Basketball Roundup: Touchet Valley Teams Enter League Play

Asotin Too Much for Cardinals

ASOTIN – The Waitsburg boys traveled to Asotin on Saturday, but came up short against a tough Panther team, 67-57.

After falling behind at the half, 35-15, the Cardinals outscored Asotin 24-15 in the third quarter, but were unable to close the gap.

For the second night in a row, Kyle Gradwohl scored 20 points to lead his team. On Saturday he had two three-pointers. Mark Montgomery added 12 points.

Waitsburg 8 7 24 18 - 57

Asotin 14 21 15 17 - 67

WAITSBURG (57) — Potts 1 3-5 5, Callas 1 0-0 3, Carter 1 5-7 7, Kitselman 0 0-0 0, Dunn 1 1-3 3, Gradwohl 8 2-2 20. Montgomery 4 4-6 12, Branson 1 2-2 4. Totals 18 17-20 57.

ASOTIN (67) — Weakland 6 0-0 17, Eagleson 0 0-0 0, Magnufon 3 3-6 10, Jaganath 0 2-4 2, Daily 0 0-0 0, Blunt 11 7-14 32, Klappenbach 1 0-0 2, Ball 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 12-24 67.

3-point goals — Waitsburg (Callas, Penner, Gradwohl 2), Asotin — Weakland 5, Magnufon, Blunt 3). Total fouls — Asotin 22, Waitsburg 21. Fouled out — Waitsburg (Callas, Dunn). Technical fouls — none.

Waitsburg Boys Cruise Past TCP, 48-33

WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg boys’ basketball team built an early lead Friday night and held on to beat Tri-Cities Prep, 48-33. The Cardinals led 14-9 after the first quarter, and 22-14 at the half.

Junior Kyle Gradwohl led the Cardinals’ scoring with 20 points. Jason Carter added 13.

TC Prep 9 5 9 10 - 33

Waitsburg 14 8 9 17 - 48

TC PREP: Mercado 3, Pedersen 2, Dickerson 7, Daniel 3, Stephan Giest 12, Perez 6, Amato, Jones, Muse.

WAITSBURG: Potts 3, Carter 13, Dunn 7, Penner 3, Kyle Gradwohl 20, Montgomery 2, Callas.

Tigers Fall to DeSales, 65-44

WALLA WALLA – The Prescott boys’ basketball team dropped a league game to DeSales Friday Night, 65-44.

After taking a 14-12 first-quarter lead, the Tigers’ shooting turned cold and they were outscored 26-3 in the second quarter, and trailed 38-17 at the half.

Jose Gonzales and Travis Crockett accounted for all of Prescott’s scoring, with Gonzales dropping in 26 points, and Crockett adding 18. Each had a three-pointer.

Prescott 14 3 7 20 - 44

DeSales 12 26 18 9 - 65

PRESCOTT (44) — Gonzales 10 5-9 26, T. Crockett 6 5-9 18, Lopez 0 0-0 0, R. Crockett 0 0-0 0, Potts 0 0-0 0, Gaines 0 0-0 0, Leal 0 0-0 0, Miles 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 10-18 44. 

DESALES (65) — Montero 1 0-0 2, Dunn 0 0-0 0, C. Leahy 0 0-0 0, Buckley 0 0-0 0, Standard 4 0-0 8, Z. Leahy 4 3-7 11, Rodriguez 2 1-2 5, Crowley 0 1-3 1, Miedema 17 1-1 35, Edstrom 1 0-0 3, Baumgart 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 6-13 65.

3-point goals — Prescott 2 (Gonzales, T. Crockett), DeSales 1 (Edstrom).

Prescott Falls at Home to WWVA, 60-42

PRESCOTT – The Prescott boys hosted Walla Walla Valley Academy on Thursday night, but couldn’t keep up with the Knights, falling 60-42.

The Tigers trailed 26-17 at the half and 42-27 after three quarters.

