TACOMA – Like many of the games the No. 1 Davis Pirates play, Thursday’s 76-56 victory over No. 10 Lake Stevens in the quarterfinals of the Class 4A girls state basketball tournament was almost surgical.

The Pirates go about their business, remain even-keel, and aren’t always flashy, but by the time the game is over when you look at the scoreboard, more often than not they’ve won in dominant fashion.

The Pirates move on to the semifinals for a third consecutive season as they look to repeat as state champions.

Junior Isa Garcia led the Davis scoring attack, scoring 24 points and making four 3s.

“She played her normal game,” Davis head coach Akil White said. “She’s an underrated kid.”

That is part of what makes the Pirates so special. Great games are normal games for most of their players, especially Garcia and fellow junior Cheyenne Hull, arguably the best player in Washington.

Hull, almost quietly, finished with 22 points, 18 rebounds and seven assists.

For Hull, it’s the rebounding numbers that she is most proud of.

“I think the bigger picture is just the score (of the game), Hull said. “The rebounding is kind of my biggest thing, like just get boards no matter what. When I know some people are making shots, I’ll go clean it up and get it back to them. I’m just kind of worried about playing defense. I’m not really paying attention to my (scoring).”

Hull and Garcia were joined in double-digit scoring by junior Kobe Johnson (12) and senior Deets Parrish (10). Johnson shot for 6-for-10 from the field, making all six of her shots inside the 3-point line.

“She plays hard and she can knock down shots,” White said of Johnson. “She’s my spark plug and not a lot of people know about her.”

The Vikings were led by junior Noelani Tupua’s 21 points. Senior Keira Isabbelle Tupua added 19.

“We wanted them to not break us down defensively,” White said. “They did anyway. We played more zone than we have all year because that’s how much respect we have for those girls.”

The Tupua sisters kept the Vikings in the game in the first half, but Davis outscored them by 11 in third and six in the fourth to pull away.

The Pirates will face, No. 11 Kennedy Catholic at 3:45 p.m. in Friday’s semifinals. The upstart Lancers defeated No. 3 Chiawana in a loser-out game Wednesday and No. 5 Gonzaga Prep in Thursday’s quarterfinals.

After two consecutive upsets, Kennedy Catholic sophomore guard Jayden Fitzgerald, who scored 32 points against the Bullpups, is excited for the challenge of facing the defending champs.

“It’s probably going to be our hardest game,” Fitzgerald said. “But we can show up and give a battle, so we’re just all going to show up and do that for each other.”