Central Valley Dominates Bears Knock Saxons Out Of Gsl Lead

It could be a long time before anyone sees a Ferris boys basketball team look quite as bad as the Saxons did for two quarters Tuesday night.

Quite simply, eighth-ranked Central Valley put a case of ugly on the No. 4 Saxons at the Ferris gym.

The Bears battered Ferris 39-7 in the middle two quarters to roll to a 60-45 win that knocked the Saxons out of a three-way tie for the lead in the Greater Spokane League.

Lewis and Clark remained tied for the lead with a one-point win at North Central.

“They played very well,” veteran Ferris coach Wayne Gilman said. “They played solid defense, a lot of pressure. We had guys open but we couldn’t get them the ball out of the trap.”

The Bears (10-2 overall, 9-2 GSL) didn’t panic when they fell behind 17-10 in the first quarter. Ferris (10-3, 9-3) hit eight of 12 shots to three of 14 for CV.

“They shot real well, it’s their gym,” CV coach Rick Sloan said. “It took us the first quarter to get used to it. But they were good shots. In the second quarter we turned up the defense.”

It took about half the quarter for CV to warm up, and at 3:14 Tommy Servine scored Ferris’ only bucket for a 19-16 lead. The Bears closed with a 7-0 run to go up 23-19. A 10-2 run to open the third quarter got the lead in double figures and a 9-0 surge made it a 20-point bulge.

Facing CV’s relentless man-to-man half-court pressure, Ferris had to work hard and made just three of 15 shots in 16 minutes. And with CV sharing the load on offense, eventually the Saxons broke down on defense, allowing easy baskets. The Bears had just one turnover in the second half.

Offensively, the credit was spread around, although Jake Hebden had two 3-pointers and eight points in the third quarter.

“Once we get on defense and start making plays, I feel a lot more confident,” the 6-foot junior said. “Once we get into defense, things start happening.”

It was Hebden who teamed with senior Nate McFarlane to shut down Servine.

Though Servine finished with 18 points, he had seven in the first quarter with some amazing shooting and added eight in the fourth quarter when the Saxons cut the deficit to 10.

Central Valley 60, Ferris 45

Central Valley 10 13 23 14 - 60

Ferris 17 2 5 21 - 45

CENTRAL VALLEY - Eigenhuis 0 0-0 0, Priebe 2 1-2 5, Smith 6 2-2 16, Hebden 5 0-1 12, Hinckley 1 0-0 2, Libey 1 0-0 2, Depew 4 3-4 11, McFarlane 1 3-4 6, Perkes 0 6-6 6. Totals 20 15-19 60.

FERRIS - Biggerstaff 0 0-0 0, Servine 6 3-4 18, Atkins 3 0-0 8, Sleeth 0 0-0 0, Gill 0 0-0 0, Watts 6 1-1 13, Mietus 1 0-0 2, Donner 0 0-0 0, Williams 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 4-5 45.

3-point goals - Smith 2, Hebden 2, McFarlane, Servine 3, Atkins 2. Total fouls - CV 13, Ferris 18. Fouled out - Williams.

LC 49, NC 48

Justin Defour’s basket with 5 seconds left lifted the Tigers (10-3, 9-2) past the Indians (6-7, 6-5) at NC.

Chris Allen and Chris Blotsky, one-two in the GSL scoring race, had 37 of NC’s points.

Lewis and Clark 14 24 5 6 - 49

North Central 6 19 15 8 - 48

LEWIS AND CLARK - Bowman 2 1-2 5, Hook 1 0-0 2, Defour 3 0-0 7, Coleman 0 0-0 0, Avery 3 0-0 6, Donastorg 4 0-1 8, Floyd 2 1-2 5, Kuhlmann 2 0-0 4, Spurgetis 0 0-0 0, Luce 6 0-2 12. Totals 23 2-7 49.

