What happened: Dane Gardea scored 19 points, Ken Higgins added 16 and the third-seeded Blue Devils (11-12) beat the visiting fourth-seeded Saxons (16-7) in a District 8 3A loser-out game on Thursday. Dylan Skaife led Ferris with 22 points.
Walla Walla will visit Kennewick for a winner-to-state game Saturday.