Defending State 3A champion Central Valley’s girls basketball team had a tough game Monday against Sandpoint, ranked No. 1 in the Idaho 5A coaches’ poll — in the Eagle Holiday Tournament at West Valley High School.
But CV is a vastly different team than the one that won the gold ball in Tacoma last year when it lost four starters to graduation. It suffered another personnel loss Saturday as leading junior scorer Drea Domebo (15.9 points per game) was injured late in Saturday’s 50-46 win over Timberlake and missed Monday’s game.
While the Bears missed Domebo physically, the emotional disappointment of losing a player who had already missed a season of her high school career due to injury was palpable.
Juniors Jordyn Tomko and Brecken Mire each scored 19 points as the Bulldogs (11-1) cruised to a 65-38 nonleague win over the Bears (5-4).
Olivia Patshkowski led CV with 14 points and Aspen Henry added 13.
Domebo, a junior, was honorable mention all-Greater Spokane League as a freshman. But she missed most of the second season due to a knee injury. She has not yet been evaluated by a doctor for her latest injury, according to CV coach Jason Wilson.
“Obviously, he does a ton for us,” Wilson said. “I mean, she delivers. She’s really a liability defensively. She gets a lot of balls in her hands. And by that I mean a lot of the things we do is because of her and her talent. So obviously not having her is a big loss on both ends of the floor and it kind of showed in today’s game.”
Wilson knew coming into the season, the seven new varsity players on the roster would have more and more trouble.
“We just have a whole group that’s all still trying to learn their new roles,” he said. “We have some third-year varsity players who are learning how to lead and what it takes to be a leader and seven girls who have never played at this level who are just trying to figure out how to play at this level.”
Mire was the first catalyst for Sandpoint, which went on a 10-0 run in the first quarter and led 17-8 after one. A 12-0 lead early in the second made it a 20-point game.
CV went on an 8-0 run early in the third – all by Henry – to close the gap a bit. But Mire hit a long 3 to end the run and the Bulldogs led 55-34 entering the fourth.
“Sandpoint is good,” Wilson said. “I mean they beat (University) by 30, they beat (Lewis and Clark) by 15 or 16 last night. They’re a good team and they’ll expose you if you’re not ready. And that’s what they did to us.”
Unless otherwise noted, all non-league aggregate games at the Eagle Holiday Classic at West Valley High School.
Girls
Mead 64, Cascade (OR) 35: Ellie Thornton scored 20 points and the Panthers (7-0) beat the Cougars (4-4) in the Surf ‘n Slam Tournament at Monte Vista High School in San Diego. Addison Wells-Morrison added 11 points for Mead. Olivia Bennett led Cascade with 11 points.
West Valley 51, Medical Lake 23: Brynlee Ordinary scored 13 points, Cassie Brooks added 12, and the Eagles (6-1) defeated the Cardinals (2-6). Mya Gardner led Medical Lake with 11 points.
Bus 53, Sunnyside 46 (OT): River Sykes scored 27 points and the Greyhounds (4-4) topped the Grizzlies (3-5). Grace Kuhle added 16 points for Pullman. Julissa Tabares led Sunnyside with 26 points.
Cheney 40, East Valley 20: Natalie Richards and Kiley Zeisler each scored 13 points as the Blackhawks (3-7) defeated the Knights (2-6).
Deer Park 56, Selah 45: Jacey Boesel scored 23 points, Emma Bryant had 16, and the Stags (7-0) topped the Vikings (7-1) in the SunDome Shootout in Yakima. Makenna Pepper led Selah with 17 points.
Toppenish 42, Mt. Spokane 36: Viviana Hernandez, Kyra Hurley, Samiah Baker each scored eight points and the Toppenish Wildcats (4-3) defeated Mt. Spokane Wildcats (1-7). Dezeray Manuel and Bailey Tampien led Mt Spokane with eight points apiece.
Clarkston 52, Evergreen 32: The Bantams (6-1) defeated the Plainsmen (4-3) in the 13th annual Avista Holiday Tournament at Lewis-Clark State College.
Boys
Medical Lake 81, East Valley 42: Hudson Gilbert scored 31 points with six 3-pointers, Chuks Okemgbo added 21 and the Cardinals (5-4) defeated the Knights (1-7). Malaki Nunn paced East Valley with 16 points.
Bus 54, Sunnyside 49: Cade Rogers scored 19 points and the Greyhounds (7-2) topped the Grizzlies (5-3). Gavyn Dealy had 16 points and Vaughn Holstad added 13 for Pullman.
Colfax 65, West Valley 36: Adrik Jenkin scored 27 points, including five 3-pointers, and the Bulldogs (10-0) beat the Eagles (5-2). Nathan Zettle led West Valley with 12 points.
Clarkston 69, Billings Christian 50: The Bantams (3-3) defeated the Warriors (6-1) in the 13th annual Avista Holiday Tournament at Lewis-Clark State College.
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