Shadle Wins A Bruiser Wins Without Basket In Fourth Quarter

There was a battle for second in the Greater Spokane League boys basketball standings Tuesday night but it seemed like Shadle Park and University suited up their football teams instead of their basketball teams.

Shadle Park came out on top at U-Hi, defeating the Titans 58-50 despite not making a field goal in the fourth quarter. The Highlanders clinched their sixth straight win by sinking 16 of 24 free throws in the fourth quarter.

“It was pretty physical, wasn’t it?” Shadle Park coach Darcy Weisner said. “In all seriousness, our defensive effort in the third quarter was good enough.”

The Highlanders (8-3, 6-1) outscored the Titans 17-7 in the third quarter to open a 42-33 lead and the way the teams were playing defense, that was more than the Titans (6-4, 4-2) could overcome.

“We contested shots real well,” Weisner said. “That’s one of the things we talked about. They’re going to get good shots, they’re a good team, but we wanted them to rush their shots or look through us.”

University made 10 of 18 shots for a 26-25 lead at the half but only made 3 of 14 in the third quarter. The Titans had too many unforced turnovers among their 21 giveaways and allowed the Highlanders too many second shots.

“They play very good defense,” U-Hi coach Jay Humphrey said. “They’re very physical but you have to play through the bumps, rebound and run the offense. We just didn’t do that.”

The game was intense from the beginning and only got more intense as the referees allowed physical play. Soon the game resembled a clutch-and-grab hockey game.

Kerry Hipps, the first player off the bench, dropped a 3-pointer from the right corner to give Shadle Park a boost just before halftime. The Highlanders were only up by four late in the third quarter when Hipps made a 3 from the right wing and then converted a putback for the nine-point lead.

“He’s done that,” Weisner said. “He’s not afraid to take the big shot. I like that. That’s what you want an athlete to do.”

Hipps was one of three Highlanders with 11 points.

“I fill in wherever I’m needed,” Hipps said. “I got in and play hard on defense and the offense comes with it. I’m gaining confidence. With the team winning, I need to help out more.”

University was within three early in the fourth quarter but threw the ball away and did the same thing later after getting it back to four.

“Normally their scores are low. That’s fine with us, we like to control the ball,” Humphrey said. “But about 17 times we got the ball across halfcourt and threw it away. We’ve been surviving with 15 to 16 turnovers. Jump that up a little bit and it gets us.”

Despite the physical play, Hipps said it was a good game.

“It was a battle but they’re pretty nice,” he said. “It wasn’t cheap. They were playing hard and we were playing hard.”

Shadle Park 58, University 50

Shadle Park 13 12 17 16 - 58 University 10 16 7 17 - 50

SHADLE PARK - N. Dunham 3 2-6 11, Ryan 0 0-0 0, Beal 0 0-0 0, Jones 0 0-0 0, Meyers 2 4-4 8, Anderson 3 4-8 11, Mohr 2 2-2 7, Hann 4 0-0 8, Glanzer 0 2-2 2, Hipps 3 3-4 11. Totals 17 17-26 58.

UNIVERSITY - A. Dunham 3 0-0 9, Short 0 0-0 0, Fryer 3 6-6 13, Earling 1 0-0 2, Price 6 1-2 13, Carlson 5 1-4 11, Flanary 1 0-2 2. Totals 19 8-14 50.

3-point goals - N. Dunham 3, Anderson, Mohr, Hipps, A. Dunham 3, Fryer.

Ferris 72, Rogers 37

Four Saxons (6-4, 4-3) scored in double figures to offset a 24-point, 11-rebound effort by De’Andrey Mosby of the Pirates (5-5, 2-4) at Rogers.

Jason Weatherred had 15 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots for Ferris. Sam Dempsey had 10 rebounds for Rogers.

Ferris 20 14 18 20 - 72 Rogers 5 19 7 6 - 37

FERRIS - Bursch 4 2-3 10, Schuchart 0 1-2 1, Servine 6 1-1 14, Atkins 1 0-0 2, Lucke 4 0-0 13, Soter 1 1-1 3, Watts 1 0-0 2, Gordon 4 0-0 8, Hamilton 1 2-2 4, Weatherred 5 5-8 15. Totals 28 12-17 72.

ROGERS - Browning 0 0-0 0, Borders 0 0-0 0, Battle 0 0-0 0, K.Oglesbee 0 0-0 0, Mosby 10 4-11 24, B.Oglesbee 2 0-0 5, Dorton 1 0-0 2, Dempsey 2 2-4 6, Pugh 0 0-1 0, Preston 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 6-16 37.

3-point goals - Servine, Lucke 3, B.Oglesbee. Total fouls - Ferris 14, Rogers 18. Fouled out - none.

Mead 76, Lewis and Clark 45

The Panthers (3-3, 6-5) combined intense full-court pressure with a balanced attack to defeat the Tigers (4-5, 2-3) at Mead. Allen Inderrieden shot 3 for 3 from behind the 3-point line and Tom Castillo and Brian Wolverton made 11 of 14 shots in the paint for Mead.

Lewis and Clark 13 7 14 11 - 45 Mead 18 18 22 18 - 76

LEWIS AND CLARK - Hansen 1 0-0 2, Donastog 1 0-0 3, Lockridge 0 0-0 0, Stack 2 1-4 5, Luce 4 0-0 8, Marshall 1 3-4 6, DeFour 3 1-2 8, Malone 0 0-0 0, Ridley 0 2-2 2, Spurgelis 1 0-0 2, Hook 1 0-0 3, Kuhlman 0 6-6 6. Totals: 14 13-18 45.

MEAD - Wilkerson 0 0-0 0, Klaus 3 0-0 6, Inderrieden 4 0-1 11, Adams 1 0-0 2, Bishop 2 0-0 4, Lindow 5 0-0 11, Scholl 0 0-0 0, Stone 1 0-1 3, Galles 1 0-0 2, Kaiser 3 2-2 9, Hatem 3 0-0 6, Castillo 6 0-2 12, Wolverton 5 0-0 10. Totals: 34 2-6 76.

Gonzaga Prep 48, North Central 42

The Indians (2-8, 0-6) were down 45-42 and had the ball but missed a 3-pointer with 20 seconds left and then the Bullpups (4-6, 2-4) made 3 of 4 free throws to hold on for the win. Tyson Thielman had 11 points and eight rebound.

Gonzaga Prep 12 7 14 15 - 48 North Central 7 13 14 8 - 42

GONZAGA PREP - Kocharhook 2 2-2 6, Dixson 1 2-2 4, Doolittle 0 0-2 0, Theilman 1 0-0 2, Sweeny 0 0-0 0, Crowell 3 1-2 11, T.Theilman 5 2-4 14, Egger 0 1-2 1, Hartnett 3 1-2 7, Yarbrough 2 1-2 5. Totals 17 10-18 48.

NORTH CENTRAL - Plaster 0 0-0 0, Allen 4 1-2 9, Turner 0 0-0 0, Montgomery 0 2-2 2, Bowser 1 0-0 2, Robinson 0 0-0 0, Blotsky 3 3-3 9, Farr 1 5-6 7, Allbery 4 0-0 10, Schwarzer 0 0-0 0, Eschenbacher 2 1-2 5. Totals - 15 12-15 42.

3-point goals - Allbery 2, Crowell 2, T.Theilman 2. Total fouls - GP 15, NC 15. Fouled out - none.

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