2/26/09 Girls basketball district roundup

Ellensburg 55, Wapato 35

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Deaira Gordon and Casey Kelleher combined for 27 points to lead Ellensburg’s girls to a 55-35 victory over Wapato in a CWAC district first-round game Thursday night.The Bulldogs’ defense held Wapato to 23 points through three quarters. “Defense is going to win you games this time of season. We talk about that all the time,” said Ellensburg coach Craig Faire. “We got a little lazy in the fourth quarter but overall it was a good effort.” Ellensburg (14-7) will take on conference champion Prosser (19-1) in Saturday’s second semifinal at East Valley at 3 p.m. Sophomore Shannon Bland collected eight points, six rebounds and six steals for the Bulldogs, who held a 20-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. Wapato (14-8), which got a game-high 19 points from A.J. Yarlott, can still earn one of the district’s three state berths. The Wolves meet the Othello-East Valley loser on Tuesday in a 7 p.m. loser-out game.

WAPATO — Cordova 2, Macias 0, Draculan 1, A.J. Yarlott 19, Velasco 2, Lamebull 4, Strom 5, Blodgett 2, Campos 0. ELLENSBURG — S. Bland 8, Kelly 4, Deaira Gordon 14, Prigge 2, Demory 0, A. Bland 6, Casey Kelleher 13, Carlson 4, Quirk 4, Layman 0.

Wapato 8 9 6 12 — 35 Ellensburg 20 14 11 10 — 55

Highlights: Kelleher (E) 7 rebounds; Shannon Bland (E) 6 rebounds, 6 steals.

Othello 47, Grandview 39

OTHELLO, Wash. — The Huskies held Grandview to 10 points in the first half and then held on for the first-round victory.Othello (15-6) advances to Saturday’s semifinals at East Valley and will face the home-court Red Devils (17-3) at 1 p.m. Grandview (7-15) is still alive in the third-place bracket and will play Tuesday against the Ellensburg-Prosser loser. Allison Walker paced the Huskies with 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Kinzi Poteet led Grandview with 14 points.

GRANDVIEW — Guillen 2, Lopez 9, Kinzi Poteet 14, M. Smasne 6, Lupercio 8, Montelongo 0, Gomez 0, H. Smasne 0, Ventress 0. OTHELLO — Mollotte 4, Allison Walker 15, Christine Kirkwood 17, Martinez 6, Villareal 5, Juarez 0, Quezada 0.

Grandview 4 6 11 18 — 39 Othello 11 9 13 14 — 47

Highlights: Walker (O) 12 rebounds; Kylee Mollotte (O) 9 rebounds.

Kittitas 52, Manson 33

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Natalie Gibb scored seven points, and Ali Kilgore hit two 3-pointers in the decisive third quarter as Kittitas won the loser-out game. The Coyotes (11-11) outscored Manson 20-6 in the third period to advance to Saturday’s winner-to-state, loser-out game against Liberty Bell at 6 p.m. at Wenatchee High School. Gibb finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Kayvonne Vaver added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. In Thursday’s title game, Entiat claimed the top seed to state with a 57-46 win over Liberty Bell.

KITTITAS — Uceny 4, Kilgore 8, Calahan 0, Jensen 0, Natalie Gibb 16, Lawrence 0, Erickson 0, Kayvonne Vaver 11, Paul 7, Hudson 2, Garnich 3. MANSON — Vetta Maynard 10, Nelson 5, Lacourse 3, Ridgewater 4, Vanderholm 8, Elsworth 3, Suarez 0, Escota 0, Neal 0.

Kittitas 6 8 20 17 — 51 Manson 9 6 6 12 — 33

Highlights: Gibb (K) 10 rebounds; Vaver (K) 11 rebounds; Kyra Garnich (K) 12 rebounds.

Weekend prep basketball schedule

Today

BOYS

Class 4A Regional

At Toyota Center, Kennewick

Game 5: Pasco (16-9) vs. Davis (10-15), loser out, 7 p.m.

Game 6: Wenatchee (15-10) vs. Gonzaga Prep (20-3), loser out, 9 p.m.

Game 7: Eisenhower (23-1) vs. Richland (15-9), semifinal, winner to state, 7 p.m.

Game 8: Lewis & Clark (14-10) vs. Walla Walla (18-6), semifinal, winner to state, 9 p.m.

