SPOKANE VALLEY, WASH – East Valley and West Valley split on a night that settled which school would earn the ‘Golden Thrown'. The girls' team for West Valley beat the Knights 52-46, while East Valley bounced back on the boys' side topping the Eagles 51-44.
For the girls, this game was a battle between undefeated teams in the GNL. West Valley came in at 3-0 in league play, while East Valley was at 4-0.
West Valley took a four-point lead at the half, and added to it in the third. The Eagles led by as much as ten and looked to be in control. Foul trouble hurt West Valley, as they reached the double-bonus early in the fourth quarter, and that allowed the Knights to go on a 19-8 run to retake the lead late in the fourth.
Once East Valley took the lead though, West Valley bounced back with a big three from Jenae Martin to retake the lead. From there, the Eagles won it on the free throw line, with big makes from Halie Gronenthal.
On the boys' side, it was a slow start for both teams, as it took nearly five minutes before one side finally made a field goal. Devante Dickerson scored the first basket of the game, giving West Valley the early lead, but from there the Knights caught fire. East Valley went on an 11-2 run with James Brown scoring seven in that stretch.
Brown finished with a game-high 33 points in the win, scoring more than half the points for East Valley.
Here are more scores from across the Inland Northwest thanks to the Spokesman-Review:
Boys basketball
Glacier 70, Lake City 57
Ferris 59, University 54
Gonzaga Prep 47, Shadle Park 39
Mt. Spokane 71, Rogers 68
Cheney 56, Colville 47
Lewis and Clark 42, North Central 39
Central Valley 69, Mead 38
Pullman 49, Clarkston 44
Wellpinit 77, St. Michael's 37
East Valley 51, West Valley 44
Selkirk 55, Northport 39
Colfax 57, Davenport 49
Moscow 73, Sandpoint 33
Curlew 55, Columbia 35
Cusick 85, Inchelium 41
Kettle Falls 60, Republic 41
LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus 58, Tekoa-Oakesdale 24
Rosalia 45, Touchet 30
Pomeroy 51, St. John-Endicott 50
Kellogg 55, Priest River 43
St. George's 63, Liberty 46
Girls basketball
University 55, Ferris 51
Mead 63, Central Valley 38
Gonzaga Prep 65, Shadle Park 63
Mt. Spokane 71, Rogers 33
Lewis and Clark 63, North Central 35
Coeur d'Alene Charter 49, Bonners Ferry 32
Wellpinit 64, St. Michael's 48
West Valley 52, East Valley 46
Columbia 55, Curlew 20
Republic 66, Kettle Falls 33
Selkirk 48, Northport 29
Garfield-Palouse 38, Liberty Christian 24
Tekoa-Oakesdale 56, LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus 18
Moscow 55, Sandpoint 45
Reardan 57, Springdale 37
Colville 53, Cheney 35
