Luke Heinen sank two free throws with 28 seconds left, and Cascade Christian couldn’t get off a final viable shot as Freeman held off the Cougars 43-40 Wednesday in the first round of the Class 1A boys state tournament.

Heinen, who scored eight points, hit his shots after Cascade Christian pulled within one point, 41-40, for the last time in the contest.

The Cougars worked upcourt and called a timeout with 10 seconds left, but turned the ball over when the game resumed. Freeman turned the ball over with two seconds left, but the Cougars couldn’t get off a shot before the buzzer.

The Cougars’ Jordan Williams led all scorers with 18 points, and teammate Ryan Everett had nine rebounds.

Mark Sanders led Freeman with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Freeman -- Davis 3-6 1-2 7, Ferguson 0-1 0-0 0, Solberg 0-0 0-0 0, Sanders 4-10 3-6 12, Dresback 3-4 0-2 8, L. Heinen 1-6 6-8 8, Casto 0-2 0-2 0, Wittwer 3-7 2-3 8. Totals 14-36 12-23 43.
Cascade Christian -- Bills 2-7 0-0 4, Berry 1-4 4-6 6, Wenner 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Breton Van Groll 4-13 0-0 10, Everett 1-6 0-0 2, Williams 5-12 8-10 18, Zabala 0-0 0-0 0, LeFrancois 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 13-43 12-16 40.
Freeman	13	7	12	11	--	43
Cascade Christian	8	10	12	10	--	40
3-point goals--F 3-6 (Dresback 2-3, Sanders 1-1, Davis 0-1, L. Heinen 0-1), CC 2-11 (Breton Van Groll 2-5, Williams 0-1, Berry 0-1, Bills 0-4). Rebounds--F 33 (Sanders 11), CC 29 (Everett 9). Assists--F 7 (Dresback 2), CC 7 (Bills 2, Breton Van Groll 2, Williams 2). Steals--F 2, CC 13 (Breton Van Groll 4). Blocked shots--F 2 (Wittwer 2), CC 1. Fouled out--None. Total fouls--F 13, CC 18. Technical fouls--None. Turnovers--F 17, CC 11.