Jose Gonzales led the Tigers with 22 points, followed by Travis Crockett with 19. Crockett downed three three-point shots, and Gonzales hit two. Gonzales also pulled down 10 rebounds and had three assists.

WWVA 15 11  16  18  —   60

Prescott  9  8  10 15   —   42

WWVA (60) — Browning 15-27 3-8 34, Johnson 5-13 1-2 11, Jennings 5-11 1-2 11, Acosta 1-7 1-2 3, Lopez 0-2 1-4 1, Childs 0-1 0-0 0, Van Dorn 0-1 0-0 0, Wells, 0-0 0-0 0, Lomeland 0-2 0-0 0, Busby 0-1 0-1 0. Team 26-65 7-19 60.

PRESCOTT (42) — Gonzalez 8-27 4-8 22, T. Crockett 6-27 4-5 19, Leal 0-2 1-2 1, Whiting 0-1 0-0 0, Lopez 0-2 0-0 0, R. Crockett 0-4 0-0 0, Potts 0-3 0-0 0, Lewis 0-0 0-0 0, Miles 0-1 0-0 0. 14-67 9-15 42. 

3-point goals — WWVA 1 (Browning), Prescott 5 (T. Crockett 3). Total fouls — WWVA 18, Prescott 21. Fouled out — Prescott (T. Crockett). Technical fouls — none. Rebounds — WWVA 41 (Browning 17), Prescott 40 (Gonzalez 10). Turnovers — WWVA 9, Prescott 20. Assists — WWVA 12 (Browning 4), Prescott 5 (Gonzalez 3).

Lady Tigers Fall Hard to Knights, 69-27

PRESCOTT – The Prescott girls’ basketball team took a hard loss to the Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights, losing 69-27 in a home-court Southeast 2B match on Thursday.

The Lady Tigers scored an impressive seven, three-point buckets compared to WWVA’s two, but it didn’t help them catch the Knights, who took a 27-4 lead in the first quarter and never looked back.

Prescott’s high scorer, Anahi Morfin, dropped four three-pointers, Briseida Ayala made another two, and Jocelyn Granados added one.

WWVA 27 25  10  7   —   69

Prescott 4 12 8   3   —   27

WWVA (69) – Evans 7 1-2 15, Miller 5 2-2 14, Rothrock 7 0-0 14, Graham 5 2-2 12, Browning, 3 4-6 10, Anderson 1 0-0 2, Change 1 0-0 2, Caulking 0 0-0 0. Team 29 9-12 69. 3-Point Goals: Miller 2. 10 Fouls. Fouled Out – 0.

Prescott (27) – Morfin 4 0-0 12, B. Ayala 2 0-0 6, Granados 1 0-0 3, B. Flores 1 0-3 2, N. Flores 0 2-2 2, Rosales 1 0-0 2, Amezcua 0 0-0 0, A. Flores 0 0-0 0, Crispin 0-0-0 0, Ortega 0 0-0 0, Espinoza 0 0-0 0, Gonzales 0 0-0 0, M. Ayala 0 0-0 0, Perez 0 0-0 0, Cardenas 0 0-0 0. Team 9 2-5 27.

3-Point Goals: Prescott 7 (Morfin 4, B. Ayala 2, Granados 1), WWVA 2 (Miller 2) Fouls: WWVA 10, Prescott 16. Fouled Out – 0.

Cardinals Down Colton, 51-41

WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg boys got a 51-41 win over Colton on Jan. 5, as Kyle Gradwohl scored 25 points, including two three-pointers. He also pulled down 11 rebounds.

Brandon Penner added nine points, and Jacob Dunn had 13 rebounds.

The Cardinals started out strong, taking a halftime lead of 24-13, before cruising to the win.

