Ferris Beats Mead Thanks To Switch

GSL boys

The change was small, but it made a huge difference for the third-ranked Ferris Saxons.

With just a minor defensive adjustment, Ferris ended Mead’s nine-game winning streak 64-44 and broke the tie atop the Greater Spokane League boys basketball standings.

The game was part of eight games played on two courts before 2,740 spectators at the Arena Tuesday night.

The lead changed hands six times in the first 10 minutes before the Saxons (12-1, 8-1) went on a 14-0 run, holding the Panthers (10-4, 8-2) scoreless for nearly 6 minutes. That gave Ferris a 29-18 half-time lead. When the Saxons scored the first nine points of the third quarter, the romp was on.

“The defense clicked a little better,” Ferris coach Wayne Gilman said. “We made one little adjustment. We sagged a little more to help on the baseline. We felt like we needed to do a good defensive job on their three main scorers.

“The key was the defensive job we did on Damian (Long) on the baseline in the first half. He does a good job attacking the basket and we did a good job holding position.”

Another boost, Gilman said, was when a couple starters returned to the lineup after their first rest and sparked the offensive end of the run. Chris Hardan started the surge with a 3-pointer, Craig Henneberry had an amazing drive, Justin Bursch drilled a 3 from the right wing, Scott Stocum made a layup and Leonard Harmon hit from the right edge of the foul line.

That’s all five starters, 12 points, game over.

“Ferris played very well; they beat us in every aspect of the game,” Mead coach Jim Preston said. “Their players and coaches were ready to play.”

Harmon led the Saxons, who made 27 of 52 shots, including 5 of 8 3s, with 20 points.

Ferris 64, Mead 44

Ferris 11 18 16 19 - 64

Mead 12 6 8 18 - 44

FERRIS Bursch 1 0-0 3, Schuchart 0 00 0, Servine 0 0-0 0, Brown 2 1-2 6, Hardan 5 0-1 13, Lucke 0 00- 0, Henneberry 3 0-0 6, Sanders 0 0-0 0, Harmon 8 4-6 20, Stocum 7 0-2 14, Weatherred 1 0-0 2. Totals 27 5-11 64. MEAD Morris 4 4-4 12, Klaus 0 0-0 0, Inderrieden 0 0-0 0, Armitage 1 0-0 2, West 0 1-2 1, Long 7 2-2 17, Walton 0 0-0 0, Castaneda 6 0-0 12, Myers 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 7-8 44.

3-point goals - Bursch, Brown, Hardan 3, Long. Total fouls - F 9, M 10. Fouled out - none.

LC 55, CV 50 (2OT)

Paul Mencke scored six points and Mike Homer three in the second overtime as the Tigers (11-4, 7-4) edged the Bears (8-7, 5-6).

It was the fourth straight time these teams needed OT in the regular season. CV won the league opener this year.

The difference this time was at the foul line, where CV made just 5 of 14, including a 1-for-7 game by usual sharpshooter Corby Schuh. LC went 11 of 18 with two of the misses coming when the game was decided.

Mencke finished with 25 points and played with four fouls from midway through the fourth quarter. Homer added 18.

Sophomore Ryan Smith sparked CV with 20 points, including four of the Bears’ five in the first overtime.

CV 17 11 7 6 5 4 - 50

LC 21 4 11 5 5 9 - 55

CENTRAL VALLEY Nesbitt 0 0-0 0, Smith 8 3-4 20, Schuh 2 1-7 6, Abrahms 0 0-0 0, Allen 3 0-1 6, Hinckley 0 0-0 0, McFarland 2 0-0 5, May 6 0- 0 12, Schultz 0 1-2 1. Totals 21 5-14 50.

LEWIS AND CLARK Steuckle 0 0-0 0, Homer 7 4-5 18, Lynch 3 0-1 6, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Etter 2 0-0 4, Vick 1 0-0 2, Adams 0 0-0 0, Stack 0 0-0 0, Mencke 9 7-12 25. Totals 22 11-18 25.

3-point goals - Smith, Schuh, McFarland. Total fouls - CV 17, LC 15. Fouled out - May.

University 58, Gonzaga Prep 49

Ryan Massey hit a 3-pointer with just more than a minute left to spark the Titans (7-7, 4-6) past the Bullpups (10-4, 6-4), ending a four-game losing streak.

The game was close until Massey’s bucket gave U-Hi a five-point lead. The Titans protected that with free throws. Kelly Hineman, who was held scoreless in a home loss against Shadle Park Fridaey, bounced back with 22 points.

Gonzaga Prep 16 12 11 10 - 49

University 19 13 11 15 - 58

GONZAGA PREP Kocharhook 1 0-0 2, Dixson 1 0-0 2, Thielman 1 0- 0 2, Ryan 0 0-2 0, Powell 5 0-0 12, P.Sweeny 5 2-2 15, Herrin 3 4-4 10, McFarland 3 0-0 6, Egger 0 0-0 2, Hartnett 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 6-8 49. UNIVERSITY Jeffries 0 0-0 0, Fryer 1 0-0 3, Massey 5 2-2 13, Wetzel 1 0-2 2, Earling 2 0-2 4, Hineman 7 6-7 22, Carlson 6 2-2 14, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Allen 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 10-13 58.

3-point goals - Powell 2, Sweeny 3, Fryer, Massey, Hineman 2. Total fouls - GP 18, U-Hi 11. Fouled out - none.

Shadle Park 48, Rogers 38

Nate Dunham scored seven points in the second quarter, when the Highlanders (5-9, 4-6) broke ahead, and added seven more in the fourth to help hold off the Pirates (1-13, 0-10).

The game was tied 8-8, with Chris Anderson scoring six Highlander points and De’Andrey Mosby six for Rogers. The Highlanders then broke to a 23-18 lead and were only up 35-30 entering the fourth. Dunham finished with 18 points and Anderson eight for Shadle.

Rogers 8 10 12 8 - 38

Shadle Park 8 15 12 13 - 48

ROGERS Browning 0 0-0 0, Loffredi 2 0-1 4, Salgado 3 0-1 6, Goldsmith 0 0-0 0, CuCulich 2 0-0 4, Oglesbee 0 0-0 0, Hassett 1 0-0 2, Dainty 2 0-0 4, Pugh 0 0-0 0, Smith 2 0-0 4, Mosby 6 2-6 14. Totals 18 2-8 38.

SHADLE PARK Cook 3 2-2 8, Kinsburg 2 0-2 4, Pate 0 1-2 1, Baune 0 0-0 0, Anderson 7 0-0 14, Mohr 0 0-0 0, Hann 0 0-0 0, Hipps 1 1-2 3, Dunham 7 3-6 18. Totals 20 7-14 48.

3-point goals - Dunham. Total fouls - R 16, SP 15. Fouled out - Mosby. Technical foul - Rogers assistant coach Griffin.

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