PREP BASKETBALL: Post Falls boys fight good fight, fall to Curtis in semis
• BOYS
TACOMA — Aushanti Potts scored 30 points as the Curtis Vikings beat the Post Falls Trojans 77-66 in the semifinals of the Curtis Winter Classic on Friday night.
“He can score in a variety of ways,” Post Falls coach Mike McLean said of Potts. “He’s a special player. He’s the real deal, but we made him work hard for everything he got.”
Max McCullough, who scored 37 points on Thursday night, scored 20 for Post Falls (5-2).
“Curtis is a very athletic, physical team,” McLean said. “They like to press and pressure, but I was impressed with how we were able to handle it. They’re one of the top-ranked teams in the state (of Washington) and I thought our kids answered the bell. Our kids never backed down in a tough environment, with a big crowd. We dealt with some adversity, but I thought we held our composure in a difficult situation and our maturity shined through.”
Jake Pfennigs had 15 points and eight rebounds, Jayden Gering seven rebounds and Zach Hillman five steals and 11 points for Post Falls, which faces Prairie High of Vancouver, Wash., today at 5:30 p.m. in the third-place game.
Post Falls 21 14 17 14 — 66
Curtis 26 19 20 12 — 77
POST FALLS — McLean 4, Millsap 12, McKeown 0, McCullough 20, McCliment-Call 2, Bourgard 0, Pfennigs 15, Gering 2, Hillman 11.
CURTIS — Ward 11, Potts 30, Jordan 20, Moore 8, Ferguson 0, Biallo 4, Morrow 4.
Pullman 64
Lakeland 36
PULLMAN — One quarter where the Hawks struggled made all the difference, in a nonleague loss to the Greyhounds.
Lakeland was blitzed during a 19-2 second-quarter run by Pullman, with Jacob Miles scoring a game-high 20 points.
“They did well,” Lakeland assistant coach Bill Ryan said. “Miles had three of his six 3-pointers in the second quarter, five in the first half. It was mostly just the second quarter, all we had were a couple of free throws. They played good defense and just clamped down on us.”
Dylan Knight had five assists and four steals for Lakeland (2-4), which hosts Cheney on Monday.
Lakeland 7 2 15 12 — 36
Pullman 11 19 20 14 — 64
LAKELAND — Horne 3, Brueher 2, McDaniel 0, D. Knight 0, Cysewski 0, Vahey 5, Davis 11, McDevitt 6, Zubaly 2, A. Knight 7, Ray 2.
PULLMAN — Peterson 2, Pendry 5, Anderson 8, Miles 20, Cillay 2, Vanucci 5, Drussel 6, Pitzer 4, Harris 1, Wells 11.
Timberlake 61
Lakeside 48
PLUMMER — Daniel Smith scored 16 points to lead the Tigers, playing without their three starting guards, past the Knights in a nonleague game at Ron Miller Court.
Lakeside (1-6) led Timberlake (4-4) 30-21 at the half, but committed 16 turnovers in the second half — 26 total.
Timberlake played without point guard Thomas Hauck (broken collarbone) and guards Ty George (foot) and Brayden Menti (ankle).
“We played a hard game (Thursday) night at St. Maries,” Timberlake coach Tony Hanna said. “We were not ready to play, and Lakeside knocked down quite a few shots in the first half. We switched up defenses at halftime, and put more pressure on them.”
Tyrell Ambro had 13 rebounds and three blocks and Bryar Sanchez had 13 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists for Lakeside, which plays Coeur d’Alene Charter today at Holy Family Catholic School.
“We came out and played a really good game in the first half,” Lakeside coach Butch Nomee said. “In the second half, we came out flat and lacked intensity and ended up with a bunch of turnovers. We just ran out of gas and got tired. Timberlake’s a good team, and their size got us in the fourth quarter. The effort we showed was really good and for them to continue battlng was promising.”
Timberlake returns to action on Jan. 8, hosting Bonners Ferry in its Intermountain League opener.
Timberlake 8 13 24 16 — 61
Lakeside 16 14 11 7 — 48
TIMBERLAKE — Hardy 0, Dickinson 9, Smith 16, Hofer 6, Sommers 12, Suko 1, Jessen 8, Nowlan 0, Hausladen 9, Ostler 0.
LAKESIDE — Dias 2, Ambro 7, Sanchez 13, Brown 0, Mitchell 7, A. Bighead 5, Whaley 0, Cook 0, Abrahamson 14.
• GIRLS
Lake City 55
Rocky Mountain 34
BOISE — Bridget Rieken had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves in a win over the Grizzlies in the TimberLion tournament at Timberline High.
Lake City (7-0) outscored Rocky Mountain 15-2 in the second quarter to pull away.
“We started pressuring them and got some easy looks down low,” Lake City coach Bryan Kelly said. “Bridget, Keara (Simpson) and Lauren (Rewers) did a good job of finding the open person. Our passing created some open looks. We had 18 turnovers and started playing too fast, and we’ll need to tighten that up. But overall, a overall and energy in the game was one of our best of the year.”
