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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Prep basketball

The Spokesman-Review

Boys

Class B

Bi-County League tournament at Reardan: Lind-Ritzville needed 20 points apiece from Bobby Helms and Myles Borth and an overtime period to edge Liberty 66-59 and move to the title game. The Broncos (15-7) will meet Northwest Christian on Friday for the top seed to districts. Aaron Weis notched 19 points, and Andrew Canning and Anthony Ansah each chipped in 11 for the Lancers (16-5), who will face Wilbur-Creston in a loser-out game on Thursday. … NWC advanced to the title game behind 19 points from Chase Ramey in a 52-34 win over Almira/Coulee-Hartline. Karl Richardson added 14 points and nine rebounds for the top-seeded Crusaders (19-3). Greg Giese scored 10 points for the Warriors (12-9), who face Reardan in a loser-out game Thursday. … Shayne Lewis scored 20 points to lead four Wilbur-Creston players in double figures with 20 points, and the Wildcats (12-10) edged Valley Christian 59-55. Matt Schroder added 14 points for W-C. The Panthers (10-12) got 22 points from Vitaliy Kozubenko and 17 from Josh Pope. … Travis Teaford scored 19 points as Reardan (11-11) topped Odessa 56-47. David Johnson, with 11 points, led the Tigers (11-11).

Girls

Class B

Bi-County League tournament at Reardan: Sprague-Harrington continued its undefeated season and rolled into the title game with a 69-34 win over Northwest Christian. Natalie Deking scored 16 points to lead the Falcons (22-0), who got 11 points apiece from Roni Jo Mielke and Maria Rustemeyer. Kyla Schmidt scored 14 for the Crusaders (11-11), who will face Reardan in a loser-out game on Thursday. S-H will meet Liberty on Friday. … Liberty edged Davenport 45-44 to earn its spot in the title game. Cami Bullock notched 15 points, and Andrea Collins added 13 for the Lancers (18-3). Darci Dehn led all scorers with 21 for the Gorillas (15-7). Davenport will face Odessa in a loser-out game on Thursday. … Odessa shot 43 percent from the field in a 50-43 win over Wilbur-Creston. Jennie Harp notched a season-high 21 points to lead the Tigers (9-13), and Maddisen Peterson topped the Wildcats (10-12) with 16 points. … Jen Christerson and Brook Ferderer each scored 17 points, and Reardan (10-12) got past Lind-Ritzville 51-42. Marie Hunt and Laura Cain notched 10 points apiece for L-R (8-14).

Panorama League tournament: Karissa Lehn scored 15 points to lead four players in double figures, and Republic moved into a district-seeding game with a 52-41 win over host Wellpinit. The Tigers (10-13) stepped up their defense and outscored the Redskins (16-7) 28-8 after the half. Lainie Arnoux scored 12, and Jamie Covington added 10 for the Redskins, whose season ended. Republic plays Inchelium on Thursday at Colville to determine the third and fourth district seeds. … Steven Carson scored 11 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Inchelium (19-4) to a 57-41 win over St. George’s. Jessee Rouse’s 16 points paced the Dragons (15-8).