Kobe Parlin led a balanced scoring attack with 21 points as the Mark Morris boys basketball team advanced to the Class 2A state semifinals with a 60-51 win over Tumwater on Thursday at the Yakima SunDome.
Mark Morris (23-2) will face No. 1 seed Pullman at 3:45 p.m. Friday in the semifinals.
After jumping out to a 19-6 lead after one quarter, the Monarchs went cold in the second quarter, taking a 23-20 lead into halftime.
But Mark Morris shot better from the field in the second half (10 of 20) and pulled away with a 26-point fourth quarter.
Braydon Olson added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Monarch. Malakai Gray added 12 points, and Deacon Dietz added 11 points and nine rebounds.
MARK MORRIS 60, TUMWATER 51
TUMWATER — Luke Reid 5, Andrew Collins 18, Luke Brewer 10, Gunnar Harroun 3, Connor Hopkins 2, Brayden Oram 9, Clayton Morgan 0, Tanner Brewer 4. Totals 20-59 (4-26) 7-10 51.
MARK MORRIS — Deacon Dietz 11, Kobe Parlin 21, Malakai Gray 12, Braydon Olson 14, Dossen Morrow 2, Jase Wygant 0, Dalton Stevens 0 , Carson Bogner 0. Totals 17-43 (1-8) 25-34 60.
Tumwater 6 14 10 21—51
M. Morris 19 4 11 26—60
