Lyle holds a full game lead over Trout Lake in the Greater Columbia B League's Klickitat County Division standings following last weekend's games.
The Cougars are 4-2 in the GCB while the Mustangs stand at 3-3. Trout Lake leads the season series, 1-0. The second meeting was scheduled to take place Tuesday in Trout Lake, after this week's press deadline.
Lyle 52, at Klickitat 30 --
The Cougars hit four 3-pointers in the third quarter to break open a close game Jan. 22.
Reggie Grace canned two treys and Martin Grace and Dusty Vorce each connected for one during a 16-9 third-quarter run by Lyle.
The Cougars' Kalvin Kernan scored 13 points to lead all scorers and also grabbed 13 rebounds. Reggie Grace added nine points to go with four rebounds, three steals and five assists.
Richard McConville paced the Vandals--who were outscored 32-14 in the second half--with 10 points.
LYLE 52 (9-11-16-16) --
Kalvin Kernan 13, Martin Grace 9, Reggie Grace 9, Joey Nelson 7, Devan Essex 7, Dusty Vorce 5, Sean Stanovich 2, Callan Johnson 0. Rebounds: 39 (Kernan 13, Johnson 5). Steals: 9 (R. Grace 3). Assists: 14 (Johnson 6, R. Grace 5).
KLICKITAT 30 (5-11-9-5) --
Richard McConville 10, Jonas Keys 7, James Brewer 6, Cory Fakesch 6, Michael McConville 1. FGs: (2) 10-22, 45.5% (M.McConville 4-7); (3) 0-11, 0.0%. FTs: 10-17, 58.8% (Keys 3-4, R. McConville 2-2). Rebounds: 22 (Fakesch 7, Keys 4). Steals: 6 (Keys 3). Assists: 7 (Brewer, Keys, Jeromie Mason 2). Blocks: 2 (Keys 2). Turnovers: 17.
At Trout Lake 63, Bickleton 20 --
The Mustangs outscored the Pirates, 35-6, in the first half of the Jan. 22 GCB game.
Kris Huffsmith scored a game-high 17 points for Trout Lake, which also got 13 each from Ben Steward and Matt Dearden. Steward also collected seven rebounds and seven assists.
BICKLETON 20 (2-4-5-9) --
Bryan Whitmore 5, Ryan Bravo 4, Tyler Collins 4, Kris McBride 3, Tyler Jensen 2, Eric Hess 2.
TROUT LAKE 63 (13-22-14-14) --
Kris Huffsmith 17, Ben Steward 13, Matt Dearden 13, Aaron Schmid 6, Shay Smith 4, Mark Poland 3, Tim Dearden 2, Khris Gonzales 2, Tony Leslie 2, Bradley Woodruff 1.
At Yakama Tribal 82, Glenwood 75 --
Tribal outscored Glenwood by 14 points in the third quarter Jan. 21 to erase a five-point halftime deficit and take control of the game played in Toppenish.
David Hoodenpyl and Tony Leiter combined for 49 points for Glenwood and Tanner Beeks added 17. Tribal had four players score in double figures.
GLENWOOD 75 (17-17-12-29) --
David Hoodenpyl 26, Tony Leiter 23, Tanner Beeks 17, Trent Steinbach 7, Mitch Wheelhouse 6, Devin Dean 0, Tim Kuhnhausen 0.
YAKAMA TRIBAL 82 (18-11-26-27) --
Derek Payer 21, Drew Payer 21, Josh Sampson 19, Lyle Wapsheli 10, T. John 8, D. Miller 5.
At Mabton 66, Lyle 34 --
The Vikings scored 35 points and held the Cougars to seven points in the middle quarters of the Jan. 21 GCB encounter.
Lyle kept the game close for the first six minutes and trailed 20-15 after one quarter. "We controlled the tempo and took good shots," Cougars Coach Joe Bales said.
But momentum swung to Mabton in the closing minutes of the first quarter and the Vikings never relinquished it.
"They beat us every way a team can be beaten," Bales said.
Kalvin Kernan led Lyle with 19 points while Mabton's Alex Zavala netted 28 to take game scoring honors.
LYLE 34 (15-3-4-12) --
Kernan 19, Martin Grace 6, Joey Nelson 4, Callan Johnson 2, Devan Essex 2, Reggie Grace 1. Rebounds: 19 (Kernan 5, Johnson 4). Steals: 10 (Essex 3, Dusty Vorce 2). Assists: 9 (Johnson 2, Essex 2).
MABTON 66 (20-21-14-5) --
Alex Zavala 28, A.J. Valencia 15, Rodriguez 8, Harris 7, B. Mejia 3, R. Mejia 3, Calzada 2. Rebounds: 32. Steals: 9. Assists: 9.
