Only North Central’s boys post a win on first day

PREPS

I’ll be back some time today with my thoughts on the Spokane Schools’ proposed budget cuts and how they will affect sports and kids.

But, because the State 3A and 2A basketball tournaments are in full swing, I wanted to get some stories up.

You can never discount the importance of experience, and the North Central Indians showed why Wednesday. Though NC has only a few veterans of last year’s state team, those guys came through big in the Indians’ 42-39 win over Hudson’s Bay. North Central was the only local school in either 2A or 3A to win on the first day.

East Valley’s girls lost to Hudson’s Bay, coached by former Ferris mentor Art Rojas, scoring just eight second-half points; both Cheney and Clarkston girls were defeated in 2A play, as were Clarkston and West Valley’s boys .

• The Seattle Times’ prep basketball coverage is here , the News Tribune’s coverage is here and the P-I’s here .