CWAC District

Game 1: Ellensburg (10-11) at Quincy (13-7), 7 p.m.

Game 2: Toppenish (11-10) at Selah (11-9), 7 p.m.

GIRLS

SCAC District

At Zillah Middle School

Game 9: Naches Valley (11-11) vs. Granger (18-4), winner to state, loser out, 5 p.m.

Game 10: Burbank (14-8) vs. Mabton(17-5), winner to state, loser out, 6:30 p.m.

Game 11: Connell (21-1) vs. Zillah (18-4), championship, both to state, 8 p.m.

Saturday

BOYS

Class 4A Regional

At Toyota Center, Kennewick

Game 9: Winner 5 vs. Loser 7, loser out, 1 p.m.

Game 10: Winner 6 vs. Loser 8, loser out, 1 p.m.

Game 11: Winner 7 vs. Winner 8, championship, both to state, 5 p.m.

Game 12: Winner 9 vs. Winner 10, winner to state, loser out, 7 p.m.

Class 3A Regional

At Rogers HS, Spokane

Game 3: Sunnyside (12-11) vs. Shadle Park (18-4), semifinal, 5:30 p.m.

Game 4: Rogers (10-13) vs. West Valley-Yakima (14-7), semifinal, 7:15 p.m.

CWAC District

At East Valley HS

Game 3: Winner 1 vs. Grandview (13-7), semifinal, winner to state, 5 p.m.

Game 4: Winner 2 vs. Wapato (15-5), semifinal, winner to state, 7 p.m.

SCAC District

At River View HS, Finley

Game 9: Connell (18-4) vs. Naches Valley (15-7), winner to state, loser out, 5 p.m.

Game 10: Burbank (11-11) vs. Wahluke (13-9), winner to state, loser out, 6:30 p.m.

Game 11: Highland (14-8) vs. Granger (16-6), championship, both to state, 8 p.m.

Mid-Valley 2B District

At Wapato HS

Game 3: La Salle (13-8) vs. White Swan (18-2), championship, winner to state, loser out, 7 p.m.

GIRLS

Class 3A Regional

At Rogers HS, Spokane

Game 3: Hanford (17-6) vs. Shadle Park (17-5), semifinal, 2 p.m.

Game 4: North Central (3-20) vs. West Valley-Yakima (15-6), semifinal, 3:45 p.m.

CWAC District

At East Valley HS

Game 3: Othello (15-6) vs. East Valley (17-3), semifinal, winner to state, 1 p.m.

Game 4: Ellensburg (14-7) vs. Prosser (19-1), semifinal, winner to state, 3 p.m.

Mid-Valley 2B District

At Wapato HS

Game 3: La Salle (17-4) vs. Riverside Christian (13-7), championship, winner to state, loser out, 5 p.m.

North Central 2B District

At Wenatchee HS

Game 5: Kittitas (11-11) vs. Liberty Bell (19-3), winner to state, loser out, 6 p.m.

CWU men get revenge

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Early last month, Central Washington lost at Alaska Anchorage in large part because of the Seawolves’ 3-point shooting.

In Thursday’s rematch at Nicholson Pavilion, those same Seawolves not only couldn’t match that previous prowess, they couldn’t even keep up with the Wildcats’ Colton Monti.

Monti nailed eight 3-pointers — two more than Alaska Anchorage’s team — en route to a 27-point night that powered Central to a 76-65 victory in a GNAC men’s basketball game.

“Colton Monti stepped up big for us,” Central coach Greg Sparling of the guard who made nothing but 3-pointers, hitting 8 of 12 from distance, with one miss from inside the line.

“That’s the great thing about this team, you never know who’s going to step up, and tonight, he stepped up,” Sparling said.

Central (10-3 GNAC, 16-5) had pretty good balance behind Monti, with three other players scoring in double figures, including 13 from Brandon Foote.

“That was a good all-around team effort,” Sparling said. “Everybody stepped up and did what they needed to do.”

Particularly when it came to defending the 3-pointer.

In the January meeting, Alaska Anchorage made 13 of 17 3-pointers. Thursday, it made just 6 of 14.

“They scorched the 3-point line up there,” Sparling said. “We made some adjustments tonight.”

Central also welcomed by Jake Beitinger, who had been sidelined the past few games because of an injury. He had six points and three assists.

