Knights beat Clarkston in GNL opener

East Valley opened its Great Northern League girls basketball schedule Friday night with a 53-31 win over visiting Clarkston.

Erin Wallman had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Kendra Morscheck added 13 points for the Knights (7-2, 1-0).

Jaclyn Meyers led Clarkston (2-6, 0-1) with 10 points.

Northeast A

Lakeside 58, Riverside 17: Ashley Cook-Cox scored 19 points and Jocelyn Cook-Cox added 10 points and 13 rebounds as the Eagles (8-3, 2-1) routed the Rams (6-4, 2-1) in Nine Mile Falls.

Newport 51, Medical Lake 35: Courtney Wiese had 16 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals as the Grizzlies (7-4, 3-1) came alive in the second half and beat the visiting Cardinals (5-6, 1-3). Sabrina Earle had 14 points for Medical Lake.

Freeman 66, Kettle Falls 16: Molly McIntyre scored 15 points and Alisha Sorensen added 12 points and 12 assists as the Scotties (10-0, 3-0) overwhelmed the visiting Bulldogs (4-6, 0-4).

Northeast 2B

Northwest Christian 58, Davenport 26: Treasure Farmer had 14 points, seven rebounds and six steals as the Crusaders (10-1, 5-1) surged in the second half and routed the visiting Gorillas (3-9, 1-5). Hannah Dietzen added 12 points for Northwest Christian, which outscored Davenport by 20 points in the second half.

Reardan 63, Liberty 28: The Indians (11-1, 6-0) opened the game on a 9-0 run and raced past the host Lancers (2-10, 0-6). Reardan forced eight first-quarter turnovers and outscored Liberty 15-2 in the opening quarter. Katy Burge had 17 points, Kelsey Moos scored 15 and Tori Wynecoop added 14 for Reardan, which held Liberty without an offensive rebound until the fourth quarter. Macy Cronmesser scored a team-high 10 points for the Lancers.

St. George’s 44, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 37: The Dragons’ offense came alive late in a win over the host Broncos (4-7, 2-4). Brenna Russell scored 20 points and Alex Wert added 10 for St. George’s (5-7, 3-3), which scored 33 second-half points after scoring just 11 in the first half. Dalyn Killian led Lind-Ritzville/Sprague with 20 points.

Colfax 66, Springdale 32: Taylor Larsen scored 26 points and the Bulldogs (10-2, 6-1) routed the host Chargers (6-6, 2-4). Nicole Sheer had 14 points and Amelie Bruya added 10 for Colfax. Springdale was led by Brittney Beckman’s 10 points.

Northeast 1B North

Curlew 56, Inchelium 44: Lindsey Gibson scored 10 of her game-high 17 points in the decisive fourth quarter and the Cougars (4-6, 2-3) beat the visiting Hornets (3-4, 2-3). Brittany Mumford had 14 and Haleigh Gibson added 13 for Curlew. The Cougars made 7 of 11 free throws in the fourth and outscored Inchelium 17-8 to take control. Olivia Williams tallied a team-high 11 points for the Hornets.

Columbia 44, Republic 39: Elizabeth Larrew made 7 of 9 free throws and finished with 15 points as the Lions (6-5, 3-1) edged the Tigers (7-3, 3-2) in Hunters. Kaitlin Jones added 13 points for Columbia.

Cusick 58, Northport 46: The Panthers (12-0, 5-0) opened a big lead in the first half and eased past the host Mustangs (2-8, 0-6). Cusick outscored Northport 27-9 in the second quarter and led 39-17 at the half. Marissa Gilmore had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Kassie Guglielmino added 10 points and 10 assists for the Mustangs.

Northeast 1B South

Odessa-Harrington 51, St. Michael’s 37: Chelsea Fisher had 12 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals and the Titans (3-8, 1-0) pulled away in the fourth quarter and beat the visiting Warriors (1-8, 0-1). Cydnee Kieffer added 10 points, five rebounds and three steals for Odessa-Harrington, which outscored St. Michael’s 18-7 in the final quarter. Macaela Shelley and Monica Netzel had 11 points apiece for the Warriors.

Wellpinit 66, Valley Christian 24: Kyra Antone had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Andreya Colvin added 13 points and 11 boards as the Redskins (5-6, 1-0) dumped the visiting Panthers (0-8, 0-1). Wellpinit grabbed 20 offensive rebounds, which led to 20 second-chance points. The Redskins, who outscored the Panthers 35-11 in the second half, came away with 21 steals. Lindy Riggan tallied a game-high 17 points for Valley Christian.

Southeast 1B

Rosalia 50, Liberty Christian 27: Mackenzie Reddish had 30 points and 10 steals as the Spartans (7-3, 4-2) routed the visiting Patriots (2-5, 2-5). Hannah Sims added eight points and six rebounds and Maddy St. John had seven points and six rebounds. Amanda Schmitt had a team-high 10 points for Liberty Christian.

St. John-Endicott 47, Tekoa-Oakesdale 42: Emily Jones scored 10 points and pulled down 17 rebounds to power the Eagles (9-1, 6-0) past the visiting Nighthawks (7-2, 4-2). Gretchan Van Lith added 10 points for St. John-Endicott. Courtenay Perry tallied a team-high 13 points for Tekoa-Oakesdale.

Almira/Coulee-Hartline 56, Wilbur-Creston 48: Karlee Martin scored 19 points and the Warriors (6-5, 1-0) held on to beat the host Wildcats (7-3, 0-1). Alexandra Potts tallied a team-high 13 points for Wilbur-Creston.

Pomeroy 43, Garfield-Palouse 42: The Pirates (2-6, 1-6) held on late and beat the host Vikings (1-9, 1-5). Taylor Redman scored a team-high 13 points for Garfield-Palouse.

Colton 79, LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus 10: Paige Vincent scored 15 points and the Wildcats (8-1, 6-0) overwhelmed the visiting Tigercats (0-9, 0-6).