Wv Rolls Over Shadle Park

GSL boys

West Valley’s boys have been installed as preseason favorites in the Border League.

Shadle Park, of the Greater Spokane League, can understand why after a Friday non-leaguer at West Valley.

Brad Groh scored 29 points and the Eagles shot 36 of 67 (54 percent) from the floor to defeat the Highlanders 89-61.

West Valley’s Chris Gregg and John Focht had 10 rebounds apiece.

Shadle Park 12 18 13 18 - 61

West Valley 23 11 23 32 - 89

Shadle Park (1-1) - Howlett 4, Scott 8, Bishop 0, K. Johnson 6, McGinn 17, Bell 10, Gabriel 8, Fergen 1, J. Johnson 7.

West Valley (1-0) - Kopp 4, Sly 6, Hamilton 0, Pecht 0, Deno 15, Browning 8, Groh 29, Hollifield 0, Focht 7, Gregg 8, Spivey 4, French 0, Sorensen 6, Fusare 2.

Walla Walla 59, North Central 29

Kyle Bankhead made six 3-pointers and scored 22 points as the visiting Blue Devils defeated the Indians.

Jon DeWolfe added three 3-pointers for Walla Walla. North Central shot 11 of 41 (27 percent) from the field.

Walla Walla 15 19 20 5 - 59

North Central 9 8 8 4 - 29

Walla Walla - Erleback 1, Hamblin 5, Wilks 6, Bankhead 22, Bennett 2, DeWolfe 10, Kjack 4, Harper 0, McConn 0, Kelati 4, Reese 2, Thompson 3.

North Central (0-2) - Moffitt 0, Peterson 2, Liljenberg 2, Lattin 6, Lamanna 0, Martyn 11, Smith 8.

Rogers 71, East Valley 45

Greg Pugh and Adam Hooper combined to hit 13 of 23 from the floor as the Pirates defeated the visiting Knights.

Pugh and Sam Dempsey had 10 rebounds apiece to lead a 42-17 edge. Deshawn Bedford of Rogers added five assists.

East Valley 12 15 7 11 - 45

Rogers 21 21 19 10 - 71

East Valley (0-1) - Brown 0, Henderson 1, Sitton 0, Kann 6, Je. Quirk 10, Pooley 2, Burgess 19, Storey 0, Ja. Quirk 0, Paul 2, Horgan 5.

Rogers (1-0) - Hooper 15, Bedford 8, Wallen 4, Dempsey 8, Pugh 18, Oglesbee 14, Vaughan 0, Rother 4.