PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Vikings storm past Bulldogs

COEUR d'ALENE - Tony Naccarato scored a season-high 21 points Saturday, as Coeur d'Alene came back strong from a four-point deficit after the first quarter to win its fifth in a row by beating Sandpoint, 66-54 at Elmer Jordan Court.

"I thought Sandpoint played well, especially in the first half," Coeur d'Alene coach Kurt Lundblad said. "They started out hot and they're an awfully good team and they have the ability to beat anybody and our kids but we stepped it up in the second half and played real well. I thought Tony stepped it up and showed why he's one of our leaders. He killed people on the glass and was just super tonight. Elliott Sparks was super, he played great defense and took charges and provided a spark off the bench."

Naccarato grabbed 11 rebounds for the Vikings (16-3). Colby Daniels had six boards and Austin Paulsen finished with seven assists.

Jeremiah Gagnon led Sandpoint (8-12) with 21 points.

Senior Hunter Hart, who was the Vikings' team manager all season, played late in the game and took a 3-point shot that rattled in and out for a miss.

"His heart and soul is all about Viking blue," Lundblad said of Hart. "It meant a lot to me to suit him up for one night. It was awesome."

Coeur d'Alene hosts Lewiston on Friday in the first round of the 5A Region 1 tournament. Sandpoint returns to action Feb. 24 vs. Lakeland in the first round of the 4A Region 1 tournament at North Idaho College.

"We've got next week to get better and get focused and get ready," Lundblad said. "We know this is the second season. We're real pleased we won the league title, but we're not happy until we get to the second season (in regionals) and we're ready to go."

Sandpoint 15 8 12 19 - 54

Coeur d'Alene 11 16 17 22 - 66

SANDPOINT - Timothy 0, Jurenka 2, Rodriguez 4, Spalding 4, Kuzmich 0, Schwartz 9, Edwards 4, Burgstahler 6, Breuner 0, Gagnon 21, Collado 4.

COEUR d'ALENE - Paulsen 3, Daniels 15, Carpenter 4, Williams 2, Hicks 2, Sparks 2, Kluss 5, T. Naccarato 21, Lundblad 3, J. Naccarato 8, Amos 1, Hart 0.

Lake City 71

Moscow 46

COEUR d'ALENE - Kyle Guice had 20 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three blocks for the Timberwolves in a nonleague win against the Bears

Justin Pratt had 17 points and five assists and Jared Turner had seven rebounds for Lake City (17-5), which hosts Post Falls in the opening round of the 5A Region 1 tournament on Friday at 7 p.m.

"Kyle and Justin were absolutely fantastic on their senior night in every aspect of their game," Lake City assistant coach Kelly Reed said. "It was an outstanding performance by both."

Lake City outrebounded Moscow 38-14.

"It was an outstanding team effort from start to finish," Reed said. "Everyone that played tonight, played well and we executed on offense and defense really well."

Nick Ellison scored 19 points for Moscow (7-11).

Moscow 14 10 9 13 - 46

Lake City 24 15 22 10 - 71

MOSCOW - Gresch 9, Martin 0, Akey 9, Stephens 0, Gosse 0, Verlin 3, Niehenke 4, Ochoa 0, Gorton 0, Ellison 19, Davis 2.

LAKE CITY - Adams 6, Pratt 17, Louie-McGee 5, Vetsch 4, Guice 20, Turner 6, Dahl 0, Winger 9, Mitchell 2, Hancock 2.

Timberlake 71

Bonners Ferry 51

SPIRIT LAKE - Keegan Scott had 23 points, seven rebounds, six steals and five assists to lead the Tigers past the Badgers in a matchup of teams tied for the Intermountain League lead.

"It was a big win for us," Timberlake coach Tony Hanna said. "We both knew we needed this with only one game left. We're getting some things going and doing some things really well right now."

Austin Allen had 20 points, five rebounds, four steals and four assists for Timberlake (8-11, 4-1 IML), which hosts Kellogg on Tuesday. With a win, the Tigers would clinch the No. 1 seed to the 3A District 1 tournament.

A Kellogg win, coupled with a Bonners Ferry (7-7, 3-2) win against visiting Priest River (1-17, 0-5) on Tuesday, would force a three-way tie for first at 4-2 in league.

Cameron Woods scored 20 points for Bonners Ferry.

Bonners Ferry 14 12 11 14 - 51

Timberlake 19 16 14 22 - 71

BONNERS FERRY - Ray 3, Bennett 3, Pluid 9, Rice 9, Stone 1, Woods 20, Nelson 6, Sabin 0.

TIMBERLAKE - Cramer 12, Johnson 4, Austin 0, Menti 0, Hauck 1, Scott 23, Jones 3, Malloy 0, Allen 20, Kisler 6, Cronnelly 0, Tonkin 2.

Kellogg 60

Priest River 28

PRIEST RIVER - Jesse Lambert and Chrishtian deYoung hit back-to-back 3-pointers to start a big second quarter for the Wildcats, who ran away with an Intermountain League win against the Spartans.

Lambert and Tucker Gust each scored 13 points for Kellogg (11-6, 3-2 IML), and deYoung added 12.

"We played all right and did a good job on Jimmy Koch tonight," Kellogg coach Jeff Lambert said. "We're playing pretty well at the right time so things are starting to look up."

Kellogg travels to Timberlake on Tuesday.

Koch finished with five points. Zack Roland and Thomas White each scored eight points for Priest River (1-16, 0-5), which travels to Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.

Kellogg 17 18 12 13 - 60

Priest River 7 7 7 7 - 28

KELLOGG - G. Colburn 7, Martin 2, Lambert 13, Easley 0, Waechter 2, deYoung 12, Gust 13, T. Colburn 2, McDonald 9

PRIEST RIVER - Clark 0, Anselmo 0, Linton 0, Hartwig 2, MacDonald 0, Koch 5, Je. Griffin 0, Nunley 0, White 8, Slinger 2, Roland 8, Ja. Griffin 3.