Cheney Tips Post Falls In Overtime

Preps

Post Falls’ dramatic comeback went for naught on Wednesday.

Rich DeMulling scored four points in overtime as visiting Cheney escaped with a 72-68 non-league victory in a game the Blackhawks (2-3) led by as many 14.

Post Falls’ Brett Hollenbeck, who scored 23, made a free throw with 1 second left in regulation to force overtime.

The Trojans (3-3) had switched to a half-court zone defense in the second half to begin their rally.

Cheney made 12 of 12 free throws in the first half and shot better than 50 percent from the floor.

Cheney 72, Post Falls 68 (OT)

Cheney 17 23 10 12 10 - 72

Post Falls 10 18 16 18 6 - 68

CHENEY Randall 0, Battien 6, Urdahl 17, Parker 2, Maliani 14, Reiman 8, Olson 13, DeMulling 10, Stiffler 2.

POST FALLS Bechel 2, Alexander 0, Quesnell 12, McLean 18, Hollenbeck 23, Campbell 6, O’Briant 0, Lee 1, Shepherd 0, Juhlin 6.

GIRLS

Non-league

Cheney 54, Post Falls 38

Christine Reagan scored 16 of her 26 points in the second half, and had eight rebounds as the Blackhawks (5-2) beat the visiting Trojans (7-3).

Anna Getz had 10 assists for Cheney, and Lisa Anderson had seven of the Blackhawks’ 18 steals.

Heidi Umthun scored 22 for Post Falls.

Post Falls 8 8 6 16 - 38

Cheney 6 17 15 16 - 54

POST FALLS Klaudt 0, Umthun 22, Murphy 3, Swanstrom 1, Waltz 2, Thomson 2, Ruen 0, Glaser 6, Beatty 2.

CHENEY Ewing 4, Bifano 0, Weitman 7, Getz 10, Pischell 2, Edgett 0, Anderson 5, Sooy 0, Reagan 26, VanMeter 0.

Wallace 65, Kootenai 51

Joy Sperry scored 25 on 11-for-23 shooting, and added 17 rebounds and six steals as the Miners (4-8) beat the visiting Warriors (6-3).

Lisa Calabretta of Wallace scored 10 of her 11 in the second quarter.

Jayme Flint of Kootenai scored 14 points.

Kootenai 12 11 14 14 - 51

Wallace 14 19 14 18 - 65

KOOTENAI Andersen 2, Flint 14, Bornitz 13, Hunter 0, Goodson 5, Kraack 4, Ausman 0, Damiano 13.

WALLACE Sperry 25, Rose 0, Gregory 10, Calabretta 11, England 4, Branstetter 2, Sleezer 2, Nipp 11.

EV Holiday Tourney

E.Valley 50, Kellogg 43

Farrah Parsley had 14 rebounds and five steals, and the host Knights (3-2) went on a 22-0 run for the first 9 minutes of the second half to beat the Wildcats (2-8).

Amy Lemon had 18 points and five steals, and Melissa Hei 12 rebounds for Kellogg.

EV plays Lakeside today for the title, following the KelloggColville consolation game.

Lakeside beat Colville 46-39 in the day’s other game.

Kellogg 14 13 0 16 - 43

East Valley 12 11 21 6 - 50

KELLOGG Berg 2, Grebil 0, Magnus 0, Lemon 18, Reed 0, Connors 0, Costa 6, Hei 10, Luchini 7, Hunt 0.

EAST VALLEY K.Olson 0, Mackey 4, Cook 4, Porter 6, Jackowich 0, S.Olson 18, Hatch 0, Parsley 9, Cochran 1, Combs 8, Hobbs 0.

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