2A District IV girls tournament begins tonight; Updated District IV 2A, 1A, 2B, 1B basketball schedules/matchups

posted 02:23 AM 02/10
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Today is the start of the 2A District IV girls basketball tournaments. River Ridge is looking to earn its third consecutive district title and opens play tonight at 7 against Hockinson. Side note: First-year River Ridge coach Jackie Robinson's father-in-law is former Seattle Sonics coach and current Denver Nuggets coach George Karl.

Here's tonight's 2A District IV girls schedule:

Game 1: Hockinson at River Ridge, 7 p.m.
Game 2: Tumwater at Mark Morris, 7 p.m.
Game 3: North Thurston at Woodland, 7 p.m.
Game 4: Black Hills at WF West, 7 p.m.

Highlights from Thursday's girls basketball playoff games

-- Sophomore post Nike McClure exploded for a triple-double of 26 points, 12 rebounds, 10 blocks to lead Tenino to a 58-38 victory over Montesano in the first round of the 1A District girls basketball tournament at WF West High School. The Beavers (17-4) advance to play undefeated Castle Rock, champions of the Trico Division, at 6 p.m. Saturday at WF West in the district semifinals, which is a winner-to-regionals game. McClure had a slow start offensively with just six first-half, but had 20 of her 26 points after halftime. This was Tenino’s third win of the season over Southwest Washington 1A Evergreen-rival Montesano. Janelle Young and Kaitlin Forest chipped in with 11 and eight points, respectively for the Beavers.

-- Morton/White Pass 47, NW Christian 37: The Navigators played catch-up all night against the Timberwolves in their 2B District IV opening-round loss in Centralia. NWC got as close as 43-36 with a minute-and-a-half left in the game on a bucket by Hailey Bredeson. Senior Kami Bates, who is the school’s all-time leading scorer and surpassed 1,000 career points two week ago, finished with a team-high 15 points. The loss moves the Navigators into the loser’s bracket and will play a yet-to-be-determined opponent at 8 p.m. Tuesday right back at Centralia.

-- Castle Rock 48, Rainier 35: The Mountaineers drop to the consolation bracket of the 1A District IV tournament following their opening-round loss to the state-ranked and undefeated Rockets. Rainier now faces league-rival Montesano at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Chehalis in a loser-out game.

2A Southwest District IV tournament

BOYS (bracket)
Saturday’s first-round games
Game 1: Washougal at North Thurston, 7 p.m.
Game 2: Black Hills at Mark Morris, 7 p.m.
Game 3: WF West at Hockinson, 7 p.m.
Game 4: Tumwater at River Ridge, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 15
-- Semifinals (winner-to-district title game; earns regional berth)
Game 7: Game 1 winner v. Game 2 winner, 6 p.m. (location TBD)
Game 8: Game 3 winner v. Game 4 winner, 7:45 p.m. (location TBD)
-- Consolation (loser-out games)
Game 5: Game 1 loser v. Game 2 loser, 6 p.m. (location TBD)
Game 6: Game 3 loser v. Game 4 loser, 7:45 p.m. (location TBD)

Friday, Feb. 17
District title game: Game 7 winner v. Game 8 winner, 8 p.m., Saint Martin’s Marcus Pavilion

Saturday, Feb. 18
-- Consolation (loser-out games)
Game 9: Game 9 loser v. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. (at RA Long or Mark Morris)
Game 10: Game 6 winner v. Game 7 loser, 7:45 p.m. (at RA Long or Mark Morris)

Tuesday, Feb. 21
-- Third-place game (winner-to-regional) Game 11: Game 9 winner v. Game 10 winner, 8 p.m. (at Chehalis)

GIRLS (bracket)
Friday’s first-round games
Game 1: Hockinson at River Ridge, 7 p.m.
Game 2: Tumwater at Mark Morris, 7 p.m.
Game 3: North Thurston at Woodland, 7 p.m.
Game 4: Black Hills at WF West, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 14
-- Semifinals (winner-to-District title game; earns regional berth)
Game 7: Game 1 winner v. Game 2 winner, 6 p.m. (location TBD)
Game 8: Game 3 winner v. Game 4 winner, 7:45 p.m. (location TBD)
--Consolation (loser-out games)
Game 5: Game 1 loser v. Game 2 loser, 6 p.m. (location TBD)
Game 6: Game 3 loser v. Game 4 loser, 7:45 p.m. (location TBD)

