25th Annual
North Central District "A"
Boys Basketball Tournament
1982

Champ

ionship

Febru

ary 27

Tona
(21

sket
-2)

Score

: 65-53

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Tonasket 65, Quincy 51
Game 1.
At Tonasket, WA

Tonasket pulled away from Quincy in the fourth quarter to register the win over Quincy here Friday night.
The Tigers, ahead only 42-38 going into the final period, used a nine-point flurry by Todd Holmdahl which sparked a 23-13 scoring advantage by Tonasket down the stretch.
"Quincy came back strong on us," said Tonasket coach Mike Thacker. "We held 'em off when it counted, though. Overall, I thought we played pretty well."
Trae Buchert topped Tonasket with 16, Holmdahl finished with 13 and Jeff Carquist added 12. Holmdahl also had a big game on the boards, collecting 22 rebounds to spark Tonasket to a 55-24 edge in that department.
Neither team shot well, the Tigers hitting 22-of-66 for 33 percent, Quincy 20-of-56 for 38 percent. Free throwing favored Tonasket (21-31), Quincy went 11-for-16 at the line.
For the Jacks, John Dorais netted 12 points and Todd Spence and Mike Hoffman added 10 apiece.

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Leavenworth 88, Okanogan 45
Game 2.
At Leavenworth, WA

It was all Leavenworth here Friday night, the Grizzlies seizing control early and rolling to a triumph over Okanogan.
Leavenworth boomed to a 24-8 first-period lead and went on to shoot a sizzling 37-for-61 from the field and out-rebounded Okanogan, 46-30.
"We played awfully well, said Leavenworth coach Sam Willsey.
He praised the work of Mike Rayfield, who not only scored 12 points but did a marvelous job moving the ball. Rayfield was credited with 15 assists.
David Kimmerly topped Leavenworth's starters with 21 points in less than three quarters of action. Doug Parton added 17 and Mark Kimmerly contributed 10. Reserve Mike Caemmerer also did a fine job for the Grizzlies. The junior from Plain pumped in 14 points.
Brad McGaha, Bret Alumbaugh and Steve Morrissey each netted 10 points for Okanogan, which managed only 17 field goals in 51 attempts and was a cold 11-for-25 at the foul line.
The Grizzlies avenged an earlier regular-season loss to coach Steve Chamberlin's Bulldogs back on January 29 when Okanogan stunned the Grizzlies, 54-52, at Okanogan.

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Ephrata 72, Chelan 54
Game 3.
At Ephrata, WA

In the biggest surprise of the first round, Ephrata bopped Chelan by a much bigger margin than could have possibly been anticipated by either side, here Friday night.
"We played very well tonight," said Ephrata coach Marty O'Brien. "We played some excellent defense in the second half. That was a real key."
O'Brien praised the defensive work of his team, particularly that of Bob Cornwell on Chelan scoring machine Jim Beeson. Ephrata yielded only six second-half field goal. Beeson scored 24 points, but only two in the fourth quarter and eight the second half.
Meanwhile on offense, Ephrata shot a blistering 53 percent from the field (29 of 55) and connected on 14 of 27 free throws.
Greg Anderson led the way with 18 points, sinking eight of 12 attempts, sophomore Mike Whalen drilled in field goals at a 7-for-10 clip in ringing up 16 points. Jeff Plew tallied 15 and Cornwell (5-for-10) scored 11.
Plew pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds and Cornwell gathered 10 to spark Ephrata to a 50-30 advantage on the boards.
Chelan's frustrating night offensively resulted in 32 percent shooting (18-of-57) and 58 percent free throwing (18-of-31).
Jeff Cunningham added 12 points and Wade Miller 11 for the Goats.

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Cashmere 80, Lake Roosevelt 53
Game 4.
At Cashmere, WA

Kelly Goble banged in a dunk shot to start a run of 10 straight Cashmere points at the close of the first half and the Bulldogs went on to score their 10th straight victory over Lake Roosevelt here Friday night.
It was a tight game until, with three minutes to go in the first half, Goble ignited the surge that carried Cashmere from a 34-30 lead to a 44-30 edge at halftime.
Cashmere continued its spectacular play through the third period, pouring in 23 points to Lake Roosevelt's nine, to put the game out of reach.
Goble, one of 10 Cashmere scorers, collected 28 points and controlled 10 rebounds. Other notable contributors offensively were Tim Osborn, with 16 points, and Jeff Martin, also had 15.
With John Pachosa hitting all three of his field goal tries and a free throw and Jim Miner scoring six points. Lake Roosevelt put together a good first quarter and stayed with the Bulldogs until that Goble-led breakaway late in the half.
Cashmere played "a good last three minutes of the second quarter and a great third quarter," said Cashmere coach Bill Kelly. Osborn led the third quarter assault by scoring nine of his 16 points.
Minor finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds and Pachosa added 11 points.
Cashmere pumped in 31 field goals in 66 tries, to Lake Roosevelt's 20-for-45 shooting. The Bulldogs out-rebounded the Raiders, 30-22.

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Quincy 72, Okanogan 63
Game 5. (Loser out)
At Eastmont High School

Jackrabbit guards Mike Hoffman and Loren Lindquist combined for 31 points in leading their team to its victory over the Bulldogs.
Hoffman, a 6-2 junior, pumped in 16 points and Lindquist, a 5-9 senior, added 15 for the winners. Quincy rebounded from a 16-14 first-quarter deficit to go up by seven points at the half. The Jackrabbits then held on the rest of the way, outscoring Okanogan 25-24 in the final period.
Other players hitting double figures for the balanced Quincy attack were John Dorais (12 points) and Doug Larsen (10).
Scott Strom led Okanogan with 21 points and teammate Philip Skirko added 12.

