Castillo Seals Win For Mead

GSL boys

Tom Castillo had no interest in overtime.

“As soon as I was fouled, I said I was going to win the game,” the Mead senior said.

Castillo swished two free throws with 4 seconds left to give the Panthers a wild 41-40 win over Rogers in a Greater Spokane League boys basketball game Tuesday night at Mead.

“I was very confident, I knew I was going to make them,” Castillo said. “Follow through, hand in net, swish.”

Mead (6-3 overall, 5-2 GSL) got the opportunity to steal the game back from Rogers (7-2, 5-2) when Adam Hooper missed the front end of a one-and-one free throw with 14 seconds left. The Panthers took the ball to the front court and called the last timeout of the game with 6 seconds remaining.

The inbounds pass was a lob to Castillo and all the Pirates had to do was foul since they had two to give, but they didn’t get the job done until Castillo was going up for the shot.

Brett Oglesbee, who put Rogers in a position to win with a stunning burst of shooting, never had a chance to get a good shot off at the buzzer.

“That was an emotional roller coaster for a coach,” Mead’s Jim Preston said. “We went from a dire situation to a kid stepping up. That’s a special moment for him. I told him to remember that; you don’t get that chance very often.”

Mead was up 35-29 in the fourth quarter when Oglesbee drove the lane for a short jumper with 3:07 left.

Mead turned the ball over and Oglesbee responded with a 3-pointer from the left wing. After a Mead miss, Oglesbee hit another 3 to put Rogers up 37-35 with 2:28 left.

The Panthers tied the game but Oglesbee swished a 3 from the top of the key to make it 40-37 with 1:48 to go.

Mark Stenersen made a layup at 1:18 to make it a one-point game and from there until Castillo cashed in it was a wild minute of missed opportunities and miscues.

“Well, we should have won it, Rogers coach Rick Mergenthaler said. “The kids played well enough to win. Silly mistakes. You can’t do that in a big game.”

Mead 41, Rogers 40

Rogers 7 12 4 17 - 40

Mead 2 15 12 12 - 41

ROGERS - Hooper 1 0-1 2, Bedford 1 0-0 2, Ridley 4 1-2 9, Oglesbee 5 0-0 13, Dempsey 2 6-6 10, Pugh 2 0-1 4, Rother 0 0-0. Totals 15 7-10 40.

MEAD - Adams 1 0-0 2, Stenerson 5 0-0 10, Stucky 0 0-0 0, Zelinski 0 0-0 0, Castillo 3 2-3 8, Schollmeyer 0 2-2 2, Scholl 0 0-0 0, Stone 2 0-0 4, Galles 1 0-2 3, Wolverton 5 2-2 12. Totals 17 6-9 41.

3-point goals - Oglesbee 3, Galles. Total fouls - Rogers 12, Mead 17. Fouled out - Stone.

CV 72, Gonzaga Prep 52

Ryan Smith scored 19 points, sinking 9 of 14 field-goal attempts to lead the fifth-ranked Bears (7-1, 6-1) past the Bullpups (3-6, 3-4). Eight of Smith’s points came in the third quarter, when he shot 4 for 5 from the field.

Matty McIntyre scored 10 of his 12 points for the Bullpups in the second quarter.

Central Valley 15 21 17 19 - 72

Gonzaga Prep 9 13 15 15 - 52

CENTRAL VALLEY - Eigenhuis 1 1-2 3, Priebe 0 2-2 2, Smith 9 0-0 19, Hebden 4 2-2 11, Hinckley 1 0-0 2, Libey 3 2-4 9, Depew 1 2-2 4, McFarlane 1 7-8 9, Perkes 4 5-6 13, Kreiger 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 21-26 72.

GONZAGA PREP - Johnson 2 4-7 9, Ryan 0 0-0 0, McIntyre 3 6-7 12, Thielman 2 4-4 9, Frankovic 0 0-0 0, Dixson 1 0-0 3, Bacon 2 0-3 4, Hartnett 3 5-6 11, Ivers 1 0-0 2, Yarbrough 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 19-27 52.

