LIVE OAK — Sophomore point guard Pete Wotherspoon made his first varsity start and the results were all good as the Kelseyville Knights rolled past Winters 51-24 in a consolation semifinal game at the Live Oak Tournament.
“He did a fantastic job of running the offense,” Kelseyville coach Scott Conrad said of Wotherspoon, who scored four points to go along with a handful of assists.
Kelseyville (2-1) enjoyed a balanced scoring attack led by Isaac McQueen with 13 points, Nick Schaefer with 11 points and Steven Grossner with 10 points. Grossner, added to the varsity roster prior to the Live Oak Tournament, came off the bench to score all of his points.
“He played very well and got some baskets inside for us,” Conrad said.
Also solid off the bench, according to Conrad, was Sal Martinez.
Kelseyville outscored Winters 39-15 over the final three quarters.
“Our defense all three games so far has been outstanding,” Conrad said. “We had a lot of steals that generated baskets.”
Kelseyville”s offense also showed signs of improvement, according to Conrad.
“We got our break going at the end of the second quarter and into the third quarter,” Conrad said.
Kelseyville plays Williams today at 3 p.m. in the consolation championship game.
In other boys” tournament action Friday:
Clear Lake 63, Durham 43
At Potter Valley, four Clear Lake players scored in double figures as the Cardinals, after running up and down the court with Hoopa in an 80-78 overtime loss on Thursday night, came back with another 63 points to overwhelm Durham in a consolation semifinal game.
The Cardinals (4-2) play for the consolation championship today at 2 p.m.
Armando Martinez turned in another solid effort for the Cardinals with 13 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and five steals. Corey Dillon added 12 points, Rawley Butler had 11 points and Jameson Holder had 10, including nine in the first quarter as the Cardinals broke out to a 19-6 lead.
“We”re starting to get some balance inside and out,” Clear Lake coach Ken Hook said of the Cardinals” scoring attack.
Not sure what to expect after his team”s scoring fest against Hoopa a night earlier, Hook said the Cardinals came out playing “aggressively.”
Hook also praised Holder”s handling of the Clear Lake offense.
“He”s getting better each game running the offense,” Hook said.
Upper Lake 64, Anderson Valley 48
At Upper Lake, Dalton Steptoe just missed a triple-double on a night when the Upper Lake Cougars shot better than 50 percent from the field in beating the Anderson Valley Panthers in a second-round game at the Upper Lake Tournament.
The Cougars (3-3) can wrap up no worse than second place if they beat Leggett Valley today at 4:30 p.m.
“We shot lights out ? we couldn”t miss,” Upper Lake coach Forrest Stogner said of a strong outing by the Cougars, who led 39-25 by halftime. “We played good defense, but we still need to work on (cutting down) turnovers. We made too many (26).”
Steptoe, a 6-foot-2 senior forward, led the Cougars with 21 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists. Kyle Coleman added 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Jayce Meri had 14 points, including three of Upper Lake”s five 3-point field goals.
“Coleman did one hell of a job as our floor general, running the defense,” Stogner said.
In other action Friday, College Prep improved to 2-0 in the varsity standings of the round-robin tournament with a win over Leggett Valley (score not reported). In the junior varsity division, College Prep beat Potter Valley and Anderson Valley defeated Upper Lake (scores not reported).
Lower Lake 48, Middletown 43
At Healdsburg, after building a 14-point lead early in the fourth quarter, the Trojans held on to beat Middletown in a consolation semifinal game at the Redwood Empire Invitational.
Lower Lake (3-3) will play Petaluma in the consolation championship game today at noon. Middletown (2-5) meets Ukiah in the seventh-place game at 9 a.m.
After opening up a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter, the Trojans were called for a foul and a technical foul. Middletown”s Tyler Hunt, who led all scorers with 22 points, made all four free throws as the Mustangs began to close the gap.
“We”re showing some improvement even though we lost,” Middletown coach Mike Mullin said. “We handled the pressure better. It”s something to build on.”
“I”m happy to get a win at this point,” Lower Lake coach Marty Udy said. “I”ll take it.”
A.J. Harris scored 21 points to pace the Trojans, who took 38-32 lead into the fourth quarter. Lower Lake didn”t help its cause at the free-throw line, hitting just six of 21 shots.
Cameron Dudding and Kevin Freeman had seven points apiece for the Trojans.
Hunt also had 11 rebounds for Middletown. Johnny Harmyk added six points and eight rebounds and Dylan Galusha had six points and seven rebounds.
