Finn LaPointe helps Freeman boys reach district quarters; Brystal Neilsen's 33 points paces St. George's girls | Prep roundup

Roundup of Saturday’s District 6 boys and girls basketball tournaments.

2B Boys

At West Valley HS.

Freeman 72, Chewelah 56: Finn LaPointe scored 23 points, Micah Hodges had 18 and the Scotties (12-7) downed the Cougars (11-10) in a district first-round game.

John Mendenhall added 12 points for Freeman, which advanced to a quarterfinal against North Division second seeded Reardan on Tuesday. Three players scored 12 points apiece for Chewelah, which drops into a loser-out on Saturday.

Kettle Falls 59, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 46: Cody Adams scored 22 points, and the Bulldogs (9-11) topped the Broncos (4-17) in a district first-round game.

Kettle Falls faces South Division top-seed Colfax on Tuesday. Cole Rouleau and Damon Schilling scored 10 points apiece for LRS, which drops into a loser-out on Saturday.

Asotin 61, St. George’s 56 (OT): Spencer Conklin scored 22 points, and the Panthers (7-12) needed overtime to edge the Dragons (6-16) in a district first-round game. The teams were tied at 51 after regulation.

Asotin takes on North Division top-seed Northwest Christian in a quarterfinal on Tuesday. Liam Darcy had 20 points for St. George’s, which drops into a loser-out on Saturday.

Davenport XX, Upper Columbia XX: here

WINNER faces South Division second-seeded Liberty in a quarterfinal on Tuesday. LOSER falls to a loser-out on Feb. 14.

NE1B Boys

At Deer Park HS

Wellpinit 70, Northport 59: Barry Abrahamson scored 19 points, Dakota Thomas had 13 and Dane Lonebear added 12 and Wellpinit (14-7) defeated the Mustangs (17-5) in a semifinal. Pete Beardlee led Northport with 23 points and Trae Smith added 20.

Wellpinit advanced to the league championship against Almira/Coulee-Hartline on Feb. 14. Northport faces Chesterton Academy in a loser-out on Wednesday.

Almira/Coulee-Hartline 76, Inchelium 41: Nolan Grindy and Josh Booker scored 18 points apiece and the Warriors (20-1) defeated the Hornets (17-5) in a semifinal. Derek Perez scored 19 points for Inchelium, which faces Selkirk in a loser-out on Wednesday.

Selkirk 48, Republic 41: The Rangers (9-11) eliminated the Tigers (14-9) in a Northeast 1B loser-out. Details were unavailable.

Chesterton Academy 58, Valley Christian 47: The Knights (10-9) eliminated the Panthers (14-9) in a loser-out game. Details were unavailable.

SE1B Boys

DeSales 72, Garfield-Palouse 42: The visiting Irish (19-3) defeated the Vikings (16-6) in a Southeast 1B semifinal. Garfield-Palouse faces Dayton in a loser-out on Wednesday.

Dayton 50, Oakesdale 33: The Bulldogs (11-9) eliminated the visiting Nighthawks (13-9) in a loser-out game. Details were unavailable.

Touchet 49, Pomeroy 42: The Redhawks (12-8) eliminated the visiting Pirates (11-10) in a loser-out game. Touchet faces Sunnyside Christian in a third-place bracket game on Wednesday at Dayton HS. The winner will play for third place and loser for fifth place. Details were unavailable.

2B Girls

At West Valley HS.

Liberty 57, Kettle Falls 45: Alyssa Babb scored 13 points, and the Lancers (11-9) defeated the Bulldogs (7-14) in a district first-round game. Wyn Edwards led Kettle Falls with 22 points.

Liberty faces North Division top-seed Northwest Christian on Tuesday in a quarterfinal while Kettle Falls plays in a loser-out game on Saturday.

Davenport 65, Chewelah 9: Glenna Soliday scored 26 points, and the Gorillas (17-4) defeated the Cougars (2-21) in a first-round game.

Addie Schneider scored 13 points and Clare Lathrop added 12 for Davenport, which faces South Division second-seeded Colfax on Tuesday in a quarterfinal. Chewelah plays in a loser-out game on Saturday.

St. George’s 57, Upper Columbia 26: Brystal Neilsen scored 33 points, and the Dragons (10-12) tamed the Lions (7-12) in a district first-round game.

St. George’s advanced to a quarterfinal against South Division top-seed Freeman on Tuesday. Taylinn Craik had 15 points for UCA, which drops into a loser-out on Saturday.

Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 69, Newport 16: Zoe Galbreath poured in 32 points with five 3-pointers, and the Broncos (16-5) defeated the Grizzlies (5-15) in a district first-round game.

LRS faces North Division second-seeded Reardan on Tuesday in a quarterfinal and Newport plays in a loser-out game Saturday.

1B Girls

Valley Christian 46, Republic 42: The Panthers (18-4) defeated the Tigers (19-3) in a semifinal. Valley Christian advances to the league championship against Almira/Coulee-Hartline on Feb. 14 and Republic faces Inchelium in a loser-out.

Inchelium 48, Curlew 44: Marianna Agapith scored 25 points, Ronni Seymour added 16 and the Hornets (12-7) eliminated the Cougars (14-8). Sarah Strandberg and Annika Baker led Curlew with 16 points apiece.

Selkirk 46, Chesterton Academy 36: The Rangers (14-8) eliminated the Knights (4-15) in a loser-out. Selkirk faces Wellpinit in a loser-out on Wednesday.

Almira/Coulee-Hartline 48, Wellpinit 29: The Warriors (17-4) defeated Wellpinit (9-11) in a semifinal. Details were unavailable.