NORTH CENTRAL - Allen 6 7-7 20, Lesesne 0 0-0 0, Robinson 0 0-0 0, Blotsky 6 3-5 17, Farr 1 1-2 3, Allbery 2 1-2 5, Martyn 1 1-2. Totals 16 13-18 48 3-point goals - Defour, Allen, Blotsky 2. Total fouls - LC 17, NC 13. Fouled out - Hook.

Mead 63, Shadle Park 60

Brian Wolverton hit a field goal with 2 seconds left to seal the win for the Panthers (9-4, 8-3) after the Highlanders (3-10, 2-9) cut a 17-point deficit to two.

Shadle Park 9 8 17 24 - 60

Mead 17 10 19 17 - 63

SHADLE PARK - Wynne 0 0-0 0, Ryan 0 0-2 0, Beal 6 7-8 20, Evans 3 0-0 8, Jerr.Johnson 0 0-0 0, Howlett 4 2-2 12, Bruck 1 2-2 5, Gabriel , Doyle 2 2-4 8, Jere.Johnson 1 0-0 2, Singleton 2 1-3 5.Totals 19 14-21 60.

MEAD - Adams 0 2-4 2, Stenerson 4 8-10 17, Stucky 0 1-2 1, Zelinski 0 0-0 0, Lindberg 0 0-0 0, Castillo 3 2-2 8, Schollmeyer 0 0-0 0, Scholl 0 0-0 0, Stone 3 2-7 9, Galles 4 4-4 12, Boydston 2 0-0 4, Wolverton 4 2-4 10. Totals 20 21-33 63.

3-point goals - Beal, Evans 2, Howlett 2, Bruck, Doyle 2, Stenerson, Stone. Total fouls - Shadle Park 23, Mead 16. Fouled out - Singleton.

G-Prep 62, Mt. Spokane 24

Shane Hartnett scored 14 points as the visiting Bullpups (5-8, 5-6) defeated the Wildcats (1-11, 0-11).

Gonzaga Prep 20 10 12 20 - 62

Mount Spokane 10 8 4 2 - 24

GONZAGA PREP - Johnson 4 0-0 8, Ryan 0 1-2 1, McIntyre 4 0-0 11, Thielman 1 0-0 2, Maher 4 3-6 11, Frankovic 1 3-4 5, Dixson 3 0-1 6, Bacon 1 0-0 2, Hartnett 6 2-2 14, Ivers 0 0-0 0, Yarbrough 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 9-15 62.

MT. SPOKANE - Gordon 0 0-1 0, Adams 0 0-0 0, Wilson 0 0-1 0, Tabisz 1 0-0 5, Clark 2 2-2 9, Bishop 2 2-3 6, Hardman 0 0-0 0, Hammond 1 0-0 2, Swanson 0 0-0 0, Lewis 1 0-0 2. Totals 7 4-7 24.

3-point goals - McIntyre, Clark, Tabisz. Total fouls - Gonzaga Prep 15, Mt. Spokane 17. FO - None.

Rogers 53, University 40

Jason Ridley scored 20 points to lead the visiting Pirates (8-5, 6-5) past the Titans (1-12, 1-10).

Rogers 11 10 13 19 - 53

University 8 13 11 8 - 40

ROGERS - Hooper 3 6-6 12, Bedford 0 2-2 2, Ridley 7 4-4 20, Oglesbee 0 2-2 2, Dempsey 3 4-6 10, Pugh 1 0-1 2, Rother 2 1-1 5. Totals 16 19-22 53.

UNIVERSITY - Sale 1 1-2 3, Short 3 1-2 10, Ruscio 0 0-0 0, Roberts 2 0-0 4, Van Dyne 3 6-6 14, Florence 1 0-0 2, Renz 1 3-4 5, Price 0 2-2 2. Totals 11 13-16 40.

3-point goals - Ridley 2, Van Dyne 2, Short 3. Total fouls - Rogers 16, University 18. Fouled out - none. Technicals - Rogers bench.

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