Cheney Beats Pullman 60-44 In Frontier Upset

Frontier League basketball

The Frontier League staged its latest upset special Thursday night in Cheney. Rick DeMulling’s 20 points and tough defense on the perimeter let the host Blackhawks (5-10, 3-4) take a 60-44 boys victory over second-place Pullman (9-5, 4-2). Pullman had defeated third-ranked West Valley on Tuesday.

DeMulling added 10 rebounds and three Cheney defenders - Chad Randall, Klint Battien and Tucker Urdahl - limited Pullman’s outside attack to 5 of 18 3-pointers.

Cheney 60, Pullman 44

Pullman 15 9 11 9 - 44 Cheney 14 18 13 15 - 60

PULLMAN Svingen 0 0-0 0, Holmes 0 0-0 0, Schotzko 0 0-0 0, Berry 1 2-2 4, Wang 5 0-0 12, Donati 3 2-2 10, Wilde 1 1-2 3, Mirkovich 3 0-0 7, Shinall 0 0-0 0, Cummings 0 0-0 0, Marong 3 0-1 6, Watters 0 2-2 2. Totals 16 7-9 44.

CHENEY Randall 2 0-0 6, Battien 1 0-0 2, Urdahl 1 1-2 3, Stewart 0 0-0 0, Parker 7 2-2 16, Malisani 2 0-0 4, Reiman 2 0-0 4, Olson 2 0-0 5, DeMulling 9 1-1 20, Stiffler 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 4-5 60.

Girls

Cheney 48, Pullman 25

Kara Weitman and Anna Getz made two 3-pointers apiece during a 16-0 second-half run as the ninth-ranked Blackhawks (13-2, 7-0) toppled the visiting Greyhounds (3-11, 3-3) for their 12th consecutive victory.

Getz added eight assists and 10 rebounds, and teammate Ginger Ewing had six steals. Pullman’s Molly Fisher had 14 rebounds. Six-foot Cheney post Christine Reagan (11.8 ppg) injured her knee 3 minutes into the game and didn’t return.

Pullman 1 8 10 6 - 25 Cheney 10 3 21 14 - 48

PULLMAN Nelson 0 0-2 0, Umbreit 0 0-0 0, Clancy 0 0-1 0, Fisher 1-10 0-0 2, Beddingfield 0 0-0 0, Schlettert 0 0-0 0, Weeks 2 0-0 4, Montez 1 0-1 2, Wilde 5 4-6 15, James 0 0-1 0, Wahl 1 0-0 2, Paulson 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 4-11 25.

CHENEY Ewing 1 0-2 2, Bifano 1 2-5 4, Weitman 6 0-2 14, Getz 5 2-2 15, Edgett 0 0-0 0, Anderson 4 0-2 8, Sooy 1 0-1 2, VanMatre 0 1-4 1, Reagan 0 0-0 0, Montague 0 0-0 0, Krogh 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 5-18 48.

3-point goals - Wilde, Getz 3, Weitman 2. Total fouls - Pullman 16, Cheney 16. Fouled out - None. Technical fouls - Pullman coach.

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