Lc Bounds Past No. 2 Ferris Rebounding Key; ‘Chuck’ To Saxons

UNPUBLISHED CORRECTION: The name of football player Jeremey Williams is misspelled in this story. The correct spelling was confirmed by his mother.

The Lewis and Clark boys basketball team gathered in a hall deep inside the Arena on Friday night and someone mentioned that Chuck the Chicken was moving up the South Hill.

The Tigers didn’t even care about the prize South Hill rival Ferris won in the annual Rubber Chicken spirit competition. They were too busy enjoying a 52-43 basketball victory - a rare event in recent Greater Spokane League games - over the Saxons, the second-ranked 4A team in the state.

“Rebounding, that was the big thing,” LC coach Terry Reed said. “We had to block out to minimize their shots, because obviously they’re bigger.”

The Tigers (5-3 overall, 4-2 GSL) enjoyed a 36-24 edge on the boards in the game played before a rowdy crowd estimated at 6,000. LC got a big boost from 6-foot guard Luke Bowman, who had nine rebounds, six in the second half.

“We wanted that game so bad,” Bowman said. “We lost the last two; we wanted to stop the slide.”

The Tigers started a 15-1 run in the first quarter that gave them a 21-11 lead midway through the second quarter.

Tyrees Donastorg, another 6-footer, played a key part by grabbing five rebounds and helping keep the wide 6-4 Jeremy Williams from the boards.

“I was trying to get around him every time,” Donastorg said. “He is pretty big, but I did what I could do to help the team … when I fouled I would never give up.”

The Saxons (7-1, 5-1) recovered and were trailing 32-29 entering the fourth quarter when the Tigers sliced through the Ferris zone for three consecutive easy baskets.

The Saxons finally found Williams inside and he brought them back by making seven straight baskets and finishing with a career-high 17 points. However, he fouled out with just under 2 minutes left and the Saxons couldn’t hit enough from the outside to make a final charge.

LC, which only made 12 of 20 free throws, made eight in a row in the final 1:27 for the win.

“I told the team, ‘tonight the better team won,”’ Ferris coach Wayne Gilman said. “They were more efficient getting inside shots and getting us to foul. Early we were content to take outside shots and not get the ball inside. They just played better on defense and offense.”

Although Williams had a big game, no other Saxon was in double figures and leading scorer Chris Watts was held to one point.

Pat Luce led LC with 16 points and four other players had seven or eight.

Bowman, whose football season ended with a blown right knee, was one of those with eight. He is postponing surgery until after the season and the rest at Christmas break has him ready to go.

“I don’t even think about it anymore,” said Bowman, an all-league defensive back.

“That was his most minutes,” Reed said. “He provided leadership. Even though he doesn’t start, he was there at the end.”

Lewis and Clark 52, Ferris 43

Lewis and Clark 15 8 9 20 - 52

Ferris 10 8 11 14 - 43

LEWIS AND CLARK - Bowman 3 2-3 8, Defour 3 1-2 7, Hook 3 1-2 8, Coleman 0 0-0 0, Avery 0 2-3 2, Donastorg 2 0-0 4, Kuhlman 2 2-2 7, Luce 6 4-7 16. Totals 19 12-20 52. FERRIS - Biggerstaff 0 0-0 0, Servine 3 1-2 9, Atkins 3 0-0 6, Gill 0 0-0 0, Watts 0 1-2 1, Hodl 1 4-4 7, Mietus 1 0-0 2, Williams 7 4-5 18. Totals 15 10- 13 43.

3-point goals - Hook, Kuhlman, Servine 2, Hodl. Total fouls - LC 15, Ferris 23. Fouled out - Williams.

Rogers 60, Gonzaga Prep 57

Jason Ridley and Sam Dempsey combined for 43 points as the Pirates (7-1, 5-1) held off the Bullpups (3-5, 3-3) at the Arena to earn a share of the league lead.

Rogers had its lead into double figures several times but could never put away the Bullpups, who got 19 points from Shane Hartnett. The Pirates made just 9 of 18 free throws. Prep was 1 of 3.

Rogers 23 7 17 13 - 60

Gonzaga Prep 12 24 9 12 - 57

ROGERS - Hoope 1 2-2 4, Bedford 0 0-0 0, Ridley 9 4-5 23, Oglesbee 3 1-6 9, Dempsey 9 2-5 20, Pugh 1 0-0 2, Rother 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 9-18 60.

