Bucs Get Buried

Sun., Jan. 23, 2000

Men’s basketball

Bursting out of the blocks with an 11-0 run and a 16-2 lead, George Fox defeated Whitworth 84-64 Saturday in a Northwest Conference game played at the Wheeler Sports Center in Newberg, Ore.

Ryan Nelson hit a pair of free throws at 13:33 to get Whitworth on the board. The Pirates’ first basket came at 10:40, on a 3-pointer by Chase Williams.

The Bruins led by 20 points at 39-19 with 3:27 remaining in the half and 42-26 at the break. The Pirates drew within 11 points, but no closer, in the second half.

For Whitworth, Kevin McDaniel recorded a doubledouble with 17 points and 17 rebounds. Kelson Ramey chipped in 13 points, and Nelson added 10.

Travis Melvin led George Fox with 17 points. James Macy scored 16, Jordan Green 12 and Ryan Cruz 11 for the Bruins.

George Fox 84, Whitworth 64

Whitworth (7-9, 2-6) - Luce 2-4 1-2 5, Gazdik 0-4 2-2 2, McDaniel 5-6 7-9 17, Ramey 4-9 4-4 13, Nelson 3-11 4-7 10, Meserve 1-4 0-0 3, Hayden 0-5 1-2 1, Williams 1-3 0-0 3, Rusk 1-2 2-2 5, Jensen 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 19-51 21-28 64.

George Fox (7-8, 3-5) - Melvin 6-12 2-2 17, Milner 1-6 0-3 2, Coleman 3-3 0-0 2, Green 4-12 1-1 12, J. Macy 5-12 1-1 16, Cruz 4-10 0-0 11, Linder 0-0 1-2 1, Gonzales 1-1 0-0 3, Nichols 0-0 0-0 0, K. Macy 1-1 0-0 3, Hollins 1-1 0-0 3, McGarry 0-1 0-0 0, Green 2-2 5-7 9. Totals 28-61 13-20 84.

Halftime - George Fox 42, Whitworth 26. 3-point goals - Whitworth 5-23 (Rusk 1-1, Williams 1-2, Jenen 1-2, Meserve 1-3, Ramey 1-4, Hayden 0-3, Nelson 0-6), George Fox 15-34 (Cruz 3-6, Melvin 3-8, Green 3-8, J. Macy 2-3, Coleman 1-1, Gonzalez 1-1, K. Macy 1-1,McGarry 0-1). Fouled out - none. Rebounds - Whitworth 33 (McDaniel 17), George Fox 40 (Coleman 14). Assists - Whitworth 9 (Ramey 2) George Fox 17 (Green). Total fouls - Whitworth 17, George Fox 24. Technicals - none. A - 750.

CCS 86, Walla Walla 80

Chris Anderson scored 24 points and Chris Allen added 22 as the Sasquatch picked up a home win.

Andre Ervin and James Kiger, who had 16 rebounds, added 13 points each for CCS.

Walla Walla (11-9, 2-3) - Gross 0-1 0-0 0, Cook 4-10 3-3 11, Servine 4-17 0-0 10, Dudley 1-1 0-0 3, Atkins 4-7 0-1 9, Johnson 9-20 0-0 27, Harrington 0-0 0-0 0, Sweaney 6-10 6-10 19, Huntley 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 28-68 10-16 80.

CC Spokane (10-8, 4-2) - Bedford 0-1 1-4 1, Cheeley 1-2 0-0 2, Prazak 1-1 2-2 5, Kiger 4-12 4-4 13, Whitman 2-4 0-0 4, Renz 1-5 0-0 2, Ervin 4-10 5-6 13, Allen 7-12 8-10 22, Anderson 7-12 8-10 24. Totals 27-59 28-36 86.

Halftime-Walla Walla 42, CC Spokane 40. 3-point goals-Walla Walla 14-42 (Johnson 9-19, Servine 2-13, Dudley 1-1, Sweaney 1-1, Atkins 1-3, Cook 0-5), CC Spokane 4-10 (Anderson 2-3, Prazak 1-1, Kiger 1-4, Allen 0-2). Fouled out-Atkins, Whitman. Rebounds- Walla Walla 25 (Sweaney 8), CC Spokane 51 (Kiger 16). Assists-Walla Walla 13 (Cook, Servine 4), CC Spokane 16 (Kiger, Anderson 5). Total fouls-Walla Walla 22, CC Spokane 18. Technicals-None. A-NA.

NIC 73, Treasure Valley 71

The Cardinals, down to six players for their road trip, defeated Treasure Valley at Ontario, Ore.

Jerry Petty scored 21 points to lead NIC, which rallied from a 41-32 halftime deficit. Damon Hunter scored 18 and Russell Ware 16 for NIC.

The Cardinals’ rally was buoyed by 68 percent shooting from the field in the second half, including 4 of 5 on their 3-point attempts. Petty made 6 of his 8 attempts from 3-point distance.

North Idaho - Hunter 6-12 6-6 18, Franklin 2-4 0-0 5, Ware 6-17 4-6 16, Petty 7 -10 1-3 21, O’Dowd 3-7 2-2 9, Hansen 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 26-53 13-17 73.

Treasure Valley - Richardson 9-15 4-4 23, Boticki 1-3 0-0 2, Reynolds 6-15 8-12 20, Webb 2-5 0-0 5, Gerichs 2-4 0-0 4, Best 0-4 0-0 2, Elliot 0-1 0-0 0, Robbins 4-6 1-2 4, Tuttle 2-4 0-1 4, Sema 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 27-61 3-10 71.

Halftime- Treasure Valley 41, North Idaho 32. 3-point goals- North Idaho 8-18 (Petty 6-8, O’Dowd 1-1, Franklin 1-3, Hunter 0-1, Hansen 0-) Treasure Valley 3-10 (Webb 1-1, Richardson 1-2, Boticki 0-1, Best 0-1, Tuttle 0-1 Reynolds 0-2). Fouled out- None. Rebounds- North Idaho 27 (Hunter 9) Treasure Valley 28 (Richardson 6). Assists- North Idaho 9 (Petty 3) Treasure Valley 13 (Boticki 3, Tuttle 3). Total fouls- North Idaho 19, Treasure Valley 16. Technicals- None. A- 123.

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