Colton 7 6 14 14 — 41

Waitsburg 13 11 15 12 - 51

COLTON (41) — Kinzer 3 2-4 9, B. Chadwick 4 2-5 13, R. Chadwick 2 0-0 4, N. Schulthers 0 0-0 0, Vining 2 0-0 6, Moore 1 0-0 2, P. Schulthers 0 3-4 3, Druffel 1 2-3 4, Bean 0 0-0 0. Team 13 9-16 41.  

WAITSBURG (51) — Gradwohl 9-22 5-7 25, Penner 4-5 0-2 9, Dunn 3-13 1-2 7, Carter 2-3 0-0 4, Montgomery 2-2 0-0 4, Potts 1-3 0-0 2, Callas 0-6 0-0 0, Branson 0-2 0-0 0, French 0-0 0-0 0, Kitselman 0-0 0-0 0, Hatfield 0-0 0-0 0. Team 21-56 6-11 51.

3-point goals — Colton 6 (B. Chadwick 3), Waitsburg 3 (Gradwohl 2). Total fouls — Colton 11, Waitsburg 13. Fouled out — none. Technical fouls — none. Rebounds — Colton N/A, Waitsburg 38 (Dunn 13). Turnovers — Colton N/A, Waitsburg 13. Assists — Colton N/A, Waitsburg 7 (Callas 3).

Lady Bulldogs Down Pomeroy in OT, 46-42

DAYTON – The Dayton girls’ basketball team got a win on Jan. 5 against a tough Pomeroy team in overtime, 46-42.

The Lady Bulldogs were trailing with two seconds left in regulation when guard Alexis Wanlarbkam dropped in a two-pointer to tie the game and send it into overtime.

Dayton outscored the Lady Pirates 7-3 in the overtime period to take the win.

The Lady Bulldogs struggled early, falling behind 22-15 at the half. But they battled back, outscoring Pomeroy in the third and fourth quarters to tie it.

Shayla Currin led her team with 19 points. Sidney Andrews had 11. Currin and Andrews each pulled down 12 rebounds.

Pomeroy 10 12 8 9 3 — 42

Dayton 8 7 10 14 7 — 46

POMEROY (42) — Halbert 7-18 4-6 19, Gingerich 0-6 0-0 0, Jentz 2-8 1-3 5, Halverson 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 6-14 1-3 15, Mayfield 1-6 0-0 2, Cloud 0-1 0-0 0, Caruso 0-0 0-0 0, LaMunyan 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 16-54 7-15 42.

DAYTON (46) — Phillips 2-9 2-5 6, Andrews 5-14 1-6 11, Price 0-2 0-0 0, Becker 0-3 0-0 0, Wanlarbkam 1-2 0-0 2, Fullerton 4-8 0-8 8, Currin 6-14 7-9 19, Laughery 0-0 0-0 0, Bryan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-49 10-28 46.

3-point goals — Pomeroy (Halbert, Smith 2). Total fouls — Pomeroy 25, Dayton 18. Fouled out — Pomeroy (Gingerich, Jentz, Smith, Mayfield), Dayton (Andrews). Technical fouls — none. Rebounds — Dayton 38 (Currin 12, Andrews 12), Pomeroy 28.

Dayton Boys Fall to Pomeroy, 49-30

DAYTON – Struggling early at home, the Dayton boys’ basketball team fell to a very good Pomeroy team on Jan. 5, 49-30.

The Bulldogs trailed 14-5 after the first quarter, and then played even with the Pirates until nearly the end. Dayton was behind 36-24 after three quarters.

For the game, Zach Waggoner had 15 points, and Cal martin added 6, on two three-pointers. Waggoner also pulled down 11 rebounds.

Pomeroy 14 8 14 13 — 49

Dayton 5 7 12 6 — 30

POMEROY (49) — Gingerich 2-4 2-2 6, Wolf 1-3 2-6 5, Gwinn 2-7 2-3 6, LaMunyan 2-4 2-3 7, Caruso 0-4 0-0 0, Morfin 4-7 1-2 9, Heytvelt 2-5 1-2 5, Tewalt 5-11 0-2 11. Totals 18-41 10-20 49.

