PREP BASKETBALL: Lake City girls endure ride, capture opener at Boise tourney
• GIRLS
BOISE — After 11 hours on what Lake City girls basketball coach Bryan Kelly called “gnarly” roads, the Timberwolves finally played a basketball game at Borah High.
And played quite well.
Whitney Meier scored 11 points and Kate Maryon had seven steals, leading the Timberwolves past the Borah Lions 41-28 in the opening game of the TimberLion tournament on Thursday.
“It was a pretty crazy ride down here, but we got off the bus and played,” Kelly said. “I thought the girls came out and responded well and played well. I thought our guards did a good job of pressuring them on defense and getting some steals. They kind of packed it in with a 1-3-1 zone on us, but Whitney hit some shots.”
Lauren Rewers had nine points and seven rebounds, and Ciera Dvorak had four points and five assists for Lake City (6-0), which faces Rocky Mountain of Meridian today at Borah High in Boise.
Alyssa Bolt scored eight points for Borah.
Lake City 8 13 6 14 — 41
Borah 4 8 11 5 — 28
LAKE CITY — Dvorak 4, Carlson 6, K. Maryon 4, Rieken 4, Rewers 9, O. Maryon 2, Meier 11, Simpson 1.
BORAH — Bryant 5, Corpis 8, Camacho 2, Bolt 8, Bilger 2, Jivens 3.
Eagle 55
Post Falls 39
BOISE — Bayley Brennan scored 20 points for the Trojans in a loss to the Mustangs in the TimberLion Tournament.
“Bayley played well throughout the entire game,” Post Falls coach Marc Allert said. “She played hard and wasn’t feeling too well, but did a really good job for us and played a good overall game.”
Melody Kempton had 15 points and 11 rebounds for Post Falls (5-3), which plays at Borah High today.
Cassidy Tiegs scored 19 points for Eagle.
Post Falls 6 13 10 10 — 39
Eagle 10 10 21 14 — 55
POST FALLS — Ellison 0, Morris 0, Gennett 0, Brennan 20, McComb 0, Robinson 0, Kempton 15, Parks 4, A. Johnson 0, C. Johnson 0, Ter Maaten 0.
EAGLE — Mangum 9, King 3, Shields 1, Emerson 2, Stevens 9, Tiegs 19, McKinnie 2, Murray 10.
Timberlake 61
West Valley 34
SPIRIT LAKE — Allison Kirby scored 12 of her 17 points in the fourth quarter, and Keelie Lawler scored all 10 of her points in the final quarter, as the Tigers pulled away from the visiting Eagles in nonleague play.
Lilly Kelley added 10 points for Timberlake (7-1), which outscored West Valley 26-7 in the final quarter.
“We shot pretty poorly the first three quarters, and then I think our defensive pressure got to them,” Timberlake coach Matt Miller said. “They got a little tired, and made some extra mistakes. And we just started making shots.”
Timberlake returns to action Jan. 4 at home vs. Priest River.
West Valley 11 12 4 7 — 34
Timberlake 11 17 7 26 — 61
WEST VALLEY — Gertje 0, Sinclair 6, Romes 7, Phan 7, L. Sinner 7, Rutter 0, C. Sinner 4, Hossfeld 2.
TIMBERLAKE — Vanderhoof 5, Kelley 10, Mallet 8, Starr 3, Jezek 2, Kirby 17, Powell 2, Gardom 0, Simpson 2, Tonkin 2, Lawler 10.
Kellogg 51
Cd’A Charter 36
COEUR d’ALENE — Mae Alexander and Kelly Ruebke scored 14 points apiece for the 2A Panthers in a nonleague loss to the 3A Wildcats at Holy Family Catholic School.
“We were on their tail the entire time, but had to play the foul game down the stretch,” Coeur d’Alene Charter coach Doug Grant said. “Tonight was a step in the right direction. We had our chances down the stretch, but shot 13 of 47 from the floor.”
Coeur d’Alene Charter (1-5) faces Lakeside on Saturday at Holy Family Catholic School.
Marley Chambers scored 18 points for Kellogg (8-3), which travels to Deer Park on Saturday.
Kellogg 10 7 20 14 — 51
Cd’A Charter 2 8 13 13 — 36
KELLOGG — Arthur 8, Riekena 0, Twidt 3, Rauenhorst 3, Cates 6, Sheppard 3, Chambers 18, Bening 1, Miller 9.
COEUR d’ALENE CHARTER — Alexander 14, E. Lehosit 4, A. Bartlett 4, Zollman 0, Ruebke 14, E. Bartlett 0.
Mullan 39
Post Falls frosh 33
MULLAN — Jordyn Hirsch had 12 points, 11 rebounds and six steals to lead the Tigers past the Trojan freshman team at Mullan Pavilion.
