Spartans take lone hold of first place

Scott Eberle attempts to clear out of the paint against Dustin Patchen of the Colton Wildcats Friday night in the Rosalia gym. Rosalia dominated the game between the league leaders, both undefeated at that point.

Rosalia bounced Colton from its share of the Whitman County top spot by handing the Wildcats a 58-34 loss in a rout Friday night on the Spartans’ home court.

Every Spartan found the scorebook, as Rosalia rolled out to a 13-point first quarter lead and ended the first half up 39-12. The Rosalia offense kept Colton guessing throughout the game.

SE 1B Boys Standings

Rosalia 6 0 11- 1

Colton 5 1 7 -5

Garfield/Palouse 3 3 5- 5

LaX/Washtucna 3 3 6 -6

St John/Endicott 2 4 4 -6

Pomeroy 2 4 3- 8

Tekoa/Oakesdale 2 4 3 -8

Touchet 1 5 3- 8

Jared Hereford led Rosalia with 15 points on seven of nine shooting. Bomber Casey Brown added 13.

Taylor Spence led Colton with 10 points as the dynamic Wildcat duo of Dustin Patchen and Josh Straughan was caged for just 12 combined points.

Rosalia Saturday night traveled to Palouse, where they pestered the Vikings into 30 turnovers on the way to a 55-30 win.

Center Nathan Richards put up 17 points and Casey Brown added 13 for the orange crew. Race Martin’s 10 points topped GP.

Garfield/Palouse cashed a bit of luck when a pair of Touchet buzzer shots clanked off the rim to give the visiting Vikings a 44-42 win. Race Martin had 13 points to top GP, and Nathan Cocking added 10 and 10 rebounds.

Colton rebounded Saturday night with an unprecedented 73-67 win at St. John, the school’s first win over St. John/Endicott in more than a decade.

Straughan knocked down five treys on his way to 25 points. Little brother Jake added 13 points with three bombs and Patchen chipped in a strong double-double, 16 points and 16 rebounds.

Mason Van Lith led St. John/Endicott with 20 points, as a fourth quarter charge brought the Eagles from a 16-point deficit to within two points before a pair of Steve Eacker jump shots iced the Colton win.

The Dustin Patchen show took hold in the Colton gym Tuesday night. The junior center knocked in 16 of his 22 shots from the floor on his way to 40 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks as he led the Wildcats to a 77-69 win over Asotin.

Spence put 14 points and ten boards, and Straughan added 10 points and 10 boards to add to the Wildcat charge. Asotin was paced by 25 points apiece from Drew Heitstuman and Ben Servatius.

Mason Van Lith powered St. John/Endicott to a 70-61 win over Odessa/Harrington Tuesday night with 26 points. The Eagles iced the game late, adding seven points to the final margin in the fourth quarter. Joey Kucklick added 10.

Friday night it was the Eagles holding off a late charge on their way to a 61-49 win at LaCrosse/Washtucna. SJE booked a 51-29 lead over the Tigercats after the third quarter, but LW could not find enough firepower to close beyond the final score.

Van Lith again led the Eagles with 13 points, and Kaleb Simon and Kyle Raynor each put in 10. Jeff Zimmer had 19 points for LW.

Zimmer Tuesday put up 17 points, and Darcy Stamper and Jake Aune put up 12 each as LW used a 24-point third quarter explosion to down visiting Touchet 57-54.

The T-Cats traveled to Oakesdale Saturday and dropped a shooting match to Tekoa/Oakesdale 76-70. The two teams roared out of the half-time locker room to combine for 57 third quarter points.

Joseph Tampien’s 20 points paced the Nighthawks. Max Mueller added 19. Jeff Zimmer and Jake Aune each put up 25 points for LW.

The TO win came one night after the Nighthawks fell to visiting Pomeroy in overtime 67-57. The Pirates pressed on the gas in the extra session after the ‘hawks closed a nine-point fourth quarter gap to force overtime.

Marcus Pluff had 11 to best the ‘hawks and Joe Gaines added 10. Justin Ruark’s 15 points topped four Pomeroy scorers who reached double digits.

