach Medina said. “Missing those games – that killed him – but he was still so positive about it. His leadership during that time was huge.”

Grandview also battled against a schedule beefed up to compensate for a CWAC that was hit hard by graduation, and a bit down, especially after Grandview and regular-season champion Selah, who exited the tournament Wednesday.

“I know it was early in the season, but that’s why we wanted West Valley, and Zillah and came to the SunDome Shootout,” Coach Medina said. “Those games paid off for us as for what to expect.”