DAYTON (30) — Helm 1-5 0-0 2, Tate 0-0 0-0 0, Martin 2-9 0-0 6, Wilkening 0-1 2-2 2, Willis 0-0 0-0 0, Kleck 1-11 0-2 3, Bryan 0-2 0-0 0, Bren 0-7 2-4 2, Waggoner 7-12 0-0 15. Totals 11-47 4-8 30.

3-point goals — Pomeroy (Wolf, LaMunyan, Tewalt), Dayton (Martin 2, Kleck, Waggoner). Total fouls — Dayton 18, Pomeroy 8. Fouled out — Dayton (Bren). Technical fouls — none. Rebounds — Pomeroy 30 (Gingerich 6, Caruso 6), Dayton 30 (Waggoner 11). Turnovers — Dayton 15, Pomeroy 4.  

Dayton Girls Down DeSales, 41-31

WALLA WALLA – The Dayton girls were too much for the Lady Irish on Friday night as they took a league win on the road, 41-31.

Sidney Andrews had a dominant game for the Lady Bulldogs with 21 points, including a three-pointer, and 14 rebounds. Jenna Phillips added eight points and Shayla Currin had seven. Dayton outrebounded DeSales 40-20.

The game stayed tight in the first half, with Dayton taking a 22-16 lead into intermission. The Lady Bulldogs broke the game open in the third quarter, outscoring the Irish 14-8 in that frame.

Dayton 10 12 14 5 — 41

DeSales 8 8 8 7—31

DAYTON (41) — Phillips 3-8 2-2 8, Andrews 9-22 2-3 21, Price 0-0 0-0 0, Becker 0-4 1-2 1, Wanlarbkam 0-1 0-0 0, Mings 0-4 0-0 0, Fullerton 0-7 2-2 2, Currin 2-6 3-4 7, Laughery 0-0 0-0 0, Bryan 0-0 0-0 0, Moore 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 15-55 10-13 41.

DESALES (31) — Baumgart 1-11 0-6 3, Acock 4-12 2-4 12, K. Buratto 1-7 0-1 2, H. Buratto 1-4 0-0 2, Cortez 1-4 0-0 3, Lyons 2-6 0-0 5, Haider 0-1 0-0 0, Maiuri 1-8 2-4 4. Totals 11-53 4-15 31.

3-point goals — Dayton 1 (Andrews), DeSales 5 (Acock 2, Cortez, Lyons, Baumgart). Total fouls—Dayton 13, DeSales 15. Fouled out— DeSales (Baumgart). Technical fouls—none. Rebounds— Dayton 40 (Andrews 14), DeSales 20. Turnovers—Dayton 20. Assists—Dayton 5 (Fullerton 3).

Bulldogs Drop Tight Game to DeSales, 56-51

WALLA WALLA – The Dayton Bulldogs played one of their best games of the season, as they stayed with DeSales for three quarters, before falling to the Irish on the road, 56-51.

The Bulldogs led 11-7 after the first quarter, and the game was tied at 22 at the half. The Irish pulled away in the fourth quarter to take the win.

For Dayton, Ben Kleck had 16 points, including three three-pointers. Zach Waggoner added 15 points, and had two three-pointers. Waggoner also pulled down seven rebounds. Tanner Bren had 11 points, including a three-pointer.

Dayton 11 11 15 13 — 51

DeSales 7 15 17 16 — 56

DAYTON (51) — Helm 1 0-0 2, Martin 1 0-0 2, Wilkening 1 0-0 2, Kleck 5 5-6 17, Bryan 1 1-2 3, Bren 3 2-5 9, Waggoner 6 2-4 16. Totals 18 11-17 51.

DESALES (56) — Montero 7 6-6 20, Standard 3 0-0 7, Leahy 1 1-7 3, Rodriguez 0 0-6 0, Crowley 3 0-1 6, Miedema 7 6-8 20. Totals 21 13-28 56.

