BOYS BASKETBALL: Balanced Pirates sink Chiawana

Balanced Pirates sink Chiawana
January 29, 2012 by Scott Spruill

YAKIMA, Wash. — When the wolves come calling, Davis' boys basketball team knows what survivalist instincts to summon.
The Pirates hold their nerve, lock their stare and bite back.
Chiawana not only rolled into Davis Gym on Saturday a day after knocking off second-place Richland, but the Riverhawks were the only team to beat Davis on its home floor last season.

These were challenges the Pirates were eager and ready for and they responded with a stellar defensive effort in a 63-46 CBBN 4A victory that earned the second-ranked crew its eighth consecutive win.
"We remember last year — our only loss here — and we know they're a good, physical team with some great athletes," said Davis senior David Trimble. "We reacted really well, defensively and on the boards."

For the third game in a row, Davis had four players score in double figures. Trimble, as he did two weeks ago against Richland, lifted his game with 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Cooper Kupp scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half and Ray Navarro and LeVonte Allen checked in with 10 apiece.

"It's good to have scoring like that," Kupp said. "The last two years we relied probably too much on David. He's still the guy, but we're more balanced now and have lots of guys who can score. That's makes us tougher to defend."

Chiawana has shown that type of dangerous balance as well, especially in Friday's 66-56 win over Richland. But the Pirates conceded just nine points to Miquiyah Zamora, the conference's leading scorer, and Zach Mendoza, who went off for 20 points on Friday, was held scoreless.