PREP SOCCER: Cox's hat trick propels St. Maries past Priest River
* BOYS
PRIEST RIVER - Dillon Cox recorded a hat trick for St. Maries, which outshot Priest River 28-1 on the way to a 7-0 win in the Intermountain League opener for both schools Tuesday.
Jesse Suchoski scored on two solo goals and assisted Cox in the 36th minute for St. Maries (2-1-0, 1-0 IML), which travels to Bonners Ferry on Thursday.
"We're learning to believe we can do it," St. Maries coach Chris Renaldo said. "In the second half we tried to focus on moving the ball and let the scoring opportunities present themselves."
Priest River (0-1, 0-1 IML) hosts Orofino on Friday.
First half - 1, SM, Dillon Cox (Tony Monzingo), 11:15. 2, SM, Jesse Suchoski (unassisted), 17:34. 3, SM, Suchoski (unassisted), 18:50. 4, SM, Jacob McGregor (unassisted), 25:45. 5, SM, Cox (Suchoski), 36:42. Second half - 6, SM, Cox (unassisted), 53:35. 7, SM, Thomas Cook (Austin Cordell), 75:10.
Shots on goal - SM 28, PR 1.
Saves - SM, Cody Posselt, 1; PR, Alex Sale, 17.
Post Falls 2
Sandpoint 1
POST FALLS - Timmy Mueller scored two goals as the Trojans beat the Bulldogs in a nonleague match.
"They're a good, tough team and played us tough in the first half," Post Falls coach Gabe Lawson said. "We were able to hold on and scored another goal, but it was a hard-fought match and very physical."
Post Falls (4-0) will host Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday.
Anthony Fox scored in the 79th minute for Sandpoint (2-2), which hosts Coeur d'Alene on Thursday.
First half - 1, PF, Timmy Mueller (Nathan White), 27:00. Second half - 2, PF, Mueller, Mueller (Lucas Whitten), 67:00. 3, Spt, Anthony Fox (unassisted), 79:00.
Shots on goal - Spt 6, PF 10.
Saves - Spt, Austin Keyes 3; PF, Brady Hite 0, Noah Gondo 3.
* GIRLS
Coeur d'Alene 3
Moscow 2
MOSCOW - Bekah Brendis scored on a free kick in the 63rd minute as the Vikings edged the Bears in a nonleague game at Moscow Junior High.
Coeur d'Alene trailed 2-1 at halftime and tied the game on a goal by Brittany Tackett early in the second half.
"The team really stepped up to the challenges we set out for ourselves at practice yesterday (Monday)," Coeur d'Alene coach Tarragh Carr said. "The goals they scored were on simple mistakes by us. We were really proud of how the girls played. They battled a full 80 minutes."
Coeur d'Alene (1-1) hosts Sandpoint on Thursday.
First half - 1, Mos, Joelle Stephens (unassisted), time not available. 2, Cd'A, Tristan Gould (Brittany Tackett). 3, Mos, Stephens (unassisted). Second half - 4, Cd'A, Tackett (Caelyn Orlandi). 5, Cd'A, Bekah Brendis (free kick), 63:00.
Shots on goal - Cd'A 20, Mos 6.
Saves - Cd'A, Julia Roach 5; Mos, Kylie Gorton 9.
Sandpoint 1
Post Falls 0
SANDPOINT - Emma Wemme controlled a ball from Jennifer Meulenberg, raced up the right side and finished with a low shot in the 14th minute, and the Bulldogs went on to beat the Trojans in a nonleague game at Centennial Field.
Aneesah Gondo had 12 saves for Post Falls (4-1), which hosts Lake City on Thursday.
Makayla Sundquist had eight saves for Sandpoint (1-0-2), which travels to Coeur d'Alene on Thursday.
First half - 1, Spt, Emma Wemme (Jennifer Meulenberg), 14:00. Second half - none.
Shots on goal - PF 8, Spt 14.
Saves - PF, Aneesah Gondo 12; Spt, Makayla Sundquist 8.
Bonners Ferry 2
Timberlake 0
BONNERS FERRY - Liz Racer and Abby Skeen scored unassisted goals for the Badgers in an Intermountain League win over the Tigers.
"Bonners Ferry is everything I thought they would be," Timberlake coach Steve Michael said. "I think we could play better and hope we play them better when they come down here, but it's nice to get that first (league) loss out of the way. Now we can refocus and can stick with our game plan."
Koral Yeager had seven saves for Timberlake (2-2-0, 2-1 IML), which travels to Orofino on Thursday.
Bonners Ferry improves to 2-0, 2-0.
First half - 1, BF, Liz Racer (unassisted), 36:00. Second half - 2, BF, Abby Skeen (unassisted), 64:00.
Shots on goal - TL 9, BF 12.
Saves - TL, Koral Yeager 7; BF, Tessa Payne 5.