East Valley wins opener

Ronnie Jarvis poured in seven of his 19 points in the third quarter helping East Valley (1-0) erase a three-point halftime deficit and beat Riverside (1-1) 42-38 in nonleague action Friday in Riverside.

Jordan Wood led the Rams with 15 points in the loss.

Cheney 59, Colville 47: C.J. Skillingstad scored a career-high 16 points and scored eight of the Blackhawks’ (3-0) 21 third-quarter points to give them a 10-point lead against the Indians (1-1) in Cheney. John Gingrich came off the bench to chip in 10 rebounds and four points for the Blackhawks.

Deer Park 77, Newport 66: Uconn Peone led all scorers with 29 points, Colton Mead added 17 and the Stags (3-0) opened up a 20-point halftime lead against the Grizzlies (2-3) in Deer Park. Jake Wiley and Chaize Exkano each had 16 point to lead Newport.

Springdale 58, Chewelah 57: Rodney Abrahamson scored 11 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and hit the winner with 1 second left to lift the Chargers (2-0) over the Cougars (2-3) in Springdale. Nick Naccarato led the Cougars with 18 points and Andrew Pugh added 14.

Lakeside 60, St. George’s 51: Ryan Gunderson tallied a double-double with 27 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Eagles (3-1) to a win over the host Dragons (1-2). Matt Kenney had 21 for the Dragons, who cut the lead to four in the fourth quarter before the Eagles hit their free throws to pull away.

Selkirk 57, Republic 53: Avery Miller scored 26 points to lead all scorers and the visiting Rangers (1-3) forced 19 turnovers to beat the Tigers (1-3). Mike Slagle had 12 points and nine rebounds in the loss for the Tigers.

Wilson Creek 50, Wilbur-Creston 47: The Devils built a 17-point lead, but barely held on to beat the Wildcats (3-1) in Wilson Creek. Josh Tonasket tallied a double-double for WC with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Almira/Coulee-Hartline 63, Pateros 35: Derek Isaak led three ACH players in double figures with 16 points and the Warriors (3-0) took a 23-point lead into halftime against the host Billygoats.

Clarkston 74, Pasco 47: Trey Sobotta scored 12 points and Mitch Carey added 10 as the Bantams (2-1) cruised to a win over the Pirates at the Pendleton (Ore.) tournament.

Clarkston plays host Pendleton today in the championship game.

Pendleton 80, Sandpoint 56: The Buckaroos beat the Bulldogs (2-1) at the Pendleton tournament.

Odessa-Harrington 78, Mansfield 69: Justin Hunt scored 31 of the Titans’ (1-2) 78 points in their win over the visiting Kernels.

Bi-County 2B

Reardan 79, Kettle Falls 49: Trevor Peone scored 18 points, Chace Bell chipped in 15 and the visiting Indians (1-2, 1-0) opened up a 21-2 lead and cruised to a win over the Bulldogs (1-3, 0-1).

Panorama

Columbia 44, Inchelium 34: Dominick Marquez scored six of his 11 points in the final minute of play to help push the visiting Lions (1-2, 1-0) to a win over the Hornets (0-2, 0-1). Gabe Jones and Dustin Wyborney each had 12 to lead the Lions, while Tyler Zacherle scored a game-high 15 points for the Hornets.

Wellpinit 74, Northport 50: Kennedy Seyler had nine rebounds and six steals to go with his game-high 31 points and Drake Wynne added 13 points and seven assists as the Redskins (2-0, 1-0) knocked off the visiting Mustangs (2-1, 0-1).

Southeast 1B

Rosalia 61, Touchet 29: Nathan Richards went 9 of 16 from the field and scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half as the Spartans (2-1, 1-0) opened league play with a convincing win over the visiting Indians (1-1, 0-1). The Spartans outrebounded the Indians 33-17 and forced 25 turnovers.

St. John-Endicott 63, Tekoa-Oakesdale 62: Kaleb Simon hit a baseline jumper at the buzzer to lift the Eagles (2-0, 1-0) to a win over the visiting Nighthawks (0-4, 0-1). Simon finished with 20 points to lead SJE.

Colton 62, Pomeroy 49: Dustin Patchen scored 20 points and the Wildcats (1-2, 1-0) used 26 points in the second quarter to take a 20-point lead against the host Pirates (0-3, 0-1).