Regional bids were already clinched and district titles were already out of reach, but the Mossyrock boys basketball team now heads into Selection Sunday with momentum, beating Columbia Adventist 67-48 to take third at the 1B District 4 tournament.
The Vikings had to take an early punch, giving up 20 points in a high-scoring first quarter. After that, the defense started to go to work in the second quarter before clamping down entirely out of halftime, holding the Kodiaks to just 12 second-half points to run away with the win.
Zackary Munoz lit things up from long range to lead Mossyrock on offense, going 5 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to a 27-point night. He also led the Vikings with 10 rebounds for a double-double, dished out four assists, and had three steals.
Easton Kolb added 17 points and came close to a double-double of his own with eight assists. Keegan Kolb put up nine points, and Cooper Young had eight.
Mossyrock — with its third-place district finish and a second-place finish in the 1B Columbia Valley League — will go into Sunday waiting for its State marching orders. The Vikings have an outside shot at a top-eight seed, which would guarantee them a place in Spokane, but if they land between Nos. 9-12, they’d host a loser-out regional matchup.
