District basketball for Feb. 13: Connell boys lose in SCAC semifinals
LA SALLE 54, CONNELL 37: Gabe Tolrud scored 12 points, and Brenden Turner had 11, but the Eagles lost to the Lightning in the SCAC district semifinals in Wapato.
Connell, the SCAC East No. 1 seed, fell behind 20-11 in the first quarter and trailed 28-17 at halftime.
The Eagles (17-5) will play Kiona-Benton in a loser-out game Thursday in Toppenish or Sunnyside.
La Salle, the SCAC West’s No. 2 seed, will face Zillah on Feb. 20 in Sunnyside for the district title and 1-2 seeding to state regionals.
LA SALLE: Parrish 7, Vargas 2, Martin 6, May 16, Singco, Brent Gorrebeeck 13, Maki 10, Goodwin, Garcia, Frame, James.
CONNELL: N.Chase, Turner 11, Hawkins 5, Meraz 2, Smith, Kroontje 2, Hopkins 3, Gabe Tolrud 12, Garland, S.Chase 2, Poe, Olsen.
La Salle | 20 | 8 | 13 | 13 | — | 54 |
Connell | 11 | 6 | 12 | 8 | — | 37 |
KIONA-BENTON 45, COLUMBIA-BURBANK 30: Darrel Wheeler had 18 points and 12 rebounds, Nate Rossine added 13 points, and the Bears (16-6) prevailed in an SCAC district elimination game in Toppenish.
Kiona-Benton was up 9-0 after the first quarter.
Chayce Sorbel led the Coyotes (7-15) with 11 points.
KIONA-BENTON: Darrel Wheeler 18, Walker 3, Nate Rossine 13, Torres 2, Manley 2, Manson 7, Rizin.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK: Humphries 8, Broetje 2, Dixon 3, Brown 3, Hernandez 3, Chayce Sorbel 11, Romm.
Kiona-Benton | 9 | 15 | 8 | 13 | — | 45 |
Columbia-Burbank | 0 | 11 | 14 | 5 | — | 30 |
Highlights — Wheeler 12 rebs; Glen Manley 3 asts.
ROYAL 57, GRANGER 51: The Knights won in Toppenish to eliminate the Spartans from the SCAC district tournament.
Royal (8-14) will face Naches Valley in a loser-out game Thursday in Toppenish or Sunnyside.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 55, COLTON 38: Cameron Godwin had 21 points, and Chris Kelly had 16 points and 18 rebounds to lead the host Patriots past the Wildcats in 1B District 9 tournament action.
Liberty Christian (14-7) will play the Pomeroy/Garfield-Palouse winner at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Walla Walla Community College for the district championship and the No. 1 seed to state regionals.
COLTON: Kinzer 10, Brady Chadwick 24, Dahmen 2, R.Chadwick, N.Schultheis, Vining, Moore, P.Schultheis 2.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN: Olsen 3, M.Godwin 2, Cameron Godwin 21, Lesser 5, Mote 4, Kelly 16, Utley, Eder 4.
Colton | 8 | 6 | 13 | 11 | — | 38 |
Liberty Christian | 15 | 14 | 9 | 17 | — | 55 |
Highlights — Colton 5-6 FTs; LC 16-18 FTs; Kelly 18 rebs; M.Godwin 8 assts.
2B SUBREGIONALS: All of the boys and girls first-round games are Monday.
The DeSales boys, who lost to Asotin in Friday’s District 9 championship game, will face District 7 No. 1 seed Northwest Christian at 1:30 p.m. at Dayton.
Walla Walla Valley Academy, the District 9 No. 3 seed, will play Davenport at 1:30 p.m. in a loser-out game at Waitsburg.
On the girls side, District 9 No. 2 seed DeSales will face Colfax at noon at Dayton. District 9 No. 1 seed Dayton will host St. George’s at 3:30 p.m.
