After a close first quarter, Raymond’s offense struggled in suffering a 55-33 season-ending loss to Adna in the 2B State Tournament’s Round of 12 on Wednesday at the Spokane Arena.

The 12th-seeded Seagulls (20-7 overall) held the No. 5 Pirates (21-4) close at the end of the first quarter, trailing 11-10.

But Raymond went cold from the floor over the next two quarters, managing to score just 10 points over the second and third frames to trail by nine at the half and by 21 entering the fourth period.

“Tough loss for our kids,” Raymond head coach Jason Koski said. “We played good enough defense to keep us in the gym, but offensively we had too many turnovers and poor shooting.”

Raymond was led by sophomore guard Karsyn Freeman (10 points, 7 rebounds) and shot 13 for 49 from the field (26.5%) and had 20 turnovers in the game.

ALEC DIETZ | THE CHRONICLE Raymond guard Karsyn Freeman (24) takes a 3-pointer against Adna in the 2B State Round of 12 on Wednesday at the Spokane Arena.

Raymond’s Kassie Koski added eight points for the Gulls.

Adna was led by guards Gabby Guard (22 points) and Brooklyn Loose (16 points) as the Pirates shot 44% from 3-point range on 11-of-25 shooting.

Raymond was outrebounded by Adna 45-30 and had 15 assists as a team to six for the Seagulls.

The loss ends the season for a young Raymond squad, which turned heads by making it to Spokane and reaching the Round of 12 with just two seniors on the roster one season after placing sixth in the state.

“I’d like to thank seniors Alia Enlow (4 points, 6 rebounds) and Tymber Livingston, they have been great ambassadors for our program the last seven to eight years. Our program is better because of kids like them,” Coach Koski said. “We have the majority of our team back, so I’m hopeful that this season will inspire those coming back to get in gym and keep working.”

Raymond 10 5 5 13 – 33

Adna 11 13 17 14 – 55

Scoring: Raymond – Freeman 10, Ka. Koski 8, Enlow 4, Williams 4, Ky. Koski 3, Kongbouakhay 2, Glazier 2. Adna – Guard 22, Loose 16, Hallom 6, K. Von Moos 4, Humphrey 2, A. Von Moos 2.

ALEC DIETZ | THE CHRONICLE Willapa Valley guard Brooklyn Patrick rockets a pass mid-air to a teammate against Inchelium in the 1B State Tournament Round of 12 at the Spokane Arena on Wednesday.

Inchelium 51, Willapa Valley 43

Willapa Valley made a game of it, but eventually saw its season end with a 51-43 loss to Inchelium in a 1B State Tournament Round of 12 game on Wednesday in Spokane.

The Vikings (18-8) trailed by just two points at 25-23 at halftime, but eight turnovers led to a Hornets third-quarter run to go up by as much as 16 points.

Valley responded to cut the deficit to six, but got no closer as the No. 5 Hornets hit several big shots and turned a turnovers into points to keep the No. 12 Vikings at bay.

Valley was led by senior forward Grace Huber (14 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks), freshman Rilyn Channel (11 points) and senior point guard Brooklyn Patrick (8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, steal).

Valley went 14 of 40 from the floor (35%) and 11 of 16 (68.7%) from the free-throw line, but committed 25 turnovers and were outrebounded 50-34.

“It got away from us in the third quarter, but it was a close game,” Willapa Valley head coach John Peterson said. “My kids played their hearts out. I say this so much about them ,but they fight, they fight like hell the whole time and it just makes me so proud of them.”

Valley lose seniors Huber, Patrick and Gabby Quezada (2 points, 4 rebounds) to graduation.

ALEC DIETZ | THE CHRONICLE Willapa Valley forward Grace Huber takes a off-balance shot against Inchelium in the 1B State Tournament Round of 12 at the Spokane Arena on Wednesday.

“I can’t say enough about them and the leadership they showed,” said Peterson, who announced earlier this season he would be retiring. “This was my last game. I’m pulling the plug after 40 years. We won a hell of a lot more than we lost. We lost this one and I feel bad because I thought we could’ve won it, but you know what, all you can ask for is that the kids try really hard and represent their families and the community really well, and our kids are first rate at that.”

