Boys basketball: No. 3 St. George’s cruises past Asotin to semifinals
UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 8, 2018
Mitchell Ward scored 17 points and St. George’s (22-0) beat Asotin (9-12) 88-49 in a District 7 2B quarterfinal at West Valley HS on Thursday.
Eli Engledow led Asotin with 10 points.
St. George’s, rated No. 3 in Class 2B in WIAA’s RPI calculations, faces No. 12 Colfax in a semifinal on Tuesday while Asotin will play Wilbur-Creston in a loser-out game on Saturday.
Colfax 66, Davenport 40: Carson Cloaninger scored 31 points and the Bulldogs (16-5) handled the Gorillas (11-11).
Jaden Flett led Davenport with 12 points.
Colfax will face St. George’s in a semifinal on Tuesday while Davenport will play Kettle Falls in a loser-out game on Saturday.
Liberty 56, Reardan 37: Carson Fisk scored 22 points and the Lancers (19-2) topped the Indians (7-15). Tyler Sprecher led Reardan with 16 points.
Liberty, rated No. 4 in 2B, faces Lind-Ritzville/Sprague in a semifinal on Tuesday, while Reardan moves to loser-out against Tekoa-Rosalia on Saturday.
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 59, Northwest Christian 52: Camden Smith scored 16 points with 10 rebounds and the Broncos (13-9) beat the Crusaders (13-9).
Josh Maynard scored 23 points for Northwest Christian.
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague takes on Liberty in a semifinal on Tuesday while Northwest Christian faces Springdale in a loser-out game on Saturday.
District 9 1B first round
Garfield-Palouse 60, Colton 44: Austin Jones scored 20 points and the third-seeded Vikings (15-5) beat the No. 6 seed Wildcats (5-14).
Reece Chadwick led Colton with 16 points.
Garfield-Palouse will face No. 2 seed Oakesdale on Saturday in semifinal, while Colton will play in a loser-out game on Monday.
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