Puyallup Uses Depth to Tame Tornados
By Steve Dion
| Saturday- December 19th | 2015 | Boys | 4A | SPSL/Narrows | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Showare Center | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| Yelm | 5 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 54 | |
| Puyallup | 21 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 77 | |
Puyallup sophomore Landen Neff
All eleven Puyallup Vikings scored in their Showare Shootout victory over Yelm. Deven Neff led the Viks with 15 points in addition to 5 rebounds. By the time Yelm scored their first points in the contest with 1:38 remaining in the first quarter, they were facing a 16 point deficit. The Tornados had difficulty contending with the full court press of the opposition and ended up turning the ball over 20 times in the ball game. Leading 40-13 at halftime, could the Viks retain their big lead?
Christian Davis took the lead for Yelm in the second half as the senior guard scored the bulk of his 30 points in the final two quarters including 17/22 from the free throw line. He also recorded 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals, and 4 blocks. However, this wasn’t enough to cut into Puyallup’s advantage as Jacob Holcomb and Tony Gutierrez joined Neff as double digit scorers. A 21-3 Viking run and decisive rebounding advantage allowed the SPSL representative to go wire-to-wire in this game and get back into the win column after a close loss to Curtis earlier in the week.
The Final Score
Puyallup 77, Yelm 54
Top Performers:
Puyallup
Deven Neff- 15 points, 5 rebounds
Yelm
Christian Davis- 30 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals, 4 blocks