Groth, Curlew Roll Right Along

Washington boys

The packed house at Curlew on Saturday needed just a few seconds to see how Jeremy Groth affects a game.

Groth began the game with two steals and converted them into a layup and 3-pointer for a 5-0 lead, and Curlew went on to defeat Republic 62-55 in a Panorama League game involving undefeated teams.

Groth finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds. He has scored 20 or more points in six of eight games.

J.B. Olsen added eight rebounds and three blocked shots for Curlew, which shot 46 percent from the field. Republic made 13 of 15 free throws, and the Tigers’ Dan Hanks and Kris Krohn combined for 17 rebounds.

Curlew 62, Republic 55

Republic 10 14 12 19 - 55

Curlew 16 14 16 16 - 62

Republic (6-1, 3-1) - Dinkins 14, Russell 7, McCurdy 0, Dansel 0, Hanks 8, Krohn 17, C. Rickard 0, R. Rickard 0, Davenport 9, Walden 0.

Curlew (8-0, 4-0) - Andreas 0, Anderson 0, C. Groth 7, J. Groth 25, Edwards 10, Olsen 10, March 8, Stotts 0, Somday 2.

Northwest Christian 46, St. George’s 41

The visiting Crusaders made 18 of 23 free throws and had a 17-9 second-half rebounding edge to defeat the Dragons.

St. George’s finished 14 of 18 on free throws. The Dragons’ Tom DePonty hit two late 3-pointers, but NWC held on.

NW Christian 8 10 17 11 - 46

St. George’s 4 17 7 13 - 41

Northwest Christian (5-1, 4-0) - Proffitt 5, Orr 0, Smith 1, Descoteaux 0, Strandy 5, Malott 14, Sharkey 0, Goldman 17, Crouch 4.

St. George’s (2-5, 2-2) - Johnson 0, Thomas 0, Longinotti 0, Dhillon 12, Holte 0, Moser 7, Davis 1, Helms 4, DePonty 17, Witherspoon 0, Fix 0, Wysham 0.

Inchelium 60, Northport 49

Casey Johnson and David Tonasket scored 14 apiece and the visiting Hornets held off a late rally that saw the Mustangs pull within three with 1 minute left.

Northport was called for two flagrant fouls and one technical as it attempted to foul in the final minute. The Mustangs’ Lyle Weilep had 22 rebounds and 19 points.

Inchelium 11 22 10 17 - 60

Northport 9 10 9 21 - 49

Inchelium (4-2, 2-2) - Bradshaw 0, Jolley 6, Simpson 7, Johnson 14, Stensgar 2, Mason 0, Tonasket 14, Simmons 5, Burch 12.

Northport (1-5, 1-3) - Lenhard 0, Gruener 1, D. Bogar 0, Ad. Day 7, Timmering 1, Darling 0, Weilep 19, Wiley 0, Fredrickson 12, As. Day 0, Wilson 11, J. Bogar 0.

Wellpinit 75, Columbia 40

Mike McCrea had 11 rebounds and four blocked shots, and the Redskins made 10 of 17 3-pointers to defeat the visiting Lions.

Columbia 11 13 12 4 - 40

Wellpinit 16 18 21 20 - 75

Columbia (2-4, 1-3) - Wass 1, Turner 1, Benson 11, Preston 5, Weston 0, Young 2, Strickler 7, Cunningham 9, Kieffer 4.

Wellpinit (2-3, 1-3) - Abrahamson 19, Carter 11, Davis 2, M. McCrea 9, Flett 14, Smallwood 0, T. McCrea 8, Wynne 0, Moyer 6, Stearns 6.

St. Michael’s 71, Springdale 67

John Schindler made 7 of 12 3-pointers and scored 27 points as the Warriors held off the visiting Chargers after building a 17-point, third-quarter lead.

St. Michael’s didn’t make a field goal and missed 14 free throws in the fourth quarter. Springdale’s Luther Hammack scored 21.

Springdale 12 21 12 22 - 67

St. Michael’s 13 19 30 9 - 71

Springdale (1-5, 1-3) - Gilstrap 10, Banks 3, Lebret 12, Peterson 8, Norman 11, Hammack 21, Ely 0, Gluth 2.

St. Michael’s (3-5, 1-3) - C. Vogel 16, J. Schindler 27, Edwards 18, Bittner 5, B. Schindler 1, K. Vogel 0, South 4.

Bi-County League

Sprague-Harrington 89, Wilbur-Creston 78

Colin Floyd and Travis McPeak combined to hit 8 of 15 3-pointers and score 46 points as the Falcons beat the Wildcats at Harrington.

The Falcons finished 10 of 20 on 3-pointers and 15 of 21 from the foul line. A.J. Nelson scored 25 and the Wildcats shot 23 of 41 (56 percent) from the floor.

