Blackhawks advance in boys basketball playoffs

Cook’s four 3-pointers in fourth prove decisive at Clarkston

When it mattered most, Cheney High’s boys basketball team found a way to produce the program’s first playoff win in nine years.

Trailing 40-30 heading into the fourth quarter last Wednesday in Clarkston, juniors Devin Cook and Camden VerStrate together with senior Justace Reiter put the rest of their Blackhawks teammates on their backs in the Great Northern League loser-out game. Cook hit four 3-pointers in six consecutive possessions, Reiter’s 2-point shot tied the game at 50-all in the final minute, and with VerStrate’s 3-pointer at the buzzer, Cheney advanced with a 53-50 win over the Banta...

 

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