Eagles Pull Rank On Ev

Frontier League

The East Valley student body won the coveted toilet bowl title again, but West Valley’s defense took basketball honors in the Frontier League Golden Throne hoops and spirit contest Friday night at WV.

Facing a Knights team that had won two straight league contests, the third-ranked Eagles (6-1, 13-2) went on a 4-minute, 15-0 run beginning late in the second period, and ran away from EV 70-47.

WV had a huge 54-30 rebounding edge. The Eagles were especially impressive at the offensive end, where they had 10 rebound baskets.

Eagles junior Vinnie Pecht, a sometimes foul-prone 6-foot-5, 210-pounder, had his best game of the season with 17 points, 14 rebounds and two blocked shots. Twelve of his boards came in the first half, when WV scored the last eight points for a 33-24 lead.

Junior guard Josh Sweet buried five 3-point baskets, scoring 17 points and adding several sparkling assists, and senior post Joe Bonner had 12 points and seven rebounds.

The Eagles shot nearly 50 percent even with a sub-par performance from scoring leader David Schillinger, who made only two field goals and seven points.

EV, on the other hand, made only 22 of 67 field goal attempts and James Spotted Horse, after 10 points in the first half, finished with only 12. The Knights (2-5, 5-10) didn’t make a free throw, with Spotted Horse missing all four EV attempts.

“We played very well defensively tonight,” WV coach Joe Feist said. “I thought East Valley did a good job early against our press, but they had a few more problems when we backed it up a bit.

“We tried to keep a fresh guy on Spotted Horse all the time. We really needed to know where he was, and we didn’t want to give Brad Wilson a good look at the 3. Those were our two biggest defensive goals going in.”

Feist had cautioned Pecht before the game. “Don’t go crazy out there,” he said in the Eagles locker room. “Keep yourself on the floor.”

It was advice well taken. “If I get too excited early, I usually get myself in foul trouble and don’t play much later,” Pecht said.

West Valley 70, East Valley 47

East Valley 14 10 10 13 - 47

West Valley 13 20 21 16 - 70

EAST VALLEY - Johnson 0 0-0 0, LeGrant 3 0-0 8, Wilson 5 0-0 10, Snyder 1 0-0 2, Unser 4 0-0 8, Anderson 0 0-0 0, Freund 2 0-0 4, Sams 0 0-0 0, Hansen 1 0-0 3, Spotted Horse 6 0-4 12. Totals - 23 0-4 47.

WEST VALLEY Cardwell 0 0-0 0, Schillinger 2 3-5 7, Miller 0 0-0 0, Sweet 6 0-1 17, Whitney 1 0-0 2, Mortensen 2 0-1 4, Schroder 1 0-0 2, Gerrells 1 3-4 5, Bonner 5 2-2 12, Gregorak 2 0-0 4, Stockton 0 0-0 0, Pecht 8 1-1 17. Totals - 28 9-14 70.

Riverside 57, Colville 54

Riverside’s Kasey Ahrens had 25 points and 19 rebounds, leading the Rams (4-2, 10-4) past the Indians, who remain winless (0-7, 1-14) in league play.

Ahrens made 11 of 18 shots and teammate Erin Johnson scored 13 points. Greg Johnston led the Indians with 13 points and Tim Sprangers had 12. Colville made only 25 percent of its field-goal attempts.

Colville 11 16 14 13 - 54

Riverside 16 18 11 12 - 57

COLVILLE - Hardison 2 3-5 8, Johnston 5 1-2 13, Ortner 1 0-0 2, Kane 0 1-2 1, True 1 0-0 2, Sprangers 3 4-8 12, Day 0 0-0 0, Smith 4 0-0 8, Salina 2 4-6 8. Totals - 16 13-23 54.

RIVERSIDE Otto 0 0-0 0, Hodgson 0 0-0 0, Koesel 1 2-8 4, Lundberg 1 2-2 5, Monroe 3 4-6 10, Johnson 6 1-2 13, Hansen 0 0-0 0, Ahrens 11 3-5 25, Finch 0 0-0 0, Daubel 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 12-23 57.

3-point goals - Hardison, Johnston 2, Sprangers 2, Lundberg. Total fouls - C 18, R 14. Fouled out - none. Technicals - Colville bench.

Pullman 62, Clarkston 41

The Greyhounds (5-2, 10-5) moved into second place, outscoring the Bantams (3-2, 6-5) 21-12 in the second period at Clarkston. Pullman missed only 1 of 16 free throws in the second and third periods.

Tim Wang led the Hounds with 15 points and Nick Mirkovich had 13. Jason Berry had 10 rebounds. Josh Martin led Clarkston with 18 points.

Pullman 9 21 14 18 - 62

Clarkston 9 12 12 8 - 41

PULLMAN Svingen 1 0-0 3, Holmes 0 1-2 1, Schotzko 0 0-0 0, Berry 2 3-4 7, Wang 5 3-4 15, Donati 4 0-0 10, Wilde 2 2-2 6, Mirkovich 4 3-6 13, Shinall 0 1-2 1, Cummings 0 0-0 0, Marong 1 2-3 4, Watters 0 2-4 2. Totals - 19 17-27 62.

