Prep roundup: Lake City post Blake Buchanan named Idaho Gatorade boys basketball player of the year
March 15, 2023 Updated Wed., March 15, 2023 at 9:39 p.m.
From staff reports
Roundup of Wednesday’s high school sports action from the Greater Spokane League.
Boys basketball
Honors: Lake City post Blake Buchanan was named the Idaho Gatorade boys basketball player of the year.
The 6-foot-11 Virginia signee led the Timberwolves to a 26-0 record and an Idaho 5A State title. He averaged 15.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.9 blocks per game.
All-stars: The Washington I Basketball Coaches Association senior all-star games will be held Saturday at Curtis HS in University Place.
- Unified Game, 10 a.m.
- Futures Game, 11 a.m.
- 1B vs. 2B, 1 p.m.
- 1A vs. 2A, 3 p.m.
- 3A vs. 4A, 5 p.m.
Local players: 4A: Jamil Miller (Gonzaga Prep). 3A: Maverick Sanders (Mt. Spokane). 2A: Jaedyn Brown (Pullman). 2B: Tennessee Rainwater (Davenport), Brenick Soliday (Davenport), Chase Galbreath (Lind-Ritzville/Sprague). 1B: Smokey Abrahamson (Wellpinit), David Wynecoop III (Wellpinit). Futures: Eli Williams (North Central), Dylan Skaife (Ferris).
The games will be streamed by HudlTV (teamsports1.com/high school).
Girls basketball
The Washington State Girls Basketball Coaches Association (WSGBCA) senior all-star games are Saturday at King’s HS in Seattle.
- 1B vs. 2B, 2 p.m.
- 1A vs. 2A, 4 p.m.
- 3A vs. 4A, 6 p.m.
Local players: 4A: Autumn Agnew (Central Valley), Lucy Lynn (Gonzaga Prep). 3A: Natalie Braun (Mead), Teayona Hoard (Mead). 1A: Coach KC Ahrens (Deer Park), Jaycee Goldsmith (Freeman). 2B: Coach Jordan Holmes (Colfax), Jaisha Gibb (Colfax). 1B: Grace Nelson (Odessa).
Boys soccer
Ferris 3, Rogers 0: Mohaimen Alsabahi scored a second-half insurance marker and the Saxons (2-0) defeated the visiting Pirates (1-1) in a nonleague game.
Baseball
Gonzaga Prep 10, Lake City 6: Grant Yost went 2 for 4 with two runs and three RBIs out of the leadoff spot and the Bullpups (1-0) beat the Timberwolves (0-1) in a nonleague game.
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