YAKIMA – Bremerton star junior Jalen Davis continued to be must-see basketball in the Yakima Valley SunDome.

The state's top-ranked player in the class of 2027, whose otherworldly offensive efficiency has wowed the state crowd for two-plus tournaments, outdid himself Friday night.

With the top-seeded defending champion Knights against the ropes in a semifinal against greatly underseeded Columbia River, Davis – who can be unselfish almost to a fault – took over.

First, with the Knights trailing the 11th-seeded Rapids by three in the final seconds of regulation, Davis drove the baseline, scoring and drawing a foul. He sank the free throw to send the game to overtime.’

In the waning moments of the extra session, Columbia River, which had already ousted No. 3 Selah and No. 4 Pullman, again seemed poised to break what remained of the bracket.

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But the Rapids were unable to seal the game at the free-throw line, and – trailing 54-53 – Bremerton pulled down one of the Columbia River misses and called a timeout with 3.3 seconds left.

Aaron Matthews lobbed the inbound pass over a defender to Davis, who caught the ball and shifted left across midcourt splitting a pair of Columbia River players.

He then sprinted to the basket and flipped it up right-handed over the Rapids’ Chase Fitzwilson at the buzzer, off the backboard for a 55-54 victory.

“Once my dad (Knights coach Miah Davis) drew the play, I kinda knew what it was because we practice it a lot,” Davis said. “I was about to pass it to my cousin in the corner, but I was like, ‘nah, I’m just going to take it.’”

Davis finished with a game-high 27 points and nine rebounds to send the Knights (23-2) into Saturday’s 3 p.m. championship against second-seeded R.A. Long (27-0).

As for the thoughts that his son being too passive, Miah Davis understands, but knows what works for Bremerton.

“In ways he is, but it works for who we are,” he said. “And I told him before the game, ‘the scoreboard is going to tell you what you need to do.’”