48th Annual
North Central District "A"
Boys Basketball Tournament
2005

***************************************************************************

Lake Roosevelt 72, Okanogan 47
Wildcard 1, loser out
At Coulee Dam, WA

Neil Johnson’s stellar play on both ends of the floor led the Raiders to victory. The senior scored 11 of his team high 15 points in Lake Roosevelt’s big 18-point second quarter.
On defense, Johnson limited Okanogan’s season scoring leader, David Brown, to three points. Brown had a string of five consecutive double-figure scoring games, including 23 against Tonasket. Eric Smith led the Bulldogs with 15.

OKANOGAN (1-20) - Justus 1, E. Smith 15, Cardena 9, Brown 3, Yusi, Mills, T. Smith 6, Way 2, Ford 8, Knapp 3.

LAKE ROOSEVELT (15-6) - Barnaby 6, Erickson 6, Smith 8, Tohee, Johnson 15, Jim 2, Fercha 4, Heintz 8, St Pierre 9, Adkins 1, Pleasants 9, Beagle 4.

Okanogan	------------	6	13	31	47
Lake Roosevelt	------------	12	30	47	72

Highlights: Lake Roosevelt— team 14 stls, Barnaby (10 asts, 3 stls), Fercha (3 stls), Pleasants (6 rebs), Erickson (6 rebs), St. Pierre (3-4 3-ptrs).

***************************************************************************

Tonasket 57, Liberty Bell 54
Wildcard 2, loser out
At Tonasket, WA

Tonasket used a 21-point third quarter to take control with Boone Freeman scoring eight of his 16 points.
“We were able to get the ball inside to Boone when they went to a man defense,” Tiger coach Sol Jones said.
Liberty Bell made a late run, pouring in 26 points in the fourth quarter with Brandon Friggione scoring 12 of his 16 points that quarter. Gerad Moser helped Tonasket clinched the win by draining 5 of 6 free throws.

LIBERTY BELL (7-14) - DeKalb 6, Nickell 8, Friggione 16, Scott 8, Perrow, Minjiak 7, Clements 2, Walsh 7, Ward, Nations.

TONASKET (10-10) - Osborne, Leavell, Stoddard 5, Lusk 11, Goodrich 13, Wells, Moser 12, Ward, Br. Freeman, Bo. Freeman 16.

Liberty Bell	------------	8	19	28	54
Tonasket	------------	12	23	44	57

Highlights: Tonasket— Bo. Freeman (13 rebs), Lusk (6 rebs, 4 stls).

***************************************************************************

Oroville 55, Lake Roosevelt 54
Game 1.
At Brewster, WA

It was only fitting Oroville beat Lake Roosevelt 55-54 Saturday in an uneven game on an ugly shot. The Hornets advanced to Wednesday's North Central District "A" championship game against Brewster.
With a high-arcing, 15-foot fade-away shot from the corner that hit the top-front edge of the backboard, bounced around on the rim, and fell into the net at the buzzer, Tyson Oakes, who turned 18 on Saturday, erased the slate for the Hornets, which included 7-for-18 foul shooting and 20 turnovers. Happy Birthday.
"Lake Roosevelt played really well and really hard," Oroville coach Matt Thacker said. "We felt pretty happy to get out of there with a win."
Oakes finished with 10 points. Shane Martin led all scorers with 20, and Jake Rowton chipped in 14. Freshman Matt Pleasants led the Raiders with 16 points. Nick Barnaby added 10.

LAKE ROOSEVELT (15-7) - Pleasants 16, Barnaby 10, Smith 9, Johnson 7, Erickson 7, Fercha 5, Beagle, St. Pierre, Tohee.

OROVILLE (15-6) - Martin 20, Rowton 14, Oakes 10, Davis 9, Clough 2, Darrow, Gutierrez, Kinman.

Lake Roosevelt	------------	13	30	42	54
Oroville	------------	11	27	37	55

***************************************************************************

Brewster 61, Tonasket 46
Game 2.
At Brewster, WA

Hawkins Gebbers led Brewster past Tonasket 61-46 with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Michael Taylor led all scorers with 25 points, adding five assists.

