Anthony Andrews told himself that after missing all seven of his 3-point attempts on Wednesday, he would change his game. He needed it and, most importantly, his team needed it.

But when Grandview took the floor Thursday against Cashmere in the Class 2A state quarterfinals, he couldn’t help himself. On his first shot, Andrews launched a trey 31 seconds into the game.

And missed.

“These rims aren’t as friendly as a high school rim,” said the senior guard, “so after that first miss I decided to get to the basket more, take the ball inside. That was the plan before the game, but that first shot was open.”

Once Andrews switched gears, he was nearly unstoppable and the late-charging Greyhounds rode his game-high 22-point outburst to a 61-48 victory over Cashmere in the SunDome.

If you scouted Grandview’s opening-round win over Lakeside, Andrews would have slipped off the chart with his 1-for-11 effort for two points. But with a new plan and a fresh aggression, he was nothing but trouble for Cashmere, which lost for the third straight year in the quarterfinals.

“I’m so proud of him,” said Grandview coach Scott Parrish. “He struggled a lot yesterday and I told him today to just play good defense and not worry about the offense.”

Not worry about the offense?

“I didn’t hear that,” Andrews smiled. “I just knew I had to get to the basket to help my team.”

While Andrews was 6-for-12 from the field he keyed Grandview’s fourth-quarter breakaway at the foul line, hitting five straight free throws in a 17-second span in the final two minutes.

The Greyhounds chased Cashmere for three quarters and finally passed the Bulldogs when Andrews drained a 16-footer at the buzzer for a 42-41 lead heading into the final frame.

Even though there were still six minutes to play, that’s when the crucial series came. Wednesday’s hero, sophomore C.J. Lopez, swished a 3-pointer from the deep right corner for a 47-43 lead and eight seconds later Cashmere’s Patrick Cloakey was called for an offensive foul.

Lopez’s trey started a 13-1 run as Parrish employed a patient, spread offense that looked for slashing lanes to the basket. And as the Greyhounds slashed, they got hacked.

In the final two minutes, Grandview scored 11 points — all from the foul line.

“In the first half we were so close to getting over the hump but just couldn’t do it,” said Parrish, whose team trailed 29-23 at the break and had forced only four turnovers. “In the second half we got after them, that’s our game. We need that pressure to get us going.”

Once in command, Grandview’s defense tightened even more. Cashmere scored only one field goal in the final period and that came with 57 seconds left in the game.

Junior A.J. Valencia tallied 11 points, going 5-for-5 at the foul line, and the unflappable Lopez, whose 3-pointer at the end of regulation helped Grandview beat Lakeside in overtime, made both of the Greyhounds’ treys on Thursday.

“That’s the kind of team we have. Anybody can have a big night and lead us,” said senior James Vela, who collected eight rebounds and three assists.

After grumbling a bit when Grandview missed 10 free throws (13-23) against Lakeside, Parrish watched his team connect crisply on 27 of 36 on Thursday.

“That’s more like us,” he said. “We’re normally a 70-percent team from the line. I was hoping that was just a first-day (at state) thing.”

Cashmere’s Michael Miller canned three 3-pointers in the first half but managed only five of his 18 points in the second half.

Advancing to the semifinals for the second year in a row, the Greyhounds (22-4) will face King’s (22-3) at 4 p.m. The Knights, who feature 6-foot-9 Charlie Enquist, held off Nooksack Valley 37-34 in Thursday’s second quarterfinal.

Grandview -- Zavala 2-5 4-6 8, Michels 0-0 0-0 0, Artz 0-3 2-2 2, Andrews 6-12 10-13 22, Poteet 0-0 0-0 0, Jiminez 0-0 0-0 0, Concienne 0-0 0-0 0, Valencia 3-11 5-5 11, Lopez 3-7 0-3 8, Schrank 1-5 2-2 4, Vela 1-7 4-5 6. Totals 16-50 27-36 61.
Cashmere -- Frost 2-6 2-4 6, Theiss 2-3 0-0 4, Caples 1-6 4-5 6, Farias 0-0 0-0 0, Miller 6-14 3-4 18, Ross 1-2 0-0 2, Cloakey 5-12 0-2 10, Fischer 0-3 2-2 2, Ovenell 0-0 0-0 0, Kerns 0-1 0-0 0, Ward 0-0 0-0 0, Gubsch 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-47 11-17 48.
Grandview	10	13	19	19	--	61
Cashmere	16	13	12	7	--	48
3-point goals--G 2-12 (Lopez 2-5, Andrews 0-1, Vela 0-2, Valencia 0-2, Artz 0-2), C 3-14 (Miller 3-8, Kerns 0-1, Caples 0-2, Cloakey 0-3). Rebounds--G 39 (Vela 8), C 34 (Frost 6, Miller 6, Cloakey 6). Assists--G 6 (Vela 3), C 8 (Caples 3). Steals--C 6 (Vela 2, Lopez 2), C 3. Blocked shots--G 2 (Zavala 2), C 3. Fouled out--Artz, Frost, Caples. Total fouls --G 17, C 25. Technical fouls--None. Turnovers--G 7, C 12.