Colville, Cheney Near State Aa Trips

Frontier League

The Colville boys struggled in the second half but held on to break up a Cheney victory party Saturday night at the Excell Foods Frontier League district basketball tournament at Eastern Washington University.

Cheney (22-0) had trailed most of the way before defeating Pullman 38-34 in the girls’ winners’ bracket contest.

In the boys’ finale, it was a 10-point Colville run in the first half that gave the Indians a big lead en route to a 56-42 victory over the Blackhawks.

The Blackhawks girls and Colville boys (12-10) are one win away from next week’s State AA tournament in the Tacoma Dome. The Cheney boys and Pullman girls are still alive in the losers’ bracket.

On Wednesday night at Reese Court, the Pullman (13-9) and Colville girls will play at 5 p.m. followed by the Blackhawks boys (9-13) and West Valley (18-4). Colville’s girls eliminated WV 65-47 and the Eagles boys ousted Pullman 78-65 Saturday.

Boys

Colville 56, Cheney 42

The Blackhawks’ Mario Chodorowski

heated up in the third period, and when Richard DeMulling hit a baseline jump shot and two free throws, Cheney was within 40-37 early in the fourth.

But the Indians weathered the storm, boosting their lead to seven points when 6-foot-7 Joe Wilson hit back-to-back jumpers in the paint. Colville scored its last eight points from the foul line.

“We knew Cheney would make a run at us,” said Colville coach Bill Pilgeram. “I told the kids at halftime the key to the game would be how we handled it when they did.”

Smith picked up where he left off on Friday with 23 points and 12 rebounds. DeMulling led Cheney with 17 points. Colville 18 12 8 18 - 56 Cheney 12 7 14 9 - 42

COLVILLE Hardison 0 0-0 0, Mostek 2 5-5 10, Sprangers 3 1-2 7, Kane 0 2-2 7, Grittner 0 2-2 2, Wilson 5 0-0 10, Smith 10 5-10 25, Anderson 0 0-0 0. Totals - 20 15-21 56.

CHENEY Randall 0 0-0 0, Battien 0 0-0 0, Urdahl 1 0-0 3, Chodorowski 7 0-0 16, Adood 2 0-0 4, Just 1 0-0 2, Holmes 0 0-0 0, DeMulling 6 5-6 17. Totals - 17 5-6 42.

3-point goals - Mostek, Urdahl, Chodorowski 2. Total fouls - Colville 10, Cheney 13. Fouled out - none.

West Valley 78, Pullman 65

The Eagles revved up their offense and got a scoring explosion from guard Brian Lindley, who collected 31 points, including five of their six 3-point baskets.

Pullman stayed close in the third

quarter, but the Eagles made 11 of 14 fourth-period free throws to stretch the lead. WV finished hitting 24 of 38 at the foul line.

WV’s Greg Jones and Pullman’s Ray Kallaher each scored 18.

West Valley 18 20 20 20 - 78 Pullman 19 12 20 14 - 65

WEST VALLEY Elias 0 0-0 0, Schillinger 2 7-13 11, Sweet 0 0-0 0, Lindley 9 8-11 31, Stone 1 1-3 3, Jones 7 4-5 18, Bonner 3 0-2 6, Pecht 0 0-0 0, Gregorak 1 2-2 5, Dilloo 1 2-2 4. Totals 24 24-38 78.

PULLMAN Mirkovich 3 0-0 8, Evermann 0 0-0 0, Donati 1 1-2 3, Berry 1 0-1 2, Wang 5 4-4 17, Kallaher 7 4-4 18, Wilde 3 1-2 7, Yrazabal 1 1-1 3, Diestler 3 1-2 7, Jones 0 0-0 0, Randall 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 12-16 65.

3-Point goals-Lindley 5, Gregorak, Mirkovich 2, Wang 3. Total fouls-West Valley 17, Pullman 27. Fouled out-Diestler.

Girls

Cheney 38, Pullman 34

On a night when the Blackhawks couldn’t have hit water if they fell out of a boat, junior Lisa Anderson saved their unbeaten season when she buried a 12-foot jump shot with 10 seconds to play.

Pullman made 32 turnovers and shot only 24 percent, but Cheney shot an icy 30 percent and committed 26 turnovers.

“It was pretty ugly,” said relieved Cheney coach Marty Jessett, “but we found a way to win. We haven’t had many like this, and we can’t afford any more.”

The teams combined for seven fourth period turnovers before either of them scored a point, but Cheney’s ballhawking defense held Pullman without a field goal for the last 11 minutes of the game.

Cheney missed its next shot, but saved the rebound and -With the shot clock winding down,

Melissa Krogh found Anderson on the baseline for the winner. Erin Soliday, only 2 of 15 from the field, added two free throws when she was fouled after a steal.

Cheney 8 13 4 13 - 38 Pullman 6 14 10 4 - 34

CHENEY Soliday 2 2-2 6, Getz 1 0-2 3, Richer 1 0-0 2, Day 2 0-0 4, Anderson 4 0-0 8, Krogh 2 2-3 6, Reagan 1 0-0 2, Hoots 2 3-3 7. Totals 15 7-10 38.

PULLMAN Linehan 0 2-3 2, Fisher 1 1-2 3, M.Schlettert 2 5-6 9, Scharnhorst 0 0-0 0, Montez 0 2-2 2, Werner 1 0-0 3, Wilde 0 2-2 2, Weeks 4 5-7 13. Totals 8 17-22 34.

3-point goals - Getz, Werner. Total fouls - Cheney 18, Pullman 16. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.

Colville 65, West Valley 47

The Indians held WV to only one first period field goal and led by 12 at halftime.

They were whistled for 25 fouls, but WV made only 16 of 23 free throws.

Sarah Ewan led Colville with 17 points. WV had three with eight each: Kiesha Sowers, Dawn Salfer and Anica Nelson.

Colville 9 20 17 19 - 65 West Valley 5 12 14 16 - 47

COLVILLE Wood 6 1-2 15, Sherwood 0 0-0 0, Brozik 5 0-0 10, Ewan 6 5-7 17, Hedrick 1 4-4 6, Rukke 0 0-0 0, Brown 1 0-0 2, Anderson 2 1-2 5, Kuh 4 2-3 10, Snook 0 0-0 0, Wollan 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 13-18 65.

WEST VALLEY Shollenberger 0 0-0 0, Lydon 2 0-0 5, Simpson 0 0-0 0, Sowers 2 4-6 8, Inman 1 2-5 4, Schell 3 0-0 6, Bonner 0 0-3 0, Salfer 2 4-8 8, Nelson 3 2-4 8, Roberts 0 0-0 0, Lawler 0 1-2 1, Stansbury 2 3-5 7. Totals 15 16-33 47.

3-Point goals-Wood 2, Lydon. Total fouls-Colville 25, West Valley 18. Fouled out-Brozik. Technicals-Lawler.