Tiger boys beat Pomeroy but fall to Gar-Pal in district playoffs

COLFAX, Wash. – After being forced into the Southeast 1B playoffs loser bracket with a 57-45 loss against Oakesdale on Feb. 9, the Prescott Tigers boys basketball team extended district play with a 66-44 win over Pomeroy on Thurs. Feb. 14.

The Pirates looked hot at the bell, dunking two treys in the first minutes of the game. Prescott quickly retaliated, ending the first half with a 27-23 lead. The Tigers continued to play hot and ended the game with a 68-44 win.

Jose Gonzalez scored a game high 15 points with Miguel Ayala scoring 13 and Fernando Lopez bringing in 12.

The win kept Prescott in the running for the last remaining SE1B seed in the District 7/9 crossovers scheduled for Sat., Feb. 16 at Deer Park High School. Unfortunately, that was not to be.

Prescott vs. Garfield-Palouse

The Tigers took a 44-64 loss against Garfield-Palouse, here, on Fri., Feb. 15 to end their season. The Tigers were behind by only six points as they went into the fourth quarter, but Gar-Pal played their highest-scoring quarter of the game to win 64-44.

Jose Gonzales wrapped up his senior year with a team high of 16 points, while Jonathan Cardenas brought in 14 points.

Prescott vs Pomeroy on 2/14/2019 in loser out district playoffs

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

Pomeroy 7 16 11 10 44

Prescott 19 10 23 16 68

Tigers 68, Pirates 44

POMEROY (44) — J, Gwinn 15, Berglund 14, T. Gwinn 10, Alvarez 3, Bartles 2.

PRESCOTT (68) — Gonzalez 15, Ayala 13, Lopez 12, Rosales 8, Ju. Iglesias 7, Cardenas 6, Velazco 5, Garcia 2.

Prescott vs. Garfield-Palouse on 2/15/2019 in district playoffs

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

GP 6 21 13 24 64

Prescott 14 9 11 10 44

Vikings 64, Tigers 44

PRESCOTT (44) — Gonzalez 16, Cardenas 14, Velazco 5, Ju. Iglesias 4, Rosales 4, Lopez 1.

GARFIELD-PALOUSE (64) — A. Jones 23, Sanderson 19, T. Anderson 13, El. Hawkins 3, B.Jones 2, J.Anderson 2, Pedersen 2.