Bullpups pull away

Visiting Gonzaga Prep broke a 40-all tie in the fourth quarter to defeat Lewis and Clark 57-45 Friday night and maintain a share of second place in Greater Spokane League boys basketball.

Gonzaga Prep (9-1, 4-1 GSL) made 6 of 8 shots in the final period to pull away from the Tigers (4-6, 2-3). The Bullpups share second with Mead, which handed them their only loss, behind Shadle Park (4-0). North Central (3-1) is half a game back, also with one league setback.

The LC-Prep game got started an hour late due to the length of the girls contest, and the Bullpups raced to a 16-9 first-quarter lead in a hurry. The Tigers matched that in the second quarter with a 16-9 run of their own and the teams were still tied after three periods.

In the final quarter, however, G-Prep made good on three-quarters of its attempts, while LC was just 2 for 12.

Parker Kelly hit four 3-pointers and finished the game with 16 points. Ryan Nicholas nearly matched his season scoring average (21.6) with a game-high 20 points.

Levi Taylor led Lewis and Clark with 17 points and had five steals and four blocked shots.

Mead 55, University 42: Double-doubles by Aaron Dunn and Taylor Farnsworth lifted the Panthers (6-4, 4-1) to victory at home over the Titans (5-5, 2-3) in a 4A contest.

Dunn scored 18 points and had 12 rebounds, Farnsworth had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Mead trailed at halftime, but with defensive pressure causing 10 turnovers, outscored U-Hi 30-13 in the second half.

Much of the difference came at the free-throw line, where the victors outscored their foe 13 to 1.

North Central 67, Rogers 47: The Indians (5-5, 3-1) moved past their fellow 3A foe, the Pirates (6-4, 2-2), with a big comeback on the road. Trailing 20-11 after a quarter, NC tied the game by half and pulled away by outscoring Rogers 56-27 over the final three quarters.

Lucas Evans, a 6-foot-9 post, scored 19 points and was in double figures for rebounds as well. Zac Evans and Aaron Antoine combined for 29 more.

East Valley 63, Mt. Spokane 50: Both winless in league entering the game, the Knights (2-8, 1-3) got the upper hand with a 24-12 third-quarter advantage. The host Wildcats (1-9, 0-4) turned the ball over three straight times during the period to seal their fate.

Ronnie Jarvis made four 3-pointers en route to 22 points and Korie Sherman added 17 for the victors. Hunter Hahn had 18 for Mt. Spokane.

Ferris 63, Central Valley 50: The visiting Saxons (5-5, 3-2) outrebounded the Bears (4-6, 0-5) 43-25. And a 25-6 third-quarter scoring outburst, fueled by Chris Wilson’s nine points and two 3-pointers by Grant Livingston, settled the contest.

Taylor Kamitomo and Jason Bates had 10 rebounds each.

Wilson finished with 17 points and Connor Halliday had 15. Scott Simon (15 points) continued as CV’s scoring leader.

Great Northern

Deer Park 43, West Valley 39: Jared Pyeatt had 16 points and 10 rebounds and the Stags (6-2, 2-0) took sole possession of first place from the Eagles (4-4, 1-1) early in the league season with a victory in Deer Park. Colton Peone added six points and 10 assists for the Stags, who held the Eagles’ leading scorer, Matt Roth, to four points in the fourth quarter. Roth finished with 13.

Clarkston 42, Riverside 39: Dustin McConnell scored 11 points, Bryce James added 10, including a pair of free throws with 45 seconds left, to give the Bantams (4-2, 1-0) the winning margin against the Rams (2-4, 0-1) in Riverside. The Bantams outshot the Rams 25-7 from the free-throw line.

Pullman 58, Medical Lake 20: Austin Drake and Beaux Burnham combined for 22 points and the Greyhounds (2-6, 1-0) shot 20 of 34 from the field, holding the Cardinals (1-7, 0-2) scoreless in the final 14 minutes in Medical Lake.

Cheney 57, Colville 32: Dalton Harding dropped in 12 of his 17 points in the second half and DeAngelo Jones added 14 points as the Blackhawks (4-4, 1-1) scored 30 second-half points to beat the Indians (1-6, 0-1) in Colville.

