Boys basketball

Corey Meyers scored a game-high 19 points and Deer Park survived a late Colville rally and beat the Indians 48-46 in both teams’ Great Northern League openers Tuesday in Deer Park.

Warren Weil and Kevin McNeil each added nine points for the Stags (5-1, 1-0) and Dan Hutchinson collected eight rebounds.

Devin Almas had a team-high 11 points for Colville (4-1, 0-1), which outscored Deer Park 23-17 during the fourth quarter to close the deficit.

Elsewhere in the league, Pullman built a big first-half lead and cruised past host Riverside (4-2, 0-1) 58-38. A.J. Sandford scored a game-high 19 points and AJ Therien added 12 for the Greyhounds (3-1, 1-0), who outscored the Rams 40-16 in the first half. … Jordan Lupfer-Graham scored 17 points and James Cahalan added 12 as West Valley (4-2, 1-0) slid past host Medical Lake 50-46. Gardner Torrence scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Cardinals (3-2, 0-1).

“Chase Ramey scored 27 points and Matt Zandbergen added 18 points and six rebounds as Northwest Christian routed visiting Almira/Coulee-Hartline 89-30 in a Bi-County League game at Northwest Christian. Jared Descoteaux added 14 points for the Crusaders (6-1, 5-0), who outscored the Warriors 42-10 in the second half. Garrett Jess led ACH (2-2, 2-2) with 13 points. … Ryan Schulz scored 16 points and Jacob Teaford added 15 as Reardan defeated visiting Valley Christian 63-47. Ross Nesbitt added 13 for the Indians (6-1, 4-1), who outscored the Panthers 39-27 in the second half. Jeff Pope had 15 points and Gavin Trom added 14 for Valley Christian (1-7, 0-6). … Matt Saetre scored 17 points to lead Lind-Ritzville (6-1, 4-1) to a 49-33 victory over host Davenport (3-2, 3-2). Taylor Morgan led the Gorillas with 11 points.

“David Meldrum made 1 of 2 free throws with 9 seconds remaining to give Northport a 63-62 Panorama League victory over host Curlew. Jack Zornes scored 22 points and Tucker Guglielmino added 14 to lead the Mustangs (4-5, 3-3). Austin Mannick led the Cougars (6-2, 4-2) with 22 points and eight rebounds. … Wellpinit’s game at Selkirk was postponed. No makeup date has been set. … Tyler Edwards scored a game-high 24 points as Cusick beat host St. Michael’s 76-52. Spencer Shanholtzer scored 19 points and Raymond Ostlie added 17 for the Panthers (6-1, 4-0), who outscored the Warriors 45-14 in the second half to put the game away. Tyler Knight had 18 points, 13 rebounds and 10 steals to lead St. Michael’s (2-5, 2-3). … Joel Kohlstedt scored a game-high 21 points to lead Springdale to a 79-14 rout of visiting Republic (0-6, 0-5). Sam Howard chipped in 13 points and Ryan Presho and Nick Metlow added 12 apiece for the Chargers (6-2, 3-2).

“Justin Carter scored 19 points, including 11 in the third quarter, and grabbed six rebounds and Levi Buckles added 14 points and eight rebounds as Post Falls (2-7, 1-1) topped visiting Moscow 55-47 in an Inland Empire League game. The Trojans converted 16 of 22 free throws while the Bears were 7 of 9 from the line. Anthony Williams had a game-high 20 points and Patrick LeBeau added 11 to lead Moscow (3-3, 0-1).

“Aaron Corsi scored 19 points to lead St. Maries (4-3, 1-0) to a 65-30 Intermountain League win over visiting Timberlake (0-8, 0-1).

“Sylas Rohner scored 17 points and Jared Bararducci added 16 to lead Colfax (5-2) to a 65-46 non-league win over Tekoa-Oakesdale (4-4) in Oakesdale. The Bulldogs outscored the Nighthawks 18-9 in the second quarter and led 32-19 at the half. Casey Cook had 19 points and Kelly Cook added 13 for T-O. … Elsewhere, Ben Frisbie scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Nick Fromm added 15 points to lead Lake City (4-2) past Bonners Ferry 66-40 in Coeur d’Alene. Ryan Winebark tallied a team-high 17 points for the Badgers (3-4). … Ryan Young scored 15 points and Peter Gregg added 13 as Lewiston (5-2) defeated host Kamiakin 46-34 at Kennewick. Jeremy Rojas had 11 points to lead the Braves (2-5). … Newport’s game at Kellogg was postponed due to weather conditions and will be made up Jan. 2 at 3:30 p.m. … Wilbur-Creston’s game against Waterville at Wilbur was postponed because of weather conditions, along with Sprague-Harrington’s game at Inchelium. No makeup date has been set for either contest.