Feist Coaches West Valley To Victory Over Riverside

Frontier League basketball

The West Valley Eagles, heartened by the unexpected appearance of coach Joe Feist, pulled off a key early-season Frontier League victory Friday night at Riverside.

The Eagles (1-0, 8-1) defeated the Rams 61-56 in Riverside’s Class AA basketball debut after years in the Northeast A League. Riverside dropped to 6-3 overall.

The Eagles led 33-22 at halftime, and the Rams couldn’t get any closer than five points in the second half despite Donny Hodgson’s four 3-point baskets in the fourth period.

David Schillinger led WV with 21 points, Josh Sweet added 14 and Vinnie Pecht had 10. For Riverside, Ryan Monroe scored 17 and Hodgson 14. The Rams made eight 3’s.

The Eagles were already on their way to Riverside when Feist was informed Friday afternoon he would be allowed to coach pending an appeal of last week’s suspension for receiving two technical fouls in the championship game of the WV tournament against Gonzaga Prep. Schillinger and Eagle Ty Gregorak also played Friday night pending appeal.

West Valley 15 18 15 13 - 61

Riverside 9 13 18 16 - 56

WEST VALLEY Schillinger 6 6-8 21, Sweet 5 2-2 14, Whitney 0 0-0 0, Mortensen 2 0-0 4, Schroder 1 0-0 2, Gerrells 1 0-0 2, Bonner 3 2-2 8, Gregorak 0 0-0 0, Pecht 4 2-2 10.

RIVERSIDE Otto 1 0-0 2, Hodgson 5 0-0 14, Koesel 0 0-0 0, Lundberg 4 2-3 10, Monroe 7 0-0 17, Johnson 2 0-2 4, Ahrens 4 0-0 9, Finch 0 0-0 0, Daubel 0 0-0 0.

3-point goals - Schillinger 3, Sweet 2, Hodgson 4, Monroe 3, Ahrens. Total fouls - WV 9, R 17. Fouled out - none.

Pullman 76, EV 66

East Valley (0-1, 2-5) made up nine points in 1 minute late in the game, but the Greyhounds (1-0, 6-2) hit four late free throws to preserve the victory at EV.

Jeremiah Donati led the Hounds with 23 points and Matt Wilde had 18 as those two combined to make 16 of 22 shots from the field. Brad Wilson led EV with 30.

Pullman 19 15 22 20 - 76

East Valley 14 18 17 17 - 66

PULLMAN Berry 2 0-0 4, Wang 4 4-4 14, Donati 8 4-5 23, Wilde 8 2-4 18, Mirkovich 5 1-3 12, Marong 0 0-0 0, Watters 1 3-4 5.

EAST VALLEY - Johnson 2 0-0 5, LeGrant 2 0-0 4, Wilson 11 3-5 30, Snyder 7 0-0 14, Unser 2 0-0 4, Anderson 0 0-0 0, Freund 1 0-0 2, Sams 0 0-0 0, Hansen 1 0-0 2, Spotted Horse, 2 0-0 5.

3-point goals - Wang 2, Donati 3, Mirkovich, Spotted Horse, Johnson, Wilson 5) Total fouls - Pullman 8, East Valley 20. Fouled out - Spotted Horse.

Girls

Riverside 50, West Valley 46

At Chattaroy, the new-to-the-league Rams (1-0, 6-3) jumped ahead 12-2 and used a 38-25 rebounding edge to beat the visiting Eagles (0-1, 6-3) for their fifth straight win. WV, held to four first-half field goals, closed within 29-28 in the third quarter before fading.

West Valley 6 12 11 17 - 46

Riverside 14 8 12 16 - 50

WEST VALLEY Kasses 5, Shollenberger 10, Simpson 6, McClintock 8, Frost 4, Salfer 2, Sowers 4, Roberts 7, Oullette 0, Bonner 0, Allen 0.

RIVERSIDE Snyder 15, Whittekiend 0, Thompson 5, Day 6, Wood 6, McMurphy 8, Shorts 10, Koesel 0.

Cheney 58, Clarkston 39

Christine Reagan scored 26 points and the defending league champ Blackhawks (1-0, 7-2) used a 9-0 run at the end of the first half to overcome the host Bantams (0-1, 0-6) and collect their sixth straight victory.

Cheney 18 14 11 15 - 58

Clarkston 12 10 9 8 - 39

CHENEY Ewing 3, Bifano 0, Weitman 11, Getz 9, Pischell 0, Edgett 0, Anderson 9, Sooy 0, Reagan 26.

CLARKSTON Frei 0, Blankinship 0, King 13, Knotts 2, Martin 0, Heytvelt 2, Poskey 12, Wilson 0, Jacobs 0, Metcalf 2, Hearsey 4, Haight 4.

East Valley 65, Pullman 42

Linsay Porter’s seven assists and eight steals and an edge in free-throw shooting guided the Knights (1-0, 4-3) over the visiting Greyhounds (0-1, 0-8).

Pullman 7 9 18 8 - 42

East Valley 16 16 17 16 - 65

PULLMAN Nelson 1 0-0 2, Umbreit 1 2-4 4, Clancy 0 0-0 0, Fisher 3 1-10 7, Schlettert 0 2-3 2, Weeks 2 0-0 4, Montez 3 0-0 6, Wilde 6 2-4 15, Paulson 0 0-0 0, Beddingfield 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 7-21 42.

EAST VALLEY Olson 0 0-0 0, Mackey 1 0-0 2, Cook 0 0-0 0, Porter 7 1-2 15, Jackowich 1 4-6 6, Olsen 8 2-2 18, Hatch 0 0-0 0, Parsley 0 2-2 2, Overdorff 6 1-3 13, Cochran 1 0-0 2, Combs 3 1-2 7. Totals: 27 11-17 65.

3-point goals - Wilde. Total fouls - Pullman 14, EV 19. Fouled out -Weeks, Combs.

Non-league

Colville 57, Bendigo 55 (OT)

Melissa Wollan’s fastbreak layup with 10 seconds left in overtime lifted the Indians over their Australian visitors. Michelle Reynolds’ shot with 2 seconds left in regulation allowed Bendigo to tie the game.

Bendigo 10 16 7 17 5 - 55

Colville 15 11 9 15 7 - 57

BENDIGO Lea 2, Reynolds 21, Meldrum 9, Quartermaine 2, Snowden 13, Egan 6, Cook 2.

COLVILLE Wood 8, Sherwood 5, McConnell 0, Spies 2, Hedrick 4, Deardorf 10, H.Brown 6, Anderson 0, T.Brown 0, Wollan 16, Simpson 6.

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