Season over for Moses Lake

Davis pound Chiefs in the first half to secure win

YAKIMA — Davis seems to have Moses Lake's number.

For the third time this season, the Pirates managed a double-digit victory over the Chiefs, but the consequences for this one had season ending effects. Moses Lake started out hot, but soon lost their touch as Davis pillaged for an 84-53 win on Tuesday at A.C. Davis High School.

It was Moses Lake's fifth playoff appearance in a row and third straight first round exit from the postseason. While the season may have ended early for Brant Mayo and crew, the head coach said it was an accomplishment at the same time.

Mayo said that this team's run for the postseason was an answer to the critics who said the five seniors on the roster weren't going to "amount to much."

"I don't see this as a failure, these seniors have gotten over a great hump and to finish where we were is a big credit to them," Mayo added.

The Chiefs were picked to finish ninth in the Big Nine, but finished 10-10 on the season, made the playoffs, but for the second straight season, had to play the No. 3 seed in a loser-out situation.

Davis, fresh off a loss to Pasco on Friday to end the season as the No. 3 seed, started flat, but soon found their touch against Moses Lake.

Brendan Ware opened the game with a 3-pointer and Robbie Waites drove the right side of the key for a basket, putting Moses Lake up 5-0. Quinn Baker added a free throw, then sat back to watch the Pirates take over the game.

But, a quiet Humberto Perez, who finished the game with a game high 22 points, watched Anthony Star pour in eight points in the first quarter to give Davis a 23-11 lead.

By that point, the Chiefs and their fans quieted down to the rhythm Davis brought to the court.

"We pretty much worked on pretty much everything they were going to bring at us and when we got down 14-8, we abandoned the game plan," Mayo said. "That is due to lack of experience and trusting the system and what we are doing."

Moses Lake's challenge's continued in the second quarter as the Pirates posted a 10-0 run over the first 2:02 of the quarter. Curtis Gomez-Trimble caught fire with six of his 21 points in the second quarter.

Then, Davis turned around and eliminated Moses Lake's ability on offense to stay close. The Pirates held Moses Lake to 4 of 19 shooting in the first half, while posting a 52.8 shooting percentage to go into halftime leading 46-17 on the Chiefs.

"We wanted a more patient offense and we weren't, especially that first half," Mayo said about Moses Lake's first half performance. We were taking shots we normally wouldn't take and the kids were trying to do a little more and help each other out and sometimes that can be a double-edge sword."

Mayo said he pounded pride as the theme of the halftime lecture he gave his players. While the game was all but sealed up, the Chiefs took their shots in the final 16 minutes of the game.

Quinn Baker scored six of his 15 points to start the third and forced Davis into a timeout with 4:55 left in the quarter. Gomez-Trimble came out of the timeout with two quick layins, but the Chiefs never gave in.

Mitch Roylance hit two 3-pointers in the quarter to help give Moses Lake some decency, with a 22-point quarter effort.

By the end of the fourth quarter, the Chiefs pulled with in four points of their regular season scoring average after only posting 17 points in the first half.

"When you have 16 minutes to play and are likely going to lose, you can tell a lot about kids and I think you saw what kind of kids I have," Mayo said. "They kept scratching and clawing and I had kids trying to take charges with 30 seconds left and that is great."

Davis 84, Moses Lake 53

Davis (84) - Perez 22, Stewart 7, Sandoval 6, Clauson 4, Gomez-Trimble 21, S. Gomez-Trimble 2, Cobane 8, Perry 2, Starr 11, Elmore 1. Moses Lake (53) - Roylance 6, Ware 6, Waites 9, Baker 15, Anderson 4, Acres 3, Carpenter 4, McCaffery 4, Guerra 2.

Quincy advances to second round

The Quincy Jacks have been making good use of the 2004-05 season. This time, the Jacks topped East Valley 53-46 to put themselves in position for the state tournament.

Matt Medina scored 18, while Smokey Baughman added 13 and Dustin Kniep scored 10 to help Quincy with the win.

The Jacks face Grandview on Friday at Kiona-Benton to determine who goes to the state tournament and who gets sent to the losers bracket.