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Serving Whitman County since 1877
Colton boys
Chadwick to Moore, in a crowd – Colton junior Brady Chadwick threads a pass to Luke Moore against St. John/Endicott last Friday night.
Nearing the push for the playoffs, Garfield/Palouse and Liberty Christian sit tied for first place after the Vikings beat them in Richland to avenge an earlier loss at home. Both teams are now 8-1 in Southeast 1B league play.
Colton's surge puts them in third place in the league at 5-3, while Pomeroy (4-4) and Touchet (3-5) hold fourth and fifth.
The Southeast 1B league district tournament will start Feb. 10 with first-round games around the county, followed by the semifinals, championship and consolation games at Walla Walla Community College Feb. 19-20.
The first and second-place finishers will advance to the state sub-tournament, the one-game stage which the winner advances to Spokane Arena.
Kamiah 70, Colton 48
The Wildcats' seven-game winning streak ended at Kamiah Tuesday in a non-league game. Brady Chadwick led the team with 16 points, while Carter Dahmen scored 15. Grant Kinzer had 10.
Chris Pethtel led Kamiah with 17 points, and Parker Whipple scored 15 for the Kubs.
Colton 53, Touchet 52
At Touchet Saturday night, the Colton boys got their seventh consecutive win after starting the year 0-8.
A three-pointer at the buzzer by Touchet's Carlos Rincon cut the final margin to one point.
Down by seven at halftime, Colton (7-8, 5-3) outscored Touchet 19-8 in the third quarter and then held their lead.
Grant Kinzer led Colton with 21 points, while Chadwick scored 10. Dahmen added seven.
Rincon led Touchet with 18 points, with James Kates scoring 13 and Lot Butler 12.
Garfield/Palouse 66, Pomeroy 49
Matt Holbrook contributed 26 points, four steals, four assists and five rebounds as the Vikings beat Pomeroy at Palouse. Mason Bates added 17 points and 14 rebounds for Gar/Pal.
Mitch Dymkoski went 7-for-8 from the free throw line in the last four minutes of the game to seal the win.
Oscar Morfin led Pomeroy scorers with 14 points.
Colton 83, St. John/Endicott 59
Peter Schultheis led the Wildcats with 18 points, while Chadwick and Dahmen both had 13 and Luke Moore scored 11 as Colton pulled away from S.J.E. at home last Friday. Kinzer added nine points for Colton.
A close game in the first half and third quarter ceded to Wildcats' control in the fourth quarter.
Griffin Parrish led St. John/Endicott (2-13, 0-8) with 17 points, while Tyler Anderson and Levi Bailey both scored 11. Adam Blakeley added 10.
Oakesdale 50, St. John/Endicott 40
Evan Henning led the Nighthawks (4-12, 2-8) with 14 points as Oakesdale beat the Eagles (2-13, 0-8) at St. John. Adam Blakeley scored 21 points for St. John/Endicott.
Garfield/Palouse 55, Liberty Christian 47
Wyatt Griner's 18 points led the Vikings (12-2, 7-1) at Richland in a victory over the Patriots. Matt Holbrook added 13 points. Cameron Godwin led Liberty Christian with 16.
Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.
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