Gsl Leaders Pushed To Limit By Underdogs

GSL girls

The underdogs made it interesting but they couldn’t change the balance of power in Greater Spokane League girls basketball Friday night.

Fifth-ranked Central Valley needed 30 points from Crystal Lee to edge Lewis and Clark 53-47. Sixth-ranked Mead stayed in first place, a half-game ahead of CV, by outscoring Shadle Park 23-0 in the fourth quarter to win 59-36. And Gonzaga Prep needed a big third quarter to shake off Rogers 59-46.

CV 53, LC 47

The Tigers (6-8, 8-10) couldn’t come up with an answer for Lee, although they gave the visiting Bears (13-1, 16-2) a scare.

LC trailed by three with a minute left. Mary Thompson and Carlin Oeljen had seven rebounds each for LC. Lee pulled down 10 rebounds for CV.

Central Valley 15 13 9 16 - 53

Lewis and Clark 5 14 14 14 - 47

CENTRAL VALLEY Phinney 0 0-0 0, Grafos 0 0-0 0, Clark 0 0-0 0, Kallas 3 2-8 10, Coyle 0 0-0 0, Jackson 3 2-3 9, Lee 8 12-15 30, Bragdon 1 2-2 4, Liepman 0 0-0 0.Totals 15 18-28 53.

LEWIS AND CLARK Marquess 1 0-0 2, Giebel 4 0-0 10, Wendle 3 0-0 8, Huddle 2 1-2 5, Davey 3 0-0 6, Weiler 1 0-0 2, Hansen 1 0-0 2, Thompson 2 0-0 4, Oeljen 2 0-0 4, Ford 2 0-0 4. Totals 21 1-2 47.

3-point goals - Kallas 2, Jackson, Lee 2, Giebel 2, Wendle 2. Total fouls - CV 11, LC 22. Fouled out - Marquess.

Mead 59, Shadle Park 36

The Highlanders (7-12, 4-11) were even with the visiting Panthers (14-1, 17-2) through three quarters before Jen Bennett and Holly Turner combined for 14 points in the decisive fourth.

Turner finished with 19 points and Bennett 12. Joy Potter had 11 points to lead Shadle.

Mead 14 11 11 23 - 59

Shadle 11 14 11 0 - 36

MEAD Gentry 0 0-0 0, Zelinski 1 2-2 4, Kehl 0 0-0 0, Turner 7 2-4 19, Bailey 4 3-4 11, M.Bennett 1 0-0 2, Leaf 1 1-3 3, Wakefield 2 2-4 6, Schuerman 1 0-0 2, Myers 0 0-0 0, J.Bennett 6 0-3 12. Totals 21 10-20 59.

SHADLE PARK Larkin 1 0-0 2, Caldwell 0 0-0 0, Potter 4 0-0 11, Harchuck 3 0-1 6, Stockman 1 0-0 2, Olzendam 1 0-2 3, Buckley 0 0-0 0, Drake 1 1-1 3, Nelson 4 1-1 9, Etter 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 2-5 36.

3-point goals - Turner 3, Potter 3, Olzendam. Total fouls - Mead 10, SP 16. Fouled out - Nelson.

Gonzaga Prep 59, Rogers 46

Theresa Palmer had eight of her 18 points and Jennifer Williams four of her seven steals in the third quarter to rescue the Bullups (10-4, 13-5) against the visiting Pirates (6-8, 8-10). Prep, which got 18 points from Lisa Bradley, made 11 of 17 shots in the third while Rogers was 3 for 14.

Shadle’s loss puts Rogers in the district tournament.

Rogers 11 8 10 17 - 46

Gonzaga Prep 12 11 23 13 - 59

ROGERS Christensen 2 3-4 7, Tannehill 5 1-1 11, Delger 0 0-0 0, Abrahamson 1 4-6 6, Hatch 1 1-1 3, Logue 1 0-0 2, Fairbanks 4 3-3 11, Mullerleile 1 3-4 5, Wright 0 1-2 1.Totals 15 16-21 46.

GONZAGA PREP Bloom 1 0-0 2, Nelson 0 0-0 0, Green 2 0-0 4, Bradley 6 5-6 18, Machtolf 0 0-0 0, Thorn 1 0-0 2, Jordan 2 0-0 4, Williams 5 0-3 10, Boren 0 0-0 0, Nadeau 0 1-2 1, Palmer 9 0-1 18, Perdue 0 0-0 0.Totals 26 6-12 59 3-point goals - Bradley. Total fouls - R 10, GP 16. Fouled out - none.

University 52, North Central 40

Crystal Conant scored a career-high 19 points, including four of her six 3-pointers in the first half, to lead the Titans (3-11, 4-14) past the Indians (0-14, 2-16) at NC.

University 9 16 9 18 - 52

North Central 9 6 14 11 - 40

UNIVERSITY Gazaway 2 1-2 6, Schroeder 1 4-7 6, Frost 2 2-4 6, Conant 6 1-2 19, Parker 2 0-0 4, Nelson 1 0-0 2, Oglesbee 4 1-6 9. Totals 18 9-21.

NORTH CENTRAL Emery-Cloy 2 4-5 8, White 0 0-0 0, Neilson 1 0-0 2, Hammond 2 0-2 4, Stearns 6 2-4 14, Hayes 2 2-2 6, Ellenwood 2 0-0 4, Carter 0 2-2 2. Totals 15 10-15.

3-point goals - Conant 6, Gazaway. Total fouls - U-Hi 10, NC 15. Fouled out - Hayes.

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