GSL boys: Ferris wraps up 20-0 GSL
Ferris reached the century mark in scoring and with it completed a perfect regular season.
The Saxons, playing on the road Thursday, routed University 100-53 to finish with a 20-0 Greater Spokane League basketball record.
The last boys team to finish unbeaten in league was 2003 state runner-up Mead, which went 19-0 when the GSL was split into divisions. Ferris in 1987 and Shadle Park in 1981 both went 16-0.
Ferris scored 61 second-half points, finishing off the win with a 33-8 fourth quarter.
Ten different players scored for the Saxons, who had the game well in hand after a quarter, leading 27-9.
DeAngelo Casto scored 21 points to lead four Saxons in double figures. He finished his first varsity season at Ferris with a 14.8 season average, behind Jared Karstetter’s 15.0. Karstetter scored 17 points against the Titans.
Shawn Stockton added 12 and Evan Ewing had 10. Nate Martin led U-Hi (7-13) with 15.
The victory not only secured Ferris its unbeaten year but also determined District 8 tournament seeding. The Saxons and second-place Mead (16-4) have first-round byes. Third-place Shadle (14-6) hosts Lewis and Clark (8-12) and Gonzaga Prep (12-8) hosts Central Valley (9-11) in loser-out games on Tuesday.
Mead 70, LC 51: The visiting Panthers scored late in the first quarter to build a 27-17 lead and went from there. Brendan Ingebritsen, who finished with 24 points, scored 11 in the first quarter. Mead led 60-34 after three quarters. Tyler Mounce contributed 14 points and Ben Loewen 10 for the winners.
Shadle 73, East Valley 52: The visiting Highlanders, trailing at halftime, outscored the Knights (3-15) 46-24 in the second half. Zack Humphrey scored 23 points, including six 3-pointers. He had 16 points of his game-high total in the second half. Anthony Brown added 19 while Josh Peck led EV with 17.
CV 65, North Central 56: The host Bears built an eight-point lead in the third quarter by outscoring the Indians (4-14) 18-12. Nick Ambrose shook off a two-game dropoff by scoring 24 points on eight field goals and 8-for-8 shooting from the free-throw line. He also pulled down 10 rebounds. For NC, Boone Plager scored eight of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, and Nick Rijon scored 16.
Mt. Spokane 64, Rogers 59: The Wildcats (8-10) led 27-21 at halftime over the Pirates (6-14) at Shaw Middle School. They increased the margin to 10 after three quarters and held on after Rogers cut the lead to three in the fourth quarter. Each team made eight 3-pointers. Ryan Selland scored 25 points as he and Alex Vessey each made three 3-pointers for Mt. Spokane. Josh Taylor had four 3-pointers for the Pirates as he and Scotty Livengood both scored 14.