Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-02-26
Moses Lake
Captures Crown

Moses Lake emerged as county
basketball champion, following one
of Grant county's most successful
tournaments. In the final contest on
Saturday night the Lake boys show
ed why they had won the majority
of their seasons games, when they
came from behind to run Hartline's
tall lads almost into the boards.
The Buckaroos led at half-time, but
wilted in the last half before the
race-horse offensive of the lower
county boys.
Quincy 24-Coulee City IS
In their first encounter of the
county tourney, the Coulee City
boys matched Quincy's field goal
total, but lost through their inabil.
ity to convert free throws. Quincy
made 10 free throws good out OF
Is attempts, while. the locals could
convert only four out of 1S tries.
Jack Lewis and Willis Tucker
went out of the game in order on
personal fouls. Scores were made by
Tucker CID. Jack Lewis ca, Rho
DIES ca. Caldwell CD. The final
score-Quincy "a; Coulee City IS.
Coulee City 21--Marlin 80
The Giants won a thrilling game
from Marlin the second afternoon
of the tournament, thereby earning
the right to play in the consolation
finals. Before the contest had end
ed, three local players, Thoren, j.
Lewis and Don Rhodes, had left
the floor via the foul route, and the
Giants saw half-time lead melt
away into tie at the end of the
fourth period. A free throw put
Marlin in the lead in the overtime,
hut Blain tied the game again with
a converted foul shot.
In the second overtime period
Marlin sunk another free throw to
60 ahead, but Tucker looped in q
field goal from nid-floor to make
the final score 81 to 80 in Coulee's
favor. A highlight Of the game was
the outstanding defensive and Of
fensive work of Jack Lewis. who
practically controlled the blackboard
play at both ends Of the floor
Coulee's points were made by
j. Lewis (16), Tucker (5) Blain
(3), Thoren CO. D. Lewis (2), r.
Davis ca, Rhodes (1). Bob Cald-
we'll also saw action in this game.
Grand Coulee 35-Coulee City 25
Grand Coulee won clean, fast
game from the Giants in the conso-
lation finals. The dam site boys had
a safe lead at half-time, which the
locals were never able to overcome.
Tucker fouled out of the contest
shortly after play was resumed af-
ter the rest period. A fine defensive
game was turned in by Don Rho
des, while Jack Lewis bore the
brunt of the offensive for Coulee |
City, registering IL counters.
Other points were counted by
Rhodes o., Tucker (4), Dick Lew
is az, Thoren G). Tommy Davis
and Bob Caldwell were other local
players who saw action.
Select All-County Team
Coaches of the eight teams in
the county chose an all-county team,
basing their selections on the years
performances Selected We're: Bob
Osborn and Bud Swigart, Hartline;
Willis Tucker, Coulee City; Harris
Osborn and Cole, Moses Lake; Don
Greer, Grand Coulee; Bill Gibson,
Quincy. Bob Waltho, Ephrata.
Players Records Good
The Giants showed good often !
sive ability while doing good de-
fensive job in basketball this sea-
son Statistics show that the locals
scored 1872 points for the season,
while the opposition counted AS
points.
High point individual scoring
honors were held by Tucker, who
counted ITS points and Jack Lewis
who totaled 112 markers.
Rhodes registered so, Blain 80, /
Dick Lewis II, and Don Tihoren Is.
Coulee City was well represented