Sparked by a smothering second-half defense, Washington rolled to a 60-43 victory over Dunbar in a first-round Public League boys' playoff game Wednesday.
Washington, which reached the Public League championship game last season, now advances to second-round play which will take place Wednesday.
"One game at a time," Washington head coach Ken Crump said.
"Everyone talks about what we did last year. This is a new year."
The win improved Washington to 18-4 on the season while Dunbar fell to 13-12.
The game was tied at 27-27 at haltime before Washington went on a 13-1 run at the start of the third quarter to take control of the game.
"We had trouble dealing with their zone defense in the first half, but we were able to close it down in the second half," Crump added.
Paris Parrimore led the way for Washington with 25 points while DeAndre Liggins had 13 points and seven blocked shots. Wilie Jackson had 13 points for Dunbar.
"We just couldn't get anything going in the second half," Dunbar head coach Columbur Ball told the Defender. "We had trouble finding the basket."
After Washington took a 26-19 lead, Jackson sparked Dunbar on a 8-1 run to tie the score at 27-27 at the half.
However, Liggins, Parrimore and Michael Haynes sparked the Minutemen in their 13-1 second half run which put them in control for keeps.
"Our kids played well today, but we got to keep doing it," Crump stated.
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