Top-ranked Trojans tumble at Lewiston
LEWISTON - Matt Kalbfleisch scored 19 points to lead the Lewiston Bengals past the top-ranked Post Falls Trojans 75-72 in a 5A Inland Empire League game Saturday at Booth Hall.
"Lewiston had a lot of shots that fell in the first quarter tonight," Post Falls coach Mike McLean said. "We didn't compete through adversity well."
Lewiston, which jumped out to a 24-8 lead after one quarter, went 23 of 36 from the foul line. Post Falls was 7 of 9.
"We can't have a slow start like that and overcome that from the line," McLean said. “We didn’t bring it tonight. That can’t happen in a league as tough as ours. We’ll learn from it and move on.”
Connor Hill scored 39 points for Post Falls (9-1, 1-1 IEL), which hosts Lake City on Tuesday.
Randon Fuentes scored 15 points for Lewiston (6-5, 1-1), which hosts Lakeland on Tuesday.
Post Falls 8 19 26 19 — 72
Lewiston 24 17 17 18 — 75
POST FALLS — English 6, Gonzales 2, Hill 39, Anderson 0, Valente 2, Thoreson 5, Colbert 6, Hillman 3, Lickfold 8, Sheldon 2.
LEWISTON — Fuentes 15, Imel 4, Hansen 10, Kalbfleisch 19, Thomason 11, Mai 4, Bernatz 2, Heitzman 7, Beck 1.
Sandpoint 41
Moscow 33
SANDPOINT — Moscow prefers a tractor pull to a drag race, which was fine with the Bulldogs, who beat the Bears at their own game in 4A Inland Empire League action at Les Rogers Court.
Blaine Shultz and Cole Fuhrman each dropped in 14 big points to lead the Bulldogs (5-4, 1-0 4A IEL), who have now won four of the past five meetings over the methodical and slow-paced Bears.
“The only way to play Moscow is with discipline, and tonight we did a great job of saying ‘all right, we can grind this out too,’” said Bulldogs coach Tyler Haynes, lauding the play of Fuhrman. “He played great tonight when we needed it. I was very proud of him.”
Roby Jung scored 10 points to lead the Bears, who managed only two points in the pivotal second quarter.
Sandpoint hosts Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday.
Moscow 12 2 11 8 — 33
Sandpoint 9 10 15 7 — 41
MOSCOW — Pennington 2, Brooks 3, Jung 10, Langfield 6, Parkins 2, Wilder 6, McGurkin 2, Donaldson 0, Helbling 2.
SANDPOINT — Hawkins 3, Nikssarian 0, Kennedy 2, Rains 4, Olin 4, Lewis 0, Shultz 14, Fuhrman 14, Carothers 0.
Lakeland 47
Colville 35
RATHDRUM — Hunter Arno finished with 15 points and the Hawks forced 18 turnovers in their nonleague win over Colville.
“We did a good job defensively,” Lakeland coach Trent Derrick said. “We played with good energy, and I was just really pleased with their defensive commitment.”
Matt Hubbard led Colville with 10 points.
Eric Cooper added 12 points for Lakeland (2-9), which travels to Lewiston on Tuesday.
Colville 9 9 8 9 — 35
Lakeland 3 15 11 18 — 47
COLVILLE — Schumacher 0, Murto 0, Cowbrough 6, Hall 8, Hubbard 10, Young 2, Pond 9.
LAKELAND — Spencer 4, Whitesitt 6, Cooper 12, Arno 15, Ray 3, Derrick 2, Oplund 5.
Timberlake 57
Wallace 54 (OT)
WALLACE — Brian Cronnelly and John Hayden scored 14 points apiece as the Tigers defeated the Miners in a nonleague game.
J.D. Page scored eight points for Timberlake (2-10), which forced 31 turnovers in the game.
“Our turnovers killed us tonight,” Wallace coach Bruce Bailey said. “We’re getting better and better, but those turnovers hurt us tonight.”
Tyler Beard scored 23 points for Wallace (2-7), which travels to Kellogg on Tuesday.
Timberlake hosts Priest River in the Battle for the Buck on Saturday.
Timberlake 3 11 5 31 7 — 57
Wallace 15 7 6 16 4 — 54
TIMBERLAKE — Cronnelly 14, Paulsen 2, Chamberlin 5, Hayden 14, Masterson 6, Scott 0, Blayne 0, Page 8, Zanoni 1, Simpson 7.
WALLACE — Needles 0, Brackebusch 3, Beard 23, D. Arthun 3, B. Arthun 10, Cochrane 0, Branz 4, Heinig 9, Wilburn 0, Gr. Rasmussen 2.
Kootenai 67
Clark Fork 33
HARRISON FLATS — Senior Jake Zarpentine paced the Warriors with 30 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and three steals in an easy North Star League win over the Wampus Cats.
“We got off to a good start and kept the momentum up,” Kootenai coach Andrew Whipple said. “We started hard and were able to push the ball in transition.
