PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Wildcats down 'Jacks in Silver Valley title game
KELLOGG - Janet Lo scored a 13 points to lead the Kellogg Wildcats past the St. Maries Lumberjacks 44-37 in the championship game of the Silver Valley tournament on Saturday at Andrews Gymnasium.
"They looked really good tonight," said Kellogg assistant coach Jeff Colburn, who was filling in for head coach Eli Bourgard, who was welcoming the birth of his baby on Saturday. "We were moving on defense really well and took care of the ball as well."
Marley Chambers had nine points for Kellogg (2-0), which hosts Coeur d'Alene Charter on Tuesday.
Paige Sines had 11 points, Kelsey Auer 10 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots for St. Maries (1-1), which hosts Timberlake on Thursday.
"We were a little sluggish tonight," St. Maries coach Jay Sines said. "We picked it up in the middle part of the game. We got back within two late in the third quarter, they got up again, and we ran out of gas."
St. Maries 5 13 12 7 - 37
Kellogg 11 17 10 6 - 44
ST. MARIES - Sines 11, Hall 0, Ghramm 2, Womack 0, Cordell 0, Ke. Auer 10, Holder 4, Flach 3, Ka. Auer 3, Wilson 4
KELLOGG - Wendt 6, Twidt 0, Golob 0, Lo 13, Zisk 6, Sheppard 7, Chambers 9, Bumgardner 2, Bircher 1, Miller 0
Wallace 49
Mullan 33
KELLOGG - Morgan Hill scored 18 points, Haley Brackebusch added 14 as the Miners beat the Tigers in the consolation game of the Silver Valley tournament at Andrews Gymnasium.
"We finally started to hit some shots that we couldn't hit last night," said Wallace coach Chris Lund, whose team improved to 1-1. "Today we had some big plays out of (Haley) Brackebusch and (Morgan) Hill and that that really helped us pull out a win today."
Charli Sadler had 10 points, 11 rebounds and six assists and Robbyn Trogden had nine points and six rebounds for Mullan (0-2).
"We still have a bit to work on as a team," Mullan coach Sherry Leitz said. "But Wallace is a great matchup for us. I'm hoping we can pull out a win next time we see them."
Wallace and Mullan play again in the North Star League Tournament at Kirby Krulitz Court on Friday.
Wallace 9 7 13 20 - 49
Mullan 7 5 11 10 - 33
WALLACE - Brackebusch 14, Hill 18, Farkas 2, Branz 4, Hogamier 7, Jackson 4.
MULLAN - Sadler 10, Galloway 2, Ploharz 7, Trogden 9, Gribble 3, Stepro 2
Timberlake 81
Lakeside 30
PLUMMER - Payten Rhodes scored 19 points to lead the Tigers past the Knights in a nonleague game at Ron Miller Court.
"For us, it was a good first game," said Lakeside coach Chris Dohrman, who coached the boys varsity team last year at Lakeside. "We had a tough opponent, but I was happy with some of the things we did. It was a good test for us and we definitely have some things to work on."
Shelby Starr scored 14 points for Timberlake (2-0), which hosts Moscow on Tuesday.
Lillian Rhea scored 11 points for Lakeside (0-1), which faces Kootenai in the opening game of the North Star League tournament on Friday at 6 p.m. at Kirby Krulitz Court in Wallace.
Timberlake 20 26 23 12 - 81
Lakeside 4 11 9 6 - 30
TIMBERLAKE - R. Powell 0, Kelley 9, Rhodes 19, Mallet 6, Starr 14, Kirby 6, E. Powell 8, Simpson 8, Lawler 11.
LAKESIDE - Nomee 0, Zahir 2, Daman 0, Hendrickx 2, Rhea 11, Arthur 2, Dohrman 2, Zachary 5, Peone 6.