Perrydale's Lucas Thorson, a 6-7 senior post, scored 15 points in Tuesday's playoff win over Adrian. (Photo by Jeremy McDonald)

No. 10 seed Perrydale turned back a late rally by No. 23 Adrian to win 57-55 in the first round of the 1A boys basketball playoffs Tuesday night.

The Casco League co-champion Pirates (20-6) led by double digits several times, opening a 48-38 advantage early in the fourth quarter, but the visiting Antelopes (15-12) refused to go away.

Adrian pulled within four points with 1:40 left and made it a two-point game in the closing seconds, but Perrydale avoided the Antelopes' last-ditch effort to foul and ran out the clock. The Pirates can earn their first trip to the eight-team state tournament since 2017 when they play at No. 7 Lost River on Friday.

"Down the stretch we really came together,” said Perrydale senior guard Brandon Lux, who scored 10 points. “All of us seniors just needed to stay as a group and keep our composure in tight games like this.

"If we can come out like we did Saturday against Crosshill in the league tournament, I think that'll help us get the edge on Lost River. Just have the most intensity that we've had all season."

Connor Graber, a 6-foot senior guard, led the Pirates with 18 points. Senior post Lucas Thorson (6-7) scored 15 points and senior wing Eric Danka added 13 points for Perrydale.

"We knew they were going to be physical, they were going to be tough, and we couldn't overlook them," Graber said. "We knew it was going to be physical from the top to the bottom and we had to have the mental game to finish the game."

Senior Mason Fullmer and junior Colten Bayes led Adrian with 14 points each.

– Jeremy McDonald

Highlights from Tuesday's other first-round games:

1A

No. 24 Falls City recorded its first playoff win since 1992 by going on the road to upset No. 9 Imbler 49-46. Aaron Burgess (16 points) and Elliott Foust (14 points) led the way for Falls City, which led 30-14 at half and 36-24 after three quarters and survived a flurry of Imbler three-pointers in the fourth quarter to win. Imbler cut the lead to two points with two minutes left, but Falls City freshman Nixon Clendenin hit a three-pointer to push the lead to five. Imbler's Wyatt Burns missed a three-point attempt at the buzzer. … Two-time reigning champion Crane, the top seed, dominated Crow 78-25. Josh Zander scored all 21 of his points in the first half as the Mustangs took a 57-10 lead. Carter Nichols had 17 points in the win. …

Visiting Elkton eliminated Crosspoint Christian 69-54 as Cael Boe had 18 points and 21 rebounds and Bodee Block had 21 points. … No. 2 seed Nixyaawii downed Days Creek 72-53 as Baron Moses had 18 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, Symon Picard had 17 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and four steals and Sun Schimmel added 15 points, four assists and three steals. Keegan Stufflebeam led Days Creek with 20 points. … No. 5 seed Dufur handled Triangle Lake 74-47 behind 16 points from Jacob Kent. Olsen Meanus and Kordell White added 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the Rangers. Triangle Lake's Gus Gamache scored 19 points. … No. 20 Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler went on the road to beat No. 13 Country Christian 54-42, getting 14 points from Nikita Sbitniev and 13 points from Leven Whitbeck. … Lost River brushed off visiting Echo 83-49, led by Chase McAuliffe (22 points, 10 rebounds), Tate Freeman (21 points, nine rebounds, three blocks), Connor Dunlea (17 points, six rebounds, 13 assists, four steals) and Emmett O'Brien (13 rebounds, five steals). …

Fourth-seeded Trinity Lutheran opened a 55-16 lead at half and coasted past Horizon Christian 84-40. Andrew Imhoff made five three-pointers and scored 21 points. Jack Foley scored 21 points, putting down three dunks in the first quarter. Chimi Gilbert and Chace Nichols added 17 and 14 points, respectively. … Hunter Vaughn had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Jayden Montgomery scored 19 points in North Douglas' 64-30 rout of Condon. Tucker Kallinger added 10 points and eight rebounds for North Douglas, which made 16 of 18 free throws. … Jamie Phelps scored 23 points as Sherman dispatched Damascus Christian 61-33. Luke Fritts added 13 points and Isaiah Riggs had 12 points. … Third-seeded Open Door Christian Academy defeated Prairie City 81-58 as Owen Pollard had 35 points and five steals, Preston Tompkins had 29 points, five assists and seven steals and Aaron Rusnac added seven assists. The Huskies opened a 30-13 lead after one quarter by forcing nine turnovers and shooting 5 of 7 from three-point range. …

Crosshill Christian battled past North Clackamas Christian 65-55. Ben Hemelstrand scored 18 points and Zach Wilson added 12 points in the win. NCCS got 23 points from Tyler Hankland and 19 points from Briar Stewart. … Union breezed past Willamette Valley Christian 73-33 behind Tee Ledbetter, who racked up 16 points, 13 rebounds, nine assists and three steals. Chase Kashinsky had 17 points and four steals and Evan Cloutier made three three-pointers and added 15 points and four steals. Union had a 23-6 edge in turnovers. … Bonanza won at Mapleton 76-44. Alex Renzetti scored 16 points and freshmen Colby Medeiros and Tobias Thomas came off the bench for 11 and 10 points, respectively. The Antlers outscored Mapleton 26-9 in the second quarter to lead 42-22 at half. … Valor Christian outlasted visiting Cove 55-52, rallying from a 12-point deficit in the final five minutes to post its first-ever playoff win. Isaac Sady's putback with five seconds left gave Valor Christian a 54-52 lead. Nate Sady had 22 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks and freshman Jason Wu had 15 points, four steals and four assists. Isaac Sady added 11 points and 11 rebounds.

3A

Burns ousted Coquille 69-45, getting big games from Jack Wright (19 points, 10 rebounds) and Zane Perry-Kozeni (17 points, eight rebounds). Carson Volle added 11 points for the Hilanders. … Creswell knocked out Yamhill-Carlton 68-52, building a 33-18 lead at half. Tyler Whitson had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for Creswell, which also got 17 points and eight rebounds from Carson Williamson. Asher Parsons added 15 points, making three three-pointers. … Cannon Anderson led St. Mary's past Taft 57-43, putting up 33 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals. … Amity won at home against Warrenton 61-36.

– Mike Weber contributed to this report