PORTLAND — Summit went into the boys basketball postseason in shock, a buzzer-beating 3-pointer dropping the Storm from a potential second straight Intermountain Conference championship to third place in the conference standings.

As a result, rather than hosting a Class 5A first-round state playoff game, Summit was on the road for the play-in round. But the Storm were up to the task, and a dominant third quarter gave them enough insurance to hold off Parkrose for a 55-54 win on Wednesday night.

“Kids are resilient,” said Storm coach Jon Frazier. “We saw it on Sunday when we did our walkthrough (two days after their last-second loss to rival Mountain View). They looked like they left league play behind them and were focused on the playoffs.”

Summit (13-7 overall) struggled in the first half against the Broncos, the third-place team out of the Northwest Oregon Conference, and trailed 25-21 at the half. In the third quarter, however, the Storm came out firing.

Led by a trio of 3-pointers by Jacob Tompkins, Summit outscored Parkrose 25-13 to grab a 46-38 lead.

“Honestly, I think it was just a long bus ride, on the road, and it took us a while to wake up in the first half,” said Frazier, referring to the three-hours-plus trip to Portland. “We had a few too many turnovers and were a little too sloppy. … But they came out and executed well in the third quarter.”

The Storm led by as many as 10 points early in the fourth quarter before the Broncos (11-13) used a pressure defense and trapping to help narrow the gap to two points. But Summit made 6 of 7 free throws down the stretch to secure the win.

Karson Klecker paced the Storm with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Tompkins finished with 13 points, Joe Hicks scored nine, and Beau Blea added eight points. Summit, seeded 10th in the 16-team playoff bracket, will travel to No. 7 South Albany as it looks to advance to the 5A state tournament for the fourth straight season.

“I think we’re a unique challenge for other teams,” Frazier said. “The kids play well together and play hard and aren’t going to be intimidated by anybody.”