Colfax defensive clamp shuts down Reardan hosts

Colfax boys basketball, rolling off a 2-0 show last week in the Yakima SunDome, posted another version of their second-half clamp Tuesday for a 64-38 win in a return to league play at Reardan.

Colfax now stands 3-0 in league play and 6-1 overall. The Bulldogs will return to their home gym Friday after a three-week absence to host the Chargers from Mary Walker of Springdale.

Tied 15-15 after the first quarter Tuesday at Reardan, the Bulldogs again notched up their defense and allowed the chiefs just six points over the next two quarters. Reardan hit just one foul shot for their lone point in the third quarter. At that point the Bulldogs had a 51-21 lead.

The Bulldogs opened with a 9-18 mark on three point shots with JJ Robinson hitting four in the first half and Kyle Johnson hitting three.

Robinson led Colfax scorers, again with 19 points.

Trevor Peone, who landed a trio of threebies for the Indians, led Reardan with 16.

Colfax last Thursday at Yakima capped the two-day run with a strong 55-42 win over North Mason, a 2A school out of the Olympic League.

North Mason led by eight points, 31-23 at the break, but Colfax for the second night in a row put on the defensive clamps to hold the coast club to 11 beans over the last two quarters.

Colfax defense plucked 25 turnovers off the N-M squad for the game. Robinson, who hit six from the floor, let the Bulldogs with 19.

Brandon Gfeller hit three three-points and finished with 13.

In the first day round Wednesday at Yakima, the Bulldogs pegged a 50-35 win over Connell, an A division team.

The Eagles kept within a point of Colfax for the first two quarters at 23-24, but they hit just 12 points for the balance with just three of those in the last quarter.

Brandon Gfeller led Colfax with 18 points, and Kyle Johnson gave a shooting demo with four three-pointers.

Senior Alex Teade hit nine points and pulled down 12 boards against the Eagles.

Colfax 64-Reardan 38: 15/15 20/5 15/1 14/176: Brandon Gfeller 5 (2-3pt) 4-4 16, Kyle Johnson 4 (all 3pt) 0-0 12, Brandon Soncarty 1 3-3 5, Alex Teade 3 (3pt) 0-0 7, Jay Hart 0 1-3 1, JJ Robinson 5 (5-3pt) 4-5 19, Kellen Morgan 1 0-0 2, Tyler Stevenson 1 0-0 2. Total 20 12-14 f-16 64. Reardan: Drew Payne 0 1-2 1, Johnny Keiffer 1 (3pt) 0-0 3, Chace Bell 0 3-4 3, Trevor Peone 4 (3 -3pt) 5-5 16, Roy Walser 2 0-0 4, Jake Hight 4 (3pt) 0-4 9, Nick Brockman 1 0-0 2. Total: 12 9-15 fp-15 38.

Colfax 55-North Mason 42: 10/19 13/12 22/4 10/7: Gfeller 4 (3-3pt) 2-3 13. Johnson 1 (3pt) 3-4 6, Jay Hart 0 1-2 1, Robinson 6 7-10 19, Andy Scholz 1 0-0 2, Alex Teade 5 2-2 12, Kellen Morgan 1 0-0 2. Total: 18 45-21 f-10 55. North Mason Bietic 1 0-0 2, Barker 2 (3pt) 0-0 5, Bishop 4 0-0 8, Calsteel 6 (3pt) 1-2 14, Sandquist 3 0-0 6, Grayber 1 (3p[t) 0-0 3. Frender 0 1-2 1, Burley 1 (3pt) 0-0 3.. Total 18 2-5 f-17 42.

Colfax 50-Connell 35; 11/11 13/12 17/9 9/3: Gfeller 7 (3-3pt) 1-4 18, Johnson 4 (all 3pt) 0-0 12, Hart 1 0-0 2, Robinson 3 2-2 8, Teade 3 3-6 9, Morgan 0 1-2 1. Total: 13 8-13 f-15 50. Connell: S. Taylor 0 2-2 2, Hadley 1 2-4 4, Hawkins 1 1-2 3, Anderson 3 1-3 7, K. Epich 6 0-1 12, Kr. Epich 0 1-2 1, Vanholledeke 2 (3pt) ;1-2 6. Total; 13 8-13 f-19 35.