Hebdon powers Knights into SCAC district playoffs

Boys basketball recaps

WARDEN - Michael Hebdon had another huge game on Saturday and, consequently, the Royal Knights will play at least one more day.

Hebdon recorded a double-double of 24 points and 14 rebounds, leading the Knights to a 69-64 win over the Wahluke Warriors on Saturday, a tiebreaker contest that determined the South Central Athletic Conference East Division's No. 5 seed to districts.

The win sends Royal to West Division No. 4 Goldendale tonight, a 7 p.m. start. Monday's game is also loser-out.

The high-scoring game saw the teams match buckets for the first three quarters, before the Knights earned some separation with a 26-20 fourth-quarter advantage.

Royal limited Wahluke to 7 for 27 shooting from 3-point range. Marc Albertson pumped in 15 points, seven assists and two blocked shots, while Blair Collins scored 11 and Colt Brown added eight points and four steals. The Knights were 24 of 36 from the foul line.

Juan De La Garza led the Warriors with 18 points and Manuel Rubalcava scored 15.

Ephrata 98, Toppenish 50

EPHRATA - The Tigers routed the visiting Wildcats, improving their Central Washington Athletic Conference record to 14-2.

Four Ephrata players scored in double digits as the hosts jumped out to a 38-22 halftime lead, then blew the game open by scoring 31 of the 39 third-quarter points.

Daniel Simon recorded a game-high 20 points, with Patrick Simon adding 16 points and 10 rebounds. Ryan Lutz scored 11 points and Nathan Wash came off the bench to score 10. Point guard Landen Lange dished out eight assists.

Joshua Schutz had 15 points for Toppenish, Roman Ramirez scored 10, and Rosendo Aguilar grabbed nine boards.

The Tigers host East Valley on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Othello 69, Wapato 60

OTHELLO - The Huskies set up a wild two-game stretch to close the CWAC season, tying Quincy and Selah for the final playoff spot by downing the visiting Wolves.

Othello, Quincy and Selah are all tied for the conference's No. 8 seed with games left on Tuesday and Friday. The Huskies are at cellar-dwelling Toppenish on Tuesday.

Roman Pruneda led all scorers with 19 points and added eight steals, seven rebounds and six assists. Jakob Scott added 17 points and 16 boards for the Huskies, who led 30-15 at halftime. Wapato's Willie Blodgett and Matt Guevara scored 16 points apiece.

Ellensburg 62, Quincy 24

ELLENSBURG - The Bulldogs crushed the visiting Jackrabbits in the first half, piling up a 37-6 lead en route to the CWAC victory.

Joe Jenkins had 12 points and seven rebounds for Ellensburg. Quincy's leading scorer, Adam Richardson, managed only seven.

The Jacks host Selah in a key contest on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Reardan 55, Lind-Ritzville 37

SPOKANE - The Broncos fell to the Indians but earned the Northeast 2B League's No. 4 seed to this week's regional tournament.

Lind-Ritzville (18-5) had a slow offensive start, trailing 22-15 at halftime, and a 20-12 Reardan edge in the third period gave it an insurmountable lead. The Indians (20-3) took the third seed to regionals.

The Broncos got 12 points from Jamie Stevenson and 11 from Shane Olson in the loss. They'll face Northeast top seed Northwest Christian to begin the double-elimination regional tournament on Saturday. The game takes place at Mount Spokane High School at 11:30 a.m.

Curlew 48, ACH 31

DEER PARK - The Warriors needed a win to stay alive in the Northeast 1B playoffs, but didn't get much offensive support in a loss to the Cougars.

Curlew (16-7) limited Almira/Coulee-Hartline to single digits in all four quarters, and led 38-22 entering the fourth. The Warriors ended their season at 5-16 overall. Kyle Tucker was the only ACH man in double figures, scoring 11 points.

Ephrata 71, Wapato 57

WAPATO - The Tigers and Wolves turned in a low-scoring game for three quarters, then combined for 64 points in the fourth.

Ephrata dominated the second and third periods, however, turning an early 11-10 deficit into a 42-22 lead with eight minutes left. Daniel Simon tossed in 25 points for the Tigers and Patrick Simon added 23. Wapato's Willie Blodgett led all scorers with 32 points.

Soap Lake 60, Waterville 56

WATERVILLE - The Eagles closed North Central 2B League play on a winning streak, rallying from an early 12-point deficit to defeat the host Shockers.

Soap Lake (6-14 overall, 4-8 league) got a game-high 19 points from Taylor Baughman, while Waterville's John Jorgenson and Javier Vierya scored 17 points apiece. The Eagles trailed 20-8 entering the second period but took over after that.

Lind-Ritzville 78, Wellpinit 61

SPOKANE - The Broncos took care of the Redskins in Northeast 2B district play, going up 42-17 at halftime and cruising from there.

Alex Pfeifer and Jamie Stevenson led Lind-Ritzville with 19 points apiece, while Cory Whitmore and Matt Saetre threw in 16 points each.

Moses Lake Christian 71, Pateros 40

MOSES LAKE - The Lions shot 49 percent from the floor and 86 percent from the free-throw line, beating the visiting Billygoats in a North Central 1B contest.

Adrian Moffet led all scorers with 22 points, shooting 8 of 14 from the field. Jesse Bassett added 11 points on 5 of 9 shooting, while Tim Gjefle, Taylor Sandberg and Kameron Firouzi all posted eight points apiece.

Moses Lake Christian limited Pateros to 35 percent from the floor. Terence Dietrich led the Billygoats with 14 points.

Grandview 69, Quincy 31

GRANDVIEW - The Greyhounds stretched their CWAC winning streak to seven games with a blowout win over the visiting Jackrabbits.

Grandview took immediate control with a 25-15 first-quarter spurt, then held Quincy scoreless in the second period to lead 40-15 at the break.

C.J. Lopez led Grandview with 20 points and Nick Sears chipped in 11. Eric Martin, Cory Keller and Chase Webley all had eight points apiece for Quincy.

Prosser 55, Othello 42

PROSSER - The CWAC-leading Mustangs got off to a running start and buried the visiting Huskies early.

An 18-6 first-quarter hole proved too much for the Huskies to dig out of, even though Prosser's advantage over the final three quarters was only one point.

Gabe Cantu led Othello with 11 points and Jakob Scott added 10, but the Huskies shot only 7 of 15 from the foul line. Prosser's Kellen Crawford finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Cody Bruns chipped in 11 points. Cantu and Scott combined for 11 rebounds.

Entiat 78, Wilson Creek 34

ENTIAT - The Tigers kept the Devils winless in North Central 1B League action, using a 39-16 surge in the first half to gain control.

Entiat (17-3 overall. 8-0 league) had five players finish in double figures. Wilson Creek, which dropped to 4-12, 0-8, got nine points from Daniel Thiesfeld.