PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Schoening, Kirscher pace Sandpoint girls

SPOKANE — Madi Schoening had a strong all-around game, netting 23 points, including 4 of 8 from beyond the arc, to go with seven steals, six boards and three assists, leading Sandpoint to a 54-39 win over West Valley (2-5) in nonleague play Saturday.

Grace Kirscher added 12 points, four rebounds and three assists, Riley Couch hit two 3-pointers, and Grace Hicks blocked three shots for the Bulldogs (5-7), who led 32-9 after a dominating first half, showing no effects of the Moose Madness spirit game vs. Bonners Ferry from the night before.

“Grace hit some shots right at the beginning and that got things rolling. The big two were working well offensively,” said Sandpoint assistant Will Love, who said the press caused West Valley problems. “The team is starting to play basketball on both ends. They’re getting comfortable with each other, and they’re having fun.”

Sandpoint faces Enumclaw in the opener of the Coeur d’Alene Tournament on Dec. 28.

West Valley 7 2 8 22 — 39

Sandpoint 17 15 17 5 — 54

SANDPOINT — Schoening 23, DuMars 2, Converse 4, Ward 0, Laybourne 0, Couch 6, Tomazich 3, Kaul 4, Kirscher 12.

WEST VALLEY — Gertje 2, Sinclair 3, Romes 3, Phan 3, L. Sinner 5, Taylor 2, C. Sinner 13, Hossfield 8.

Post Falls 52

Timberline 33

BOISE — Kennady McComb scored 12 points to lead the Trojans past the Wolves in the TimberLion tournament at Timberline High.

The Trojans went 1-2, also losing to Rocky Mountain and Eagle.

“Our bench kids ended up doing real well,” Post Falls coach Marc Allert said.“They gave us great energy. “Our starters didn’t play very well, so I brought all five of them off the court.”

Post Falls (6-3) outrebounded Timberline, 53-37, boosted by 14 rebounds by sophomore forward Melody Kempton.

Post Falls plays Bothell (Wash.) in the first round of the Coeur d’Alene Winter Classic on Dec. 28.

Post Falls 7 14 15 16 — 52

Timberline 5 8 9 11 — 33

POST FALLS — Ellison 6, Morris 1, Gennett 2, Brennan 9, McComb 12, Robinson 5, C. Johnson 4, Kempton 5, Parks 4, A. Johnson 2, Ter Maaten 2.

TIMBERLINE — Davis 3, Mercil 3, McHargue 7, Hurlbut 5, Lamb 4, Gonser 4, Adams 5, Hund 2.

Eagle 61

Lake City 51

BOISE — Nina Carlson had nine points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves in a loss to the Mustangs in the TimberLion tournament at Borah High.

Lake City (7-1) finished the tournament 2-1, beating Borah and Rocky Mountain earlier this week.

“It was a good weekend for us and it’s nice to go play someone other than the teams up north,” Lake City coach Bryan Kelly said. “Now we can gauge ourselves and see what we need to work on.”

Whitney Meier scored 15 points and Bridget Rieken had eight points and eight rebounds for Lake City, which hosts Wenatchee on Wednesday.

“Nina had a great game for us,” Kelly said. “Whitney hit some big shots and scored 10 points to get us back in the game in the second quarter.”

Abby Mangum scored 15 points for Eagle.

Lake City 10 16 10 15 — 51

Eagle 16 8 13 24 — 61

LAKE CITY — Dvorak 4, Carlson 9, K. Maryon 2, Rieken 8, Rewers 5, O. Maryon 6, Meier 15, Simpson 2.

EAGLE — Mangum 15, King 2, Shields 6, Emerson 2, Stevens 11, Tiets 7, Boyd 9, Murray 9.

Flathead 49

Coeur d’Alene 45

COEUR d’ALENE — The host Vikings missed 13 free throws in the fourth quarter and shot 13 for 39 from the line for the game in the loss to the Braves from Kalispell, Mont.

“The kids played well, the defense wasn’t bad, but when they send you to the line 39 times, you should win the game,” said Coeur d’Alene coach Dale Poffenroth, who said free-throw shooting has cost the Vikings (4-4) in three of their four losses.