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Chelan 53, Lake Roosevelt 44
Game 6. (Loser out)
At Eastmont High School

Chelan jumped out to an early 19-9 advantage and held it all the way.
"The quick start really helped us," said Chelan coach Robbe Pitts, whose team used a full-court zone press to stun the Raiders. "We had lost three games in a row and needed to do something to get moving."
Jim Beeson and freshman Greg Talley took care of offensive chores in the early going. They accounted for 27 of Chelan's first 29 points.
Beeson finished the game with 26 points on 10-of-23 shooting. Talley had 16 points and was 7-of-11 from the floor.
Lake Roosevelt trailed 31-19 at the intermission, but came back in the second half to get within five points on a number of occasions. But Chelan held off the Raiders charge with a good defensive effort.

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Tonasket 41, Leavenworth 38
Game 7. (Semifinal)
At Eastmont High School

Tonasket's Jeff Carlquist scored a three-point play and connected on four foul shots in the final 1:33 to lift Tonasket to its victory over the Grizzlies.
"We got a couple of good breaks at the end," said Tonasket coach Mike Thacker, "but all good teams get breaks. "We were just playing tough and being aggressive. When that happens you're going to get some breaks."
But things didn't look so hot for the Tigers in the third period as Leavenworth ripped off three straight baskets, all lay-ups, to take a 34-28 lead into the final quarter. After Carlquist tied the game at 28-28, the Grizzlies replied with a rebound lay-up by Dale Haaland and another pair of lay-ups by Mark Kimmerly.
The Grizzlies continued to look tough in the fourth quarter when a Haaland put-back gave Leavenworth its biggest lead of the game at 36-28. Tonasket's John Oakes sank a pair of foul shots to cut the lead to 36-30, but the Tigers had missed their first five shots in the quarter.
"Our players could've given up," said Thacker. "I've seen so many teams in the same situation do exactly that. But they didn't."
His team's "stuff, " a Thackerism for his zone offense, is what kept the Tigers in it all the way, according to the Tonasket coach.
"I knew at the time (in the final four minutes) that our stuff is what brought us far," he said. "That's where a  lot of teams make their mistake when they get behind, they go away from their stuff. But I knew if we just stayed with it we'd do it."
Thacker's stuff went right to work after Leavenworth's Haaland scored his team's final points on another put-back at 3:30. Todd Holmdahl hit a jumper from the side and, following a Leavenworth turnover, Carlquist penetrated the lane and tossed up a five-foot rainbow just as he was fouled by Haaland. The shot swished through the net and the Tonasket crowd came unglued as Carlquist converted the foul shot at 1:33.
Tonasket received its third "break" in just over 30 seconds when Leavenworth's Mark Kimmerly was whistled for an offensive charge. The Tigers came down the court and missed a shot, but Carlquist grabbed the rebound and was fouled.
The Tonasket forward swished both foul shots at :49 to give the Tigers their first lead since early in the third period.
Break No. 4 came next as the Grizzlies' Doug Parton fired a jump shot which was tipped and fell right into the waiting hands of Holmdahl. Tonasket then ran the clock down to :07 before Leavenworth finally fouled Carlquist. His final two foul shots clinched the victory and a state playoff berth for Tonasket.
Neither club shot well for the game. Leavenworth was 16-of-41 for 39 percent. Tonasket hit 16-of-47 shots for 34 percent.

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Cashmere 76, Ephrata 58
Game 8. (Semifinal)
At Eastmont High School

From the opening tip-off to the final buzzer, Ephrata's Tigers were frustrated and harassed by the Bulldogs' relentless man-to-man defense.
"Their defense brought us out of our offense," said Ephrata coach Marty O'Brien. "We're a little disappointed with what happened. We'd really been playing well lately, until tonight. We really got toasted tonight."
If Ephrata was the toastee, Cashmere's Kelly Goble was the toaster.
Goble weaved and bobbed and spun to a game-high 28 points and 14 rebounds. He shot a remarkable 13-of-20 from the field.
"He's a big part of the team," Cashmere coach Bill Kelly said of his standout 6-2 guard-forward. "We look for him to rebound, to move the ball up the floor, to pass and we look for him to score. And tonight, he did one heck of a defensive job on Jeff Plew and Greg Anderson."
"He's the one thing we can really count on. He's just a complete ball player."
Goble scored nine first-quarter points to spark the Bulldogs to a 23-10 lead after eight minutes.
But he was just part of an offensive machine that produced a 9-for-14 shooting effort from the field in the opening period.
Meanwhile, Ephrata was having its problems. The Tigers' Anderson hit a baseline shot at 3:20 of the first quarter to give his team its second field goal of the game. Goble struck back with a baseline shot of his own and came right back with a steal and a breakaway lay-up to make it 15-4 Cashmere.
Ephrata took advantage of Cashmere's only shooting slump of the game early in the second period. While Cashmere went 1-for-8 in the first four minutes, the Tigers picked up a pair of field goals and two foul shots to chop the Cashmere margin to nine.
But the Bulldogs' man-to-man pressure defense held the Tigers to just two field goals in the final 4:17 of the half. Cashmere went into the locker room up by 14.
"I think the kids really came together on defense tonight," said Kelly. "And this is a good time of year to have a good defensive effort. The defense really took charge out there. We thought we could score off 'em."
And score they did. The Bulldogs finished the game 29-of-63 from the floor (46 percent). The out-rebounded the Tigers, 48-17. 
Other high scorers for the Bulldogs were Chuck Lippert (15 points), Jeff Martin (12) and D.J. Woolworth (10).
Plew and Anderson, Ephrata's top guns, scored 24 and 16, respectively.