Titans Maintain Winning Feeling

GSL girls

It took a lot longer than the University Titans would have liked, but once they won they were ready to roll.

Five games later, U-Hi is in the middle of the girls basket ball playoff race, evening its record with a 57-52 win over Lewis and Clark at the Arena on Friday afternoon.

“We really didn’t have confidence when we were 0-4,” said sophomore Teresa Valkenaar, who led the Titans with a career-high 13 points. “The first win was big.”

The Titans started the season with six losses, including four in league. Three of the league losses were by less than nine points.

Once they broke through with a 14-point win against Gonzaga Prep, the Titans won five of six by an average of more than 14 points.

“The majority of it comes down to shooting,” U-Hi coach Bob Finn said. “The first four (league) games we shot under 40 percent, two under 30 percent. We were getting pretty good shots. … We weren’t playing bad basketball.”

Against the Tigers (5-7 overall, 5-5 GSL), who won the first meeting 51-45, the Titans (5-7, 5-5) got off to a big start. They hit 8 of 15 in the first quarter for a 19-11 lead and were at 13 of 28 at halftime when they led 31-15.

“It’s not necessarily that they’re different,” LC coach Jim Redmon said. “He has a lot of sophomores and they’re getting better.”

Valkenaar had nine at the break, hitting all four of her shots, including a 3-pointer. “I shot more; I started driving,” the 6-foot forward said. “Coach said I needed to step it up.”

Stepping up was Shasta Glotfelty, a 5-11 junior post, who was unstoppable with 26 points.

University 57, LC 52

Lewis and Clark 11 4 18 19 - 52

University 19 12 17 9 - 57

LEWIS AND CLARK - Kauppila 2 0-0 4, Travis 2 1-3 5, Hamre 1 2-2 4, Wendle 0 0-0 0, Marquess 3 1-3 7, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Glotfelty 12 2-4 26, Lopes 0 0-0 0, Ford 2 0-0 4, Storey 0 2-2 2. Totals 22 8-14 52.

UNIVERSITY - Parker 0 0-0 0, Owen 2 0-0 4, Schroeder 0 1-2 1, Frost 5 0-0 10, Whitney 0 2-2 2, Valkenaar 6 0-2 13, Shelton 3 4-6 12, Conant 1 0-0 3, Nelson 1 0-0 2, Oglesbee 2 0-1 2, Lektorich 3 0-0 8. Totals 22 7-13 57.

Three-point goals - Valkenaar , Shelton 2, Conant, Lektorich 2. Total fouls - LC 13, U-Hi 16. Fouled out - none.

Ferris 55, Gonzaga Prep 50

The visiting Saxons (9-3, 8-2) defeated the Bullpups (3-9, 3-7).

Ferris 11 14 15 15 - 55

Gonzaga Prep 7 13 15 15 - 50

FERRIS - Pruett 2 0-1 6, Lytle 1 0-0 2, George 5 1-3 11, Morrisette 3 4-5 10, Brazzle 1 0-0 3, Martin 4 1-2 10, McCaffery 3 1-2 7, Benzel 3 0-0 6. Totals 22 7-13 55.

GONZAGA PREP - Bloom 2 0-0 4, Laney 3 4-6 10, Green 2 5-9 9, Gibbon 1 3-4 6, Boren 0 0-0 0, Barnes 0 1-3 1, Jordan 3 1-2 7, Lindstrom 3 4-6 10, So.Housam 1 1-2 3, St.Housam 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 19-32 50.

3-point goals - Pruett 2, Brazzle, Martin, Gibbon. Total fouls - Ferris 21, G-Prep 15. Fouled out - None. Technicals - Ferris bench.

Shadle Park 56, Rogers 45

Aubrie Caldwell had 18 points as the Highlanders (8-4, 6-4) won at the Arena. Rogers is 6-6, 4-6.

Rogers 13 13 10 9 - 45

Shadle Park 10 20 7 19 - 56

ROGERS - Abrahamson 4 1-3 9, Hatch 3 2-4 8, Zahrowski 1 0-0 3, Perry 1 0-0 2, Logue 3 0-0 7, Delger 1 0-0 2, Fairbanks 4 3-5 11, Bayne 1 1-2 3, Wright 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 7-14 45.

SHADLE PARK - Ridings 0 0-2 0, Caldwell 8 0-0 18, Harchuck 5 2-4 12, Stockman 2 0-0 4, Olzendam 2 0-0 6, Buckley 2 0-0 4, Alake 1 0-0 2, Etter 3 1-5 7, McGrath 0 0-0 0, Kiritz 1 1-2 3. Totals 24 4-12 5.

3-point goals - Zahrowski, Logue, Caldwell 2, Olzendam 2. Total fouls - Rogers 12, SP 12. Fouled out - None.

CV 75, NC 35

Jenny Coyle had 23 points, including four 3-pointers in the first quarter, as the No. 3 Bears (11-1, 9-1) defeated the visiting Indians (1-10, 1-9).

North Central 3 9 10 13 - 35

Central Valley 25 6 31 13 - 75

NORTH CENTRAL - Webber 0 4-6 4, Graesser 2 2-3 6, Ellenwood 1 0-1 2 , Eschenbacher 0 0-0 0, Westland 0 0-1 0, Davis 0 0-0 0, White 1 0-0 2, Kennedy 3 1-2 7, Holdren 1 3-5 6, Bostic 0 0-0 0, Stearns 2 4-8 8. Totals 9 14-26 35.

CENTRAL VALLEY - Phinney 2 0-0 5, Renslow 0 0-0 0, Wilson 2 1-2 5, Donaldson 4 1-2 10, Grafos 2 2-2 6, Jackson 3 0-0 8, Shoquist 1 0-1 2, Liepman 6 1-4 14, J.Coyle 8 1-2 23, P.Coyle 0 0-0 0, Bragdon 1 0-0 2.Totals 29 6-13 75.

3-point goals - Holdren, Phinney, Donaldson, J.Jackson 2, Liepman, J.Coyle 6. Total fouls - NC 12, CV 20. Fouled out - None. Technicals - NC bench.

Mead 49, Mt. Spokane 24

Allie Bailey made 8 of 9 shots as the Panthers (9-3, 9-1) defeated the Wildcats (1-10, 0-10).

Mt. Spokane 5 7 2 10 - 24

Mead 13 20 15 1 - 49

MT. SPOKANE - Gemmill 1 0-0 2, Gee 0 0-0 0, Atwood 0 0-0 0, Anderson 2 2-2 6, Klobucher 0 0-0 0, Monroe 4 4-4 13, Louck 1 0-0 2, Brumleve 0 1-2 1. Totals 8 7-8 24.

MEAD - Zelinski 4 0-0 10, Slater 0 0-0 0, Kehl 3 0-0 9, Ferguson 0 2-2 2, Bailey 8 0-0 16, Bennett 2 0-0 6, Leaf 0 1-3 1, Curry 0 0-0 0, Schuerman 0 0-0 0, Myers 2 1-2 5, Gallagher 0 0-0 0, Gonnella 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 4-7 49.

3-point goals - Zelinski 2, Kehl 3, Bennett 2, Monroe. Total fouls - Mt. Spokane 8, Mead 15. Fouled out - None.

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