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YAKIMA, Wash. — Former Lake City High standout Cierra Dvorak had 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lead North Idaho College past the Yakima Valley Yaks 83-76 in a Northwest Athletic Conference East Region game on Saturday.

NIC (11-9, 4-5 NWAC) remain tied with Yakima Valley (13-8, 4-5) in the East Region, with both trailing Treasure Valley by one game in the win column for the fourth and final playoff spot in the region.

“We just came out and played together as a team from start to finish,” NIC coach Chris Carlson said. “It was just a really good team effort from top to bottom.”

Giavanna Sorn added 18 points and Whitney Meier scored 17 points for NIC, which hosts Columbia Basin on Wednesday. Sequioa Swan had 31 points for Yakima Valley.

NORTH IDAHO

Lana Berg 2-2 0-0 4, Cierra Dvorak 5-11 10-10 20, Kassin Hopkins 1-2 0-0 3, Eilish Smith 2-5 0-0 4, Shelby Jordan 1-5 0-0 3, Whitney Meier 6-15 1-2 17, Shayna Allert 2-9 0-0 6, Kaitlyn Christianson 2-6 0-0 4, Giavanna Sorn 9-15 0-0 18, Charity Marlatt 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 32-74 11-12 83.

YAKIMA VALLEY

Brenda Garcia 0-2 0-0 0, Carly Davis 1-5 0-0 2, Bryanna Monson 0-0 0-0 0, Alexis Perez 4-13 5-8 13, Wiwnu Mills 1-4 0-3 2, Sequioa Swan 11-20 3-4 31, Sammi Blodgett 8-18 2-3 18, Jayd Eke 1-5 2-2 4, Desanay Guerrero 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 28-71 14-22 76.

North Idaho 24 24 18 17 — 83

Yakima Valley 14 25 13 24 — 76

3-point goals — NIC 8-21 (Dvorak 0-1, Hopkins 1-2, Smith 0-1, Jordan 1-3, Meier 4-6, Allert 2-8), YVCC 6-18 (Garcia 0-1, Davis 0-2, Swan 6-13, Blodgett 0-1). Rebounds — NIC 53 (Dvorak 9), YVCC 37 (Davis 5). Assists — NIC 17 (Dvorak 7), YVCC 16 (Blodgett 7). Team fouls — NIC 18, YVCC 19. Fouled out — none. Technical fouls — Yakima Valley bench, Perez.

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North Idaho 98

Yakima Valley 70

YAKIMA, Wash. — Jordan Henderson had 17 points and 11 rebounds off the bench for the Cardinals in a Northwest Athletic Conference East Region win against the Yaks.

“Jordan came out and played really well,” NIC coach Corey Symons said. “He came in and did everything he was supposed to do and played some big minutes.”

Markus Golder had 19 points and six rebounds, Niko Bevans 14 points and Sam Dowd 12 points and 10 assists for NIC (19-3, 7-2 NWAC), which has won four straight games.

Keyshawn Webb had 11 points and three assists for Yakima Valley (8-13, 2-7), which has lost four straight.

NIC hosts Columbia Basin College on Wednesday.

NORTH IDAHO

Sam Dowd 4-7 4-6 12, Tyrus Hosley 3-6 0-0 9, Charles Williams 0-1 2-4 2, Niko Bevans 5-8 4-7 14, Dylan Okoro 0-0 0-0 0, Adam Gotelli 5-6 1-1 15, Jalen Burkett 1-3 0-0 2, Markus Golder 8-12 1-3 19, Drew Sheridan 0-2 0-0 0, Zaequan Satterthwaite 2-3 0-0 4, Dalen Erickson 1-1 0-0 2, Jordan Henderson 5-7 7-10 17. Totals 34-56 17-26 98.

YAKIMA VALLEY

Terrance White 1-5 2-2 4, Keyshawn Webb 4-11 0-0 11, Modesta Britten 1-5 2-4 4, Maurice Hodge 2-8 5-8 10, Justin Hill 2-4 0-0 4, Jason Ford 2-5 0-1 4, Amaris Carter 1-2 0-0 2, BJ Gaitor 4-9 1-2 10, Max Jones 3-11 0-0 8, Jalil Walker 3-6 0-0 7, DeAndre Kambala 2-2 0-1 4, Ty Rivers 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 26-71 10-18 70.

Halftime — NIC 57-30. 3-point goals — NIC 13-25 (Dowd 0-2, Hosley 3-6, Williams 0-1, Bevans 4-7, Gotelli 4-4, Golder 2-4, Henderson 0-1), YVCC 8-30 (White 0-2, Webb 3-7, Hodge 1-4, Hill 0-1, Ford 0-1, Gaitor 1-4, Jones 2-7, Walker 1-4). Rebounds — NIC 46 (Henderson 11), YVCC 32 (Jones 5). Assists — NIC 17 (Dowd 10), YVCC 12 (Jones, Webb 3). Team fouls — NIC 17, YVCC 23. Fouled out — none.