PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Parker, Tackett, Williams lift Coeur d'Alene
LAKE STEVENS, Wash. - Sydni Parker had eight points, seven rebounds and three steals and Brittany Tackett had 20 points, five rebounds and three steals to lead the Coeur d'Alene Vikings past the Lake Stevens Vikings, a Washington class 4A school, 66-40 on Saturday afternoon.
"Sydni had a lot of rebounds and steals, and handled the ball really well," Coeur d'Alene assistant coach Lindsey Stark said. "Brittany really did a good job on defense as well. We forced them into a lot of turnovers. Our biggest thing in the first half was getting rebounds and turning them into transition points."
Sydney Williams scored 17 points for Coeur d'Alene (9-1), which faces Hoover (Ohio) in the first round of the St. Francis Healthcare Cup in the Diamond State Classic in Wilmington, Del., on Friday at 12:15 p.m. PST.
Coeur d'Alene 16 21 21 8 - 66
Lake Stevens 9 7 13 11 - 40
COEUR d'ALENE - Parker 8, Sumner 6, Chalich 7, K. Fagan 2, Tackett 20, Miller 0, Matheson 6, J. Fagan 0, Williams 17.
LAKE STEVENS - Smith 3, Sisield 3, Glick 0, Reichert 3, Dominic 2, Jacobson 11, Walton 2, Lundquist 1, Vandergrift 2, Long 11, Wilson 2.
Lewis and Clark 50
Lake City 29
COEUR d'ALENE - Holding onto a six-point lead late in the second quarter, the visiting Tigers sank three straight 3-point baskets to take a 15-point lead at halftime in the nonleague win over the Timberwolves.
"They just physically handled us from the start, and we didn't step up to the physicality of the game," Lake City coach Bryan Kelly said.
Hailey Jackson scored eight points for Lake City (7-3), which committed 24 turnovers.
Michaela Kay scored 13 points, Lindsay Lee 12 and Riley Lupfer 10 for Lewis and Clark (5-2). Lee sank 3 of 7 3-pointers for the Tigers, who finished 6 of 14 from beyond the arc.
Lake City heads to western Washington next weekend to play three games at Juanita High in Kirkland - vs. Foster on Friday, vs. Juanita on Saturday and vs. Holy Names on Monday.
Lewis and Clark 13 16 10 11 - 50
Lake City 8 6 2 13 - 29
LEWIS AND CLARK - Lupfer 10, Keenan 0, Bates 3, Lee 12, Hendricksen 1, Szendre 0, Ward 0, Kay 13, Cunningham 4, Howlett 2, Guillory 5, Stoa 0.
LAKE CITY - Jackson 8, Dvorak 0, Wilson 2, Wheelock 5, Wendlandt 2, Smith 6, Maryon 0, Farrell 6, Meier 0.
Sandpoint 49
East Valley 48
SANDPOINT - Maryah Delgado scored a season-high 20 points, draining 5 of 7 from beyond the arc, to lead the Bulldogs past the Knights in nonleague play at Les Rogers Court.
Madi Schoening added 11 points, six assists, four rebounds and two steals for the Bulldogs (7-5), who erased a seven-point fourth quarter deficit for the win. Hailey Olin scored on a put-back with nine seconds left for the winning basket, to go with three assists and two steals, and the Bulldogs handed East Valley (6-1) its first taste of defeat this year.
"A deep bench, clutch shooting and lockdown defense in the fourth quarter," said Bulldogs head coach Bill Bender of the keys to the game. "It gives the Bulldogs a lot of momentum going into league play after the Christmas break."
Sandpoint gets a lengthy break in the schedule before resuming play at 4A Inland Empire League foe Lakeland on Jan. 11.
East Valley 12 14 14 8 - 48
Sandpoint 16 12 6 15 - 49
EAST VALLEY - Morscheck 0, Burland 10, Phelan 12, Burgess 2, Burland 10, Rankin 9, Bastin 4, Cameron 1.
SANDPOINT - Williams 3, Schoening 11, Liband 0, Olin 9, Chatburn 0, Delgado 20, Sundquist 2, Alamillo 4.
Kellogg 52
Bonners Ferry 27
KELLOGG - Kenadie Arthur scored 14 points to lead the Wildcats past the Badgers in Intermountain League play at Andrews Gymnasium.
Bonners Ferry jumped out to a 7-0 lead before Kellogg (6-3, 1-0 IML) took control by outscoring the Badgers 20-5 in the second quarter.
"We didn't come out ready to play," Kellogg coach Eli Bourgard said. "In the second quarter we hit a lot of shots, and got a lot of turnovers off our press. Our defense fueled our offense."
Desi Minor led Bonners Ferry with nine points.
Jessi Gibbons hit three of Kellogg's seven 3-pointers.
The Wildcats return to action Jan. 7 at home vs. St. Maries.
Bonners Ferry 11 5 6 5 - 27
Kellogg 8 20 11 13 - 52
BONNERS FERRY - Morgan 2, McDonald 4, Kelly 4, Zarate 4, Byers 4, Davis 0, Minor 9, Piatz 0.
KELLOGG - Garner 7, Wendt 0, Roberts 3, Toews 0, Stewart 5, Gibbons 9, Sheppard 0, Carter 7, Arthur 14, Lynch 0, Sims 3, McDonald 4.
Selkirk 46
Lakeside 40
PRIEST RIVER - Kim Duncan totaled 15 points, seven rebounds and three steals for Lakeside (3-7), which fell to Selkirk in the consolation game of the Priest River Christmas tournament.
"During the fourth quarter, we just fouled a lot and they capitalized on every foul," Lakeside assistant coach Sheldon Pine said. "They got most of their points off free throws. Katie Couch scored five points off free throws for them in the quarter. In the first half we played well, we kept them in check. But in the second half, we missed a lot of shots. They hustled pretty well and played good defense."
Katie Couch scored 27 points for Selkirk.
On Friday, Lakeside lost 47-23 to Newport in the first round of the tournament.
Selkirk 9 11 9 17 - 46
Lakeside 12 10 8 10 - 40
SELKIRK - Couch 27, Espe 2, Jensen 10, Kotzian 3, McAnerin 2, Ellsworth 0, Brass 2, Bnyeart 0.
LAKESIDE - Rhea 1, Duncan 15, F. Hendrickx 3, T. Hendrickx 2, Crowe 0, Dohrman 1, Haynes 10, Shamburg 0, Zachary 0, Brown-Sonder 8, Peone 0.
Grangeville 46
St. Maries 18
GRANGEVILLE - Kerstin Auer and Kelsey Auer each had eight rebounds, and Catherine Flach scored five points and she grabbed seven rebounds for the visiting Lumberjacks (2-5, 1-1 Central Idaho League).
"Grangeville was just too much for us tonight," St. Maries coach Jay Sines said. "Their guards are extremely athletic and caused a bunch of turnovers."
St. Maries plays at Kellogg on Jan. 7.
St. Maries 3 6 1 8 - 18
Grangeville 14 18 8 6 - 46
ST. MARIES - McQueen 0, Ghramm 0, Waddell 6, Ke. Auer 2, Thaut 2, Flach 5, Cordell 0, Ki. Auer 0, Posselt 3.
GRANGEVILLE - Key 10, Sullivan 10, Lutz 0, Forton 2, Forsmann 6, Chmelik 2, Kennedy 4, Breber 2, Bass 7, Brown 3.