Jeremiah Trueman led the Seawolves (7-6, 13-13) with 27 points and six rebounds.

ALASKA ANCHORAGE — Trueman 9-10 8-8 27, Ridgeway 5-7 1-2 11, Barker 3-11 2-2 9, White 3-5 0-0 9, Walker 2-6 0-0 5, Nye 1-5 0-0 2, Doerr 1-2 0-2 2, Voreis 0-0 0-0 0, White 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-47 11-14 65.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Monti 8-13 3-4 27, Foote 3-9 6-7 13, Woods 4-7 2-2 12, Penoncello 3-11 2-2 10, Beitinger 1-4 4-4 6, Clift 1-4 0-0 2, Sprinker 1-2 0-0 2, Spevak 1-6 0-0 2, Scott 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 23-59 17-19 76.

Halftime—Central Washington 40, Alaska Anchorage 29. 3-point goals—Alaska Anchorage 6-14 (White 3-5, Trueman 1-1, Barkery 1-5, Walker 1-2, Nye 0-1), Central Washington 13-34 (Monti 8-12, Penoncello 2-8, Woods 2-4, Foote 1-4, Spevak 0-3, Scott 0-2, Sprinker 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Alaska Anchorage 27 (Trueman 6), Central Washington 29 (Spevak 7). Assists—Alaska Anchorage 17 (Barker 6), Central Washington 14 (Spevak 3, Beitinger 3). Total fouls—Alaska Anchorage 17, Central Washington 15. Technical fouls—None. Att—1,146.

Anchorage doubles up Central

ELLENSBURG — Nikki Aden was Alaska Anchorage’s lone player scoring in double figures, with just 13 points, but the Seawolves depth proved too much for Central Washington as they dumped the Wildcats 70-35 in a GNAC women’s basketball game Thursday at Nicholson Pavilion.

Alaska Anchorage (12-2 GNAC, 25-3) broke out of a first-place tie, moving a half-game ahead of idle Seattle Pacific. Central fell to 2-11 in league and 5-19 overall.

After Aden, Alaska Anchorage had seven players score at least six points.

Nicole Jordan had 13 points to lead Central, which shot just 24 percent from the field (12 of 50). The Wildcats scored just 14 second-half points.

ALASKA ANCHORAGE — Nikki Aden 5-10 3-4 13, Kielpinski 3-4 3-4 9, Thiel 3-5 0-0 9, Harris 4-9 0-0 8, Williams 2-5 3-4 7, Taylor 3-5 1-1 7, Basova 2-7 1-2 6, Gruwell 2-5 0-0 6, Johansson 1-3 1-5 3, Wohlers 1-1 0-0 2, Deke 0-3 0-0 0, Burnett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 12-20 70.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Nicole Jordan 3-8 6-6 13, Tanneberg 3-13 0-0 8, Wenke 2-9 0-0 5, Busch 2-5 0-0 4, Afoa 1-7 0-0 3, Russell 1-7 0-0 2, WalkingChild 0-1 0-0 0, Calhoun 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-50 6-6 35.

Halftime—Alaska Anchorage 43, Central 21. 3-point goals—Alaska Anchorage 6-18 (Thiel 3-5, Gruwell 2-5, Basova 1-3), Central 5-19 (Tanneberg 2-9, Jordan 1-2, Wenke 1-4, Afoa 1-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Alaska Anchorage 45 (Williams 6), Central 25 (Afoa 7). Assists—Alaska Anchorage 11, Central 6 (Wenke 4). Total fouls—Alaska Anchorage 11, Central 14. Technical fouls—None. Att—159.

Unfamiliar tourney foes for Yaks

YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima Valley’s men and women will meet teams they have yet to play this season in their respective first-round games of the NWAACC Tournament on Thursday.

The Yaks fifth-ranked men (22-6), the Eastern Region’s No. 2 seed, will meet West No. 3 seed Clark (16-9) at 10 a.m. YVCC’s third-ranked women (23-5), who went 14-0 in Eastern play and are the region’s top seed, open with West No. 4 South Puget Sound (15-10) at 6 p.m.

The men’s and women’s events consist of 16-team, double-elimination play at Kennewick’s Toyota Center and conclude March 8.

