SPOKANE -- Morgan Freeman scored 16 points and hauled down nine rebound to help Hanford defeat West Valley 52-42 in a loser-out game Friday at the 3A regional tournament at Rogers High School.
The Falcons (11-14) will play at 3:45 p.m. today against East Valley (Spokane) (9-16) in a loser-out, winner-to-state game.
Hanford, which also got 13 points and nine rebounds from Laura Hughes, beat the Rams for the first time in three tries this season.
West Valley (Yakima) -- Haley Curtis 16, Curry 12, Erwin 7, Toner 3, Burns, Winegar, Jaeger 4, Mitchell, Gholston, Roberts, Albrecht. Totals 18-60 3-10 42.
Hanford -- Morgan Freeman 16, Laura Hughes 13, Merry 8, Hegarty 8, Steele 5, Albertson 2, Dreher, Gagnon, Young, Miller. Totals 20-45 9-19 52.
West Valley 5 16 7 14 -- 42
Hanford 14 7 14 17 -- 52
Highlights -- Hughes 9 rebs.; Freeman 9 rebs.
Rogers 62, Sunnyside 59
SPOKANE -- Junior forwards Dillon Franklin (6-foot-4) and Deavon Daniels (6-5) combined for 44 points, and Rogers roared back from a 12-point deficit to Sunnyside heading into the fourth quarter by pouring in 31 points in the final period.
The Grizzlies were eliminated from the tourney one game short of playing for a trip to state, though not without a fight.
Israel Manzo scored 26 points and Alfredo De La Barrera added 15 for Sunnyside, which took command in the third quarter -- 43-31 -- only to see it slip away in the fourth.
SUNNYSIDE -- Manzo 26, Sanchez 3, Leija 2, Daley 2, Johnson 1, Esqueda 5, Bos 5, Delabarrera 15.
ROGERS -- Corley, Foote 5, Tillett 5, Davis 2, Brown 4, Rosengrant, Franklin 23, Duke 2, Daniels 21.
Sunnyside 6 18 19 16 -- 59
Rogers 9 17 5 31 -- 62
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RICHLAND — Sunnyside won three individual titles and carried away the team crown as well Wednesday at the Hanford Winter Cup.
Isaac Guerrero at 138 pounds, Isidro Ramirez at 145 and Austin Carman at 220 won their respective weights for the Grizzlies, who finished 17 points ahead of East Valley (Spokane).
Hanford finshed fourth with 123 points; Southridge sixth with 113.5 and Richland eighth with 98. Grandview was ninth with 75.
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KENNEWICK -- Three weeks into January, things were not looking good for the Southridge boys basketball team.
A 61-37 home loss to Kamiakin was the Suns' eighth loss in nine games, and their playoff hopes were starting to slip away. A year after making their third state appearance, the thought of not making the playoffs at all was all but unbearable.
"We were in bad shape at that point," Southridge coach Jason DeVere said. "Nobody wants to be there. But if you're there, it's a test of your character. What are you going to do?"
2011 CBBN 3A preview: Save the date
2011 CBBN 3A preview: Save the date
Here is the 2011 football schedule for the Columbia Basin Big Nine 3A football season: All times 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted
Friday, Sept. 2
Chiawana at Hanford, Fran Rish; Davis at Eastmont; Grandview at Sunnyside; Kamiakin at Prosser; Pendleton at Kennewick; Richland at Pasco; Southridge at Wenatchee; West Valley at Selah, 7 p.m.
John D. Hughes
John D. Hughes
SUNNYSIDE -- John Dennis Hughes, 66, of Sunnyside, died Jan. 31 in Sunnyside.
He was born in LaGrande, Ore., and was a longtime Lower Valley resident.
He retired from social work.
Girls basketball standings, scores
Girls basketball standings, scores
Here are scores and schedules for girls basketball in the Mid-Columbia:
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