If it seems impossible that two defending champions could meet in a title game, guess again.

Because Colfax, which has won three consecutive 1A state crowns, will meet King's, a two-time defending 2A titlist, tonight at 7 for Class 1A state girls honors in the SunDome.

King's (25-3) overwhelmed Chelan 53-37 in the first semifinal Friday. Colfax (26-2) followed with a 51-42 conquest of Lynden Christian.

The Bulldogs, in fact, ran their state tournament winning streak to 17 games — one more than Lynden Christian had amassed from 1989-93.

No school has won four consecutive 1A state championships.

Eight members of this season's team also participated on the Bulldogs' volleyball squad, which won the school's third successive state title last fall.

"The girls we have are just so competitive," said junior point guard Jordan Harazin, who led all scorers with 21 points. "It gets crazy in practice sometimes because of that. But that's just the way Colfax is."

Megan Teade, a 5-foot-11 junior, added 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds for the Bulldogs, who won their 15th straight. They committed only 12 turnovers and outrebounded the taller Lyncs 32-31.

Colfax also seemed unfazed by an 9-3 deficit.

With Harazin attacking the basket and drawing fouls, the Bulldogs staged a 15-4 run for an 18-13 lead with 4:17 to play in the second quarter.

They led 24-20 at halftime, 38-31 after three quarters and 47-31 with 5:33 to play.

"That's just the way these girls are — so calm and poised," said coach Corey Baerlocher. "They've always been that way, even playing on the varsity as freshmen. I'm very blessed to be coaching them."

Kenzie De Boer, a 5-10 sophomore, led Lynden Christian with 17 points despite spending much of the game in foul trouble. Brianne Ryan had 14 points and 11 rebounds.

King's, a Class 1A titlist in 1997 and runnerup in 1998 before claiming Class 2A crowns in 2005 and 2006, led Chelan 34-15 at halftime and was not seriously threatened in the final two periods.

Sarah Strand, who along with coach Eric Rasmussen had been hampered by the flu, scored 26 points and passed for five assists.

The Knights shot 59 percent (13 for 22) in the first half and 51 (20 for 39) for the game.

Their forte, however, en route to a 25-3 record, has been defense.

"We tell our kids that it's easier to hold the other team down than it is to outscore them," said Rasmussen, who said he had a 104-degree fever on Tuesday. "I thought we played especially good defense in the first half, and our rebounding was solid, too."

Especially effective at the defensive end were juniors Jana Jack and Lauren Thompson, who helped limit Goats scoring leader Kristin Schramm to four points on 1-for-8 field goal shooting.

"Our two seniors (Strand and Danielle Clauson, who had seven points, five boards and three steals) played like they were committed to a championship," Rasmussen said. "They played like they wanted to end their careers in a their third championship game."

Counting their 2A participation, the Knights have won 13 in a row at state.

Chelan (24-4) will oppose Lynden Christian (25-2) at 3:30 p.m. today for third and sixth places.