Columbia Basin College sophomore guard Juan De La Garza was hot at the free throw line and cashed in on 11 of 12 opportunities to collect a game-high total of 18 points and lead his team to a 73-59 victory against Wenatchee Valley on Wednesday in Pasco.
Eugene HeavyRunner scored 12 points and collected six rebounds for the Hawks. Travis VanDiest led Wenatchee with 15 points, and Michael Joseph had 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Knights.
WENATCHEE VALLEY -- Skurdal 0-7 0-0 0, Crawley 3-7 4-5 10, Farias 2-9 0-0 6, Manning 4-8 2-2 10, Parker 1-2 0-0 2, Franz 2-5 0-2 5, Joseph 3-4 4-7 11, Travis VanDiest 6-11 3-6 15. Totals 21-53 13-22 59.
COLUMBIA BASIN -- Jones 1-3 0-0 3, Barbaza 5-8 0-0 11, Walter 1-2 0-0 3, HeavyRunner 3-5 4-7 12, Juan De La Garza 3-9 11-12 18, Schrank 1-5 2-2 4, Piippo 1-6 1-2 3, Ponce 2-3 0-0 6, Igbinoba 3-6 0-0 6, Douglas 3-4 1-2 7, Hay 0-0 0-0 0, Haynes 0-1 0-0 0, Bolt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-52 19-25 18.
Halftime-- Wenatchee Valley 32, Columbia Basin 30. 3-point goals--WV 4-21 (Skurdal 0-6, Crawley 0-1, Farias 2-8, Manning 0-3, Franz 1-2, Joseph 1-1), CBC 8-21 (Jones 1-2, Barbaza 1-3, Walter 1-1, HeavyRunner 2-4, De La Garza 1-5, Schrank 0-2, Piippo 0-1, Ponce 2-3). Rebounds--WV 34 (Joseph 13), CBC 25 (HeavyRunner 6). Assists--WV 13 (Manning 4), CBC 20 (De La Garza 5). Turnovers--WV 22, CBC 13. Fouls--WV 18, CBC 20.
