CV Dumps Gonzaga Prep Bears Clinch Berth In Regional Tournament

Inquiring minds want to know why Central Valley didn’t bury Gonzaga Prep Friday night in a Greater Spokane League boys basketball game at Spokane Falls Community College.

The Bears had the incentive: Their only loss came a week earlier at the hands of the Bullpups.

And, the Bears blanked the 10th-ranked Bullpups for an incredible 13:33 span Friday that included a big goose egg in the second quarter.

Despite that, fourth-ranked CV only beat the Bullpups 55-43 in a game that pleased their coach to no end - and not just because they clinched an automatic berth in the regional tournament with the win, before a crowd of about 2,000.

“This bunch I have is pretty competitive,” CV coach Rick Sloan said. “Prep came out to our place and beat us. They had something to prove and they responded well. The thing about offense that you don’t have any control over is sometimes the shots don’t fall. If you play good defense, you’re always in the game. Our guys did a good job. I’m not unhappy.”

Central Valley’s offense was significantly better than it was in the 51-50 home loss. The Bears shot 14 of 26 (compared to 18 of 45 the first time) and forced the issue enough to get to the free-throw line 37 times for 27 points.

“We just ran the offense,” CV post Bryan Depew said after scoring 22 points and grabbing six rebounds. “The focus was on rebounding, especially out of the zone. We knew they would crash everybody.”

Greg Johnson, who scored 20 points in the first meeting, including the buzzer-beater for the win, knocked down an NBA-depth 3-pointer from the right wing to put Prep up 12-10 with 1:28 to go in the first quarter.

Depew quickly responded with a three-point play and two free throws to close the quarter. He opened the second quarter with a pair of foul shots and a drive to make it 19-12 CV.

After a Kyle Boast steal led to a basket with 5:11 left in the half, though, Prep’s defense, which held CV to 14 points in the first half of the first game, resurfaced. The only points the rest of the half were two CV free throws that made it 23-12 at the break.

“Offensively, especially in that second quarter, we got too impatient,” Prep coach Mike Haugen. “We threw the ball away a lot, which we didn’t do in the first game. But I was not displeased with the defense at all, for the most part. In the second quarter, that kept us in there.

Kelvin Bacon had five points in a 7-0 spurt that pulled Prep within 29-24 just before the end of the third quarter.

But in the fourth quarter, Jake Hebden took over with nine of his 15 points.

“Depew is just the man, basically,” Hebden said. “They realized they had to stop us inside, that’s why I tried to penetrate,” Hebden said.

Hebden hit seven of nine free throws down the stretch to ice the game.

CV 55, Gonzaga Prep 43

Central Valley 15 8 7 25 - 55

Gonzaga Prep 12 0 12 19 - 43

Central Valley (17-1, 15-1) - Eigenhuis 3 2-2 8, D. Boast 0 0-0 0, Priebe 0 0-0 0, K. Boast 1 4-6 6, Hebden 3 9-11 15, Libey 1 1-3 3, Depew 6 10-13 22, Kreiger 0 1-2 1. Totals 14 27-37 55.

Gonzaga Prep (14-4, 12-4) - Johnson 4 0-4 10, Ryan 1 0-1 2, McIntyre 1 0-2 2, Bloom 2 2-2 8, Simpson 0 0-0 0, Frankovic 4 2-3 10, Sullivan 0 0-0 0, Bacon 3 3-3 9, Nickol 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 7-15 43.

3-point goals - Johnson 2, Bloom 2. Total fouls - Central Valley 21, Gonzaga Prep 26. Fouled out - McIntyre. Technicals - None.

University 48, Shadle Park 42

The Titans put three players in double figures to offset a 26-point game by Demetrius Scott and keep their playoff hopes alive by holding off the Highlanders at Shadle Park.

Phil Renz and Jake Roberts each made two clutch free throws in the final 33 seconds as eight of the Titans’ 10 points in the fourth quarter came from the foul line.

University 14 15 9 10 - 48

Shadle Park 10 5 12 15 - 42

University (6-12, 6-10) - Gazaway 2 0-0 6, Benefield 1 2-3 4, Moore 1 0-0 2, Roberts 4 3-6 14, Renz 3 4-6 10, Neal 6 0-2 12. Totals 17 9-17 48.

