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Central Valley and West Valley tipped off Greater Spokane League
play with Tuesday victories while East Valley and University suffered
opening-night losses.
Senior Jon Jeffreys supplied a double double, scoring 30 points
and grabbing 15 rebounds in West Valley's 60-52 win over East Valley
at WVHS.
Kris Henderson and Brad Johnson combined for 30 points as Central
Valley disposed of Shadle Park 64-41 at CVHS.
Mead built a 20-6 first-quarter lead and eased past University 59-33
at U-Hi.
In other GSL openers Tuesday, Cheney upset Lewis and Clark 61-44;
Clarkston outscored Gonzaga Prep 74-63; and Mt. Spokane posted a
60-50 win over Rogers. North Central and Ferris had opening-night
byes.
Jeffreys tough on EV
Jeffreys, who was 14-for-18 from the field, was unstoppable inside
in West Valley's victory over East Valley. The 6-foot-6 senior scored
10 points in the second period, sparking the Eagles to a 27-24 lead
at intermission.
WV led by nine on two Kyle Arnold free throws, but EV got back within
three on a three-pointer by George Hamilton.
To start the second half, WV went on a 7-0 run to extend the Eagles
lead to 34-24. WV led 46-40 with a period to play. Jeffreys worked
for 12 points in the quarter.
A drive to the hoop by sophomore Jye Lanphere got the Knights to
within 46-45, but an Arnold three-pointer extended the WV lead to
five. Lanphere sank another trey with 1:46 to go but Jeffreys took
over - scoring six of WV's last eight points.
"We played really hard but not as smart as we could have,"
WV coach Jamie Nilles said. "We stuck with our plan. We made
enough plays down the stretch."
The plan was to go inside on EV and the scheme was effective.
WV's defense was not consistent, according to Nilles.
"We played two good possessions then the third we'd have a
mental error," the coach said.
WV had most of its 20 turnovers in the first half, and those miscues
were mostly attributed to WV's youth.
"A couple of breaks toward the end didn't go our way,"
EV coach Drew Vanderpool said. "I like the way we defended
but we didn't have an answer for Jeffreys inside ... We were a little
undersized but we rebounded with them."
WV had the edge in rebounding, 40-36.
There were 37 three-pointers attempted in the game. EV was seven-for-23
and WV finished four-for-14.
"We had a lot of guys who can shoot the three," Vanderpool
said. "We rushed a lot of those in the first half."
Tyler Hobbs had nine points for WV and Arnold added eight. Arnold
and Arton Toussaint each had three assists.
Lanphere led EV with 15 points and Nick Nelson, who was in early
foul trouble, added 10.
EV is back in action Friday at Gonzaga Prep. WV had a bye.
EAST VALLEY (52)
Zachow 2 0-1 4, Lanphere 6 0-0 15, Bruscoe 3 0-1 6, Hamilton 2 0-0
6, Anderson 0 0-0 0, Hoekema 1 2-2 4, Sattin 1 0-0 2, Olson 0 1-2
1, Nelson 4 0-0 10, Hanley 0 0-0 0, Smith 2 0-0 4. Totals 21 3-6
52.
WEST VALLEY (60)
Bradley 0 0-0 0, Arnold 2 2-2 8, Page 0 0-0 0, Jones 0 0-0 0, R.
Toussaint 2 1-2 5, King 1 0-0 3, A. Toussaint 1 1-2 3, Weiber 0
0-0 0, McIntyre 0 0-0 0, Jeffreys 14 2-5 30, Hobbs 3 2-3 9, Richardson
1 0-0 2. Totals 24 8-14 60.
East Valley 9 15 16 12 - 52
West Valley 12 15 19 14 - 60
3-point goals: Lanphere 3, Hamilton 2, Arnold 2; King, Hobbs. Total
fouls: East Valley 19, West Valley 15. Fouled out: Smith.
Free throws aid CV
Central Valley was deadly at the free-throw line in Tuesday's win
over Shadle Park. The Bears converted 21 of 26 foul shots.
CV started very quickly, outscoring the Highlanders 17-5 in the
opening period. The Bears lead was 32-13 at halftime.
