SALEM, Ore. — Top-ranked Santiam Christian went on an 11-0 run late in the third quarter and early in the fourth to wipe out a Rainier lead, and went on to defeat the foul-plagued Columbians 48-33 in the semifinals of the Oregon 3A state girls basketball tournament at Willamette University on Friday night.

Rainier (23-6), which won the state crown last season with a 29-0 record, takes on Lewis and Clark League rival Warrenton at 1:30 p.m. today for third and fifth place. It will be the fourth meeting of the year between the Columbians and Warriors, with Warrenton owning a 2-1 edge.

The game swung the Eagles’ way with two minutes left in the third quarter after Mollee Schwegler stole the ball and converted a layup to give the Columbians a 24-23 lead. But Santiam Christian (26-1) took control from there, thanks to five consecutive foul calls on the Columbians and six straight missed shots.

Rainier coach Doug Knox wasn’t happy with how the game was officiated after his team took the lead, but quickly added, “I’m not blaming that for the loss, but it sure didn’t help.”

Rachel Kubler made two free throws to give Santiam Christian a 34-24 lead with 7:42 left in the game to cap the 11-0 run, with seven of the 11 coming at the free-throw line.

Rainier never got closer than eight the rest of the way.

The Eagles were whistled for 13 fouls and made 19-of-23 free throws. Rainier was called for 22 fouls and made 8-of-17 at the line.

“Santiam has seven girls between 5-foot-6 and 5-9, and they run well,” Knox said. “We played them tough. We held their top player, Tayla Woods, to five points in the first half, but she made 12-of-14 free throws in the game, which hurt us.”

Woods led the Eagles with 20 points. Schwegler led all scorers with 21 for the Columbians, but only three other players scored in the game.

Eagles 48, Columbians 33

RAINIER (33) — Amanda Schwegler 5, Kayla Nagunst 5, Diamond Harkleroad 2, Mollee Schwegler 21, Jessica Minium 0, Beth Murphy 0, Jennifer Hinkle 0, Heather Crape 0.

SANTIAM CHRISTIAN (48) — Nicole Barton 4, Rachel Kubler 10, Tayla Woods 20, Ashley Boersma 5, Darci Woods 3, Quincey Davis 6.

Rainier                      4   11     9     9 — 33

Santiam Chr.         10     8   14   16 — 48

Tornow torches La Center

YAKIMA — Tiffany Tornow knocked down five first-half 3-pointers and finished with 22 points as Toledo eliminated La Center 57-41 in a consolation game at the Class 1A state girls basketball tournament at the Yakima SunDome on Friday.

Toledo (19-6) plays Chelan for fifth place at 8:30 a.m. today.

The Indians’ defense made 14 steals and forced La Center into 33 turnovers, which Toledo converted into 19 points. In its three tournament games, La Center amassed 80 turnovers.

The Wildcats also struggled shooting outside the arc, making 2-of-15 shots. Ironically, Toledo shot better outside the arc (6-of-17, 35 percent) than inside (14-of-41, 34 percent). Tornow hit 6-of-14 bombs for the Indians.

Toledo made five 3-pointers in the first quarter as it cruised to a 17-9 lead. The Indians made a combined 10-of-32 shots in the second and third quarters, but held a 45-30 advantage entering the final eight minutes.

Brittany Hope added nine points for Toledo, Haley Hellem dished four assists and Lacey Scott made four steals.

Indians 57, Wildcats 41

LA CENTER (41) — Katrina Chamberlain 11, Hannah Trigg 9, Lauren Baker 8, Sydney Wise 4, Emily Vis 4, Kiley Monson 3, Araceli Santos 2, Annie Baker 0.

TOLEDO (57) — Tiffany Tornow 22, Brittany Hope 9, Lacey Scott 6, Sara Buswell 5, Candi Zion 5, Kelsey Stone 4, Ashlee Coffey 4, Haley Hellem 2, Nicole Ewers 0, Lia Lucas 0, Brianna Votaw 0.

La Center       9   11   10   11 — 41

Toledo          17   14   14   12 — 57

Braves oust Toutle Lake

SPOKANE — Ice-cold shooting by Toutle Lake was more than the Ducks could overcome as they dropped a 43-34 decision to La Conner in a loser-out game at the Class 2B state girls basketball tournament at the Spokane Arena on Friday.

The Ducks misfired on all eight of their attempts in the first quarter as the Braves cruised to a 19-3 lead. After hitting 3-of-16 shots in the second period, the Ducks missed all eight of their two-point attempts in the third quarter. TL did hit three 3-pointers in the period, but trailed 33-22 entering the last eight minutes.

TL had more turnovers (11) than made shots (9-of-52).

Kelsey Kent hit all four of the Ducks’ 3-pointers and finished with 12 points. Sarah Andrews added nine points and four rebounds, and Christian Carlson had seven points and five rebounds.

The Ducks finished their season 15-13.

Braves 43, Ducks 34

TOUTLE LAKE (34) — Kelsey Kent 12, Sarah Andrews 9, Christian Carlson 7, Maddie Timm 3, Payton Hoff 3, Jamie Wall 0, Nichole Locke 0.

LA CONNER (43) — Kelsey Kennedy 23, Megan Raymond 14, Candice Pedroza 3, Julie Hulbert 2, Chelsey Allman 1, Lauren McClung 0.

Toutle Lake        3   10     9   12 — 34

La Conner         19     5     9   10 — 43

BOYS BASKETBALL

Winlock to play for trophy

YAKIMA — Columbia-Burbank was unable to keep up with Winlock’s solid play in the second and third quarters as the Cardinals cruised to a 48-38 victory in a consolation game at the Class 1A state boys basketball tournament at the Yakima SunDome on Friday.

Winlock (23-3) plays Naches Valley in the fifth-place game at 10 a.m. today. Naches Valley won its consolation game over Castle Rock 48-34 on Friday.

Jordan Davis scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Winlock. Jake Brown added 14 points and 11 rebounds, Nathan Booth chipped in 13 points and six caroms.

Cardinals 48, Coyotes 38

WINLOCK (48) — Jordan Davis 15, Jake Brown 14, Nathan Booth 13, Tyler Diamond 3, Tyler Hertz 2, Matt Hoven 1, Mike Kent 0, Nick Hoven 0, Tyler McCarthy 0.

COLUMBIA-BURBANK (38) — Nick Byrd 20, Jordan Rada 7, Nathan Roberts 6, Trevor Lott 3, Dyllon Smith 2, Seth Shelton 0, Neal Schuck 0, Chad Davis 0.

Winlock             10   12   13   13 — 48

Col-Burbank     12     9     2   15 — 38