GONZAGA PREP - Johnson 2 0-0 4, McIntyre 5 0-0 10, Thielman 5 0-0 10, Frankovic 2 0-1 4, Dixson 0 0-0 0, Bacon 2 0-0 4, Hartnett 9 1-2 19, Ivers 0 0-0 0, Yarbrough 3 0-0 6. Totals 28 1-3 57. 3-point goals - Ridley, Oglesbee 2. Total fouls - Rogers 11, G-Prep 20. Fouled out - none.

Central Valley 80, Shadle Park 51

With the help of two treys from Jake Hebden and five points from Ryan Smith, the Bears (6-1, 5-1) pulled off a 31-point third quarter to beat the Highlanders (1-7, 0-6).

The Bears shot 10 for 12 on field goals and 8 for 9 on free throws in the third quarter.

Shadle Park 12 11 9 19 - 51

Central Valley 13 19 31 17 - 80

SHADLE PARK - Wynne 0 0-0 0, Ryan 5 4-5 17, Beal 7 4-4 20, Evans 0 0-0 0, Jerr.Johnson 0 0-0 0, Howlett 4 2-2 10, Bruck 0 0-0 0, Jere.Johnson 1 0-0 2, Singleton 0 2-2 2, Rice 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 12-13 51.

CENTRAL VALLEY - Eigenhuis 0 6-6 6, Priebe 4 1-2 9, Smith 1 3-4 5, Hebden 4 0-0 10, Hinckley 2 6-9 10, Libey 4 2-2 10, Depew 3 4-4 10, McFarlane 2 0-0 6, Perkes 6 2-2 14. Totals 26 24-29 80.

3-point goals - Ryan 3, Beal 2, Hebden 2, McFarlane 2. Total fouls - Shadle Park 20, Central Valley 15. Fouled out - none.

Mead 54, North Central 44

Brian Wolverton’s eight points gave the Panthers (5-3, 4-2) an early edge over the Indians (3-5, 3-3).

Despite a 12-point effort in the second half from Chris Allen, the Panthers stayed on top with the help of three baskets from Jason Galles and two free throws by Tom Castillo in the fourth quarter.

North Central 5 14 15 10 - 44

Mead 12 17 13 12 - 54

NORTH CENTRAL - Allen 8 0-0 20, Lesesne 0 0-0 0,Robinson 0 0-0 0, Blotsky 5 2-2 14, Farr 1 0-2 2, Allbery 2 0-0 4, Martyn 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 2-4 44.

MEAD - Adams 2 0-2 5, Stenerson 3 0-0 7, Stucky 0 0-2 0, Castillo 4 2-2 10, Schollmeyer 0 0-0 0, Scholl 0 0-0 0, Stone 2 2-4 8, Galles 5 2-2 12, Wolverton 6 0-0 12. Totals 22 6-12 54.

3-point goals - Allen 4, Blotsky 2, Adams, Stenerson, Stone 2. Total fouls - NC 14, Mead 9. Fouled out - Farr.

U-Hi 39, Mt. Spokane 29

Brad Van Dyne scored 15 points to lead the Titans (1-7, 1-5) past the Wildcats (1-6, 0-6) for their first league win. Van Dyne also contributed five boards.

Mt. Spokane 3 8 10 9 - 29

University 9 9 14 7 - 39

MT. SPOKANE - Gordon 1 0-0 2, Gaston 0 0-0 0, Tabisz 3 0-0 7, Clark 2 4-7 9, Bishop 1 0-2 2, Hardman 0 0-0 0, Young 0 0-0 0, Hammond 0 0-0 0, Swanson 0 0-0 0, Lewis 3 3-6 9. Totals 10 7-15 29.

UNIVERSITY - Sale 4 0-0 9, Merrifield 0 0-0 0, Short 3 3-3 9, Benefield 0 0-0 0, Ruscio 0 0-0 0, Moore 0 0-0 0, Roberts 1 0-0 2, Van Dyne 6 1-2 15, Florence 0 0-0 0, Renz 0 3-6 3, Price 0 1-2 1, Schmidt 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 8-13 39.

3-point goals - Tabisz, Clark, Sale Van Dyne 2. Total fouls - Mt. Spokane 11, University 14. Fouled out - None.

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