SPOKANE -- Cody Brockman scored a game-high 25 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, and Liberty Christian beat La Conner 62-59 in the 2B boys state tournament semifinals Friday at Spokane Arena.
Liberty Christian (21-2) will play Pe Ell (19-4) in the championship game at 6 p.m. today.
La Conner (19-4) will take on Davenport (17-6) in the third-place game.
Brockman, a 6-foot-3 senior forward, scored 29 points in the Patriots' opening win. Now he and his teammates will play in the program's first championship game, with a chance to win the school's second title (baseball in 2007).
The Patriots have finished third, fifth and fifth at state the last three years.
Liberty Christian led 26-23 at the half and used a 15-4 run at the end of the third quarter to extend its lead to 46-34.
It got interesting late, though, after Liberty Christian missed seven free throws in the fourth quarter.
La Conner's last-gasp heave from half court hit the rim.
Jake Siefken had 15 points and Brett Dustin added 12 for Liberty Christian.
Brandon Willey finished with 19 points for La Conner but was 2-of-9 from 3-point range. The Braves were 4-for-23 on 3s.
Liberty Christian 62, La Conner 59
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN -- Salzano, Siefken 15, Groth 4, Dustin 12, Brockman 25, Simpkins, Corrigan 6. Totals 19-37 20-31 62.
LA CONNER -- Novak 5, M. Wilbur 7, James 3, Lindeman 3, G. Wilbur 5, McKnight 9, Carr 4, Willey 19, Mejlaender 4. Totals 24-61 7-14 59.
Liberty Christian 13 13 20 16 -- 62
LaConner 13 10 11 25 -- 59
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ASOTIN -- Jake Siefken had a game-high 21 points for Liberty Christian in a 63-50 Southeast 2B boys basketball road loss late Saturday at Asotin.
Liberty Christian 63, Asotin 50
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN -- Ty. Koglin, Morris, Peterson 8, Olson 7, Crawford 8, Jake Siefken 21, Hoey 2, Howard, Steele, Ti. Koglin 4.
Liberty Christian 42, Sunnyside Christian 0
Liberty Christian 42, Sunnyside Christian 0
SUNNYSIDE -- Tyler Morris had a 75-yard kickoff return, which activated the 40-point mercy rule in the third quarter and furnished Liberty Christian with an abbreviated route to victory over Sunnyside Christian in an eight-man football contest in Grandview.
Liberty Christian 22 14 6 -- 42
Sunnyside Christian 0 0 0 -- 0
Liberty Christian girls defeat Seton Catholic 45-26
Liberty Christian girls defeat Seton Catholic 45-26
Freshman Amanda Schmitt scored seven points and pulled down 14 rebounds to lead the Liberty Christian girls basketball team past Seton Catholic 45-26 at the D.A. Davidson Christmas Classic in Walla Walla.
The Patriots will face the loser of DeSales-Stanfield at 3 p.m. today for third place.
SETON CATHOLIC -- Lundy 13, Young 2, Chan 11, Spencer, Clark, Vetter.
Mid-Columbia soccer scores from Friday, Nov. 18
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Tri-Cities Prep girls defeat Liberty Christian 55-33
Tri-Cities Prep girls defeat Liberty Christian 55-33
RICHLAND -- Maddie LeBrun and Corinne Barnett combined for 27 points as the Tri-Cities Prep girls basketball team defeated Liberty Christian 55-33 on Saturday in a Southeast 2B game.
TRI-CITIES PREP -- Cuevas 9, Ledesma 4, Corinne Barnett 13, Maddie LeBrun 14, Armijo 9, Vargas 6, Holtz.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN -- S.Croskrey 3, D.Croskrey 6, Jayven Moore 11, Williams 2, Amb.Schmidt 9, Montieth 2, Ama.Schmidt, Hadley, Simonds.
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