Tuesday night, the ‘hawks topped visiting Dayton 61-48 behind the 19 points of Joseph Tampien. The Bulldogs put together a third quarter rally, but TO pushed the pedal in the final frame to put the game in the bag.

Pomeroy outlasted Touchet 49-48 at home Saturday in a match-up between the southern league schools. Justin Ruark had 19 points to top the Bucs, and Matt Kates had 20 to lead the Indians.

TUESDAY SCORING

LaCrosse/Washtucna 57- Touchet 54: 9/11 14/11 24/10 13/19: Jeff Zimmer 17, Jake Aune 12, Darcy Stamper 12, Austin Summers 9, Chris Wargo 4, Sam Harder 2, Justin Wargo 1. Touchet: Matt Kates 21, Vicente Flores 19, Jake Hodenfield 7, Eric Hines 5, Will Huesby 2.

SATURDAY SCORING

Rosalia 55- Garfield/Palouse 30: 11/12 14/4 20/5 10/9: Nathan Richards 17, Casey Brown 13, Damien Loucks 8, D.J. Brown 5, Flash Hodges 4, Jared Hereford 4, Scott Eberle 2, Tom Carrothers 2. GP: Race Martin 10, J.B. Lange 8, Steven Griffin 5, Nathan Cocking 3, Blake Slocum 2, Chad Redman 2.

Colton 73- St. John/Endicott 67: 12/11 26/17 21/19 14/20: Josh Straughan 25, Dustin Patchen 16, Jake Straughan 13, Steve Eacker 12, Taylor Spence 4, Dalton Patchen 3. SJE: Mason Van Lith 20, Kaleb Simon 12, Joey Kucklick 11, Cole McCanna 11, Kyle Raynor 11, Jones 2.

Tekoa/Oakesdale 76- LaCrosse/ Washtucna 70: 23/11 12/11 28/29 13/14: Joseph Tampien 20, Max Mueller 19, Earl Gaines 11, Joe Gaines 9, Corey Schulz 6, Lance Lindgren 5, Riley Schell 2, Bowner 2, Trevor Renstrom 2. LW: Jeff Zimmer 25, Jake Aune 25, Jed Zimmer 10, Sam Harder 6, Darcy Stamper 4.

Pomeroy 49- Touchet 48: 13/9 9/10 13/10 14/19: Justin Ruark 19, Mitch Ruchert 12, Sean Beale 6, Tanner Feider 5, Brendan Lueck 4, Matt Fitzgerald 3. Touchet: Matt Kates 20, Vicente Flores 11, Eric Hines 10, Jake Hodenfield 4, Will Huesby 3.

FRIDAY SCORING

Rosalia 58- Colton 34: 19/6 20/6 9/8 10/14: Hereford 15, C. Brown 13, D.J. Brown 7, Hodges 6, Eberle 4, Carrothers 4, Richards 3, Gelhaus 2, Loucks 2, Jacobs 2. Colton: Spence 10, Patchen 8, Ja. Straughan 8, Jo. Straughan 4, Eacker 4.

Garfield/Palouse 44- Touchet 42: 13/5 5/13 9/10 17/14: Martin 13, Cocking 10, Lange 9, Allen 9, Slocum 7, Griffin 5. Touchet: Kates 13, Hines 11, Hodenfield 7, Huesby 6, Flores 5.

St. John/Endicott 61- LaCrosse/ Washtucna 49: 15/13 20/10 16/6 10/20: Van Lith 13, Simon 10, K. Raynor 10, Kucklick 9, McCanna 8, Schluneger 4, Parrill 2, Jones 2, Howell 2, Harrison 1. LW: Jeff Zimmer 19, Stamper 11, Jed Zimmer 5, Summers 5, C. Wargo 4, Aune 3, Harder 2.

Pomeroy 67- Tekoa/Oakesdale 57(OT): 16/14 8/7 23/16 7/16 13/3: Ruark 15, Feider 14, Ruchert 13, Beale 10, Fitzgerald 5, Wolf 3, LaMunyan 2, Koller 2, Bott 2. TO: Pluff 11, Joe Gaines 10, Joseph Tampien 8, Lance Lindgren 8, Renstrom 8, Cory Schultz 6, Earl Gaines 5, Bowner 1.