Ferris Steps Up; Nc Stops Skid

GSL girls

Perfect record or not, it didn’t appear Rogers was quite ready to join the elite of Greater Spokane League girls basketball Saturday night.

The Pirates had 24 turnovers, which led to 32 Ferris points - and it could have been worse if the Saxons didn’t shoot like they were still enjoying Christmas break - in a 59-47 Saxons’ victory at Ferris.

“Turnovers, that was the story of the game,” Rogers coach Drew Vanderpool said. “In the first half it was man pressure, doubling up on the ball. I don’t know if they had enough confidence, they panicked at times.”

Amazingly, the Pirates (5-1 overall, 3-1 GSL) almost overcame a miserable first half.

While the Pirates were giving the ball away - five turnovers before their first shot - the Saxons (4-2, 3-1) couldn’t make a shot.

Ferris was 4 of 18 in the first quarter that ended tied at 8. The Saxons improved to 9 of 14 in the second for a 29-19 halftime lead. Seventeen Rogers giveaways resulted in 18 Ferris points in the first half.

Rogers battled back and trailed 32-30 after Angel Fairbanks knocked down a 3-pointer from the left wing. A minute later, with 2:51 to go in the third quarter, Fairbanks was at the line with a chance to tie but she missed both free throws.

Rogers then closed out the quarter with five consecutive turnovers that five different Saxons turned into baskets for a 43-30 lead.

The margin was pushed to 46-30 early in the fourth quarter before the Pirates reeled off 10 straight points, eight from the line. Then the Saxons pulled away.

“It was a first game,” Ferris coach Art Rojas said. “We haven’t played in two weeks. The offense was spotty but the defense was there.”

Amy George was the only one of the Saxons to consistently find her range, scoring 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting and 6 of 8 free throws. She also had nine rebounds.

“It was hard,” George said. “They don’t give up. You’re always scrambling to defense them. They always hustle. We were slow, we didn’t pass and drive, we just stood around.”

Ferris 59, Rogers 47

Rogers 8 11 11 17 - 47

Ferris 8 21 14 16 - 59

ROGERS - Davis 0 0-0 0, Abrahamson 3 5-8 11, Hatch 2 0-0 4, Zahrowski 0 0-0 0, Logue 3 1-1 9, Delger 2 6-7 10, Fairbanks 4 2-7 11, Bayne 0 0-0 0, Wright 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 14-22 47.

FERRIS - Lynn 0 0-0 0, Pruett 4 0-1 9, Lytle 0 1-2 1, George 6 6-8 19, Brazzle 1 2-2 4, Martin 1 2-4 4, McCaffery 4 0-0 8, Benzel 3 0-1 7, Taylor 2 0-0 4, Holton 0 0-0 0, Foster 1 0-0 3. Totals 22 11-18 59.

3-point goals - Logue 2, Fairbanks, Pruett, George, Foster, Benzel. Total fouls - Rogers 18, Ferris 21. Fouled out - Hatch, Lytle.

NC 51, Mount Spokane 35

Amber Carter sank three free throws during a 16-point second quarter run for the Indians (1-4, 1-3) and they went on to defeat the Wildcats (0-6, 0-4) for their first league win in four years.

Alicia Stearns grabbed nine rebounds for North Central, which had lost 62 consecutive league games.

Mount Spokane 5 7 9 14 - 35

North Central 8 17 15 11 - 51

MT. SPOKANE - Gemmill 0, 0-0 0, Atwood 3 4-7 10, Anderson 1 1-2 3, Klobucher 1 1-2 3, Neihart 2 1-6 5, Monroe 4 1-2 9, Louck 2 0-0 4, Brumleve 0 1-2 1. Totals 13 9-21 35.

NORTH CENTRAL - Webber 0 0-0 0, Graesser 2 1-2 5, Ellenwood 0 0-0 0 , Eschenbacher 0 1-2 1, Carter 5 3-4 13, Davis 0 0-0 0, White 1 0-0 2, Kennedy 4 0-0 8, Holdren 2 0-0 4, Bostic 0 0-0 0, Zinnecker 0 0-0 0, Stearns 9 0-6 18. Totals 23 5-14 51.

