High School Basketball Playoff Recap - 2-23-10

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By Keith Leventhal

Story Published: Feb 23, 2010 at 11:45 PM PST

On Friday, the Richland boys basketball team won their 2nd Big Nine district title in the last 3 years.

That made them the top seed in the regional tournament...but, that doesn't mean things will be easy for the Bombers.

On Tuesday night, they opened up that tournament at home against Eisenhower, one of just 3 teams that's beaten Richland this year.

And Richland rolls in their first round game...the Bombers move into the semifinals as they beat Ike 91-69.

The Kamiakin boys earned the 2nd seed from the Big Nine.

They also opened up the regional tournament on Tuesday night as they hosted University.

And Kamiakin opens the regional tournament with a win...they beat University 60-45.

There were 2 other first round boys games on Tuesday night.

Walla Walla was up by 8 at the half...but, Gonzaga Prep storms back to beat the Blue Devils 70-62.

And Mead uses a big 3rd quarter to beat Davis 60-50.

The tournament continues Friday at the Toyota Center.

Of course, it wasn't just the boys on the court on Tuesday night.

The girls 4A regional tournament also kicked off on Tuesday evening.

Last Tuesday, Chiawana and Southridge played in the district tournament semifinals...and the Riverhawks won that game by 11.

Exactly one week later, those two teams met again...but this time, it was in the first round of the regional tournament.

And the Riverhawks hold on for the win...56-51 is your final.

There were 3 other first round girls games.

The 2nd seed from the Big Nine is Walla Walla.

They opened the tournament at home against Central Valley.

And the Blue Devils move into the semifinals...they pick up the 58-54 win over the Bears.

The other 2 first round games were up in Spokane.

And it was a good night to be a home team.

Mead gets the 55-45 win over Richland.

And Lewis & Clark beats Moses Lake by 8.

This tournament will also continue Friday at the Toyota Center.

Our next basketball stop is with the 1A kids.

They're in the district round of the playoffs...and in the boys bracket, things aren't going so well for the Eastern division teams.

3 of them played in elimination games on Tuesday night...and the 4th team is already done.

One of those elimination games was between Naches Valley and Columbia (Burbank).

And the Coyotes survive to play another day as they win 57-54.

The other elimination game was a big one.

Connell versus River View.

And the Panthers win a thriller 47-44.

So, that means River View and Columbia (Burbank) will play on Friday night...the winner goes to state, the loser is done.

There was also some 2A basketball on Tuesday night.

The CWAC girls district tournament got started with a pair of play-in games.

Othello beat Quincy 61-40...so the Huskies move on to play Ellensburg in the next round.

And Wapato cruises by Grandview 65-34.

The Wolves next game will be against Ephrata.