BATTLE GROUND — Kalama survived a late fourth-quarter rally by Coupeville to earn a 59-54 victory Friday in a 2B boys basketball regional game at Battle Ground High School.
The win sends the top-seeded Chinooks to the 2B state quarterfinals at 5:30 p.m. next Thursday at Spokane Arena.
Kalama had a 10-point lead with 2:11 left in the game before steals and 3-point shooting by Coupeville pulled the Wolves within 57-54 with 33.8 seconds to play. The Wolves never got closer the rest of the way.
Kalama used a 15-0 run the final 3:48 of the first half to take the lead for good. Jackson Esary, the 2B Central MVP, led Kalama with 23 points. Max Cox added 13, including 11 in the second half.