Warriors/Raiders get first taste of Hardwood Classic

With the day moving over to the other two tournaments featured at the Spokane Arena, the Almira/Coulee-Hartline boys and Lake Roosevelt girls will try and make the state semifinals.

ACH opens play in the State 1B bracket with Mt. Rainier Lutheran, hoping to join the ACH girls in tomorrow’s semifinals. The two teams feature just one loss between them, making for a hotly contested quarterfinal. But that would be the norm for today’s action, as two of the 2B boys’ games were separated by a combined three points and a third went into overtime.

In the girls’ State 2B bracket, Lake Roosevelt will try and advance to the semifinals, playing the Adna Pirates. The LR boys fell earlier in 2B action today. An interesting thing to watch for is the closeness of this contest. All four 1B girls games were won by more than 30 points.

ALMIRA/COULEE-HARTLINE VS. MT. RAINIER LUTHERAN

ACH’s lead has been as high as three, but both teams have kept it close.

ACH 15, MRL 12 through one quarter

Derek Isaak already has seven points as the Warriors have built a three-point lead after one. David Greenwood has five to lead the Hawks.

ACH 34, MRL 14 halftime

Isaak added nine points to his total and the Warriors held the Hawks to just two points in the second quarter, building a 20-point advantage at the break.

Carsten Neumiller scored the first three points of the second half for the Hawks, but since then, the Warriors have scored 11 straight, punctuated by a 3-pointer by Isaak, who bumped his game total to 19 points.

ACH 55, MRL 18 through three quarters

Marshall Pelissier’s free throw snaped a 21-0 scoring run by the Warriors. Isaak continues to put on a clinic, scoring nine in the third to give him 25 for the game.

ACH 66, MRL 25 final

LAKE ROOSEVELT VS. ADNA

Both teams have traded buckets so far, with the game tied 14-14. LR’s Dominique Pleasants, who leads the team in scoring, has two early fouls but is still in the game.

Lake Roosevelt 16, Adna 14 through one quarter

Pleasants has six points, but also has two fouls and wil be on thin ice in the second quarter. Adna has six points apiece from Jordan Sandrini and Taylor Hoke.

Lake Roosevelt 28, Adna 19 halftime

Briana Monaghan scored six in the second quarter and combined with Pleasants to score 16 of the Raiders 28 first-half points. The Pirates were held to just five points in the second, falling behind by nine.

Lake Roosevelt 42, Adna 25 through three quarters

The Raiders lead balooned up to 18 points thanks to Pleasants, Monaghan and Hailey Chaney, who have combined for 32 of their 42 points.

Lake Roosevelt 50, Adna 30 final