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Morton-White Pass 53, Northwest Christian 48

Details

Date/Time
March 6, 2015, 3:45 p.m.
Location
Morton-White Pass
Season
Winter 2014

Results

Teams 1 2 3 4 F
Northwest Christian (20-9, 12-3) 8 8 9 23 48
Morton-White Pass 10 14 13 16 53

Summary

Zach Walton had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and unbeaten Morton-White Pass built a big lead and then held on 53-48 against Northwest Christian to return to the 2B championship game.

Walton's three in the second quarter keyed a 7-0 Timberwolves run as MWP led 24-16 at the break.

David Olds tried to keep the Crusaders in the game with three third-quarter treys, but the Timberwolves went on another run, 11-1, to span the third and fourth quarters. Their lead reached 45-30 with four minutes left, and although NWC rallied, they couldn't get closer than four.

MWP won despite a 34-25 rebounding disadvantage.

Scoring

Northwest Christian

Starkey, 13 Veenstra 7, Ricks 8, Sander 2, Olds 14, Bax 0, Cox 4, Batterton 0, Burns 0.

Morton-White Pass

K. Poquette 10, Dunlap 12, Elledge 2, Walton 21, Hanson 4, LaClef 0, B. Collette 2, Eveland 2.

Next Games for Morton-White Pass

Teams Date Time Sport
Morton-White Pass 72, Liberty 57 March 7, 2015 9 p.m. Boys Basketball

Next Games for Northwest Christian

Teams Date Time Sport
Brewster 78, Northwest Christian 49 March 7, 2015 midnight Boys Basketball
Brewster 78, Northwest Christian 49 March 7, 2015 11:15 a.m. Boys Basketball