3-point goals - Smith, Hebden, Libey, Johnson, Thielman, Dixson. Total fouls - CV 26, GP 21. Fouled out - Priebe.

Ferris 67, NC 63

Despite the 21-point effort of Chris Allen, who leads the GSL in scoring (15.8 ppg), the Indians (3-6, 3-4) fell to the No. 3 Saxons (8-1, 6-1) after Tommy Servine made two foul shots with 2 seconds left.

Twelve of Allen’s points came off 3-pointers. Chris Blotsky added 19 points for the Indians, and Chris Watts scored 19 for the Saxons.

Ferris 23 13 14 17 - 67

NC 4 17 19 23 - 63

FERRIS - Biggerstaff 0 0-0 0, Servine 4 2-2 12, Atkins 6 0-0 12, Sleeth 0 0-0 0, Watts 9 1-2 19, Hodl 3 0-0 7, Mietus 4 0-0 8, Williams 3 3-5 9. Totals 29 6-9 67.

NORTH CENTRAL - Allen 8 1-2 21, Lesesne 0 1-2 1, Robinson 1 0-0 3, Blotsky 7 2-4 19, Farr 3 0-0 8, Allbery 1 2-2 4, Martyn 3 1-2 7. Totals 22-42 7-12 63.

3-point goals - Servine 2, Hodl, Allen 4, Robinson, Blotsky 3, Farr 2. Total fouls - Ferris 14, NC 9. Fouled out - None.

Shadle Park 49, U-Hi 46

Eric Wynne hit the front end of a two-shot foul with 2 seconds left to secure the Highlanders’ (2-7, 1-6) first league win.

Brad Van Dyne made 7 of 9 free throws, but the Titans (1-8, 1-6) were crippled when he sprained his ankle after scoring five of his 12 points in the fourth quarter.

University 5 11 14 16 - 46

Shadle Park 13 11 10 15 - 49

UNIVERSITY - Sale 0 2-2 2, Short 1 0-0 3, Benefield 0 0-0 0, Ruscio 0 0-0 0, Roberts 3 0-0 6, Van Dyne 2 7-9 12, Florence 2 1-2 5, Renz 3 9-10 15, Price 0 1-2 1, Schmidt 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 20-25 46.

SHADLE PARK - Wynne 1 1-2 4, Ryan 4 6-8 15, Beal 4 3-3 12, Evans 0 0-0 0, Jerr. Johnson 0 0-0 0, Howlett 3 0-0 8, Doyle 2 4-6 8, Jere. Johnson 0 0-0 0, Singleton 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 14-19 49.

3-point goals - Short, Van Dyne, Wynne, Ryan, Beal, Howlett 2. Total fouls - U-Hi 17, SP 18. Fouled out - none.

LC 78, Mt. Spokane 33

The Tigers (6-3, 5-2) made 24 of 37 two-point attempts to roll past the Wildcats (1-7, 0-7).

Lewis and Clark 23 18 19 18 - 78

Mt. Spokane 14 9 4 6 - 33

LEWIS AND CLARK - Bowman 1 0-0 2, Hook 4 0-0 10, Defour 4 1-1 9, Coleman 2 0-0 4, Avery 3 0-0 9, Donastorg 5 3-6 15, Floyd 2 1-2 6, Kuhlmann 2 0-0 5, Marshall 1 1-2 3, Spurgetis 2 0-0 5, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Luce 5 0-0 10. Totals 32 6-11 78.

MT. SPOKANE - Gaston 0 0-0 0, Tabisz 4 4-9 12, Clark 5 0-1 13, Bishop 1 0-0 3, Hardman 0 0-0 0, Young 0 0-0 0, Hammond 1 0-0 2, Swanson 1 0-0 3, Erp 0 0-0 0, Lewis 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 4-10 33.

3-point goals - Clark 3, Hook 2, Donastorg 2, Avery, Floyd, Kuhlmann, Spurgetis, Bishop, Swanson. Total fouls - LC 13, MS 14. Fouled out - None. Technicals - Luce, LC bench.

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