Kuney’s Overtime Heroics Lift Dragons Past Wellpinit

Panorama League basketball

Dan Kuney scored the first five points of overtime Thursday as South Division champion St. George’s outlasted visiting the Wellpinit Redskins 60-52 in overtime during a Panorama League Tournament opener.

Kuney made a 3-pointer and two free throws after a Wellpinit baseline jumper with 6 seconds left sent the game into OT.

Dylan Averett had 19 rebounds for St. George’s (19-2), which extended its win streak to 15. The Dragons host Northwest Christian in a 7 p.m. Friday semifinal. Wellpinit, No. 4 from the North, plays a 7 p.m. Friday loser-out game at Curlew.

St.G 60, Wellpinit 52 (OT)

Wellpinit 14 14 11 12 1 - 52

St. George’s 9 16 9 17 9 - 60

WELLPINIT J.Holt 2, A.Holt 7, Denison 12, A.Flett 5, LeBret 2, M.Tonasket 6, Andrew 0, Pakootas 18.

ST. GEORGE’S Tseng 8, Kennedy 7, Kuney 12, Ala 11, Laugen 6, Averett 16.

Republic 46, Springdale 34

Mark Rickard finished with 20 points and eight rebounds as the eighth-ranked Tigers (19-2), top seed from the North, overcame cold shooting to beat the visiting Chargers (7-15).

Kris Kuchenmeister added eight rebounds for Republic, which won its 16th straight. Republic hosts Selkirk at 6 p.m. Friday in a semifinal. Springdale, No. 4 from the South, plays a 7 p.m. Friday loser-out game at Inchelium.

Springdale 2 5 9 18 - 34

Republic 6 11 12 17 - 46

SPRINGDALE Brisbois 0, Farnsworth 1, Nolander 6, Meyers 0, McCurdy 7, Gardiner 0, Peterson 11, Hargrave 6, Lozano 3, Nortz 0.

REPUBLIC Michaels 4, Finlay 6, Rickard 20, Baldwin 10, Hanks 0, Eich 0, Burt 0, Grimm 0, Kuchenmeister 4, Wilson 2.

Selkirk 60, Inchelium 58

Brodie Larson made two 3-pointers in the third quarter to rally the Rangers (17-4) over the visiting Hornets (7-12) at Ione.

Shawn Christianson scored 13 of his 21 in the first half for Inchelium, the third seed from the North. Shawn Pichette led Selkirk, No. 2 from the South, with 19 points.

Inchelium 22 12 17 7 - 58

Selkirk 13 16 21 10 - 60

INCHELIUM J.D. Finley 0, C.Finley 2, Swan 0, Desautel 8, Pakootas 12, M.Finley 6, Sutton 9, Christianson 21, Johnson 0.

SELKIRK Kinney 0, Larson 11, Farris 8, J.Davis 7, Pichette 19, Huffine 2, Dial 13, Fandrey 0.

NW Christian 39, Curlew 35

Jeremy Affeldt scored 23, and added 15 rebounds and four steals, and the visiting Crusaders (14-7) beat the Cougars (12-9) at the free-throw line.

Curlew, the second seed from the North, committed 20 fouls to the four of NWC. The Crusaders, No. 3 from the South, shot 10 of 17 from the line to Curlew’s 1 of 2.

NW Christian 10 11 7 11 - 39

Curlew 9 4 10 12 - 35

NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN Mortlock 0, Smith 0, West 3, Marr 2, McCormick 1, Affeldt 23, Klaja 7, Phelps 0, Crouch 3.

CURLEW Paul 16, Miller 8, Davis 0, Brucklier 7, Nelson 2, Prazak 2, Karl 0.

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