3-point goals - none. Total fouls - Mt. Spokane 12, North Central 23. Fouled out - Stearns.

CV 64, LC 46

Rikki Jackson made six 3-pointers and Jenny Coyle added 15 points to lead the Bears (5-1, 3-1), who had 12 3’s, past the Tigers (2-4, 2-2) at LC.

Katie Marquess shot 5 for 7 from the field and grabbed seven rebounds for the Tigers.

Central Valley 13 16 21 14 - 64

Lewis and Clark 7 14 17 8 - 46

CENTRAL VALLEY - Phinney 4 0-0 10, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Grafos 1 4-4 7, Jackson 7 0-0 20, Shoquist 0 0-0 0, Liepman 4 2-2 10, J.Coyle 6 0-1 15, Bragdon 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 6-7 64.

LEWIS AND CLARK - Kauppila 0 0-0 0, Hamre 1 1-1 3, Storey 0 0-0 0, Giebel 2 0-0 4, Oeljin 5 2-2 12, Travis 2 0-4 4, Marquess 5 0-1 13, Glotfelty 0 0-4 0, Thompson 3 2-7 8, Hansen 0 0-0 0, Lopes 0 0-0 0, Ford 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 5-19 46.

3-point goals - Phinney 2, Grafos, Jackson 6, Coyle 3, Marquess 3. Total fouls - Central Valley 19, Lewis and Clark 11. Fouled out - none.

Mead 48, University 34

Allie Bailey shot 9 for 17 from the field for a career-high 19 points as the Panthers (4-2, 4-0) topped the Titans (0-6, 0-4).

University 7 7 13 7 - 34

Mead 15 10 13 10 - 48

UNIVERSITY - Conant 1 0-1 3, Frost 4 2-2 10, Lektorich 0 0-0 0, Nelson 1 0-0 2, Oglesbee 0 0-5 0, Owen 1 1-1 3, Parker 0 0-0 0, Schroeder 3 0-0 7, Shelton 3 2-2 9, Valkenaar 0 0-0 0, Whitney 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 6-11 34.

MEAD - Zelinski 3 3-4 9, Slater 0 1-2 1, Kehl 0 3-4 3, Ferguson 0 0-0 0, Bailey 9 1-3 19, Bennett 4 2-3 10, Leaf 1 0-0 2, Curry 2 0-0 4, Myers 0 0-0 0, Gallagher 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 10-16 48.

3-point goals - Conant, Schroeder, Shelton. Total fouls - not available.

Shadle Park 48, G-Prep 45

Brooke Olzendam, Aubrie Caldwell and Sara Harchuck combined on a fourth-quarter run to pull the Highlanders (4-2, 2-2) past the Bullpups (2-4, 2-2).

Gonzaga Prep 15 11 9 10 - 45

Shadle Park 9 15 8 16 - 48

GONZAGA PREP - Bloom 3 1-4 8, Laney 3 2-4 8, Green 2 4-5 8, Gibbon 0 0-0 0, Machtolf 1 0-0 2, Boren 0 1-2 1, Barnes 0 0-0 0, Jordan 3 4-4 10, Lindstrom 1 0-0 3, So.Housam 0 0-0 0, St.Housam 1 2-2 4, Millersmith 0 1-2 1. Totals 14 15-23 45.

SHADLE PARK - Ridings 1 4-5 7, Caldwell 2 0-0 5, Schurra 0 0-0 0, Fay 2 0-0 4, Harchuck 3 0-0 8, Stockman 1 0-0 2, Olzendam 3 1-2 9, Buckley 2 0-1 4, Alake 1 2-2 4, Etter 0 0-1 0, McGrath 1 0-0 2, Kiritz 1 1-2 3. Totals 17 8-13 48.

3-point goals - Harchuck 2, Olzendam 2, Bloom, Lindstrom, Ridings, Caldwell. Total fouls - Gonzaga Prep 24, Shadle Park 19. Fouled out - None. Technicals - Shadle bench. , DataTimes