First round: Colony girls 56, Dimond 52 (OT) Final

ANCHORAGE — The Colony Knights scored nine of their 13 points from the free-throw line in overtime, and edged the Dimond Lynx 56-52 during the first round of the ASAA First National Bank 4A State Basketball Championships at West Anchorage High School on Thursday.

Colony, the No. 2 seed in the tourney, led by 12 points early in the fourth quarter, but the Lynx used a 10-0 run to get back into the game.

Junior Alex Coon scored a team-high 18 points for CHS. Senior Hayley Hotchkiss added 15.

The Knights advance to the semifinals and play the winner of the Palmer-South quarterfinal at 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Sullivan Arena.

Colony 56, Dimond 52 OT

4A state quarterfinals

Thursday, West Anchorage High School

Dimond 10-9-10-14-9—52

Colony 15-12-12-4-13—56

Dimond (52) — D. DeGuzman 0 0-1 0, J. DeGuzman 3 0-2 6, Engel 7 6-10 20, Adams 3 0-2 6, McAdoo 3 2-2 8, Bagsby 0 2-2 2, Joseph 4 2-5 10; Totals: 20 12-24 52.

Colony (56) — Hotchkiss 3 7-10 15, Ma. Bowker 1 0-1 2, Grazulis 5 2-4 12, Coon 7 4-16 18, Eisenhower 1 1-1 3, Larson 1 4-8 6; Totals: 18 18-30 56.

Three-point field goals: Dimond 0, Colony 2 (Hotchkiss 2); Rebounding: Dimond 41 (Engel 8), Colony 42 (Coon 9); Assists: Dimond 10 (Engel 5), Colony 2 (Larson 5); Steals: Dimond 15 (J. DeGuzman 5); Colony 14 (Hamann, Larson 4); Total fouls: Dimond 22, Colony 20; Fouled out: Dimond- J. DeGuzman, Colony- Grazulis.