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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
RITZVILLE — The Broncos boys basketball team split last week with two different Coyote teams
The local boys fell to the Columbia (Burbank) Coyotes, 93-36, on Dec. 10, then edged the Kittitas Coyotes, 74-72, in overtime Dec. 13.
The Columbia Coyotes were unstoppable on their home court, cruising to an easy 93-36 victory.
The Coyotes didn’t report individual statistics.
Senior Brody Boness led the Broncos with 10 points, followed by younger brother Cameron Boness and Beau Fode with 7 each. Zach Klein added 5, Jerod Harder 4 and Cole Rouleau 3.
The Coyotes had 10 founds and the Broncos 9.
Against the Kittitas Coyotes, the Broncos jumped out to a 10-9 first quarter lead, but trailed at halftime 32-28.
Kittitas expanded the margin in the third quarter to 49-39.
A fourth-quarter rally erased the margin and by the end of regulation time, the game was tied at 63.
The Broncos kept the fire alive in OT, outscoring the Coyotes 11-9, to win the game, 74-72.
Brody Boness led all scorers with 26 points in the non-league 2B game; Dallon Walker was the top scorer for Kittitas.
For the Broncos, Klein added 19 points, Rouleau 11 points, Harder 10, Fode and Brix Curtis 3 and Cameron Boness 2.
This week, the Broncos were slated to host Asotin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, in Gilson Gymnasium, then host Connel at 6 p.m. Dec. 21.
Roger Harnack is owner/publisher of Free Press Publishing. An award-winning journalist, photographer, editor and publisher who grew up in Eastern Washington, he's one of only two Washington state journalists ever to receive the international Golden Quill for editorial/commentary writing. Roger is committed to preserving local media, and along with it, a local voice for Eastern Washington.
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