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Garfield-Palouse 61, Liberty Christian 50

Details

Sport
Boys Basketball
Date/Time
Feb. 19, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Location
Walla Walla Cc
Season
Winter 2015
League
Southeast 1B

Results

Teams 1 2 3 4 F
Liberty Christian (6-3, 6-2) 14 9 11 16 50
Garfield-Palouse (17-2, 10-1) 15 12 16 18 61

Summary

Senior Ian Neibergs dropped 22 points and Garfield-Palouse sealed its berth to regionals on Friday night at Walla Walla Community College, defeating Liberty Christian 61-50 in a District 9 1B playoff game.

The Vikings were 10 of 14 in the fourth quarter, help sealing the victory.

Matt Holbrook added 14 points to go along with Neibergs 22. Chris Kelly had 19 points to lead the Patriots.

Garfield-Palouse will play its first regional game next week. Liberty Christian will play Pomeroy at 5:30 in Walla Walla on Saturday in a loser-out game to determine District 9's No. 2 team to regionals.

Statistics

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

Scoring

Liberty Christian

Olsen 5, M. Godwin 6, C. Godwin 8, Lesser 0, Mote 2, Kelly 19, Carter 0, Eder 10, Sullivan 0.

Garfield-Palouse

Holbrook 14, Neibergs 22, Neumann 0, Dymkoski 7, Anderson 0, Hawkins 2, Griner 8, Bates 8.

Current Standings as of Feb. 19, 2016

Team League Overall
Wins Losses Wins Losses
Garfield-Palouse 10 1 17 2
Liberty Christian 6 2 6 3
Colton 8 3 11 5
Pomeroy 7 5 14 10
Touchet 4 4 4 7
Oakesdale 2 11 4 17
St. John-Endicott 0 11 2 16

Next Games for Garfield-Palouse

Teams Date Time Sport
Wellpinit at Garfield-Palouse Feb. 20, 2016 8 p.m. Boys Basketball
Garfield-Palouse 94, Wellpinit 50 Feb. 27, 2016 6:30 p.m. Boys Basketball
Sunnyside Christian 64, Garfield-Palouse 56 March 3, 2016 9 a.m. Boys Basketball
Garfield-Palouse 87, Taholah 52 March 4, 2016 9 a.m. Boys Basketball
Garfield-Palouse 59, Seattle Lutheran 54 March 5, 2016 8 a.m. Boys Basketball

Next Games for Liberty Christian

Teams Date Time Sport
Liberty Christian 42, Pomeroy 36 Feb. 20, 2016 4:30 p.m. Boys Basketball
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 52, Liberty Christian 49 Feb. 26, 2016 6 p.m. Boys Basketball