Bears blow by Raiders, tie for first in CW2B

BREWSTER – If payback was what the Bears varsity basketball team had in mind when they hosted Central Washington 2B league leader Lake Roosevelt last Tuesday, Feb. 4, then they got it, and with an interest rate that would make a hard-money lender blush.
Brewster avenged its only league loss of the season to the Raiders with a 23-point, 73-50, the second time around. That more than makes up for the 14-point, 67-53 loss at Lake Roosevelt last Jan. 7. The win raises the Bears to 15-1 in the Central Washington 2B league and a tie for first place with the Raiders.
The double-digit point spread was in doubt through the first and second quarters as both teams traded baskets but gave the Raiders a narrow two-point lead at the end of the first and three by the end of the second. A game that was expected to be an equal battle during the second half turned into more of a rout as Cade Gebbers and Corey Jarrell found their range to help blow by the Raiders by 10 points in the third quarter and another 13 in the fourth.
Brewster swept aside Manson, 76-37, on Thursday, Feb. 7, and beat Bridgeport by 40, 98-78, last Sat. Feb. 8.
Brewster: 10-15-23-25  73
LRHS: 12-16-10-12  50
Bears scoring
Cade Gebbers: 27
Corey Jarrell: 20
Kelson Gebbers: 11
Adaih Najera: 6
Connor Asbworth: 4
Kade Kelpman: 3
Ubaldo Arellano: 2
The Lady Bears lost a heartbreaker, 47-45 to the Lady Raiders in a game that went down to the final seconds before Lake Roosevelt pulled out the win. The 12-4 Brewster girls are third in the CW2B while the Lady Raider are fourth at 11-5.
The Lady Bears defeated Manson, 65-38, on the road Feb. 7, and topped Bridgeport by 30, 67-37, last Saturday, Feb. 8.  
CW2B tournament play is ahead for the Brewster teams. The Bears will host the winner of the third and sixth place teams at home on Friday, Feb. 14, time TBD.
The Lady Bears will host the sixth-place team on Thursday, Feb. 13, time TBD.