Cardinals Beat WWVA After Blowout at Home

Lind-Ritzville-Sprague 78, WP 32

WAITSBURG - The Lind- Ritzville- Sprague Broncos galloped into WP's home gym in the first round of the District 7/9 playoffs and trampled the cardinals into dust. The 78-32 loss put WP into a Monday loser-out game, which they survived.

LRS had a 14-8 lead after one and then lit up the gym in the second, outscoring the Cardinals in that frame, 26-6, to take a 40-14 lead into the locker room. Corey Brownlee led WP scoring with 11 points.

WP 69, WWVA 65

SPOKANE - The WP boys had to travel to Spokane to take on league rival Walla Walla Valley Academy in a loser-out game on Monday night. The Cardinals ended the Knights' season with a 69-65 come-from-behind victory.

WP trailed most of the game. They were down 33- 29 at the half and trailed by six after three quarters. In the critical fourth period, the cardinals lit up the floor, outscoring WWVA 21-11 to take the win.

High scorer for the Car­dinals was Owen Lanning, with 19, including seven in the fourth quarter. Corey Brownlee scored 17 points, followed by Chance Ler­oue with 15 and freshman Kyle Gradwahl with eight. Brownlee also hauled down an impressive 16 rebounds.

The win puts the Cardi­nals into the second round of the District 7/9 playoffs in Spokane. On Friday, WP will travel to Mead High School in Spokane to take on Liberty at 7 p.m. Win or lose, the Cardinals will play again Saturday at Mead.

If WP wins at least one of their games, they will move on to the regional playoffs the following weekend.