Sunnyside Christian 77, at Klickitat 29 --
The Knights had too much offensive balance and the Vandals couldn't handle the visitors' defensive pressure Jan. 21.
Chad Den Boer scored 21 points to lead four Knights in double figures and Sunnyside held Klickitat to two points in the first quarter and led 46-10 at halftime.
Cory Fakesch scored 11 points and Jonas Keys had 10 for the Vandals, who reached double digits in one of four quarters.
SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN 77 (25-21-23-8) --
Chad Den Boer 21, Aarn Van de Graaf 10, Derek Van de Graaf 10, Andrew Schutt 10, J. Haak 9, M. Haak 7, Burgers 4, Bosma 2, Buescher 2.
KLICKITAT 29 (2-8-13-6) --
Cory Fakesch 11, Jonas Keys 10, Michael McConville 7, Richard McConville 1. FGs: (2) 8-22, 36.4% (Fakesch 4-8); (3) 3-7, 42.9% (Keys 2-4). FTs: 4-8. Rebounds: 19 (Fakesch 9). Steals: 4 (Keys 2). Assists: 4 (Jeromie Mason 2). Blocks: 3 (Fakesch 2). Turnovers: 20.
At Riverside Christian 68, Trout Lake 39 --
The Mustangs trailed 16-8 after one quarter Jan. 21 and played catch up the rest of the night.
Ben Steward's 13 points led Trout Lake, which scored no more than 11 points in any quarter.
TROUT LAKE 39 (8-11-11-9) --
Ben Steward 13, Shay Smith 8, Matt Dearden 7, Kris Huffsmith 7, Tim Dearden 2, Khris Gonzales 2.
RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN 68 (16-15-14-23) --
Garrett Neiffer 20, Joseph Hampton 12, Chris Pynch 12, Trevor Pynch 12, Allen 4, Boosman 3, Thornton 3, Van Beek 2.
Easton-Thorp 71, Klickitat 44 --
A one-point game at halftime turned into an Easton-Thorp romp as the Jaguars outscored the Vandals, 44-18, in the second half of the Jan. 19 non-league encounter.
Four Easton-Thorp players scored in double figures (17, 17, 16 and 10) while only James Brewer hit double digits for Klickitat. He finished with 10 points.
The Vandals' leading scorer, Jonas Keys, was held 15 points below his season average. The Jaguars limited Keys to nine points.
KLICKITAT 44 (17-9-6-12) --
James Brewer 10, Jonas Keys 9, Cory Fakesch 8, Michael McConville 7, Richard McConville 4, Hershel Sanchey 4, Jeromie Mason 2. FGs: (2) 17-44, 38.6% (Brewer 5-10); (3) 3-11, 27.3% (M. McConville 2-5). FTs: 2-11, 18.2%. Rebounds: 27 (Fakesch 11, Brewer 8). Steals: 7. Assists: 6. Turnovers: 15.
EASTON-THORP 71 (17-10-18-26) --
Andy Griffin 17, John Janzter 17, Eric Allen 16, Ryan Cruth 10, Farrell 6, Whelpley 3, Daniels 2. Other highlights: Griffin, 18 rebounds; Janzter, 9 rebounds, 5 assists.
Lyle 59, at Glenwood 52 --
The Cougars rallied from a 16-10 first quarter deficit and the Eagles committed 22 turnovers in the Jan. 18 GCB contest.
Kalvin Kernan scored nine of his team-high 20 points and Martin Grace had 11 of his 13 in the second half to help Lyle hold off Glenwood.
The Eagles' Tony Leiter led all scorers with 24 points (14 in the second half), and Mitch Wheelhouse chipped in 10.
Lyle took control of the game in the second quarter, outscoring Glenwood, 15-7, for a 25-23 edge at the half.
They doubled their lead to four points after three quarters as Devan Essex, Sean Stanovich and Dusty Vorce each hit a 3-point basket to complement Kernan's seven-point effort.
LYLE 59 (10-15-16-18) --
Kalvin Kernan 20, Martin Grace 13, Callan Johnson 6, Reggie Grace 6, Dusty Vorce 6, Devan Essex 3, Sean Stanovich 3, Chris Cochenour 2. FGs: (2) 16 (Kernan 7); (3) 6 (Vorce 2). FTs: 9-17, 52.9% (M. Grace 3-3). Fouls: 11.
GLENWOOD 52 (16-7-13-16) --
Tony Leiter 24, Mitch Wheelhouse 10, Tanner Beeks 9, David Hoodenpyl 4, Trent Steinbach 3, Devin Dean 2. FGs: (2) 24; (3) 0. FTs: 4-7, 57.1% (Leiter 2-3). Fouls: 18.
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