Billygoats tie for third place with OT win over Entiat

PATEROS –The Billygoats varsity basketball team notched a much-needed overtime win over Entiat, 54-52, last Tuesday, Jan. 29, to tie for third place with the Tigers in the Central Washington 1B league with just one game remaining in the regular season.

Pateros took a seven-point lead in the first quarter but let the Tigers creep back to within three points, 23-20 at halftime.

“We didn’t come out ready to go the second half,” said head coach Marcus Stennes, “and let them take the lead on us in the third quarter.”

Entiat outscored the Billygoats 18-11 in the third to take a four-point lead into the final quarter.

“We were able to battle back and force overtime,” said Stennes as Pateros knotted the game 47-all at the buzzer.

 “We were able to limit them to five points in overtime and come out on top,” Stennes said.

Ethan Freels with 20 points, and Ethan Wall with 13, let the Pateros scoring.

The win gives both teams an equal 5-4 record as the Billygoats look ahead to the 1B District playoffs at Ephrata High School starting on Feb. 13.

Pateros was on the road last Tuesday, Feb. 5, for its final regular season game at winless Wilson Creek that is 0-9 on the season.

Pateros: 14-9-11-10  47 OT 54
Entiat: 7-13-18-11  47 OT 52
Pateros stats
Ethan Freels: 20 points, 5 rebounds.
Ethan Wall: 13 pts, 10 reb.
Andrew Gonzalez: 8 pts.
Sam Larsen: 7 pts, 5 assists.
Ivan Ceniceros: 2 pts, 8 reb, 5 steals.
Jeremy Piechalski: 2 pts, 3 reb.
Tag Easter: 2 pts.