Pirates comeback against the Timberwolves

Tekoa-Rosalia falls to Pomeroy in back-and-forth game

Teren Kowatsch, Whitman County Gazette | Feb 23, 20230

Teren Kowatsch | The Gazette count

Tekoa-Rosalia's Riley Gehring (left) tries to find an opening in the post against Pomeroy's Trace Roberts (right) in a 1B District 9 tournament game Feb. 15 in Dayton

DAYTON - After both teams led by double-digits, the Pomeroy boys came back to beat Tekoa-Rosalia 67-60 in a 1B District 9 consolation bracket game Feb. 15 in Dayton.

Pomeroy opened the game with a 10-0 advantage, leading by double-digits with 4:32 to go in the first quarter. Braxton French was able to get the Tekoa-Rosalia on the scoreboard after making one of two free throw attempts.

Isaac Bone joined his teammate and made a free throw attempt to convert and and-one play and cut the Pirates' lead down to 10-4 with 3:20 to go in the first quarter. The Timberwolves couldn't dig into the lead an...