Greyhounds Rally Past Rams In Ot

Frontier/NEA boys

Nick Mirkovich scored seven of his 15 points in overtime to lead the Pullman boys basketball team to a 70-66 Frontier League win over visiting Riverside Friday night.

Mirkovich hit a 3-pointer to open the extra period and made four free throws down the stretch to help Pullman (10-6, 6-2 Frontier League) strengthen its hold on second place in the standings.

The Rams’ (11-6, 5-4) Donny Hodgson sent the game into overtime after making a pair of free-throws with 3 seconds remaining. Mirkovich had scored a free throw 2 seconds earlier to put the Greyhounds up 61-59.

Pullman held a significant edge on the boards, outrebounding Riverside 38-27.

Pullman 70, Riverside 66

Riverside 9 21 15 16 5 - 66

Pullman 24 9 14 14 9 - 70

RIVERSIDE Otto 1 0-0 3, Hodgson 2 3-4 9, Koesel 0 2-2 2, Lundberg 4 2-3 10, Monroe 4 2-4 11, Johnson 0 1-2 1, Ahrens 11 2-3 28, Finch 1 0-0 2, Daubel 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 12-18 66.

PULLMAN Svingen 0 0-0 0, Berry 7 0-1 14, Wang 3 4-4 12, Donati 6 0-1 16, Wilde 2 1-2 5, Mirkovich 4 5-6 15, Marong 2 2-5 6, Watters 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 12-19 70.

3-point goals - Otto, Hodgson 2, Monroe, Abrams 4, Wang 2, Donati 4, Murkuvich 2. Total fouls - R 20, P 19. Fouled out - Lundberg.

West Valley 74, Clarkston 62

David Schillinger scored 28 points and was 6 for 8 from 3-point range to lift the fourth-ranked Eagles (15-2, 8-1) past the host Bantams (6-7, 3-4).

Vinnie Pecht had 10 rebounds and Josh Sweet dished out eight assists for West Valley.

Josh Martin had nine rebounds and 25 points for Clarkston.

West Valley 14 25 20 15 - 74

Clarkston 15 10 18 19 - 62

WEST VALLEY Cardwell 0 0-0 0, Schillinger 7 8-10 28, Miller 0 0-0 0, Sweet 4 2-3 12, Whitney 1 0-0 2, Mortensen 0 0-0 0, Schroder 0 0-0 0, Gerrells 1 2-2 4, Bonner 5 3-4 13, Gregorak 2 2-2 6, Stockton 0 0-0 0, Pecht 4 1-3 9. Totals 24 18-24 74.

CLARKSTON Johnson 3 0-2 6, Cunningham 0 0-0 0, J.Martin 11 2-4 25, Burns 3 0-1 6, Jelinek 2 0-0 6, S.Martin 2 1-1 5, Chatigny 1 0-0 2, Orr 4 0-0 12. Totals 27 3-8 62.

3-point goals - West Valley 8 (Schillnger 6, Sweet 2), Clarksotn (Orr 4, J.Martin 1, Jellinki 2). Total fouls - West Valley 14, Clarkston 19. Fouled out - None.

Colville 64, East Valley 59

Luke Kane scored 16 points and the visiting Indians (2-15, 1-8) snapped a 15-game losing streak with a win over the Knights (5-12, 2-7).

Colville forced 20 turnovers and never let East Valley pull closer than three points.

Colville 20 14 15 15 - 64

East Valley 10 15 15 19 - 59

COLVILLE Hardison 1 2-2 4, Johnston 3 1-2 7, Ortner 1 1-2 3, Kane 7 2-2 16, True 0 0-0 0, Sprangers 5 1-3 12, Day 1 0-0 3, Smith 5 2-3 12, Salina 3 1-1 7. Totals 26 10-15 64.

EAST VALLEY Johnson 0 0-0 0, LeGrant 3 1-2 9, Wilson 6 0-2 14, Snyder 3 1-2 7, Unser 0 0-0 0, Anderson 3 1-1 8, Freund 2 0-0 4, Sams 1 0-0 2, Hansen 2 0-1 5, Spotted Horse 4 2-2 10. Totals 24 5-10 59.

3-point goals - Sprangers, Day, LeGrant 2, Wilson 2, Anderson, Hansen. Total fouls - Colville 12, East Valley 18. Fouled out - LeGrant, Anderson.

Northeast A League

Lakeside 73, ML 68 (OT)

George Petticrew scored six of his 30 points in overtime as the Eagles (13-7, 10-4 Northeast A League) edged the visiting Cardinals (8-5, 11-8) and clinched a tie for second place in the NEA.

Petticrew’s 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in regulation capped Lakeside’s rally from a seven-point deficit in the fourth period.

Med. Lake 13 23 11 16 5 - 68

Lakeside 18 15 16 14 10 - 73

MEDICAL LAKE Bailey 17, Huston 13, Simmons 17, Moore 2, Campbell 11, Bahr 8.

LAKESIDE (Nine Mile Falls, Wash.) - Nelson 3, Petticrew 30, Brakel 2, Day 7, Dasenbrock 6, Coe 3, Spiger 8, Miller 14.

Freeman 76, Kettle Falls 50

Garen Friberg scored 36 points and Nick Schuerman added 20 as the Scotties (14-5, 9-4) cruised past the visiting Bulldogs (5-13, 2-10).

Friberg had 12 rebounds for Freeman and went 14 for 15 from the free-throw line.

The Scotties have a chance to tie Lakeside for second place in the NEA with a win over Chewlah tonight.

Kettle Falls 14 10 18 8 - 50

Freeman 18 17 19 22 - 76

KETTLE FALLS Entwhistle 6, Gordon 2, Link 3, Williams 6, Kulusza 13, Berryman 4, Newton 2, Delony 14.

FREEMAN Odle 1, Aa.Hill 2, Miller 0, An.Hill 6, Reed 4, Sheffield 2, Friberg 36, Schmidt 5, Schuerman 20.

Chewelah 94, Deer Park 41

Chris Boone scored 25 of his 27 points in the second half as the second-ranked Cougars (16-2, 13-0) beat the visiting Stags (6-14, 3-11).

Jeremy Landram scored 20 points and Chris Boone grabbed 10 rebounds for NEA-champion Chewelah, which has now won 11 straight games.

Deer Park 13 4 15 9 - 41

Chewelah 19 27 25 23 - 94

DEER PARK - T. Robinson 3, Harris 2, Bryant 2, B. Robinson 2, Weger 10, Stevens 2, Schmitz 14, Faulkner 2, Baker 4.

CHEWELAH Je.Landram 20, Meserve 4, Murbach 3, Wissink 0, Skok 7, Ja.Landram 0, Boone 27, Belzer 11, Rogers 9, Rainer 13.

Newport at Colfax, ppd.

The Newport-Colfax game was postponed due to flooding and rescheduled for Monday.

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