Shadle Park Turns Tables On G-Prep Streaking Highlanders Upset No. 4 Pups, Tighten Gsl Race

For Mike Haugen and his fourth-ranked Gonzaga Prep Bullpups there is no such thing as a good loss - especially after winning their first 17 Greater Spokane League boys basketball games this season.

But Shadle Park’s 65-53 win Friday night before a turn-away crowd at Shadle Park was just the thing to promote the sport.

First, there were all those fans who couldn’t get into the gym 15 minutes before tipoff and had to stand in the hallway and listen to the crowd roar.

Then there are the ramifications for the final week of the season.

The Highlanders’ 11th consecutive victory put the top of the boys standings in a vise grip. Prep has one loss, Ferris two and Shadle three. Tuesday, Prep and Ferris play at Spokane Falls. Thursday, it’s Ferris and Shadle at the Arena. The top two teams earn automatic berths into the regional tournament.

Shadle Park set up the stretch run with an about face at halftime.

Drilled 21-10 on the boards in the first half, the Highlanders dominated the second 25-9.

Shadle Park coach Darcy Weisner raised his voice at halftime and the Highlanders listened.

“He just told us rebounding is the key to the game,” senior guard Demetrius Scott said. “Our offense was good, our defense was good, we needed to rebound.”

“I thought, as a coach, we didn’t do enough to slow them down in the first half,” Weisner said. “That’s what my enthusiastic presentation was about (at halftime) and they came out and did it.”

The first half was all about rebounding and Greg Johnson, who had 15 of his 19 points.

“We talked about Johnson,” Weisner said. “He hurt us on dribble penetration.”

The Highlanders went on a 16-4 run in the third quarter, turning a 30-24 deficit into a 44-38 lead.

“At this time of year, good teams, like Prep, know what they need to do,” Weisner said, putting his team in that category. “Adjustments are more mental than physical. We just needed to go out and play harder. No magic.”

Steve Gabriel had two baskets in a 6-0 spurt at the end of the third and he opened the fourth with a rebound basket. When Scott followed with a pull-up jumper from the foul line, the Highlanders were up 10.

Chris Bond, who had 16 points, stopped that run, but Scott quickly countered with a 3-pointer to start 9-2 burst that pushed the lead to 15. Shadle hit enough free throws down the stretch to keep it comfortable.

“I thought they rebounded much better … they defended us better,” Haugen said. “We didn’t shoot as well, obviously, and we didn’t play near as good of defense. We may have tightened up after a while, but they played real well.”

Scott poured in 16 points, 14 more than in the first meeting between the two teams, a 53-47 loss for the Highlanders in which he had just seven shots.

“Demetrius had a better game than the first time,” steady sophomore point guard Danny Pariseau said. “That’s what we needed. Last time they only beat us by six.”

Pariseau’s comments reflected his game. He dished off to all his teammates. He pointed to Gabriel’s career-high 18 points and five second-half rebounds by Shaun Rowe despite foul trouble.

But Pariseau was the glue, handling the Gonzaga Prep pressure with minimal turnovers contributing 12 points.

Shadle Park 65, Gonzaga Prep 53

Gonzaga Prep 13 17 8 15 - 53

Shadle Park 7 17 20 21 - 65

Gonzaga Prep (17-1) - G. Johnson 7 4-6 19, Ryan 3 2-4 9, Arte 0 0-0 0, Bloom 1 0-0 2, Frankovic 1 3-5 5, LeSage 0 0-0 0, Bond 5 6-8 16, Nickol 1 0-0 2, Maher 0 0-0 0, Cooney 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 15-23 53.

Shadle Park (15-3) - Bishop 0 0-2 0, Scott 6 2-2 16, K. Johnson 0 0-0 0, Rowe 2 0-2 4, Pariseau 3 6-9 12, Weisner 3 2-3 9, Gabriel 9 0-0 18, Doyle 0 0-0 0, J.J. Johnson 2 2-2 6, Henderson 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 12-20 65.

3-point goals - G. Johnson, Ryan, Scott, Weisner. Total fouls - Gonzaga 20, Shadle Park 19. Fouled out - G. Johnson, Ryan, Rowe. Technicals - none.

Ferris 85, Rogers 27

All 10 players scored, four in double figures, for the seventh-ranked Saxons against the Pirates at Rogers.

