Re: Grandview vs Nooksack in championship
In a preview of Martin Luther King day at the Sundome, Grandview will play Nooksack in the championship game of Grandview's Late Summer Classic Tournament later today. Nooksack avenged it's early loss to Prosser by nine points. Grandview defeated Cashmere 50-48 in a district championship atmosphere. Grandview was down by as many as 10 in the fourth quarter and using tenacious defense put Cashmere in panic mode coming down the court. A.J. Valencia drove baseline with 2 seconds left and laid in the game winner. Valencia once again hit some key threes and layins to lead the Hounds. Sophmore C.J. Lopez hit a big three in the forth and also contributed big time on defense. James Vela fell hard to the ground on a driving lay-in to put the Hounds within 6 with about four minutes to go and did not return to the game, but should be okay for the championship game. Anthony Andrews also fouled out, so the Hounds made their stretch run at the end without two of their best players, showing once again how tough the depth is. Valencia, Zavala, Artz, Medina, Sears, and Lopez all keyed the run down the stretch that led to Valencia's lay-in. Cashmere is tough, no doubt with Caples, Miller, Frost, Clokely, and Theiss all being very athletic.