The ball hadn’t even been tipped off before the Summit boys basketball team had a lead over Canby in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs.

Because of a pregame technical foul by Canby for dunking during warmups, Summit took a 1-0 lead before a second had ticked off the clock. Except for a few seconds early in the first quarter, that was as close as the first-round playoff game between 5A’s highest- and lowest-seeded teams would get.

Summit beat Canby 80-54 Friday evening to advance to the Class 5A state tournament at McMinnville’s Linfield University, where it will face off against No. 9 Mountain View for the fourth time this season on Wednesday. It is the third consecutive year that the Storm have made the eight-team tournament.

“We knew what we needed to do, we have been in this position two times before now,” said Summit senior Collin Moore. “I felt like we came in with a focused mindset.”

The Storm used an 18-5 run in the first quarter to build a 30-17 lead and sustained the double-digit lead throughout the game in front of a raucous home crowd at Summit High School.

“We had a great start to the game,” said Summit coach Jon Frazier. “I thought we did a really good job at containing (Canby’s) playmakers and getting consecutive starts. We did a good job pushing the pace and playing at a speed that Canby had a hard time keeping up with.”

Added senior Pearson Carmichael: “These last couple weeks have been our last runs on this court and for the crowd to see us. We have been trying to bring energy every game. Teams are trying to stop us, but the energy and how we play is too fast. It was good to see.”

Four Summit players reached double-figures against the Cougars of the Northwest Oregon Conference. Carmichael led the charge with 27 points and 14 rebounds. Moore finished with 19 points, while seniors Charlie Crowell (12) and Mac Bledsoe (11) eclipsed double-digits in the victory.

“One of the things that makes us unique is that every game we have multiple guys who are fully capable of contributing in different ways,” Frazier said. “Charlie was huge for us tonight. Mac played great for us tonight. Jakob (Hansen) hit shots when he was open. We had multiple guys step in and be stars in their roles.”

The Storm now have at least two games remaining at the state tournament. The past two seasons Summit made it all the way to the state title game (6A in 2022 and 5A in 2023), so the team is pretty familiar with navigating its way through the postseason.

“Everyone is going to turn up a little bit more,” Moore said.

“Preseason everyone is going hard. The difference between preseason and league is it is a step up. Then from league to playoffs, it is another step up. Being in this position before, we know that is the case, so we have to go out and be ready to compete.”

Prep Girls Basketball State Playoffs

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In other boys basketball state playoffs on Friday and Saturday:

Class 5A first round

No. 7 Redmond 75, No. 10 La Salle 70

REDMOND — Down 59-40 late in the third quarter, all signs pointed to an early playoff exit for the Panthers at a packed Redmond High gym Saturday night.

Then Redmond went on a run of all runs in the final 10 minutes of the game to take down La Salle 75-70 and make its third straight Class 5A state tournament appearance.

A narrow 40-38 La Salle halftime lead swelled to 19 points in the third quarter. The Panthers then closed the game on a 35-11 run to shock the Falcons.

Junior Ian Pearson led the Panthers with 23 points, including 13 in the second half. Junior Jack Snyder finished with 19 points, with nine of them coming in the fourth quarter to help Redmond overtake La Salle.

No. 7 Redmond will take on No. 2 Wilsonville Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. at Linfield University in the 5A state quarterfinals.

No. 9 Mountain View 59, No. 8 Crater 55 (OT)

It took an overtime period on the road, but the Cougars are making back-to-back trips to the state tournament.

Mountain View traveled to Central Point and beat Crater 59-55 behind a 26-point performance from senior Quincy Townsend on Friday night.

After the game was tied 51-51 after four quarters, senior Kole Hendricks scored four of his 12 points and junior Mason Chambers scored four of his 10 points in overtime. Senior Ian Prictor added eight points and 15 rebounds for Mountain View.

Mountain View will take on No. 1 Summit (for the fourth time this season) Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Linfield University.

No. 4 Woodburn 70, No. 13 Caldera 48

A slow start plagued the Wolfpack in its first round matchup on the road against Woodburn on Friday night.

Caldera fell behind 31-6, but climbed back to make it a 36-23 game at halftime and a 46-37 game after three quarters. But in the end, the Bulldogs pulled away in the final quarter to advance to Linfield for the 5A state tournament.

Junior Jack Bents led the Wolfpack with 21 points, while junior William Jenson scored 11, senior Trace Benner scored nine and junior Aiden Cruz finished with seven.

Woodburn junior Cruz Veliz finished with a game-high 23 points.

Class 4A first round

No. 8 Madras 84, No. 9 North Marion 70

For the first time since 2015, Madras is headed to the state tournament after winning a shootout 84-70 over No. 9 North Marion Friday evening at Madras High School.

Senior Seneca Ball, the Tri-Valley Conference Player of the Year, led the White Buffalos with 33 points in the victory, while senior Maikel Poland finished with 20 and senior Jevarre Meither finished with 14 points.

The White Buffaloes will take on No. 1 Cascade at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at Forest Grove High School.

No. 14 Crook County 46, No. 3 Seaside 37

For the second time in as many seasons and third time since 2020, Crook County has earned a trip to the state tournament. On Friday night, the Cowboys pulled the biggest upset in the 4A field by going to the coast to beat Seaside 46-37.

The game was tied 32-32 headed into the fourth quarter and the Cowboys held the Seagulls to five points in the final five minutes to earn the victory. Senior Logan Matthews scored 11 points for the Cowboys, as did sophomore Bryce Lowenbach.

The Cowboys will take on No. 6 Marist Catholic on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Forest Grove High School.

Class 1A third-place game

No. 4 Trinity Lutheran 65, No. 11 North Douglas 49

Trinity Lutheran defeated North Douglas 65-49 on Saturday to take third place in the Class 1A state tournament at Baker High School in Baker City. It is the highest state finish for the Saints since they placed second in 2019.

Trinity Lutheran’s Andrew Imhoff led all scorers with 25 points, and he also had 13 rebounds. Jack Foley added 14 points for the Saints, and Jackson Carroll finished with 10 points.