Ferris 21 22 26 16 - 85

Rogers 2 7 11 7 - 27

Ferris (17-2) - Aronson 2 0-0 5, Lee 1 0-0 2, Benzel 5 0-0 12, Bursch 2 0-0 5, Clift 2 0-0 4, Mallon 7 4-4 18, Pounds 5 3-4 14, Lommen 3 0-0 6, Kasen 2 4-4 8, Fike 3 5-6 11. Totals 32 16-18 85.

Rogers (0-18) - Mobbs 3 0-0 6, Worley 0 0-0 0, Baker 0 0-0 0, Mullerleile 0 5-6 5, Bogle 1 1-2 3, Olson 1 0-0 3, Perez 0 0-0 0, Smith 1 0-0 3, Vaughan 1 0-0 2, Berend 2 0-0 5, Reed 0 0-0 0, Gaffaney 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 6-8 27.

3-point goals - Aronson, Benzel 2, Bursch, Pounds, Olson, Smith, Berend. Total fouls - Ferris 10, Rogers 14. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.

East Valley 71, Central Valley 57

This time the Knights didn’t let the Bears come back.

Thanks to a season-high 19 points from Blake Horgan, EV pulled away from the visiting Bears, who rallied from 27 down in the second half to win the first meeting.

Andrew Burgess also had 19 for the Knights and Jason Paul added 17.

Central Valley 12 7 19 19 - 57

East Valley 18 10 19 24 - 71

Central Valley (8-10) - Rodgers 0 2-2 2, Nylund 6 0-0 14, Boast 5 1-2 14, Mosby 5 0-0 11, Filice 0 0-2 0, Walls 6 1-2 16, Stewart 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 4-8 57.

East Valley (11-7) - Burgess 8 1-2 19, Lennick 0 0-0 0, Quirk 1 0-0 2, Brown 1 0-1 2, Paul 5 4-4 17, Duncan 3 0-1 6, Horgan 9 1-5 19, Hansen 3 0-0 6, Mathison 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 6-13 71.

3-point goals - Nylund 2, Boast 3, Mosby, Walls 3, Burgess 2, Pauls 3. Total fouls - Central Valley 14, East Valley 9. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.

University 54, North Central 48

Brandon Benefield had seven assists and four steals and the Titans hit all 11 of their free throws in the fourth quarter to hold off the visiting Indians.

U-hi hit 7 of 15 3s and finished 15 of 18 from the line.

North Central 9 13 12 14 - 48

University 12 19 11 12 - 54

North Central (6-12) - Moffitt 0 0-0 0, Peterson 3 0-0 8, Roloff 4 0-0 9, Donovan 0 2-2 2, Lattin 1 0-0 2, Martyn 3 0-0 6, Smith 7 1-1 15, Cheek 2 2-2 6. Totals 20 5-5 48.

University (7-12) - J. Bright 3 0-0 9, Christensen 1 4-4 7, Benefield 3 6-6 12, Ellersick 0 0-0 0, Moore 3 3-4 12, D. Bright 0 0-0 0, Johnson 2 0-0 4, Weaver 1 0-0 2, Neal 3 2-4 8, Thompson 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 15-18 54.

3-point goals - Peterson 2, Roloff, J. Bright 3, Moore 3, Christensen. Total fouls - North Central 19, University 12. Fouled out - Roloff, Cheek. Technicals - None.

Mead 45, Mt. Spokane 42

Ben McNaghten scored a career-high 14 points and the visiting Panthers rallied to defeat the Wildcats.

Dan Stucky had all eight of his points in the fourth quarter and Mead hit 10 of 12 free throws for the game. The Panthers also held Mt. Spokane’s two double-figure scorers, Matt Tabisz and Keyle Vessey to nine points apiece.

Mt. Spokane was led by Casey Franklin’s career-high 14 points.

Mead 11 13 9 12 - 45

Mt. Spokane 11 11 13 7 - 42

Mead (5-14) - Stallings 2 0-0 5, Zelinski 1 3-3 5, Stucky 3 2-3 8, Dvorak 0 0-0 0, McNaghten 6 0-0 14, Leaf 0 0-0 0, Cwik 0 0-0 0, Williams 0 2-2 2, Fischer 4 3-4 11. Totals 16 10-12 45.

Mt. Spokane (5-13) - Lessig 3 0-0 9, Hornstein 0 0-0 0, Franklin 6 1-3 14, Tabisz 4 0-0 9, Meyer 0 0-0 0, Vessey 2 5-6 9, Proett 0 1-2 1. Totals 15 7-11 42.

3-point goals - Stallings, McNaghten 2, Lessig 3, Franklin, Tabisz. Total fouls - Mead 15, Mt. Spokane 17. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none.