Shadle Park (8-10, 7-9) - Howlett 2 0-0 4, Scott 9 4-5 26, Bishop 0 0-0 0, K. Johnson 0 0-0 0, McGinn 4 0-0 8, Bell 0 0-0 0, Gabriel 0 0-1 0, J. Johnson 0 0-0 0, Singleton 2 0-0 4. Totals 17 4-6 42.

3-point goals - Roberts 3, Gazaway 2, Scott 4. Total fouls - University 9, Shadle Park 18. Fouled out - McGinn, Singleton. Technicals - None.

Ferris 57, North Central 18

The sixth-ranked Saxons made 21 of 41 shots and held the Indians to 6 of 21 with 26 turnovers for the win at NC.

Ferris 10 4 22 21 - 57

North Central 4 4 5 5 - 18

Ferris (16-2, 14-2) - Biggerstaff 0 0-0 0, Benzel 3 0-0 7, Bursch 0 0-0 0, Atkins 5 5-7 15, Fike 1 0-0 2, Pounds 0 0-0 0, Watts 2 0-0 4, Hodl 3 4-4 11, Mietus 4 2-2 10, Williams 3 2-3 8. Totals 21 13-16 57.

North Central (3-15, 3-13) - Moffitt 1 0-0 3, Peterson 0 2-2 2, Liljenberg 0 0-0 0, Allen 0 0-0 0, Lattin 1 0-0 2, Johnson 2 0-0 4, Lamanna 0 0-0 0, Martyn 1 1-2 4, Smith 1 1-2 3. Totals 6 4-6 18.

3-point goals - Benzel, Hodl, Moffitt, Martyn. Total fouls - Ferris 9, North Central 9. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.

Rogers 62, Mead 37

Ross Rother and Greg Pugh grabbed 14 rebounds apiece and Brett Oglesbee and Dashawn Bedford five assists each as the Pirates rolled past the visiting Panthers.

Mead 12 3 10 12 - 37

Rogers 13 19 14 16 - 62

Mead (1-17, 1-15) - Stallings 1 0-0 3, Zelinski 3 2-3 7, Stucky 2 2-2 7, Hatem 0 0-0 0, McNaghten 2 0-0 4, Schafer 1 0-0 3, Degenhart 0 0-0 0, Cwik 1 0-0 2, Strasburg 0 0-0 0, Zeller 1 4-4 6, Thigpen 2 1-5 5. Totals 12 7-15 37.

Rogers (11-7, 10-6) - Hooper 3 0-1 8, Bedford 5 1-2 12, Wallen 3 0-1 8, Pugh 6 1-1 13, Oglesbee 3 0-0 7, Vaughan 1 2-2 4, Rother 2 4-7 8, Brown 1 0-0 2, Berned 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 8-14 62.

3-point goals - Stallings , Zelinski, Stucky, Schafer, Hooper 2, Bedford, Wallen 2, Oglesbee. Total fouls - Mead 17, Rogers 17. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.

LC 51, Mt. Spokane 38

Jonathan Hook had seven points in the third quarter when the visiting Tigers took control against the Wildcats.

LC made 18 of 33 shots, including 6 of 10 3-pointers.

Lewis and Clark 14 13 17 7 - 51

Mt. Spokane 7 13 10 8 - 38

Lewis and Clark (12-5, 11-5) - Malone 0 0-0 0, Hook 2 5-7 11, Defour 3 2-2 10, Coleman 1 2-2 4, Avery 3 0-0 7, Etter 0 0-0 0, Floyd 0 0-0 0, Kuhlmann 4 0-0 9, Marshall 3 0-0 6, Black 1 0-0 2, Spurgetis 0 0-0 0, Domit 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 9-11 51.

Mt. Spokane (2-16, 1-15) - Adams 0 0-0 0, Hornstein 1 0-0 2, Gordon 0 0-0 0, Franklin 0 0-0 0, Swanson 2 0-0 4, Young 1 0-0 2, Freuen 4 0-1 10, Clark 2 4-5 8, Vessey 3 1-2 5, Ferguson 1 3-5 5, Lewis 0 0-0 0, Meyer 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 8-13 38.

3-point goals - Fruen 2, Defour 2, Hook 2, Avery, Kuhlmann. Total fouls - Lewis and Clark 17, Mt. Spokane 13. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.