REDMOND — With poise down the stretch and a little help back in Bend, Bend High secured second place in the Intermountain Conference with a 73-68 boys basketball win over Redmond on Friday night.

The Class 5A No. 9-ranked Lava Bears (8-4 IMC, 16-7 overall) entered the final night of the regular season in third place, needing a victory and a Summit loss at Mountain View to jump into the second spot. Bend got its win, and Mountain View defeated the Storm on Friday, sealing for the Lava Bears a home play-in game on Wednesday.

“It’s nice to be at home and finish traveling,” said Bend coach Scott Baker. “The guys are excited to play. And we’ll just focus. That’s what we told them after the game: Be proud of what you accomplished so far, but understand that we have a new season coming. Game one is on Wednesday.”

Bryan Brown had 25 points and was 7-for-7 at the free-throw line for Bend, which will find out its play-in opponent Saturday. The Lava Bears hit seven straight free throws in the final minutes against the Panthers to claim the victory. Justin Kerr had 12 points for Bend, and Brian Warinner added 11.

For the Panthers (3-9, 9-15), Ethan Soto hit four 3-pointers en route to 21 points in his team’s season finale. Dylan Taylor had 20 points for Redmond, and Josh Hair scored 13.

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Girls basketball

Bend 57, Redmond 35: The host Lava Bears wrapped up the outright Intermountain Conference title with their 11th straight win in the regular-season finale for both teams. Kylee Roath scored 13 points and had six assists to lead Bend (11-1 IMC, 20-4 overall), which outscored the Panthers 15-2 in the first quarter to take control early. Kaycee Brown had 10 points, six rebounds and four steals for the winners, who also got nine points from Cambree Scott and six rebounds from Caitlin Wheeler. Ava Kitchin led Redmond (2-10, 7-16) with 14 points. Bend coach Todd Ervin said he expects his team to host a first-round Class 5A state playoff game next Friday against an opponent to be determined.

Summit 47, Mountain View 44: The Storm entered the fourth quarter trailing by three points but applied a full-court press in the final period to beat the Cougars in the final Intermountain Conference game of the regular season for both teams. Spencer Hurley led Summit (5-4 IMC, 9-13 overall) with 10 points and seven rebounds. Healy Bledsoe scored nine, including four on key free throws down the stretch, and Hailee Neibauer scored eight and had four assists for the Storm, who finished third in the IMC and will be on the road for a play-in game Tuesday. Bailey Dickerson led the Cougars (2-10, 8-15) with 18 points.