Medical Lake varsity boys drop two more in league action

The Medical Lake Cardinal varsity boys basketball crew dropped two more before their loss to the Cheney Blackhawks Saturday.

Jan. 8, Newport

The Cardinals were mauled by the third-ranked Newport Grizzlies at home in a 62-44 loss before the home crowd. The Cards were unable to sustain a 17-4 first quarter start. The Grizzlies came back in the second quarter and never looked back.

“Committing 17 fouls and giving up 14 points off free-throws really hurt us as well as seeing the ball go through the net three times in the second quarter,” Hachtel said.

Sam Gollehon came out fighting by scoring 10 p...