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Northwest Christian 69, Wilbur-Creston 26

Details

Date/Time
Feb. 6, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Location
Wilber
Season
Winter 2016

Results

Teams 1 2 3 4 F
Wilbur-Creston (6-14, 5-11) 8 4 9 5 26
Northwest Christian (19-1, 16-0) 15 14 29 11 69

Summary

Ryan Ricks scored 18 points and Northwest Christian (19-1, 16-0) beat visiting Wilbur-Creston (6-14, 5-11) 69-26 on Monday.

Rolf Veenstra had 16 points while Asher Cox added 12 points for Northwest Christian, which led 29-12 at halftime, then ran away with a 29-9 third-quarter run.

NWC, ranked fourth in state 1B entering play by latest WIAA RPI ratings, is the No. 1 seed from the Northwest 2B North Division and will face the winner of South No. 5 Reardan and North No. 6 Kettle Falls in the upcoming NE2B District tournament. All first-round games are on Wednesday with second-round matchup on Friday.

NWC, Liberty, St. George’s and Colfax all earned first-round byes and await their opponents for Friday.

Wilbur-Creston finished with the fifth seed from the North Division and will face Tekoa-Rosalia in the first round.

Statistics

3-point goals -
Total fouls -
Fouled out -
Technicals -

Scoring

Wilbur-Creston

Bandy 0, Bodeau 0, L. Smith 4, Magers 6, Marshall 3, Odegaard 7, Rosman 2, Townsend 4, V. Smith 0.

Northwest Christian

Gray, Veenstra 16, Ricks 18, Harman 2, Henry 5, Brown 4, Cox 12, Carey 0, Burns 4, Carolus-Knutson 5, Perry 0, Bax 3.

Current Standings as of Feb. 6, 2017

Team League Overall
Wins Losses Wins Losses
Northwest Christian 16 0 19 1
St. George's 12 4 13 7
Springdale 8 8 12 8
Davenport 7 9 8 12
Wilbur-Creston 5 11 6 14
Kettle Falls 2 14 5 15

Next Games for Northwest Christian

Teams Date Time Sport
Northwest Christian 77, Reardan 49 Feb. 9, 2017 3:30 p.m. Boys Basketball
Northwest Christian 65, Colfax 44 Feb. 15, 2017 6:30 p.m. Boys Basketball
Northwest Christian 61, Liberty 57 Feb. 18, 2017 6:15 p.m. Boys Basketball
Northwest Christian 61, Brewster 57 Feb. 24, 2017 6 p.m. Boys Basketball
St. George's 50, Northwest Christian 48 March 2, 2017 9 a.m. Boys Basketball

Next Games for Wilbur-Creston

Teams Date Time Sport
Wilbur-Creston 68, Tekoa-Rosalia 47 Feb. 7, 2017 3:30 p.m. Boys Basketball
Liberty 70, Wilbur-Creston 37 Feb. 9, 2017 6:30 p.m. Boys Basketball
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 37, Wilbur-Creston 34 Feb. 11, 2017 2 p.m. Boys Basketball