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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

NWC wins home tourney

The Spokesman-Review

Derek Iranon scored 15 points and Joe Grewe added 12 as Northwest Christian defeated visiting Deer Park 58-41 to win the Keith Dyk Christmas Tournament on Thursday in Colbert.

The Crusaders (6-1) pulled away with a 19-12 second quarter to take an 11-point lead, then blew the game open in the fourth, outscoring the Stags 12-3.

Richie Mullenberg led Deer Park (3-2) with 10 points.

In the third-place game, Jake Rowton hit two free throws with 1.7 seconds left in overtime to give Oroville a 64-62 victory over Wellpinit. Rowton finished with 27 points. T.J. Flett finished with 22 and Chazz Flett added 18 to lead the Redskins (4-4).

Joel Noland scored 17 points to lead Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) (3-2) to a 58-42 victory over Lakeland in a non-league game at Rathdrum. Phillip Viebrock had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead the Hawks (4-5). … Zach Gianukakis scored 40 points on 16-of-29 shooting to lead Republic to a 72-55 victory over host Tonasket. Todd Orestad added 15 points and Derek Gianukakis had 10 points and 17 rebounds for the Tigers (6-1). … Dayton used a 15-3 third-quarter run to propel the Bulldogs to a 42-39 victory over host Rosalia. Kris Widman scored 16 points to lead the Spartans (2-4), but he missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer. … Dom Church scored 20 points to lead three Lapwai players in double figures as the Wildcats defeated host Lake Roosevelt 77-56 in the opening round of the Lake Roosevelt tournament. Mario Tohee scored 17 points and Matt Pleasants added 12 for the Raiders.