PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Wendt helps Kellogg topple Priest River

KELLOGG - Garret Wendt led a balanced attack with 14 points and the Kellogg Wildcats pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Priest River Spartans 55-43 in Intermountain League boys basketball play Saturday at Andrews Gymnasium.

Jesse Lambert added 11 points, Taylor Bircher had 10 points and 11 rebounds, Logan Sauer had 10 points and Gus Colburn had six assists for Kellogg (8-4, 2-1 IML).

"I thought we played hard; our defense is starting to come around," Kellogg coach Jeff Lambert said. "We were happy with the defensive effort. Both teams played extremely hard."

Kellogg plays host to the Post Falls junior varsity on Thursday.

Dalton Sommer scored a game-high 17 points for Priest River (6-7, 0-2), which plays host to Freeman on Tuesday.

Priest River 12 10 11 10 - 43

Kellogg 13 12 13 17 - 55

PRIEST RIVER - Acre 6, Riley 8, Sommer 17, Reynolds 2, Stelow 3, Nunley 0, Koch 5, Duley 0, Roland 2.

KELLOGG - Colburn 6, Seaton 2, Bircher 10, Lambert 11, Wendt 14, deYoung 2, Gust 0, Sauer 10, Waechter 0.

Glacier 70

Lake City 57

KALISPELL, Mont. - Riley Moreen had 17 points and six rebounds for the Timberwolves, who fell in a nonleague game to the Wolfpack.

"We got into foul trouble early," Lake City assistant coach Kelly Reed said. "We had three starters on the bench in the first four minutes and had too many turnovers in the first two quarters. We were just out of whack because of the foul trouble, but the kids kept playing hard, but couldn't get over the hump of the first half deficit."

J.J. Winger scored 14 points for Lake City (10-4), which travels to Post Falls on Friday.

Ryan Edwards, a 7-footer who has signed a letter of intent to play at Gonzaga, had 14 points and five rebounds for Glacier.

Lake City 11 9 20 17 - 57

Glacier 18 19 19 14 - 70

LAKE CITY - Lake 0, Pratt 2, Redal 3, Murphy 2, Hocking 4, Guice 8, Louie-McGee 5, Moreen 17, Dahl 2, Winger 14.

GLACIER - Overmiller 0, Siderias 2, Griffith 4, Epperly 9, Michaels 10, Reed 2, Brown 0, Iverson 13, Cutler 0, Peters 16, Malloy 0, Edwards 14.

Moscow 73

Sandpoint 33

SANDPOINT - Moscow's height and hot shooting were simply too much, as the Bears dominated the Bulldogs in a 4A Inland Empire League clash at Les Rogers Court.

Nick Ellison, a 6-foot-6 post, scored 17 points to lead the Bears (7-4, 2-0 4A IEL), who owned the glass and took advantage of second-chance opportunities.

Nathan Schwartz scored seven points to lead the Bulldogs (2-11, 0-1 4A IEL), who trailed by one after the first quarter before things fell apart. The Bulldogs were playing the second of back-to-back games, and ran out of gas in the second half.

"We didn't play as hard as we need to play. We got frustrated in the fourth quarter and kind of coasted, and that's something we've got to work on," Bulldogs coach Tyler Haynes said. "I was thrilled with the first quarter, and our first half was solid. But when you're down by 25, you still have to execute."

T.J. Alsager had seven rebounds, and Jeremiah Gagnon had five assists and two steals in defeat.

Sandpoint travels to Lakeland on Thursday.

Moscow 11 20 20 22 - 73

Sandpoint 10 8 8 7 - 33

MOSCOW - McGurkin 5, Martin 2, Ellison 17, Randall 15, Akey 14, Snyder 9, Levy 2, Adona 3, Gresham 2.

SANDPOINT - Schwartz 7, Rodriguez 6, Gagnon 5, Jurenka 3, Nelson 5, Burgstahler 3, Edwards 2, Alsager 2.

Bonners Ferry 54

Cd'A Charter 49

COEUR d'ALENE - Cameron Woods scored 18 points to lead the Badgers past the Panthers in a nonleague game at Holy Family Catholic School.

"It was a close, 4-5 point game for the entire game," Coeur d'Alene Charter coach Chris Pedersen said. "They came out and hit a lot of 3-pointers in the first half and for the most part, it stayed at that pace from beginning to end. We've been fighting some injuries and sickness, but all in all we played well. Bonners just really shot the ball well and hit some important shots too."

