Playing east of the mountains a bit early in Spokane at University High School, the No. 6 Napavine boys basketball team led at half, but fell behind in the second and were outdone by No. 3 Colfax, 69-51, Friday night in the regional round of the state tournament.
The Tigers got 14 points and nine rebounds from Keith Olson, but more foul trouble for the big man, and a blistering shooting night for Damian Demler helped the Bulldogs pull away in the second half for the win.
Gavin Parker and Karsen Denault also scored in double figures for the Tigers with 11 and 10 points, respectively, and John Lustig had 21 points for the Bulldogs.
Napavine will look to rebound on Wednesday in Spokane against the winner of No. 14 Mabton and No. 11 Toutle Lake.
