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Clarkston hands Pullman first league loss of season

The Spokesman-Review

Cody Brown had 16 points and nine rebounds and Clarkston dealt Pullman its first Great Northern League loss of the season by beating the Greyhounds 66-54 Tuesday in Pullman.

The Bantams dominated in the fourth quarter, outscoring Pullman 27-14 after trailing by a point at the end of the third.

Dustin McConnell had 15 points, Dale Entel chipped in 11 and Don Perconti added 10 for Clarkston.

A.J. Sanford had a game-high 21 points and added six assists and five rebounds for the Greyhounds.

Clarkston improved to 11-6 and 9-2 in the GNL, while Pullman fell to 15-2, 10-1.

Elsewhere in the league, Corey Ward scored 16 points and Devin Almas added 10 as Colville upset visiting West Valley 63-58. The Eagles (11-6, 7-4) led 15-4 after the first quarter but the Indians (9-10, 3-10) responded by outscoring WV 18-5 in the second. James Cahalan had 16 points and Parker Flynn added 13 to lead WV. … Griffon Jones scored 21 points and Cheney came alive in the second half to beat host Riverside 59-47. Brandon Hardie added 14 points for the Blackhawks (13-4, 8-3), who outscored the Rams 36-14 in the second half after trailing by 10 at halftime. Mitch Chandler scored 12 points and Josh Nyberg added 11 to lead Riverside (7-12, 2-11). … Brad Rumann scored 20 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to guide Deer Park to a 53-50 victory over visiting Medical Lake. Corey Meyers had 14 points and Kevin McNeil added 10 for the Stags (9-9, 4-8). The Cardinals (7-9, 3-7) were led by David Ramacus, who scored 17 points.

Jim Maley scored 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Rosalia to a 63-27 win over Prescott in a District 9 1B tournament game at Colfax Middle School. The Spartans outscored the Tigers 20-2 in the first quarter and led 37-7 at halftime. Rosalia (16-7) will play Tri-Cities Prep at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Walla Walla Community College. Prescott will play LaCrosse-Washtucna at 6 p.m. today at Colfax Middle School. … Also at Colfax, Jordan Palmer and Scott Smith scored 13 points each to lead Garfield-Palouse to a 45-30 win over Touchet. The Vikings (17-4) will play Liberty Christian at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Walla Walla Community College. The Indians will play in a loser-out game today at Colfax Middle School against Tekoa-Oakesdale.

Darin Palmer and Andrew Prohaska scored 13 points apiece to lead Coeur d’Alene to a 76-45 Inland Empire League rout of visiting Moscow. The Vikings (17-2, 11-0) outscored the Bears 18-3 in the first quarter and led 39-17 at the half. Mac Stannard led Moscow (6-11, 3-8) with 12 points.

Ryan Selland scored a game-high 19 points to lead Mt. Spokane to a 48-36 Greater Spokane League win over host East Valley. The Wildcats (10-9) took control early, outscoring the Knights 13-4 in the first quarter and leading 23-10 at the half. Danny Marshall tallied a team-high 14 points for EV (1-18).

Ryan Winebark scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Bonners Ferry past Priest River 67-57 in an Intermountain League game at Bonners Ferry. Miguel Mendez had 15 points and A.J. Bennett added 12 for the Badgers (12-8, 6-2), who outscored the Spartans 42-25 in the second half to erase a seven-point halftime deficit. Eric Holbrook tallied a team-high 14 points for Priest River (10-10, 4-4). … Also in the league, Seth Ketchum scored 16 points to lead Kellogg (14-5, 7-1) to a 66-34 win over visiting Timberlake. Pat Lagrimanta had 14 points for the Tigers (0-20, 0-8).

Jared Broggi scored 18 points on 9-of-14 shooting and Mike Martin added 16 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and five steals to lead Clark Fork (12-4, 6-1) to a 59-31 North Star League win over visiting Kootenai (6-10, 1-6). … Also in the league, Merle Bighead and Wyatt Peters scored 20 points apiece to lead Lakeside (11-4, 5-3) past host Coeur d’Alene Charter. Rory Ruskovich tallied a team-high 16 points for the Panthers (7-11, 3-6).

Girls

Teara Cornmesser scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Liberty earned the fifth and final seed to the 2B regional with a 44-36 win over Selkirk at Spokane Community College. Maria Villegas tallied a game-high 17 points to lead the Rangers (11-12), who were eliminated. The Lancers (11-13) advance to play Pomeroy at 2:45 p.m. Saturday at Mead High School. … Also at SCC, Katlin Fowles scored 12 points and Devon Killian added 10 as Lind-Ritzville earned the third seed to the regional with a 46-40 win over Springdale. Sara Taulaki had 14 points to lead the Chargers (18-6), who earned the fourth seed and will play Northwest Christian at 4:15 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Spokane. The Broncos (19-4) will play DeSales at 2:45 p.m.

Karla Koller scored 18 points to lead LaCrosse-Washtucna to a 44-43 win over Touchet in a District 9 1B tournament game at Colfax Middle School. The Tigercats outscored the Indians 12-4 in the fourth quarter to erase a seven-point deficit. LaCrosse-Washtucna (14-9) will play Colton Thursday at noon at Walla Walla Community College while Touchet will play Tri-Cities Prep in a loser-out game at 7:30 p.m. today at Colfax High School. … Also at Colfax, Alli Winters, Kelsey Simon and Kelly Van Lith all scored 12 points to lead St. John-Endicott (12-11) to a 50-37 win over Garfield-Palouse (17-4). The Eagles will play Tekoa-Oakesdale at 7 p.m. Thursday at Walla Walla Community College and the Vikings will play Liberty Christian at 6 p.m. today in a loser-out game at Colfax High School.

Morgan Manchester scored 22 points, including four 3-pointers, and Kelsi Jacobson added 19 to lead East Valley to a 62-56 win over Mt. Spokane in a Greater Spokane League game at EV. The Knights (6-13) took control early, outscoring the Wildcats 19-7 in the first quarter. Callie Bergstrom tallied a game-high 24 points, including 5 of 9 from beyond the 3-point arc, and Leanna Lloyd added 15 to lead Mt. Spokane (5-14).

Macey Brown and Shelby Cheslek scored 14 points apiece as Pullman (16-1, 11-0) beat Clarkston 56-48 in overtime in a Great Northern League game in Pullman. The Greyhounds outscored the Bantams 11-3 in overtime. Sekinah Samadi and Kellie McCann-Smith had 12 points each for Clarkston (9-8, 6-5). … Elsewhere in the league, Lacey Nordby scored 16 points and Shaniqua Nilles added 11 as West Valley (14-3, 9-2) beat host Colville 52-35. The Eagles outscored the Indians 28-17 in the second half to put the game away. Jordan Emmil had 12 points to lead Colville (7-12, 4-9). … Kayte Holm scored 13 points to lead Riverside (10-9, 4-9) to a 44-39 win over visiting Cheney. Kyle Miller had a game-high 16 points to lead the Blackhawks (8-9, 6-5). … Medical Lake (7-9, 5-5) defeated host Deer Park (1-17, 1-11) 46-35.