Days Creek shot almost 60 percent from the field Thursday, withstanding a fourth-quarter rally to defeat Blanchet, 65-56.

Senior point guard Jared Dunn played every minute, scoring 20 points, snaring 7 rebounds, dishing up 5 assists and making 5 steals for the victorious Wolves.

His backcourt partner, Jimmer Hunt, notched 16 points and 7 rebounds.

The pair helped the Wolves to a huge rebounding margin, 37-17.

Forward Trevor Lockward had 13 points for Days Creek on 6-of-9 shooting, while center Jack Tobben had 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting.

Days Creek raced to a 35-26 halftime margin on the strength of 68 percent shooting (17-25). They upped the margin to 51-34 at the end of the third quarter, but the Cavailers scored 22 fourth-quarter points to make the margin respectable.

Forward Anthony Godlove led Blanchet with 29 points, including very sharp 6-of-12 shooting from beyond the three-point arc.

With the victory, Days Creek advances to the semifinal round against Powder Valley. That game is set for 3 p.m. Friday.

Blanchet played Ione this morning in the consolation bracket.

Blanchet (56) Godlove 11 1-1 29, Angval 1 0-0 2, Hailey 3 0-0 6, Wiseman 2 0-0 4, Crocker 2 1-3 5, Welch 1 0-0 2, Zeeb 0 0-0 0, Wisniewski 0 0-0 0, Harrold 0 0-2 0, Isensee 4 0-0 8. Totals 24 2-6 56.

Days Creek (65) Nixon 2 0-0 4, Lockward 6 1-4 13, Tobben 5 0-0 10, Dunn 8 3-6 20, Hunt 7 2-4 16, Agirman 0 0-0 0, Hilderbrand 1 0-0 2, Hemphill 0 0-0 0, Schmitt 0 0-0 0, Whetzel 0 0-0 0, Ramos 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 6-14 65.

Blanchet 17 9 8 22 56

Days Creek 22 13 16 14 65

Three-point goals Godlove 6, Dunn. Fouled out Wiseman, Crocker. Total fouls Blanchet 19, Days Creek 10. Technicals none.