CLARKSTON Johnson 3 0-0 7, Cunningham 0 0-0 0, J.Martin 5 8-10 18, Burns 0 4-4 4, Jelinek 2 4-5 8, S.Martin 0 0-0 0, Chatigny 1 0-1 2, Porter 0 0-0 0, Orr 1 0-1 2. Totals - 12 16-21 41.

3-point goals - Wang 2, Donati 2, Merkovich 2, Johnson, Svingen. Total Fouls - Pullman 19 Clarkston 22. Fouled out - J.Martin, Chatigny. Technical fouls - Clarkston bench.

GIRLS

East Valley 55, West Valley 51

WV (2-5, 8-7) scored the final nine points of the first half after trailing by seven, but the Knights’ inside strength powered them to a narrow victory. The biggest second-half lead for either team was four points. There were seven ties.

Angela Overdorff scored 11 secondhalf points for EV, eight in the third period as the Knights (3-4, 8-7) stopped the Eagles charge and WV missed several layins and made numerous key turnovers.

The Eagles’ last lead was 45-44 early in the fourth period on Keisha Sowers’ putback, but EV’s Star Olson promptly hit a 3-pointer.

The score was tied at 47 and again at 49, but EV broke WV’s press for Olson’s layup and a 51-49 lead. Farrah Parsley drove the lane on EV’s next possession for a 53-49 advantage, and WV - despite many opportunities - didn’t score after Stacey Roberts’ jumper at :55.

Overdorff finished with 15 points and Olson had 12, while Linsay Porter had 11 assists and Parsley 10 rebounds. For West Valley, Gaby McClintock and Sowers each scored 12 and Dawn Salfer 11.

East Valley 13 15 14 13 - 55

West Valley 15 16 10 10 - 51

EAST VALLEY K. Olson 0 0-0 0, Mackey 0 0-0 0, Cook 0 2-2 2, Porter 3 2-2 8, Jackowich 0 0-0 0, S. Olsen 5 0-1 12, Parsley 4 0-0 8, Overdorff 6 3-6 15, Cochran 1 0-0 2, Combs 4 0-0 8.Totals 23 7-12 55.

WEST VALLEY Kallas 2 0-0 6, Shollenberger 0 0-0 0, Simpson 1 0-0 2, McClintock 5 1-2 12, Frost 0 1-2 1, Salfer 3 3-4 11, Sowers 5 2-4 12, Roberts 2 1-2 5, Ouellette 1 0-2 2, Bonner 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 8-17 51.

3-point goals - Porter 2, S. Olson 2, Kallas 2, McClintock, Salfer 2. Fouled out - Salfer. Technical fouls - none.

Pullman 50, Clarkston 45

Leah Wilde scored 29 points for the Greyhounds (4-3, 4-11), including 12 of 13 free throws, and Natalie Weeks added 10. Crystal Poskey and Rochell King each scored 10 for Clarkston (0-5, 0-12).

Pullman 14 15 11 10 - 50

Clarkston 20 8 9 8 - 45

PULLMAN Umbreit 0 0-0 0, Fisher 0 1-3 1, Schlettert 0 2-2 2, Weeks 5 0-0 10, Montez 1 6-6 8, Wilde 8 12-13 29, Paulson 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 21-24 50.

CLARKSTON Frei 0 0-0 0, Blankinship 3 1-2 7, King 3 2-2 10, Knops 1 0-0 2, Martin 0 0-0 0, Heytvelt 2 0-0 4, Poskey 4 2-2 10, Wilson 1 0-0 2, Jacobs 0 0-0 0, Metcalf 0 2-2 2, Haight 3 2-2 8. Totals - 15 9-10 45.

3-point goals - King 2, Wilde. Total fouls - P 12, C 20. Fouled out - none. Technicals - Weeks.

Colville 54, Riverside 39

The Indians (3-4, 7-8) went on an 11-0 second-period run, building a 15-point halftime lead at Riverside to knock off the second-place Rams (4-2, 9-5).

Colville had a huge rebounding advantage and got 16 points from Hope Anderson and 13 from Heather Wood. Keshia Shorts’ 12 points led Riverside.

Colville 13 17 12 12 - 54

Riverside 9 6 15 9 - 39

COLVILLE Wood 6 0-1 13, Sherwood 1 3-4 5, Spies 2 0-0 4, Hedrick 1 0-0 2, H.Brown 1 0-0 2, Anderson 7 2-3 16, T.Brown 0 0-0 0, Wollan 2 2-2 6, Simpson 3 0-3 6. Totals 23 7-13 54.

RIVERSIDE Lamarche 1 0-0 2, Snyder 2 0-0 5, Thompson 2 0-0 5, Day 1 0-0 2, Stime 2 5-7 9, Wood 2 0-0 4, McMurphy 0 0-0 0, Shorts 6 0-0 12, Koesel 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 5-7 39.

3-point goals - Wood, Snyder, Thompson. Total fouls - Colville 17, Riverside 14. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.

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