PREP BASKETBALL: Lake City boys fall in opener

* BOYS

WENATCHEE, Wash. - Dillon Sugg scored a game-high 20 points as the Wenatchee Panthers defeated the Lake City Timberwolves 54-44 in the nonleague opener for both schools Saturday night.

"We came out flat and didn't play hard enough to win," Lake City assistant coach James Anderson said. "We didn't start the season the way we wanted to."

Justin Pratt scored 12 points and J.J. Winger added nine for Lake City, which hosts University on Wednesday.

Lake City senior Mitch Bevacqua, slowed by a high ankle sprain the last half of football season, opted not to turn out for basketball and plans to rest his ankle for baseball. Bevacqua, a shortstop, recently signed a letter of intent to play baseball at the University of Washington.

Lake City 14 12 5 13 - 44

Wenatchee 19 13 6 16 - 54

LAKE CITY - Adams 2, Pratt 12, Murphy 0, Hocking 0, Guice 7, Louie-McGee 4, Moreen 7, Dahl 3, Winger 9.

WENATCHEE - Kuntz 12, Hees 2, Hopkins 2, Grater 3, Sugg 20, Falkner 1, Chandler 8, Allison 2, Garcia 2, Blakenship 2.

Potlatch 42

Kootenai 24

HARRISON FLATS - Jake Pfeiffer had 12 points and eight rebounds for the Warriors in a loss to the Loggers in the nonleague opener for both teams.

"We came out a little cold from the floor," Kootenai coach Doug Napierala said. "Defensively, Potlatch played a great defensive game and forced 23 turnovers. We settled down after the first quarter and it's not bad for a first outing, but we've got some work to do."

Kootenai travels to the Kellogg JV on Dec. 6.

Potlatch 10 10 9 13 - 42

Kootenai 3 5 9 7 - 24

POTLATCH - Westbrook 2, Richardson 4, Magallon 15, Burkgart 9, Miller 0, Amos 4, Sheffler 8.

KOOTENAI - Butler 0, Napierala 2, Mo. Willms 1, Benson 3, Ma. Willms 6, Pfeiffer 12, Schultz 0.

* GIRLS

Lake City 51

Wenatchee 47

WENATCHEE, Wash. - Junior Madi Farrell had 17 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocked shots to lead the Timberwolves past the Panthers in a nonleague game.

"It was a good win for us," Lake City coach Bryan Kelly said. "It was a big road trip and we composed ourselves a couple of different times when it could have gone either way. It was a good win and something to build on."

Wenatchee rallied on a pair of 3-pointers by Katie Kansky, who scored 17 points for the Panthers, but free throws by Kassie Torres with 1.3 seconds remaining sealed the Lake City win.

"They kind of stormed back on us," Kelly said. "Overall we played hard and definitely did some stuff we can take from this. It's a great win on the road and I'm proud of how we responded."

Amber Hawkes had 10 points and eight rebounds for Lake City (3-0), which travels to Moscow on Tuesday.

Lake City 7 16 15 13 - 51

Wenatchee 7 9 16 15 - 47

LAKE CITY - Jackson 9, Hall 0, D. Wilson 2, J. Wilson 2, Gewecke 3, Wheelock 6, Farrell 17, Torres 2, Hawkes 10.

WENATCHEE - Kansky 17, Doerr 3, Jones 2, Hallberg 4, Schroeder 5, Waterman 3, Sealby 10, Jellison 3.

Potlatch 42

Kootenai 30

HARRISON FLATS - Katey Mae McInturff had 19 points, five rebounds and two assists for the Warriors in a nonleague loss to the Loggers.

"We played right with them and I was proud of the way we hustled," Kootenai coach Mike LaFountaine said. "But we couldn't get some of our shots to fall. We'll see them again in three weeks and made a run in the fourth quarter, but just couldn't get over the hump."

Kelsey Butterfield scored 13 points for 1A Division I Potlatch, which hosts 1A Division II Kootenai on Dec. 22.

Savannah Dutton had nine rebounds for Kootenai (1-5), which faces Coeur d'Alene Charter on Thursday at Holy Family Catholic School.

Potlatch 10 11 12 9 - 42

Kootenai 5 9 9 7 - 30

POTLATCH - Chamberlin 1, Musick 6, Sapp 0, Tucker 0, Butterfield 13, Woodin 5, Mak. Moore 9, Alexander 3, Mar. Moore 3, Coocher 2.

KOOTENAI - Goodsen 2, Carman 1, Schultz 4, Anderson 0, McInturff 19, Martin 2, Dutton 2.