Schillinger Keys Wv

Frontier

There are nights when West Valley’s Frontier League opponents can’t stop senior guard David Schillinger; they can only hope to contain him. And there nights when they can’t do either.

On Friday night at East Valley, Schillinger poured in 15 third-quarter points, half his game-high 30, and the Eagles (2-0 Frontier, 9-1 overall) rocked EV 89-59 in an emotion-filled contest.

The pumped-up Eagles played under the direction of assistant Jamie Nilles after head coach Joe Feist’s one-game suspension - imposed after he received two technical fouls and an ejection in a game two weeks ago - was upheld Thursday.

One-game suspensions of Schillinger and teammate Ty Gregorak (for taunting technical fouls in the same game) were rescinded, but members of the District 7 board which ruled on the appeals were instructed by board secretary Walt Thorpe to withhold comment on the reasons for both decisions, according to one member of the board.

“We knew we’d have to step it up tonight,” said Schillinger after the victory. “Coach Feist is the best coach around here, but Coach Nilles did exactly what he would have done in this game.”

That included turning the Eagles loose from the opening tip at EV, where they pressed and ran to an early 13-5 lead as the Knights (0-3, 2-8) turned the ball over five times in the first three minutes and got into early foul trouble.

They still managed to close to 20-17 late in the first period on a pair of 3-point baskets, but the Eagles went on a 16-4 second-quarter run to pull away to a 38-23 lead shortly before halftime.

That happened without much of a contribution from Schillinger - “I needed to settle down and wait for better shots,” he said later - but junior Austin Gerrells, with eight points in the quarter, took up some of the scoring slack. The Eagles’ defense did the rest, limiting EV to only four baskets as WV took a 40-27 halftime lead.

EV trimmed it to 40-32 after 2 minutes of the third period, but West Valley outscored the Knights 25-8 the rest of the quarter as Schillinger contributed four straight deep 3s. WV was already ahead 53-38 when the Eagles scored 12 straight points near the end of the period, and the fourth period was a little sloppy, to put it kindly.

“It’s been a tough couple weeks,” said Nilles in the Eagles locker room. “I usually work with the junior varsity, but this week I spent lots of time with the varsity.

“Joe had the kids very well prepared emotionally for this, but we didn’t know anything for sure until yesterday,” he continued.

“We seemed unsure of ourselves in the first half tonight, but the second half was different.”

Gerrells and WV teammate Joe Bonner each added 14 points for the Eagles, who made 23 of 29 free throws. For EV, James Spotted Horse had 19 points and nine rebounds, and Brad Wilson added 13 points.

W. Valley 89, E. Valley 59

West Valley 22 18 25 24 - 89

East Valley 17 10 13 19 - 59

WEST VALLEY Cardwell 1 0-0 2, Schillinger 9 7-8 30, Miller 0 0-0 0, Sweet 1 2-2 5, Whitney 3 0-1 6, Mortensen 2 0-0 4, Schroder 2 2-4 6, Gerrells 5 4-4 14, Bonner 5 4-5 14, Gregorak 0 2-2 2, Stockton 1 2-2 4, Pecht 1 0-0 2. Totals 30 23-29 89.

EAST VALLEY - Johnson 0 0-0 0, LeGrant 3 0-0 8, Wilson 4 2-2 13, Snyder 3 1-2 7, Unser 1 0-0 2, Anderson 0 0-0 0, Freund 1 0-3 2, Sams 1 0-0 2, Hansen 2 1-2 6, Spotted Horse 9 0-1 19. Totals 24 4-10 59.

3-point goals - WV 6-15 (Schillinger 5-11, Sweet 1-2, Whitney 0-2), EV 7-4 (Johnson 0-1, LeGrant 2-5, Wilson 3-10, Hansen 1-3, Spotted Horse 1-5). Total fouls -WV 17, EV 26. Fouled out - Pecht, Unser, Wilson, LeGrant. Technicals - none.

Riverside 58, Colville 47

The Rams (1-1, 7-3) made a first-half lead stand up for their first Frontier League victory, although host Colville pulled within a point in the second half. The Rams made 10 of 13 fourth-quarter free throws.

Kasey Ahrens scored 10 points in the first period and finished with 23, while Paul Smith led Colville (0-2, 1-9) with 14. The Indians missed all 18 of their 3-point tries.

Riverside 18 10 11 19 - 58

Colville 10 9 13 15 - 47

RIVERSIDE Otto 0 0-0 0, Hodgson 0 2-2 2, Lundberg 1 6-8 8, Monroe 4 2-5 12, Johnson 3 3-4 9, Ahrens 8 7-9 23, Finch 1 0-0 2, Daubel 1 0-0 2.

COLVILLE - Hardison 2 2-4 6, Johnston 1 0-0 2, Ortner 1 0-0 2, Kane 1 2-3 4, True 2 0-0 4, Sprangers 3 1-2 7, Day 1 0-0 2, Smith 7 0-0 14, Salina 3 0-3 6.

3-point goals - R 2 (Monroe 2), Colville 0. Total fouls - R 14, C 23. Technicals - Colville coach Pilgram.

Pullman 65, Clarkston 52

The Greyhounds (2-0, 6-2) made it a three-way tie for first place as Tim Wang has five 3s and 19 points. Jeremiah Donati added 14 and Matt Wilde 11 as the Hounds shot 57 percent from the field. Josh Martin led Clarkston (2-1, 5-3) with 14. Pullman hit 10 3s.