WWVA, the District 9 No. 3 seed, will face Davenport at noon in an elimination game at Waitsburg.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
CONNELL 61, RIVER VIEW 46: Behind big games from Kendra Wallin (21 points) and Heather Hawkins (10 points, 10 rebounds, six steals), the Eagles ousted the Panthers from the SCAC district tournament in Wapato.
Both teams had a hefty fourth quarter, when Connell outscored River View 25-22.
Connell (13-9) will play Columbia-Burbank on Thursday night in an elimination game in Toppenish or Sunnyside. The Coyotes (17-5) lost to Granger 48-44 in a late Saturday semifinal in Toppenish.
Morgan Munson finished with 16 points for the Panthers (7-16).
CONNELL: Riner 7, Hopkins 15, Smith 6, Peterson, Whitby, Mauseth, Hawkins 10, Kendra Wallin 21, Pickel 2.
RIVER VIEW: Chamberlin, Sakota 6, Wright 6, Anderson 12, Dickinson, Chavez 4, Holden 2, Morgan Munson 16.
Connell | 20 | 8 | 8 | 25 | — | 61 |
River View | 12 | 6 | 6 | 22 | — | 46 |
Highlights — Hawkins 10 rebs, 6 stls.
NACHES VALLEY 58, KIONA-BENTON 53: Abby Pendergast had 20 points, but the Bears’ season ended in an SCAC district loser-out game against the Rangers in Toppenish.
Mihaela Edwards finished with 14 points for Ki-Be (13-9), which had five points in the second quarter but outscored Naches 33-29 after halftime.
KIONA-BENTON: Mo.Calzadillas 9, Abby Pendergast 20, Thornton 3, Mal.Calzadillas 3, M.Edwards 14, Whitmore 2, G.Edwards 2, Ramirez, Rheinschmidt, Ochoa, Bickerman.
NACHES VALLEY: Alex St. Martin 17, Capps 2, Roberts 2, Andrews 12, Whorton, Martin, Mendoza 10, Wells 4, Lukas 0, Meadows 5, John, Benner 6.
Kiona-Benton | 15 | 5 | 11 | 22 | — | 53 |
Naches Valley | 11 | 18 | 10 | 19 | — | 58 |
Highlights — Meadows 12 rebs; Andrews 9 rebs; Benner 8 rebs.
GRANGER 48, COLUMBIA-BURBANK 44: Outscored 21-5 in the fourth quarter, the Coyotes lost to the Spartans in the SCAC district semifinals in Toppenish.
Taylor Turner and Jamie Ellis each had 12 points for Columbia-Burbank.
GRANGER: Heitzman, Roettger 3, Blodgett 8, Alexis Castro 19, Carpenter 4, J.Vasquez 11, V.Vasquez 3. Totals: 15-50 11-13 48.
COLUMBIA-BURBANK: Martineau 5, Taylor Turner 12, C.Aune 4, T.Aune 4, Idler 2, Koopman, Mares 5, Jamie Ellis 12. Totals: 16-40 12-20 44.
Granger | 12 | 8 | 7 | 21 | — | 48 |
Columbia-Burbank | 11 | 10 | 18 | 5 | — | 44 |
MABTON 49, BREWSTER 43: Irene Pineda had 26 points to lead the Vikings into the 2B District 5/6 title game against Okanogan on Feb. 20 at Eastmont High School.
BREWSTER: Miller 7, Urias 4, Yvette Sanchez 14, Markie Miller 18. Totals: 18-50 5-15 43.
MABTON: Irene Pineda 26, McCallum 2, B. Guerrero 2, Herrera 6, D.Guerrero 13. Totals: 20-68 5-9 49.
Brewster | 21 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | 43 |
Mabton | 18 | 13 | 6 | 12 | — | 49 |
This story was originally published February 13, 2016 at 11:04 PM with the headline "District basketball for Feb. 13: Connell boys lose in SCAC semifinals."