Prep roundup: Q'veli Quintanilla adds Tri-State wrestling title to resume; Mt. Spokane boys basketball takes third at Curtis tourney

Dave Nichols, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
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Dec. 18—From staff reports

Roundup of Saturday's high school sports action from the Greater Spokane League.

Wrestling

University senior Q'veli Quintanilla beat Jake Hubby of Hanford by major decision 12-4 to take the Tri-State title at 152 pounds in the 59-team tournament at North Idaho College.

Flathead (Montana) took the team title with 248.5 points, topping Post Falls (229.5) and Orting, Washington (218). Mead was fourth with 178 points, U-Hi placed sixth with 161 points and Mt. Spokane was seventh with 160.

In the 113-pound final, ninth-grader Czar Quintanilla of U-Hi defeated Michael Fritz of Orting 4-2. East Valley senior Alonzo Vargas beat Robert Storm of Lewiston 3-1 in the 285-pound final.

U-Hi's Titans had two other wrestlers reach finals: Libby Roberts (106) lost to Isaac Stewart of Frenchtown (Montana) by technical fall at 4:29, and Samuel Thomas (160) lost to Gabe Lake of Flathead (Montana) by fall at 1:23.

Other locals in finals:

98: Preston Neufeld (Reardan) lost to Rider Seguine (Post Falls) by fall at 4:36.

138: Josh Neiwert (Mead) lost to Apollo Cruz of Orting 7-5.

170: Ethan Frank (Deer Park) lost to Anders Thompson of Flathead by major decision 16-6.

195: Jarom Liljenquist (Mt. Spokane) lost to Gentry Smith of Post Falls 8-3.

Boys basketball

Mt. Spokane 72, Central Catholic (Oregon) 62: Maverick Sanders scored 18 points with seven rebounds, Andrew Rayment and Nalu Vargas added 17 apiece and the Wildcats (6-1) beat the Rams (2-2) in the third-place game at the Curtis Winter Classic in University Place, Wash.

Pullman 75, Moscow 44: Champ Powaukee scored 25 points with three 3-pointers, Jaedyn Brown scored 22 points with four 3-pointers and the Greyhounds (5-0) beat the visiting Bears (4-2) in a nonleague game. Ian Hillman led Moscow with 17 points.

Cheney 76, Shadle Park 45: Evan Stinson scored 30 points with three 3-pointers and the visiting Blackhawks (3-2) beat the Highlanders (1-3) in a nonleague game. Jakeb Valance added 21 points for Cheney. Ronan Redd paced Shadle with 17 points.

East Valley 67, Lakeside 57: Luke Holecek scored 19 points, Diezel Wilkinson added 17 and the Knights (3-2) beat the visiting Eagles (1-5) in a nonleague game. Calvin Mikkelsen led the Eagles with 21 points.

Okanogan 64, Colville 46: Carson Boesel scored 18 points, Jaden Radke added 17 and the visiting Bulldogs (3-1) beat the Crimson Hawks (1-4) in a nonleague game. McKavry Maddox led Colville with 11 points.

Davenport 87, Chewelah 61: Tennessee Rainwater scored 31 points and the visiting Gorillas (5-0, 4-0) beat the Cougars (0-7, 0-4) in a Northeast 2B North game. Ryen McMillin led Chewelah with 19 points.

Liberty 70, Asotin 37: Jake Jeske scored 16 points, JJ Hodl added 15 and the Lancers (2-3, 2-2) beat the visiting Panthers (3-4, 1-3) in a Northeast 2B North game. Cooper Biery, Dylan Finney and AJ Olerich scored 10 points each for Asotin.

St. George's 62, Kettle Falls 39: Shawn Jones scored 17 points and the Dragons (3-3, 2-1) beat the visiting Bulldogs (3-4, 1-3) in a Northeast 2B North game. Cam Lebret led KF with 14 points.

Northwest Christian 54, Reardan 53: Avi West scored 23 points and the Crusaders (4-1, 2-1) edged the visiting Screaming Eagles (1-3, 1-2) in a Northeast 2B North game. Bryson Flaa scored 11 points for Reardan.

Colfax 56, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 53: Adrik Jenkin scored 16 points, Seth Lustig had 14 and the Bulldogs (5-1, 4-0) beat the visiting Broncos (4-1, 2-1) in a Northeast 2B North game. Chase Galbreath led LRS with 16 points.

