GRANDVIEW — Ephrata basketball teams dropped both Central Washington Athletic Conference games at Grandview on Tuesday, Dec. 16. The Tiger boys fell 57-34 and the EHS girls lost 67-17 to the Lady Greyhounds.

Boys —

The Tigers couldn't find their rhythm on offense or slow Grandview's second-half surge despite mixing it up defensively, switching between 2-3 and 1-3-1 zones, man-to-man and stretches of full-court pressure.

For the night, Ephrata shot 28.8% from the field, but only trailed by three at halftime. After the intermission, though, the Greyhounds pulled away, outscoring the Tigers 35-15 in the two final quarters.

For Ephrata, junior post Mitchell Morford produced a double-double outing, reeling in 13 rebounds and shooting 46% from the field to finish with 13 points. Freshman Levi Wilson also made an impressive varsity debut after being called up from jayvees, hitting both of his three-point attempts for six first-half points.

Another bright spot: the Tigers cut their turnovers to 20, an improvement from recent outings.

Darius Montelongo led the way for the Greyhounds with a game-hight 23 points.

CWAC Scoreboard | Tuesday, Dec. 16: Selah 90, Quincy 70 | Toppenish 53, East Valley (Yakima) 40 | Grandview 57, Ephrata 34 | Prosser 86, Othello 71

Girls—

The Lady Tigers were overmatched against 10th-ranked Grandview. The Greyhounds dominated on the offensive glass and forced 29 turnovers with their pressure defense. Grandview raced to a 24-3 lead after one quarter and never looked back.

Sophie Molitor, Cassidy Cox and Jill Linehan each scored five points for Ephrata. Maycee Black added six rebounds.

Grandview was led by Leyla Rodriguez with 16 points. Jenna Garza and Miya Lopez each chipped in 13.

CWAC Scoreboard | Tuesday, Dec. 16: Selah 77, Quincy 13 | Toppenish 58, East Valley (Yakima) 27 | Grandview 67, Ephrata 17 | Prosser 86, Othello 24