The No. 10-ranked The Dalles High Riverhawks boys basketball team extended its win streak to three straight following two Class 4A Tri-Valley Conference road victories last week.
The Riverhawks (3-1 TVC, 7-8 overall) recorded a season-high point total in a 71-56 win Jan. 24 over the Madras High White Buffaloes (2-2 league, 9-8 overall) and Madras High School.
Junior forward Andre Niko scored a career-high 31 points to help lead the Riverhawks to the double-digit win, which marked their largest margin of victory this season. The Dalles had eight players who scored in the contest, including Henry Begay who had 10, and Kenny Martinez and William Lee with nine apiece.
The Dalles then notched its third win in a row with a 69-66 overtime win Jan. 26 over the defending TVC Champion Gladstone High Gladiators (1-3 league, 8-9 overall) at Gladstone High School.
The Riverhawks’ win streak has propelled them toward the top of the TVC standings in second place behind the No. 9-ranked Crook County High Cowboys (4-0 league, 10-7 overall). The Dalles was seeking to extend its streak to four in Tuesday’s home match versus the Molalla High Indians (result was after the printed edition deadline).
The Riverhawks play a key game Friday at 6:30 p.m. at home against Crook County. A Riverhawk win would tie them for first place with the Cowboys in the TVC. The Cowboys won, 61-54, at home Jan. 17 in the first match-up between the two teams. The Dalles follows with a Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m. non-league home game against the La Grande High Tigers (7-9).
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