Kelly Horning totaled 14 points and 18 rebounds for Coeur d’Alene. Emily Callahan had 17 points and five steals, and Kayla Fagan had three assists.

Tiara Johnson scored 15 points for Flathead, which was 9 of 14 from the line, including 6 of 9 in the fourth quarter.

Coeur d’Alene travels to Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.

Flathead 10 8 12 19 — 49

Coeur d’Alene 9 13 8 15 — 45

FLATHEAD — Meredith 6, Heaton 5, Siblerud 10, Gillespie 5, Nunn 1, Gagnon 1, Henley 4, Johnson 15, Lorentz 2.

COEUR d’ALENE — Miller 2, Horvath 1, Callahan 17, Fagan 2, Louden 4, Hollibaugh 5, Horning 14.

Cd’A Charter 60

Lakeside 52

COEUR d’ALENE — Mae Alexander scored 21 points and Abby Bartlett added 14 as the Panthers (2-5) beat the visiting Knights in nonleague play at Holy Family Catholic School.

Lillian Rhea scored a game-high 25 points for Lakeside (6-2), but Coeur d’Alene Charter coach Doug Grant praised his freshman posts, Elizabeth Lehosit and Emma Bartlett, for double-teaming the Knights standout in the second half, and holding her to six points.

“They (the Knights) went with a full-court press and half-court traps,” Grant said, “and we only had 16 turnovers against pressure all night. I am really happy with the way our backcourt is taking care of the basketball.”

Coeur d’Alene Charter returns to action Jan. 2 at home vs. Grangeville in the Central Idaho League opener.

Lakeside returns to action Jan. 5 at home vs. Genesis Prep.

Lakeside 16 18 7 11 — 52

Cd’A Charter 17 21 11 11 — 60

LAKESIDE — Nomee 3, Palmer 0, Rhea 25, Daman 0, Hendrickx 9, Arthur 4, Dohrman 4, Lambert 0, Peone 7.

COEUR d’ALENE CHARTER — Alexander 21, B. Lehosit 7, A. Bartlett 14, Zollman 2, Ruebke 8, E. Bartlett 4, Taylor 4.

Deary 29

Kootenai 25

HARRISON FLATS — Bailee Swanson hit three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points as the visiting Mustangs beat the Warriors in nonleague play.

Mary Gentry scored nine points to lead Kootenai (2-4), which returns to action Jan. 4 at home with a makeup game vs. St. Maries.

“I was just happy with the way the girls competed,” Kootenai coach Mike LaFountaine said. “I’m not happy with the loss, but happy with the way they competed.”

Deary 8 7 6 8 — 29

Kootenai 6 9 5 5 — 25

DEARY — Kausbaugh 0, Swanson 15, Anderson 8, Seubert 2, Beyer 2, Stanten 2.

KOOTENAI — Larson 3, Karpinski 0, LaFountaine 3, Gentry 9, McInturff 2, Stevens 2, A. Short 4, Whipple 0, M. Short 2.

Seward 42

N.I. Christian 23

SITKA, Alaska — The Royals started the game shorthanded and ended it with one starter on the floor in their final game at the Holland America Tournament at Sitka High.

Two players, including one starter, missed the game with injuries. Two more starters went down with injuries late in the first half and early in the second half, respectively. A fourth starter fouled out late in the third quarter for North Idaho Christian (4-7), which trailed just 15-14 at halftime.

Rayla Andrews had 15 rebounds and three steals, and Mary Slater had nine boards for North Idaho Christian, which returns to action Jan. 5 at The Oaks in Spokane Valley.

Andrea Lapinskas of Seward led all scorers with 13 points.

Seward 8 7 15 12 — 42

N.I. Christian 9 5 7 2 — 23

SEWARD — Moriarty 9, Anderson 8, VonBoktel 5, Honedein 5, Jackson 2, Lapinskas 13, Cinereski 0.

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Prosch 7, Wood 2, Andrews 5, Hill 4, Ralls 3, Slater 2, Hensley 0, Burke 0, Seeley 0.