Basketball: Americus helps Southridge girls pick up close win over Rogers

SOUTHRIDGE 47, ROGERS 45: Grifiths Americus knocked down three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 13 points as the Suns girls (4-6) picked up a narrow nonconference win Friday over the Pirates.

Shaeli Morrison had 12 points to lead Rogers, which had a narrow, two-point victory heading into the final frame.

MABTON 58, COLUMBIA (BURBANK) 55: Britnee Guerrero scored 26 points and Kassandra Hernandez 19 to help the host Vikings to a win over the Coyotes in nonconference action.

Ali Martineau had 16 points to lead Burbank and Jadyn Johnson added 11. Mabton outscored CB 22-13 in the fourth quarter to get the comeback victory.

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PRAIRIE 55, KAMIAKIN 49: The Braves (7-3, 4-0 MCC) led with under a minute to go, but the Falcons (6-4) got some key rebounds and a big 3-pointer down the stretch to get a tightly-contested victory at the Yakima SunDome Shootout.

Kamiakin’s Garrett Paxton followed up the near triple-double he had in Thursday’s win over Bellingham with 25 points in this one.

SOUTHRIDGE 60, PORT ANGELES 59 (OT): Dante Ragsdale had 21 and Anthony Jackson 17 as the Suns (4-6, 2-3 MCC) pulled out a gutsy overtime win at the Yakima SunDome Shootout.

The game was tight the whole way as neither team led by more than two points at the end of a quarter. Kyle Benedict led Port Angeles with 17 points.

FERRIS 73, WALLA WALLA 38: Ervin Mike had game-highs with 22 points and eight rebounds to lead the Saxons past the Blue Devils in the semifinals of the Avista Holiday Tournament in Lewiston.

Parker Likes was the only Walla Walla (7-3) scorer in double figures, with 10 points, as the team shot just 25 percent from the field. Tyler Greene added nine points and four assists.

WAPATO 57, PROSSER 51: The visiting Mustangs kept it close until the Wolves hit some outside shots in the closing minutes, allowing them to pull away for a CWAC victory.

Haden Hicks led Prosser (4-5) with 17 points and Teegan Cox had 16.

COLUMBIA (BURBANK) 72, MABTON 27: Gilbert Hernandez hit five 3-pointers to score a game-high 20 points as the Coyotes trounced the Vikings on their home floor.

Reece Humphreys added 14 points for Burbank, which saw all of its suited-up players score.

This story was originally published December 29, 2017 at 10:03 PM with the headline "Basketball: Americus helps Southridge girls pick up close win over Rogers."