Wildcats Push Panthers, But Lose

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Mt. Spokane has a lot to learn as a basketball school.

Students wandered on the floor at halftime as the drill team marched on, another raced across the court as one team prepared to inbound the ball in the third quarter and the freshmen and sophomores were a little off on their timing for cheers.

The team, however, is much closer to competing in the Greater Spokane League.

The Wildcats kicked of their league season with a visit from Mead, the school they broke off from this fall, and pushed the Panthers in a 54-40 loss Friday.

“I thought we played hard,” said Mt. Spokane coach Bill Ayers, a former Mead assistant. “We lost our poise a couple of times and missed some defensive assignments. If they work that hard, we’ll win some games.”

True, the underdogs (1-2) had much more to play for, but if not for a miserable second quarter, they may have debuted with an upset for the ages against a team that expects to contend for the league championship.

“I thought Mt. Spokane played a really nice game,” Mead coach Jim Preston said. “They are well-coached and they have some nice players.”

He wasn’t upset his team (2-1) didn’t send a message with a blowout because they have things to concentrate on for future games that will have more impact in what they’re trying to accomplish.

For instance, after opening a 32-13 halftime lead with a 21-7 roll in the second quarter, the Panthers seemed to decide they didn’t need to rebound.

“We’ve been making those shots,” Preston said. “I hope it’s a one-time thing. One thing is, when we do miss those shots, we’ve got to get to the boards.”

In the second quarter, Mead hit 9 of 17 shots but that was after a 5-of-22 opening quarter. After building a 27-17 edge in rebounds through the half, the Panthers only had three in the third quarter and a dozen for the second half.

The Panthers were best when 6-6 forward Jason Galles, who has been sick, came off the bench. He had 12 points.

Matt Tabisz led the Wildcats with 15, including a pair of 3-pointers in the third quarter that kept them in range.

Mead 54, Mt. Spokane 40

Mead 10 22 11 11 - 54

Mount Spokane 6 7 19 8 - 40

MEAD - Adams 2 0-1 5, Stenersen 3 1-1 7, Scholl 0 4-4 4, Stone 4 0-0 9, Galles 6 0-1 12, Boydsten 0 0-0 0, Stucky 0 0-0 0, Zelinsky 0 0-0 0, Lindberg 0 0-0 0, Castillo 4 1-2 9, Schollmeyer 1 0-0 2, Wolverton 3 0-0 6. Total: 21 6-9 54.

MT. SPOKANE - Adams, 1 0-0 2, Gaston 2 0-0 5, Tabisz 5 2-5 15, Clark 4 4-6 14, Bishop 0 0-0 0 Hardman 0 0-0 0, Young 0 0-0 0, Hammond 0 0-0 0, Swanson 0 0-0 0, Earp 0 0-0 0, Lewis 1 2-2 4. Totals: 13 8-13 40.

3-point goals - Adams, Stone, Gaston, Tabisz 3, Clark 2. Total fouls - Mead 16; Mt. Spokane 14. Fouled out - Adams, Wolverton. Technicals - Wolverton, Castillo 2.

Ferris 76, Gonzaga Prep 49

Andre Atkins made 10 of 13 shots for 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the visiting Saxons (3-0) built on an early 9-0 and raced past the Bullpups (0-2).

Shane Hartnett had all of his 16 points for the Bullpups in the second half.

Gonzaga Prep 5 3 24 17 - 49

Ferris 19 12 22 23 - 76

GONZAGA PREP - Johnson 2 3-5 8, Ryan 0 0-0 0, McIntyre 0 2-4 2, Thielman 3 3-4 9, Maher 2 2-4 6, Frankovic 1 0-0 2, Dixson 1 0-1 2, Bacon 0 0-0 0, Hartnett 7 1-3 16, Ivers 1 0-0 2, Yarbrough 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 11-21 49.

FERRIS - Biggerstaff 1 1-2 3, Servine 5 0-0 14, Atkins 10 1-2 21, Sleeth 0 0-0 0, Gill 0 0-0 0, Watts 3 5-5 12, Hodl 4 0-2 11, Mietus 1 0-0 2, Donner 1 0-0 2, Williams 5 1-1 11. Totals 30 8-12 76.

3-point goals - Johnson, Hartnett, Servine 4, Watts, Hodl 3. Total fouls -Gonzaga Prep 14, Ferris 19. Fouled out - Biggerstaff.

LC 66, University 42

The Tigers (1-0) shot 52 percent at home to drop the Titans (0-3).

Eric Avery had six assists to go with his 16 points and Luke Bowman added five rebounds for LC.

University 5 14 12 11 - 42

Lewis and Clark 12 21 13 20 - 66

UNIVERSITY - Sale 1 0-0 2, Merrifield 0 0-0 0, Short 2 2-2 8, Benefield 0 0-0 0, Ruscio 0 0-0 0, Roberts 1 0-0 2, Jefferies 0 0-0 0, Renz 2 2-3 6, Florence 3 0-1 6, Van Dyne 4 0-0 12, Price 2 0-1 4, Schmidt 1 0-0 2. Totals - 16 4-7 42.

LEWIS AND CLARK - Bowman 2 0-0 4, Hook 2 0-0 4, Defour 4 0-2 9, Coleman 2-4 0-0 4, Avery 7 2-2 16, Donastorg 3 2-2 9, Floyd 0 0-0 0, Kuhlmann 3 0-0 6, Marshall 1 0-0 2, Spurgetis 0 0-0 0, Luce 6 0-0 12. Totals - 30 4-6 66.

3-point goals - Short 2, Van Dyne 4, Defour, Donastorg. Total fouls - University 12, Lewis and Clark 15. Fouled out - none.

Rogers 46, Shadle Park 35

Sam Dempsey hit 10 of 11 shots and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Pirates (3-0) past the Highlanders (1-2) at Rogers.

Rogers had a 32-16 rebound edge, 12-6 on the offensive end.

Shadle Park 12 5 8 10 - 35

Rogers 10 12 10 14 - 46

SHADLE PARK - Wynne 2 0-0 5, Ryan 2 0-0 4, Beal 5 5-8 19, Evans 0 0-0 0, Jerr.Johnson 1 0-0 2, Howlett 0 0-0 0, Gabriel 0 0-0 0, Doyle 2 0-0 5, Jere.Johnson 0 0-0 0, Singleton 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 5-9 35.

ROGERS - Bedford 2 0-2 4, Dempsey 10 3-12 23, Hooper 0 0-2 0, Oglesbee 2 5-7 9, Ridley 3 0-1 7, Rother 0 0-0 0, Walen 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 10-27 46.

3-point goals - Wynne, Beal 4, Doyle. Total fouls - Shadle Park 22, Rogers 12. Fouled out - Ryan.

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