NIC ROUNDUP: Cardinal men reach title game

| December 6, 2014 7:00 PM

SPOKANE - Jordan King had 23 points and nine rebounds to lead 21st-ranked North Idaho College past the Big Bend Vikings of Moses Lake 74-66 in a semifinal game in the Bigfoot Classic on Saturday at Spokane Community College.

"It was a good win for us," NIC coach Corey Symons said. "It's the worst shooting game we've had all year (23 of 66 from the field). We knew it would happen sooner or later, so it was good to play through some adversity and get the win."

NIC (11-1) will face Community Colleges of Spokane, which beat Yakima Valley 99-72, in the championship game today at 4 at SCC.

Djuan Piper had 13 points and five rebounds for NIC.

Big Bend (3-3) will face Yakima Valley in the third-place game today at 2.

NORTH IDAHO

Jamaal Robateau 2-8 3-7 8, Lucas Antunez 2-8 3-4 7, Djuan Piper 4-10 4-4 13, D'Adrian Allen 1-3 1-2 3, Braian Angola-Rodas 2-10 3-5 7, Fuquan Niles 2-5 0-0 4, Jordan King 7-17 7-7 23, Kyle Guice 2-3 2-2 7, Charlie Lockwood 1-1 0-0 2, Ty Higbie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-66 23-31 74.

BIG BEND

Zach Ashman 0-0 0-0 0, Kevin Butler 0-0 0-0 0, Mogga Lado 4-7 2-5 10, Alonzo Ramos 0-0 0-0 0, Wyatt Johnson 1-4 3-4 6, Donavin Wright 10-24 9-9 31, DeAndrea Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, AJ Miles 4-9 3-4 15, Shawn Spencer 0-1 0-0 0, Connor Meyerhoeffer 1-3 2-5 4. Totals 20-50 19-27 66.

Halftime - Tied 34-34. 3-point goals - NIC 5-17 (Robateau 1-5, Antunez 0-1, Piper 1-2, King 2-7, Guice 1-1, Higbie 0-1), BBCC 7-26 (Johnson 1-3, Wright 2-10, Johnson 0-1, Miles 4-9, Spencer 0-1, Meyerhoeffer 0-2). Rebounds - NIC 46 (King 9), BBCC 38 (Lado 8). Assists - NIC 12 (Guice 4), BBCC 8 (Meyerhoeffer 3). Team fouls - NIC 25, BBCC 22. Fouled out - none.

* WOMEN

North Idaho 88

Centralia 61

COEUR d'ALENE - Sophomore Kara Staggs had 15 points and seven assists for the Cardinals, which beat the Trailblazers in a nonconference game at Rolly Williams Court.

NIC starters Mariah Swanson and Katie King out with injuries. King is battling through a shoulder injury, while Swanson has a sore knee.

"We played well," North Idaho College coach Chris Carlson said. "We were really proud of everyone stepping up. It helps when you hit 14 threes. It was the best 3-point shooting night for us this season so far."

Caitlyn Behymer had 13 points and three steals and Maci Benedict had 12 points for NIC (7-2), which made 14 of 27 3-point field goals in the game.

Molly McIntyre scored 14 points for Centralia (3-1).

NIC opens Scenic West Athletic Conference play Saturday at the College of Southern Idaho.

CENTRALIA

Lauren Fisher 0-2 0-2 0, Tori Weeks 4-8 0-0 8, Tiana Reynolds 0-0 1-2 1, Molly McIntyre 2-8 9-10 14, Miranda McDonald 1-6 0-2 3, Suan Kenney 5-13 2-2 12, Salena Taylor 6-7 0-0 12, Kyahri Adams 0-5 3-6 3, Courtney Kaupu 2-6 4-4 8. Totals 20-55 19-28 61.

NORTH IDAHO

Samara Hill 4-10 0-0 11, Maci Benedict 4-10 0-0 12, Bailey Schroeder 2-4 1-2 6, Ryleigh Swagerty 2-3 0-0 4, Kara Staggs 4-9 3-4 15, Monica Landdeck 4-7 1-1 11, Sabrina Earle 2-2 0-2 4, Caitlyn Behymer 3-7 7-9 13, Grace Varcoe 1-5 0-2 2, Panisesi Taimani 5-7 0-0 10. Totals 31-64 12-20 88.

Halftime - NIC 40-25. 3-point goals - Cent 2-8 (Weeks 0-1 McIntyre 1-1, McDonald 1-3, Kenney 0-2), NIC 14-27 (Hill 3-4, Benedict 4-8, Schroeder 1-2, Swagerty 0-1, Staggs 4-6, Landdeck 2-5, Behymer 0-1). Rebounds - Cent 44 (Adams 8), NIC 36 (Benedict 7). Assists - Cent 7 (McIntyre 3), NIC 21 (Staggs 7). Team fouls - Cent 18, NIC 21. Fouled out - Taimani.