STATE 1B REGIONALS: No. 1 Neah Bay girls survive scare from Lummi

Published 12:15 pm Saturday, February 28, 2026

TACOMA —The three-time defending state champion Neah Bay girls basketball team survived a big-time scare from its old rival Lummi, getting a clutch basket from Angel Halttunen with 45 seconds left in the game to beat the Blackhawks 43-41 in a state 1B regional matchup.

Neah Bay would have moved on to the state 1B tournament in Spokane even if the Red Devils had lost, but now they go directly to the quarterfinals on March 5 and do not have to play a Round of 12 game.

Neah Bay got a huge game from Qwaapeys Greene, who scored 23 points, including seven in the fourth quarter.

Lummi was a No. 8 seed at regional despite having a 21-3 record, nearly as good as Neah Bay’s record of 21-2. The Red Devils got off to a good start, getting up 19-11 on Lummi early in the second quarter.

But it was not going to be an easy win. Neah Bay went cold from the floor for the rest of the half as Lummi outscored the Red Devils 8-0 for the rest of the second quarter, going into the break tied 19-19. Neah Bay scored just one point in the second quarter.

The Red Devils bounced back in the third quarter with 14 points to retake the lead for most of the half, but Neah Bay never had a lead bigger than five points in the second half as they just couldn’t shake the Blackhawks.

Greene hit a critical 3-pointer with 4:10 left in the game to give Neah Bay a 40-35 lead. The Blackhawks came back with six straight points on a 3-pointer, a 2-point basket and a free throw to take a 41-40 lead with 1:30 left to play.

After each team came up with a defensive stop, the Red Devils scored with 45 seconds left. Greene drove the lane to draw the defense and hit an open Halttunen under the net for a basket. It was Halttunen’s only bucket of the game and she picked a perfect time to score.

A Lummi 3-point attempt went off the front end and the Blackhawks had to foul twice to get into the penalty. Neah Bay was able to run the clock down to 1.1 seconds as Lummi was slow to foul. Wiinuk Martin hit a free throw in the final second and Lummi was not able to get a final shot off.

Martin scored nine points for Neah Bay and pulled down eight rebounds. Cerise Moss scored six while Caylee Moss had seven rebounds.

Neah Bay (22-2) remains the No. 1 seed in the 1B tournament seeking its fourth straight state title. The Red Devils will next play at 5:30 p.m. Thursday against the winner of No. 7 Pateros (17-6) and No. 10 Pe Ell (16-7).

Lummi goes to the Round of 12. If Lummi and Neah Bay meet again, it will not be until the championship game Saturday.

Neah Bay 43, Lummi 41

Lummi 11 8 9 13 — 41

NB 18 1 14 10 — 43

Neah Bay (43) — Greene 23, W. Martin 9, Cerise Moss 6, Caylee Moss 2, Halttunen 2, H. Martin 1.

Boys Basketball ACH 64, Neah Bay 51

WENATCHEE — The Neah Bay boys lost 64-51 in the 1B regionals to Almira-Coulee-Hartline, but the Red Devils remain alive in the state playoffs and will move on to Spokane later this week to play in the Round of 12.

If Neah Bay had beaten ACH, the Red Devils would have moved straight to the state quarterfinals. ACH came in to Saturday’s game with the No. 1 Ratings Percentage Index ranking in the state.

Tyler Swan led the team with 20 points, while Favor Ray had 10. Daniel Cumming, Eugene Ray and Mathias Greene all scored six.

No. 7 Neah Bay (18-6) will next play at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday against No. 10 seed Sunnyside Christian (19-7). If Neah Bay wins, the Red Devils next play No. 1 seed Lummi (23-1) at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

ACH 64, Neah Bay 51

NB 11 13 12 15 — 51

ACH 21 13 11 19 — 64

Neah Bay (51) — Swan 20, F. Ray 20, M. Greene 6, E. Ray 6, Cumming 6, Jimmicum 3.