NIC ROUNDUP: Cards roll, host tourney next
• MEN’S BASKETBALL
COEUR d’ALENE — Freshman guard Trey Burch-Manning had 17 points and three assists for the North Idaho College men’s basketball team in a 95-68 win over the Green River Gators in a nonconference game on Thursday at Rolly Williams Court.
NIC (8-0), ranked 17th in the NJCAA poll this week, also got 19 points from Braian Angola-Rodas and 16 each from Haywood Irwin and Brayon (BJ) Blake in the win.
“The guys came out really well coming off the Thanksgiving break,” NIC coach Corey Symons said. “It was nice to come out on the floor. We came out and played well. We had five guys in double figures. We’re trying to get things kicked off before the Cardinal Classic coming up soon. It’s a good win for us, we have five games in six days. So it was vital for us to come out and have everyone contribute and get the guys ready for a big tournament that starts (today).”
“It was nice that Haywood Irwin came out and had his biggest game of the year,” Symons added. “It was a big boost for us.”
Marcus Harris, who played at NIC as a freshman, finished with 15 points and seven rebounds for Green River (4-3).
NIC will face Whatcom tonight at 7:30 in the opening round of the Bigfoot/Cardinal Classic at Rolly Williams Court. Green River will face Big Bend tonight at 5:30, also at NIC.
GREEN RIVER
Anthony Harper 2-6 0-0 4, Damon Cikanek 1-3 2-2 5, Marcus Harris 3-12 7-8 15, Marquis Blackwell 7-14 1-2 16, Jaqua Morrow 3-8 0-0 9, Tory Causey 3-11 3-5 12, Jaron Heck 1-1 0-0 3, Dedrian Miller 2-6 0-0 4, Lamar McDougald 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-62 13-17 68.
NORTH IDAHO
Sam Dowd 2-6 2-2 7, Lucas Antunez 0-4 0-0 0, Haywood Irwin 6-12 0-0 16, Trey Burch-Manning 5-8 7-8 17, Brayon (BJ) Blake 8-17 0-0 16, Dylan Okoro 0-0 0-0 0, Braian Angola-Rodas 7-11 0-0 19, Kaleb Warner 2-5 1-1 5, Kyle Guice 1-4 0-0 3, Zaequan Satterhwaite 5-8 0-2 10, Scott Turner 0-2 0-0 0, Tony Naccarato 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 37-79 10-13 95.
Halftime — NIC 46-29. 3-point goals — GR 11-22 (Cikanek 1-1, Harris 2-6, Blackwell 1-2, Morrow 3-7, Causey 3-5, Heck 1-1), NIC 11-27 (Dowd 1-3, Antunez 0-2, Irwin 4-6, Burch-Manning 0-1, Blake 0-2, Angola-Rodas 5-8, Warner 0-2, Guice 1-2, Naccarato 0-1). Rebounds — GR 39 (Blackwell 10), NIC 47 (Blake 11). Assists — GR 13 (Causey 6), NIC 17 (Dowd 5). Team fouls — GR 17, NIC 19. Fouled out — none.
• WRESTLING
North Idaho 30
Western
Wyoming 17
LAS VEGAS — Jordan Hall (149 pounds), Dajour Reece (165) and former Lakeland High standout Killian Estes (197) won by pinfall for the Cardinals in a dual victory over the Mustangs at the Cashman Center.
“That was kind of the difference with those guys getting those pins,” NIC coach Pat Whitcomb said. “It was a pretty evenly matched dual, and those bonus points went a long way. All in all, it was a good dual for us. Even the matches we lost, they were close matches. The guys did a good job of wrestling to the final whistle.”
NIC will compete in the 34th annual Cliff Keen Invitational today in Vegas.
125 — Cole Verner, WW, tf. Landon Bailey, 16-0. 133 — Isaac Aguilar, NIC, d. Ryan Bradshaw, 8-5. 141 — Deondre Wilson, NIC, d. Jaydon Rogers, 7-3. 149 — Jordan Hall, NIC, p. Ezekiel Mamalis, 4:40. 157 — Ulisses Lopez, WW, d. Alex Aguilar, 6-4. 165 — Dajor Reece, NIC, p. Oscar Cuevas-Acosta, 1:49. 174 — Kaden Campbell, WW, p. Khali Crowl, 4:46. 184 — Chase Campbell, NIC, by forfeit. 197 — Killian Estes, NIC, p. Chris Restad, 2:18. 285 — Dexter Bess, WW, d. Damian Trujillo, 3-0.