The longtime and well-respected head coach whose ties extend across the state, thanked the Willapa Valley community and said that coaching at the school was his dream job.

“I’d like to thank the community and all our fans for the support over here. It was outstanding,” he said. “It’s my life’s work. Some guys want to be cowboys or firemen or whatever when you are a little kid. The only thing I ever wanted to do was play ball, and when I figured out I wasn’t good enough to keep playing, I wanted to coach. And I got to coach at my school for 31 years at different levels. For me to go out with these kids – my last group – and get to Spokane, it means a great deal to me. I talk about the old-school values that Valley has – hard work, class, doing the right thing and supporting your people – and these kids just personify that.”

Peterson added that while winning was important, it’s the friendships he’s made that mean so much more.

“It’s been about the relationships for me. Basketball is great and I love it, and the competition is great and I love all of that, but for me it’s been the relationships with the kids and the other coaches, the officials, everybody,” he said. “I’m really proud I get to say that I’ve done it this long because you don’t see that all the time.”

Willapa Valley 12 11 10 10 – 43

Inchelium 13 12 18 8 – 51

Montesano 57, Seattle Academy 39

With a key fourth-quarter performance, Montesano finds itself in the state quarterfinals for the second consecutive season after defeating Seattle Academy 57-39 on Wednesday in a 1A State Round of 12 game in Yakima.

Monte (22-4) got into early foul trouble when second-leading scorer Evanjillie Dalan picked up two fouls in less than three minutes of the first period and had to sit the rest of the first half.

The Bulldogs trailed 6-0 in the early going before finding their footing to tie the game on layup by 1A Evergreen League MVP McKynnlie Dalan with 4:53 on the clock.

With just under two minutes to go in the first frame, senior guard Jaiden King’s jump shot capped a 10-0 Monte run to stake the Bulldogs to a 10-6 lead.

In the second quarter, No. 4 Monte held leads at 17-10 and 25-16 but were unable to finish off the No. 12 Cardinals (16-7).

Seattle Academy kept taking its shots at the Bulldogs, pulling to within a bucket four times in the third quarter, including cutting Monte’s lead to 36-35 on a Ila Giblin layup with just under a minute to go in the period.

But a free-throw by Jillie Dalan followed by a layup by senior guard Vanna Prom with nine seconds on the clock gave Monte a 39-35 lead heading into the final period.

“We started off kind of slow. … We were our own worst enemy at times,” Monte head coach Mark Mansfield said. “It just seemed like we had chances to take control and we let them back in it.”

But all that changed in the fourth quarter.

The Bulldogs went to their bread and butter, pounding the paint and pressing on defense to extend the lead to 49-39 at the 4:42 mark and closed the game on a 13-0 run, holding the Cardinals scoreless over the final 5:32 seconds of the game.

“We started being a little more patient offensively and pounding it inside and they just really didn’t have an answer inside,” Mansfield said. “The fouls started to add up for them and we were in the bonus before the end of the third quarter. … We created a few turnovers (with the press) and started to stretch our lead out.”

Jillie and older sister McKynnlie scored 19 points apiece as the Bulldogs went 19 of 64 (29.6%) from the field as a team and got to the free-throw line 33 times, converting 19 (57.6%).

Montesano’s size inside posed a problem for the Cardinals as the Bulldogs won the the battle of the boards 40-29 and had 25 offensive rebounds, led by the Dalan sisters with five apiece.

Monte’s press defense helped force 29 Cardinals turnovers and had 18 steals as a team, led by Prom with six.

“It was obviously a game we needed to have and the girls responded well,” Mansfield said. “It could have been easy for us to start to feel a little sorry for ourselves after Seattle Academy cut it down to one, but we really showed some mental toughness and really started executing what our plan was all along.”

Montesano faces No. 3 Wapato at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday in a state quarterfinal game in Yakima.

Seattle Academy 10 10 15 4 – 39

Montesano 12 14 13 18 – 57

Scoring: Seattle Academy – Dukes 12, Bishop 11, Giblin 6, Johnson 4, Nelson 4, Lennard 2. Montesano – M. Dalan 19, E. Dalan 19, King 6, Young 5, Prom 3, Stanfield 2, Schrader 2, Karr 1.