PREP BASKETBALL: Kootenai's Ausman posts double-double
* BOYS
HARRISON FLATS - Anthony Ausman had 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Kootetnai Warriors past the Kellogg Wildcat junior varsity 50-10 on Thursday night.
Cody Jones had seven points and six assists and Donald Hall six rebounds for Kootenai (3-3), which hadn't played since Dec. 20 against Deary.
"It was good to come out and knock some of the rust off," Kootenai coach Doug Napierala said. "Kellogg came out in the first quarter running a flex and was extremely patient and ran the clock pretty good. In the second, we started pushing the ball more and got some more defensive pressure on them and forced some turnovers."
Kootenai travels to Clark Fork on Saturday.
Kellogg 2 4 3 1 - 10
Kootenai 9 14 10 17 - 50
KELLOGG JV - Sanabria 3, Dupron 0, Kitchen 0, Harris 0, Petersen 0, Bartley 0, Stovern 1, Kimberling 0, Hernandez 2, Sauer 0, Bebout 4.
KOOTENAI - Schadley 2, H. Whipple 4, Keogh 2, Willms 1, Jones 7, Ausman 10, Love 6, Pfeiffer 10, Schultz 4, J. Whipple 2, Hall 2.
Clark Fork 36
Cd'A Charter 34
COEUR d'ALENE - Tristin Bristol scored 17 points and Jaden Taylor hit the game-winning 3-pointer with less than a minute remaining to lead the Wampus Cats (2-5) past the Panthers at Holy Family Catholic School.
"It was a good game," Coeur d'Alene Charter coach Steve Bourgard said. "I'm proud of the kids. We're just working hard to get better."
Christian Johnson had 10 points and six assists and Chris Adams 13 points for Coeur d'Alene Charter (1-8), which travels to Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.
Clark Fork 10 7 11 8 - 36
Cd'A Charter 8 9 7 10 - 34
CLARK FORK - Bristol 17, Aguirre 0, Bowen 0, Taylor 6, Anderson 0, Oas 4, Boudesquie 0, Barr 9.
COEUR d'ALENE CHARTER - Lundblad 3, Pennings 2, May 0, Johnson 10, Valov 2, Adams 13, Whealon 2, Rubalcaba 0, Follini 2.
Genesis Prep 65
Chr. Center 64 (2 OT)
LIBERTY LAKE - Ty Brearley scored 30 points to lead the Jaguars past the Lions in double overtime of a Mountain Christian League game at the HUB Sports Center.
Chase Allen scored 36 points for Christian Center (3-5, 2-5 MCL), which travels to Christian Heritage on Saturday in Edwall, Wash.
Genesis Prep (5-5, 3-5) hosts Christian Center on Tuesday at Real Life Ministries in Post Falls.
Genesis Prep 18 10 10 9 18 - 65
Christian Center 8 9 15 15 17 - 64
GENESIS PREP - Howard 5, Brearley 30, Chisum 4, Harris 9, Hash 3, Buer 8, Schroeder 6, Miles 0.
CHRISTIAN CENTER - Hansen 4, Ryssel 5, Engals 4, Howard 5, Allen 36, Harryman 10, Krause 0.
Coeur d'Alene at
Bonners Ferry, ppd.
No makeup date has been announced.
* GIRLS
N'west Christian 46
Lakeland 38
COLBERT, Wash. - Kelly Ramus had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawks, who battled the unbeaten Crusaders before falling in nonleague play.
Kaiden Kelsey added eight points, 10 rebounds and four blocks, and Emily Vanderhoof had four assists for Lakeland (3-10).
"We battled," Lakeland coach Steve Seymour said. "We competed against a pretty good team, had a shot at the end of the game ... we improved tonight."
Rachel Bozelee scored 15 points for Northwest Christian (13-0).
"We've had some good practices, and good practices turned into one of our better performances of the year," Seymour said.
Lakeland opens up 4A Inland Empire League play Saturday at home vs. Sandpoint.
Lakeland 12 10 5 11 - 38
N'west Christian 12 17 8 9 - 46
LAKELAND - Vanderhoof 3, Price 0, Linehan 0, Kelsey 8, Fahlenkamp 0, Rotchford 9, Seymour 2, Bodak 0, Ramus 16.
NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN - Guske 6, Tibbetts 2, Shellerud 2, Taylor 2, C. Gray 13, Knight 4, Bozelee 15, M. Gray 2.
Priest River 44
Timberlake 38
SPIRIT LAKE - Trailing by two points at halftime, the visiting Spartans scored three quick baskets to open the third quarter and never trailed again in the Intermountain League win over the Tigers.