Simpson had nine points and nine rebounds and Rewers scored 12 points for Lake City, which concludes the tournament by facing Eagle today at Borah High.
Rachel Fielder scored 11 points for Rocky Mountain.
Lake City 14 15 13 13 — 55
Rocky Mountain 12 2 13 7 — 34
LAKE CITY — Barber 0, Dvorak 0, Carlson 6, K. Maryon 8, Rieken 11, Vershum 0, Teets 2, Rewers 12, O. Maryon 2, Zufelt 0, Meier 5, Simpson 9.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN — Hall 9, Stranger 2, Zenor 1, Thomas 0, Profitt 0, C. Fielder 2, Verity 0, Hardman 9, Frogley 0, Racine 0, R. Fielder 11.
Borah 44
Post Falls 39
BOISE — Further details were not available.
Coeur d’Alene 54
Moscow 45
COEUR d’ALENE — Emily Callahan had 25 points, five rebonds, two steals and three assists to lead the Vikings past the Bears in a nonleague game at Elmer Jordan Court.
“We got out to a good start in the first quarter,” Coeur d’Alene coach Dale Poffenroth said. “We had to make some adjustments in the fourth quarter and had a good fourth quarter, which was a big improvement for us.”
Kelly Horning had nine rebounds and four points for Coeur d’Alene (4-3), which hosts Flathead High of Kalispell today at 3 p.m.
Gracey Meyer scored 15 points for Moscow.
Moscow 4 17 15 9 — 45
Coeur d’Alene 14 12 12 16 — 54
MOSCOW — Hader 0, McDaniel 3, Bagley 2, G. Meyer 15, Hill 2, Kichel 6, Simpson 9, N. Meyer 8, Frendrickson 0.
COEUR d’ALENE — Miller 2, Horvath 4, Callahan 25, Fagan 7, Louden 4, Hollibaugh 8, Horning 4.
Pullman 50
Lakeland 40
PULLMAN — Tauna Kirk scored 12 points and Savannah Pruitt had eight points and eight rebounds for the Hawks in a nonleague loss to the Greyhounds.
Anne Mari Petrino, the daughter of Idaho football coach Paul Petrino, led Pullman with 23 points.
“We had too many turnovers that they forced on us,” Lakeland coach Steve Seymour said. “It’s disappointing because this was a winnable game. We cut the deficit to one late in the game, but had to play the foul game.”
Kassadi Bilski had four blocks and Faith Bodak eight assists for Lakeland (3-5), which hosts Cheney on Monday at 4:30 p.m.
Lakeland 6 14 4 16 — 40
Pullman 8 9 13 21 — 50
LAKELAND — St. Mark 0, Bunch 1, Prockish 0, Edinger 2, Bodak 5, Kirk 12, Charles 6, Pruitt 8, Dowd 2, Bilski 4.
PULLMAN — Yadama 4, Petrino 23, Mueller 6, Druffel 0, Wichkard 6, Mestegard 7, Wackins 0, Sears 4.
Clark Fork 45
Genesis Prep 44
POST FALLS — Genesis Prep had a chance to tie the North Star League game at the end, but missed a free throw with 10 seconds left in the game at Post Falls Middle School.
Genesis Prep went 7 for 23 at the free-throw line.
“That hurt,” Jaguars coach Debbie Holte said. “The game was close. I think our inexperience showed up, we fought hard, but we led for most of the game. Clark Fork played real well down the stretch.”
Freshman post Bella Murekatete finished with 28 points, 24 rebounds and seven blocks. Freshman guard Shaye Schreibeis had seven assists and Rachel Schroeder finished with 12 points and six assists.
Leslie Kiebert scored 16 points for Clark Fork (3-3, 2-1 North Star League).
Genesis Prep (4-5, 1-1) plays at Lakeside on Jan. 5.
Clark Fork 12 6 13 14 — 45
Genesis Prep 14 10 9 11 — 44
CLARK FORK — Lambert 2, Stevens 9, Garman 0, Kiebert 16, A. Sutton 0, Simpko 0, Speelman 3, Gant 3, T. Sutton 12.
GENESIS PREP — Morrow 0, Schroeder 12, Schreibeis 2, Martin 0, Scribner 2, Jones 0, Murekatete 28.
Bethel 39
N.I. Christian 33
SITKA, Alaska — Rayla Andrews had 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Royals in a loss to the Warriors in the Holland American tournament.
Jenny Lassan had four steals, Emily Prosch nine points and Sammy Hill three assists for North Idaho Christian (4-6), which concludes the round-robin tournament today against Seward, Alaska, at Sitka High.
Courtney Williams scored 17 points for Bethel.
N.I. Christian 3 8 11 11 — 33
Bethel 5 6 15 13 — 39
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Hensley 3, Prosch 9, Wood 1, Andrews 12, Hill 6, Lassan 3, Burke 0, Ralls 0, Slater 0.
BETHEL — Boney 2, Brink 3, Williams 17, M. Crow 2, K. Crow 9, S. Crow 4, Jackson 2