TONASKET (10-11) - Osborn, Stoddard 2, Lusk 11, Goodrich 6, Wells 4, Moser 11, Ward, Br. Freeman 2, Bo. Freeman 10.

BREWSTER (18-3) - A. Benson, Gamble, T. Taylor, Pendergraft 1, H. Gebbers 19, Boesel, D. Benson 3, McCormack 3, C. Gebbers 4, Gibson, LaMoreaux 6, M. Taylor 25.

Tonasket	------------	10	19	29	46
Brewster	------------	17	31	49	61

***************************************************************************

Lake Roosevelt 56, Tonasket 49
Game 3. (Loser out)
At Brewster, WA

Lake Roosevelt ended Tonasket's breakout season, beating the Tigers 56-49 on the strength of 22 points from Nick Barnaby.
Neil Johnson and Omar Fercha chipped in 10 apiece for the Raiders.
Gerad Moser scored 17 points to lead the Tigers, who were 6-54 the previous three seasons before winning 10 games this year. Boone Freeman tallied 11 points and eight rebounds.

TONASKET (10-12) - Osborn, Stoddard 5, Lusk 5, Goodrich 5, Wells 2, Moser 17, Ward 4, Br. Freeman, Bo. Freeman 11.

LAKE ROOSEVELT (16-7) - Barnaby 22, Erickson 3, Smith 2, Tohee, Johnson 10, Fercha 10, Pleasants 9, Heintz, St. Pierre, Beagle.

Tonasket	------------	19	28	39	49
Lake Roosevelt	------------	13	20	37	56

Highlights: Tonasket-- Bo. Freeman (8 rebs), Stoddard (5 rebs), Goodrich (4 asts), Gus Smith (10 rebs).

***************************************************************************

Brewster 74, Oroville 68
Game 4.
At Brewster, WA

Oroville's Davis scores 42! 

After a fireworks-filled fourth quarter, the Brewster boys outlasted Oroville 74-68 Wednesday in North Central District "A" district basketball.
The Bears led by as many as 12 in the third quarter, but Dustin Davis rallied the Hornets, scoring 15 of his 42 points in the final period.
Davis "was hitting from everywhere," as Brewster coach Tim Taylor said. But Brewster's stretch to a double-digit lead early in the second half was the key, thanks partly to bench help from Robert Pendergraft.
"Pendergraft came in off the bench and kept him (Davis) in check for five minutes while we built a lead," Taylor said.
Hawkins Gebbers also saved his best for last, dumping in 14 of 22 points in the fourth. He also finished the game with eight rebounds. Michael Taylor amassed 24 points, nine boards and six assists.

OROVILLE (15-7) - Rowton 2, Davis 42, Kinman, Gutierrez, Martin 6, Oakes 12, Clough 4, Christensen 2.

BREWSTER (19-3) - Pendergraft 8, H. Gebbers 22, D. Benson 4, McCormack 3, C. Gebbers 9, LaMoreaux 4, M. Taylor 24.

Oroville	------------	15	28	47	68
Brewster	------------	16	30	48	74

Highlights: Oroville-- Davis (6-3s, 8-9 FTs). Brewster-- H. Gebbers (8 rebs), Taylor (9 rebs, 6 asts).

***************************************************************************

Oroville 58, Lake Roosevelt 50
Game 5. (Winner to state, loser out)
At Brewster, WA

Oroville turned its defense up a notch late in a 58-50 win over Lake Roosevelt in North Central 1A District play, earning the Hornets a trip to the State 1A tourney.
Oroville will play host Brewster in Saturday's 7:30 p.m. district championship. Both teams start State 1A play Wednesday at the Yakima Sundome.
"I think our defensive intensity picked up quite a bit in that fourth quarter and that made a big difference for us," Oroville coach Matt Thacker said.
The Hornets outscored Lake Roosevelt 19-8 in the final period, hitting 12 of 14 free throws during the stretch run. Dustin Davis scored 10 points in the quarter, including 5-for-6 shooting at the foul line. Tyson Oakes and Jake Rowton finished with 14 points apiece.
No Raider finished with double figures in scoring. Omak Fercha topped the team with nine points. Neil Johnson and Nick Barnaby each added eight.

