2011 Zagcruits Games week of January 25-29

[ZagNative]

Time for a new thread for this week's games. Coming up between now and Sunday:

Gary Bell: First, a photo from the recent Kent-Meridian game:

Gary's stats through the Kent-Meridian game:

Kentridge:

• Overall record: 12-3
• Conference record: 10-1
• AP State Poll Rank: # 4 in 4A
• Conference standing: #1 in SPSL 4A - North

Stories: Seattle-Times

Stars of the week

Gary Bell

Kentridge basketball

Bell, a 6-foot-2 senior guard, showed why he's among the state's elite players as he scored 72 points in two games last week. The Gonzaga recruit scored 40 points and had eight rebounds against Auburn Riverside, and scored 32 with 10 rebounds and four assists against Kent-Meridian.

[ZagNative]

Ryan Spangler: First, some partially updated stats for Ryan, through the Parcell Tournament. I couldn't find any stats for the Anadarko game and only partial stats for Ada and Duncan:

Photo of Ryan (#12) from the Duncan game, with the back view of his newly clipped tresses:

Bridge Creek Rankings and Standings:

• Overall Record: 15-1
• Conference Record: 7-0
• State Poll Ranking: #3 in 4A
• Conference Standing Per MaxPreps: #1 in Central Oklahoma
• Division Standing per MaxPreps: #3 in 4A (out of 64 teams)

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Kyle Dranginis: The following stat sheets includes only partial stats from Kyle's last game.

Skyview Record, Rank, and Standings:

• Overall Win/Loss: 11-3
• Conference Win/Loss: 8-1
• Poll Ranking: #2 in 4A
• Conference Standing: #1 in Southern Idaho (4A)

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Chris Sarbaugh: No detailed stats for Chris, but he is averaging 9.4 ppg.

Gonzaga Prep Record and Stats:

• Overall record: 11-3
• Conference Record: 10-2
• Standing: Tied for #2 in the GSL with University

[OK-ZagFan]

Ryan Spangler's Bridge Creek beat Lexington tonight 60 - 50.

These are the stats that I have for Spangler, but they may be different than the official stats.
23 - points
16 - boards
5 - assist
1 - block

[ZagNative]

Thanks, OK-ZagFan! Nice to get the early report.

Gary Bell: Gary scores 35 points to lead Kentridge over Tahoma 66-52, per the Seattle Times. Former prospect Christian Behrens had 26 for Tahoma.

Photo album of the game on Washington Preps

And a photo of Gary from that album:

[ZagNative]

Chris Sarbaugh: Chris with 26 points! as Gonzaga Prep beats Shadle Park 72-52. Wow. Good for Chris!

[ZagNative]

OK-ZagFan, this is a off-topic a bit, but in case you haven't been visiting long enough to get a feel or the composition of the roster, where Ryan fits in, and what we might see in the future, below is a scholarship table for the next few years. Colors represent the year of arrival at GU.

"Word" is the staff is looking to add two athletic bigs and another guard in 2012.

The last three players are walk-ons.

[OK-ZagFan]

Thanks for the update. It looks like Spangler has his work cut out for him, but I think he will be able to stand up to the challenge.

[GrizZAG]

Someone mentioned earlier this year that Bell needed to work on this free throws...

5 for 5 and 11 for 11 in those last two games! He must read this board, WOW!

[northsidezagfan]

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jan/26/saxons-fend-off-indians/

9 assists and 7 steals also for Sarbaugh, all in 3 quarters. He can definitely score but whenever I watch him he seems to be very comfortable as a distributor. Should fit well with scorers like Bell and Dranginis.

[ZagNative]

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/201...d-off-indians/

9 assists and 7 steals also for Sarbaugh, all in 3 quarters. He can definitely score but whenever I watch him he seems to be very comfortable as a distributor. Should fit well with scorers like Bell and Dranginis.

Thanks for the find! There's a nice Dan Pelle photo with that story too:

[ZagNative]

Wow. GBJ had it going on last night. 14-16 shooting, with 7 boards.

[ZagNative]

Spangler's stat line, updated through last night's game with the box scores from okrankings.com, with the most recent stats highlighted in blue:



Turns out he had 17 blocks in that Duncan game, to add to his 20 points. Man, he must have been working his tail off!

[ZagNative]

Gary Bell: Anyone in the Seattle area going to the Les Schwab Shootout in Kent tonight? From the Kent Reporter:

LES SCHWAB SHOOTOUT IN KENT: Kentwood, Kentridge boys game highlights schedule



After hitting a small bump in the road, urgency has returned to the Kentwood High boys basketball team.

With star guard Gary Bell and Kentridge on the horizon in the featured game of Friday night’s third-annual Les Schwab Shootout in Kent at the ShoWare Center, the Conquerors could not have picked a better time to right the ship.
...

Kentridge upended Kentwood 52-51 on Dec. 14 thanks to a layup by Bell in the final seconds.

The key this time around for the Conquerors?

“Not let Gary make the last-second shot,” Davis deadpanned.

Bell, who will play at Gonzaga University next season on a full-ride scholarship, delivered a team-high 18 points in the win. If Bell can do it again, the Chargers would be in the driver’s seat for the SPSL North crown, something they have not won since the 2007-2008 season, when Kentridge tied Decatur and Kentwood for the top honor.