Girls basketball: Hudson’s Bay 53, Kelso 37

Aniyah Hampton scored a game-high 26 points including 12 in the fourth quarter as the Eagles stayed alive in the 3A bi-district tournament with the win over Kelso at Lower Columbia College in Longview.

Hudson’s Bay (18-6) won its second loser-out game and advances to the fifth-place game at noon Saturday for a spot in the 3A state tournament. The Eagles will face either Capital or North Thurston at Rogers High School in Puyallup.

Being familiar with Kelso (13-10) helped the Eagles to their third win over the Highlanders this season.

And some solid defense.

“Holding them without a field goal in the second quarter was big for us,” Hudson’s Bay coach Michael Rainville said. “It’s really hard to beat a good team three times, but we knew who we were playing and our girls really wanted to win.”

Jaydia Martin and Kamelai Powell each added 10 points along with solid rebounding efforts for Hudson’s Bay.

HUDSON’S BAY 53, KELSO 37

HUDSON’S BAY (18-6) — Gabriela Garcia 0, Juliann Medrano 0, Mae Carse 0, Shelby DeLong 0, Sadie Soumakil 0, Maria Mendez 3, Jaydia Martin 10, Mae Carse, Xena Le 0, Aniyah Hampton 26, Kamelai Powell 10, Anastacia Mikaele 4, Lose’ Tamo’ua 0. Totals 18 (1) 16-22 53.

KELSO (13-10) — Natalie Frey 8, Tally Connors 0, Alexis Kieven 6, Cooper Joy 0, Erin Tack 7, Alexandra Harman 1, Evermore Kaiser 0, Mati Ohlson 0, Cayla Gutenberg 0, Capri Franzen 3, Kylee Gibbs 12, Megan Skeels 0. Totals 13 (2) 9-13 37.

Hudson’s Bay 12 14 13 16–53

Kelso 9 5 11 12–37