Anderson powers Cardinal men at Wenatchee Valley
- MEN’S
WENATCHEE, Wash. — As the game wore on, North Idaho College just got a little more aggressive than host Wenatchee Valley in Wednesday’s Northwest Athletic Conference matchup.
As for sophomore Alphonso Anderson, well, he was just on all night.
Anderson had 33 points and 24 rebounds — 20 points and 14 rebounds coming in the first half — for the Cardinals in a 110-85 win over the Knights.
“He played great,” NIC coach Corey Symons said of Anderson, a Utah State signee. “He had a huge game for us.”
NIC (15-2, 4-0 NWAC) outscored Wenatchee Valley 66-50 in the second half to pull away. NIC is the lone unbeaten team in the East Region through four games.
“We didn’t shoot the ball really well, but got a little more aggressive going to the basket in the second half,” Symons said. “It was a big win, and a tough trip. It’s a tough place to play.”
Malik Parson scored 28 points for Wenatchee Valley (8-7, 0-4).
NIC returns to action on Saturday at Blue Mountain of Pendleton, Ore., starting at 4 p.m.
NORTH IDAHO
RayQuan Evans 8-13 2-2 18, Nate Pryor 10-19 2-4 22, Phillip Malatare 3-9 2-4 9, Alphonso Anderson 12-22 9-11 33, Jarod Greene 0-0 1-2 1, Emmitt Taylor III 3-8 0-0 8, Iaian McLaughlin 1-5 0-0 2, Yusuf Mohammed 0-1 1-2 1, James Carlson 4-6 1-1 9, Jaden Dewar 0-0 0-0 0, Drew Sheridan 1-2 4-6 7. Totals 42-85 22-32 110.
WENATCHEE VALLEY
Steele Hadlock 3-8 0-0 8, Reece Wallace 3-7 4-5 13, Malik Parsons 9-21 7-11 28, Jeromy Hughes 5-8 4-5 14, Leon Mugo 2-6 1-2 7, Amari McLemore 3-9 1-2 7, Donny Watson 0-0 0-0 0, Johnny Mullen 0-0 0-0 0, Nick Hopkins 2-3 1-2 5, Jeremiah Wiley 1-2 0-1 2, Colin Goff 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 28-64 19-29 85.
Halftime — NIC 44-35. 3-point goals — NIC 4-20 (Evans 0-2, Pryor 0-2, Malatare 1-2, Anderson 0-1, Taylor III 2-7, McLaughlin 0-3, Mohammed 0-1, Carlson 0-1, Sheridan 1-1), WVCC 10-30 (Hadlock 2-6, Wallace 3-7, Parsons 3-6, Hughes 0-1, Mugo 2-6, McLemore 0-3, Wiley 0-1). Rebounds — NIC 49 (Anderson 24), WVCC 22 (Hughes 6). Assists — NIC 22 (Pryor 9), WVCC 13 (Parsons, Hughes, McLemore 3). Team fouls — NIC 23, WVCC 25. Fouled out — Malatare, McLemore. Technical fouls — Greene.
- WOMEN’S
Wenatchee Valley 78
North Idaho 69
WENATCHEE, Wash. — The host Knights shot 7-for-8 from beyond the 3-point line to hold off the Cardinals in a Northwest Athletic Conference game.
NIC, which trailed 43-31 at halftime, outscored Wenatchee Valley 25-19 in the fourth quarter. Wenatchee Valley has won 11-straight games.
Heidi Sellman had 19 points and 10 rebounds for NIC (12-4, 2-2 NWAC), which travels to Blue Mountain of Pendleton, Ore., on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Kiara Steen scored 20 points for Wenatchee Valley (15-2, 4-0), which is tied with Big Bend (15-2, 4-0) for the East Region lead.
NORTH IDAHO
Alivia Williams 5-11 2-5 12, Halle Eborall 2-8 1-1 5, Alex Carlton 4-7 0-0 9, Keara Simpson 3-9 1-2 7, Heidi Sellman 7-9 4-5 19, Sydnie Peterson 3-9 2-3 9, Zosha Krupa 1-2 0-0 3, Anna Schrade 2-4 0-0 5, Madison Lommen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-59 10-16 69.
WENATCHEE VALLEY
Kiara Steen 7-12 5-6 20, Riley Denton 4-6 1-2 11, Cariann Kunkel 5-7 2-4 13, Ashley Peralta 3-7 0-0 7, Ashlynn Burgess 4-9 5-6 14, Chasity Spady 2-6 0-2 4, Ashlie Watts 2-2 0-0 5, Rachel Odima 0-2 1-2 1, Kalea Bokma 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 28-52 15-24 78.
North Idaho 23 8 13 25 — 69
Wenatchee Valley 21 22 16 19 — 78
3-point goals — NIC 5-16 (Williams 0-2, Eborall 0-1, Carlton 1-3, Simpson 0-1, Sellman 1-1, Peterson 1-4, Krupa 1-2, Schrade 1-2), WVCC 7-8 (Steen 1-2, Denton 2-2, Kunkel 1-1, Peralta 1-1, Burgess 1-1, Watts 1-1). Rebounds — NIC 32 (Sellman 10), WVCC 17 (Burgess 5). Assists — NIC 9 (Carlton 3), WVCC 19 (Peralta 7). Team fouls — NIC 23, WVCC 20. Fouled out — Carlton.