Valley Christian 47, Sunnyside Christian 40

Details

Sport: Boys Basketball
Date/Time: March 1, 2012, 9 a.m.
Location: Sunnyside Christian
Season: Winter 2011

Results

Teams	1	2	3	4	F
Valley Christian (22-2, 7-1)	20	13	4	10	47
Sunnyside Christian	17	5	12	6	40

Summary

Valley Christian did just enough down the stretch to get past defending champion Sunnyside Christian in the boys 1B opener.

Craver Small had 12 points and 10 rebounds as the Panthers held off the Knights 47-40 in a first-round battle of tournament favorites.

Sunnyside Christian rallied in the second half, but could never take the lead. Valley Christian’s Noah McConahy hit a key jumper with a minute left to give the Panthers a 44-40 advantage. Valley Christian sealed the deal with three free throws in the final minute.

Brandon Broersma had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Knights.

Valley Christian will take on the Mount Rainier Lutheran/Neah Bay winner in the second round tomorrow.

Scoring

Valley Christian

Small 12, McConahy 9, Blew 5, Cox 10, Marchant 0, Jarvis 0, Tabbert 5, Piersol 6.

Sunnyside Christian

Wagenaar 4, Puterbaugh 4, Haak 6, Brouwer 7, Bosma 0, Broersma 16, Cervantes 3.

Next Games for Sunnyside Christian

Teams	Date	Time	Sport
Sunnyside Christian 46, Mt. Rainier Lutheran 39	March 2, 2012	9 a.m.	Boys Basketball
Sunnyside Christian 62, Muckleshoot Tribal 36	March 3, 2012	8 a.m.	Boys Basketball

Next Games for Valley Christian

Teams	Date	Time	Sport
Valley Christian 59, Neah Bay 54	March 2, 2012	3:45 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 62, Valley Christian 58	March 3, 2012	7 p.m.	Boys Basketball