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Titans Claim Second Seed

Basketball tiebreakers

Vanessa Shelton scored 15 of her season-high 22 points in the second half, including a go-ahead basket during the final minute, and University defeated Gonzaga Prep 47-45 at North Central Saturday to clinch a berth to the Eastern 4A Regional Tournament.

The Greater Spokane League tiebreaker gave U-Hi the No. 2 seed to the District 8 4A tournament, with an opening-round bye and automatic regional berth. G-Prep, the No. 3 seed, will open district at 7 p.m.

Tuesday at home in a loser-out against No. 6 Shadle Park (11-9).

Mead (16-4) is the GSL No. 1. The No. 5, Ferris (14-6), will open district at No. 4 Central Valley (15-6) in another 7 p.m. Tuesday loser-out.

G-Prep missed three shots at the basket in the final 10 seconds.

University 47, Gonzaga Prep 45

University 9 9 15 14 - 47

Gonzaga Prep 9 9 13 14 - 45

University (17-5) - S. Steblaj 3 2-2 10, Owen 3 1-2 7, Murray 0 0-0 0, Poole 1 0-0 3, Valkenaar 1 0-1 2, Shelton 8 5-6 22, Bachmeier 0 0-0 0, L. Steblaj 0 0-0 0, Silvey 0 0-0 0, Lochmiller 0 0-0 0, MacDonald 1 0-1 3. Totals 17 8-12 47.

Gonzaga Prep (15-6) - Gillum 1 2-3 4, Laney 4 5-5 13, Umbdenstock 0 2-2 2, Weir 0 0-0 0, Barnes 1 3-4 5, Gibbon 0 1-2 1, O’Brien 2 2-2 6, Budinsky 0 0-0 0, Housam 1 1-1 3, Wood 5 1-2 11, Wrigglesworth 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 17-21 45.

3-point goals - S. Steblaj 2, Poole, Shelton, MacDonald. Total fouls - University 17, Gonzaga Prep 17. Fouled out - Laney. Technicals - None.

Northeast District 7 B play-in

Wilbur-Creston 52, Northwest Christian 48

Leanne Snavely, Cherie’ Dreger and Lacy Thayer combined for 44 points to send the Wildcats past the Crusaders in a winner-to-district, loser-out game at Mead High.

NWC’s DeMecia Casimir scored her 14 points in the second half.

The Wildcats, as the Bi-County League No. 4, will open the NEB District at 6:45 p.m. Monday at Spokane Falls Community College against Panorama League No. 1 St. George’s (23-0). Top-ranked St. George’s and W-C played for last year’s State B title, the last time the Dragons lost.

NW Christian 13 8 15 12 - 48

Wilbur-Creston 6 18 16 12 - 52

Northwest Christian (13-12) - Nicolai 2, Meyers 0, Casimir 14, Proffitt 4, Greer 2, Knaggs 5, Strandy 8, Walker 13.

Wilbur-Creston (15-8) - Thayer 13, Sherwood 0, Dreger 15, Nelson 2, Snavely 16, Seylor 0, Cox 6.