Reardan Stops Ach For Crown

Prep basketball

Except for a game against Almira/Coulee-Hartline, the Reardan boys have been perfect for the past eight weeks.

Reardan corrected the slip-up on Thursday. Robb Soliday made 10 of 10 from the foul line during a 28-point fourth quarter to guide the fourth-ranked Indians over the second-ranked Warriors 63-49 in the Bi-County League Tournament championship at Reardan.

Reardan (19-2) has won 14 of 15 games since late December, the exception being a 60-48 league loss to ACH (17-3).

Soliday added six assists, Travis Titchenal scored 10 first-quarter points, and Nathan Graham, Scott Eller and James Kiger had seven rebounds apiece for Reardan. Cameron Carstensen had three 3-pointers for ACH.

Reardan, advancing to the District 7-B Tournament at Spokane Falls Community College as the top seed, opens at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday against Panorama No. 4 Northwest Christian. Second-seeded ACH plays Panorama No. 3 Selkirk at 6 on Monday.

Reardan 63, ACH 49

Reardan 18 7 10 28 - 63

ACH 17 9 6 17 - 49

REARDAN Jenkin 0, Lane 0, Graham 4, Ro.Soliday 20, Re.Soliday 2, Kiger 12, Martin 0, Titchenal 17, Eastman 6, Jernstrom 0, Eller 2, Krupke 0.

ALMIRA/COULEE-HARTLINE Higginbotham 3, Pierce 4, Murray 14, Elder 5, Leander 0, Durrant 0, Behne 0, Carstensen 13, Neilsen 0, Goodwin 4, J.Evers 4, K.Evers 2.

Valley Christian 67, Liberty 65

For the third and fourth seeds to district, Jeremy Sandin scored 17 of his 27 points in the first half, and Michael Spuler added 10 in the fourth quarter as the Panthers (12-12) rallied to defeat the ninth-ranked Lancers (16-7).

Liberty had been 3-0 against VC this year. Tim Horlacher made three of the Lancers’ eight 3-pointers. VC opens district at 6 Tuesday against tonight’s Republic-St. George’s loser. Liberty draws the Republic-St. George’s winner at 7:45 Monday.

Valley Christian 17 16 16 18 - 67

Liberty 19 18 11 17 - 65

VALLEY CHRISTIAN Decker 0, Teterud 4, Spuler 16, Holcomb 0, Asbury 14, Sandin 27, King 6.

LIBERTY Engle 10, Cory 0, P.Rafter 16, Horlacher 11, Cooper 2, J.Rafter 4, Cornwall 12, Greenwalt 10.

Panorama League Tourney

Selkirk 53, NW Christian 52

At Colville, for third and fourth seeds to district, Nathan Dial scored 21 and Josh Davis scored his only two points on free throws with 9 seconds left as the Rangers (19-5) beat the Crusaders (15-9) for the third time this year.

Before Davis’ free throw, NWC missed a chance to tie at the line. NWC’s Brandon West had six 3-pointers, including one in the closing moments.

Selkirk 14 16 9 14 - 53

NW Christian 16 7 10 19 - 52

SELKIRK Kinney 2, Larson 5, Farris 3, J.Davis 2, Pichette 15, Huffine 5, Dial 21, Fandrey 0.

NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN West 20, Marr 3, McCormick 0, Affeldt 19, Klaja 2, Phelps 0, Crouch 8, Smith 0.

Girls

Bi-County Tourney

Wilbur-Creston 50, Reardan 49

Also at Reardan, Holly Arden hit three of her five 3-pointers in the second half to help the third-ranked Wildcats (20-1) rally past the Indians (14-7) in the championship game.

W-C won its 12th straight game and broke a seven-game Reardan streak. The Wildcats beat the Indians by 20 points during the league season.

W-C, the top seed, opens district at 3:15 Monday against Panorama No. 4 Columbia. Second-seeded Reardan opens at 1:30 Tuesday against Panorama No. 3 Selkirk.

Wilbur-Creston 9 11 18 12 - 50

Reardan 10 16 12 11 - 49

WILBUR-CRESTON Harris 0, Allen 1, Llewellyn 2, Deahl 0, Martin 11, Erickson 0, L.Arden 10, H.Arden 22, Kunz 0, Bandy 4.

REARDAN Bocook 7, Krupke 5, C.Jayne 0, Holwegner 12, Rohner 8, Soliday 0, Turner 9, Supinger 8.

ACH 47, Liberty 39

In the game for third and fourth seeds to district, Marisa White scored 12 of her 15 points in the second quarter, when the Warriors (14-7) seized command for good from the Lancers (11-12).

Liberty’s Amy Torguson scored nine of her 18 in the fourth quarter. ACH, which had split with Liberty this year, opens district at 1:30 Monday against today’s St. George’s-Northwest Christian loser. Liberty draws the SG-NWC winner at 3:15 Tuesday.

ACH 8 16 10 13 - 47

Liberty 5 7 12 15 - 39

ALMIRA/COULEE-HARTLINE Ke.Horter 4, L.Malone 4, Rock 8, Dormaier 4, Peterson 12, Hunsaker 0, White 15, Ka.Horter 0.

LIBERTY Cory 3, Neihart 0, Polione 0, Farka 9, Bothman 4, Cornwall 5, Adams 0, Torguson 18.

Panorama League Tourney

Selkirk 53, Columbia 42

At Colville, Molly Carlson scored 25 to lead the Rangers (17-6) to victory over the Lions (13-10) for the third time this year.

Both Selkirk teams scored 53 in earning the third seed to district.

Columbia 18 8 4 12 - 42

Selkirk 11 14 17 11 - 53

COLUMBIA Etue 0, Skidmore 14, Schurger 10, Strickler 4, Brisbois 6, Dale 2, Dashiell 6.

SELKIRK Dickinson 9, Jennings 0, Sharp 2, Weaver 0, Koontz 0, Dury 3, Porter 14, Carlson 25.

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