Sweeny Leads Prep To Victory Bullpups Boys Thump Post Falls In First Round Of Tournament
Paul Sweeny scored 22 points Thursday as Gonzaga Prep’s boys beat Post Falls 74-43 Thursday at the West Valley Tournament.
The Bullpups (5-1) established a 10-point lead in the first quarter and never faltered. Austin Lee topped the Trojans (3-4) with 10 points.
PF plays in the consolation today against Lakeside (Wash.), which lost to the host Eagles 80-69.
G-Prep 74, Post Falls 43
Post Falls 11 21 4 7 - 43
Gonzaga Prep 21 21 9 23 - 74
POST FALLS Bechel 0, Alexander 4, Quesnell 2, McLean 0, Hollenbeck 0, Campbell 6, O’Briant 6, Lee 10, Shepherd 8, Juhlin 7.
GONZAGA PREP Kocharhook 6, Dixson 2, Kordash 0, Thielma 14, B.Sweeny 1, Ryan 2, Powell 2, P.Sweeny 22, Herrin 6, McFarland 10, Egger 5, Hartnett 4.
VALLEY CHRISTIAN TOURNAMENT
V.Christian 72, Falls Christian 60
Jeremy Sandin scored 19 of his 25 in the second half as the host Panthers (3-6) came from 18 points behind to beat the Eagles (2-5).
FC scored the first 11 points of the second half, but the Panthers rallied behind Sandin. Jared Horton scored 30 for the Eagles, including all of the team’s fourth-quarter points.
Falls Christian 15 22 17 6 - 60
Valley Christian 18 12 19 23 - 72
FALLS CHRISTIAN Bligh 2, Mullen 2, Burns 11, Horton 30, Larson 13.
VALLEY CHRISTIAN Dahl 3, Stager 4, Teterud 8, Spuler 19, Sears 8, Asbury 2, Sandin 25, King 3.
GIRLS
WEST VALLEY TOURNAMENT
Post Falls 49, West Valley 44
Heidi Umthun’s 28 points and 11 rebounds led the Trojans (8-3) over the host Eagles (5-2).
West Valley’s Kiesha Sowers had 13 rebounds.
Post Falls 8 16 15 15 - 49
West Valley 9 10 18 7 - 44
POST FALLS Klaudt 2, Umthun 28, Murphy 2, Swanstrom 2, Waltz 2, Thomson 6, Ruen 4, Glaser 1, Beatty 2.
WEST VALLEY Kallas 2, Allen 2, Shollenberger 10, Simpson 0, McClintock 3, Frost 6, Sowers 13, Roberts 4, Ouelette 2, Bonner 2.
Gonzaga Prep 48, Bonners Ferry 42
Jennifer Williams scored 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the field to lead the Bullpups (5-1) past the Badgers (6-4) and into the tourney title game.
Williams added eight rebounds. Amber Paulson had seven rebounds and Sarah Walter six steals for Bonners Ferry.
Bonners Ferry 12 14 7 9 - 42
Gonzaga Prep 13 15 6 14 - 48
BONNERS FERRY Walter 3, Bateman 8, Larson 0, Braniff 4, Carey 2, Paulson 10, Downing 0, Knott 0, Comer 0, Ripatti 15.
GONZAGA PREP Caputo 0, Bloom 4, Bondleg 4, Cronin 2, Main 4, Kendrick 5, Williams 23, Hession 2, Palmer 8, Nadeau 0.
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