Barnes’ 23 Leads G-Prep Over Ferris

GSL girls

Art Rojas likened Friday night’s Greater Spokane League girls basketball opener to climbing a mountain.

It was really more of a case of not being able to shut the Barnes door.

Carly Barnes scored 23 points and Juliann Laney had a solid all-around floor game as Gonzaga Prep outlasted Ferris 59-47 in overtime.

Barnes saved Prep with two late baskets in regulation, then scored seven points in an overtime blitz to finish with the highest single-game total by a Bullpup in coach Mike Arte’s 11 years.

“That was a really good game for me,” said Barnes, a standout distance runner. “Usually, the best way for me to help the team is defense.”

But it was offense on this night.

She had 10 points in the first quarter as the Pups scored the last 12 points for a 12-2 lead.

“It was awesome to hit that 3 (for a 5-2 lead) and go from there,” Barnes said. “I just got on a roll.”

The margin reached 21-8 at halftime and was 33-24 after three quarters as the Saxons whittled down what had been a 16-point deficit.

Ferris’ relentless pressure took its toll in the fourth quarter, and a 3-pointer from the left wing by Denise Kirstein tied the game at 37 with 3:22 to play.

After a Prep free throw, Kelly McCaffery drove the left baseline to put the Saxons up 39-38 with 2:01 to go.

Then Laney fed Barnes for back-to-back baskets and made a pair of foul shots. But the Saxons battled back, and Katie Foster’s 3-pointer from deep in the right corner with 5 seconds left forced overtime.

Barnes opened the extra session with a free throw. She followed that with a fast-break basket on a feed from Laney following a turnover and then stole the ball and went in for a layup. Ferris never recovered.

“You can’t spend all game climbing the mountain,” Rojas, the Ferris coach, said. “If you do that, you don’t have anything left when you get to the top.”

After Barnes started the OT outburst, freshman Katie Gillum and Barnes both scored off offensive rebounds following Bullpups misses at the foul line.

Laney struggled to get 11 points but had nine assists and four steals.

“Individually, it wasn’t the best game, but we had some players step up,” Laney said. “Carly will surprise you. She does some really amazing things. The whole point of being a team is being confident in your teammates. I don’t even remember the layups I missed. It doesn’t matter anymore.”

Ferris shot a miserable 18 of 63 and had 23 turnovers. Prep shot better - 20 of 46 - thanks to an 11-of-20 second half, but that was offset by 32 turnovers.

“When they came back, they rattled us,” Arte said. “They started being more aggressive on offense and started hitting 3s.”

Ferris has only two seniors and Prep one, and none scored in double figures.

“It took us a while to forget we were sophomores,” Rojas said. “(Prep) did a good job of weathering the storm.”

G-Prep 59, Ferris 47

Ferris 2 6 16 20 3 - 47

Gonzaga Prep 12 9 8 11 15 - 59

Ferris (0-2, 0-1) - Lynn 3 0-0 7, Foster 3 2-2 10, Garcea 2 0-0 5, Coombs 0 0-0 0, Davidson 0 0-0 0, Kirstein 1 1-2 4, Brazzle 0 0-0 0, Benzel 5 2-4 13, McCaffery 3 0-0 6, Taylor 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 5-8 47.

Gonzaga Prep (3-0, 1-0) - Gillum 1 0-0 2, Laney 3 5-7 11, Umbdenstock 0 0-0 0, Heitman 1 0-0 2, Barnes 10 1-2 23, Gibbon 0 1-2 1, O’Brien 2 6-8 10, Bacon 0 0-0 0, Housam 1 3-4 4, Wood 1 1-2 3, DeLeo 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 17-25 59.

3-point goals - Lynn, Foster 2, Garcea, Kirstein, Benzel, Barnes 2. Total fouls - Ferris 19, GP 11. Fouled out - Kirstein.

Central Valley 68, North Central 52

Marisa Liepman scored 19 points to lead three Bears in double figures, offsetting a career night for Alice Stearns.

Stearns poured in 29 points for the Indians, who were outscored 14-4 in the second quarter as CV built a 12-point lead.

Central Valley 18 14 14 22 - 68

North Central 16 4 15 17 - 52

Central Valley (3-0, 1-0) - Phinney 2 2-5 6, Renslow 0 1-2 1, Wilson 4 4-4 12, Ferguson 2 0-0 6, Loss 2 0-0 4, Bragdon 4 0-1 8, Jewell 4 3-4 12, Liepman 8 3-6 19. Totals 26 13-22 68.

