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Basketball - Boys
Ryan Moffet (2) scores amid a crowd of defenders in the Oakesdale game on Saturday in Spokane.
Camden Weber (3) flies toward the basket, watched by his teammates in Saturday's game against Oakesdale.
Threading his way between defenders, Marcus King (32) gets two points in Saturday's matchup against Oakesdale.
The Odessa Jr./Sr. High School pep band provides plenty of Tiger spirit at Saturday's game. Since many of the high school band members are either basketball players or cheerleaders, the band consist primarily of junior-high students who give their all in support of the team.
The regional playoff game against Oakesdale took place at West Valley High School in Spokane this past Saturday, Feb. 29. The Tigers had some trepidation about this matchup, said one Odessa fan. Early in the season, the two teams had met for a non-conference game, and although the Tigers won, it was quite a close contest all the way through three quarters. There was concern that the Nighthawks would be even better prepared for their second matchup.
As it turned out, Oakesdale could not get their shots to drop, and Odessa built up a commanding lead in the first quarter and never looked back.
| Odessa | 19 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 65 | |
| Oakesdale | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
The Odessa offense had a more balanced approach in terms of the score. Ryan Moffet was still the point leader with 20, but two other players also hit double figures, Camden Weber with 14 and Marcus King with 12. King led the rebounding with nine, and Moffet upped his defensive play by pulling down seven rebounds. Weber got the nod as the Maxpreps player of the game.
State tournament play now begins on Wednesday at the Spokane Arena, although the Odessa Tigers do not have a game until Thursday. They will face off against the winner of Wednesday's Rainier Christian vs. Almira-Coulee-Hartline game.
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