G-Prep cruises past Ferris boys
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By Greg Lee
Staff writer
Another game, another win and another player emerges as a go-to
possibility for the Gonzaga Prep boys basketball team.
Junior point guard Chris Sarbaugh, who hadn’t scored in double figures
in the Bullpups’ first four games, broke through in impressive fashion Friday,
finishing with 17 points, six rebounds and three steals to lead Gonzaga Prep to
a 69-50 win over visiting Ferris in Greater Spokane League play.
Sarbaugh, whose mop-like hair is similar to that of Matt Bouldin
of the more senior Gonzaga team, did a little bit of everything. Perhaps more
important than the offensive contributions was his defense – especially after
G-Prep’s slow start.
Ferris, off to a late start because of its extended football
season, broke out like it had been the team playing for a month, not two weeks.
The Saxons, behind three 3-pointers, opened a 13-2 lead when Chris Wilson hit
the third trey at the 4:42 mark.
“We weren’t talking on defense, we weren’t helping as much and we
weren’t closing out (on shooters),” Sarbaugh said. “We weren’t playing team
defense. We came out kind of flat. We’re always ready against the Big Red
(Ferris), but I think it was nerves.”
G-Prep coach Matty McIntyre called a timeout.
“There was no panic, no deer-in-the-headlight looks on their
faces,” McIntyre said of his players. “We just went back to our defensive
principles. The kids showed a lot of maturity.”
The turnaround wasn’t quite as quick as the Saxons’ start, but
was effective nonetheless.
A driving basket by Sarbaugh gave the Bullpups (5-0 overall, 2-0
league) their first lead at 21-20 with 3:46 to go before halftime. G-Prep never
relinquished the lead.
Sarbaugh got a steal less than a minute into the second half and
turned it into a crowd-pleasing dunk as a runaway victory was on.
“It starts on the defensive end,” Sarbaugh said. “The offense
comes easy after that. Our intensity picked up and we were talking on defense
after the start.”
G-Prep senior post Ryan Nicholas had his usual contributions. But
his game-high 20 points, to go with nine rebounds and two assists, were hard
earned. The Saxons front and sagging defense made Nicholas work for everything.
“Team after team will try to do that to Ryan,” McIntyre said. “He
can get his points in a lot of ways. Tonight it was off offensive rebounds and
in transition.”
Bullpups junior guard Parker Kelly, who hit seven 3-pointers in a
league-opening win over University on Tuesday, also had to work for his points
Friday. The Saxons did a good job knowing where Kelly was most of the game.
Still, he finished with 11.
Ferris coach Don Van Lierop said his short-handed team (0-2),
which was playing in its league opener, played much better than it did in a
season-opening 74-61 loss at
“I thought it was a really good effort – better than a week ago,”
he said. “The bright spot for us is we’ll peak at the right time. We just have
to be realistic and have some patience.”
The Saxons also played without two injured starters from last
year – Jordan Tonani (leg) and Taylor Kamitomo (wrist). Both are recovering
from football injuries.
Connor Halliday led Ferris 16.
Ferris turns around and plays host to North Central in a makeup
of a non-league game Monday and is at Lewis and Clark in a rescheduled league
game Tuesday.
University 56,
Spencer Drury and Kyle Bailey led U-Hi with 11 points apiece and
Tony Tabish chipped in 10.
Scott Simon led CV with 16 points.
U-Hi led 44-31 going into the fourth quarter. Titans post Joe
Dahl had nine rebounds.
Mead 58, Lewis and Clark 43:
The Panthers pulled off an inside job at home.
Post Aaron Dunn had a double double – 22 points and 10 rebounds –
to lead Mead (4-1, 2-0).
The Panthers held the Tigers (1-2, 0-1) to 32 percent shooting
from the field while Mead shot 49 percent. The Panthers also outrebounded LC
35-21.
Levi Taylor led LC with 13 points.
Mead’s Bo Tully, who had 10 points, had five assists as the
Panthers had 17 assists on 21 baskets.
LC cut the Panthers’ lead to nine points in the third quarter,
but couldn’t get any closer. Mead built its biggest lead at 19 in the final
period.
But it wasn’t enough to counter the Highlanders (4-2, 2-0), who clamped
down defensively in the fourth quarter, limiting the Knights to one field goal.
Taylor Pettersen led SP with 17 points, 15 in the second half.
Teammates Brett Boese and Robby Douglas added 14 and 12, respectively.
McIntyre and Jarvis each made three 3-pointers. McIntyre had 15
points and Jarvis finished with 13.
North Central 68,
NC (3-3, 2-0) shot 51 percent from the field. Isaiah Antoine led
three players in double figures with 12 points. Teammates Lucas Evans and
Brandon Olsen had 11 and 10, respectively.
Hunter Hahn led the Wildcats (0-5, 0-1) with 16.
Girls
Lewis and Clark 80, Mead 50: In a game of transition, the Lewis and Clark made its opportunities count most.
Visiting Lewis and Clark outscored Mead 46-28 in the middle
quarters in Greater Spokane League action Friday.
LC (4-1 overall, 2-0 league) shot 60 percent from the field.
Nakia Arquette had a team-high 23 points, including four 3-pointers, and Devyn
Galland had 20. The Tigers made 8 of 13 from 3-point range.
Jazmine Redmon of Mead (2-3, 0-2) had a game-high 25 points to go
with eight rebounds.
The visiting Bears put up 23 points in the third quarter and
eight players were responsible for it as they pulled away.
Loree Hill, who made 6 of 6 free throws in the first half, led
the balanced Bears (4-1, 2-0) with 13 points. Five other players had five or
more points.
Zoe Scott led U-Hi (2-3, 0-2) with 12 points – all of which came
on 3-point shooting.
The Highlanders also got 12 points from Shayle Dezellem.
Jenni White led EV with eight.
Gonzaga Prep 56, Ferris 52:
The Saxons have opened league play with back-to-back losses. But at this rate,
they won’t be seeking their first victory much longer.
Ferris (1-5, 0-2) opened a 7-0 lead and maintained its advantage
into the second half. But the Bullpups (4-0, 2-0) finally took over in the
third period when they outscored the Saxons 17-4.
Tia Presley, Lindsay Stockton and Ashley Largent led G-Prep.
Presley had a team-high 14 points,
Katara Belton-Sharp had a game-high 18 for Ferris.
North Central 42,
Riley Holsinger led NC with 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