“Clark Fork played awful hard and has improved from last year’s team.”
Stillman Berkley led Clark Fork with 11 points.
Hayden Kraack added 17 points for the Warriors (3-4, 2-0 NSL), who face Coeur d’Alene Charter at Holy Family Catholic School on Tuesday.
Clark Fork 9 5 7 12 — 33
Kootenai 17 17 14 19 — 67
CLARK FORK — Klein 2, Berkley 11, Z. Nesbitt 0, N. Nesbitt 8, Katzenberg 2, Walker 1, Cox 0, Bristol 2, Jackson 7.
KOOTENAI — Zarpentine 30, Wallace 8, Myhre 0, Willms 0, B. Whipple 5, Carman 2, Pfeiffer 5, Kraack 17, Napierala 0, D. Whipple 0.
Christian Center 70
Logos 55
MOSCOW — Colin Burgeson scored 25 points and Seth Howard added 19, including buzzer-beating baskets at the end of each of the first three quarters, leading the Lions past the Knights in North Star League play.
Dennis Chekota added 11 points and 10 rebounds for Christian Center (9-2, 7-1 MCL), which plays Grace Bible Academy on Tuesday at the HUB in Liberty Lake.
Christian Center 11 16 22 21 — 70
Logos 15 6 15 19 — 55
CHRISTIAN CENTER — Kuchenski 0, Laws 0, A. Howard 0, Chekota 11, Hansen 2, McLeod 0, S. Howard 19, Burgeson 25, Storm 10, Welch 3.
LOGOS — T. Whitling 7, Wintz 2, Shaw 18, C. Whitling 4, Hui 0, Kline 0, Morse 0, Stanton 0, Courtney 0, Rosendahl 15, Spencer 9.
Flathead HSA 64
N.I. Christian 42
KALISPELL, Mont. — Steven Sprunger scored 16 points to lead Flathead Valley Home School Association past the Royals in a nonleague game.
Shawn Thompson scored 10 points for North Idaho Christian (3-8), which travels to The Oaks on Tuesday.
N.I Christian 2 12 9 19 — 42
Flathead Valley 16 16 16 16 — 64
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Thompson 10, Williams 3, Jesensky 2, Lafolett 6, Childers 3, Smeltzer 6, Jara 4, Haag 8.
FLATHEAD VALLEY — Rajkowski 11, Seely 2, Jarvis 9, Voightlander 8, Sprunger 16, Pryor 8, Van Buren 2, Sheeran 8.
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Priest River 69
Sandpoint 54
SANDPOINT — Priest River exploded for 29 points in the third quarter en route to a win over Sandpoint in nonleague play at Sandpoint Middle School.
The Spartans (8-3) made 10 of 12 field goals and 7 of 8 free throws in a hot-shooting third quarter, and were led by guards Eric Holbrook and Tyler Douglas, who combined for 37 points.
“When we get in a flow on offense and hit the open man good things happen,” Spartans head coach Ryan Bodecker, who thinks his 3A team can hold its own with anyone in North Idaho. “On a given night, we can compete with anybody.”
Blaine Shultz continues to carry the offensive load for the Bulldogs (4-5), dropping in a game high 19 points. Jacob Carothers had his best game of the season with 12 points and eight rebounds, and Brandon Hawkins added nine points and six boards in defeat.
“Priest River had to play a great game tonight, and they did,” said Bulldogs coach Tyler Haynes, who felt his team played especially well without the injured Cole Fuhrman. “That’s the best team we’ve played this year. I think Holbrook is a college point guard.”
Priest River 11 12 29 17 — 69
Sandpoint 12 11 17 14 — 54
PRIEST RIVER — Barrett 9, K. Peterson 2, Douglas 18, Bach 0, Salesky 12, T. Peterson 2, Holbrook 19, Mortenson 7.
SANDPOINT — Hawkins 9, Nikssarian 1, Kennedy 1, Rains 4, Olin 8, Lewis 0, Shultz 19, Carothers 12, Gavin 0.
Lewiston 53
Post Falls 38
LEWISTON — Chelsea Waters scored 15 points as the second-ranked Bengals (11-2, 3-0 5A IEL) defeated the Trojans in a 5A Inland Empire League contest at Booth Hall.
“We hung with them through three quarters,” Post Falls coach Chris Johnson said.
Post Falls starters Dani Failor and Brooke Litalien fouled out early in the fourth quarter, allowing the Bengals to outscore the Trojans 25-13 to pull away late.
“We were in foul trouble most of the night,” Johnson said. “They shot 30 free throws and we shot 12 and we shot 14 of 52 from the field. I thought our kids gave a really strong effort, but it was too bad it got away from us in the end.”
Katie King scored 10 points for Post Falls (6-7, 0-3), which hosts Lake City on Tuesday.
Post Falls 8 10 7 13 — 38
Lewiston 10 9 9 25 — 53
POST FALLS — Tennison 6, King 10, Davenport 7, Litalien 6, Failor 4, Smith 3, Perrin 2.