Katlyn Summers scored a game-high 18 points for Priest River (8-5, 2-0 IML).
"Their big girls (Summers and Jill Weimer) just killed us on the boards; too many easy baskets inside," Timberlake coach Matt Miller said. "I thought if we could hold the two of them to 15 or less, we could win."
Jessica Norlander scored 16 points for Timberlake (7-6, 1-1), which travels to Kellogg on Saturday.
Priest River 9 9 18 8 - 44
Timberlake 9 11 10 8 - 38
PRIEST RIVER - Douglas 9, Tantrum 0, Luckey 0, Weimer 6, Clark 8, A. Summers 0, Krampert 2, Carey 1, Williams 0, K. Summers 18, Warren 0.
TIMBERLAKE - Powell 0, Gardom 2, Rhodes 7, Kirby 7, Seubert 4, Fitzmorris 0, Norlander 16, Mallet 2.
Cd'A Charter 45
Clark Fork 32
COEUR d'ALENE - At Holy Family Catholic School, Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy beat Clark Fork in a nonleague game.
The Panthers (5-5) led 32-12 at halftime and were up 13-11 after the first quarter.
"We played well inside," Coeur d'Alene Charter coach Doug Grant said. "When our inside game goes, we play well. (Jacklyn) Jensen and (Sarah) Haman both played well."
Lyndsie Kiebert scored 21 points for the Wampus Cats (0-8).
Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy plays host to the Post Falls junior varsity team tonight.
No box score was available.
Wallace 49
Lakeside 40
WALLACE - Sam Woody and Jordan Browning scored 12 points apiece, leading the Miners past the Knights in a North Star League game at Kirby Krulitz Court.
Avery Brown-Sonder scored a game-high 14 points for Lakeside (4-9, 2-2 NSL), which travels to Mullan on Tuesday.
Morgan Hill scored 10 points for Wallace (9-3, 4-0), which hosts Coeur d'Alene Charter on Thursday.
Lakeside 9 10 12 9 - 40
Wallace 13 6 19 11 - 49
LAKESIDE - Rhea 5, Duncan 2, F. Hendrickx 12, T. Hendrickx 2, Dohrman 2, Haynes 3, Brown-Sonder 14.
WALLACE - Bennett 0, Hill 10, Farkas 7, Denson 2, Woody 12, Nelson 6, Browning 12.
Kellogg JV 39
Kootenai 34 (OT)
HARRISON FLATS - Katey Mae McInturff scored 11 points for the Warriors in an overtime loss to the Wildcat junior varsity.
Kootenai (2-5) went 0-for-9 from the field in overtime.
"They just made their shots in overtime," Kootenai coach Mike LaFountaine said. "We knew they were going to make their run and Kellogg came out a little harder than we did in the second half."
Janet Lo scored 15 points for Kellogg, which hosts Timberlake on Saturday.
Kootenai travels to Clark Fork in North Star League play Saturday.
Kellogg JV 2 6 14 10 7 - 39
Kootenai 10 6 7 9 2 - 34
KELLOGG JV - Arthur 0, Zisk 0, Chambers 10, Twidt 2, Golob 0, Lo 15, Woody 2, Bircher 6, Miller 4.
KOOTENAI - Goodson 2, Keogh 0, Carman 6, LaFountaine 0, Karpinski 0, McInturff 11, Martin 6, Dutton 2, Dotson 7, Short 0.
Christian Center 52
N. Idaho Christian 27
LIBERTY LAKE - Junior Jaicie Purvis scored 22 points as the Lions beat the Royals in nonleague play at the HUB Sports Center.
Shannon Kempton grabbed seven rebounds and Hope Sasseli had eight steals for the Lions (5-2).
Alex Gwin scored 12 points for North Idaho Christian (5-6), which plays tonight at Stillwater Christian of Kalispell, Mont.
Christian Center plays Saturday at Christian Heritage School of Edwall, Wash.
N. Idaho Christian 6 12 3 6 - 27
Christian Center 9 16 19 8 - 52
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN - Hensley 1, Wood 1, Burke 0, Andrews 2, Gwin 12, Hill 0, Prosch 4, Haag 0, Ward 0, Lassan 1, Murison 2, Shaw 2, Boland 2.
CHRISTIAN CENTER - Purvis 22, Sovereign 2, Sasseli 8, Kempton 4, Engels 8, Ripatti 4, Barnhart 2, Muskrat 2, Ryssel 0, Wood 0, Smith 0.