3-point goals — Day 5 (Kleck 2, Bren, Waggoner 2 ), DeSales (Standard). Total fouls — Day 24, DeSales 13. Fouled out — Day (Kleck, Bren). Technical fouls — none.  Turnovers — Day 22, DeSales 16. 

Dayton Girls Get Third Win in a Week, Downing WWVA, 75-34

DAYTON – The Lady Bulldogs overwhelmed Walla Walla Valley Academy Monday night, running away with a 75-34 win.

Dayton outscored the Knights in all four quarters, going up 25-12 after the first quarter, and taking a 41-17 lead into the half.

The Lady Bulldogs were led by Sidney Andrews’ 20 points. Shayla Currin had 15 points and Jenna Phillips added 14. Currin also had nine rebounds.

Dayton is now 8-2 overall and 4-0 in league play.

WWVA 12  5   8   9   —   34

Dayton 25 16 16  18 —  75

WWVA (34) — Evans 0-3 2-2 2, King 4-9 0-0 11, Anderson 0-2 0-0 0, Calkins 0-1 0-0 0, Underhill 0-8 3-6 3, Browning 1-7 0-0 2, Miller 1-1 0-0 3. Cheng 0-4 2-2 2, Graham 3-15 5-10 11, Rothrock 0-3 0-0 0. Team 9-53 12-20 34.

DAYTON (75) — Phillips 5-9 4-6 14, Andrews 8-11 4-8 20, Price 1-4 2-2 4, Becker 3-6 0-0 7, Wanlarbkam 1-3 0-0 2, Mings 1-5 1-3 3, Fullerton 2-9 0-2 4, Currin 6-9 3-4 15, Moore 3-4 0-0 6. Team 30-60 14-23 75.

3-point goals — WWVA 4 (King 3), Dayton 1 (Becker). Total fouls — WWVA 18, Dayton 14. Fouled out — none. Technical fouls — none. Rebounds — WWVA 24 (Browning 6, Graham 6), Dayton 36 (Currin 9). Turnovers — WWVA 28, Dayton 25. Assists — WWVA 5 (Graham 3), Dayton 17 (Fullerton 5).

Bulldogs come up short against Knights, 57-52

DAYTON – The Dayton Bulldogs played an outstanding first half, building a 29-24 lead at the half, before falling to Walla Walla Valley Academy, 57-52.

The Bulldogs came out flat after the half and were outscored in the third quarter, 20-7. They played a strong fourth, but couldn’t make up the deficit.

Ben Kleck led his team with 18 points. Zach Waggoner had 13 points, and Zech Bryan added nine. Waggoner also pulled down 10 rebounds. Kleck had three assists.

WWVA 11 13 20 13   —  57

Dayton 10  19  7 16   —  52

WWVA (57) — Childs 0-0 1-2 1, Browning 7-13 6-8 21, Van Dorn 0-0 0-0 0, Terry 1-2 2-2 4, Wells 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 2-2 2-2 6, Lomeland 5-8 2-4 16, Lopez 2-2 0-0 4, Jennings 2-6 1-4 5. Team 19-34 14-22 57.

DAYTON (52) — Helm 1 5 2-2 4, Dieu 0-0 1-2 1, Martin 0-2 1-2 1, Wilkenburg 0 -2 0-0 0, Kleck 6-18 4-6 17, Bryan 4-11 1-4 9, Bren 1-8 5-6 7, Waggoner 4-10 3-6 13. Team 16-56 17-28 52. 

3-point goals — WWVA 5 (Lomeland 4), Dayton 3 (Helm 2). Total fouls — WWVA 22, Dayton 22. Fouled out — WWVA (Browning), Dayton (Martin, Bren). Technical fouls — none. Rebounds — WWVA 27 (Jennings 11), Dayton 34 (Waggoner 10). Turnovers — WWVA 8, Dayton 12. Assists — WWVA 4 (Terry 2), Dayton 6 (Kleck 3).