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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Lakeside earns State 1A berth

The Spokesman-Review

Brady Blankevoort scored 17 points and Kyle Stillar added 14 to lead the Northeast A League No. 1 seed Lakeside Eagles to a 57-54 state-qualifying win over Chelan in a District 6/7 1A regional game Friday night at West Valley.

Mike Cresswell added 13 points for the Eagles (14-10), who outscored the Goats 37-27 in the second half to erase a seven-point halftime deficit.

Lakeside advances to play Lake Roosevelt at 7 tonight at West Valley to determine the top two seeds to the state tournament. Chelan will play Brewster in a loser-out game at 3 p.m.

Also at West Valley, Brewster eliminated Colfax by beating the Bulldogs 57-55. Jared Berarducci led Colfax (16-9) with a game-high 23 points. … Alex West made a layin at the buzzer to give Cascade of Leavenworth a 46-45 victory over Chewelah. Blaine Dawson had 14 points and nine rebounds to lead the Kodiaks. Eric Thome and Mike Naccarato scored 12 points apiece to lead the Cougars, who outscored Cascade 18-10 in the fourth quarter and took a lead late before West hit the winner. Cascade will play Freeman in a loser-out game at 3 p.m. today at West Valley. Chewelah ends its season with an 8-18 record. … Coby Dick scored 17 points and Matt Pleasants added 14 as Lake Roosevelt beat Freeman 59-49. Jake Heinen had a team-high 12 points for Freeman (16-10).

Matt Saetre scored 28 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Lind-Ritzville secured a spot in the state tournament with a 64-51 victory over Wellpinit (16-11) in a District 7/9 2B regional tournament game at Mt. Spokane High School. Alex Pfeifer had 12 points and Cory Whitmore added nine points and 14 rebounds for the Broncos (20-6). Chey Swift and Cody Flett tallied 14 points each to lead Wellpinit. … In another 2B regional game, Reardan clinched a spot in the state tournament for the first time in 11 years with a 70-26 victory over Walla Walla Valley Academy at Mead High School. Ryan Schulz had 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead the Indians (22-4). Tyler Moos added 11 points and 18 rebounds and James Androes chipped in 10 points for Reardan, which will play Lind-Ritzville at 12:30 p.m. today to determine the third and fourth seeds to state. Walla Walla Valley Academy will play Wellpinit in a winner-to-state, loser-out game at 7 p.m. … Northwest Christian (23-1) and St. George’s (22-3) will play at 3:45 p.m. for the top two seeds. All games are at Mt. Spokane.

Brandon Hardie scored 16 points and Griffon Jones added 13 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 3 Cheney to a 59-38 win over No. 6 Medical Lake in a District 7 2A game in Cheney. The Blackhawks (15-6) advance to play at No. 2 Clarkston on Wednesday. David Ramacus had 12 points to lead the Cardinals (8-13), who were eliminated.