Northeast A

Freeman 75, Kettle Falls 33: Four Scotties (9-3, 2-0) starters finished in double figures, led by Kellen Miller’s 15 points, and the Bulldogs (1-9, 0-2) fell behind early, scoring just two in the first quarter and trailing by 24 at halftime in Kettle Falls.

Lakeside 68, Chewelah 50: Bo Smoska finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds and the Eagles (6-6, 2-0) held off a second-half run by the Cougars (8-5, 0-1) in Nine Mile Falls. After scoring just 14 first-half points, the Cougars shot 16 of 22 in the second half, including four 3-pointers, led by Josh Christian’s 19 points.

Panorama

Wellpinit 96, Columbia 32: Cody Flett notched 33 points and six assists, Kennedy Seyler added 25 points and the Redskins (9-2, 6-0) had 16 steals to cruise past the Lions (1-10, 1-6) in Wellpinit.

St. George’s 65, Republic 31: Jordan Dickson scored 25 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, added six rebounds and six steals, and the Dragons (8-4, 4-2) forced 31 turnovers by the visiting Tigers (6-3, 2-3).

Cusick 76, Inchelium 48: The Panthers (9-2, 6-0) stayed even with Wellpinit atop the league standings, racing out to a 24-6 lead after one quarter against the Hornets (6-4, 4-3) in which Louie Bluff scored 12 of his 20 points. Spencer Shanholtzer added 18 points and seven assists for the Panthers.

St. Michael’s 62, Curlew 50: Kevin Johnson scored 14 points, Quinn South added 13 and the Warriors (2-5, 2-4) held off the Cougars (0-9, 0-6) at St. Michael’s. Tanner Somday finished with a game-high 26 points for the Cougars.

Selkirk 68, Springdale 60 (OT): Zach Jensen had 22 points and eight assists, Hunter Enyeart added 14 points and 14 boards and after the Chargers (7-6, 3-4) took a four-point lead to start the overtime period, the Rangers (10-3, 7-1) closed on a 12-0 run for the win in Ione.

District 9 North

Rosalia 61, Tekoa-Oakesdale 35: Senior Jim Maley shot 8 of 11 from the floor for 19 points, breaking the 1,000-point career milestone in the Spartans’ (12-0) home victory over the Nighthawks (2-6, 0-2) in a 2B/1B matchup.

Garfield-Palouse 58, Colton 49: Gavini Burt scored 22 points with four assists and four steals and the Vikings (5-2) used a 19-8 edge in the fourth quarter to beat the Wildcats (3-5) in Palouse in a 2B/1B matchup.

LaCrosse-Washtucna 50, St. John-Endicott 48: Chris Wargo scored 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting, with his last basket giving the Tigercats (6-5, 2-1) the lead with 30 seconds to go to beat the visiting Eagles (3-6, 0-3) in a 1B game.

Nonleague

Davenport 66, Almira/Coulee-Hartline 35: Josh Zeiler led four Gorillas (9-1) in double figures with 15 points and the Warriors (6-5) were outscored 44-22 in the first half in Davenport.

Colfax 68, Odessa 26: Brandon Gfeller scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half, Justin Berarducci added 16 and the Bulldogs (5-4) rolled to the road win over the Tigers (6-6).

Wilbur-Creston 46, Valley Christian 33: Austin Snavely scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half and the Wildcats (9-2) held the Panthers (1-9) scoreless in the first half and forced 15 second-half turnovers at Valley Christian. Tyler Tipke scored 16 points for VC, 12 in the fourth quarter.

Lind-Ritzville 65, Sprague-Harrington 32: Bryce Hilzer scored 16 points and James Stevenson scored all of his 13 in the first quarter to lead the Broncos (8-2) past the visiting Falcons (1-9).

Inland Empire

Moscow 66, Sandpoint 61 (3OT): It was the second consecutive overtime game for the Bulldogs (3-4, 0-1), who fell to the visiting Bears (8-1, 1-0). The Bears were led by Mac Stannard’s 24 points.