Ferris Dumps G-Prep In Still-Muddled Gsl

GSL girls

The Greater Spokane League bas- ketball championship was almost decided and the playoff teams were decided on Tuesday.

Still, Tuesday’s action didn’t do much to clarify the playoff pairings.

Katie Foster hit two free throws with 6.5 seconds left as Ferris knocked Gonzaga Prep out of a share for first with a 48-46 win at Spokane Falls.

“I knew I was going to make them,” Foster said. “Pressure helps me.”

Mead clinched a tie for the GSL title with a 59-38 win at North Central.

The Panthers are tied with Central Valley, which rolled past Mt. Spokane 72-40. However, with Mead idle on Thursday, CV goes to University. A U-Hi win could mean a three-way tie for second - if Prep beats Shadle Park - forcing two tiebreaker games over the weekend.

Shadle Park grabbed the last playoff spot with an 11-0 run in OT to eliminate Lewis and Clark 61-50 at the Arena.

Rogers just missed getting its first win, falling at East Valley 70-68 in OT.

Ferris 48, Gonzaga Prep 46

After Foster’s two free throws, Juliann Laney went coast-to-coast and was fouled with less than a second left. Her shot just rimmed out, then she missed the first free throw. She was forced to miss the second one on purpose and the Saxons tapped the ball away.

Megan Taylor, who had three points in the first meeting but a season-high 17 this time.

Laney ended up with 18 points, but had little scoring help.

Taylor started the comeback from a 32-25 deficit with 3 minutes to go in the third quarter. Jenny Benzel and Foster hit 3-pointers to put the Saxons up 34-32 entering the fourth.

Gonzaga Prep 6 15 11 14 - 46

Ferris 14 7 13 14 - 48

Gonzaga Prep (14-4) - Gillum 3 1-2 7, Laney 5 4-7 16, Umbdenstock 1 0-0 2, Barnes 0 5-6 5, Gibbon 1 0-0 2, O’Brien 2 0-0 4, Housam 1 1-2 3, Wood 2 3-5 7. Totals 15 14-22 46.

Ferris (12-6) - Lynn 1 2-4 4, Foster 2 2-2 7, Coombs 2 1-2 5, Kirstein 0 0-0 0, Clift 0 0-0 0, Benzel 6 1-3 15, Olajoyegbe 0 0-0 0, Taylor 8 1-2 17. Totals 19 7-13 48.

3-point goals - Laney 2, Foster, Benzel 2. Total fouls - Gonzaga Prep 13, Ferris 18. Fouled out - Taylor. Technicals - None.

Shadle Park 61, LC 50 (OT)

Amy Ridings hit two 3-pointers, scoring nine of the 11 points in OT.

Shadle led 50-37 midway through the fourth quarter before a 13-0 LC run.

LC 7 10 14 19 0 - 50

Shadle Park 15 8 15 12 11 - 61

Lewis and Clark (8-11) - Gill 2 2-4 6, Bassett 5 0-0 11, Malone 6 0-0 12, Andrews 1 0-0 2, Soden 1 1-2 3, Wohl 1 0-0 2, Travis 6 2-3 14, Woodruff 0 0-0 0, Bowman 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 5-9 50.

Shadle Park (11-8) - Ridings 7 2-3 18, Stockman 1 0-0 2, Jones 5 0-0 10, Osborn 0 0-0 0, Warren 7 1-2 15, McGrath 6 2-2 16, Flemming 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 5-7 61.

3-point goals - Bassett, Ridings 2, McGrath 2. Total fouls - LC 11, Shadle Park 12. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none.

East Valley 70, Rogres 68 (OT)

Alicia Tonani hit a 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation to force the overtime and then assisted Amanda Kline for the game-winning layup as time expired in overtime.

Freshman Jodi Schock poured in 27 points for Rogers.

Rogers 9 13 24 15 7 - 68

East Valley 14 12 17 18 9 - 70

Rogers (0-19) - O’Shogay 3 1-2 7, Lehman 1 0-0 2, Tucker 2 2-2 7, Schock 10 7-12 27, Abrahamson 4 1-3 9, Jones 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 1-2 1, Bayne 3 1-2 7, Taylor 2 3-8 8. Totals 25 16-32 68.

East Valley (7-12) - Douglas 1 0-0 3, Kline 3 0-0 6, Nead 2 0-0 4, M. Frazier 2 3-7 8, J. Frazier 1 4-6 7, Tonani 5 6-8 17, Girven 3 4-8 10, Younker 3 2-2 8, Como 2 2-4 6. Totals 22 22-38 70.

3-point goals - Tucker, Taylor, Douglas, M. Frazier, J. Frazier, Tonani. Total fouls - Rogers 25, East Valley 28. Fouled out - O’Shogay, Abrahamson, M. Frazier, J. Frazier. Technicals - None.

Central Valley 72, Mt. Spokane 40

The Bears jumped to an early lead then blew the game open in the second half, putting three players in double figures against the Wildcats.

Central Valley 17 18 19 18 - 72

Mt. Spokane 5 20 6 9 - 40

Central Valley (15-4) - Hatcher 2 0-0 4, Heinen 6 2-3 15, Rodgers 7 0-1 14, Ferguson 5 1-1 13, Wing 3 0-0 6, Kirk 0 0-0 0, Rae. Jewell 4 1-1 9, Loss 1 2-2 4, Nunnally 1 0-0 2, Wagner 1 3-4 5, Moore 1 0-0 2, Rac. Jewell 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 9-12 72.

Mt. Spokane (6-13) - Nikula 0 0-0 0, Bertholf 0 3-5 3, Monroe 0 0-0 0, T. Amistoso 0 0-0 0, Horobiowski 4 2-2 13, Patrick 2 4-6 8, Brumleve 0 0-0 0, Wetzel 2 6-10 10, Wyrick 3 0-2 6, Bussiere 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 15-25 40.

3-point goals - Heinen, Ferguson 2, Horobiowski 3. Total fouls - Central Valley 20, Mt. Spokane 14. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.

Mead 59, North Central 38

The Indians were within six in the third quarter before Courtney Ferguson sparked the Panthers. She finished with four 3s.

Mead 9 18 13 19 - 59

North Central 10 10 9 9 - 38

Mead (16-4) - L. Gonnella 4 6-7 15, C. Ferguson 4 0-0 14, Shea 0 0-0 0, Brodsky 3 1-2 7, G. Gonnella 4 0-1 9, Adams 0 0-0 0, A. Ferguson 2 3-4 7, Martin 0 0-0 0, Wilson 2 2-3 6. Totals 20 12-17 59.

North Central (1-18) - Hare 0 0-0 0, Graesser 3 2-2 10, Davis 5 1-1 11, Eschenbacher 0 1-2 1, Weber 1 0-0 2, Kennedy 1 3-7 5, Cressey 1 0-0 2, Warnock 0 0-0 0, Huntley 0 0-0 0, Holdren 4 0-0 8. Totals 15 8-12 38.

3-point goals - C.Ferguson 4, L. Gonnella, G. Gonnella, Graesser 2. Total fouls - Mead 12, North Central 13. Fouled out - Holdren. Technicals - Kennedy.