Rich Skillman scored a game-high 14 points to lead ninth-ranked Nooksack Valley past Hockinson 57-35 on Saturday for fourth place in the Class 2A boys state tournament.

The Pioneers, who finished 21-8, led wire to wire and put the game out of reach with a 16-4 run in the third quarter. Skillman had five of his nine second-half points in the third.

Skillman made 5 of 9 shots, including a 3-pointer. He also had four of the Pioneers' 13 steals.

Teammate Bret Handy added 13 points and eight rebounds, and Chris Mitchell hauled in a game-high nine rebounds for the Pioneers, who won the title in 2003 and placed eighth in 2004.

Nooksack Valley outrebounded Hockinson 40-25.

Keith Moilanen scored 13 points to lead the Hawks, whose seventh-place finish earned the 4-year-old school its first state trophy in any sport. Hockinson, which is fielding its first senior class this year, ended its season at 21-6.

Nooksack Valley -- Bosscher 0-0 0-0 0, D. Skillman 3-5 1-2 8, R. Skillman 5-9 3-5 14, Handy 5-11 2-5 13, Zavala 0-0 0-0 0, Van Diest 1-1 0-0 3, Van Berkum 0-0 0-0 0, Van Dyken 2-2 2-2 6, Meyer 0-0 0-0 0, O’Day 3-5 2-4 8, Mitchell 1-7 1-3 3, Hobbs 0-4 2-2 2. Totals 20-44 13-23 57.
Hockinson -- Schwanz 0-3 0-0 0, Grosz 0-1 0-0 0, Roskam 1-4 0-0 2, Kalian 3-5 0-1 6, Pearce 0-5 0-0 0, Jeschke 0-1 0-0 0, Moilanen 6-12 1-2 13, Mangum 0-0 0-0 0, Westensee 1-5 0-0 2, Gillispie 3-9 0-0 7, Carrier 2-5 0-0 5, Cody 0-2 0-1 0. Totals 16-52 1-4 35.
Nooksack Valley	15	13	16	13	--	57
Hockinson	5	11	4	15	--	35
3-point goals--NV 4-6 (Handy 1-1, Van Diest 1-1, D. Skillman 1-2, R. Skillman 1-2), H 2-17 (Carrier 1-2, Gillispie 1-4, Schwanz 0-1, Grosz 0-1, Roskam 0-1, Pearce 0-1, Jeschke 0-1, Kalian 0-2, Moilanen 0-2, Westensee 0-2). Rebounds--NV 40 (Mitchell 9, Handy 8), H 25 (Pearce 4). Assists--NV 13 (Handy 5, D. Skillman 4), H 5. Steals--NV 13 (R. Skillman 4), H 7 (Moilanen 3). Blocked shots--NV 1, H 0. Fouled out--Moilanen. Total fouls--NV 15, H 22. Technical fouls--None. Turnovers--NV 19, H 19.