SCAC West all-league

SCAC WEST

BOYS

Player of the year: Patrick Newman, sr., Highland.

Coach of the year: Jon Eldridge, Naches Valley.

First team: Austin Ross, sr., Goldendale; Mychal Lopez, sr., Granger; Adam Ranger, sr., Naches Valley; Patrick Newman, sr., Highland; Kristian Carrasco, so., Mabton; Jose Mendoza, sr., Zillah.

Second team: Mitchell Zapien, so., Granger; J.T. Reynolds, sr., Mabton; Thomas Wilcox, sr., Naches Valley; Ben Garcia, sr., Zillah; Joel Weise, sr., Highland; Eric Perez, sr., Highland.

Honorable mention: Ben Villa, sr., Granger; Greg Strom, jr., Cle Elum; Frankie Smith, sr., Mabton; Reed Lindhe, so., Goldendale; Matt Paul, sr., Granger; Brandon Gillespie, sr., Naches Valley.

GIRLS

Co-Players of the year: Trishi Williams, sr., Mabton; Sam Zapien, jr., Granger.

Coach of the year: Andy Affholter, Granger.

First team: Rosebud Guthrie, sr., Zillah; Ana Jimenez, sr., Mabton; Bayli Ziegler, sr., Zillah; Stephanie Powers, sr., Naches Valley; Trishi Williams, sr., Mabton; Sam Zapien, jr., Granger.

Second team: Janae Klarich, jr., Granger; Italia Mengarelli, so., Granger; Justine Benner, fr., Naches Valley; Alisi Uasike, so., Zillah; Lindsey Adams, sr., Highland; Traci Bailey, sr., Goldendale; Crysta Reynolds, so., Mabton; Ashlee Reddout, jr., Granger.

Honorable mention: Emily Carpenter, jr., Granger; Jordan Huck, sr., Naches Valley; Ashley Rice, sr., Highland; Korie Duce, sr., Zillah.

2/25/09 Class 1B boys roundup

Tri-Cities Prep 53, Clallam Bay 39

YAKIMA, Wash. — Sergio Lopez scored 20 of his game-high 23 points in the second half, and Tri-Cities Prep rallied for a 53-39 win over Clallam Bay in the first-round of the Class 1B boys state tournament Wednesday. Lopez made 7 of 9 shots in the second half after missing eight of his nine shots in the first half. Trailing by 14 early in the third quarter the Jaguars rallied back with a 10-point run, including six from Lopez. Tri-Cities Prep took its first lead, 33-32, on Andrew LeBrun’s putback with 6:59 left. The teams traded leads six times until Antonio Ledesma’s field goal with 4:59 to play put Tri-Cities Prep ahead to stay. Ledesma finished with 10 points and eight rebounds for the Jaguars, who will face Wellpinit in Thursday’s quarterfinals. Jesse Chartraw led Clallam Bay with 20 points, two assists and two steals.

TRI-CITIES PREP — Hoppes 8, Campbell 0, Ledesma 10, LeBrun 8, Lopez 23, Gerlitz 2, Foust 0, Magana 0, Loftus 2, VerSteeg 0, Pederson 0. Totals 23-55 5-12 53. CLALLAM BAY — Richardson 0, Hess 0, Chartraw 20, Smith 8, Angulo 7, Greene 4, Bowlby 0. Totals 14-39 10-15 39.

Tri-Cities Prep 4 7 18 24 — 53 Home 10 10 11 8 — 39

Tulalip Heritage 68, Pateros 33

YAKIMA, Wash. — Lesjar McKinney scored 22 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, and Tulalip Heritage rolled to a 68-33 victory over Pateros on Wednesday in the first round of the Class 1B boys state tournament. McKinney scored 13 points in the second half as the Hawks turned a 14-point halftime lead into a 43-point advantage, 63-20, early in the fourth quarter. Keith Davis added 15 points for the Hawks, which grabbed 41 rebounds as a team. The Hawks never trailed and shot 52 percent, while Pateros made just 23 percent of its shots. Abram Wilson led the Billygoats with 19 points and nine rebounds.

