Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Rosalia improved its record to 11-0 on the season Tuesday night with a 54-24 dismantling of Garfield/ Palouse in the Garfield gym. The Vikes met their home fate without Coach Tim Coles who was ejected early in the first quarters after successive T calls. Coles erupted after a blocking call on a Viking defender with the Spartans up 5-0.
Spartan Zach St. John sank three off the four free throws of the technical calls. St. John finished with a game-high 14, and Jim Maley pitched in 12.
Lee Roach and Garret Pfaff (12) put the squeeze on Maley in the Garfield game.Nathan Cocking led GP with seven points.
Colton see-sawed against host Tri-Cities Prep Tuesday at Pasco and ended up on the bottom end of 62-57 overtime game.
The two teams swapped leads throughout the second half, with the Jaguars pegging just enough in the extra period to bag the win.
Wildcat gunner Josh Straughan led all scorers with 24. Antonio Ledesma’s 19 led the Jags.
At Washtucna, LaCrosse/Washtucna rebounded with a strong fourth quarter to down Pomeroy 44-40 Tuesday. The Pirates in a third quarter out-scored LW 21-5, but they couldn’t keep it going.
Jeff Zimmer led the T-Cats with 16, and Jake Aune chipped in 12.
The Tigercats Dec. 30 fell 45 seconds short of taking the title at the Dayton Holiday Tournament. Odessa hit four points down the stretch to book a 48-44 win in the second round.
Odessa’s Kramer Schultz hit a 3-pointer to grab the lead and Nick Campbell hit a free throw to put the game out of reach. Zimmer led the T-cats with 15.
Tekoa/Oakesdale Tuesday opened slow against host St. George’s and faced a 10-point gap after the first quarter. The Dragons won 57-26.
Colton made the trip north to Plummer last Wednesday and returned with a 74-37 blowout win. Straughan hit a game-high 24.
TUESDAY SCORING
Rosalia 54- Garfield/ Palouse 24: 16/8 10/3 15/6 13/7: Zach St. John 14, Jim Maley 12, Nathan Richards 7, Chris Brown 5, John Kuhn 4, Scott Eberle 4, Flash Hodges 4, Jared Hereford 4. GP: Nathan Cocking 7, Steven Griffin 5, Blake Slocum 4, Gavin Burt 4, J.B. Lange 2, Taylor Christopher 2.
LaCrosse/Washtucna 44- Pomeroy 40: 12/10 15/4 5/21 12/5: Jeff Zimmer 16, Jake Aune 12, Justin Wargo 5, Chris Wargo 4, Jed Zimmer 3, Vance Baker 2, Sam Harder 2. Pomeroy: Grant Jenkins 16, Justin Ruark 9, Trevor Koberstein 5, Wyatt Koller 4, Sean Beale 2, Ryan Koberstein 2, Brendan Ren 2.
St. George’s 57- Tekoa/Oakesdale 26: 20/10 16/4 10/2 11/10: Muelheims 16, Dickson 9, Blake 8, Kenney 7, Vishwanath 6, Muelheims 4, Lee 4, McManus 3. TO: Drake Hinkins 13, Earl Gaines 5, Jay Wagner 4, Alex Mueller 2, Cory Schulz 2.
Tri-Cities Prep 62- Colton 57 (OT): 12/4 6/14 17/15 15/17 12/7: Ledesma 19, Faust 17, Hoppes 13, Pedersen 10, Redmann 3. Colton: Josh Straughan 24, Dustin Patchin 14, Sam Robertson 13, Lucas Medley 2, Spencer Jacobs 2, Sam Druffel 2.
WEDNESDAY SCORING
Odessa 48- LaCrosse/ Washtucna 44: 16/14 12/11 9/8 12/11: Campbell 19, Bruya 8, Schultz 6, Hunt 4, Weber 3, Smith 3, Crossley 3, King 2. LW: Jeff Zimmer 15, Aune 14, C. Wargo 8, Summers 2, Baker 1.
Colton 74- Lakeside (Ida.) 37: 17/14 19/8 19/7 19/8: Straughan 24, Robertson 14, Patchin 13, Jacobs 9, Medley 6, Lutskas 4, Spence 2, Tiegen 2. Lakeside: Weaselhead 12, Smith 6, Sifford 6, Boyd 4, Higgins 3, Flemming-Soto 2, Chapman 2, Damon 2.
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