Gar-Pal answers LaCrosse/Washtucna

The game ended without a cheer.

As the buzzer went off Saturday night in Palouse on a 55-42 victory over LaCrosse-Washtucna, the Tigercats’ Darcy Stamper landed on Gar-Pal’s Jesse Lopez under the basket.

Gar-Pal’s Mitch Jamison holds the ball after calling timeout to keep posession during a scramble with LaCrosse-Washtucna’s Justin Wargo.

After two minutes of quiet, the applause finally came when Lopez was lifted off of the floor by attending Gar-Pal coaches.

In a physical contest which might have been served by wrestling mats covering the court, (with the frequency of players hitting the floo...