PATEROS — Smith 0, Wilson 19, Bl. Harvey 2, Easter 0, Bighouse 1, Cook 2, Taylor 3, Br. Harvey 0, Stennes 0, Wheelock 2, Gonzalez 2, Myrick 2. Totals 13-56 3-10 33. TULALIP HERITAGE — George 0, Kublic 2, McKinney 22, Foster 0, Jones 5, Ramos 0, Whitebear 6, Comenote 9, Hatch 0, Davis 15, Sedano 5, Johnson 4. Totals 30-58 2-5 68.

Pateros 7 8 5 13 — 33 Tulalip Heritage 11 18 27 12 — 68

Almira/Coulee-Hartline 85, Taholah 51

YAKIMA, Wash. — Cody Jess scored 16 of his game-high 23 points in the first half to lead second-ranked Almira/Coulee-Hartline to a 85-51 victory over Taholah. Jess made 7 of 10 shots, including both of his 3-point tries, as the Warriors shot 47 percent. Kyle Tucker added 21 points on 8 of 13 shooting, and Derek Isaak chipped in 15 points. Tucker also grabbed nine rebounds. ACH rolled to an 25-10 lead after the first quarter, and extended the lead to 46-28 at halftime. Taholah never got closer than 16 points the rest of the way. Elijah Miller had 14 points and Jamaal Rose 11 for the Chitwhins, who committed 28 turnovers.

TAHOLAH — Meas 2, Peterson 8, Smith-Kramer 2, Black 3, James 0, Rose 11, Miller 14, Willis 2, Waugh 7, Obi 0, Willis 2. Totals 19-48 11-15 51. ALMIRA/COULEE-HARTLINE — T. Gregson 2, C. Jess 23, Pryor 4, Isaak 15, Dillon 8, Stevens 2, G. Jess 0, M. Gregson 4, Tucker 21, Jorgensen 3, Henderson 3. Totals 31-66 18-26 85.

Taholah 10 18 12 11 — 51 Almira/Coulee-Hartline 25 21 17 22 — 85

Wellpinit 69, Lake Quinault 46

YAKIMA, Wash. — Kennedy Seyler poured in a game-high 26 points as Wellpinit raced to a 69-46 opening-round win over Lake Quinault in the Class 1B boys state tournament Wednesday. Cody Flett added 17 points and 12 rebounds and Billy Flett scored 11 points for the Redskins, who rolled out to a 25-18 lead after the first quarter. Lake Quinault never got closer than seven, and trailed by as many as 24 points late in the game. The Redskins shot nearly 44 percent and hit 19 of 35 shots in the first half to build their lead. Seyler and Cody Flett each had 12 points in the first half, and Billy Flett scored all his points in the first half. Cody Flett also made five 3-pointers. Cameron Pumphrey led the Elks with 16 points, Cameron Daniels added 12 and Michael Mayton 11.

WELLPINIT — Abrahamson 0, B. Flett 11, Bergman 2, Auld 2, Prouty 0, D. Ford 3, C. Flett 17, Seyler 26, Wynne 6, Wynecoop 0, C. Ford 2, Carden 0. Totals 29-66 4-8 69. LAKE QUINAULT — Cook 0, Rhoades 2, Daniels 12, Pumphrey 16, Mayton 11, Steinhauer 3, Christiansen 0, Stanley 0, Arreguin 2, Adams 0, Potter 0, Poisel 0. Totals 15-61 15-24 46.

Wellpinit 25 18 13 13 — 69 Lake Quinault 18 11 14 3 — 46

Curlew 38, North Sound Christian 34

YAKIMA, Wash. — Jordon Wakefield scored 18 points and pulled down 18 rebounds, and Curlew held off a late charge to beat North Sound Christian 38-34 in the first round of the Class 1B boys state tournament Wednesday. NSC trailed by 10 points midway through the third quarter, but trimmed Curlew’s lead to 35-34 on a basket by Daron Otis with 53 seconds to play. Ethan Mannick made a layup with 29 seconds left, and Tanner Somday added a free throw with 3 seconds left to seal the win for Curlew. Wakefield made 8 of 14 shots and Mannick added 10 points for Curlew. Otis led the Lions with 13 points.

CURLEW — Mannick 10, Somday 8, Wakefield 18, Browning 2, Bryant 0, Drennan 0, Zerck 0. Totals 17-53 3-16 38. NORTH SOUND CHRISTIAN — Reidt 0, Otis 13, Watson 8, Patterson 0, Waller 5, Martinez 0, Hudson 1, Mahler 7. Totals 13-59 5-11 34.

