PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Schatz leads Lakeside over Miners

PLUMMER - Doug Schatz scored 22 points and had six rebounds to lead the Lakeside Knights to a 68-56 North Star League win over Wallace on Monday night.

Lakeside (8-11, 5-2 NSL) needs a win at Kootenai on Thursday to win the league title.

Brady Brantley had 12 points and eight rebounds for Wallace (1-8, 6-2).

Schatz hit 11 of his 15 shots from the floor.

"We inserted Doug into the starting lineup and he stepped up," Knights coach Brad Calkins said. "He has played pretty solid for us all year and they didn't have an answer for him.

"Wallace played very hard - you've got to give them credit," Calkins said.

Calkins also noted Joe Brown's effort on the night. He finished with 14 points and six rebounds. "Defensively and on the rebounding end, he had a great game."

Wallace 13 9 20 14 - 56

Lakeside 13 21 13 21 - 68

WALLACE - Owens 1, Zanetti 2, Lemieux 0, Howell 0, Brantley 12, Arthun 21, Jo. Dellinger 5, Ja. Dellinger 2, Rasmussen 11.

LAKESIDE - Schatz 22, Kolar 1, Boyd 10, Nomee 4, Gallegos 4, Nilson 0, Stensgar 0, Meshell 13, Brown 14.

St. Maries 52

Cd'A Charter 35

ST. MARIES - Warren Joiner finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Lumberjacks over the Panthers.

With the win, St. Maries (12-7, 5-2 CIL) captured the Central Idaho League title, and will play Orofino in the first round of the 2A District 1-2 tournament on Monday at Troy High School. Coeur d'Alene Charter (13-7, 3-4) will face Grangeville in the other matchup.

The Lumberjacks, who travel to Priest River tonight to take on the Spartans, had a 3-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, before putting the game away with a 19-5 final frame.

Bryan Smith led the Panthers with 12 points.

"Charter shoots so well it was a tough defensive game for us," St. Maries coach John Bisson said. "We had to work hard to keep them from spotting up."

Cd'A Charter 11 9 10 5 - 35

St. Maries 15 6 12 19 - 52

COEUR d'ALENE CHARTER - Pederson 8, Hallett 9, Johnson 6, Stellflug 0, Adams 0, Smith 12.

ST. MARIES - Joiner 20, Stapleton 3, Bedwell 2, Ryle 8, Lu. Feasline 3, Linnemeyer 12, Cordell 4.