North Central (0-2, 0-1) - Chase 0 0-0 0, Graesser 1 0-0 2, Eschenbacher 0 0-0 0, Weber 1 0-1 2, Carter 1 0-0 2, Davis 0 0-0 0, Kennedy 4 2-4 10, Holdren 2 2-5 7, Zinnecker 0 0-1 0, Stearns 12 5-8 29. Totals 21 9-18 52.

3-point goals - Wilson, Ferguson 2, Jewell, Holdren. Total fouls - CV 20, NC 17. Fouled out - none.

Mead 51, Mt. Spokane 16

Errin Smith had six steals and Shannon Leaf five as the Panthers had 21 steals and scored 29 points off turnovers.

Courtney Fergus had seven assists for Mead.

Mt. Spokane 4 2 4 6 - 16

Mead 18 11 14 8 - 51

Mt. Spokane (0-3, 0-1) - Becker 0 0-0 0, Gee 0 0-0 0, Atwood 0 0-0 0, K. Bertholf 0 0-0 0, Nikula 1 0-0 2, R. Bertholf 1 0-2 2, Monroe 1 0-0 2, Wyrick 2 0-1 4, Patrick 1 2-2 4, Kitchen 0 0-0 0, Brumleve 0 0-0 0, Wetzel 0 2-2 2. Totals 6-39 4-5 16.

Mead (2-1, 1-0) - Ready 0 0-0 0, Strait 2 0-0 4, Slater 3 0-0 6, Smith 4 1-3 9, Gonnella 2 0-0 4, Wolverton 0 0-0 0, Ferguson 2 0-0 5, Shea 1 0-0 2, Bennett 4 0-0 11, Baily 2 2-2 6, Leaf 2 0-0 4, McClinton 0 0-0 0. Totals 13-27 2-2 51.

3-point goals - Mount Spokane 0-3, Mead 2-5 (Ferguson, Bennett). Total fouls - Mount Spokane 7, Mead 14. Fouled out - None.

University 44, Lewis and Clark 41

Kaelene Parker had a key steal as the Titans held on to defeat the visiting Tigers.

Sarah Travis had 11 rebounds for the Tigers, who struggled from the foul line. Rheanna Arnold had seven rebounds and Vanessa Shelton five assists for the Titans.

Lewis and Clark 6 9 13 13 - 41

University 9 14 14 7 - 44

Lewis and Clark (1-2, 0-1) - Bassett 4 0-0 8, Malone 0 0-0 0, Wendle 6 2-2 16, Lopes 1 0-0 2, Travis 4 1-6 9, Glotfelty 2 2-5 6, Babin 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 5-13 41.

University (2-0, 1-0) - Parker 3 0-0 7, Steblaj 2 1-2 5, Schroeder 3 4-4 10, Poole 1 0-0 2, Black 1 0-0 2, Valkenaar 4 0-0 9, Shelton 2 0-0 4, Arnold 1 0-0 2, Nelson 1 0-0 2, Lektorich 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 5-6 44.

3-point goals - Wendle 2, Parker, Poole, Valkenaar. Total fouls - LC 12, U-Hi 16. Fouled out - None.

Shadle Park 69, Rogers 44

Amy Ridings scored 21 points and Aubrea Caldwell added 15 as the Highlanders pulled away from the visiting Pirates in the second half.

The Pirates were down by 10 at halftime before the Highlanders put together a 30-15 second-half advantage.

Rogers 11 18 10 5 - 44

Shadle Park 16 23 17 13 - 69

Rogers (0-3, 0-1) - Hines 0 0-0 0, Davis 4 0-0 10, Lehman 0 2-2 2, Hose 0 0-0 0, Baldwin 0 2-5 2, Perry 1 1-2 3, Logue 1 3-4 5, Abrahamson 0 1-2 1, Bayne 3 9-10 15, Augare 2 2-4 6. Totals 11 20-29 44.

Shadle Park (2-1, 1-0) - Ridings 8 1-1 21, Caldwell 5 5-5 15, Schurra 2 1-2 5, Jones 0 0-0 0, Ladish 0 2-2 2, Steckler 0 0-0 0, Stockman 2 0-4 4, Warren 0 0-0 0, Alake 2 0-0 4, Forry 3 1-2 7, Peterson 0 1-2 1, McGrath 1 0-0 2, Kiritz 3 2-2 8. Totals 26 13-20 69.

3-point goals - Davis 2, Ridings 4. Total fouls - Rogers 14, SP 21. Fouled out - Abrahamson.