PREP ROUNDUP: Post Falls closes strong in 5A IEL opener at Lewiston
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press North Idaho Christian School’s James Rosenthal dribbles up the court after a second quarter steal against Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy Tuesday at Holy Family Catholic School in Coeur d’Alene.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy’s Eli Putren protects the ball from North Idaho Christian School defender Kobe Cottier during the first half.</p>
• GIRLS
LEWISTON — Glory Ellison scored all six of her points in the fourth quarter, hitting 4 of 4 from the free-throw line down the stretch to lead the Post Falls Trojans past the Lewiston Bengals 49-42 in the 5A Inland Empire League opener for both schools on Tuesday night at Booth Hall.
“It was kind of a back-and-forth game,” Post Falls coach Marc Allert said. “We got up five in the fourth quarter and then they took a 42-41 lead. Glory was able to hit some shots down the stretch and we were able to get some defensive stops at the end of the game.”
Melody Kempton scored 13 points, Aubree Johnson had 11 points and eight rebounds and Ellison had six rebounds for Post Falls (2-0), which travels to West Valley on Friday in the Border Clash.
“It’s always nice to go down there and get a win,” Allert said. “It’s a tough place to play. Both teams are pretty young and evenly matched right down, but we’re happy to come out with a win.”
Demi Randall scored eight points for Lewiston (2-1), which hosts Pullman tonight.
Post Falls 8 10 12 19 — 49
Lewiston 3 11 15 13 — 42
POST FALLS — Ellison 6, Morris 1, Gennett 7, Brennan 3, McComb 3, Robinson 3, C. Johnson 0, Kempton 13, Parks 2, A. Johnson 11.
LEWISTON — Weeks 7, Randall 8, Ralstin 0, Bailey 3, Cornelia 0, Roy 7, Cady 5, Havens 5, Johnson 4, Santana 3.
Coeur d’Alene JV 47
Genesis Prep 36
COEUR d’ALENE — Sammy Seymour scored 13 points, leading the Viking JV past the Jaguars at Elmer Jordan Court.
Rachel Schroeder had 18 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and Josie Schribner had seven rebounds and three four blocked shots for Genesis Prep (2-3), which hosts the Kellogg JV on Saturday at Post Falls Middle School.
“I thought we played well, but Coeur d’Alene just dominated us on the boards,” Genesis Prep coach Debbie Holte said. “We gave them a lot of second and third chances. The girls know we’ve got some things we need to improve on and keep getting better.”
Bailee Taylor and Emily Minerath had 10 points apiece for the Coeur d’Alene JV.
Genesis Prep 11 6 13 6 — 36
Coeur d’Alene 14 13 8 12 — 47
GENESIS PREP — Morrow 0, Schroeder 18, Schreibeis 11, Martin 4, Schribner 3, Jones 0.
COEUR d’ALENE JV — Minerath 10, Seymour 13, Taylor 10, Morton 2, Skindlov 0, Johnson 6, Wixom 0, Wineclaw 6, Kane 0.
• BOYS
N.I. Christian 62
Cd’A Charter 30
COEUR d’ALENE — The Royals outscored the Panthers 31-12 in the second half of a nonleague win at Holy Family Catholic School.
John Connelly had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists for NICS (2-0). Brandon Schwintek added 19 points and six rebounds, while Garrett White finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
Eli Putren scored a team-high 11 points for Coeur d’Alene Charter (0-1), which hosts Kootenai on Thursday at Holy Family Catholic School.
North Idaho Christian plays at Lakeside on Thursday.
Cd’A Charter 9 9 11 1 — 30
N. Idaho Ch. 16 15 14 17 — 62
COEUR d’ALENE CHARTER — Putren 11, Rubalcaba 4, Follini 5, Rutherford 3, Kersh 7, Crum 0, Phillips 0, Todd 0.
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Schwintek 19, Connelly 20, White 10, Rosenthal 3, Pilgrim 5, Armstrong 0, Cottier 5, Brennan 0, Kelly 0.