Free Throws Keep Ritzville Rolling With Win That Cools Off Freeman

High school basketball

Ritzville and Freeman entered Tuesday’s game on a roll.

Ritzville is still on the roll, as Dan Duff hit 6 of 6 free throws in the fourth quarter to help defeat host Freeman 49-47 in a non-league boys basketball game.

The Broncos (8-6) totaled 12 steals and finished with eight fewer turnovers than Freeman (10-4). Ritzville has won six of its last eight, while the Scotties entered on a 6-1 streak.

Ritzville 49, Freeman 47

Ritzville 15 9 15 10 - 49

Freeman 16 6 16 9 - 47

RITZVILLE - B.Arlt 0, Duff 12, D.Arlt 16, Marcus 9, Borth 4, Whitman 8.

FREEMAN - C.Miller 3, R.Snyder 9, M.Miller 8, Simmons 0, Freeman 0, Shkuratoff 0, Goldsmith 10, White 5, S.Pope 12.

Clarkston 39, Colfax 35

Rodney Harrington made 4 of 4 free throws in the final 21 seconds as the Class 3A Bantams (2-8) defeated the visiting Bulldogs (9-3), ranked No. 6 in 1A.

Clarkston’s Sam Nielson hit a 3-pointer with 3:10 left to snap a 31-all tie. Colfax had 22 turnovers and shot 35 percent from the floor.

Colfax 4 16 9 6 - 35

Clarkston 12 8 7 12 - 39

COLFAX - Kirkpatrick 2, Damery 4, Hall 0, Wigen 0, Curtis 2, Brownell 2, Keck 10, Hand 0, VanDyke 15, VanTine 0.

CLARKSTON - Nielson 6, Olson 13, Norland 0, Tucker 0, Smith 4, Blankinship 1, Fuchs 2, Harrington 4, Cummings 0, Cridlebaugh 0, Hayes 9.

Colville 69, Reardan 46

Jed Ortner had 10 assists and Marc Mostek added six rebounds as the host Indians (6-4) topped the visiting Indians (8-6).

Reardan shot 3 for 21 from the floor in the first half.

Reardan 9 5 18 14 - 46

Colville 19 15 17 18 - 69

REARDAN - Alexie 0, Krupke 0, Eastman 11, Soliday 5, Jenkin 10, Nollmeyer 7, Brown 6, Hopper 0, Flaa 7.

COLVILLE - Goble 2, Weaver 7, Ortner 12, Bateman 9, Meinhold 10, Spies 7, Mostek 9, Bradeen 6, Shaw 3, E.Gordon 4.

Christian Heritage 53, Kahlotus 34

Joe Bell scored seven points in the third quarter and finished with 13 rebounds as the Patriots (7-7) defeated the visiting Koyotes (0-7) at Edwall.

Ben Newbill of CH added nine steals.

Kahlotus 13 2 5 14 - 34

Chr.Heritage 12 10 15 16 - 53

KAHLOTUS - Meline 6,McBride 0, N.Hollebeke 13, Hille 0, Cochrane 0, Kelly 8, Tomren 4, C.Hollebeke 3.

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE - Newbill 18, B.Bishop 8, J.Bell 19, Hattenburg 2, Kirstein 0, Bogle 6.

Waitsburg 55, Rosalia 36

Chris Pearson finished 8 of 13 from the floor and the visiting Cardinals (4-6) shot 72 percent from the field in the first half to pull away from the Spartans (1-13).

Rosalia shot 20 percent from the floor in the first half, including 13 percent in the first quarter. Lucas Schmidt had 12 rebounds for the Spartans.

Waitsburg 21 8 11 15 - 55

Rosalia 5 7 15 9 - 36

WAITSBURG - Adams 4, Archer 2, Leid 13, Pearson 16, Wyatt 6, McCaw 10, Ruzika 2, Mason 2.

ROSALIA - Bernard 9, Heinemann 0, Watkins 4, DeGon 0, Dandegone 0, Peterson 1, Shindler 3, Bothman 4, Schmidt 12, Workman 2, Slemp 0.

NWC 67, Mead C squad 18

The Crusaders (8-6) defeated a team of Panthers freshmen.

NW Christian 13 16 19 19 - 67

Mead C 3 1 9 5 - 18

NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN - Orr 8, Greenup 10, Proffitt 6, Wolf 8, Smith 6, Warren 1, Thomas 6, Strandy 7, VanGerpen 4, Bell 2, Goldman 7, Crouch 2.

MEAD C - Brooks 0, Heffley 0, Kennedy 6, Williamson 6, Carper 0, Edwards 4, Lack 0, Knechtges 0, Rabel 0, Thomas 0, Mediana 2.

Non-league girls

Colville 56, Reardan 38

Melissa Wollan and Kristin Cornwell had two 3-pointers apiece to help the Indians (5-5) defeat visiting Reardan (7-6), also the Indians.

Cornwell and teammate Mandy Lawson had seven rebounds apiece. Kristen Turner had all of Reardan’s first-half points, hitting 8 of 9 free throws.

