PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL; Failor leads Post Falls to win at Moscow
MOSCOW - Danielle Failor had 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Post Falls Trojans past the Moscow Bears 49-35 in the nonleague regular season finale for both schools Saturday at Bear Den.
"Moscow played a zone defense the entire game, which was good for us," Post Falls coach Marc Allert said. "I thought we handled it well."
Sam Runkle added seven fourth-quarter points for Post Falls (11-8), which opens the 5A Region 1 tournament on Friday.
"We kind of made a run in the fourth quarter," Allert said. "Sam was a big part of that."
Taylor Anderson scored 16 points for Moscow (8-10), which faces the winner of Tuesday's 4A Region 1 tournament game between Sandpoint and Lakeland on Thursday at Bear Den.
Post Falls 14 9 8 16 - 49
Moscow 6 9 8 12 - 35
POST FALLS - J. Waller 0, Gonzales 3, King 8, Franklin 2, Smith 6, Litalien 5, Allert 0, Meehan 0, Runkle 7, Failor 13, Perrin 3, M. Waller 2.
MOSCOW - Bigler 3, Gorton 4, Landeck 0, B. Sprenger 0, Olmstead 6, K. Sprenger 4, Anderson 16, Quinnett 2.
Lewiston 51
Sandpoint 28
SANDPOINT - The Bengals scored 16 of their 17 baskets from inside the key in the nonleague victory over the Bulldogs at Les Rogers Court.
Tisha Phillips scored a game-high 20 points for Lewiston (16-3), who won without the services of Gonzaga signee Chelsea Waters.
Sandpoint (8-12) played without leading scorer Maggie Kirscher, who suffered an ankle injury Friday night vs. Lakeland. The Bulldogs said Kirscher should be back on Tuesday, when Sandpoint travels to Lakeland in the first round of the 4A Region 1 tournament.
Sophomore Nicole Alamillo started for Kirscher and led Sandpoint with 11 points. Soph Cassie Young had eight points and eight rebounds off the bench.
"Alamillo and Cassie Young stepped up huge for us," Sandpoint assistant coach Melvin Speelmon said.
Lewiston 12 13 15 11 - 51
Sandpoint 7 8 6 7 - 28
LEWISTON - K. Wilson 9, Teichmer 0, L. Wilson 7, Bernatz 0, Hansen 1, Hobart 4, Wells 6, Lohman 2, Phillips 20, Hastings 2.
SANDPOINT - Speelmon 2, Bruce 0, Van Ooyen 3, Alamillo 11, Olin 4, Corless 0, Roop 0, Young 8.
Priest River 49
St. Maries 31
ST. MARIES - Steffie Pavey and Karly Douglas each hit two 3-pointers in the third quarter, which saw the visiting Spartans open the quarter with a 12-0 run and pull away from the Lumberjacks in Intermountain League play.
Pavey finished with 17 points for fourth-ranked (3A) Priest River (11-5, 4-0 IML), which led 22-20 at halftime.
St. Maries (4-11, 0-5) went 1 for 13 from the field in the third quarter, 2 for 20 in the second half.
"It wasn't that we had bad shots - we couldn't hit the broad side of a barn," St. Maries coach Jay Sines said. "And they (the Spartans) were hitting their shots that third quarter."
St. Maries plays host to Bonners Ferry on Tuesday, then travels to Bonners on Thursday for a makeup game.
Priest River 9 13 17 10 - 49
St. Maries 7 13 4 7 - 31
PRIEST RIVER - Luckey 4, Weimer 6, Trost 0, Pavey 17, Endicott 0, Douglas 9, Deal 1, Bradbury 8, Doolittle 0, Halcro 4, Yerman 0, Fink 0.
ST. MARIES - McQueen 0, Sines 4, Schaum 0, Waddell 2, Scott 0, C. Thaut 0, Anxo 4, Huddleston 8, Auer 6, K. Thaut 7.
Timberlake 44
Bonners Ferry 35
SPIRIT LAKE - Kelly Madsen scored a team-high 15 points to lead the Tigers past the visiting Badgers in an Intermountain League game.
"I thought we did a good job of pulling out a close game," Timberlake coach Matt Miller said. "We made some free throws down the stretch to get the win."
Kara Wenstrom added nine points for Timberlake (10-8, 5-2 IML), which travels to Clark Fork on Tuesday.
Jordan Porter scored 16 points for Bonners Ferry (7-9, 3-2), which hosts St. Maries on Tuesday.
Bonners Ferry 12 5 10 8 - 35
Timberlake 13 15 5 11 - 44
BONNERS FERRY - Skeen 2, Tucker 3, Woods 6, Wasmer 2, Merrifield 0, Payne 0, Hill 3, Gust 3, Porter 16.
TIMBERLAKE - Wenstrom 9, George 0, Malloy 6, Mason 6, Hoffman 3, Madsen 15, Posch 0, Norlander 5, Gibson 0.
Wallace 44
Kootenai 39 (OT)
WALLACE - Jordan Browning scored a team-high 12 points as the Miners defeated the Warriors in overtime in a North Star League game.
Brie Benson scored a game-high 20 points for Kootenai, which rallied from a 15-point deficit after three quarters to force overtime.
Mackenzie Dire added 11 points for Wallace (9-9, 3-3 NSL), which travels to Kootenai on Wednesday in a makeup game.
Kirsten Scheffelmaier added eight points for Kootenai (3-12, 1-4), which hosts Lakeside on Tuesday.
Kootenai 4 8 9 17 1 - 39
Wallace 24 6 6 2 6 - 44
KOOTENAI - Walton 0, Griggs 6, MacInturff 5, Scheffelmaier 8, Benson 20.
WALLACE - Hill 5, Woody 2, Dire 11, Nelson 2, Pehan 10, J. Simmons 0, Denson 0, Browning 12, K. Simmons 2.
N.I. Christian 34
Valley Christian 24
COEUR d'ALENE - Hannah McCauley had 14 rebounds and six points to lead the Royals past the Panthers in a nonleague game at Canfield Middle School.
Amanda Hobson had eight points and six rebounds for North Idaho Christian (18-4), which faces the Kootenai Thunder on Tuesday at Kootenai Elementary in Kootenai.
Valley Christian 8 2 4 10 - 24
N.I. Christian 4 11 9 10 - 34
VALLEY CHRISTIAN - Tabish 0, Purvis 0, La. Riggan 13, Heden 6, Li. Riggan 3, Valenti 2, Campbell 0.
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN - Hobson 8, Shanley 4, Kaschmitter 0, Gjevre 7, Gwin 9, McCauley 6, Murison 0, Haag 0, Shaw 0.
Christian Center 44
House of the Lord 12
PRIEST RIVER - Bethany Harryman had seven points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Lions past the Panthers in a Mountain Christian League game at Priest River Junior High.
Lindsey Howard had seven assists for Christian Center (16-1, 12-0 MCL), which travels to the Lake City Junior Academy on Monday.
Christian Center 19 6 15 4 - 44
House of the Lord 0 6 2 4 - 12
CHRISTIAN CENTER - Howard 5, Purvis 12, Harryman 7, Kuetemeyer 4, Hawkins 10, Engels 2, Dixon 4, Secreast 0.
HOUSE OF THE LORD - Hunt 1, Carlson 6, Gamma 2, Tuzil 0, Tompkins 3, Schultz 0, Row 0, Berg 0, Schloirhauer 0.