Washington Class 2A girls basketball regionals bracket breakdown: Schedules, sites, players to watch, predictions

Here’s an overview of the eight Washington high school Class 2A girls basketball regional playoff games taking place Friday and Saturday at sites around the state:
WINNER-TO-THURSDAY, LOSER-TO-WEDNESDAY GAMES

No. 1 Lynden (22-1) vs. No. 8 West Valley of Spokane (18-4)
Saturday, 2 p.m., Mount Vernon High School
No. 2 Ellensburg (22-0) vs. No. 7 W.F. West (17-6)
Saturday, 2 p.m., Davis High School, Yakima
No. 3 Tumwater (22-2) vs. No. 6 Port Angeles (19-4)
Saturday, 2 p.m., Mount Tahoma High School, Tacoma
No. 4 White River (23-3) vs. No. 5 Burlington-Edison (19-4)
Saturday, 4 p.m., Auburn Mountainview High School
WINNER-TO-WEDNESDAY, LOSER-OUT GAMES
No. 9 Black Hills (18-5) vs. No. 16 North Kitsap (13-11)
Friday, 8 p.m., Tumwater High School
No. 10 Fife (21-4) vs. No. 15 Liberty of Issaquah (17-7)
Friday, 6 p.m., Rogers High School, Puyallup
No. 11 Clarkston (18-6) vs. No. 14 Franklin Pierce (17-9)
Friday, 4 p.m., West Valley High School, Spokane
No. 12 Renton (22-4) vs. No. 13 East Valley of Yakima (15-7)
Saturday, 2 p.m., Auburn Mountainvew High School
5 PLAYERS TO WATCH
G Aubrey Amendala, Tumwater, so.
F Drea Brumfield, W.F. West, so.
G Keylie Hershey, Lynden, sr.
F Dylan Philip, Ellensburg, so.
G Ashlyn Wallace, Clarkston, jr.
MATCHUP WE’RE MOST INTRIGUED BY
Fife vs. Liberty of Issaquah: The Trojans are the higher seed, and have the biggest win (state-tournament participant W.F. West) of the season between the two teams. But Liberty comes from a tougher league (3A/2A KingCo), and has the best scorer in this matchup in guard Devynn Warns, the KingCo player of the year. Especially in this win-or-go-home showdown, expect both clubs to play a fast-paced, high-intensity style.
GAME PREDICTIONS
Lynden 60, West Valley of Spokane 49
Ellensburg 51, W.F. West 41
Port Angeles 65, Tumwater 62
White River 46, Burlington-Edison 41
Black Hills 59, North Kitsap 51
Liberty 70, Fife 68
Clarkston 61, Franklin Pierce 44
East Valley of Yakima 63, Renton 55
TICKETS
$12 for adults, $9 for students and senior citizens.