Oakesdale outlasts Concordia Christian

It started tight and loud.

Concordia Christian led 13-11 at the end of the first quarter after Matt Hockett got the ball stolen from him, stole it back and drew a foul.

On Saturday night, Feb. 23, in Spokane Valley, Oakesdale and the Tacoma academy were to decide the last 1B slot to state.

Nighthawks' center Kieron Anderson tied the game with an inside move and scored with three defenders on him.

Then Concordia's Kyle Wells answered with a three-pointer to put them back up three, 16-13.

Evan Henning, another Oakesdale senior, stole a pass and took the ball down the floor and scored.

But the Ni...