T-wolves battle Asotin

Tekoa/Rosalia girls Tuesday tangled with Asotin on the Panthers court and sustained a 36-56 loss in a battle between two teams that were locked at 4-9 in the overall NE standings.

The game was close after the first quarter, and TR had a 25-18 lead at the break, but Asotin dominated the second half. Hannah Beach again topped TR scorers with 13 at Asotin.

Friday at Rosalia the Timberwolves downed Reardan 61-42 with Beach cranking out 28 points. Tekoa/Rosalia trailed by a point at the half, but they roared for 23 points in the last quarter against the Indians. Tatiana Mendoza hit 12 for the Timberwolves.

Tekoa/Rosalia boys trailed by just four points at the half and rattled the Panthers with a 21-point charge in the last quarter, but the Panthers prevailed 72-66.

Devin Cripe and Mitchell Billings each hit 20 at Asotin for TR.

In the game at Rosalia Friday, Reardan stacked a 49-39 win by gradually building a gap over the four quarters. Billings led the T-wolves with 15 points.