Boys basketball: Prairie 82, Mountain View 51

The Falcons got off to a fast start and didn’t let up in their quest to gain a share of the 3A Greater St. Helens League title.

Dante Heitschmidt scored 12 of his 15 points in a 28-point first quarter, and Kam Osborn scored a game-high 24 points, nine coming in a 27-point second quarter for the Falcons. And AJ Dixson came off the bench to score 10 points.

“It was just a combination of guys hitting their shots,” Prairie coach Kyle Brooks said, noting his team made eight of their 10 3-pointers in the first half en route to a 55-25 halftime lead.

For Mountain View, Alex Bailey and scored 13 points and Alex Hegel had 12.

Prairie (14-5, 8-1) finishes the regular season on Friday by hosting league-leader Kelso (16-3, 9-0) with a chance to share the league title with a victory.

Kelso won a share of the league title Tuesday with its 65-38 win over Fort Vancouver.

PRAIRIE 82, MOUNTAIN VIEW 51

MOUNTAIN VIEW — Michael Bolds 1, Philip Earnhardt 0, Jordan Cook 5, Alex Hegel 12, Tyrell Hall 0, Kobe Anderson, Trevor Green 2, Sam Frosch 5, Will Prescott 2, Trevor Binder 6, Alex Bailey 13, Rodolfo Montiel 0, Kaden Horn 5. Totals 18 (7) 8-12 51.

PRAIRIE — Dante Heitschmidt 15, Kam Osborn 24, Braiden Broadbent 8, Zeke Dixson 7, Thomas Hapgood 0, Nate Milspaugh 4, Kaleb Locke 6, AJ Dixson 10, Logan Reed 4, Bronson King 2, Everett Buck 2, Matthew Kogler 0. Totals 31 (10) 10-13 82.

Mtn.View 11 14 15 11–51

Prairie 28 27 12 15–82

JV — Mountain View 64-46; C — Prairie 63-43