Prep roundup: Deer Park girls down North Central; Wellpinit boys, girls advance to NE1B championships
Roundup of Saturday’s high school boys and girls basketball action from across Eastern Washington.
Girls
GSL 2A
Deer Park 68, North Central 19: Ashlan Bryant scored 21 points and the visiting Stags (19-0, 11-0) defeated the Wolfpack (5-15, 5-7). Jacey Boesel had 16 points, Brooklyn Coe added 13 and Emma Bryant scored 11 for Deer Park. Arkayla Brown led the Wolfpack with nine points.
District 6 2B tournament
Chewelah 53, Asotin 42: Olivia Nevarez scored 14 points and the visiting seventh-seeded Cougars (2-18) beat the sixth-seeded Panthers (3-16) in the District 6 2B play-in game. Chewelah faces third-seeded Davenport on Monday. Georgia Schaefer led Asotin with 14 points.
Northeast 1B tournament
Wellpinit 48, Almira/Coulee-Hartline 38: Top-seeded Wellpinit (17-1) defeated the visiting third-seeded Warriors (12-9) in a semifinal. Wellpinit faces Wilbur-Creston-Keller in the championship game Saturday.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller 57, Inchelium 54: The visiting second-seeded Wildcats (13-4) defeated the top-seeded Hornets (16-1) in a semifinal. Inchelium faces Curlew in a loser-out on Thursday
Curlew 50, Chesterton Academy 43 The second-seeded Cougars (11-5) defeated the visiting fifth-seeded Knights (7-9) in a loser-out.
Northport 45, Selkirk 36: Kate Beardslee scored 15 points and the third-seeded Mustangs (11-10) beat the visiting fifth-seeded Rangers (10-11) in a loser-out. Northport faces ACH in an elimination game on Thursday. Millie Rice led Selkirk with 14 points.
Boys
District 6 2B tournament
Newport 75, Upper Columbia Academy 48: The visiting seventh-seeded Grizzlies (3-18) beat the sixth-seeded Lions (4-15) in the district play-in game. Newport advances to face third-seeded St. George’s on Monday.
Northeast 1B
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 70, Inchelium 57: Max Grindy scored 27 points and the top-seeded Warriors (19-1) defeated the visiting second-seeded Hornets (14-4) in a semifinal. ACH plays second-seeded Wellpinit in the championship on Saturday. Derek Perez led Inchelium with 13 points.
Wellpinit 67, Northport 60: Visiting second-seeded Wellpinit (16-2) defeated the top-seeded Mustangs (16-4) in a semifinal.
Wilbur-Creston-Keller 65, Selkirk 23: Kallen Maioho and Eli Katich scored 18 points apiece and the third-seeded Wildcats (10-7) defeated the visiting fourth-seeded Rangers (10-13) in a loser-out. Keaton Arrastio led Selkirk with nine points. WCK faces Northport in a loser-out Thursday.
Valley Christian 64, Cusick 50: The visiting fourth-seeded Panthers (15-9) defeated the third-seeded Panthers (13-8) in a loser-out. Valley Christian plays second-seeded Inchelium in a loser-out on Thursday.
Southeast 1B
Garfield-Palouse 66, Sunnyside Christian 34: The top-seeded Vikings (15-5) defeated the visiting second-seeded Knights (14-7) in a semifinal. Gar-Pal plays top-seeded DeSales in the championship on Saturday.
Riverside Christian 58, Pomeroy 48: The visiting fourth-seeded Crusaders (11-8) defeated the third-seeded Pirates (11-9) in a loser-out. Riverside Christian will play third-seeded Liberty Christian in a loser-out game on Thursday.
Oakesdale 60, St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse 37: The second-seeded Nighthawks (13-8) defeated the visiting fourth-seeded Eagles (9-12) in a loser-out. Oakesdale will play second-seeded Sunnyside Christian in a loser-out on Thursday.