Basin roundup: Othello boys basketball edged by East Valley
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East Valley 53, Othello 47
YAKIMA — Othello was held to five points in the fourth quarter and lost to East Valley 53-47.
Patrick Azevedo scored a team-high 20 points and Jaden Flores added 11. The Huskies led by nine points at halftime.
Grandview 70, Quincy 34
QUINCY — Quincy trailed by 20 points after the first quarter and lost to Grandview 70-34.
The Jacks fell behind 28-8 after the first quarter and scored at most 11 points in a quarter. Trey Bierlink accounted for half of Quincy’s point total with 17.
Riverside Christian 72, Moses Lake Christian 30
YAKIMA — Moses Lake Christian was held to two points in the first quarter and lost to Riverside Christian 72-30.
The Lions could not contain Riverside Christian’s Levi Rivera who scored 27 points to go with 10 rebounds and eight steals.
Pierre Boorman scored seven points to lead MLCA.
Liberty 79, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 63
SPANGLE — Lind-Ritzville/Sprague could not overcome an early deficit and lost to Liberty 79-63.
Austin Thompson scored a team-high 14 points and Tayshawn Colvin had 17 for Liberty.
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 66, Republic 19
COULEE CITY — Almira/Coulee-Hartline held Republic scoreless in the fourth quarter and won 66-19.
Reece Isaak led the Warriors with 15 points; Chase Gerard and Brayton Schafer added 12 points each. The Warriors led 33-11 at halftime.
Other Basin scores
Wenatchee 82, Moses Lake 46
Royal 65, Kiona-Benton 62
Royal 59, Connell 43
Wahluke 70, Warden 62
River View 73, Warden 57
Kiona-Benton 63, Wahluke 55 (OT)
Waterville 46, Soap Lake 27
Girls basketball
Wapato 63, Ephrata 48
EPHRATA — Payton Hagy scored 19 points and Ephrata lost to Wapato 63-48.
The Wolves outscored the Tigers 27-18 in the fourth quarter. Julia Davis chipped in 15 points for the Tigers.
East Valley 55, Othello 42
YAKIMA — Analee Coronado scored 16 points and Othello fell to East Valley 55-42.
The Huskies trailed by only one points at halftime, but were outscored 30-18 from that point on.
Ashley Perez added 15 points for the Huskies.
Quincy 42, Grandview 41 (OT)
QUINCY — Quincy edged Grandview in overtime 42-41.
Emily Wurl led the Jacks with 15 points. Quincy outscored Grandview 15-6 in the fourth quarter to force overtime.
Moses Lake Christian 42, Riverside Christian 31
YAKIMA — Kali Kast scored 13 points and Moses Lake Christian beat Riverside Christian 42-31.
The Lions outscored the Crusaders 36-22 after the first quarter. Jocelyn Lloyd added eight points.
Liberty 45, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 37
SPANGLE — Lind-Ritzville/Sprague could not maintain its halftime lead and lost to Liberty 45-37.
Janaye Wilkie scored 12 points for the Broncos.
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 61, Republic 25
COULEE CITY — Almira/Coulee-Hartline held Republic to single-digit scoring in each quarter and won 61-25.
Maddie Murray scored a team-high 12 points and Makenna Oliver had 10.
Other Basin scores
Moses Lake 64, Wenatchee 20
Royal 56, Kiona-Benton 19
Connell 60, Royal 46
Warden 74, Wahluke 14
Warden 74, River View 33
Kiona-Benton 45, Wahluke 25
Waterville 63, Soap Lake 24
Men’s basketball
Treasure Valley 83, Big Bend 66
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend could not overcome a 19-point halftime deficit and lost to Treasure Valley 83-66.
Moses Lake High School graduate Zach Phillips scored a game-high 26 points for the Chukars. Landon Harrington led the Runnin’ Vikes with 17 points.
Women’s basketball
Treasure Valley 78, Big Bend 57
MOSES LAKE — Treasure Valley led by 17 at halftime and beat Big Bend 78-57.
Anna Yarbro led the Vikings with a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds. Maelyn Mace and Kayla Luke had nine points each.
Big Bend travels to Walla Walla today for a doubleheader. The women’s game starts at 2 p.m.
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