Defending B Champs Knock Off No. 2 Curlew
Panorama Tournament
Don’t question the defending boys State B champions, even when every factor points in that direction.
Danny Hanks hit 5 of 6 free throws in the fourth quarter, including the first of two with 4 seconds left, as Republic (18-5), last year’s state champ, shocked second-ranked Curlew 56-55 at Colville to defend its Panorama League Tournament title.
Curlew (19-4) led 42-30 with 9 minutes to go but couldn’t hold on against a team it had defeated 62-30 two weeks ago. The Cougars’ Jeremy Groth, the league’s second-leading scorer at 23.3 points per game, didn’t score. Curlew’s three previous losses were on forfeits, for using an ineligible player during league routs.
Curlew’s biggest blow in this one came with 3 minutes left in the game, when Seth Cribby was whistled for a foul and drew a technical. The Tigers hit 3 of 4 free throws and Hanks added a basket for a five-point swing.
Republic opens District 7 tournament play at 7:45 Tuesday night at Spokane Falls Community College against Odessa (15-8). Curlew opens at 6 at Spokane Community College against Almira/Coulee-Hartline (15-9).
Republic 56, Curlew 55
Republic 8 9 19 20 - 56
Curlew 9 19 16 11 - 55
REPUBLIC - Davenport 8, Dinkins 13, Gliddon 6, Hadden 0, Hanks 18, Krohn 0, Kuchenmeister 9, Russell 2.
CURLEW - G.Olsen 28, Groth 0, Edwards 6, J.B.Olsen 6, Prazak 13, Cribby 2, Strandberg 0.
Girls
Selkirk 62, St. George’s 57
Molly Carlson scored 10 points in the third quarter and had 11 rebounds as the seventh-ranked Rangers (20-3) defeated the fourth-ranked Dragons (18-3) at Colville for their first league-tourney title since 1983, the one time the Ione school qualified for state.
Selkirk trailed at halftime but limited its second-half turnovers to three. The Rangers open district play at 7:45 p.m. Monday at SCC against today’s Davenport-Northwest Christian winner.
Alyssa Henley and Katie DePonty had seven rebounds apiece for St. George’s, which welcomed back scoring leader Miranda Routh-Corker (bronchitis/flu) after six games. The Dragons open district at 6 p.m Monday at SFCC against Sprague-Harrington (15-8).
St. George’s 10 16 16 15 - 57
Selkirk 12 9 18 23 - 62
ST. GEORGE’S - Liu 20, Clarke 14, Philopant 0, Stothart 0, Henley 7, Blume 2, Grant 0, DePonty 6, Routh-Corker 8, Moore 0.
SELKIRK - Fairbairn 4, Scherf 14, Barnes 0, Pettis 11, Smith 0, Jones 1, Allert 14, Carlson 18.
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