McMillin Crosses 1,000-Point Milestone as Chewelah Downs Colville

The Chewelah boys basketball team closed out the holiday break with a strong bounce-back performance, rolling past the 1A Colville Crimson Hawks 75-48 in a nonleague matchup Saturday, Jan. 3, at home.

Chewelah leapt to a 27-11 first-quarter lead and never let Colville recover. The Cougars continued to control the tempo throughout the game, outscoring the Crimson Hawks in three of the four quarters to improve to 7-4 overall on the season.

Ryan McMillin and Grady Skok led a balanced Chewelah attack, scoring 14 points apiece. Asher Stancil added 12 points, while Franky Sety chipped in 11. The Cougars finished with 27 made field goals and went 17-for-25 from the free-throw line, using steady offense and defensive pressure to build a 44-23 halftime advantage.

Colville was paced by Brock Benson with 12 points. The Crimson Hawks hit five 3-pointers.

The win came on the heels of a 73-63 loss to the Tonasket Tigers on Dec. 30, also at Chewelah. In that contest, the Cougars stayed competitive but were ultimately undone by a torrid shooting night from Tonasket’s Tanner Tompkins.

Tompkins poured in 35 points, knocking down six 3-pointers, while Isaiah Spangler added 25 points as the Tigers connected on 10 shots from beyond the arc. Tonasket led 37-34 at halftime and maintained control down the stretch.

McMillin led Chewelah with 22 points in the loss, while Stancil added 20. Chewelah is now 6-4 on the year.

Chewelah faced Davenport on Tuesday, Jan. 6; results were not available at press time. The team is scheduled to host Kettle Falls on Friday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m.