While the best of the boys basketball teams in the Stat Hound footprint have in large never met each other during summer play, the top girls teams have mixed it up plenty.

At their Mustangs Shootout, the Prosser girls topped two-time defending Class 4A champion Davis and 1A champion Zillah. Runners-up in the 2A tournament in the Yakima Valley SunDome, the Mustangs finished their event 6-1, with victories over the Pirates (53-45) and Leopards (67-46), and CWAC rival Selah (49-48).

Prosser’s lone loss was to Mid-Columbia Conference champion Chiawana, which also accounted for the Mustangs’ lone blemish in the Riverhawks summer league which wrapped up Tuesday.

With Eastern Washington commit and reigning CWAC MVP Herbie Wright leading the way, Prosser went 7-1 in the Chiawana event that lasted three and a half weeks.

The Mustangs, which won the rugged CWAC with a 15-1 record last winter, is the likely favorite, but will have plenty of competition.

Ellensburg, which was second in the conference and third in the state tournament, was 2-0 in pool play at the King’s Summer Shootout, before falling to Kingco Mountain champion Mercer Island, which went on to win the Shield tournament, and 4A Mariner.

The Bulldogs, who will have Central Washington commit Bella Standish back for her senior season, also competed and camped at Gonzaga the week after the King’s Shootout.

Selah and Grandview, which tied for third place in the CWAC, also had busy summers.

The Vikings, who returned to the state tournament for the first time in 45 years and finished sixth under CWAC Coach of the Year Ray Navarro, finished 16-4 over four events – the Pastor Davis Pirate Classic, Baden Summer Jam D1 Showcase, Seaside (Ore.) Basketball Tournament and the Mustangs Shootout.

After graduating a couple players who earned all-CWAC recognition, Selah is working to fill in the lineup around first-team all-conference selections Elise Kingston and Makenna Pepper.

“We’ve got some young players stepping into the spots left by our graduated seniors, and I think we’re going to pick up right where we left off last year,” Navarro said. “As long as we stay healthy, hopefully we’ll be in the mix again come late February and March.”

Grandview, too, has been working on its depth, although it’s more necessitated because the injury bur has bitten the Greyhounds.

All-conference guard Leyla Rodgriguez suffered a broken collarbone and will be sidelined until late summer, and top reserve Aubri Guillen was hurt during the Chiawana league.

They still went 4-0 at the Lynden tournament, and 3-2 in Chiawana league play, with losses to the hosts and Prosser.

Grandview will host its own tournament July 24-26 to cap summer play.

“While  injuries have really hurt us, it is giving lots of players some valuable reps which is going to help us in the long run  when it comes to battling in a tough CWAC league, yet again.” Greyhounds  coach Payton Bonny.

Davis won its own tournament – the Pastor Davis Pirate Classic – and followed that with the King’s Shootout, where the Pirates rolled through pool play, but dropped a narrow decision to 3A favorite Bellevue.

The CBBN favorites were unbeaten at the OBCA Oregon Girls High School Showcase in Medford, beating some of the top teams in California and Oregon.

The Pirates went 3-3 in Prosser, working to build on their depth.

SCAC rivals Zillah and Royal also competed well against bigger schools. The Leopards, who have battled various injuries, topped West Valley in the Mustangs Shootout, while the Knights – third in the 1A state tournament – were 3-4 in the Chiawana League, matching up against six MCC opponents and Prosser.