LAKE ROOSEVELT (16-8) - Fercha 9, Johnson 8, Barnaby 8, Pleasants 7, Beagle 6, Erickson 4, Smith 4, St. Pierre 2, Heintz 2, Tohee.

OROVILLE (16-7) - Davis 18, Oakes 14, Rowton 14, Martin 8, Darrow 4, Christensen, Clough, Gutierrez.

Lake Roosevelt	------------	19	29	42	50
Oroville	------------	14	30	39	58

***************************************************************************

Brewster 61, Oroville 43
Game 6. (Championship, both to state)
At Brewster, WA

Energy, or the lack of it was the key factor in the North Central District 1A championship games Saturday.
The semifinal winners were rested since neither had to play a tough game Friday. All of the district championship teams were going to the State 1A tourney, starting Wednesday in Yakima’s SunDome.
The Brewster boys accomplished a bit of history by winning a fourth straight North Central District "A" boys basketball title. The Bears defeated Oroville 61-43 to gain the district’s No. 1 seed into state. The Hornets were coming off an eight-point victory against Lake Roosevelt the night before.
The first quarter was an emphasis for the defending district champions. In previous games, Oroville had the early lead.
“They’ve jumped on us pretty good before,” Brewster senior Hawkins Gebbers said. “We didn’t want that to happen again.”
It didn’t, as the Bears jumped ahead 18-9 in the first quarter. Gebbers opened the Bears’ scoring with a 3-pointer, part of his nine points in the first quarter.
“It’s tough to play against Brewster with fresh legs,” Oroville coach Matt Thacker said. “Playing them when they have fresh legs and you don’t, that’s really tough.”
It was the Hornet’s fourth game in eight days, one more than Brewster. Oroville senior had the burden of the busy schedule and special attention from the Bear defenders.
Davis scored 42 points in the semifinal, tying the all-time tourney record (by fellow Hornet Chris Hancock in 1983). Brewster opened with junior Robert Pendergraft guarding Davis.
“Robert was the only guy who slowed Davis down the other night,” Brewster coach Tim Taylor said. “He stays on the ground and that’s what we needed against Davis.”
Pendergraft was among several players rotating defensive duties against Davis. The Hornet senior was scoreless until 40 seconds left in the first half.
Davis’ inside shot was part of a 6-0 spurt to close out the first half. A buzzer-beating trey by Zack Kinman moved Oroville within 10.
Brewster put the game away with an 18-12 advantage in the third quarter. Six Bears scored including junior Michael Taylor’s flying baseline lay-up, showing how much he’s healed from a sprained ankle keeping him out of six games in the middle of the season.
“It was tough being out, real tough but other guys were able to play,” Taylor said. “That’s helping us now.”
Eight Bears scored, led by Hawkins Gebbers with 19 to go along with 10 rebounds while Taylor had 11 points and seven assists.
For Oroville, Davis finished with 10 points and Kinman nine.

OROVILLE (16-8) - Rowton 2, Davis 10, Martin 8, Oakes 7, Clough 2, Kinman, Gutierrez 2, David 1, Hicks, Darrow 1, Kristensen 2. Totals 14-47 14-23 43.

BREWSTER (20-3) - Pendergraft 3, H. Gebbers 19, C. Gebbers 9, LaMoreaux 8, M. Taylor 11, D. Benson 1, Gamble, T. Taylor, Boesel, A. Benson, McCormack 6, Gipson 4. Totals 24-46 10-13 61.

Oroville	------------	9	22	34	43
Brewster	------------	18	32	50	61

Stats: 3-point FG— Oroville 2-14 (Kinman, Davis), Brewster 3-12 (H. Gebbers, M. Taylor, McCormack). Rebounds— Oroville 22 (Martin 7), Brewster 32 (H. Gebbers 10, LaMoreaux 9). Turnovers— Oroville 11, Brewster 12.

***************************************************************************