Thursday, April 26, 2018

HS Update 4.26.18: Close Contests As GSL 4A Race Remains Tight


Lewis & Clark was the lone team to post a big win Wednesday in Greater Spokane League play on a day that featured narrow decisions in the other four matchups. The results saw North Central snare the top 3A seed, but things on the 4A side are completely up in the air entering the final two days of the regular season.



Greater Spokane League

Regardless of the CV-Rogers replay Thursday, the final day of the GSL season will be a dramatic one on Friday. Lewis & Clark and Ferris sit atop the table going into the final matchday with LC visiting third-place Gonzaga Prep, which is only one point back of the pair, and Ferris on the road at University, which has been a difficult opponent for the top sides thus far. The Bears sit five points back, but with a win in the replay Thursday can pull within two with a match against winless Shadle Park on the calendar for Friday.

University is locked into the fifth and final playoff spot for the 4A schools while North Central, by virtue of the two points from their shootout win against Rogers, is assured of the top 3A spot as they head into their finale against Mt Spokane.


Mt Spokane 2-1 Shadle Park 
The Highlanders grabbed the lead for the first time in league play this season with a score shortly after the break. The Wildcats, though, pulled even on a lengthy 40-yard effort from Peter Stewart that slipped through the hands of the keeper off the bounce. Kinkade McMurray would tally the winner with just over two minutes remaining off a corner (5:20 on Facebook LIVE LOOK IN).


North Central 2-1 (SO) Rogers 
Derric Deatherage put NC on the board 14 minutes in when he picked the ball up as he crossed the top of the box, quickly firing from about 17 yards. The Pirates pulled even early in the second half via Rabin Gurung and the contest went the distance from there - and then some - before coming to a close in the eighth round of the shootout. NC missed its first attempt to open the tiebreaker, but Josh Ruff saved the first from Rogers to keep things even.  [Shootout on Facebook LIVE LOOK IN]



Ferris 2-1 (OT) Central Valley 
Caden Martin in the fifth consecutive game for Ferris, but it was his second of the game with just seconds remaining in overtime that was the difference.
F: Caden Martin (Gafishi Gasabato) 60
CV: Devin Hauenstein (Gage Engel) 70
F: Martin (Alessandro Contos) 90



Gonzaga Prep 2-1 University
U: Fraser Robertson (pen) 33
GP: Luke Denke (Artem Yushkevich) 38
GP: Own Goal 55

Mead 0-4 Lewis & Clark
The Tigers scored at least three goals for the fifth consecutive match with Bailey Rosenau scoring the opening tally in each half.
LC: Bailey Rosenau (Ethan Sieveke) 13
LC: Bryan Maxwell 16
LC: Rosenau (Tyler Koffinke) 43
LC: Jasper Rush (Jared Mehaffey) 74


Mid-Columbia Conference 

Richland picked up a dramatic overtime road win thanks to Jason Pietrok at Kennewick to stay close to Pasco, but the Bulldogs also were victorious, downing the Riverhawks soundly to secure the regular season league title. Order for seeds three through four will be up for grabs on the final day of the MCC on Friday with Walla Walla hosting 3A top seed Kennewick, Chiawana visiting Kamiakin and Hanford traveling to second-place Richmond.

April 23

Richland 3-2 (OT) Kennewick

April 24

Walla Walla 6-1 Southridge

Kamiakin 1-3 Hanford

Chiawana 0-4 Pasco

Great Northern League / Northeast A League

A first half goal was the difference for West Valley in a narrow win at Cheney while Clarkston wrapped up the GNL second seed with a 2-1 win at East Valley thanks to a pair of goals from Steve and Theodore Baiye in the final six minutes.

GNL - West Valley 1-0 Cheney 
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GNL - Clarkston 2-1 East Valley 
EV: Bernardez (Bowsky) 68
C: Steve Baiye 74
C: Theodore Baiye 77

NEA - Lakeside 6-1 Deer Park 
L: Lukas Ousley (Nathan McClellan) 17
L: Kasen Hunsaker (McClellan) 20
L: Hunsaker (Ethan Williams) 25
L: Williams 62
DP: Travis Joyce (Diego Vasquez) 63
L: Ousley (Williams) 65
L: Williams (Ousley) 78

NEA - Colville 7-1 Northwest Christian 
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NEA - Riverside 1-7 Medical Lake  
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STANDINGS 

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Coming Soon:

4.25 Mt Spokane v Shadle Park
4.25 North Central v Rogers

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