Quarterfinals

Central Valley 49, Kennewick 44 (OT)

Leilani Mitchell nearly did it again, but in the end Central Valley's Brittany Baynes blocked that notion — literally.

Baynes batted down Mitchell's three-point attempt for Kennewick that would have tied the score with five seconds left in overtime. Mitchell, a 5-foot-5 guard, carried the No. 6 Lions (23-4) to an upset win over the top-ranked Bears in the East Regional semifinals less than a week earlier. Yesterday, Mitchell sent the game into overtime by burying a three-pointer with five seconds left in regulation, knotting the score at 37.

Mitchell, who played only 3-1/2 minutes in the first half after picking up two quick fouls, scored all 17 of her points after the break. She had 35 when the Lions handed the two-time defending champions their only loss, ending a 56-game winning streak.

Central Valley (26-1) led 31-20 going into the fourth quarter, but had just one field goal and two free throws in the final 6:32. Emily Westerberg scored 11 of her 17 points in the second half and overtime and also finished with 12 rebounds for the Bears.

Garfield 41, Lake Stevens 33

Sophomore Malia O'Neal went 4 for 4 at the free-throw line in the final 25.5 seconds to seal the victory for the ninth-ranked Bulldogs (21-5), who reached the semifinals for the first time since winning the 1987 title.

"The Little Engine That Could (O'Neal) works hard on her free throws," Garfield Coach Joyce Walker said.

O'Neal made 5 of 6 free throws overall to finish with 10 points. Samantha Tinned scored six of her points in the decisive fourth quarter, including the driving basket that broke a 31-31 tie with 3:39 left to play. After Katie Holloway scored inside for Lake Stevens to cut a Garfield lead to 35-33 with 1:20 to go, Tinned scored off a feed from Ashley Knight.

The Vikings (19-7) turned the ball over 17 times, throwing away both of their final possessions.

Holloway led Lake Stevens with 11 points and 12 rebounds, and Maisie Todd chipped in 10 points and eight boards. The loss ended the Vikings' eight-game winning streak.

Prairie 52, Pasco 39

Junior reserve Rachel Stratton came off the bench for 10 points in 8 minutes, 30 seconds of action, including seven points in the second half, as the third-ranked Falcons (26-2) reached the state semifinals for the sixth consecutive season.

The 5-foot-7 Stratton, who missed all of last season with a torn right ACL, sank 3 of 4 field-goal attempts, including both of her three-point attempts.

"Rachel was just feeling it," said Prairie Coach Al Aldridge said of Stratton, who played most of the fourth quarter because of her free-throw shooting prowess. "She got hers in the flow of what we were doing."

Said Stratton: "I was open and I just felt in a rhythm."

Ticey Westbrooks and Andrea Sitton led Prairie with 11 points apiece. Westbrooks hit 7 of 7 free throws for the Falcons, last year's state runner-up to Central Valley.

Seventh-ranked Pasco (25-2) shot just 28.6 percent from the floor. Michelle Elliott and Emily Halliday led the Bulldogs with 12 and 10 points, respectively.

Lauren Short, Prairie's career leader with 433 assists, dished out nine assists to boost her two-game state total to 17.

Redmond 53, Enumclaw 48

Allison Klingerman scored 10 of her 14 points in the second half and Alex Tosti came off the bench to score all seven of hers after the break as the unbeaten Mustangs (25-0) survived another wild one after surviving an overtime game in their opener.

Redmond Coach Pat Bangasser credited Tosti for this one.

"She was really clutch," he said. "She was the difference tonight."

Enumclaw led 43-42 after Brianna Thompson's spinning layup with 4:41 to go in the game, but Jamie Edwards answered with a three-pointer to put Redmond ahead for good.

Mackenzie Flynn's pair of clutch free throws with 19.1 seconds remaining sealed the victory. Enumclaw (22-5) had cut Redmond's five-point lead to three on Brooke McCulley's shot under the basket with 32 seconds left.

Jessie Christensen and Thompson led Enumclaw with 13 and 12 points, respectively.

Redmond's Claire Pallansch had another big night on the boards with 10 rebounds and scored a dozen points.

— Sandy Ringer and Matt Massey