Pirates Win Ehlo’S First

GSL boys

The wait is over.

Former Washington State University star and NBA player Craig Ehlo finally got his first win as a coach.

The Rogers Pirates put together strong first and third quarters en route to a 57-47 win over University Friday night, breaking a 25-game losing streak in Greater Spokane League boys basketball.

Ehlo saw his team take the first step forward after going 0-20 in his first season and starting this one 0-2. The Pirates led 13-7 after one quarter and built the lead to 16 entering the fourth quarter.

Rogers 57, University 47

University 7 13 8 19 - 47

Rogers 13 13 18 13 - 57

University (0-3) - J. Bright 2 3-4 7, D. Bright 1 0-0 2, Christensen 2 0-0 5, Cox 0 0-0 0, Ellersick 1 0-0 3, Florence 2 0-0 6, Grondel 1 0-0 2, Johnson 5 0-0 12, Jones 0 0-0 0, Paxton 0 0-0 0, Thompson 2 4-4 8. Totals 17 7-8 47.

Rogers (1-2) - Baker 0 0-0 0, Berend 4 2-2 11, Bumpas 0 0-0 0, Cody 3 2-7 8, McCord 0 0-0 0, Mullerleile 1 4-5 6, Olson 0 0-0 0, Perez 0 0-0 0, Proctor 2 0-2 4, Scott 0 0-0 0, Smith 5 0-0 12, Seipp 0 0-0 0, Vaughn 6 4-4 16. Totals 21 12-20 57.

3-point goals- Christianson, Ellersick, Florence 2, Johnson 2, Berend, Smith 2. Total fouls-University 19, Rogers 15. Fouled out-Christensen, D. Bright. Technicals-D. Bright.

Shadle Park 58, E. Valley 55

Brett Weisner had a three-point play and a 3-pointer down the stretch as the Highlanders rallied to edge the visiting Knights.

Weisner finished with a career-high 29 points, hitting five of Shadle’s nine 3-pointers. The Highlanders were down by six entering the fourth quarter as Carl-Erick Pflanz and Chad Mathison combined for 29 points for EV.

East Valley 11 16 20 8 - 55

Shadle Park 16 15 10 17 - 58

East Valley (0-3) - Breneman 1 1-2 3, A. Brown 1 2-2 5, Duncan 0 0-0 0, Hirst 1 0-0 2, Lennick 2 4-4 9, Lindstrom 3 1-2 7, Mathison 6 3-3 15, Pflanz 6 2-2 14, Premoli 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 13-15 55.

Shadle Park (2-0) - Alexander 2 0-0 4, Bell 1 3-4 5, Bishop 1 0-0 2, Logwood 0 0-0 0, McCracken 4 0-0 11, Okorn 0 0-0 0, Pariseau 2 2-2 7, Weisner 9 6-8 29. Totals 19 11-14 58.

3-point goals-A. Brown, Lennick, Pariseau, Weisner 5, McCracken 3. Total fouls-East Valley 19, Shadle Park 16. Fouled out-Mathison, Lennick, Pariseau. Technicals-None.

Mt. Spokane 59, LC 46

At LC, Kyle Vessey had 13 of his 14 points in the second half as the Wildcats pulled away from the Tigers.

Jordan Bursch and Casey Franklin had 16 points apiece for Mt. Spokane, which trailed by one at halftime.

Jacob Domit had 12 of his 16 points in the first quarter when LC surged to a 19-10 lead.

Mt. Spokane 10 20 14 15 - 59

Lewis and Clark 19 12 4 11 - 46

Mt. Spokane (3-0) - J. Bursch 5 4-6 16, Z. Bursch 1 1-2 3, Clark 0 0-0 0, Cooley 0 0-0 0, Franklin 6 4-7 16, Hornstein 0 0-0 0, Lessig 0 0-0 0, Proett 2 4-6 8, Schultheis 1 0-0 2, Vessey 4 6-8 14. Totals 19 19-30 59.

Lewis and Clark (0-3) - Adolphson 0 0-0 0, Black 0 0-0 0, Denbeigh 2 0-0 4, Domit 7 2-3 16, Fry 1 0-0 2, Seamon 2 2-2 7, Shaw 4 0-0 8, Webb 0 2-2 2, Zellers 3 0-0 7. Totals 19 6-8 46.

3-point goals- J. Bursch 2, Seamon, Zellers. Total fouls- Mt. Spokane 16, Lewis and Clark 23. Fouled out-Zellers. Technicals-none.

G-Prep 70, North Central 62

Nick Velis hit five free throws down the stretch to score a career-high 14 points as the Bullpups held off the visiting Indians.

NC rallied from 12 down to take the lead in the fourth quarter but once the Indians fell behind again, they were forced to foul as the Pups came through.

North Central 12 18 13 19 - 62

Gonzaga Prep 10 28 12 20 - 70

North Central (1-2) - Donovan 5 0-0 14, Repp 0 0-0 0, Peterson 1 3-5 5, Lesesne 0 3-4 3, Roloff 0 1-2 1, Hampson 0 0-0 0, Beal 1 4-6 7, Garrett 2 2-2 6, Rijon 4 2-3 10, Stroyan 3 0-1 6, Steele 3 3-5 9. Totals 19 18-28 62.

Gonzaga Prep (3-0) - Bloom 7 4-4 20, Cox 3 2-2 10, Holbrook 0 0-0 0, Lenoue 1 0-0 2, Nickol 0 0-0 0, Pawlusiak 1 0-0 3, Phillips 3 0-0 6, Rogers 2 2-3 7, Simpson 3 0-0 8, Velis 4 6-11 14. Totals 23 14-20 70.

3-point goals-Donovan 4, Beal, Rijon, Bloom 2, Cox 2, Simpson 2, Pawlusiak, Rogers. Total fouls- North Central 20, Gonzaga Prep 25. Fouled out- none. Technicals-none.

Mead 40, Central Valley 36

Chris Dvork scored six of his 10 points in the fourth quarter and the Panthers survived a long dry spell to defeat the visiting Bears.

Central Valley 10 4 14 8 - 36

Mead 10 10 10 10 - 40

Central Valley (1-1) - Bright 2 2-4 6, Heacock 2 0-0 4, Liepman 0 0-0 0, Nagel 0 0-0 0, Nimri 0 0-0 0, Rodgers 3 1-1 8, Taylor 7 1-3 15, Wagner 1 1-2 3. Totals 15 5-10 36.

Mead (3-0) - Dvorak 2 6-10 10, Fischer 2 0-0 4, Harris 1 2-2 4, Leaf 1 0-1 2, Lunzer 2 0-0 4, Morrison 1 0-1 2, B. Williams 2 4-4 8, E. Williams 3 0-0 6, Wilponen 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 12-18 40.