Clarkston 11 18 11 12 - 52

Pullman 13 25 14 13 - 65

CLARKSTON Porter 0 0-0 0, Orr 0 0-0 0, Johnson 4 1-2 10, Cunningham 0 0-0 0, J.Martin 5 2-2 14, Burns 3 0-1 6, Jelinek 4 3-4 11, S.Martin 1 0-0 2, Chatigny 4 1-3 9. Totals-21 7-12 52.

PULLMAN Svingen 1 0-0 2, Holmes 0 0-0 0, Schotzko 0 0-0 0, Berry 3 1-2 7, Wang 7 0-0 19, Donati 4 3-3 14, Wilde 4 2-2 11, Mirkovich 2 0-0 5, Shinall 0 0-0 0, Cummings 0 0-0 0, Marong 1 0-0 2, Watters 2 1-2 5. Totals-24 7-9 65.

3-point goals - Johnson, J.Martin 2, Wang 5, Donati 3, Wilde, Mirkovich. Total fouls - C 10, P 15. Fouled out - Berry. Technicals - none.

GIRLS

E. Valley 72, W. Valley 66

The teams combined for 50 turnovers and 49 fouls at EV, where the Knights (2-1, 6-4) outscored the Eagles (0-2, 6-4) from the foul line 26-8.

East Valley led early 13-2 before WV came back to take its only lead at 18-17 early in the second period. The Knights used their inside strength and the outside shooting of Linsay Porter to build a 65-50 lead in the fourth period, but the Eagles stormed back to trail by four, 70-66, with 12 seconds left.

Porter led EV with 21 points before fouling out. Angela Overdorff and Farrah Parsley scored 16 and 15.

Dawn Salfer had 15 for WV and Angela Kallas scored 12, with nine in the last 4 minutes. Kiesha Sowers had 17 rebounds for the Eagles, who committed 30 fouls.

West Valley 10 16 15 25 - 66

East Valley 15 18 16 23 - 72

WEST VALLEY Kallas 4 2-2 12, Shollenberger 3 0-0 8, Simpson 2 0-2 4, McClintock 2 2-5 6, Frost 2 0-0 4, Salfer 5 3-9 15, Sowers 5 1-2 11, Roberts 3 0-0 6, Ouellette 0 0-0 0, Bonner 0 0-0 0. Totals-26 8-20 66.

EAST VALLEY K. Olson 0 0-0 0, Mackey 0 0-0 0, Cook 1 3-6 5, Porter 5 9-13 21, Jackowich 0 1-2 1, S. Olson 3 5-10 11, Parsley 6 3-4 15, Overdorff 6 4-7 16, Cochran 0 0-0 0, Combs 1 1-2 3. Totals-22 26-44 72.

3-point goals - Kallas 2, Schollenberger 2, Salfer 2, Porter 2. Total fouls - WV 32, EV 19. Fouled out - Schollenberger, Porter. Technicals - none.

Riverside 41, Colville 38

The Rams (2-0, 7-3) barely made a nine-point third-quarter lead last they defeated the Indians (1-1, 5-5) on the road. Riverside’s Bernice Stime and Colville’s Melissa Wollan and Hope Anderson had 13 points each.

Riverside 6 8 18 9 - 41

Colville 4 9 10 15 - 38

RIVERSIDE Snyder 1 2-4 4, Whittekiend 1 0-1 2, Thompson 1 0-1 3, Day 1 0-0 2, Stime 4 5-8 13, Wood 1 7-8 10, McMurphy 0 0-0 0, Shorts 3 1-5 7.

COLVILLE Wood 1 1-2 3, Sherwood 1 0-0 2, Spies 0 0-0 0, Hedrick 2 0-0 4, Deardorf 0 0-0 0, H.Brown 0 0-0 0, Anderson 5 3-4 13, T.Brown 0 0-0 0, Wollan 5 3-5 13, Simpson 0 3-4 3.

3-point goals - Riverside 2 (Thompson, Wood), Colville 0. Total fouls - R 9, C 24. Fouled out - Riverside none, Colville H.Brown, Wood.

Pullman 55, Clarkston 37

Pullman’s Molly Fisher had 15 points and 12 rebounds as the host Hounds (1-1, 1-9) played strong defense. Teammate Leah Wilde had 19 points and had eight steals. Crystal Poskey scored 13 for the Bantams (0-3, 0-9).

Clarkston 8 11 6 12 - 37

Pullman 12 16 13 14 - 55

CLARKSTON Blankenship 3 0-0 6, King 0 0-0 0, Knopes 0 0-0 0, Hafelt 0 2-2 2, Poskey 5 2-3 13, Wilson 2 0-0 4, Jacobs 0 0-0 0, Metcalf 2 2-3 6, Hersey 0 0-0 0, Haight 2 2-2 6. Totals 14 8-10 37.

PULLMAN Nelson 0 0-0 0, Umbreit 1 0-0 2, Fisher 6 3-10 15, Schlettert 0 0-1 0, Weeks 4 2-2 10, Montez 2 5-8 9, Wilde 7 3-6 19, Paulson 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 13-27 55.

Total fouls - C 21, P 15. Fouled out - Weeks. Technical fouls - Clarkston, King and bench.

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