Stags beat WV, grab GNL lead

Jared Pyeatt had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Deer Park (6-2, 2-0) took sole possession of first place from West Valley (4-4, 1-1) early in the Great Northern League season with a 43-39 victory in Deer Park.

Colton Peone added six points and 10 assists for the Stags, who held the Eagles’ leading scorer, Matt Roth, to four points in the fourth quarter. Roth finished with 13.

Cheney 57, Colville 32: Dalton Harding dropped in 12 of his 17 points in the second half and DeAngelo Jones added 14 points as the Blackhawks (4-4, 1-1) scored 30 second-half points to beat the Indians (1-6, 0-1) in Colville.

Clarkston 42, Riverside 39: Dustin McConnell scored 11 points, Bryce James added 10, including a pair of free throws with 45 seconds left, to give the Bantams (4-2, 1-0) the winning margin against the Rams (2-4, 0-1) in Riverside. The Bantams outshot the Rams 25-7 from the free-throw line.

Pullman 58, Medical Lake 20: Austin Drake and Beaux Burnham combined for 22 points and the Greyhounds (2-6, 1-0) shot 20 of 34 from the field, holding the Cardinals (1-7, 0-2) scoreless in the final 14 minutes in Medical Lake.

Northeast A

Freeman 75, Kettle Falls 33: Four Scotties (9-3, 2-0) starters finished in double figures, led by Kellen Miller’s 15 points, and the Bulldogs (1-9, 0-2) fell behind early, scoring just two in the first quarter and trailing by 24 at halftime in Kettle Falls.

Lakeside 68, Chewelah 50: Bo Smoska finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds and the Eagles (6-6, 2-0) held off a second-half run by the Cougars (8-5, 0-1) in Nine Mile Falls. After scoring just 14 first-half points, the Cougars shot 16 of 22 in the second half, including four 3-pointers, led by Josh Christian’s 19 points.

Panorama

Wellpinit 96, Columbia 32: Cody Flett notched 33 points and six assists, Kennedy Seyler added 25 points and the Redskins (9-2, 6-0) had 16 steals to cruise past the Lions (1-10, 1-6) in Wellpinit.

St. George’s 65, Republic 31: Jordan Dickson scored 25 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, added six rebounds and six steals, and the Dragons (8-4, 4-2) forced 31 turnovers by the visiting Tigers (6-3, 2-3).

Cusick 76, Inchelium 48: The Panthers (9-2, 6-0) stayed even with Wellpinit atop the league standings, racing out to a 24-6 lead after one quarter against the Hornets (6-4, 4-3) in which Louie Bluff scored 12 of his 20 points. Spencer Shanholtzer added 18 points and seven assists for the Panthers.

St. Michael’s 62, Curlew 50: Kevin Johnson scored 14 points, Quinn South added 13 and the Warriors (2-5, 2-4) held off the Cougars (0-9, 0-6) at St. Michael’s. Tanner Somday finished with a game-high 26 points for the Cougars in the loss.

Selkirk 68, Springdale 60 (OT): Zach Jensen had 22 points and eight assists, Hunter Enyeart added 14 points and 14 boards and after the Chargers (7-6, 3-4) took a four-point lead to start the overtime period, the Rangers (10-3, 7-1) closed on a 12-0 run for the win in Ione.

District 9 North

Garfield-Palouse 58, Colton 49: Gavini Burt scored 22 points with four assists and four steals and the Vikings (5-2) used a 19-8 edge in the fourth quarter to beat the Wildcats (3-5) in Palouse.

LaCrosse-Washtucna 50, St. John-Endicott 48: Chris Wargo scored 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting, with his last basket giving the Tigercats (6-5, 2-1) the lead with 30 seconds to go to beat the visiting Eagles (3-6, 0-3).

Rosalia 61, Tekoa-Oakesdale 35: Senior Jim Maley shot 8 of 11 from the floor for 19 points, breaking the 1,000-point career milestone in the Spartans’ (12-0) home victory over the Nighthawks (2-6, 0-2).

Nonleague

Davenport 66, Almira/Coulee-Hartline 35: Josh Zeiler led four Gorillas (9-1) in double figures with 15 points and the Warriors (6-5) were outscored 44-22 in the first half in Davenport.

Colfax 68, Odessa 26: Brandon Gfeller scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half, Justin Berarducci added 16 and the Bulldogs (5-4) rolled to the road win over the Tigers (6-6).

Wilbur-Creston 46, Valley Christian 33: Austin Snavely scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half and the Wildcats (9-2) held the Panthers (1-9) scoreless in the first half and forced 15 second-half turnovers at Valley Christian. Tyler Tipke scored 16 points for VC, 12 in the fourth quarter.

Lind-Ritzville 65, Sprague-Harrington 32: Bryce Hilzer scored 16 points and James Stevenson scored all of his 13 in the first quarter to lead the Broncos (8-2) past the visiting Falcons (1-9).

Inland Empire

Moscow 66, Sandpoint 61 (3OT): It was the second consecutive overtime game for the Bulldogs (3-4, 0-1), who fell to the visiting Bears (8-1, 1-0). The Bears were led by Mac Stannard’s 24 points, overcoming last-second shots by Blaine Schultz and Skyler Tucker that extended the game in regulation and the second overtime.

Intermountain

Kellogg 51, Bonners Ferry 42: Cody Lewis tallied a game-high 21 points with eight rebounds and the Wildcats (8-4, 2-0) pulled away late, outscoring the Badgers (3-6, 0-2) 17-7 in the fourth quarter in Bonners Ferry.

North Star

Kootenai 71, Mullan 53: Dillon Zarpentine shot 10 of 12 from the floor for 25 point and Jacob Zarpentine added 11 points and 13 rebounds as the Warriors (5-5, 2-0) overcame an eight-point first quarter with 26 in the second to win in Mullan (3-5, 1-2).