Lakeside, Kootenai, Bonners fall

* 1A DIVISION I

ST. MARIES - Lakeside struggled offensively, scoring just 12 points in the first half, in dropping a state 1A Division I play-in game to Genesee, 51-40 on Saturday at St. Maries High.

"The second and third quarters were pretty rough for us," Lakeside coach Chris Dohrman said. "Twelve points is uncommon for us in a half; we just didn't do well offensively."

Jordan Meshell scored 14 points for the Knights, who finished 18-5.

Reggie Tilleman scored 18 points and his brother, Beau Tilleman, added 15 for Genesee, the District 2 third-place team.

"They both posed a difficult matchup for us," Dohrman said. "They're both about 6-foot-5. We guarded them pretty well, we just struggled on defense. The hole we dug early on, we could never get out of."

Genesee 8 12 19 12 - 51

Lakeside 6 6 13 15 - 40

GENESEE - Wait 1, Phillips 5, B. Tilleman 15, R. Tilleman 18, Druffel 12, Stout 0.

LAKESIDE - Stensgar 0, Pluff 0, Meshell 14, Schatz 11, Kolar 5, Nilson 4, Brown 6.

* 1A DIVISION II

Summit Academy 50

Kootenai 43

ST. MARIES - Anthony Ausman had 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Warriors in a loss to the Patriots of Cottonwood in a state 1A Division II play-in game at St. Maries High.

"They got out to a 9-0 lead on us and we struggled in the first half," Kootenai coach Doug Napierala said. "Our shots just weren't falling."

Kootenai closed the deficit to a three point game with two minutes remaining, but Summit Academy, the District 2 runner-up, came up with a couple of 3-pointers to put the game out of reach.

"We had our chance at the end, but they hit a couple of shots there," Napierala said. "Defensively, I thought we played a pretty solid game. The first quarter was a killer for us. After we settled down, we played with them. Had we had more shots fall in the first half, we would have been right there."

Kootenai, the District 1 champion, finishes 9-11.

Summit Academy (15-6) opens the state 1A Division II tournament against Rockland (14-8) on Thursday at 12:15 p.m. PST at Caldwell High.

Summit Academy 15 5 9 21 - 50

Kootenai 7 5 12 19 - 43

SUMMIT ACADEMY - Stubbers 2, Krogh 7, T. Schwartz 0, Lustig 5, Chmelik 7, Beckman 0, Waters 14, M. Schwartz 15, Osborne 0.

KOOTENAI - H. Whipple 3, Willms 2, Jones 9, Ausman 16, Love 2, Pfeifer 7, Schultz 4.

Filer 42

Bonners Ferry 32

MCCALL - The Badgers led 19-7 early in the second quarter, but were held to 15 points in the final quarters of a state play-in game against the Wildcats at McCall-Donnelly High.

Kyler Rice scored 12 points for Bonners Ferry, which finishes 11-11.

Filer (15-10), the District 4 runner-up, will face Snake River (19-3) in the opening round of state on Thursday at 5:15 p.m. PST at Meridian High.

Filer 5 15 14 8 - 42

Bonners Ferry 17 6 6 3 - 32

FILER - L. Beard 10, Tews 10, A. Beard 4, Whitlock 6, Moon 3, Oyler 0.

BONNERS FERRY - Bennett 4, Pluid 1, Rice 12, Stone 2, Woods 5, Nelson 6, Sabin 2.