Quad Cities teams remain in state basketball quest

BREWSTER – As the process of elimination progresses toward the inevitable 1B-2B state championships in Spokane on March 1-4, a pair of Quad Cities teams – Brewster boys and Waterville/Mansfield girls - remain in the fight for the title following last weekend’s district crossover games. They join the Lake Roosevelt boys and Okanogan girls as the four teams from the District 6/7 crossover games to advance.

• Lake Roosevelt defeated Reardan, 57-41.

• Brewster beat St. Georges, 53-48.

• Waterville/Mansfield downed Moses Lake Christian, 51-38.

• Okanogan stopped St. Georges.

All four teams advance to the next round. The state run ended for the following teams:

• Pateros girls lost to Moses Lake Christian, 56-37 at Wenatchee Feb. 18

• Lake Roosevelt girls fell to Davenport.

• Bridgeport’s Fillies lost to Liberty Spangle.

• Brewster girls lost to Upper Columbia.

• Okanogan boys lost to Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Wastucna, 50-48.

• Both Liberty Bell teams were eliminated.

Matchups for next weekend’s round are still being determined at this writing but will be posted on the Quad’s online site as they become available. Potential matchups could be:

• Bears facing Columbia Burbank.

• Lake Roosevelt against Napavine.

• Lady Shockers taking on Neah Bay.

• Okanogan vs. Mabton.