Curlew 7 12 6 13 — 38 North Sound Christian 5 4 14 11 — 34

Moses Lake Christian 62, Oakville 51

YAKIMA, Wash. — Riggs Yarbro scored 19 of his game-high 29 points in the second half as top-ranked Moses Lake Christian fought off Oakville 62-51 in the first round of the Class 1B boys state tournament Wednesday. Yarbro hit 8 of 11 shots in the second half, and pushed the Lions ahead to stay 43-41 on his basket with 38 seconds left in the third. Adrian Moffet added 24 points for the Lions, 17 coming in the first half. Yarbro pulled in 14 rebounds and Johnny Roberts 12 as Moses Lake Christian dominated the backboards 44-20. Izaha Powell led Oakville with 22 points. The Acorns trailed by eight points just before the half, then rolled off the next 12 points, including 10 straight to open the third quarter. Tucker Reinitz scored 12 points and Berry Peterson 11 for the Acorns.

OAKVILLE — Witt 2, Reinitz 12, Rosbaugh 0, Sutterlict 4, Powell 22, Pender 0, Hansen 0, Peterson 11, Jones 0. Totals 21-51 3-5 51. MOSES LAKE CHRISTIAN — Moffet 24, Kagele 0, Gjefle 3, McNamara 4, Roberts 2, Murrell 0, Yarbro 29. Totals 25-51 9-16 62.

Oakville 9 16 16 10 — 51 Moses Lake Christian 13 18 12 19 — 62

Sunnyside Christian 54, Lummi 28

LUMMI — James 6, Edwards 0, D. Tom 7, Revey 2, Fryberg 0, J. Tom 0, Oldham 0, Roberts 0, Jefferson 8, Dennis 5. Totals 12-45 2-8 28. SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN — Wagenaar 17, den Hoed 0, De Jong 6, Van Boven 8, Bosma 0, De Vries 5, Ryl. Van Belle 0, Vogel 8, Crabtree 2, Burton 0, Ryk. Van Belle 6, Broersma 2. Totals 20-35 5-13 54.

Lummi 4 8 10 6 — 28 Sunnyside Christian 10 9 20 15 — 54

Cusick 39, Rosalia 35

YAKIMA, Wash. — Louie Bluff’s basket with 55 seconds left pushed Cusick into the lead for good, and the Panthers held on for a victory over Rosalia. Tyler Edwards finished with nine points and sealed the win with a pair of free throws with 13 seconds left. Teammate Spencer Shanholtzer led Cusick with 10 points. Jim Maley paced Rosalia with 14 points and 12 rebounds, but he was held to just two points in the second half.

CUSICK — Shanholtzer 10, Prine 0, Edwards 9, Villegas 5, Bauer 4, Read 3, Norton 2, Ives 0, Bluff 6, Andrews 0. Totals 15-49 5-11 39. ROSALIA — Kuhn 2, Hodges 2, Kerle 2, Brown 0, Maley 14, Richards 8, St. John 7, Loucks 0. Totals 14-46 6-13 35.

Cusick 10 9 10 10 — 39 Rosalia 9 17 4 5 — 35

2/25/09 Class 1B girls roundup

Sunnyside Christian 55, Mary M. Knight 16

MARY M. KNIGHT — Jimenez 0, Wood 0, Whitman 0, Kingery 0, Johnson 0, Vera 0, Toppano 9, Guerin 0, Arrington 0, Scott 7, Cook 0. Totals 5-33 6-16 16. SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN — Bangs 0, den Hoed 5, Bosma 6, Duim 0, Long 0, Van Oostrum 3, As. Haak 3, J. Van Wingerden 10, M. Van Wingerden 18, Al. Haak 0, Newhouse 6, Dalrymple 3. Totals 20-65 11-19 54.

Mary M. Knight 2 5 4 5 — 16 Sunnyside Christian 14 13 16 11 — 54

Sprague-Harrington 31, Moses Lake Christian 26

YAKIMA, Wash. — Justyne Talkington scored 13 points and Katlyn Lowman added 12 as Sprague-Harrington turned back Moses Lake Christian 31-26 in the opening game of the Class 1B girls state tournament on Wednesday. Talkington scored nine of her points in the first half, and Lowman had eight of her 12 points in the second half. Lowman pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds.Esther Timofeyev had a game-high 15 points and a game-high 17 rebounds for Moses Lake Christian. The Lions trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half, but cut the margin to three points twice in the third quarter. However, they could never get over the top and hurt their chances with 23 turnovers.

