St. George's 55, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 52

Details

Sport: Boys Basketball
Date/Time: March 1, 2013, 5:30 p.m.
Location: St. George'S
Season: Winter 2012
League: Northeast 2B

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Results

Teams	1	2	3	4	F
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (22-9, 9-5)	21	7	11	13	52
St. George's (28-1, 14-0)	22	15	9	9	55

Summary

Erik Muelheims and Dexter Sienko led St. George's to victory over Lind-Ritzville-Sprague and into the WIAA 2B Boys State Basketball championship game.

Muelheims scored a game-high 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting for the Dragons, while Sienko recorded a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Colby Starring hit a pair of free throws with 3:02 left for the Broncos to break a 50-all tie and give Lind-Ritzville-Sprague their second lead of the fourth quarter. Muelheims found Corey Spalding open on the right wing for a corner 3-pointer to put the Dragons back on top 53-52 with 1:50 left.

Muelheims hit two free throws with 15.6 seconds left to give St. George's a three-point lead and the Broncos misfired on 3-point attempts from Dylan Hartz and Starring on the final possession, ensuring a victory for the Dragons.

Starring led the Broncos with 14 points and made four of 10 3-point attempts.

Scoring

Lind-Ritzville/Sprague

O-Neill 8, Smith 0, Hartz 0, Ruzicka 0, Starring 14, Canaday 1, Whitmore 11, Frederick 10, Anderson 0.

St. George's

Peplinski 0, Schulte 0, Muelheims 21, Spalding 9, Furbeyre 0, Tender 5, Sienko 20.

Current Standings as of March 1, 2013

Team	League		Overall
Team	Wins	Losses	Wins	Losses
St. George's	14	0	28	1
Colfax	10	4	22	7
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague	9	5	22	9
Northwest Christian	8	6	20	11
Liberty	6	8	11	13
Davenport	5	9	10	12
Reardan	4	10	9	18
Springdale	0	14	0	22

Next Games for St. George's

Teams	Date	Time	Sport
St. George's 50, Colfax 28	March 2, 2013	9 p.m.	Boys Basketball

Next Games for Lind-Ritzville/Sprague

Teams	Date	Time	Sport
Wahkiakum 62, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 54	March 2, 2013	11:15 a.m.	Boys Basketball