Christian Pedersen scored 25 points and Bryan Smith had 12 points and eight rebounds for Coeur d'Alene Charter (6-5), which travels to Kootenai on Tuesday.

Evan Moe scored 13 points for Bonners Ferry (4-6), which hosts Kellogg next Saturday.

Bonners Ferry 23 11 12 8 - 54

Cd'A Charter 20 13 7 9 - 49

BONNERS FERRY - Price 0, Skeen 6, Rice 0, Fitch 4, Pluid 4, Woods 18, Evans 9, Moe 13, Behrens 0.

COEUR d'ALENE CHARTER - Hallett 9, Johnson 3, Adams 0, Pedersen 25, Smith 12, Moreno 0, Stellflug 0.

St. Maries 62

Orofino 31

ST. MARIES - Warren Joiner had 19 points and six rebounds to lead the Lumberjacks past the Maniacs in a Central Idaho League game.

"The boys played well," St. Maries assistant coach Tony Kraack said. "We got out to a good start and pressured them off the bat and forced them into some turnovers and capitalized on some mistakes. It was good to get back on track."

Kraack filled in at coach for John Bisson, who was out of town.

Austin Linnemeyer had 17 points and seven assists for St. Maries (6-4, 2-1 CIL), which hosts the Coeur d'Alene junior varsity on Thursday.

Orofino (6-6, 1-1) travels to face Coeur d'Alene Charter next Saturday at Holy Family Catholic School.

Orofino 9 9 2 11 - 31

St. Maries 11 15 19 13 - 62

OROFINO - Wilson 3, Judd 8, Turner 4, Lee 9, Smith 3, Duchtro 2, Brink 2, Kuykendall 0.

ST. MARIES - Joiner 19, Stapleton 4, Michael 3, Ryle 2, Posselt 5, Smith 6, Feasline 2, Linnemeyer 17, Gertje 4, Bidwell 0, Cordell 0.

Wallace 57

Clark Fork 53

CLARK FORK - Brock Arthun scored a game-high 15 points to lead the Miners over the Wampus Cats in North Star League action.

Gavin Rasmussen added 12 for the balanced Miners (7-4, 3-1 NSL), who had four players in double figures in a game that was tight from start to finish.

Zach Nesbitt knocked down a pair of 3-pointers to lead Clark Fork (3-10, 2-2 NSL), Tristin Bristol added eight points and 15 rebounds, Zack Klein eight points and five assists and Joey Hazinsky 10 points and three steals in defeat.

The Wampus Cats were playing without starter Axel Anderson, who was out sick, and strong bench play kept them in the game.

"We played good defense and we were right there in the end," said Cats coach Corey Vogel. "Unfortunately, we missed 13 free throws and that doomed us. Other than that, it was really even."

Clark Fork hosts Selkirk on Tuesday.

Wallace 18 6 13 20 - 57

Clark Fork 12 8 13 20 - 53

WALLACE - Brantley 11, Arthun 15, Little 0, Jo. Dellinger 10, Ja. Dellinger 6, Rasmussen 12, Howell 3.

CLARK FORK - Bowen 1, Nesbitt 12, Klein 8, Hazinsky 10, Boudousquie 2, Bristol 8, Bahr 7, E. Anderson 5.

Christian Center 67

Christian Heritage 52

EDWALL, Wash. - Derek Hansen had 28 points, nine rebounds and nine steals for the Lions in a Mountain Christian League win against the Patriots.

Christian Center (5-6, 5-4 MCL) will face Genesis Prep on Wednesday at the HUB Sports Center in Liberty Lake.

Christian Center 16 24 20 7 - 67

Christian Heritage 14 11 12 15 - 52

CHRISTIAN CENTER - Hansen 28, Turner 2, Johnson 0, Kuetemeyer 10, D. Hansen 10, Howard 2, Ryssel 6, Allen 5, Harryman 0, Krouse 2, Ruf 0, Hawkins 2.

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE - Herron 24, Rossey 6, Cousins 17, Ricketts 0, Reviejo 0, Koo 0, Payne 0, P. Xu 1, Hemenway 4, Shin 0, J. Xu 0.