Reardan 6 6 10 16 - 38

Colville 14 18 7 17 - 56

REARDAN - Cassaro 3, Schwartz 0, Seyler 0, Jayne 6, Krupke 0, Rinker 4, Harkness 0, Hicks 2, Plummer 3, Turner 16, Ray 4.

COLVILLE - Entwistle 6, Janke 2, Matlock 2, Cornwell 14, Braff 7, Wollan 17, Lawson 8.

Ritzville 57, Freeman 27

Amy Fitch made 6 of 9 field goals to lead a 23-for-41 effort as the Class B topranked Broncos (14-0) defeated the host Scotties (1-12) for their 24th consecutive win.

Ritzville’s Shannon Russel hit two 3-pointers and was 4 of 4 from the line. Stacia Palladino had seven rebounds and Tonette Lazanis five steals for Freeman.

Ritzville 16 15 15 11 - 57

Freeman 8 8 5 6 - 27

RITZVILLE - Wellsandt 2, Warriner 0,Weber 4, Horpedahl 0, Fitch 12, Gibler 0, Russel 14, Yerxa 12, Alspach 8, Janzen 4, Zicha 1.

FREEMAN - Lazanis 7, Dahmen 0, Pratt 0, Wilkerson 2, White 2, Kiddoo 6, Moberg 6, Palladino 4.

Liberty 55, NWC 38

Jo Cory had nine rebounds and Ashley Adams scored six points in the first quarter as the Lancers (11-4) topped the visiting Crusaders (5-10).

Liberty held NWC’s top scorer, Allyson Clouse, to one point.

NW Christian 9 6 9 14 - 38

Liberty 15 6 20 14 - 55

NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN - Silver 6, Cofer 3, Pilling 6, Ogle 6, Montague 4, Casimir 8, Strandy 4, Clouse 1.

LIBERTY - Cory 14, Leslie 5, Olson 2, Bothman 5, Hodgson 0, Kuster 0, Prince 2, Gardner 13, Nadler 6, Adams 8.

W-C 59, Davenport 35

Freshman Haley Aubertin finished with 15 rebounds, six blocked shots and four assists as the visiting Wildcats (10-4), ranked ninth, defeated the Gorillas (4-10).

Alyssa Erickson had eight rebounds and made 9 of 15 from the floor, and Lisa Arden hit four 3-pointers for W-C. Davenport’s Christie Emory and and Kylene Marriott had five rebounds apiece.

Wilbur-Crest. 12 20 12 15 - 59

Davenport 9 8 11 7 - 35

WILBUR-CRESTON - Desautel 0, Sherwood 0, Harris 0, Mann 0, Deahl 2, Dreger 10, Erickson 20, Arden 18, Aubertin 7, Nelson 2.

DAVENPORT - Swain 4, Marriott 2, Reed 0, Smith 10, Guhlke 0, Schreck 0, Lust 7, Kunz 1, Emory 7, Pauls 4, Calgary 0.

Clarkston 49, Colfax 46

Katie Rodgers had seven rebounds as the Bantams (1-9) held off the visiting Bulldogs (5-7).

Colfax, which finished with 23 turnovers, trailed by 12 in the fourth quarter and came as close as four points, with 4 minutes left.

Colfax 13 12 6 15 - 46

Clarkston 11 11 16 11 - 49

COLFAX - Pittman 9, Mellor 0, Hall 2, K.VanTine 0, B.VanTine 2, Tribbett 7, Rohner 12, La.Widman 12, Cocking 2.

CLARKSTON - Blankinship 6, Jones 12, Tucker 6, Murray 0, Blake 0, Johnson 4, Rodgers 12, Haight 7, Pavey 2.

Republic 43, ACH 38

At Hartline, the visiting Tigers (6-7) held on after the Warriors (3-11) pulled within two points with 3 minutes left. ACH’s Stephanie Giese had 16 rebounds.

Republic 11 18 5 9 - 43

ACH 8 16 3 11 - 38

REPUBLIC - Campobasso 10, Ciais 0, Hover 8, An.Merrit 0, C.Merrit 0, Am.Merrit 2, Whitney 0, Wilson 21, Young 2.

ALMIRA/COULEE-HARTLINE - Evans 12, Pinar 3, Maes 3, Nielsen 0, Horter 4, Elder 0, Giese 15, Andersen 1.

Sprague-Harr. 49, Odessa 40

The visiting Falcons (8-6) overcame a double-digit, fourth-quarter deficit to top the Tigers (4-8).

Odessa’s final lead was two points, with 3 minutes left. The Tigers had more than 10 turnovers in the final 4 minutes.

Sprague-Harr. 10 9 8 22 - 49

Odessa 6 13 17 4 - 40

SPRAGUE-HARRINGTON - Whipple 10, Ernst 3, Walters 14, Hatten 2, Engles 4, Morse 9, Scoles 6, Mauer 1, Charlton 0, Hatcher 0.

ODESSA - Iksic 7, Buscher 0, Schmierer 3, Haptonstall 9, Strohmaier 8, Ryan 0, Hunt 6, Knerr 2, Weishaar 5.

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