MLCA hangs on to beat Entiat, Yarbro posts triple-double
Moses Lake Christian Academy's Anna Yarbro dribbles up the court Friday against Entiat.
MOSES LAKE — Up by 12 points mid-way through the fourth quarter, Moses Lake Christian Academy looked to cruise toward a win over Entiat.
Then, with 2:44 left to play, forward Anna Yarbro fouled out.
With Yarbro sitting, Entiat went on a 9-3 run to draw within six points. However, the Lions staved off the Tigers’ rally and won 45-39.
“You like to be able to keep on flowing with the way things were going,” head coach Josh Kast said. “We did what we had to do to survive.”
Survive has been the mantra for MLCA this season. Struggling with injuries and eligibility, the Lions were forced to cancel games in late December. But with the return of Kyersten Hunt from a knee injury, Moses Lake Christian looks to have its full rotation for the stretch run.
“We haven’t played as a full unit all year long ... we’ve had five to seven different starting lineups on the year,” Kast said.
Entiat opened the game on a 6-0 run before Moses Lake Christian answered with an 8-2 run to tie the game. Back-to-back baskets by Dani Sandberg and Yarbro pushed the Lions into the lead for good.
Yarbro was masterful, posting a triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 steals. Yarbro added three blocks to her already impressive stat line.
“She did a good job defending the post,” Kast said. “She did a good job fronting there.”
Yarbro’s running mate Sandberg scored a game-high 20 points to go along with three assists.
MLCA built a 31-20 advantage at halftime and led by as much as 14 points in the second half.
Moses Lake stays unbeaten
Second-ranked Moses Lake raced past Eastmont, 68-43, and denied West Valley’s upset bid, 50-43, to stay unbeaten.
Against the Rams’ tall front line, Jessie Loera scored a game-high 18 points. Abby Rathbun and Jessica Olson added 11 and eight points, respectively. Jamie Loera scored seven points.
Trailing 25-18 at the break, Moses Lake outscored West Valley 32-18 in the second half.
Ephrata drops two on the road
Ephrata couldn’t hang with two top CWAC teams and lost a pair of road games.
First, Ephrata dropped a 51-28 contest at No. 3 Ellensburg. Saturday, the Tigers fell to Selah 56-41.
Against Ellensburg, Harley Vanatta and Madi Youngers turned in 12 and 10 points, respectively. But Ephrata couldn’t corral Lexie Bland, who scored a game-high 30 points for the Bulldogs.
Katie Hilliard scored a game-high 20 points against Selah, but no other Tiger reached double figures.
Othello splits weekend games
After losing to East Valley 51-32, Othello bounced back for a 51-41 win over Quincy.
Macy Hampton led the Huskies with 19 points against the Red Devils.
Quincy’s losing streak reaches nine games
Quincy was routed by Prosser 66-26 before losing the next night to Othello 51-41.
Maribel Alejandres paced the Jacks with 10 points against the Mustangs.
Soap Lake posts losses to Mabton, Omak
Soap Lake didn’t have the weapons to keep up with No. 3 Mabton and lost 66-21.
The Eagles’ struggles continued against Omak, losing 46-17.
No. 10 Warden squeezes past White Swan
Without its starting point guard, No. 10 Warden squeezed past White Swan 48-46.
Warden trailed White Swan 23-20 at halftime, but held the Cougars to five points in the third quarter to regain the lead.
Brenna Whitney scored a team-high 14 points. Allycia Gonzales added 12.
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