Ephrata boys blow out Lake Roosevelt, Cashmere
Boys basketball recaps
EPHRATA - Daniel Simon led three double-digit scorers, tallying 17 points as Ephrata ran away from visiting Lake Roosevelt on Friday night for a 76-48 non-league boys basketball win.
A highly anticipated season for the Tigers under fourth-year head coach Brandon Evenson started slowly, as the Raiders led 16-13 after one period. But Ephrata went on a 26-9 run in the second quarter to lead 39-25 at halftime, then put the win on ice with 23-11 spurt in the fourth quarter. Evenson credited Ephrata's conditioning for their late surge.
Ryan Lutz and Ross Buchert each scored 15 points for the Tigers.
A night later, Ephrata hit the road for an 88-30 shellacking of the Cashmere Bulldogs. Ephrata led 47-15 at halftime and didn't stop scoring until the final horn.
Patrick Simon had a game-high 22 points for the Tigers, with Daniel Simon scoring 21, Lutz adding 11 and Kory Frank adding nine.
Ephrata opens Central Washington Athletic Conference action on Friday at perennial power Grandview. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m.
Kennewick 69, Moses Lake 58
KENNEWICK - In a non-league game last Thursday, the host Lions went on a 43-33 run after halftime to knock off the Chiefs.
Michael Olaniyan had 20 points to lead Moses Lake, but it wasn't enough to overcome the 22 points of Kennewick's Osvaldo Uvay. Jarred Walker added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Chiefs, with Josh Loera chipping in eight points and eight assists.
Moses Lake 62, Sunnyside 48
MOSES LAKE - A night later, Moses Lake evened its record at 1-1 by defeating the Grizzlies in their Chief Gym debut.
Loera led all scorers with 19 points as the Chiefs grabbed a 38-20 halftime cushion and weren't threatened the rest of the way. Loera added six steals and four assists. Olaniyan had a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Walker scored eight points and Ryan Coulston added seven.
Justin Bos led Sunnyside with 13 points.
Moses Lake travels to Eastmont on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off with the Wildcats in another non-league outing.
Moses Lake Christian 63, Prescott 44
PRESCOTT - The Lions opened their season on Friday in impressive fashion, using a 26-13 fourth-quarter run to pull away from the host Tigers in non-league play.
Adrian Moffet torched Prescott for 37 points, hitting 15 of 30 shots from the floor, including 4 of 11 from 3-point range. Kameron Firouzi added 11 points for the Lions, who shot 53 percent en route to a 27-19 halftime lead.
Moses Lake Christian also earned a 41-32 edge in rebounds and forced 18 turnovers. Jon Rossi had 14 points to lead Prescott, with Colby Mayberry adding 12.
The Lions return to action tonight at Lind-Ritzville, a 7:30 p.m. start.
Naches Valley 56, Warden 21
NACHES - The host Rangers went on a 40-7 tear over the second and third periods to defeat the Cougars in a non-conference contest on Friday.
Naches reserves Jake Evans and Adam Ranger helped overcome an early 9-1 Warden lead, and each finished with a game-high 13 points. Curtis Wilcox added 10 points for Naches and Ben Bisnett led Warden with eight points.
Warden travels to Lake Roosevelt tonight for a non-league contest with the Raiders.
Soap Lake 49, Pateros 44, OT
SOAP LAKE - The non-league contest between the Eagles and Billygoats came down to free throws, and that turned out to be Soap Lake's strength.
Soap Lake hit 8 of 12 shots from the charity stripe in overtime, while Pateros was just 4 of 10 over the same span. Marcos Delgado came up huge, leading all scorers with 20 points as the Eagles overcame a 23-17 halftime deficit. Terence Dietrich scored 14 points to lead Pateros.