Schillinger Saves West Valley
Frontier League
The Cheney Blackhawks, leading West Valley by five points with 30 seconds to play at WV on Saturday night, were about to send a big-time message to the Eagles with the Frontier League district tournament only two weeks away.
In those last 30 ticks, though, West Valley junior guard David Schillinger sent his own message, scoring six points and setting up teammate Vinnie Pecht for the game-winning basket in a heartstopping 69-68 win.
The Eagles (8-1, 16-3) have clinched the top seed in the district tournament with one game - against last-place East Valley - left to play. The Blackhawks (5-4, 8-10) have had a frustrating season marked by early season injuries, but they’ve been looking like contenders lately.
After bouncing back from a 10-point first-half deficit, they looked like they’d finally made the grade. The Hawks had led briefly in the third period, but not until Mario Chodorowski drained backto-back 3’s for a 60-54 edge with 3 minutes to play did Cheney have a cushion.
What finally did the Blackhawks in was their inability to protect the ball down the stretch. They made five turnovers in the last 2:24, failing to take advantage of WV mistakes and missed shots.
And, finally, along came Schillinger, who finished with 30 points, 21 in the second half. A basket by Richard DeMulling gave Cheney a 66-61 lead with a minute left, and the Hawks were at the foul line with 35 seconds to go.
But the free throw was off, and with 25 seconds to play Schillinger drove the lane for a layin, was fouled and hit the free throw to cut the lead to 66-64. Cheney’s Abdul Odood hit two free throws to push it back to 68-64 just 1 second later, but Schillinger’s 3 at :18 trimmed the Hawks’ lead to 68-67.
With 15 seconds to go, WV’s Brian Lindley tied up the inbound pass, and the possession arrow was pointing the Eagles’ way. Schillinger found an opening, split the lane and dished to Pecht, who missed the layin but grabbed his own rebound and scored on a lefty putback with 6 seconds to go. Cheney got only a rushed half-court attempt at the end.
Schillinger had five 3’s on the way to his 30 points, and the Eagles finished with 11 treys. Greg Jones added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Eagles, and Pecht had six boards, all in the second half.
For Cheney, DeMulling scored 24 points, 16 in the second half, and had eight boards. Chodorowski nailed four second-half 3’s and finished with 17 points and seven rebounds.
West Valley 69, Cheney 68
Cheney 17 10 14 27 - 68
West Valley 16 17 12 24 - 69
CHENEY Randall 3 0-0 6, Urdahl 2 0-0 5, Chodorowski 6 1-2 17, Odood 2 7-9 11, Just 0 0-3 3, Holmes 1 3-6 5, DeMulling 9 6-9 24. Totals 23 17-29 68. WEST VALLEY Elias 1 0-0 3, Schillinger 11-3-6 30, Lindley 3 0-0 9, Stone 2 0-0 5, Jones 5 2-5 13, Bonner 1 2-2 4, Pecht 1 3-4 5, Gregorak 0 0-0 0, Dilloo 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 10-17 69.
3-point goals - Cheney 5 (Chodorowski 4, Urdahl), West Valley 11 (Elias, Schillinger 5, Lindley 3, Stone, Jones). Total fouls - Cheney 15, West Valley 27. Fouled out - Stone. Technicals - Just, WV bench.
Pullman 48, Clarkston 43
Clarkston pulled within a point in the last minute of the game, but Pullman’s Tim Wang scored the last four points as the Greyhounds (7-2, 13-5) remained one game behind the Eagles.
Wang finished with 17 points and Ray Kallaher had 12 for Pullman, which trailed by six points at halftime but held Clarkston to only three in the third period. Joe Wald led the Bantams (2-7, 2-17) with 14.
Pullman 11 10 10 17 - 48
Clarkston 16 11 3 13 - 43
PULLMAN Mirkovich 0 0-0 0, Evermann 0 0-0 0, Donati 0 0-0 0, Berry 2 0-0 4, Wang 5 4-5 17, Kallaher 4 4-5 12, Wilde 2 1-2 6, Yrazabal 0 2-2 2, Diestler 3 1-2 7, Randall 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 12-16 48.
CLARKSTON Klug 1 0-0 3, Orr 1 0-0 3, Johnson 2 1-2 5, Dickson 0 0-0 0, Martin 4 2-2 10, Van Tine 2 2-2 6, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Wald 6 2-4 14, Chatigny 0 2-2 2. Totals 16 9-12 43.
3-point goals - Wang 3, Wilde, Klug, Orr. Total fouls - Pullman 13, Clarkston 16. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.
