Three Will Battle For Playoff Spots

GNL basketball

All girls favorites won as the Great Northern League season ended Saturday, forcing two days of playoffs to break a three-way tie for fifth place.

Deer Park, Colville and Pullman all lost to finish 4-10 in league, tied for fifth. The top six advance to the District 7-2A tournament at Mt. Spokane High, so one team must be weeded out.

Pullman won a coin flip earlier this week to sit out until Tuesday. DP and Colville play at Chewelah on Monday, with the winner earning the fifth seed. Pullman plays Monday’s loser at Medical Lake on Tuesday, with the winner advancing as No. 6.

Lakeside 50, Colville 38

Brianne Jolley scored seven in the third quarter and the second-ranked, league-champion Eagles (19-1, 14-0) defeated the host Indians (8-12 overall) for their 18th consecutive win.

Colville’s Jamie Entwistle had five rebounds.

Lakeside has a district bye until 7 p.m. Saturday.

Lakeside 20 8 16 6 - 50

Colville 8 6 7 17 - 38

LAKESIDE - Neuchterlein 0, Vojtech 8, Giampietri 2, Heebink 11, Petticrew 13, Hamilton 0, Ryan 2, Jolley 14, Grubbs 0, Long 0.

COLVILLE - Shaw 8, Entwistle 4, McGrane 0, Janke 0, Matlock 0, Cornwell 8, Braff 4, Wollan 8, Lawson 6.

Newport 47, Pullman 39

League scoring champion Carey Sauer scored 26, hitting 10 of 10 from the line and two 3-pointers, as the ninth-ranked Grizzlies (16-4, 10-4) defeated the host Greyhounds (8-12, 4-10).

Sauer added 18 rebounds, while Pullman’s Ali Johnston had 13 rebounds.

Newport, the No. 3 seed, opens district at 2:45 p.m. Friday against the No. 6 in a loser-out.

Newport 12 10 8 17 - 47

Pullman 6 11 11 11 - 39

NEWPORT - Williams 0, Haptonstall 6, Opp 1, Lindburg 5, Olsen 0, McDirmid 3, Sauer 26, Schulz 4, Almond 2.

PULLMAN - Brossman 12, Umbreit 0, Keck 0, Pedersen 6, Paulson 0, Rydbom 4, Curry 4, Johnston 13.

Riverside 59, Medical Lake 29

Bernice Stime had 10 rebounds and the sixth-ranked Rams (16-3, 12-2) defeated the visiting Cardinals (3-17, 0-14) to wrap up their second-place season.

Riverside has an openinground bye at district and plays at 2 p.m. Saturday. ML finished with a 13-game losing skid.

Medical Lake 8 6 7 8 - 29

Riverside 10 15 16 18 - 59

MEDICAL LAKE - Muelken 0, Biggs 0, Blayne 2, French 3, Erickson 2, Ramirez 12, Simmons 4, B.Knapp 6.

RIVERSIDE - Koesel 5, Rizzuto 7, H.Wood 6, Stime 14, A.Wood 8, Shorts 4, Lorenz 4, Snyder 10, A.Korling 0, S.Korling 1, Lyons 0.

Chewelah 52, Deer Park 46

Melissa Halle and Piper Moore led a 7-0 run to end the game as the Cougars (13-7, 8-6) held off the visiting Stags (9-11, 4-10).

Chrissy Oneal added seven rebounds and Jacki Albertson five steals for Chewelah.

Chewelah is No. 4 to district and plays a loser-out at 7:15 Friday night against the No. 5.

Deer Park 8 8 15 15 - 46

Chewelah 9 16 13 14 - 52

DEER PARK - Smith 0, Hardie 8, Allen 0, Oswalt 7, Krieger 0, Fielder 2, Lanbehn 0, Scott 11, O’Brien 18.

CHEWELAH - Edwards 7, Anderson 2, Rogers 4, Harrison 0, Albertson 10, Grytdal 0, Halle 5, Moore 7, O’Neal 15, McCanna 0, Boone 2.

Boys

Pullman 66, Newport 57

Brent Cummings had 28 points and 12 rebounds and the fourth-ranked, league-champion Greyhounds (17-3, 12-2) used a 10-0 fourth-quarter run to beat the visiting Grizzlies (10-10, 5-9).

The game was tied at 52 with 6 minutes left before Pullman started its run. Cummings finished 11 of 17 from the field. Newport’s Sean Mumford hit 7 of 7 from the floor.

Pullman has an opening-round district bye and plays at 8:45 p.m. Saturday. Newport, the fifth seed, plays a loser-out at 9 Friday night against No. 4 Colville.

Newport 19 14 12 12 - 57

Pullman 19 20 13 14 - 66

NEWPORT - Kiehn 0, Frandrup 7, Meade 4, Ellersick 6, Drum 14, Marsh 0, Balcolm 4, Martindale 2, Vlasman 6, Mumford 14.

PULLMAN - Brown 8, Cummings 28, Linehan 12, Camp 0, Bray 8, Harms 5, Randall 0, Camara 5.

Medical Lake 50, Riverside 48

Brandon Moore hit a basket with 2 seconds left to lift the visiting Cardinals (14-6, 11-3) over the Rams (6-14, 4-10).

ML worked for a final shot after Riverside had a turnover with 1:13 left. Riverside’s Matt Miller had 13 rebounds, 10 on the offensive end.

ML, the second seed, also has a district bye until 3:45 Saturday. Riverside is No. 6 and plays a loser-out against No. 3 Chewelah at 4:30 Friday.

Medical Lake 21 6 15 8 - 50

Riverside 16 14 8 10 - 48

MEDICAL LAKE - Brown 9, Headlee 0, Shirley 6, Meeks 2, Mitchell 0, Miller 10, Nichols 8, B.Moore 15.

RIVERSIDE - Kapelke 5, Lieske 0, Remington 0, Murphy 10, Boone 0, Rizzuto 0, Vannatter 0, Frowick 9, Johnson 0, Crance 8, Dinning 0, Miller 16.

Chewelah 64, Deer Park 52

Travis Meserve scored 20, hitting four of his team’s 11 3-pointers, and the Cougars (14-6, 10-4) topped the visiting Stags (4-16, 2-12).

Deer Park 11 15 10 16 - 52

Chewelah 20 19 16 9 - 64

DEER PARK - Holmes 6, Santonocito 0, S.Mitchell 4, J.Mitchell 2, Zimmerer 9, Sebright 1, Frickey 11, Thompson 4, Axel 2, Swinyard 6, Westermann 6.

CHEWELAH - Landram 11, Forsberg 3, Meserve 20, Miller 3, Nitschke 10, Churape 0, Kinley 6, Sunday 4, Parrish 7.

Colville 73, Lakeside 59

Jed Ortner scored 21, hitting 9 of 13 from the field, and added five assists as the Indians (12-8, 9-5) eliminated the visiting Eagles (4-16, 3-11) from playoff contention.

Colville’s Eric Anderson added seven rebounds.

Lakeside 19 5 13 22 - 59

Colville 22 13 20 18 - 73

LAKESIDE - Day 0, Purkheiser 11, Rowse 11, Spiger 15, K.Skinner 8, Noland 10, Mortlock 2, Clockerty 2, Brown 0.

COLVILLE - Goble 1, Weaver 6, Anderson 10, Ortner 21, Bateman 3, Vaagen 2, Meinhold 12, Spies 2, Mostek 7, Bradeen 0, Shaw 2, E.Gordon 7.

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