Friday, Feb. 17
District title game: Game 7 winner v. Game 8 winner, 6 p.m. at Saint Martin’s Marcus Pavilion

Saturday, Feb. 18
-- Consolation (loser-out)
Game 9: Game 8 loser v. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. (at RA Long or Mark Morris)
Game 10: Game 6 winner v. Game 7 loser, 7:45 p.m. (at RA Long or Mark Morris)

Tuesday, Feb. 21
-- Third-place game (winner-to-regional)
Game 11: Game 9 winner v. Game 10 winner, 6 p.m. (at Chehalis)

1A Southwest District IV tournament

BOYS (bracket)

Friday’s first-round games
Game 5: Castle Rock v. Toledo, 8 p.m., at Kelso
Game 6: Kalama v. Forks, 6:30 p.m., at Centralia
Game 7: Tenino v. Onalaska, 6:30 p.m. at Centralia
Game 8: Hoquiam v. Ridgefield, 6:30 p.m., at Kelso

Tuesday, Feb. 14
-- Semifinals (winner-to-District title game; earns regional berth)
Game 11: game 5 winner v. Game 6 winner, TBD at Chehalis/Kelso
Game 12: game 7 winner v. Game 8 winner, TBD, at Chehalis/Kelso
-- Consolation (loser-out games)
Game 9: Game 5 loser v. Game 6 loser, TBD at Black Hills/Kelso
Game 10: Game 7 winner v. Game 8 winner, TBD, at Black Hills/Kelso

Thursday, Feb. 16
-- Consolation (loser-out, winner-to-regionals)
Game 13: Game 9 winner v. Game 12 loser, TBD, at Chehalis
Game 14: Game 10 winner v. Game 11 loser, TBD, at Chehalis

Saturday, Feb. 18
District title game: Game 11 winner v. Game 12 winner, 8 p.m. at Chehalis (both to regionals)
Third/fourth-place game: Game 13 winner v. Game 14 winner, 6 p.m. at Chehalis (both to regionals)

GIRLS (bracket)

Thursday’s first-round games
Game 5: Castle Rock 48, Rainier 35
Game 6: Tenino 58, Montesano 38
Game 7: Elma 51, Ilwaco 32
Game 8: Onalaska 65, Stevenson 28

Saturday’s games
-- Semifinals (winner-to-District title game; earns regional berth)
Game 11: Tenino v. Castle Rock, 6 p.m. at Chehalis
Game 12: Elma v. Onalaska, 7:30 p.m. at Chehalis
-- Consolation (loser-out games)
Game 9: Rainier v. Montesano, 2:30 p.m. at Chehalis
Game 10: Ilwaco v. Stevenson, 4 p.m. at Chehalis

Wednesday, Feb. 15
-- Consolation (loser-out, winner-to-regionals)
Game 13: Game 9 winner v. Game 12 loser, TBD, Kelso
Game 14: Game 10 winner v. Game 11 loser, TBD, Kelso

Friday, Feb. 17
District title game: Game 11 winner v. Game 12 winner, 8 p.m. at Chehalis (both to regionals)
Game 13 winner v. Game 14 winner, 6 p.m. at Chehalis

2B Southwest District IV tournament

BOYS (bracket)
NW Christian 72, Napavine 58 (Wednesday) NW Christian v. Toutle Lake, Saturday at Rochester (time TBD)

GIRLS (bracket)
Morton/White Pass 47, NW Christian 37
Up next: NW Christian v. TBD, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 at Centralia

1B Southwest District IV tournament

BOYS (bracket)
Seton Catholic at Mary M. Knight, 7 p.m. Saturday

GIRLS (bracket)
Mary M. Knight 46, Seton Catholic 35
Up next: Mary M. Knight v. King's Way Christian, 5 p.m., Feb. 18 at Montesano
Seton Catholic at Mary M. Knight, 7 p.m. Thursday

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