The Wildcats made 62 percent of their 3-point attempts and had just four turnovers in the 1A Trico League win over visiting Columbia.
Evan Norris led La Center in scoring with 18 points and also had four steals. Hunter Ecklund had 17 points, six assists and four steals. Tobey Deemer got off to a hot start with four 3-pointers in a 23-2 first quarter. He finished with 14 points.
Jacob Lockman and Davis Koester each had eight points for Columbia.
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COLUMBIA-WHITE SALMON — Dylan Connely 3, Jace Greenwood 2, Austin Charters 0, Jacob Lockman 8, Davis Koester 8, Zavier Smith 0, Stanley Hylton 4, Isaac Wang 4, Diego Guzman Garcia 2, Ben Allen 0. Totals 13 (4) 1-4 31.
