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Camas’ Ethan Harris, the Class 4A GSHL player of the year, and the Papermakers earned the 5-seed to the upcoming Class 4A state tournament. Photo courtesy Heather Tianen
Camas’ Ethan Harris, the Class 4A GSHL player of the year, and the Papermakers earned the 5-seed to the upcoming Class 4A state tournament. Photo courtesy Heather Tianen

Camas boys and Union girls earn 5-seeds for their state tournaments, and there are 16 boys and girls teams from Clark County that have qualified for state, but none of them will be playing in Clark County for Opening Round games

Paul Valencia
ClarkCountyToday.com

Clark County high school basketball fans will have to hit the road next weekend if they want to follow their teams in the state’s Opening Round matchups.

Clark County (and Woodland) has 16 boys and girls teams in their respective state tournaments, and only three will be playing in Southwest Washington for the Opening Round, or what is also referred to as state regionals. And none of those games will be played in Clark County.

One team will play a home play-in game, but that team will be on the road for the Opening Round, as well.

While having already clinched a state tournament berth, the Camas boys basketball team missed out on playing in Southwest Washington for the Opening Round when the Papermakers lost to Auburn in the bi-district championship game Saturday. Camas ended up with the 5-seed in the Class 4A tournament. Auburn earned the 2-seed for state. The top four seeds get Opening Round games in their region.

In Class 4A girls, the defending state champions also lost in the bi-district championship game. It was unlikely the Papermakers were going to get a top-four seed, anyway. They ended up with a 7-seed. Meanwhile, Union, the 4A GSHL champion, earned the 5-seed. It is very possible that Union’s loss in the bi-district semifinals cost the Titans a game in the region.

Union’s Myla Larry has been a huge contributor to the 4A GSHL champions. The Titans are the 5-seed going into the Class 4A state girls basketball tournament. Photo courtesy Heather Tianen
Union’s Myla Larry has been a huge contributor to the 4A GSHL champions. The Titans are the 5-seed going into the Class 4A state girls basketball tournament. Photo courtesy Heather Tianen

For years, Battle Ground has been a site for Opening Round games. But without a lot of games featuring District 4 (Southwest Washington) teams, organizers opted for Mark Morris in Longview as the featured site this season.

Three games featuring Clark County or Woodland teams will be playing at Mark Morris High School.

Woodland is the 9-seed in Class 2A girls. The Beavers will play No. 16 Sultan at 2 p.m. Saturday in Longview.

The Mountain View girls earned an 11-seed in Class 3A. The Thunder will play the winner of the 19-14 play-in game. The 3A state tournament has 20 teams. Mountain View’s game will be at noon Saturday.

And the Columbia River boys are the 11-seed in Class 2A and will take on No. 14 Renton. That game is set for 4 p.m. Saturday.

In Class 1B boys, Columbia Adventist will get a true home game as the 16-seed against No. 17 Sound Christian at 6 p.m. Tuesday The winner advances to the Opening Round, on the road.

All other teams from Clark County will be on the road.

A reminder, though, that even if on the road, there is a huge benefit to the teams seeded 5 through 8. Those teams are still going to the Tacoma Dome or Yakima Valley SunDome. The top-eight teams play each other in the Opening Round to determine placement in the domes. The winners go directly to the state quarterfinals. The losers begin play a day at the dome earlier in the round-of-12 games.

Clark County’s top-eight seeds. Winner to quarterfinals. Loser to round-of-12:

5: Camas boys in 4A. Will face No. 4 Richland at 8 p.m. Saturday at Richland HS.

5: Union girls in 4A. Will play No. 4 Woodinville at 6 p.m. Friday at Bellevue College.

6: Seton Catholic boys in 1A. Will play No. 3 Lynden Christian at at 4 p.m. Saturday at Mount Vernon HS

6: Seton Catholic girls in 1A. Will play No. 3 Zillah at noon Saturday at Davis HS in Yakima

7: Camas girls in 4A. Will play No. 2 Lake Washington at 6 p.m. Friday at Lake Washington HS

7: Columbia River girls in 2A. Will play No. 2 Ellensburg at 6 p.m. Friday at Ellensburg HS

Clark County 9-17 seeds. Must win to advance:

9: Woodland girls in 2A. Will play No. 16 Sultan at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mark Morris HS in Longview

11: Mountain View girls in 3A. Will play the winner of 19 Garfield vs. 14 Shorecrest at noon Saturday at Mark Morris HS in Longview.

11: Columbia River boys in 2A. Will play No. 14 Renton at 4 p.m. Saturday at Mark Morris HS in Longview.

13: Fort Vancouver boys in 1A. Will play No. 12 Bellevue Christian at 6 p.m. Friday at Issaquah HS.

14: Ridgefield girls in 2A. Will play No. 11 Eatonville at 6 p.m. Friday at Mount Tahoma HS in Tacoma

14: La Center boys in 1A. Will play No. 11 Cashmere at 2 p.m. Saturday at Wenatchee HS.

14: King’s Way Christian girls in 1A. Will play No. 14 Wapato at 8 p.m. Friday at Davis High School in Yakima

15: Ridgefield boys in 2A. Will play No. 10 Prosser at 6 p.m. Saturday at Richland HS.

16: Columbia Adventist in 1B boys. Will host No. 17 Sound Christian at 6 p.m. Tuesday in a play-in game. Winner advances to Opening Round, to play No. 9 Wellpinit at 8 p.m. Saturday at West Valley HS in Spokane

17: Prairie in 3A boys. Will play at No. 16 Central Valley at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Spokane in a play-in game. Winner advances to the Opening Round, to play No. 9 Eastside Catholic at 4 p.m. Saturday at Issaquah HS. 

To find brackets for all boys games, go to: https://www.wiaa.com/tournament/?sportid=3

To find brackets for all girls games, go to: https://www.wiaa.com/tournament/?sportid=12

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