MOSES LAKE CHRISTIAN — Dietzen 7, Firouzi 2, Garrett 0, Banks 0, Yamanae 2, Timofeyev 15, Verhage 0. Totals 11-49 3-5 26. SPRAGUE-HARRINGTON — Talkington 13, Hirst 4, Sweet 0, Hayes 2, Sauer 0, Eagleson 0, Lowman 12, Brown 0. Totals 12-42 6-17 31.

Moses Lake Christian 4 6 7 9 — 26 Sprague-Harrington 10 5 8 8 — 31

Colton 66, Wishkah Valley 15

YAKIMA, Wash. — Kelsey Moser scored 17 points to lead top-ranked Colton to a 66-15 win over Wishkah Valley in the first round of the Class 1B girls state tournament Wednesday. The Wildcats, who improved to 21-0, scored the first 32 points of the game. Wishkah Valley scored its first points on a 3-pointer by Rachael Carlisle with 5:49 to play in the second quarter. Mollie Kramer added 13 points for the Wildcats. McKenzie Heaslet pulled down eight rebounds as Colton outrebounded Wishkah Valley 45-28. Jacie Johnson scored five points for the Loggerettes. Colton’s defense grabbed 26 steals, including five by Moser. Wishkah Valley committed 43 turnovers.

WISHKAH VALLEY — Johnson 5, Konschu 2, Pauley 0, Carlisle 3, Acosta 3, Reibel 0, Lovell 2, Nguyen 0. Totals 6-27 1-7 15. COLTON — K. Moser 17, H. Moser 3, Heaslet 6, Spence 3, Meyer 3, Nygreen 3, C. Druffel 7, G. Druffel 6, Vincent 2, Weber 3, Kramer 13. Totals 22-67 15-23 66.

Wishkah Valley 0 3 6 6 — 15 Colton 23 17 13 13 — 66

Hunters 41, Neah Bay 39 (OT)

YAKIMA, Wash. — Julie Ann Larrew scored off an assist by Josie Kieffer in the closing moments of overtime to cap Hunters’ rally for a 41-39 overtime victory over Neah Bay . Hunters trailed most of the second half, including a 10-point deficit late in the third quarter. But the Lions raced back, scoring the first five points of the fourth quarter and eventually cutting Neah Bay’s lead to 34-33, with 2:48 left in regulation. Krista Colvin tied the score at 37-37 on a basket with 50 seconds to play, and Neah Bay missed four shots in the final 30 seconds to send the game into overtime. The teams traded baskets in overtime before Larrew’s game-winner. Neah Bay didn’t get off a final shot. Selena Osborn led the Lions with 11 points, and Larrew finished with eight. Shayla Nagel paced Neah Bay with 14 points, and Stephanie Greene had 11 rebounds.

HUNTERS — J. Kieffer 2, Loe 2, Osborn 11, Colvin 7, Parrow 2, Larrew 8, C. Kieffer 9. Totals 17-64 6-16 41. NEAH BAY — Kallappa 6, Smith 0, Thompson 3, Shuffelen 4, Winck 0, Greene 5, Nagel 14, Moss 7, Allen 0. Totals 14-56 4-15 39.

Hunters 7 9 8 13 4 — 41 Neah Bay 10 13 9 5 2 — 39

Lummi 49, Pateros 42

YAKIMA, Wash. — Amanda Humphreys scored 12 points, and Sarah Brady added eight of her 11 in the second half as Lummi held off Pateros.Tied 26-all at halftime, Lummi scored 15 of the first 17 points to start the third quarter and take control of the game. Pateros never got closer than the final margin. Brady had four points and Shelby Landsem three during that charge. Pateros shot better than the Blackhawks — 36 percent to 30 percent — but the Nannies hurt their cause with 32 turnovers. Humphreys and Brady led each had five steals as Lummi finished with 21 steals as a team. Lorrie Mattson led Pateros with 17 points and 11 rebounds, and teammate Jamie Bruno chipped in 16 points.

