Bengals fall to balanced Trojans
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POST FALLS - Marcus Colbert led the way with 19 points and seven assists and the Post Falls Trojans rode a 44-30 halftime lead to a 76-57 Inland Empire League win over the Lewiston Bengals on Monday night at The Arena.
Connor Hill added 11 points and 10 rebounds, Matt Lickfold 10 points and Justin Mikkelson eight for Post Falls (16-2, 4-1).
"We got rolling right away," Post Falls coach Mike McLean said. "We came out with a much faster tempo than they wanted.
"I was very happy with our depth - it really showed tonight. We had 11 guys get out there and contribute equal minutes."
Justin Podrabsky led the Bengals (8-9, 1-4) with 19 points.
The Trojans face Moscow at Bear Den on Wednesday.
Lewiston 13 17 15 12 - 57
Post Falls 21 23 14 18 - 76
LEWISTON - Merica 1, Imel 2, Hall 3, Kalbfleisch 13, Podrabsky 19, Paylor 0, Cuddy 6, Schrette 3, Fuentes 8, Buck 2.
POST FALLS - Anderson 0, Gonzales 4, Hill 11, Muncey 5, Mal. Colbert 5, Reid 6, Mar. Colbert 19, Mikkelson 8, Lickfold 10, Kennedy 0, Cragin 8.
Lakeland 51
Bonners Ferry 43
RATHDRUM - Joel Underdahl grabbed 15 rebounds to go with his game-high 21 points and the Hawks beat the Badgers in nonleague play.
In a game with 69 total missed shots, Lakeland shot 32 percent in comparison to 36 percent by Bonners Ferry.
The Hawks (12-8) are at Sandpoint in the 4A Region 1 tournament opener next Tuesday.
Bonners Ferry 6 13 6 17 - 43
Lakeland 9 16 18 8 - 51
BONNERS FERRY - Moe 9, Zurati 2, Mendez 6, Evans 7, Ribley 0, Everhart 12, Lopez 3, Seitz 4.
LAKELAND - English 7, Arno 2, Whitesitt 4, Davis 13, Guerber 6, Underdahl 21.
Kootenai 68
Wallace 42
HARRISON FLATS - A good start and an even better finish led the host Warriors to a big North Star League victory.
Kootenai (11-9, 6-2 NSL) held the Miners to 3 first-quarter points, then poured in 30 fourth-quarter points after Wallace cut the lead to single digits.
Big games from Jake Zarpentine (24 points, 13 rebounds) and point guard Taylor Dodson (eight points, nine assists, eight rebounds) helped the Warriors win their regular-season finale, coach Andrew Whipple said. Kootenai doesn't play again until Feb. 26, when it will meet either Mullan or Clark Fork in a district title game.
"We kept our composure, then played really well in the fourth quarter," Whipple added. "We've got some time to get guys healthy and get ready for the postseason."
Clancy Drews led Wallace (8-10, 5-1) with 15 points.
Wallace 3 14 12 13 - 42
Kootenai 11 17 10 30 - 68
WALLACE - Bennett 0, Vester 3, Needles 0, Drews 15, Montano 1, Hill 3, Lockerd 0, Legard 6, Heining 5, St. Clair 9.
KOOTENAI - J. Zarpentine 24, D. Zarpentine 10, Myhre 0, Wallace 6, Dodson 8, Carman 2, Wiedmer 0, Kraack 10, Reynolds 4, Law 4, Sheppard 0.
Lake City Frosh 58
Mullan 42
MULLAN - Casey McKinnon finished with 22 points in the Tigers' loss to the Lake City freshman team.
Justin Scheel added 12 points and 16 rebounds for Mullan (6-10), which hosts Kellogg JVs tonight.
LC Frosh 14 17 16 11 - 58
Mullan 10 12 10 10 - 42
LAKE CITY FRESHMAN - Hocking 10, Moneer 13, Penny 5, Sanchez 13, Ross 5, Maldanado 4, Redal 6, Johnson 2.
MULLAN - Henderson 8, Trogden 0, McKinnon 22, Garitone 0, Newell 0, Johnson 0, Scheel 12.
The Oaks 69
N.I. Christian 34
SPOKANE VALLEY - Cory Lafollett paced the Royals with 10 points and eight rebounds in a loss to The Oaks in their final Mountain Christian League game.
North Idaho Christian (5-14, 5-9) faces The Oaks on Friday in the MCL tournament opener in Spokane Valley.
N.I. Christian 6 15 2 11 - 34
The Oaks 23 14 15 17 - 69
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN - S. Thompson 1, C. Thompson 7, G. Thompson 2, Hardy 3, Lafollett 10, Haag 0, Jara 9, Sheetz 0, Lambert 2.
THE OAKS - Ansett 2, T. Schlect 18, McNeil 14, Gibson 10, Lee 9, C. Schlect 7, Linnel 2, Dupree 4, Card 1, Webb 2.
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Cd'A Charter 57
Kamiah 24
GENESEE - Cara Verhaeghe scored eight points for the Panthers in a loser-out game against Kamiah at the 2A District 1-2 tournament.
Coeur d'Alene Charter finished 10-12 in it inagural season as a varsity program.
"All in all it's a huge first year to build a program," coach Logan Grant said. "The girls played hard every night, couldn't ask for a better bunch."
Kamiah 11 15 15 16 - 57
Cd'A Charter 4 4 10 6 - 24
KAMIAH - Jacobs 10, Neigard 8, Harper 2, B. Jacobs 2, Panalla 2, Collinger 18, Lane 8, Gun 0, LLoyd 7.
COEUR d'ALENE CHARTER - L. Turkenberg 2, Billingslea 0, B. Turkenberg 6, Verhaeghe 8, Kelly 5, Uribe 0, Garringer 3, Urbaniak 0, Goodsen 0, Bentley 0, Windsor 0.
N.I. Christian 32
The Oaks 19
SPOKANE VALLEY - Danielle Shanley scored 12 points to go with four steals and the Royals finished league play undefeated with a win over The Oaks.
North Idaho Christian (19-6, 12-0 Mountain Christian League) opens the MCL tournament on Friday vs. The Oaks in Spokane Valley.
N.I. Christian 2 8 7 15 - 32
The Oaks 4 1 5 9 - 19
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN - D. Shanley 12, Haag 1, K. Shanley 2, Link 0, Kramer 7, Hobson 4, Keutemeyer 4, McCauley 0, Gjevre 2.
THE OAKS - Couch 6, Lewis 8, Gentili 4, Coffey 0, DePaula 1.