Dragons keep soaring, top second-place Broncos
St. George’s kept its perfect Northeast 2B League record intact with a 64-41 win over second-place Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Friday night in Ritzville.
Erik Muelheims scored 26 points – including 17 in the first half – and Dexter Sienko and Mark Kenney each chipped in 12 for the Dragons (11-1, 6-0).
St. George’s outscored the Broncos 18-4 in the fourth to seal the deal. Dylan Hartz tallied a team-high 15 points for Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (9-2, 4-2).
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague fell into a three-way tie for second place in the Northeast 2B with Colfax and Northwest Christian.
Liberty 57, Reardan 55 (OT): Zack Kunkel’s shot with 2 seconds left in overtime gave the Lancers (7-5, 3-3) a win over the visiting Indians (4-8, 2-4). Match Burnham scored 20 points and Kunkel added 15 for Liberty. Reardan was led by Nick Brockman’s 23.
Northwest Christian 58, Davenport 49: Matt Kershinar had 17 points and seven steals and Nick Kiourkas added 15 points as the Crusaders (9-3, 4-2) overcame a slow start and beat the visiting Gorillas (6-6, 1-5). Josh Likkel scored 15 points for Davenport.
Colfax 59, Springdale 24: Brandon Gfeller made six 3-pointers and scored 26 points as the Bulldogs (9-3, 4-2) routed the host Chargers (0-12, 0-6). Kasey Johnson added nine points for Colfax.
Northeast A
Lakeside 69, Riverside 45: Dominque Watson led four players in double figures with 15 points and the Eagles (3-8, 2-1) beat the visiting Rams (2-8, 0-3). Conner Moffatt had 14 points, Coleton Collins had 11 points and nine rebounds and Grant Perkins added 10 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals for Lakeside.
Kettle Falls 55, Freeman 49: The Bulldogs (5-5, 1-3) made 20 of 32 free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter for all of their points in the final period and held on to beat the host Scotties (1-9, 1-2). Jake Paukert tallied a game-high 21 points for Freeman.
Medical Lake 62, Newport 36: Adam Paulsen made 4 of 6 3-pointers and finished with 15 points to guide the Cardinals (7-4, 4-0) past the host Grizzlies (4-7, 1-3). Austin Garza scored 13 points and Michael Wichester added 10 for Medical Lake, which made 10 of 16 from beyond the arc.
Northeast 1B North
Curlew 58, Inchelium 48: Dalton Drennan made five 3-pointers and finished with 23 points as the Cougars (4-6, 2-3) held on to beat the visiting Hornets (0-6, 0-4).
Doug Hermann added 15 points and 12 rebounds for Curlew, which had an 18-point lead at halftime. Kurtis McDowell had 17 points and Quentin Holford 15 for Inchelium.
Cusick 91, Northport 45: Alec Bluff led the Panthers’ offensive explosion with 31 points and Ryan Sample added 24 as Cusick (10-2, 6-0) routed the host Mustangs (6-4, 3-3). The Panthers made 11 3-pointers.
Republic 65, Columbia 29: Saxton Brown scored 24 points and Taylor Campbell added 11 as the Tigers (6-3, 3-1) dumped the Lions (0-10, 0-5) in Hunters.
Northeast 1B South
Wilbur-Creston 46, Almira/Coulee-Hartline 43: Colton Magers scored 14 points and Dorian Jaeger hit two late free throws as the Wildcats (6-4, 1-0) rallied to beat the visiting Warriors (4-5, 0-1). Thunder Wellhausen had 12 points for ACH.
Wellpinit 76, Valley Christian 62: Kyle McCrea made 10 of 14 shots and finished with 26 points as the Redskins (8-3, 1-0) beat the visiting Panthers (4-5, 0-1). Brodie Ford had 20 points and A.J. Kieffer added 16 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks for Wellpinit. Nick Cox had 20 points for VC.
Odessa-Harrington 56, St. Michael’s 32: Jacob DeWulf had 13 points and 12 rebounds as the Titans (7-4, 1-0) grabbed control from the get-go and cruised past the visiting Warriors (1-8, 0-1). Gabe Durazo scored 20 points for St. Michael’s.
Southeast 1B
LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus 41, Colton 39: The Tigercats (10-0, 6-0) edged the Wildcats (7-3, 5-1) in a battle between the teams atop the league. Darcy Stamper scored 17 points for the Tigercats. Colton was led by Jake Straughan’s 23 points.
Rosalia 78, Liberty Christian 73 (2OT): Craig Nelson made 18 of 32 shots and finished with 42 points and 14 rebounds as the Spartans (5-5, 3-3) edged the visiting Patriots (2-5, 2-5) in double overtime. Micah Pittsley added 12 points and 12 rebounds for Rosalia.
Garfield-Palouse 54, Pomeroy 42: Tyler Thurman connected on 5 of 8 from beyond the arc and finished with 24 points as the Vikings (8-2, 5-1) beat the visiting Pirates (7-2, 4-2).
St. John-Endicott 58, Tekoa-Oakesdale 39: Kaleb Simon scored 27 points and dished out eight assists to guide the Eagles (2-9, 2-5) past the visiting Nighthawks (1-8, 0-6). Max Mueller scored 22 points for T-O.
Nonleague
Lake City 55, Moscow 40: The host Timberwolves (9-3) surged in the fourth quarter and beat the Bears (3-5). Kyle Guice had 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists for Lake City.
Bothell 77, Post Falls 50: Zach Lavine – signed to UCLA – scored 20 points to guide the Cougars past the visiting Trojans. Dalton Thompson scored 12 points for Post Falls (5-5).
Selkirk 53, Clark Fork 48: Dominic Cain scored 20 points and Avery Miller added 18 as the Rangers (6-3) edged the visiting Wampus Cats (2-8).