Inchelium 60, Oroville 24: Isaac Hoskie scored 15 points, Amari Pakootas added 13 and the Hornets (3-2) beat Oroville (0-8) in the consolation game at the Curlew Christmas Tournament at Curlew HS.

Almira/Coulee-Hartline 63, Moses Lake Christian 60: Max Grindy scored 26 points with six 3-pointers and the visiting Warriors (4-2) beat the Lions (3-1) in a nonleague game. Carter Pitts added 14 points for ACH.

Cusick 63, Odessa 44: Bode Seymour scored 21 points and the visiting Panthers (3-0) beat the Tigers (3-3) in a nonleague game. Jacob Scrupps led Odessa with 18 points.

Springdale 74, Columbia (Hunters) 48: The Chargers (3-3) beat the visiting Lions (1-3) in a nonleague game.

Oakesdale 66, Liberty Christian 42: Jackson Perry scored 24 points and the visiting Nighthawks (6-0) beat the Patriots (2-2) in a nonleague game on Saturday. Drew Ott scored nine points to lead LC.

St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse 80, Prescott 11: Tanner Fleming scored 14 points, Landen Miller added 12 and the Eagles (2-3) beat the visiting Tigers (0-3) in a nonleague game.

DeSales 71, Tekoa-Rosalia 37: Spencer Green scored 18 points and the Irish (6-1) beat the visiting Timberwolves (5-2) in a nonleague game. Jadin Campbell led T-R with 15 points.

Yakama Nation Tribal 69, Colton 32: The Eagles (1-2) beat the Wildcats (0-4) in a nonleague game.

Girls basketball

Cheney 46, Shadle Park 33: Tatum Sloan scored 11 points, Macey Richards added 10 and the Blackhawks (2-3) beat the Highlanders (1-5) in a nonleague game. Kyleigh Archer and Makenzie Fager scored 10 points apiece for Shadle Park.

Lakeside 62, East Valley 9: Avery Haff scored 14 points, Sophia Stadler added nine and the visiting Eagles (5-2) topped the Knights (0-5) in a nonleague game.

Moscow 78, Pullman 40: The visiting Bears (2-8) beat the Greyhounds (0-5).

Davenport 66, Chewelah 40: Emalie Jacoby scored 21 points, Glenna Soliday added 15 and the visiting Gorillas (3-1, 3-1) beat the Cougars (3-4, 1-4) in a Northeast 2B North game. Brooke Bennett led Chewelah with 14 points.

St. George's 52, Kettle Falls 21: Annika Bergquist scored 14 points, Carsyn Gildehaus added 13 and the Dragons (2-3, 2-0) beat the visiting Bulldogs (2-3, 1-2) in a Northeast 2B North game. LaVay Shurrum led Kettle Falls with seven points.

Liberty 68, Asotin 31: Ellie Denny scored 22 points and the Lancers (4-2, 3-2) beat the visiting Panthers (2-5, 0-3) in a Northeast 2B North game. Sadie Thummel led Asotin with nine points.

Colfax 72, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 45: The Bulldogs (6-0, 3-0) beat the visiting Broncos (1-3, 0-2) in a Northeast 2B North game.

Northwest Christian 32, Reardan 25: The Crusaders (3-2, 2-1) beat the Screaming Eagles (1-3, 1-2) in a Northeast 2B North game.

Inchelium 55, Republic 41: Hailey Peone scored 15 points, Zalissa Finley added 14 and the visiting Hornets (5-1) beat the Tigers (3-3) in the Curlew Holiday Tournament Championship game on Saturday.

Moses Lake Christian 54, Almira/Coulee-Hartline 35: The Lions (4-1) beat the visiting Warriors (2-3) in a nonleague game.

Oakesdale 34, Liberty Christian 26: The visiting Nighthawks (6-1) beat the Patriots (3-1) in a nonleague game.

St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse 52, Prescott 8: Kyra Holt scored 12 points and the Eagles (3-2) beat the visiting Tigers (0-3) in a nonleague game.

DeSales 52, Tekoa-Rosalia 12: The Irish (2-3) beat the visiting Timberwolves (0-5) in a nonleague game.

Colton 62, Yakama Nation Tribal 33: The Wildcats (5-0) beat the Eagles (2-1) in a nonleague game.