Yazmin Gallaway scored nine points, Sina Schaefer had 16 rebounds and eight steals and Samantha Stepro had 12 rebounds for Mullan (1-5), which returns to action Jan. 5 at Superior (Mont.).
“Yazmin took control of the point and did what we needed her to do to get a win,” Mullan coach Sherry Leitz said. “Hannah (Garitone), Samantha (Stepro) and Jordyn played really well defensively and did a great job of stepping in and doing a great job.”
Tayler Burrell had eight rebounds and Brooklynn Nikula scored nine points for the Post Falls freshmen.
P. Falls fresh. 6 8 8 11 — 33
Mullan 0 10 14 15 — 39
POST FALLS FRESHMEN — Johnston 2, Horn 7, Nikula 9, Klineline 2, Singer 0, Burrell 4, Smith-Zagagoza 0, Hughes 0, Releya 7, Choquette 2.
MULLAN — Gallaway 9, Garitone 1, Auger 0, Tryon 0, Hirsch 12, Schaefer 8, Stepro 9, Sergeant 0.
Sitka 49
N.I. Christian 26
SITKA, Alaska — Kaylee Prosch totaled 11 points and three steals for the Royals in a loss to the host team in the first round of the Holland America Tournament at Sitka High.
Rayla Andrews had eight rebounds, Jenny Lassan three assists for North Idaho Christian (4-5), which plays Bethel High today.
Zoe Grupa scored 14 points for the Lady Wolves, who won the Alaska state 3A title last year.
N.I. Christian 4 1 13 8 — 26
Sitka 12 18 15 5 — 49
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Prosch 11, Wood 3, Andrews 3, Hill 7, Lassan 2, Burke 0, Ralls 0, Slater 0, Seeley 0.
SITKA — Kirby 2, Bayne 7, Derringer 10, Campbell 10, Grupa 14, Boord 2, Sidayan 4.
• BOYS
Post Falls 70
Battle Ground 62
TACOMA, Wash. — After a lengthly bus ride of 9 1/2 hours from Post Falls to Tacoma, and some more chaos on the way to the gym, the Trojans came alive in the second half, beating the Tigers in the opening round of the Curtis High tournament.
“It took us 9 1/2 hours to get from home to our hotel in Tacoma,” Post Falls coach Mike McLean said. “We saw a lot of bad driving on the freeway, but didn’t have to stop and chain up like everyone else did on Snoqualmie Pass.”
As for the game, Post Falls senior Max McCullough scored 37 points, Zach Hillman had four assists and eight points and Blake McLean had four offensive rebounds for Post Falls (5-1), which faces tournament host Curtis tonight at 8:30 in the semifinals.
“Max was consistent all the way through tonight,” coach McLean said. “Tonight, Max just didn’t want us to lose and carried us offensively. Zach did a good job defensively, and I was very pleased with David Bourgard off the bench. All 11 guys contributed, but I was proud of David’s effort and determination. The game was a good test for us. Weather and being stuck in traffic, we struggled in the first half, but our defensive intensity really took over.”
Once the team reached Tacoma for its pregame meal, apparently the wait staff forgot some of the players’ orders, delaying their trip to the gym.
Post Falls 15 7 25 23 — 70
Battle Ground 17 14 12 19 — 62
POST FALLS — McLean 9, W. Millsap 2, McKeown 0, McCullough 37, Haines 0, McCliment-Call 0, Bourgard 2, Pfennigs 12, Gering 0, Hillman 8, Trom 0.
BATTLE GROUND — Ford 16, Butler 7, Perez 2, Cahoon 4, Stranley 0, J. Mendez 0, R. Mendez 3, Brizuela 1, Crossman 12, Floyd 17.
St. Maries 52
Timberlake 49
ST. MARIES — Jake Sieler had 25 points and the Lumberjacks held on to beat the Tigers in a nonleague game.
Timberlake had a shot to tie the game with seven seconds remaining, but had the shot bounce off the rim.
“They had a really good look,” St. Maries coach Bryan Chase said. “We played another great first half and had a great lead. Timberlake kept chipping away and really got the momentum going in their favor. Give them credit, they just kept battling.”
Brady Martin had seven points and 14 rebounds and Kiefer Gibson had 10 rebounds and four steals for St. Maries (5-1), which hosts the Coeur d’Alene JV on Monday.
Daniel Smith scored 15 points for Timberlake (3-4), which visits Lakeside tonight.
Timberlake 4 12 14 19 — 49
St. Maries 15 16 10 11 — 52
TIMBERLAKE — Hardy 9, Smith 16, Hoefer 3, Sommers 4, Menti 12, Jessen 2, Hausladen 2.
ST. MARIES — Lounsbury 2, Sieler 25, Gibson 7, Wilson 3, Asbury 6, Martin 7, McGregor 2.