Blackhawks end 2017 with loss to Mt. Spokane

John McCallum, Editor | Last updated Jan 04, 2018 3:20pm0

Since reaching the .500 mark with a Dec. 15 victory at East Valley, the Cheney High boys basketball team has found the win column elusive in its last three games.

The Blackhawks wrapped up 2017 with a 70-44 loss at home to Greater Spokane League Mt. Spokane. The GSL’s 3A classification leaders (3-1, 8-2 overall) hit nine 3-pointers in the game, four by high-scorer Jerry Twenge and three by JT Smith, opening a 35-19 halftime lead and never looking back.

Nicholas Berman led Cheney with 12 points, with Devin Cook adding 11 and Camden VerStrate chipping in 10.

Cheney falls to 3-6 overall, 1-1 in Great Northern League play. The Blackhawks resume GNL action this week, hosting league-leading Pullman (2-0, 8-2) on Wednesday and traveling to third-place Clarkston (2-1, 4-4) Friday.

Pullman is currently 13th in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s 2A RPI standings, while Clarkston is 41st. Cheney is ranked 25th in standings that are produced through a formula including winning percentage, opponents winning percentage, opponents/opponents winning percentage and strength of schedule.

John McCallum can be reached at [email protected].

Author Bio

John McCallum, Retired editor

John McCallum is an award-winning journalist who retired from Cheney Free Press after more than 20 years. He received 10 Washington Newspaper Publisher Association awards for journalism and photography, including first place awards for Best Investigative, Best News and back-to-back awards in Best Breaking News categories.