Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 79, Liberty 71

Details

Sport: Boys Basketball
Date/Time: Feb. 22, 2014, 2 p.m.
Location: Mead
Season: Winter 2013
League: Northeast 2B

Results

Teams	1	2	3	4	F
Liberty (21-7, 10-4)	11	11	14	35	71
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (22-4, 12-2)	12	17	24	26	79

Summary

Dylan Hartz scored 24 points, Connor O'Neill added 23 and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague got past Liberty 79-71 in a 2B subregional game at Mead.

Hartz led a furious charge from the Broncos, scoring 11 points in the third quarter as LRS ballooned a 7 point halftime lead to 17. The senior point guard added 9 assists, 6 steals and 5 rebounds before fouling out.

The game featured 63 free throw attempts (LRS: 25-34, Liberty: 23-29), with 41 coming in the 61-point fourth quarter.

Match Burnham paced Liberty with a game-high 26 points.

Both teams advance to the regional round next week. LRS will play Lake Roosevelt, the No. 2 seed from districts 5-6, while Liberty will play at Kittitas, the champion from districts 5-6.

Statistics

3-point goals -
Total fouls -
Fouled out -
Technicals -

Scoring

Liberty

King 3, Fleming 12, M.Burnham 26, Sievers 3, Thayer 22, Green 0, Simmons 2, C.Burnham 0, Dumaw 3.

Lind-Ritzville/Sprague

O'Neill 23, Saetre 8, Hartz 24, Smith 1, Ruzicka 6, Canaday 2, Whitmore 0, Frederick 11, Rotteger 4.

Current Standings as of Feb. 22, 2014

Team	League		Overall
Team	Wins	Losses	Wins	Losses
St. George's	14	0	26	0
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague	12	2	22	4
Liberty	10	4	21	7
Northwest Christian	7	7	16	11
Colfax	5	9	10	15
Springdale	4	10	5	17
Davenport	3	11	7	17
Reardan	1	13	5	17

Next Games for Lind-Ritzville/Sprague

Teams	Date	Time	Sport
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 67, Lake Roosevelt 49	March 1, 2014	4 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Morton-White Pass 73, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 56	March 6, 2014	3:45 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 55, Northwest Christian 44	March 7, 2014	12:15 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 69, Mossyrock 60	March 8, 2014	9:30 a.m.	Boys Basketball

Next Games for Liberty

Teams	Date	Time	Sport
Liberty 60, Kittitas 37	Feb. 28, 2014	6 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Liberty 59, Onalaska 34	March 6, 2014	7:15 p.m.	Boys Basketball
St. George's 60, Liberty 40	March 7, 2014	9 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Bear Creek 63, Liberty 39	March 8, 2014	1 p.m.	Boys Basketball