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Muelheims, Sienko lead Dragons’ rout

St. George’s seems to have defending State 2B champion Colfax figured out.

The Dragons got 22 points from Erik Muelheims and 17 points and eight rebounds from Dexter Sienko and beat the visiting Bulldogs 61-38 in a Northeast 2B League basketball game on Friday night.

St. George’s beat Colfax by 19 points in the teams’ first meeting on Dec. 7 in Colfax.

SGS (13-1, 8-0) made 11 of 14 shots from the floor in the third quarter and outscored Colfax 24-12 to put the game away.

Brady Ellis tallied a team-high 17 points for the Bulldogs (10-4, 5-3). Brandon Gfeller, who entered the game averaging 23.2 points per contest, was held to five.

Davenport 56, Springdale 43: Connor Van Pevenage and Shane Hopkins combined for 31 points and the Gorillas (7-7, 2-6) took control with an 11-1 second-quarter run and beat the visiting Chargers (0-14, 0-8). Josh Anderson tallied a team-high 12 points for Springdale.

Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 57, Reardan 47: Tyler Frederick made 8 of 12 shots and finished with 18 points to guide the Broncos (12-2, 6-2) past the visiting Indians (4-10, 2-6). Reardan was led by Nick Brockman’s 18 points and nine rebounds.

Northwest Christian 74, Liberty 46: Nick Kiourkas scored 22 points and the Crusaders (11-3, 6-2) shot 56 percent from the field and routed the host Lancers (7-7, 3-5).

Great Northern

West Valley 70, Cheney 61 (OT): Jake Love scored 23 points and the Eagles (9-2, 2-1) pulled away in overtime to beat the host Blackhawks (6-5, 2-2). Cheney’s Alex Berman banked in a 3-pointer with 2 seconds left in the fourth to force OT. HD Wyborney had 23 points for Cheney.

Colville 53, East Valley 44: The Indians (5-6, 1-2) heated up after a slow start and beat the cold-shooting Knights (7-5, 3-1) at East Valley. Colville outscored East Valley 36-13 in the second half to erase a 14-point halftime deficit. The Indians’ Matt Hubbard made 10 of 13 from the free-throw line and had 28 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks.

Pullman 75, Deer Park 37: Corey Langerveld had 24 points, nine rebounds and four assists to guide the Greyhounds (11-1, 3-0) past the visiting Stags (4-8, 0-4). Race Martin added 12 points for Pullman, which led by 18 points at halftime.

Northeast A

Riverside 60, Freeman 59 (OT): Tyler Axtell scored 27 points and the Rams (4-9, 2-4) hung on in overtime to beat the host Scotties (1-12, 1-5). Riverside erased a six-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime. Jack Paukert and Jacob Phipps combined for 29 points for Freeman.

Chewelah 63, Newport 20: Caleb Wiebe had 14 points and nine rebounds and the Cougars (10-3, 6-0) stayed perfect in the NEA with an easy win over the visiting Grizzlies (5-9, 2-4).

Lakeside 57, Kettle Falls 36: The Eagles (5-9, 4-2) made 19 of 23 free throws and jumped ahead early in a win over the host Bulldogs (5-7, 1-5). Cody Watkins scored 17 points for Lakeside, which opened the game on an 11-2 run.

Northeast 1B North

Northport 56, Republic 52: Jeremiah Johnson had 21 points, 20 rebounds and eight assists as the Mustangs (7-4, 4-3) edged the visiting Tigers (6-5, 3-3). Patrick Lamb added 11 points and 13 rebounds for Northport, which overcame poor shooting by grabbing 20 offensive rebounds.

Cusick 79, Columbia 61: Derrick Bluff scored 15 points and Alex Bluff 11 as the Panthers (12-2, 8-0) dominated early in a win over the Lions (0-13, 0-8) in Hunters. Cusick led 51-20 at halftime.

Selkirk 60, Inchelium 41: Dominic Cain scored 27 points and Avery Miller added 17 as the Rangers (9-3, 6-1) clipped the host Hornets (1-7, 1-5). Quentin Holford led Inchelium with 17 points.

Northeast 1B South

Wellpinit 58, Odessa-Harrington 52: A.J. Best scored 15 points and made all seven of his fourth-quarter free-throw attempts to lead the Redskins (11-3, 4-0) past the host Titans (8-6, 2-2). Stetson Sanford led Odessa-Harrington with 12 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.

Almira/Coulee-Hartline 62, St. Michael’s 40: Mitch Hunt had 16 points and nine rebounds and Thunder Wellhausen added 15 points and nine boards as ACH (6-6, 2-2) beat visiting St. Michael’s (1-11, 0-4). Gabe Durazo tallied a game-high 28 points for St. Michael’s.

Valley Christian 60, Wilbur-Creston 27: Nick Cox scored 18 points and Bo Piersol added 17 as the Panthers (6-6, 2-2) routed the host Wildcats (7-6, 2-2). Valley Christian forced 23 turnovers and held a 36-20 advantage in rebounds.

Southeast 1B

Rosalia 62, Colton 53: Micah Pittsley scored 22 points and Craig Nelson added 19 points and 12 rebounds as the Spartans (7-6, 5-4) clipped the visiting Wildcats (8-5, 6-3).

Pomeroy 62, Tekoa-Oakesdale 24: Tanner Feider scored a game-high 15 points as the Pirates (10-2, 7-2) jumped ahead early and eased past the visiting Nighthawks (1-11, 0-9).

Garfield-Palouse 65, St. John-Endicott 41: Jesse Lopez scored 25 points and the Vikings (10-3, 7-2) pulled away in the fourth and beat the host Eagles (2-11, 2-7).

LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus 50, Liberty Christian 32: Justin Wargo scored 19 points in leading the Tigercats (12-1, 8-1) over the Patriots (2-6 SEB).

North Star

Wallace 51, Kootenai 26: Brock Arthun scored 22 points as the Miners (5-4, 1-1) routed the visiting Warriors (4-4, 2-1).

Nonleague

Timberlake 54, Lakeland 50: Keegan Scott scored 15 points and hit two late free throws to seal the Tigers’ (10-2) win over the Hawks (6-6) in Lakeland. Alex Opland scored 18 points for Lakeland.

Clarkston 41, Lewiston 36: Kage Sobotta scored nine points to lead the Bantams (8-3) past the Bengals (2-11) in Lewiston.

Logos 64, Lakeside (ID) 46: Logos outscored the Knights 39-20 in the second half and beat the Knights (4-8) in Plummer. Jonathon Nomee scored 15 points for Lakeside.