Salesky sparks Spartans past Kellogg
PRIEST RIVER - Priest River trailed by as many as eight points in the first half before senior Max Salesky scored 13 points in the third quarter to spark a 28-6 Spartan run in Saturday night's 78-70 Intermountain League win over the Kellogg Wildcats.
Salesky started the fourth quarter with three straight 3s and scored 23 of his game-high 30 points in the second half for second-ranked (3A) Priest River (10-4, 2-0 IML).
"Ball movement and my teammates setting great screens is what did it," Salesky said. "I was kind of in the zone but their screens left me with open shots and that's what I practice every day, so I felt obligated to make them."
Garret Wendt scored 10 of his 18 points in the first quarter and Ryan Beggerly added 15 for the Wildcats (10-4, 2-2 IML), who travel to Bonners Ferry on Thursday.
Priest River hosts St. Maries next Saturday.
Kellogg 19 19 6 26 - 70
Priest River 12 21 28 17 - 78
KELLOGG - Wendt 18, Orsburn 2, Hulstrom 4, Reed 0, Beggerly 15, Serrano 14, Morgan 6, McDonald 11.
PRIEST RIVER - Barrett 7, K. Peterson 0, Douglas 12, Bach 10, Salesky 30, T. Peterson 2, Holbrook 17, Mortenson 0, Bradbury 0.
Lewiston 78
Lake City 65
LEWISTON - Jay Thomason hit 4 of 5 3-pointers and scored 25 points as the Bengals jumped out to a 26-8 lead after the first quarter and beat the fifth-ranked Timberwolves in 5A IEL play at Booth Hall.
Lewiston (8-6, 2-2 5A IEL) hit 10 of 13 3-pointers in the first half and finished 12 for 21 behind the arc for the game. Lake City (11-4, 2-2) pulled within nine points early in the fourth quarter.
"The first half they played very well; you have to give them credit for shoting the ball," Lake City assistant coach Kelly Reed said. "The second half it was more of our miscues. When we were on the verge, we would turn the ball over or miss an easy shot."
Mark Smyly scored 19 points, Chris Wheelock 16 and Brady Smith 14 for Lake City, which plays at Coeur d'Alene on Thursday.
Lake City 8 16 14 27 - 65
Lewiston 26 14 15 23 - 78
LAKE CITY - Bevacqua 0, Smith 14, A. Mitchell 0, Wheelock 16, Carlson 6, Turner 4, Hartz 4, Smyly 19, K. Mitchell 2, Guice 0.
LEWISTON - Fuentes 11, Imel 5, Hansen 12, Kalbfleisch 16, Thomason 25, Mai 0, Heitzman 9, McIntosh 0, Beck 0.
Post Falls 64
University 55
POST FALLS - Connor Hill had 21 points and eight rebounds, leading Post Falls past University of the Greater Spokane League in nonleague play at The Arena.
The top-ranked (5A) Trojans (12-2) received 14 points and six assists from Marcus Colbert and six points and 10 rebounds from Michael Hillman.
"I thought it was a good defensive effort," Post Falls coach Mike McLean said. "All 11 guys who played tonight gave us some positive stats."
Zech Martin led University (11-3) with 18 points.
Post Falls hosts Moscow next Saturday.
University 12 12 12 19 - 55
Post Falls 17 15 18 14 - 64
UNIVERSITY - Miller 9, Donahue 2, Bruce 0, Wakem 2, Bailey 17, Martin 18, McDonald 6, Dahl 1.
POST FALLS - English 1, Gonzales 7, Hill 21, Anderson 0, Valente 2, Thoreson 6, Colbert 14, Benner 0, Hillman 6, Lickfold 7, Shelton 0.
St. Maries 68
Bonners Ferry 55
ST. MARIES - Warren Joiner totaled 17 points and six rebounds as the fifth-ranked (3A) Lumberjacks downed the Badgers in Intermountain League play.
Jake Mercer added 14 points, six rebounds and five assists, and Ian Heath had 13 points and 11 rebounds for St. Maries (13-2, 3-0 IML), which is missing two starters, including top scorer Zach Lehman (ankle).
"Everybody's trying to pick it up with Zach out," St. Maries coach Craig Wicks said.
St. Maries plays host to Timberlake on Thursday.
Mat Evans scored 21 points for Bonners Ferry (1-9, 0-2), which plays host to Kellogg on Thursday.
Bonners Ferry 19 14 7 15 - 55
St. Maries 12 17 17 22 - 68
BONNERS FERRY - Owinyo 0, Moe 3, Zarate 19, Mendez 4, Evans 21, Everhart 3, Lopez 2, Aubrey 1, Peycke 2.
ST. MARIES - Joiner 17, Schetchel 10, Guidry 6, Mercer 14, Anderson 0, Kennelly 2, Heath 13, Linnemeyer 0, Cordell 6.
Cd'A Charter 65
Orofino 55
OROFINO - Greg Roman totaled 22 points and 10 rebounds as the Panthers, playing without point guard Christian Pedersen due to illness, beat the Maniacs in nonleague play.
Coeur d'Alene Charter (12-2) is playing as a 2A independent this year, and will join Orofino and the other Central Idaho League teams at the District 1-2 tournament.
Tyrell Peters and Jackson Redline added 14 points each for Cd'A Charter, which plays host to Valley Christian on Tuesday.
Cd'A Charter 18 18 7 22 - 65
Orofino 6 14 15 20 - 55
COEUR d'ALENE CHARTER - Crandall 2, Peters 14, Roman 22, Redline 14, Shapiro 0, Smith 9, Simon 4.
OROFINO - Goodrich 2, Schlieper 8, Pippenger 12, Gray 7, Melton 15, Marcell 4, Meeks 7, Terras 0.
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Sandpoint 48
Lakeland 46
RATHDRUM - Blaine Shultz hit a jumper with 11 seconds remaining to lift the Bulldogs past the Hawks in a 4A Inland Empire League game at Hawk Court.
Jackson Olin scored 12 points for Sandpoint (8-6, 2-0). Hunter Arno and Aaron Spencer had 11 points apiece for Lakeland (3-13, 0-3 4A IEL).
Sandpoint 18 10 12 8 - 48
Lakeland 14 18 6 8 - 46
SANDPOINT - Williams 2, Hawkins 2, Nikssarian 0, Kennedy 7, Rains 2, Olin 12, Lewis 2, Shultz 19, Fuhrman 2, Carothers 2.
LAKELAND - Spencer 11, Black 0, Whitesitt 8, Cooper 2, Arno 11, Gray 0, Derrick 7, Opland 7.