Wilbur-Creston 18 18 13 29 - 78

Sprague-Harr. 21 28 20 20 - 89

Wilbur-Creston (1-5, 1-3) - Arden 12, Johnson 5, Morrison 0, Warnecke 0, Grant 0, Gorr 15, Curo 6, Larkin 3, Krause 2, Nelson 25, Erickson 10.

Sprague-Harrington (4-2, 3-1) - Engles 8, McPeak 22, Floyd 24, Green 0, J. Timm 12, M. Henry 10, Hoob 0, Darling 0, Johnson 0, A. Henry 3, Young 10.

Odessa 67, Almira/Coulee-Hartline 35

Ryan Floch scored 28 points, and he and Michael Jeske combined for 19 rebounds as the Tigers defeated the visiting Warriors.

Odessa’s Scott Kramer recorded 13 assists. The Tigers shot 53 percent from the field and 82 percent (18 of 22) from the line.

ACH 17 0 11 7 - 35

Odessa 16 22 14 15 - 67

Almira/Coulee-Hartline (2-4, 2-2) - Evans 0, Carstensen 0, Thomas 9, Elder 6, Murray 0, Yirak 2, White 2, Dormaier 10, Malone 0, Gwinn 4, Jess 0, Neilsen 2.

Odessa (5-1, 4-0) - Dart 4, Kramer 6, G. Schafer 9, Fisher 2, Floch 28, Smith 0, Jeske 14, Pitts 2, Z. Schafer 0, Walter 2, Shaw 0.

Valley Christian 78, Christian Heritage 26

Brent Decker scored 25 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, as the visiting Panthers defeated the Patriots at Edwall for their 19th win in 20 games.

Jeremy Decker added 11 steals and eight assists, and Eric Smith had 11 rebounds for the Panthers. Joe Bell had nine rebounds and the Patriots made 9 of 10 free throws.

Val.Christian 14 23 22 19 - 78

Chr.Heritage 7 13 2 4 - 26

Valley Christian (6-0, 4-0) - J. Decker 6, Smith 12, Troyer 4, Barriero 11, B. Decker 25, Evans 13, Bolster 3, Lacy 4.

Christian Heritage (2-4, 0-4) - N. Colvin 0, A. Bell 0, Stromberger 4, Bishop 10, J. Bell 4, Stuhlmiller 0, Kirstein 0, Greer 8.

Liberty 69, Lind 28

Henry Smith made all five field-goal attempts and added eight assists as the Lancers defeated the visiting Bulldogs.

Matt Horlacher added 13 rebounds for Liberty, which shot 62 percent from the floor after the first quarter. Lind finished 13 of 46 from the field.

Lind 2 11 8 6 - 28

Liberty 8 21 21 19 - 69

Lind (2-3, 1-3) - Parkens 4, Robertson 0, Kulm 0, Wills 2, Labes 9, Wilson 0, Fode 4, Sikorski 0, Sherwood 1, Schrenk 8.

Liberty (3-2, 3-1) - B. Wiman 7, Smith 10, Engle 8, B. Holling 12, J. Holling 4, Johnson 6, Repp 3, Frampton 2, R. Wiman 6, Brumley 5, Horlacher 8, Greenwalt 0.

Ritzville 56, Davenport 32

Dustan Arlt scored 18 and the visiting Broncos used a three-quarters press to take a nine-point lead and pull away from the Gorillas.

Davenport’s Todd Strate had seven rebounds. The Gorillas made just 14 of 57 shots from the field.

Ritzville 16 13 7 20 - 56

Davenport 14 7 6 5 - 32

Ritzville (2-4, 2-2) - Reilley 0, Plager 0, Heider 2, D. Arlt 18, B. Arlt 11, Johnstone 3, R. Borth 10, Day 2, Kuster 2, Whitman 6, Pflugrath 0, B. Borth 2.

Davenport (0-6, 0-4) - Holderby 3, C. Warwick 0, Paul 0, N. Warwick 5, Hein 0, Swain 4, Schreck 8, Strate 6, Curtis 2, Morrison 2, Payne 2.

Non-league

Genesee 62, Colton 38

Travis Grieser scored 17 and the Bulldogs defeated the Wildcats, who shot 27 percent from the floor.

Colton 10 6 12 10 - 38 Genesee 12 11 15 24 - 62 Colton (2-6) - Busch 8, Wolf 8, T. Weber 4, R. Weber 7, Moehrle 6, Schlee 2, Pewitt 2, Jones 1.

Genesee (7-0) - Cleveland 2, Grieser 17, Blyleven 3, Charlton 12, Vieth 12, B. Moser 6, Marquez 2, Aherin 8, S. Moser 0, Todd 0, Hermann 0, Watson 0.