U-Hi Still Alive On Comeback Drive

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Long after the game, Jay Humphrey was trying to figure out exactly how his University Titans won.

The Titans escaped with a crucial 40-39 victory over Lewis and Clark at the Arena Tuesday night.

“We’re still alive,” Humphrey said. “We got some breaks in that game but we’ll take it. We’ve had our share of bad breaks. These kids deserve something good happening to them.”

The Titans (9-9, 6-8) continued to struggle offensively and Paul Mencke, the league’s leading scorer, took control for the Tigers (12-7, 8-6) as the fourth quarter opened, putting LC ahead 35-27 with 5 minutes left.

University rallied with its defense, going on a 10-point run.

After falling behind 37-35, LC got two free throws from Mike Homer to tie it but Hineman responded with a three-point play with 51 seconds to play. Mencke quickly drove for a layup and the Titans turned the ball over on a 10-second violation in the backcourt.

Homer had a shot blocked but U-Hi threw the ball away before Mencke ended up at the foul line with 18 seconds left. Mencke, who was hot in the second quarter, couldn’t connect, but Homer slipped inside for the rebound. Homer fed Mencke, but his short banker rimmed out, forcing him to foul Erik Carlson with 8 seconds left.

Carlson missed his foul shot, but the Tigers turned the ball over to end the game.

“One of the things we did was a good job with our full-court man pressure,” Humphrey said. “We got a couple things off that and Kelly Hineman stepped up for us on the offensive end.”

University’s next game has been moved up to Thursday. The Titans play North Central at U-Hi. The regional gymnastics meet is at University on Friday and Saturday.

University 40, LC 39

Lewis and Clark 8 9 10 12 - 39 University 5 14 6 15 - 40

LEWIS AND CLARK Steuckle 0 0-0 0, Homer 4 2-3 11, Lynch 2 0-0 4, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Etter 0 0-0 0, Vick 2 0-0 4, Adams 0 0-0 0, Mencke 7 6-8 20, Stack 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 8-11 40.

UNIVERSITY Jeffries 2 0-0 6, Fryer 0 0-1 0, Massey 1 0-0 2, Wetzel 0 0-0 0, Earling 0 0-0 0, Hineman 5 5-5 16, Carlson 3 0-1 6, Wilson 5 0-0 10, Allen 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 5-7 40.

3-point goals - Homer, Jeffries 2, Hineman. Total fouls - LC 15, U-Hi 13. Fouled out - Mencke.

Ferris 82, North Central 45

Chris Hardan and Scott Stocum scored 15 points apiece and the second-ranked Saxons (16-1, 12-1) hit 33 of their 54 shots to post a win over the visiting Indians (7-10, 4-9), the Saxons’ ninthstraight.

North Central 10 9 15 11 - 45 Ferris 18 24 24 16 - 82

NORTH CENTRAL Plaster 0 0-0 0, Turner 0 0-0 0, Blanchat 0 0-0 0, Blotsky 0 0-0 0, Kuhlman 2 0-0 5, Holdren 7 4-5 19, Hieb 2 0-0 4, Young 0 0-0 0, Kapelke 5 1-1 11, Eschenbacher 1 0-0 2, Allen 1 0-0 2, Farr 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 5-6 45.

FERRIS Bursch 4 1-1 9, Schuchart 3 0-2 7, Jess 1 0-0 2, Servine 2 0-1 4, Brown 0 0-0 0, Hardan 6 1-2 15, Lucke 0 1-2 1, Henneberry 2 2-2 6, Sandberg 1 2-3 4, Harmon 6 0-1 12, Stocum 6 3-4 15, Weatherred 2 3-3 7. Totals 33 13-21 82.

3-point goals - Kuhlman, Holdren, Schuchart, Hardan 2. Total fouls - NC 21, Ferris 11. Fouled out - none.

Mead 63, Rogers 41

The Panthers (11-6, 9-4) put together a 17-3 run midway through the second quarter to end a three-game losing streak and earn a district playoff spot with a win over the host Pirates (1-16, 0-13). Ralph Castaneda ended a shooting slump, finishing with a game-high 25 points for Mead.Sean Dainty and Nathan Smith each scored 10 points to lead Rogers. The Pirates cut the lead to a dozen late in the third quarter, but could get no closer.

Mead 14 19 14 16 - 63 Rogers 8 11 11 11 - 41

MEAD Morris 1 3-4 6, Klaus 0 0-0 0, Inderrieden 1 0-0 2, Riccelli 1 0-0 3, Armitage 1 2-2 4, West 2 0-0 4, Long 5 4-4 14, Eggers 1 0-0 2, Castaneda 11 3-4 25, Wyrick 0 0-0 0, Myers 1 1-2 3. Totals - 23 13-16 63.

ROGERS Browning 0 1-1 1, Loffredi 3 1-2 7, Oglesbee 2 3-4 7, Hassett 2 0-0 4, Dainty 5 0-0 10, Pugh 0 0-0 0, Smith 5 0-0 10, Hemphill 0 0-0 0. Totals - 18 5-7 41.

3-point goals - Morris, Riccelli. Total fouls - Mead 8 Rogers 16. Fouled out - none. Technical foul - Long.

Central Valley 57, G-Prep 45

The Bears (11-7, 8-6) made 19 of 34 2-pointers while the Bullpups (10-7, 6-7), who lost their fourth straight, were 0-17 from 3-point range at the Arena.

Central Valley 13 13 11 20 - 57 Gonzaga Prep 11 8 10 45 - 45

CENTRAL VALLEY Nesbitt 1 0-0 2, Smith 3 0-0 7, Schuh 3 0-0 9, Abrams 0 0-0 0, Allen 1 0-2 2, Platt 3 1-1 7, Hinckley 1 0-0 2, McFarlane 2 6-9 10, May 3 0-0 6, Schulz 6 0-0 12. Totals 23 7-12 57.

GONZAGA PREP Kocharhook 0 0-0 0, Dixson 0 0-0 0, Thielman 1 0-0 2, Powell 5 1-3 11, P.Sweeny 0 2-2 2, Herrin 6 1-2 13, McFarland 7 0-0 14, Hartnett 1 1-2 3. Totals 20 5-9 45.

3-point goals - Smith, Shuh 3. Total fouls - CV 13, GP 17. Fouled out - Kocharhook.

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