PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Timberlake nabs 1st league title in school history

BONNERS FERRY - Johnny Hayden scored 14 of his 26 points in the first half to lead the Timberlake Tigers past the Bonners Ferry Badgers 65-53 in an Intermountain League game on Saturday, clinching the first boys basketball league title in school history.

"We're excited about it," second-year Timberlake coach Tony Hanna said. "We knew this team had the potential to do it. We've had the same guys in place for a while. Right now, we're just trying to keep our heads down and remain focused on getting to state and playing well in districts. I think we've got a good chance and we're going to give it all we've got."

Three others scored eight points each for Timberlake (15-2, 5-0 IML), which hosts Wallace on Tuesday.

Evan Moe and Ryan Farrens scored 12 points for Bonners Ferry (5-13, 1-4).

"We were able to jump out on them early," Hanna said. "They got physical with us tonight and were battling our big guys inside and did what they had to do to take care of our guys inside."

Timberlake 19 10 18 18 - 65

Bonners Ferry 13 10 16 15 - 53

TIMBERLAKE - Cramer 8, McNamera 4, Masterson 8, Hayden 26, Foster 0, Blayne 3, Scott 6, Allen 2, Thompson 8, Cronnelly 0.

BONNERS FERRY - I. Rice 2, Skeen 5, Ky. Rice 7, Pluid 4, Woods 8, Evans 2, Moe 12, Ferrens 12, Ko. Rice 2.

Lake City 62

Moscow 43

MOSCOW - Drew Hocking scored 14 of his 19 points in the first quarter, and the Timberwolves outscored the Bears 27-10 in the opening quarter in the regular-season finale for both teams at Bear Den.

Hocking hit four 3-pointers in the first quarter and finished 5 of 6 from behind the arc for Lake City (15-5), which made 13 3s. Hocking finished 7 of 8 from the field.

"We just played fantastic," Lake City assistant coach Kelly Reed said. "We just got hot early and played with a ton of energy. The Bear Den is a strange place to play; it seems like every game is in the 40s or high 30s. And for us to come out and play like we did should be a huge confidence builder going into districts."

JJ Winger added 12 points, Riley Moreen 11 for Lake City. Kyle Guice had 12 rebounds, Justin Pratt 12 assists.

"We defended them very well, took away a lot of their offensive sets," Reed said. "We were really pleased with the defensive effort."

No. 1 seed Lake City plays host to No. 4 Post Falls (8-12) on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the first round of the 5A Region 1 tournament. In the first game at 5:45 at LC, No. 2 Lewiston (6-14) faces No. 3 Coeur d'Alene (12-8).

Nick Ellison scored 13 points for Moscow (14-5), which plays host to Tuesday's Sandpoint-Lakeland winner on Thursday in the semifinal game of the 4A Region 1 tournament.

Lake City 27 14 15 6 - 62

Moscow 10 7 14 12 - 43

LAKE CITY - Lake 1, Adams 4, Pratt 5, Redal 0, Murphy 0, Hocking 19, Guice 4, Louie-McGee 3, Moreen 11, Dahl 3, Winger 12.

MOSCOW - Randall 10, Akey 0, Snyder 2, Levy 2, Gresch 4, Lunning 0, Martin 2, Adona 5, Ellison 13, McGurkin 5.

Coeur d'Alene 65

Sandpoint 44

SANDPOINT - Sophomore post Tony Naccarato scored 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting, and pulled down nine rebounds, leading the Vikings over the Bulldogs in nonleague action at Les Rogers Court.

Ryan Walde drained two 3-pointers and added 12 points for the Vikings (12-8), and Justin Carpenter threw down a dunk, but it was Naccarato who set the tone early by dominating on the blocks.

"He was all over the place, with a lot of activity on the glass," said Vikings interim coach Darren Taylor. "He was very aggressive to the glass. One of our best performances of the year."

Jeremiah Gagnon dropped in 13 points for the Bulldogs (2-17), who trailed by nine at half but were never able to make a run.

Despite Sandpoint's record, coach Tyler Haynes believes his team will be a factor at the 4A Region 1 tournament, when they travel to Lakeland in the opener on Tuesday.

"These guys are ready for districts. Their character has maintained through a tough season," said Haynes, who tipped his hat to the play of Coeur d'Alene and Naccarato. "They've had adversity, and to come in and be focused like that speaks volumes. Naccarato is going to be tough to contain for the next two years."

Coeur d'Alene 22 8 19 16 - 65

Sandpoint 14 7 11 12 - 44

COEUR d'ALENE - Paulsen 5, Walde 12, Tripp 6, Daniels 5, Carpenter 6, Naccarato 22, Hancock 2, Kluss 5, Hunter 2.

SANDPOINT - Jurenka 0, Rodriguez 2, Couch 0, Schwartz 0, Nelson 5, Burgstahler 6, Gagnon 13, Edwards 9, Alsager 2, Lutz 7.

