Gar-Pal, Tekoa-Oakesdale Earn Spots In State B Fields

Southeast B

The remaining two berths to state were decided in the District 9-B high school basketball championship games at Washington State University on Saturday.

For the boys, sixth-ranked Garfield-Palouse (21-3) knocked off Whitman County rival LaCrosseWashtucna 57-40 to join the Blue Mountain League’s Dayton (24-1) in the state tournament at the Spokane Coliseum this week.

Garfield-Palouse finished seventh at state last year.

In girls action, the TekoaOakesdale Nighthawks (18-9), who finished third in the Whitman County League, will join St. John-Endicott (22-2) in the state tournament at Spokane Falls Community College after defeating Pomeroy (17-6) 51-41.

The Nighthawks have won two state titles in the last eight years.

Boys

Gar-Pal. 57, LaCrosse-Wash. 40

Rob Tiegs led the Vikings with 19 points and was 9 of 12 from the freethrow line as the Vikings were 16 of 26 from the line. The Tigercats were only 8 of 19.

The Vikings jumped to a 32-21 lead at the half after outscoring the Tigercats 13-4 in the second quarter.

Steve Cofield added 15 points for the Vikings and was 5 of 8 from the free-throw line.

Corey Goll led the Tigercats with 16 points, including two 3-pointers.

Garfield-Pal. 19 13 11 14 - 57 LaCrosse-Wash. 17 4 12 7 - 40

GARFIELD-PALOUSE Lawton 6, Hill 11, Hilty-Jones 4, Colfield 15, Fox 2, Beck 0, Tiegs 19, Richards 0, Thurston 0, Coles 0, Bischoff 0, Hegg 0.

LACROSSE-WASHTUCNA Nealey 4, Swenson 0, Henley 0, Ledbetter 5, Bryan 4, Wigen 0, Goll 16, Kinch 5, Rouleau 6, Bay 0, Whitman 0.

Girls

Tekoa-Oakes. 51, Pomeroy 41

Molly French led the Nighthawks with 13 points in their win over the Pirates.

Teammate Brandi Peringer added 11 points, including three 3-pointers.

The Nighthawks led throughout as they outscored the Pirates in every quarter.

The Pirates’ Mindy John and Brook Warren scored 11 points apiece.

Pomeroy 8 12 10 11 - 41 Tekoa-Oakes. 12 15 11 13 - 51

POMEROY Sharp 4, Bergshmeider 0, Geiger 0, Henry 0, Gwinn 2, Wren 0, John 11, Martin 2, N.Heytvelt 3, Low 8, Warren 11, G.Heytvelt 0.

TEKOA-OAKESDALE Crider 1, Bruce 2, Palmer 9, Hay 0, Peringer 11, French 13, Brandt 10, Brown 0, Hansen 0, Lawhead 0, Heaton 0, Wagner 5.