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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Broncos edge Liberty on last-second layin

The Spokesman-Review

Cameron Stevenson scored with 5 seconds left Friday to give Lind-Ritzville a 61-60 victory over Liberty in a Bi-County League game at Ritzville.

Stevenson finished with 28 points and six rebounds for the Broncos (9-6, 8-5), who trailed by five entering the fourth quarter. Nick Ashley added 16 points.

Aaron Weis scored 16 to lead the Lancers (11-3, 10-3), and Andrew Canning added 13.

In other Bi-County action, Joe Grewe scored 15 points as host Northwest Christian routed Davenport 67-27 in Colbert. Chase Ramey added 12 points, seven rebounds and five steals for the Crusaders (13-2, 11-2), who outscored the Gorillas 23-1 in the first quarter. Kyle Nelson led Davenport (3-12, 2-11) with seven points. … David Johnson scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter as Odessa defeated Sprague-Harrington 61-53 in Harrington. Adrian Moffet added 16 for the Tigers (9-6, 7-6). Kevin Buddrius scored 16 to lead the Falcons (0-15, 0-13). … Travis Teaford scored 17 points to lead a balanced Reardan attack as the host Indians defeated Valley Christian 69-58. Eric Everett added 16 points and Zack Nesbitt 15 for Reardan (9-6, 8-5). Vitaliy Kozubenko scored a game-high 24 for the Panthers (9-6, 7-6). … Colton Berg scored 13 points as Wilbur-Creston defeated Almira/Coulee-Hartline 60-52 in Hartline. Shayne Lewis and Matt Schroeder added 12 apiece for the Wildcats (8-7, 7-6). Greg Giese scored nine of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Warriors (6-8, 5-8).

Cameron Stroyan made a layup and Casey Christian hit two free throws in the closing seconds to give Chewelah a 43-40 victory over visiting Medical Lake in a Great Northern League game. Stroyan finished with 25 points to lead the Cougars (7-7, 5-1). Andrew Richardson led the Cardinals (5-8, 2-4) with 13 points. … Caleb Watt scored 10 points as Riverside (9-5, 4-3) cruised to a 46-33 victory over visiting Deer Park. Richie Mullenberg and Warren Weil scored seven apiece for the Stags (6-8, 1-5).

Mark Sanders’ only two points of the game came from the free-throw line in the final 10 seconds, giving Freeman a 43-41 victory over visiting Kettle Falls in Northeast A League play. Luke Heinen scored 11 points and Christian Casto pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the Scotties (9-7, 2-2). Casey McKern scored a game-high 14 for the Bulldogs (14-3, 3-1). … Adam Bruya scored 16 points and Brian Danaher added 14 as Colfax (13-3, 3-1) routed host Newport 73-43. David McFall led the Grizzlies (2-14, 0-4) with 10 points.

Derek Gianukakis had 47 points, 13 rebounds and four assists as Republic routed host Wellpinit 92-70 to earn its 40th straight Panorama League victory. Todd Orestad added 21 points for the Tigers (14-2, 12-0), hitting six 3-pointers, and swiped five steals. Norbert Abrahamson scored 17 to lead the Redskins (10-7, 7-5), and T.J. Flett added 12 points and eight assists. … Travis Zimmerman scored 28 points on 13-of-16 shooting and pulled down nine rebounds as host Selkirk defeated St. Michael’s 82-70 in Ione. Matt Reed added 12 points on four 3-pointers for the Rangers (13-5, 10-2), who shot 61 percent from the floor. Ben Czapla scored a game-high 30 for the Warriors (6-12, 4-8) on 10-of-26 shooting. … Cody Groth scored all 18 of his points in the second half as Curlew defeated Inchelium 78-61. Tyler Carlson scored a game-high 25 for the Cougars (13-3, 10-2), and Brice Zerck added 14 off the bench. Cody Peone scored 19 to lead the Hornets (6-11, 5-7), who shot 8 of 10 from 3-point range. … Henry Butler scored 16 points, leading St. George’s to a 70-25 rout of host Springdale. Jeffrey Livingston added 13 for the Dragons (12-5, 8-3), who outscored the Chargers 38-10 in the second half. Nathan Thompson scored nine and Jeff Vanderholm pulled down 11 rebounds to lead Springdale (4-13, 2-10). … Tyrel Sampson scored 28 points as host Columbia (1-14, 1-11) earned its first win of the season with a 62-49 victory over Northport in Hunters. Luke LeCaire scored 20 to lead the Mustangs (4-13, 2-10).

Chad Hough had 16 points, five rebounds and five assists off the bench, leading Asotin to a 70-46 rout of visiting Garfield-Palouse in Whitman County League play. Charles Appleton scored 10 of his 19 points in the second quarter for the Panthers (12-6, 5-5). Todd Pinter scored a game-high 25 for Gar-Pal (4-13, 3-6), which had 26 turnovers. … Kris Widman scored 13 points as Rosalia defeated host Colton 53-40. Travviss Gibbar added 11 points and nine rebounds for the Spartans (6-10, 4-5), who forced 22 Wildcats turnovers. Ryan Sparkman scored a game-high 16 for Colton (2-16, 0-10). … Alex Hovde scored 15 points as Tekoa-Oakesdale defeated LaCrosse-Washtucna 53-43 in LaCrosse. Kelly Cook added 12 for the Nighthawks (12-6, 8-2), who held the Tigercats to four first-quarter points. Matt Martin scored a game-high 17 for L-W (8-8, 4-5), and Jared Ayers-Stamper added 12.