LUMMI — Humphreys 12, Tauberheim 7, Frajman 6, Brady 11, Lane 0, Edwards 9, Bird Hat 0, Landsem 4. Totals 21-70 5-20 49. PATEROS — Chavez 0, Bruno 16, Mota 4, Beardslee 2, Cook 2, Odle 0, Allen 0, Gill 0, Stennes 1, Mattson 17. Totals 14-39 11-23 42.

Lummi 12 14 17 6 — 49 Pateros 11 15 4 12 — 42

St. John Endicott 60, Almira/Coulee-Hartline 42

YAKIMA, Wash. — Alyssa FitzGerald and Kadee McCanna each scored 13 points in the second half, and St. John-Endicott toppled top-ranked Almira/Coulee-Hartine 62-40 in the first round of the Class 1B girls state tournament Wednesday.SJE trailed 25-23 at halftime, and quickly knotted the score on a basket by McCanna to open the third. ACH sank a 3-pointer, but the Warriors then missed their next 17 shots. The Eagles scored 16 straight points to take the lead for good. FitzGerald finished with a game-high 22 points and McCanna added 17 for the Eagles. FitzGerald hit 6 of 10 shots and McCanna 7 of 8 attempts as the Eagles shot 55 percent in the second half. Madeline Isaak and Sarah Gloyn each scored 15 points for ACH, which made just 6 of 33 shots in the second half.

ST. JOHN-ENDICOTT — Lust 0, Newton 0, Simon 2, McCanna 17, FitzGerald 22, Raynor 4, Luft 6, Winters 3, Reiber 0, Schuster 0, Jensema 0, Van Lith 6. Totals 21-52 17-28 60. ALMIRA/COULEE-HARTLINE — Starkenburg 4, Isaak 15, Gloyn 15, Erickson 0, N. Osborne 2, Porterfield 0, Noggles 4, M. Osborne 2. Totals 15-57 8-17 42.

St. John-Endicott 14 9 12 25 — 60 Almira/Coulee-Hartline 14 11 3 14 — 42

North Sound Christian 28, Mansfield 25

YAKIMA, Wash. — Lynne Washio hit three free throws in the final 36 seconds, and North Sound Christian held on for a 28-25 victory over Mansfield on Wednesday in the Class 1B girls state tournament. NSC led through most of the game, but never by more than five points. There were five ties and five lead changes. Mansfield took its final lead on Amanda Cook’s putback for a 24-23 lead with 4:54 left. Hannah Reymore led NSC with 11 points, and Washio finished with seven. Jaci Bayless had 15 points and 14 rebounds to lead Mansfield.

MANSFIELD — M. Pease 3, Bayless 15, Marks 0, B. Pease 5, Cook 2, Carden 0. Totals 9-45 6-13 25. NORTH SOUND CHRISTIAN — M. Castor 6, Reymore 11, Meeks 2, Speck 0, Washio 7, J. Castor 0, Jenness 2, Otis 0. Totals 11-42 3-4 28.

Mansfield 4 8 7 6 — 25 North Sound Christian 4 11 6 7 — 28

St. Michael’s 55, Taholah 49

YAKIMA, Wash. — Tina Raynor scored all 14 of her points in the second half and St. Michael’s used a huge fourth-quarter rally for a win over Taholah. The Warriors, who trailed 22-8 after the first quarter, erupted for 28 points in the fourth quarter and took the lead for good on Katie Urann’s basket with 2:48 to play. Urann also finished with 14 points, and Katie Drass led St. Michael’s with 17 points. Urann pulled down a game-high 19 rebounds, and Drass had 14. St. Michael’s trailed 38-27 entering the fourth quarter. Kailani Charley led Taholah with 23 points, but was held to just five in the second half. Alexi McCray added 12 points, and Tillie Grover-McCory pulled down 13 rebounds.

ST. MICHAEL’S — Romero 0, B. Vila 0, J. Vila 0, T. Raynor 14, Durazo 0, M. Raynor 10, Urann 14, Drass 17, South 0. Totals 25-76 4-19 55. TAHOLAH — James 0, Bastian 0, Johnstone 0, Ralston 0, J. Charley 8, K. Charley 23, McCray 12, Grover-McCrory 6. Totals 18-55 6-8 49.

St. Michael’s 8 13 6 28 — 55 Taholah 22 8 8 11 — 49

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