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Riverside Upsets Wv, Tightens Race For Playoffs

Frontier League basketball

Kasey Ahrens scored 29 and visiting Riverside made eight 3-pointers to upend fourth-ranked West Valley 87-79 on Saturday and tighten the league boys race.

The game lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes as officials whistled the host Eagles (15-3, 8-2) for 32 fouls and the third-place Rams (12-6, 6-4) for 24. The teams combined for 84 free-throw attempts.

Riverside 87, West Valley 79

Riverside 14 24 23 26 - 87 West Valley 17 19 18 25 - 79

RIVERSIDE Otto 1 2-2 5, Hodgson 3 0-0 6, Koesel 0 5-9 5, Lundberg 3 5-10 12, Monroe 4 10-14 21, Johnson 2 2-4 6, Ahrens 12 2-4 29, Finch 0 1-2 1, Daubel 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 27-45 87.

WEST VALLEY Schillinger 4 6-8 16, Sweet 4 4-4 14, Whitney 1 0-0 2, Mortensen 3 4-6 10, Schroder 0 0-0 0, Gerrells 1 1-2 4, Bonner 2 5-6 9, Gregorak 0 4-6 4, Stockton 0 0-0 0, Pecht 7 6-7 20. Totals 22 30-39 79.

3-point goals - Monroe 3, Ahrens 3, Otto, Lundberg, Schillinger 2, Sweet 2, Gerrells. Total Fouls - Riverside 24, WV 32. Fouled out - Ahrens, Bonner, Pecht.

Pullman 59, East Valley 38

Jason Berry had 13 rebounds and the second-place Greyhounds (12-5, 7-2) held the visiting Knights (5-13, 2-8) to 32-percent shooting from the field during their win.

East Valley 13 8 10 7 - 38 Pullman 17 15 12 15 - 59

EAST VALLEY - Johnson 2 0-0 5, LeGrant 2 1-2 6, Wilson 2 2-3 7, Snyder 1 0-0 2, Unser 0 0-0 0, Anderson 0 0-2 0, Freund 0 0-0 0, Sams 0 0-0 0, Hansen 0 0-0 0, Spotted Horse 7 4-5 18. Totals 14 7-12 38.

PULLMAN Svingen 3 0-0 8, Holmes 0 0-0 0, Schotzko 0 0-0 0, Berry 4 3-4 11, Wang 2 6-7 10, Donati 5 0-0 11, Wilde 4 0-3 9, Mirkovich 2 0-1 5, Shinall 0 0-0 0, Cummings 0 0-0 0, Marong 1 0-0 2, Watters 1 1-2 3. Totals 22 10-17 59.

3-point goals - Johnson, LeGrant, Wilson, Svingen 2, Donati, Wilde, Mirkovich. Total fouls - EV 17, P 12. Fouled out - Spotted Horse. Technicals - EV bench.

Cheney 53, Clarkston 33

Junior August Parker compiled team highs of 14 points and 10 rebounds as the host Blackhawks (8-10, 6-4) increased their edge on the fifth-place Bantams (6-8, 3-5). The top four teams qualify for district.

Clarkston 12 7 8 6 - 33 Cheney 14 10 13 16 - 53

CLARKSTON Johnson 2 2-2 6, Cunningham 2 0-0 4, J.Martin 3 4-4 10, Burns 2 0-0 6, Jelinek 2 0-0 5, Chatigny 1 0-0 2, Porter 0 0-0 0, Orr 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 6-6 33.

CHENEY Randall 2 5-6 11, Battien 2 1-2 6, Urdahl 2 0-0 4, Stewart 0 0-0 0, Parker 5 4-6 14, Malisani 0 0-0 0, Reiman 3 1-2 7, Olson 0 2-2 2, DeMulling 5 1-5 11, Stiffler 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 12-20 53.

3-point goals - Jelinek, Randall 2, Battien. Total Fouls - Clarkston 22 Cheney 13. Fouled out - Jelinek, Chatigny. Technical fouls - Reiman, Jelinek.

Girls

Pullman 69, East Valley 60 (OT)

Natalie Weeks made 10 of 16 fieldgoal attempts and combined with teammates Molly Fisher and Leah Wilde for 35 rebounds as the Greyhounds (6-11, 6-3) outlasted the visiting Knights (9-9, 4-6) and retained second place.EV’s Angela Overdorff had 11 rebounds and the game-tying basket to force OT. EV’s Farrah Parsley scored 21 before fouling out.

East Valley 10 18 12 16 4 - 60 Pullman 18 18 15 56 13 - 69

EAST VALLEY K.Olson 0-0 0 0, Cook 1 2-2 4, Porter 2 1-2 6, S.Olsen 4 2-8 11, Parsley 9 3-7 21, Overdorff 7 2-3 16, Cochran 0 0-0 0, Combs 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 10-22 60.

PULLMAN Nelson 0 0-0 0, Umbreit 1 1-2 3, Fisher 3 1-3 7, Schlettert 1 0-0 2, Weeks 10 2-3 22, Montez 1 3-6 6, Wilde 6 4-6 17, Paulson 2 4-6 8, James 2 0-0 4. Totals 26 15-26 69.

3-point goals - Porter, S.Olsen, Montez, Wilde. Total fouls - EV 21, P 22. Fouled out - S.Olsen, Parsley. Technicals - EV bench.

Cheney 46, Clarkston 37

Anna Getz had 10 rebounds and scored 13 third-quarter points as the ninth-ranked Blackhawks (16-2, 10-0) rallied past the visiting Bantams (1-14, 1-7) for their 14th straight win.

Clarkston 10 15 4 8 - 37 Cheney 4 13 18 11 - 46

CLARKSTON Frei 0 2-3 2, Blankinship 1 0-0 2, King 1 0-0 3, Knopes 0 0-0 0, Martin 0 0-0 0, Heyevelt 3 0-0 6, Poskey 6 0-0 12, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Jacobs 0 2-2 2, Metcalf 3 0-2 6, Haight 2 0-3 4. Totals 16 4-10 37.

CHENEY Ewing 2 3-5 7, Bifano 0 0-0 0, Weitman 0 0-0 0, Getz 9 0-0 20, Edgett 0 0-0 0, Anderson 7 0-0 14, Sooy 1 0-0 2, Van Matre 0 0-0 0, Krogh 1 1-7 3. Totals 20 4-16 46.

3-point goals - King, Getz 2. Total fouls - Clarkston 14, Cheney 11. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none.

Riverside 49, West Valley 46

Bernice Stime had six steals and five rebounds as the visiting Rams (11-7, 6-4) further damaged the playoff hopes of the Eagles (9-9, 3-7). WV’s Kiesha Sowers had nine rebounds.

Riverside 11 16 4 18 - 49 West Valley 19 5 14 8 - 46

RIVERSIDE Snyder 1 0-0 2, Whittekiend 0 0-0 0, Thompson 2 1-2 6, Day 3 0-0 6, Stime 5 3-5 15, Wood 5 0-0 12, McMurphy 2 0-0 4, Shorts 2 0-0 4. Totals 20 4-7 49.

WEST VALLEY Kallas 2 0-0 6, Shollenberger 1 1-2 4, Simpson 1 0-1 2, McClintock 3 0-0 8, Frost 3 0-0 6, Salfer 1 1-2 4, Sowers 4 6-8 14, Roberts 0 0-0 0, Bonner 1 0-2 2. Totals 16 8-15 46.

3-point goals - Thompson, Stime 2, Wood 2, Kallas 2, Shollenberger, McClintock 2, Salfer. Total fouls - Riverside 13, WV 18. Fouled out - Shorts, Sowers.

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