Rice Scores 22 In Ccs Victory

Shane Rice, who had only six points all season, came off the bench and unleashed a 22-point performance to lead six Sasquatch scorers in double figures and lift host Community Colleges of Spokane to a 110-95 overtime victory over Blue Mountain Community College in NWAACC play at the Johnson Sports Center Saturday night.

Damian Schug sank 8 of 9 free throws in overtime as the Sasquatch overwhelmed the Timberwolvers 23-8 in the extra period.

Blue Mountain’s Rob Brown sent the game into overtime when he made a tip-in at buzzer.

Mike Ferrante turned in an outstanding defensive effort, holding Timberwolves leading-scorer Jay Wilcott, averaging nearly 22 points a game, to 10 points on 3-of-9 shooting.

CCS 110, Blue Mountain 95

BLUE MOUNTAIN (4-5 NWAACC, 11-10)

Clausinitzer 1-1 0-0 2, Gonzales 6-9 0-0 13, Wolcott 3-9 3-3 10, Symons 6-19 7-11 21, Tufts 0-0 0-0 0, Hymas 7-9 5-6 20, Wheeler 1-4 0-0 2, Brown 5-6 3-4 13, Edwards 3-6 1-4 9, Hutchins 0-0 0-0 0, Heterington 2-5 1-1 5, Burt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-72 20-29 95.

CC SPOKANE (3-5, 6-14)

Mires 0-0 0-0 0, Schug 1-2 10-12 12, Sanchez 2-4 2-2 6, Kelsy 0-1 1-2 1, Guerra 1-6 4-8 6, Rice 7-12 2-2 22, Hobart 6-11 2-2 14, Ferrante 2-4 1-2 5, Goldsmith 4-6 6-11 14, Smith 6-7 4-4 17, Morgan 0-1 0-0 0, Hampton 5-11 1-2 11. Totals 35-66 33-48 110.

Halftime score - CCS 48, BMCC 42. End regulation - 87-87. Overtime - CCS 23, BMCC 8. 3-point goals - BMCC 7-24 (Gonzales 1-2, Wolcott 1-3, Symons 2-8, Hymas 1-1, Wheeler 0-1, Edwards 2-3, Heterington 0-2), CCS 7-13 (Sanchez 0-1, Guerra 0-2, Rice 6-9, Smith 1-1). Total fouls - BMCC 33, CCS 26. Fouled out - Symons, Hymas, Brown, Edwards. Technical fouls - None. Rebounds - BMCC 26 (Brown 9), CCS 51 (Hampton 10). Assists - BMCC 23 (Wheeler 5), CCS 25 (Shug 6).