Billygoats second in CW1B, Nannies drop to third

PATEROS – The Billygoats varsity basketball team kept its hold on second place in the Central Washington 1B League with a win over league rival Riverside Christian following an earlier loss to non-league Soap Lake last week.
On the road last Friday, Jan. 19, the varsity boys defeated the Crusaders, 48-33, to improve their league record to 4-1, two games behind leader Moses Lake Christian.
“After a brutal first quarter we were only down two points and were able to make some extra passes and knock down some shots,” said coach Marcus Stennes. “We continued forcing turnovers and getting some transition baskets.”
Led by Ethan Freels with 15 points, three Billygoats scored in double figures including Andrew Gonzalez with 14, and Ethan Wall with 10.
“This was a good league win for us,” Stennes said.
The Nannies lost to the Lady Crusaders, 44-31, to drop to third in the CW1B with a 3-2 league record, one game behind second place RC.
Pateros: 4-20-13-17  54
RC: 6-8-6-13  33
Ivan Ceniceros - 1 point, 4 rebounds
Andrew Gonzalez -.14 pts.
Sam Larsen - 7 pts, 4 reb, 5 steals
Jeremy Piechalski - 6 pts, 6 reb
Logan Robinson - 1 pt, 2 reb.
Ethan Wall - 10 pts, 8 reb.
Ethan Freels - 15 pts, 8 assists.
Eagles win
In an earlier home stand Tuesday, Jan. 16, both Pateros teams fell to 2B Soap Lake as the Billygoats lost by seven points, 47-40, and the Nannies by 15, 48-33.
“The game came down to Soap Lake hitting a couple shots in the fourth quarter to beat us,” said Stennes. “We did a good job rebounding but we aren’t going to win games shooting 15-55 and turning the ball over 20 times.”
The Billygoats had single-digit scoring spread among seven players while Logan Robinson led the team in rebounds with 13.
Pateros: 14-7-8-11  40
Soap Lake: 11-10-7-19  47
Tag Easter - 4 pts, 3 reb, 3 st.
Andrew Gonzalez - 9 pts, 2 reb.
Sam Larsen - 5 pts, 5 reb.
Jeremy Piechalski - 3 pts, 2 reb.
Logan Robinson - 8 pts, 13 reb.
Ethan Wall - 6 pts, 7 reb.
Ethan Freels - 5 pts, 5 reb. 3 st.
Pateros was scheduled to host Wilson Creek on Tuesday, Jan. 23, followed by Easton on Thursday, Jan. 25. Then it’s on the road at Wilson Creek, Friday, Jan. 26, and Cascade Christian next Tuesday, Jan. 30.