Boys basketball: La Center 70, Morton-White Pass 48

Hunter Ecklund scored 20 points, Parker Ball added 16 and the Wildcats cruised to a win at home.

Ecklund scored 10 points in the third quarter. Ball had eight assists and hit five 3-pointers in the first half, which ended with La Center ahead 40-25.

Next weekend, La Center (6-0) heads to the SunDome Shootout in Yakima for a showdown against defending 1A state champion Zillah, which beat the Wildcats in last season’s semifinals.

LA CENTER 70, MORTON-WHITE PASS 48

MORTON-WHITE PASS (3-4) — Jayce Dean 0, Keegan Kelly 6, Manuel Martinez 0, Layten Coullette 2, Tyler Blake 6, Hayden Young 4, Hunter Holmes 0, Kysen Collette 7, Gary Dotson 4, Elliott Smith 10, Josh Salguero 9. Totals 22 (0) 4-11 48.

LA CENTER (6-0) — Hunter Ball 8, Tobey Deemer 0, Parker Ball 16, Micah Adams 0, Shawn Child 4, Evan Norris 10, Isaiah Romero 5, Riley Fender 1, Cedric Hubler 6, Hunter Ecklund 20, Jordan Nixon 0. Totals 25 (6) 14-19 70.

Morton-WP 11 14 12 11–48

La Center 17 23 20 10–70

JV — Morton-White Pass won.