Incline pulled away to defeat Southern Region champion Lake Mead Academy 67-54 in the Class 2A boys basketball state semifinals Thursday at Lawlor Events Center in Reno.

The Highlanders (20-8), the North’s No. 2 seed, will face Needles in the state championship game at 7:45 p.m. Friday at Virginia Street Gym in Reno.

The Eagles finished 24-6.

— No. 2S Needles 74, No. 1N West Wendover 60: At Lawlor Events Center, the Mustangs (28-2) rolled past the Wolverines (23-5) in the other 2A state semifinal.

Class 1A

— No 2W Pyramid Lake 56, No 1S Pahranagat Valley 38: At North Valleys, the Lakers (18-13) outscored the Panthers (14-3) in every quarter of the Class 1A state quarterfinal.

Pyramid Lake will face Eureka in the semifinals at 12:40 p.m. Friday at Virginia Street Gym.

— No 1E Eureka 71, 2C Round Mountain 31: At McQueen, the Vandals (24-0) handled the Knights (15-6) to advance to the semifinals.

— Late games: Results from two 1A quarterfinals — No. 1W Smith Valley vs. No 2S Sandy Valley at North Valleys, and No. 1C Spring Mountain vs. No. 2E Owyhee at McQueen — were not available at press deadline.

Girls

Class 2A

— No. 1S Needles 58, No. 2N Pershing County 31: At Lawlor Events Center, Needles (27-2) led 23-6 after the first quarter and cruised past Pershing County (24-4) in a battle of Mustangs in a Class 2A state semifinal.

Needles will face North Tahoe in the state championship game at 6 p.m. Friday at Virginia Street Gym.

— No. 1N North Tahoe 38, No. 2S Lincoln County 27: At Lawlor Events Center, junior guard Makenna Alter scored 12 points, and the Lakers (24-2) built a 28-16 lead after three quarters and held off the Lynx (17-14) in the other 2A state semifinal.

Class 1A

— No. 2W Coleville 42, No. 1S Pahranagat Valley 32: At North Valleys, the Wolves (16-6) were able to withstand the Panthers (19-8) to win the 1A state quarterfinal.

Coleville will face McDermitt in the semifinals at 11 a.m. Friday at Virginia Street Gym.

— No. 1E McDermitt 61, No. 2C Indian Springs 36: At McQueen, the Bulldogs (18-4) breezed by the Thunderbirds (18-5) to advance to the semifinals.

— No. 1W Pyramid Lake 70, No. 2S Beaver Dam 24: At North Valleys, the Lakers (25-4) cruised by the Diamondbacks (8-13) in the quarterfinals.

Pyramid Lake will face Eureka in the semifinals at 2:20 p.m. Friday at Virginia Street Gym.

— No. 2E Eureka 71, 1C Round Mountain 32: At McQueen, the Vandals (21-3) breezed by the Knights (15-8) to advance to the semifinals.

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