LEWISTON — Wilson 4, Bernatz 2, Hansen 1, Johnson 3, Phillips 3, Blinn 12, Fuller 14, Waters 15.
Moscow 41
Sandpoint 26
SANDPOINT — The good news was the Bulldogs outscored the Bears 18-14 in the second half of the 4A Inland Empire League game.
The bad news was they trailed 27-9 at half time, ultimately falling to the Bears at Les Rogers Court.
Maggie Kirscher scored 11 points and pulled down seven boards to lead the Bulldogs (6-8, 0-3 4A IEL), who shot just 8 for 35 from the field. Sandpoint picked up the defensive intensity in the second half, but the Bears became the first team in six games to score more than 30 against the defensive-minded Bulldogs.
Amanda Bigler led the Bears with nine points.
Sandpoint hosts Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday.
Moscow 11 16 7 7 — 41
Sandpoint 5 4 7 11 — 26
MOSCOW — Davis 7, Gorton 8, Redinger 4, Sprenger 3, Bigler 9, Quinnett 5, Anderson 5.
SANDPOINT — Chatburn 3, Kirscher 11, Roop 2, Speelmon 4, Bruce 2, Olin 2, Neumann 2.
Colville 57
Lakeland 51 (2 OT)
RATHDRUM — Jordan Brons scored 18 points to lead the Indians past the Hawks in a nonleague game at Hawk Court.
“We had our chances throughout tonight,” Lakeland coach Steve Seymour said. “It was a close game throughout and we had the shots to go ahead late in both regulation and the first OT. They just rolled in and out.”
Jenna Davis scored 15 points and Neena Buchmann had 13 points, seven rebounds and five steals for Lakeland (9-7), which travels to Lewiston on Tuesday.
Colville 13 11 12 6 7 8 — 57
Lakeland 16 9 9 8 7 2 — 51
COLVILLE — Brons 18, Luu 6, Rainer 2, Little 0, Sager 13, Morris 12, Knight 6, Learn 0, Lehman 0, Forman 0.
LAKELAND — Babor 3, Murray 2, Coder 12, Reed 2, Davis 15, Buchmann 13, Close 4, Tapplin 0, Wendle 0.
Clark Fork 38
Kootenai 18
HARRISON FLATS — Zara Palmer scored 10 points to lead the Wampus Cats past the Warriors in a North Star League game.
“Our goal was to hold them under 48 points tonight,” Kootenai coach Mike LaFountaine said. “Coming off a shellacking against Lakeside last night, we were trying to work on our defense. I was happy we were down 12-5 at the half.”
Ana Parker scored eight of her team-high 11 points in the fourth quarter for Kootenai (0-7, 0-3 NSL), which travels to Kellogg on Monday.
Clark Fork (6-5, 2-1) hosts Mullan on Tuesday.
Clark Fork 9 3 15 11 — 38
Kootenai 1 4 3 10 — 18
CLARK FORK — Palmer 10, McMahon 5, Vogel 3, C. Potter 4, Komanec 4, Thornton 5, Wurm 4, L. Potter 2, Van Buren 1, Wolfe 0.
KOOTENAI — Griggs 0, Nelson 2, Schultz 0, Benson 0, Kincheloe 0, Mabbutt 3, McGuire 2, Parker 11.
Christian Center 40
Logos 23
MOSCOW — Lindsey Howard scored 16 points to lead the Lions past the Knights in a Mountain Christian League game.
Carlina Kramer scored 12 points for Christian Center (4-2, 4-2 MCL), which hosts The Oaks on Saturday at River City Middle School.
Christian Center 10 17 11 2 — 40
Logos 4 8 4 7 — 23
CHRISTIAN CENTER — Howard 16, Lund 0, B. Harryman 8, Kramer 12, Kuetemeyer 4, L. Harryman 0, Lynn 0, VanOstrand 0, Curson 0, Shields 0.
LOGOS — Flack 4, N. Gray 4, Lundgren 0, A. Gray 8, Schlect 7, Longworthy 0, Zasavery 0, Niska 0, Pratt 0.
Coeur d’Alene JV 38
Bonners Ferry 34
BONNERS FERRY — Haile Watson scored 13 points on 6 of 9 from the floor to lead the Viking JV past the Badgers in a nonleague game.
Amy Andrews scored 15 points for Bonners Ferry (2-10), which travels to the Lake City JV on Monday.
Sara Chalich scored 10 points for the Coeur d’Alene JV.
Coeur d’Alene JV 11 15 8 4 — 38
Bonners Ferry 10 12 4 8 — 34
COEUR d’ALENE JV — McGee 0, Sumner 2, Chalich 10, Montee 2, Bryant 0, Link 0, Parker 4, Watson 13, Tackett 2, Mehringer 4, Matheson 1.
BONNERS FERRY — Tucker 0, Andrews 15, Merrifield 4, Porter 7, Riley 6, Taggart 0, Acord 2, Wasmer 0.