Priest River 71

Kellogg 56

PRIEST RIVER - Four players scored in double figures for Priest River on the way to an Intermountain League win over Kellogg at Spartan Arena.

Senior Dalton Sommer led the way with 23 points to go along with five assists for Priest River (9-9, 2-3 IML).

"We had no energy and our effort was horrible tonight," Kellogg coach Jeff Lambert said. "This was the worst defense we've played all year and it seemed the boys didn't even want to be here."

Garret Wendt hit three 3-pointers in the first half, including a double-clutch shot from downtown to beat the buzzer on the way to a game-high 24 points for the Wildcats (11-8, 2-3), who host Timberlake on Thursday.

"We will have a serious practice Monday, and it's really up to the boys at this point," Lambert said. "When we play we can beat anybody."

Cameron Riley scored 14 points, R.C. Akre 13 and Cole Stelow 10 in the win for the Spartans, who host St. Maries on Tuesday.

Kellogg 11 17 19 9 - 56

Priest River 15 16 23 17 - 71

KELLOGG - Colburn 2, Seaton 8, Bircher 6, Lambert 7, Kolton 0, Wendt 24, deYoung 0, Gust 0, Sauer 9, Stovern 0, Waechter 0.

PRIEST RIVER - Akre 13, Riley 14, Sommer 23, Reynolds 3, Stelow 10, Koch 6, White 0, Roland 2.

Cd'A Charter 70

Kootenai 37

COEUR d'ALENE - Bryan Smith totaled 30 points, seven rebounds and four steals for the Panthers in the nonleague game at Holy Family Catholic School.

Chris Adams hit 4 of 4 3-pointers in the first quarter and added 18 points for Coeur d'Alene Charter (13-5). He also grabbed 11 rebounds. Christian Pedersen had 11 points and eight rebounds.

"We shot the ball really well, and our defense was pretty solid," said Charter coach Chris Pedersen, whose team outscored Kootenai (6-8) 29-8 in the second half.

Ben Whipple scored 12 points for Kootenai, which travels to Clark Fork on Tuesday.

Coeur d'Alene Charter visits Central Idaho League-leading St. Maries on Monday.

Kootenai 13 16 4 4 - 37

Cd'A Charter 21 20 18 11 - 70

KOOTENAI - Butler 2, Napierala 2, Whipple 12, Mo. Willms 1, Ma. Willms 4, Benson 5, Pfeiffer 10, Schultz 2.

COEUR d'ALENE CHARTER - Pedersen 11, Hallett 9, Johnson 0, Adams 18, Smith 30, Pennings 0, Follini 0.

Clark Fork 56

Lakeside 55

CLARK FORK - Joey Hazinsky had 14 points, 11 assists and six rebounds to lead the Wampus Cats past the Knights in a North Star League game.

"We came out and really played well," Clark Fork coach Corey Vogel said. "We passed the ball well and just made a lot of plays. Joey ran the offense really well and it was one of his best games. It got a little bit out of control in the fourth quarter and Lakeside hit all their shots and give them credit for catching us."

Zack Klein scored 18 points, Axel Anderson had seven points and five assists and Tristin Bristol had 11 rebounds for Clark Fork (5-13, 4-3 NSL), which hosts Kootenai on Tuesday.

Leighton Boyd scored 21 points, Doug Schatz had 12 points and 12 rebounds and Jordan Brown had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Lakeside (7-11, 4-2), which hosts Wallace on Monday.

Lakeside 11 9 18 17 - 55

Clark Fork 14 19 20 3 - 56

LAKESIDE - Schatz 12, Kolar 0, Gauthier 0, Boyd 21, Nomee 0, Gallegos 2, Nilson 0, Stensgar 4, Mitchell 4, Brown 13.

CLARK FORK - Bristol 4, Klein 18, Hazinsky 14, Bowen 0, A. Anderson 7, Taylor 0, Nesbitt 11, E. Anderson 0, Boudousquie 2, Bahr 0.

N.I. Christian 48

Christian Center 41

LIBERTY LAKE - Paul Connelly had 17 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Royals in a win against the Lions in the fourth-place game of the Mountain Christian League tournament at the HUB Sports Center.

Nathan Osterberg had seven points, six blocks and six rebounds and Jeremiah Chersin had 11 rebounds for North Idaho Christian, which finishes 9-13.

Derek Hansen scored 14 points for Christian Center, which finishes 8-11.

Christian Center 9 15 9 8 - 41

N.I. Christian 8 14 10 16 - 48

CHRISTIAN CENTER - De. Hansen 14, Kuetemeyer 8, Turner 2, Johnson 12, Dr. Hansen 2, Howard 3.

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN - Osterberg 7, Sheetz 2, Jasensky 4, Booth 2, P. Connelly 17, J. Connelly 1, Kuchenski 5, Chersin 10.