Cusick ends Garfield-Palouse era, 59-51

Alec Bluff and Gar-Pal’s Mitch Jamison fight for the ball in the fourth quarter as Chad BrownEagle, left, and Tyler Thurman look on.

Tyler Thurman, left, and Matt Holbrook walk off the floor moments after the buzzer sounded as Viking cheerleaders look on.

North, south, east or west, past grain towers, alongside rail lines and onto highways, wherever Garfield-Palouse was sent for their state 1B regional game, they’d go – just one win away from Spokane Arena.

The designated road for No. 1-seed Vikings’ regional, however, lead to Spokane itself – a test against Cusick at Mt. Spokane High School S...