PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lake City nearly upsets Lewiston

COEUR d'ALENE - Despite falling to third-ranked Lewiston on Saturday, Lake City coach Bryan Kelly believes his team is heading into the 5A Region 1 tournament with the right momentum at the right time.

But after several last-minute attempts to tie or take the lead in a 5A Inland Empire League battle, the Timberwolves (10-10, 2-4 IEL) lost a tough one, 51-47.

With eight seconds left in the game and the Bengals ahead 50-47, the Timberwolves missed a 3-pointer that would have tied the game against Lewiston (18-2, 5-1 IEL).

"We had a good look at the basket," Lake City coach Bryan Kelly said of the shot attempt. "We had to foul and they hit a couple free throws at the end. We were down almost 20 at the half."

With 33 seconds, Lewiston led 48-47. Lake City missed a free throw that would have tied the game.

The Timberwolves got a quick steal from guard Hailey Jackson off the free throw, but with 30 seconds left, Lake City missed a layup that would have put the hosts ahead by one.

With 18 seconds left, Lewiston guard Paige Wells hit two free throws to make it a 50-47 lead.

After Lewiston took a daunting 38-19 lead at halftime, the Timberwolves stormed back to outscore their opponents 26-13 in the second half.

"We kept attacking the basket and we put together a complete game and it was senior night," Kelly said. "I was pleased with our seniors, Hailey, Madi Farrell and Dakota (Wilson). We tried to pound it inside in the second half."

Farrell scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Natalie Wheelock added 10 points. Jackson scored nine points, going 6 for 7 from the free-throw line.

Lewiston's Lynzee Wilson scored 12 points.

In the first round of the 5A Region 1 tournament on Friday, No. 3 seed Lake City plays at No. 2 seed Lewiston at 7 p.m.

"I've been stressing that we want to play our best basketball going into the district tournament," Kelly said. "I think this was a big step for us to show that we can play with them."

Lewiston 16 22 6 7 - 51

Lake City 10 9 13 15 - 47

LEWISTON - H. Weeks 0, B. Weeks 0, Wilson 12, Lohman 5, Schlader 6, Moscrip 6, Wells 9, White 7, Hastings 6.

LAKE CITY - Jackson 9, Dvorak 5, Wilson 2, Wheelock 10, Wendlandt 1, Smith 3, Maryon 0, Farrell 13, Meier 4.

Coeur d'Alene 53

Moscow 23

MOSCOW - Sara Chalich scored 16 points to lead the Vikings past the Bears in the nonleague finale for both at Bear Den.

With the win, Coeur d'Alene (18-2) clinches the No. 1 seed to the 5A Region 1 tournament after finishing the season tied with Lewiston. Coeur d'Alene earned the top seed on point differential, beating Lewiston by 20 points after losing to the Bengals by three.

Sydney Williams had 12 points and five rebounds, Kayli Matheson seven points and five rebounds, Sydni Parker four steals and Madison Sumner four assists for Coeur d'Alene, which hosts fourth seed Post Falls in the opening round of regionals Friday at 7 p.m.

Ashley Enberg scored six points for Moscow (2-18), which faces Lakeland on Feb. 10 in a single-elimination 4A Region 1 tournament at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene.

Coeur d'Alene 17 18 16 2 - 53

Moscow 7 8 4 4 - 23

COEUR d'ALENE - Parker 4, Sumner 4, Chalich 16, Callahan 0, Tackett 10, Miller 0, Matheson 7, J. Fagan 0, Williams 12.

MOSCOW - Meyer 2, McDaniel 2, Enberg 6, Quinnett 2, Stephens 4, Hill 0, Sprenger 0, Simpson 0, Davis 5, Clocke 2.

Timberlake 63

Bonners Ferry 28

BONNERS FERRY - Allison Kirby and Jessica Norlander scored 16 points apiece to lead the Tigers past the Badgers in an Intermountain League game.

"Offensively, I thought we played really well," Timberlake coach Matt Miller said. "Our defense created some offensive for us. Defensively, we just did a great job, especially in the first half of making things tough for them."

Keelie Lawler had 14 points for Timberlake (10-7, 3-2 IML), which hosts Kellogg on Tuesday.

McKenzie McDonald scored 10 points for Bonners Ferry (2-14, 0-6), which hosts Clark Fork on Tuesday.

Timberlake 14 15 16 18 - 63

Bonners Ferry 0 10 13 5 - 28

TIMBERLAKE - Powell 0, Gardom 4, Rhodes 4, Kirby 16, Seubert 6, Fitzmorris 3, Norlander 16, Lawler 14, Mallet 0.

BONNERS FERRY - Morgan 0, McDonald 10, Kelly 5, Zarate 0, Byers 0, Davis 3, Foster 0, Minor 9, Piatz 1.

Kellogg 45

St. Maries 36

ST. MARIES - Kelsey Carter scored eight points to lead the Wildcats past the Lumberjacks in the Brawl for the Ball spirit game.

Kellogg outscored St. Maries 16-5 in the second quarter to pull away.

"They shot the ball really well in the second quarter and only missed three or four shots in that quarter," St. Maries coach Jay Sines said. "We just had trouble shooting. We took a lot of shots, but couldn't get the ball in the hole."

Chelsea Thaut scored nine points, Kendall Brusseau had six rebounds and Kerstin Auer had five steals for St. Maries (8-8), which faces Coeur d'Alene Charter on Tuesday at Holy Family Catholic School in Coeur d'Alene.

Jessi Gibbons scored seven points for Kellogg (12-5), which travels to Timberlake on Tuesday.

Kellogg 13 16 6 10 - 45

St. Maries 9 5 11 11 - 36

KELLOGG - Garner 4, Wendt 2, Roberts 3, Toews 0, Stewart 5, Gibbons 7, Shepherd 3, Carter 8, Arthur 4, Chambers 6, McDonald 3.

ST. MARIES - McQueen 3, Ghramm 3, Waddell 3, Brusseau 2, Kel. Auer 2, Thaut 9, Flach 5, Cordell 2, Ker. Auer 4.

Kootenai 46

Clark Fork 32

HARRISON FLATS - Katey Mae McInturff scored 16 points to lead the Warriors past the Wampus Cats in a North Star League game.

Kootenai outscored Clark Fork 31-14 in the second and third quarter combined to pull away.

"Our defense was pretty good in those quarters," Kootenai coach Mike LaFountaine said. "We've been talking about playing good man-to-man defense and we created some steals and it really got our offense going."

Kootenai (5-9, 3-4 NSL) hosts Mullan on Tuesday.

Callie Potter scored nine points for Clark Fork (1-15, 1-6), which travels to Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.

Clark Fork 6 7 7 12 - 32

Kootenai 8 15 16 7 - 46

CLARK FORK - Kinney 1, Ly. Kiebert 8, Le. Kiebert 1, Dohmen 0, Heigis 4, DeCleve 0, Potter 9, Fitzpatrick 0, Wurm 9, Lowry 0.

KOOTENAI - G. McInturff 4, Goodson 6, Carman 2, LaFountaine 1, Andersen 4, Karpinski 0, K. McInturff 16, Martin 4, Dutton 5, Dotson 2, Short 2.