"It was the first game with basically a whole new team,"
CV coach Rick Sloan said. "They played with poise and patience,
and attacked the basket at times.
"We played solid defense. We have some things to work on but
for the first game we were pleased.
Henderson netted 17 points to lead CV in scoring. Johnson added
13 points. Chris Barnes led in rebounds with eight.
Joey Pariseau paced Shadle Park with eight points.
CV host Clarkston on Friday and Sloan is hoping the Bears can contain
Gonzaga University-bound 6-foot-9 Josh Heytvelt.
"We have to try to limit his touches," Sloan said.
The coach said the Bantams are a good three-point shooting team.
SHADLE PARK (41)
Pariseau 1 6-8 8, Powell 3 1-5 7, Scarpelli 3 0-0 6, Goebe 0 1-2
1, Anderson 1 1-2 3, Wideman 2 1-1 5, Landsverk 3 1-3 7, Bjerkestrand
1 0-2 3, Scherwood 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 11-21 41.
CENTRAL VALLEY (64)
Kadoya 1 1-2 3, Gosney 1 2-2 5, Jensen 2 0-0 5, Barnes 2 0-0 4,
McFarlane 1 6-6 8, Folk 1 1-1 3, Leyk 1 4-5 6, Henderson 6 4-6 17,
Johnson 5 3-4 13. Totals 20 21-26 64.
Shadle Park 5 8 18 10 - 41
Central Valley 17 15 19 13 - 64
3-point goals: Gosney; Jensen, Henderson. Total fouls: Shadle Park
19, Central Valley 22. Fouled out: Landsverk.
U-Hi has slow start
U-Hi got off to a slow start against Mead, and trailed the defending
GSL champion Panthers 20-6 after the first eight minutes. It was
28-18 at halftime.
The Titans climbed to within eight in the third period but could
get no closer.
"We had too many turnovers that led to easy baskets for them,"
U-Hi first-year coach Marty Jessett said. "They pressured us
and we didn't handle it very well. It was the first game for a lot
of our guys and we kind of showed that."
The Titans committed 21 turnovers, most of them in the first and
fourth quarters.
Mead won the board battle, and U-Hi had only 21 rebounds.
"They were more physical than we were," Jessett said.
"They're real athletic and real physical."
Mead was 14-for-20 from the free-throw line, and U-Hi made four
of eight.
Calvin Jurich led U-Hi with eight points. Jay Tulley, who hit three
three-pointers, paced Mead with 15 points. Alex Martin added 12
points and Michael Friedrichs had 11.
U-Hi host Rogers on Friday. The Pirates have a new head coach, Brian
Kissinger, but a number of returning starters.
"We have to take care of the basketball, and make better decisions
on offense," Jessett said. "We need to move better without
the ball and rebound better than we did (against Mead)."
MEAD (59)
Shelton 3 1-1 7, Hoover 1 0-0 , Friedrichs 5 0-2 11, Nichols 1 0-0
2, Tully 4 4-5 15, Mitchell 1 0-0 2, Martin 1 9-12 12, Harter 3
0-0 7. Totals 19 14-20 59.
UNIVERSITY (33)
Smith 2 0-0 5, Hanna 0 0-0 0, Gill 2 1-2 5, Kenworthy 0 0-0 0, Laurich
2 0-0 4, Jones 0 0-0 0, Singh 1 0-0 2, Jurich 3 2-4 8, Thompson
1 1-2 3, Schindler 3 0-0 6. Totals 14 4-8 33.
Mead 20 8 16 15 - 59
University 6 12 8 7 - 33
3-point goals: Hoover, Friedrichs, Tully 3, Martin, Harter; Smith.
Total fouls: Mead 11, University 17. Fouled out: none.
Jamboree games
Valley boys teams opened the season with a pair of 10-minute scrimmage-type
games in a jamboree last Saturday at West Valley High School.
Central Valley topped West Valley for the jamboree title. CV opened
with a win over East Valley while West Valley topped U-Hi in the
first round.
In the game for third place, EV got a win over U-Hi.
"We played some pretty good defense," Vanderpool said
of WV's jamboree games. "For our lack of size we did a pretty
good job on rebounding."
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