
A recap of Wednesday's first-round games:
Top-seeded Barlow defeated Forest Grove 89-54. Jalen Atkins had 26 points and five assists, Braydon Barron had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Mason Bierbrauer had 19 points and six assists for the Bruins. … Third-seeded Central Catholic, the reigning champion, eliminated Tigard 74-42 behind Isaac Carr (17 points) and Duce Paschal (16 points). The Rams led 46-11 at half and pulled their starters midway through the third quarter. Freshman Carter Lockhart scored all 14 of his points in the second half, making four three-pointers. Colt Ness hit three three-pointers and scored 11 points for Tigard. …
Roosevelt turned back North Medford 74-55 as Fuzzy Montague scored 21 points, Syrius Owens had 20 points and nine rebounds and Omar Eno added 14 points. … Southridge opened a 14-point lead after one quarter and went on to handle Grants Pass 72-43. The Skyhawks had four players in double figures in Elijah Thompson (16), Drew Groenig (15), Keenan Reckamp (14) and Alonza Hoff (13). They made 10 three-pointers, getting three each from Groenig and Reckamp. Peyton Bruner led Grants Pass with 13 points. …
Sophomore guard Braylon Gaines scored 38 points to lead Nelson past Lake Oswego 77-70. Gaines, who scored 22 points in the first half, had 14 points in the fourth quarter (10 for 13 on free throws) as the Hawks outscored the Lakers 19-13. Ahshua Neal added 14 points for Nelson. Lake Oswego's Robbie Durbin made seven three-pointers and scored a team-high 24 points. … Grant scored at the buzzer to beat visiting Mountainside 57-56. With the Generals trailing by one point, Malik Mason's three-point attempt with three seconds left missed everything, but Keion James caught the ball under the basket and scored as time expired. Mason scored 12 of his team-high 14 points in the second half. Freshman Jacob Harper-Grant made four free throws in the final minute to help set up the winning play. … Oregon City got 28 points from Gylan Payne – 22 in the second half – to dispatch Sunset 69-52. Connor Lemmon added 16 points for the Pioneers, who led 36-23 at half. Shay Thompson had 21 points for the Apollos. …
Trey Price hit six three-pointers and scored 26 points for West Linn, which dropped Cleveland 76-50. Gavin Gross added 16 points for the Lions, who made 11 three-pointers. Ryan Brady led Cleveland with 14 points. … Sprague outscored Century 22-10 in the second quarter to open a 12-point halftime lead and cruise to a 75-58 win. Braxton Long and Anthony Best scored 23 and 20 points, respectively, for the Olympians. Century got 21 points from Jessley Bukeyeneza. … Freshman guard Jonah Munns scored 26 points to lead West Salem past Benson 66-34. Tyler Hawkins chipped in 16 points for the Titans, who were up 33-15 at half. … Sherwood went on a 12-0 run spanning the second and third quarters to open a 20-point lead and turn back South Eugene 74-45. Brody Rygh made three three-pointers and scored 27 for the Bowmen, who got 14 points from Avery Johnson and 12 points from Connor Parry. Elijah Gabriel paced South Eugene with 15 points. … Jemai Lake's 32-point outing (four three-pointers) helped second-seeded Tualatin stop Sandy 79-70. The Pioneers got 35 points from Jacob Brown. ...
Jesuit shot 12 of 28 from three-point range to down Gresham 93-59. The Crusaders got four triples each from Ryan Fraser (17 points) and Isaac Bongen (15 points) and three from Pat Kilfoil (17 points). Joe Stimpson added 10 points and nine assists. Khaled Artharee scored 14 points for Gresham. … Westview ran away from Lakeridge 77-48 as James Kefgen scored 24 points, making five three-pointers. Kai Russell and Jason Grady each had six assists and Dayton Jenkins had eight rebounds. … Teagan Scott poured in 30 points as No. 18 South Salem went on the road to beat No. 15 Sheldon 60-41. Tko Westbrook added 22 points for the Saxons. Sheldon got 12 points from Nathan Sheley. … Visiting Clackamas knocked out McNary 81-61. RJ Barhoum scored 32 points and Max Martinov had 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Sean Baker added 12 points and Justin Larsen had three steals.