Colville 71, EV 37
The Indians (5-4, 9-10) followed Friday’s upset of WV with a 43-point second half at East Valley (0-9, 0-19). Matt Smith had 24 points for Colville and Cory Huston 13 for EV.
Colville 17 11 22 21 - 71
East Valley 8 11 11 7 - 37
COLVILLE Hardison 0 2-2 2, Mostek 5 2-3 12, Sprangers 4 1-3 9, Kane 0 2-3 2, P.Smith 1 0-0 2, Grittner 2 0-1 4, Wilson 5 4-5 14, M.Smith 8 8-12 24, Salina 1 0-0 2, Anderson 0 0-0 0. Totals - 26 19-29 71.
EAST VALLEY Lunneborg 0 0-0 0, Schindler 0 2-2 2, LeGrant 0 0-0 0, Peshlakai 1 1-2 3, Halttunen 0 0-0 0, McLachlan 2 1-2 6, Freund 0 0-0 0, Wilkinson 3 2-2 8, Huston 4 4-4 13, Sanchez 1 2-2 4, Shogren 0 1-2 1, Ostrander 0 0-0 0. Totals - 11 13-16 37.
3-point goals - McLachlan, Huston. Total fouls - Colville 18, EV 20. Fouled out - Shogren. Technicals - EV bench.
Girls
Cheney 63, WV 50
The Blackhawks (9-0, 19-0) took advantage of 26 Eagle turnovers at WV. Anna Getz scored 19 points and Erin Soliday 17 for the third-ranked Hawks, while Dawn Salfer led West Valley (4-5, 8-11) with 20.
Cheney 18 17 16 12 - 63
West Valley 8 18 15 9 - 50
CHENEY Soliday 8 1-4 17, Getz 7 3-3 19, Richer 0 0-0 0, Day 2 0-0 4, Anderson 4 0-0 8, Krogh 2 0-3 4, Reagan 1 0-0 2, Hoots 4 1-2 9. Totals 28 5-12 63.
WEST VALLEY Lydon 1 0-2 2, Simpson 0 0-1 0, Inman 0 3-6 3, Schell 1 3-6 6, Salfer 7 3-3 20, Nelson 1 3-4 5, Lawler 2 4-4 8, Stansbury 2 2-4 6. Totals 14 18-30 50.
3-point goals - Cheney 2 (Getz 2), WV 4 (Schell, Salfer 3). Total fouls - Cheney 22, WV 15. Fouled out - Hoots. Technicals - none.
Pullman 40, Clarkston 26
The Greyhounds (6-3, 12-7) won at Clarkston. Melissa Schlettert led Pullman with 17 points and Krissy Burt had 11 points and 15 rebounds for Clarkston (3-6, 5-14).
Pullman 6 6 15 13 - 40
Clarkston 2 9 8 7 - 26
PULLMAN Nelson 0 0-0 0, Linehan 0 0-0 0, Schlettert 5 7-9 17, Saluskin 0 0-0 0, Scharnhorst 3 1-2 7, Montez 0 1-3 1, Werner 2 5-5 10, Mumford 0 0-0 0, Wilde 0 1-2 1, Weeks 1 2-3 4. Totals - 11 17-24 40.
CLARKSTON Frei 1 3-4 5, Knopes 1 0-0 2, King 0 0-0 0, Maughan 1 0-0 2, Metcalf 2 1-1 5, Hearsey 0 0-0 0, Burt 4 3-4 11, Hettvelt 0 0-0 0, Gregg 0 1-2 1. Totals - 9 8-11 26.
3-point goals - Werner. Total fouls - Pullman 14, Clarkston 21. Fouled out - Burt, King.
Colville 51, EV 36
The Indians (4-5, 9-10) made 23 of 28 free throws against EV (1-8, 4-14). Chris Brozik and Sarah Ewan each scored 14 points for Colville and Star Olson led the Knights with 12.
Colville 10 16 10 15 - 51
East Valley 8 11 9 8 - 36
COLVILLE Wood 3 2-2 8, Sherwood 0 0-0 0, Brozik 3 8-11 14, Ewan 4 6-6 14, Hedrick 0 0-0 0, Rukke 0 0-0 0, Brown 1 0-1 2, Anderson 2 1-2 5, Kuh 1 4-4 6, Snook 0 2-2 2. Totals 14 23-28 51.
EAST VALLEY Arnot 0 0-0 0, Porter 2 0-0 4, Olson 4 4-7 12, Jensen 3 0-0 6, Overdorff 1 0-0 2, Parsley 3 0-0 6, Knisley 2 0-0 5, Hall 0 1-4 1, Smith 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 5-11 36.
3-point goals - Knisley. Total fouls - Colville 14, East Valley 20. Fouled out - Jensen. Technicals - None.