Sp Boys Upset Ferris

GSL boys

The Shadle Park boys basketball team likes wild games.

That’s when the Highlanders are at their best, says coach Darcy Weisner.

Shadle scored 26 points in the fourth quarter and erased a 10-point deficit on the way to a 66-63 Greater Spokane League upset of second-ranked Ferris on Friday night at Shadle. The Saxons lost for the second time this week.

The Highlanders avoided overtime when Saxons’ junior Erik Benzel missed the first of a three-point free-throw attempt with no time on the clock.

Benzel intercepted the Highlanders’ inbounds pass and was fouled taking a desperation shot.

Weisner said the Saxons executed well on the last-second play and Shadle did a poor job on defense.

But the crowd came through.

“I have never heard the gym that loud, our fans did a great job (of shaking him up),” Weisner said.

He said his team took some risks and they paid off.

“Our team gets in a helter-skelter mood,” he said. “We take more chances and we do well in these situations.”

Shadle’s Shaun Rowe scored 10 of his team-high 17 points in the fourth quarter, when Shadle was 4 for 4 from the free-throw line.

Benzel finished with a game-high 22 points and made 4 of 6 free throws. Saxons sophomore Sean Mallon had 10 of his 20 in the first quarter.

Ferris was 49 percent from the field and Shadle 50 percent.

Shadle Park 66, Ferris 63

Ferris 16 18 16 13 - 63

Shadle Park 13 14 13 26 - 66

Ferris (9-2) - Benzel 8 4-6 22, Bursch 3 0-1 6, Clift 1 1-1 3, Mallon 7 6-6 20, Pounds 2 0-0 5, Kasen 0 0-0 0, Fike 3 0-0 7. Totals 24 11-14 63.

Shadle Park (7-3) - Bishop 0 0-0 0, Scott 8 0-0 19, K. Johnson 0 0-0 0, Rowe 8 1-2 17, Pariseau 0 0-0 0, Weisner 4 6-8 16, Gabriel 4 2-2 10, Doyle 1 0-2 2, Henderson 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 9-14 66.

3-point goals - Benzel 2, Pounds, Fike, Scott 3, Weisner 2. Total fouls - Ferris 17, Shadle Park 15. Fouled out - Pounds. Technicals - None.

East Valley 72, Lewis and Clark 45

The Knights held the visiting Tigers to five field goals in the second half and three players reached double figures in the win.

EV’s Andrew Burgess led all scorers with 22 points, including three 3-pointers. Jamie Quirk added 11 points and seven rebounds and Jason Paul had 12 points and five steals and held LC’s Jonathan Hook in check.

EV, which owned a 32-25 rebounding edge, made 24 of 48 field goals and LC was 14 of 44.

Lewis and Clark 8 10 13 14 - 45

East Valley 12 21 17 22 - 72

Lewis and Clark (5-6) - Morgan 0 0-0 0, Hook 1 2-2 5, Erik Coleman 3 1-2 7, Erin Coleman 1 1-2 3, Fry 0 0-0 0, Hurd 0 0-0 0, Domit 3 1-2 8, Black 2 4-4 8, Johnson 3 4-4 10, Nelson 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 15-18 45.

East Valley (6-5) - Burgess 7 5-7 22, Lennick 0 0-0 0, Quirk 5 1-2 11, Brown 2 5-6 9, Paul 5 2-2 12, Duncan 1 2-2 4, Horgan 2 2-3 6, Hansen 2 2-2 6, Mathison 0 2-2 2. Totals 24 21-26 72.

3-point goals - Hook, Domit, Burgess 3. Total fouls - Lewis and Clark 23, East Valley 18. Fouled out - Hook. Technicals - Burgess.

Gonzaga Prep 50, Mt. Spokane 35

The visiting Bullpups converted 10 of 12 fourth-quarter free throws to pull away from the Wildcats and remain undefeated.

Andy Bloom was 8 for 8 at the line and scored a team-high 15 points. Prep committed only eight turnovers to Mt. Spokane’s 16.

Kyle Vessey led Mt. Spokane with 18 points.

Gonzaga Prep 12 11 11 16 - 50

Mt. Spokane 4 8 13 10 - 35

Gonzaga Prep (11-0) - Johnson 2 2-2 6, Ryan 1 0-1 3, Arte 0 0-0 0, Bloom 3 8-8 15, Simpson 2 4-4 8, Frankovic 2 1-2 5, Bond 5 1-3 11, Nickol 1 0-0 2, Maher 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 16-20 50.

Mt. Spokane (5-6) - Tran 0 0-0 0, Lessig 2 0-0 5, Swanson 0 0-0 0, Hornstein 0 0-0 0, Franklin 0 0-0 0, Pederson 0-0 0, Tabisz 6 0-0 12, Meyer 0 0-0 0, Vessey 7 4-6 18, Proett 0 0-0 0, Meyers 0 0-0 0, Lewis 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 4-6 35.

3-point goals - Ryan, Bloom, Lessig. Total fouls - Gonzaga Prep 13, Mt. Spokane 13. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none.

North Central 66, Rogers 60

The Pirates scored 11 points in the final minute but it wasn’t enough as they lost to the visiting Indians.

Chris Berend scored two 3-pointers and Matt Olson one in the late spree.

David Smith scored 21 for NC.

North Central 10 22 18 16 - 66

Rogers 12 14 10 24 - 60

North Central (4-7) - Moffitt 3 0-0 6, Lamanna 0 0-0 0, Peterson 3 1-2 7, Lesesne 0 0-2 0, Roloff 0 2-3 2, Donovan 3 3-6 9, Lattin 0 0-0 0, B. Johnson 1 1-2 3, Martyn 3 4-4 10, Smith 8 5-6 21, Cheek 4 0-2 8, M. Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 16-27 66.

Rogers (0-11) - Worley 3 0-0 6, Baker 0 0-2 0, Mullerleile 2 2-2 7, Bogle 0 2-4 2, Olson 1 3-4 6, Perez 2 2-2 7, Bowerman 0 0-2 0, Vaughan 7 4-8 18, Berend 4 0-0 12, Reed 0 0-0 0, Gaffaney 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 13-24 60.

3-point goals - Mullerleile, Olson, Perez, Berend 4. Total fouls - North Central 22, Rogers 24. Fouled out - Bogle. Technicals - None.

University 47, Central Valley 41

Brandon Benefield scored 15 points, Andrew Moore 12 and Keith Christiansen 10 as the visiting Titans defeated the Bears in the annual Stinky Sneaker game and spirit contest between the Valley rivals.

CV struggled offensively in the fourth quarter while U-Hi scored 17 points.

“We were frigid from the field,” said CV coach Rick Sloan. “We shot only 29 percent. We had almost 20 more shots than they did but we just couldn’t make them.”

University 7 10 13 17 - 47

Central Valley 10 6 13 12 - 41

University (4-7) - J. Bright 1 2-2 4, Christiansen 4 0-0 10, Benefield 5 3-4 15, Moore 5 0-0 12, D. Bright 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Florence 0 0-0 0, Neal 3 0-1 6, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Madsen 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 5-7 47.

Central Valley (6-5) - Liepman 0 0-0 0, Rodgers 3 0-0 6, Nylund 3 0-0 6, Boast 6 0-0 15, Mosby 1 0-0 3, Filice 0 0-0 0, Walls 5 0-0 11, Stewart 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 0-0 41.

3-point goals - Christiansen 2, Benefield 2, Moore 2, Boast 3, Mosby, Walls. Total fouls - University 12, Central Valley 13. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.