How Sweet It Is For Wv

GSL/FL boys

Josh Sweet poured in 31 points as West Valley pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat visiting Central Valley 67-59 Friday night, the first basketball game between the two Valley schools in 10 years.

CV (1-2) jumped to a quick lead, but the Eagles (2-1) took a 31-29 advantage at the half.

West Valley trailed 44-42 entering the fourth quarter, but had started a 14-3 run that gave it the lead for good. Sweet hit 5 or 6 free throws down the stretch and scored 15 points in the fourth quarter. Aaron Mortensen had 11 rebounds for WV.

Marc Hinkley had 16 points and Ryan Smith 15 for CV. Ben Platt had eight rebounds.

WV 67, CV 59

Central Valley 16 13 15 15 - 59

West Valley 11 20 11 25 - 67

CENTRAL VALLEY Brown 2, Smith 15, Millar 5, Nesbitt 6, Platt 7, Hinckley 16, Jochim 0, McFarlane 4, Perkes 4.

WEST VALLEY Cardwell 2, Sweet 31, Deno 3, Groh 0, Mortensen 13, Gerrells 8, Stockton 0, Gregorak 0, Pecht 10.

Mead 50, Kamiakin 44

Brett Kaiser scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Panthers (2-2) past the visiting Braves (1-1).

Mead led most of the way before Scott Mitchell hit a 3-pointer to put the Braves up 41-40. J.J. Klaus answered with a 3 for Mead and the Panthers never trailed again. John Lindow followed with a 3 for Mead and Allen Inderrieden and Jason Galles sealed it with free throws down the stretch.

Kamiakin 12 10 13 9 - 44

Mead 16 10 12 12 - 50

KAMIAKIN Mitchell 8, Morris 1, Wiberg 5, Maki 6, Chasse 2, Utecht 14, Giesa 8.

MEAD Klaus 6, Inderrieden 10, Adams 0, Lindow 8, Stone 3, Galles 4, Kaiser 16, Castillo 3.

Richland 58, Shadle 52 (OT)

Scott Salisbury scored 23 points and Andrew Coleman had six of his 12 in overtime as the Bombers opened their season with a road win over the Highlanders (2-2).

The Highlanders had the ball for the last shot in regulation, but Richland made a block with 1 second left.

Nate Dunham had 22 points for Shadle. Richland held Chris Anderson, who was averaging 24 points, to six.

Richland 7 12 14 14 11 - 58

Shadle Park 19 15 2 11 5 - 52

SHADLE PARK Dunham 22, Pate 11, Meyers 7, Anderson 6, Mohr 6, Hann 0, Hipps 0.

RICHLAND Merkley 0, McClelland 3, Lehrschall 12, Robinson 8, Coleman 12, Martin 0, Salisbury 23.

Ferris 55, Cheney 48

The Saxons (2-0) made just enough free throws in the fourth quarter to hold off the visiting Blackhawks (2-1).

Ferris went 0 for 10 from the field in the fourth quarter, but had a 36-20 edge in rebounding to hold off Cheney.

Tucker Urdahl led Cheney with 14 points and August Parker had 7 of his 13 in the final period.

Jeremy Lucke led Ferris with 12 points and Jason Weatherred had nine rebounds.

Cheney 8 14 14 12 - 48

Ferris 13 20 14 8 - 55

CHENEY Stiffler 0, Eggart 0, Waller 9, Urdahl 14, Donnelly 0, Williams 2, Reser 0, Parker 13, Malisani 8, Stoddard 2, Sobotta 0.

FERRIS Bursch 10, Jess 0, Servine 9, Atkins 5, Lucke 12, Soter 0, Watts 2, Hodl 4, Gordon 7, Hamilton 2, Weatherred 4.

NC 78, Riverside 61

Four players scored in double figures and the Indians (2-2) shot 55 percent to defeat the visiting Rams (0-4).

Chris Allen led NC with 15 points, Chris Blotsky added 14 with eight rebounds and six assists and Sean Allberry had 14.

Ryan Monroe scored 23 points for Riverside, which hit just 20 of 50 shots to NC’s 29 of 53.

Riverside 13 14 12 22 - 61

North Central 17 23 18 20 - 78

RIVERSIDE Otto 3, Lundberg 2, Monroe 23, Daubel 6, Beckham 6, Frowick 4, Leaf 2, Crance 7, Kapelke 2, Miller 6.

NORTH CENTRAL Plaster 1, Allen 15, Turner 0, Montgomery 4, Bowser 3, Blotsky 14, Farr 11, Allbery 14, Lesesne 3, Schwarzer 6, Eschenbacher 7.

Pasco 74, University 66

The Bulldogs shot 56 percent for the game, 70 percent in the second half, to hold off the visiting Titans (1-1) despite a career-high 30 points and 11 rebounds from Erik Carlson.

Marshall Mathews and Mike MacKay combined for 30 points for Pasco.

University 18 14 16 18 - 66

Pasco 21 15 17 21 - 74

UNIVERSITY Dunham 6, Short 0, Fryer 8, Burningham 2, Earling 5, Heimbigner 0, Price 8, McDaniel 0, Carlson 30, Flanary 7.

PASCO Hileman 9, MacKay 17, Niebel 8, Fielding 4, Flores 6, Mathews 18, Guize 10, Mattox 2.

Davis 70, Rogers 49

Mel and Taylor Stubblefield combined for 46 points as the visitors from Yakima won the battle of Pirates at Rogers.

Davis, which made 11 of 15 3-pointers, opened an early lead and Rogers (2-1) never recovered.

De’Andrey Mosby had 17 for Rogers.

Davis 16 21 14 19 - 70

Rogers 5 16 11 17 - 49

DAVIS Guy 11, Mallone 3, Gratton 5, Perez 3, Shrack 2, M. Stubblefield 24, T. Stubblefield 22.

ROGERS Browning 8, Borders 0, Battle 0, K.Oglesbee 2, Mosby 17, B.Oglesbee 7, Winfrey 2, Dorton 2, Dempsey 7, Pugh 4, Preston 0.

Kennewick 65, LC 58

Brian Meneely had 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Lions made 12 of 15 free throws down the stretch to hold off the Tigers (0-3).

Pat Luce led LC, which made just 5 of 15 free throws, with 18 points.

Lewis and Clark 15 12 13 18 - 58

Kennewick 10 16 15 24 - 65

LEWIS AND CLARK Bowman 7, Hanson 2, Stack 7, Luce 18, Marshall 6, DeFour 6, Ridley 7, Spurgetis 2, Hook 3.

KENNEWICK McCay 9, Mitchell 6, Meneely 18, Boneck 17, Rockefeller 2, Johnson 7, Finney 6.

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