MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake girls basketball took over sole possession of first place in the Columbia Basin Big Nine after beating Sunnyside 65-43.

The Chiefs had been trailing the Grizzlies by one game in the league standings since a road loss on Dec. 20. The presumption was the Chiefs would be playing for a chance to tie the Grizzlies for first place, however, West Valley pulled off an upset the night before to hand Sunnyside its first league loss.

Moses Lake led from the outset, building a 10-point advantage after one quarter. The lead extended to 18 points at halftime, 37-19.

Moses Lake used a balanced offense of four players in double figures to secure the blowout victory. Anna Olson led all scorers with 16 points, followed by Camille Carpenter with 12, and Madisyn Clark and Meagan Karstetter with 11 each.

Sunnyside’s standout senior Kameron Rodriguez was held to 10 points.

The win vaulted Moses Lake into 10th in the RPI rankings, two spots away from an automatic berth to the state tournament and an opportunity to play for a first-round bye.

Moses Lake defeated Davis 53-36 the previous night. Olson scored a game-high 21 points and the Chiefs led the Pirates 50-22 after three quarters.

Ephrata girls lose twice on the road

Ephrata fell to 3-11 in the CWAC after losses to Selah, 61-45, and Ellensburg, 71-41.

Julia Davis led the Tigers with nine points against Selah. Payton Hagy scored a team-high 13 points against Ellensburg.

The Tigers struggled to contend with the first-place Bulldogs and were outscored 30-11 in the first half.

Quincy loses to Prosser, Wapato

Quincy dropped a pair of league games to Prosser, 66-13, and Wapato, 68-31.

Emily Wurl and Jackie Dearie scored 13 and 12 points, respectively, for the Jacks against the Wolves.

Prosser 51, Othello 39

OTHELLO — Othello remained winless on the season after losing to Prosser 51-39.

Maciah Tovar led the Huskies with 15 points. Hailee Guzman had seven points, and Analee Coronado and Jeweliana Pruneda scored six each.

Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 53, Asotin 13

ASOTIN — Lind-Ritzville/Sprague allowed only five points after the first quarter and beat Asotin 53-13.

Eliza Galbreath scored a game-high 16 points. The Broncos outscored the Panthers 16-1 in the second quarter.

ACH splits weekend games

Almira/Coulee-Hartline lost in overtime to Odessa, 64-63, and beat Cusick, 59-17, on Saturday

Caitlyn Schuh made two free throws late in overtime to propel the Tigers over the Warriors. Mimi Isaak scored 20 points for ACH.

Austyn Kenney and Maddie Murray scored 14 points each in the blowout win against Cusick.

Other Basin scores

Warden 73, College Place 42

Warden 59, Royal 26

River View 60, Wahluke 7

Connell 66, Wahluke 11

MLCA 46, Soap Lake 16

Wilson Creek 61, Easton 41

Boys basketball

Moses Lake loses to Davis, Sunnyside

Moses Lake boys basketball struggled at Davis and lost 98-73. The following night, Sunnyside’s Daniel Singleterry made a 3-pointer with five seconds left to lift the Grizzlies over the Chiefs 69-68.

Kyle Karstetter scored 33 points against Sunnyside and 32 against Davis.

Ephrata slips in CWAC standings

Ephrata slipped to fourth in the CWAC after losses to Selah, 71-62, and Ellensburg 58-48.

Kyle Hendrick scored 18 points against the Vikings, but could not offset a monster 33 points and 21 rebounds by Selah’s Noah Pepper.

Ephrata struggled offensively against Ellensburg as Lakota Lange and Jayce Moore led the team with nine points each.

Quincy earns first league win

Quincy picked up its first CWAC win after beating Wapato 49-39. The Jacks lost the previous night to Prosser 75-23.

The Jacks were held to at most seven points in a quarter against the Mustangs.

Prosser 73, Othello 44

OTHELLO — Jorge Buenrostro scored 15 points and Othello lost to Prosser 73-44.

Saul Quinones scored 17 for the Mustangs.

Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 54, Asotin 48

ASOTIN — Lind-Ritzville/Sprague pulled away in the third quarter and beat Asotin 54-48.

The Broncos outscored the Panthers 20-6 in the third quarter. Drew Kelly and Austin Thompson paced the Broncos with 18 and 17 points, respectively.

ACH boys splits games

Almira/Coulee-Hartline fell to rival Odessa, 72-45, before beating Cusick 65-43.

The Warriors could not contain the Tigers’ Ryan Moffet who erupted for 37 points. Brayton Schafer led ACH with 16 points.

Reece Isaak poured in 30 points against Cusick.

Other Basin scores

Warden 92, College Place 77

Royal 64, Warden 59

River View 73, Wahluke 66

Connell 57, Wahluke 53

Men’s basketball

Big Bend 93, Blue Mountain 83

PENDLETON, Ore. — Big Bend rode a 17-point halftime lead to beat Blue Mountain 93-83.

Kaeler Kahana and Jahvonta Jones paced the Runnin’ Vikes with 22 points apiece. Payton Nielsen added a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Women’s basketball

Big Bend 62, Blue Mountain 46

PENDLETON, Ore. — Anna Yarbro posted 15 points and 16 rebounds and Big Bend beat Blue Mountain 62-46.

Maelyn Mace added 16 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals.