Boys basketball: La Center 92, Columbia-White Salmon 46

Hunter Ecklund scored 29 points and La Center’s offense exploded in the second half to breeze past Columbia-White Salmon.

The Wildcats led by six at halftime. Then they scored 30 points in the third quarter — just five shy of its first-half total — and 27 in the fourth to coast to a win.

“We came out in the third quarter and controlled the boards, and they just couldn’t keep up with our speed,” La Center coach Jeremy Ecklund said.

Avery Seter scored 17 points and Colby Shaw added 13 for the Wildcats, who had five players notch double-figure scoring.

“When you drive up the gorge you never know what’s going to happen,” Ecklund said.

William Gross led White Salmon with 18 points.

LA CENTER 92, WHITE SALMON 46

LA CENTER — Shaydon Amstutz 2, Colby Shaw 13, Saige Keep 4, Colin Obot 11, Evan Norris 3, Avery Seter 17, Matt Bryant 11, Jackson Leslie , Hunter Ecklund 29, Mason Weaver 0, Wyatt Siebert 0, Jack Hiller 0, Evan Honore 2. Totals 35 (13) 9-11 92.

COLUMBIA-WHITE SALMON — Trenton Howard , Kyle Dean 7, William Gross 18, Leonardo Guerrero-Cortez, Jonathan Douthit, Alexis Sanchez, Lewis Rowlen 7, Chandlor Bucklin 2, Reed Davis 8, Tylan Webster 2, Gregory Haner 0, Oscar Kirkwood 2. Totals 17 (7) 5-6 46.

La Center 19 16 30 27–92

Col.-WS 12 17 8 9–46