Gsl Girls Champs Tumble Cv, Mead Run Into Problems; Favorites Get Victories In Boys Tournament

The big mean machine that girls basketball has become in the Greater Spokane League in recent years developed a flat tire.

Fourth-ranked Central Valley and seventh-ranked Mead, GSL co-champions, lost Thursday at the Arena - and looked bad doing it.

The Bears, who looked overconfident, had their 12-game winning streak stopped by Ferris 48-43. The Panthers, who looked scared, lost to Gonzaga Prep for the first time in nine games, 39-32.

The boys side held to form, with GSL champion and third-ranked Ferris topping Mead 60-41 and runner-up Shadle Park rolling past University 66-43. Tonight, winners play winners and losers play losers for regional seeding.

The Big Nine tournament started Thursday and ends Saturday.

The games were the “travel” games of the District 8 Tournament, which means the losers go to Big Nine sites and the winners stay in town Tuesday for the Eastern AAA regional.

GIRLS

Gonzaga Prep 39, Mead 32

It may have been the worst half in basketball - Gonzaga Prep 14, Mead 10, but the Bullpups were laughing. “We were making fun of how low the score was, but we were ahead,” Prep senior Lisa Bradley said. Bradley then went out and scored 10 points in the second half.

The Bullpups ran off six quick points early in the fourth quarter to break a 23-23 deadlock and the way the offenses were struggling, that was a big lead.

Mead was 14 of 53 from the field and worse from the line, 2 of 11.

Gonzaga Prep 12 2 7 18 - 39

Mead 7 3 11 11 - 32

GONZAGA PREP Bloom 0 0-0 0, Green 0 0-0 0, Bradley 5 2-3 12, Machtolf 0 0-0 0, Thorn 2 0-2 6, Jordan 2 1-4 6, Williams 3 1-5 7, Nadeau 1 0- 0 2, Palmer 3 0-2 6. Totals 17 4-16 39.

MEAD Zelinski 3 0-0 8, Turner 4 1-4 9, Bailey 4 1-3 9, M.Bennett 0 0- 0 0, Keaf 0 0-0 0, Wakefield 0 0-2 0, Schuerman 1 0-2 2, Myers 0 0-0 0, J.Bennett 2 0-0 4. Totals 14 2-11 32.

3-point goals - Jordan, Zelinski 2. Total fouls - GP 12, Mead 18. Fouled out - Bennett.

Ferris 39, Central Valley 38

Ferris overcame a 10-point deficit early in the third quarter and took a 39-38 lead with 1:55 to go after Karie Pruett hit a 3 from the right wing. Crystal Lee put CV back on top with two free throws but Pruett hit again from the same spot. Then CV missed a pair of foul shots and Christy Martin hit from Pruett’s spot to make it 45-40 with 40 seconds left.

“They didn’t respect me the whole game,” said Martin, who hit three 3s. “At first I didn’t have my confidence. Then I got confidence. Plus, I prayed the whole game, that probably helped.”

Ferris 4 16 9 19 - 48

Central Valley 12 13 8 10 - 43

FERRIS Pruett 4 1-2 11, Lytle 1 0-0 2, George 3 0-0 8, Morrisette 1 1- 2 6, Brazzle 0 0-0 0, Martin 3 2-4 11, McCaffery 2 0-0 4, Benzel 2 0-0 5, Blevins 0 1-3 1. Totals 17 5-11 48.

CENTRAL VALLEY Grafos 0 0-0 0, Clark 3 1-4 7, Kallas 5 1-2 13, Coyle 1 1-2 3, Jackson 2 0-1 5, Lee 4 7-9 15, Bragdon 0 0-1 0. Totals 15 10- 19 43.

3-point goals - Pruett 2, George 2, Morrisette, Martin 3, Benzel, Kallas 2, Jackson. Fouls - Ferris 20, CV 15. Fouled out - none.

BOYS

Shadle Park 66, University 42

Jeff Myers scored all 15 of his points in the first half as the Highlanders buried the Titans early, going up 30-14.

The Titans struggled, making 19 percent (5-26) in the first half and 26 percent for the game (13-49).

University 7 7 15 13 - 42

Shadle Park 12 18 15 21 - 66

UNIVERSITY A.Dunham 0 0-0 0, Short 0 1-2 1, Fryer 1 5-6 8, Burningham 1 1-2 4, Earling 0 0-0 0, Van Dyne 1 0-0 2, Heimbigner 2 0-1 4, Price 4 4-4 12, McDaniel 0 0-0 0, Carlson 4 3-5 11, Bieber 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 14-20 42.

SHADLE PARK Wynne 0 0-0 0, Ryan 0 0-0 0, Beal 2 0-0 6, N.Dunham 6 1-1 16, Jones 1 0-0 2, Myers 5 4-6 15, Anderson 4 0-0 11, Mohn 0 0-0 0, Hann 4 0-0 8, Glanzer 0 0-0 0, Hipps 3 0-0 6, Doyle 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 5-7 66.

3-point goals - Fryer, Burningham, Beal 2, N.Dunham 3, Meyers, Anderson 3. Total fouls - U-Hi 9, SP 19. Fouled out - Myers. Technical foul - U-Hi coach Humphrey.

Ferris 60, Mead 41

All five Saxons starters hit from all over the court for a 22-7 lead midway through the second quarter and the Panthers never threatened.

“We had a lot of focus in practice,” said Justin Bursch, who led Ferris with 16 points. “We finally started working hard in practice. This what what we’ve worked for all year.”

Mead 4 9 12 16 - 41

Ferris 13 12 13 22 - 60

MEAD Klaus 2 3-4 7, Inderrieden 5 0-0 12, Adams 1 0-0 3, Bishop 0 0-0 0, Stenerson 0 0-0 0, Lindow 1 2-2 4, Scholl 0 0-0 0, Galles 2 0-0 4, Kaiser 4 1-2 9, Castillo 1 0-0 2, Wolverton 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 6-10 41.

FERRIS Bursch 5 4-6 16, Sleeth 0 0-0 0, Gill 0 0-0 0, Servine 4 2-2 12, Atkins 1 2-2 4, Lucke 4 2-2 10, Soter 1 0-0 2, Watts 0 0-0 0, Hodl 0 0-0 0, Gordon 3 0-0 6, Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Weatherred 4 2-4 10. Totals 22 12-15 60.

3-point goals - Inderrieden, Adams, Bursch 2, Servine 2. Total fouls - Mead 14, Ferris 12. Fouled out - none.

, DataTimes MEMO: This sidebar appeared with the story: GSL PAIRINGS At Spokane Arena Today’s games Girls Mead (18-3) vs. CV (18-3), 3:35. G-Prep (17-5) vs. Ferris (15-7), 7:15 Boys U-Hi (12-10 vs. Mead (12-10), 5:30 Shadle (16-5) vx. Ferris (19-1), 9