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Published March 10, 2010
 
Buchert lifts Ephrata

Tigers rally from halftime deficit to top Mt. Baker, 63-50

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Ross Buchert poured in a game-high 28 points as second-ranked Ephrata powered to a 63-50 first-round victory over Mount Baker on Wednesday in the Class 2A boys state tournament.

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The Tigers (21-2) rallied from a 28-23 halftime deficit, using a 22-9 run in the third quarter. Buchert, who scored 23 of his points in the second half, gave the Tigers the lead for good with a trey that made it 35-32 with 2:55 to play in the third.

Patrick Simon, who finished with 20 points, scored 10 in each half.

Ephrata rebounded from shooting just 27 percent (7 of 26) in the first half to sink 65 percent (11 of 17) of its shots in the final two quarters. 

Mount Baker was the opposite, shooting 38 percent (12 of 32) in the first half but just 23 percent (8 of 35) in the second half.

Anderson Bass scored 14 points to lead Mount Baker, Taylor Engels had 12 and Zach Stalin 10.

Simon grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds, but Mount Baker outrebounded Ephrata 43-21.



   Mount Baker -- King 2-7 2-2 8, Strachila 0-0 0-0 0, Backstrom 1-13 0-0 2, C. Buchanan 1-7 0-0 2, Bass 6-12 0-0 14, Jacoby 1-2 0-0 2, J. Buchanan 0-0 0-0 0, Godin 0-0 0-0 0, Kernells 0-1 0-2 0, Stalin 4-9 2-2 10, Engels 5-14 2-3 12, Tanis 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-67 6-9 50.
   Ephrata -- Buchert 7-15 11-15 28, J. Prescod 0-1 0-0 0, T. Prescod 0-0 0-0 0, Todd 0-0 0-0 0, Scheelke 0-0 0-0 0, Novik 2-3 1-4 5, Bracht 0-0 0-2 0, Tupling 3-5 2-3 8, Arvan 0-0 2-2 2, Christensen 0-0 0-0 0, Simon 6-19 5-6 20, Leighter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-43 21-32 63.
Mount Baker 15 13 9 13 -- 50
Ephrata 14 9 22 18 -- 63
   3-point goals--MB 4-22 (King 2-7, Bass 2-8, Engels 0-2, Buchanan 0-2, Backstrom 0-3), E 6-16 (Buchert 3-7, Simon 3-9). Rebounds--MB 43 (Stalin 7, Jacoby 7), E 36 (Simon 16). Assists--MB 7, E 11 (Buchert 5). Steals--MB 5 (Engels 2, Buchanan 2), E 5 (Buchert 3). Blocked shots--MB 4 (Tanis 3), E 4 (Buchert 2). Fouled out--Stalin. Total fouls--MB 21, E 8. Technical fouls--None. Turnovers--MB 8, E 10.

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