Colton 47, Almira/Coulee-Hartline 40

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Teams	1	2	3	4	F
Colton (25-0, 14-0)	10	14	13	10	47
Almira/Coulee-Hartline (20-5, 8-0)	6	9	15	10	40

The Wildcats built a comfortable first-half lead and held on in the second half to beat the Warriors in the first semifinal.

The win sends Colton to its fifth consecutive state title game. The Wildcats have won the past three 1B championships.

Almira/Coulee-Hartline cut Colton’s nine-point first-half lead to four points late in the fourth, but the Warriors couldn’t come any closer.

Paige Vincent had 13 points and six rebounds and Haley Moser added 13 points for Colton. ACH was led by Kodi Noggles 16 points and 10 rebounds.

The Warriors will play for third place Saturday at 1 p.m.

Moser 6, Moser 13, Meyer 0, Druffel 5, Vincent 13, Druffel 5, Weber 5, Smith 0.

Martin 0, Isaak 4, Streeter 12, Fox 3, Streeter 0, Porterfield 5, Stevens 0, Noggles 16.

Teams	Date	Time	Sport
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 61, Sunnyside Christian 50	March 3, 2012	1 p.m.	Girls Basketball

Teams	Date	Time	Sport
Colton 55, Columbia (Hunters) 47	March 3, 2012	9 p.m.	Girls Basketball