PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Lakeland Ram-tough in win over Lewiston

RATHDRUM - Lakeland senior Jake Ram picked a good night for his best game of his two years on the varsity squad.

Ram had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the 4A Hawks, who edged the 5A Lewiston Bengals 53-52 on Friday in a nonleague game at Hawk Court.

"In his two years, it was his best game," Lakeland assistant coach Bill Ryan said. "And it was a great night for him to have it."

Ram tied the game at 50 with a minute remaining on a 3-pointer. Lewiston took a 52-50 lead before Tyrel Derrick gave Lakeland the lead for good, converting on a basket and free throw with 25 seconds remaining.

"Lewiston shot the ball really well," Ryan said. "(Lewiston post Trystan) Bradley played really well inside. We got down eight points and really came back hard and finished at the end. Jake had a really big night all-around, shooting, rebounding and playing some really good defense."

Lakeland (8-3) travels to Kellogg on Monday.

Bradley led Lewiston (6-6) with 22 points.

Lewiston 9 14 10 19 - 52

Lakeland 11 6 17 19 - 53

LEWISTON - Urquhart 3, McLeod 0, Stamper 2, Jackson 8, Carter 7, Sager 2, Murphy 0, Bradley 22, Ulrich 6, Wilson 2.

LAKELAND - Ram 23, Cooper 0, Derrick 16, Henry 3, Plunkett 3, Ray 5, Knight 3.

Lake City 51

Moscow 28

COEUR d'ALENE - Post players Nick Hancock and Quinn Mitchell each finished with 12 points and seven rebounds, keying the Timberwolves in a nonleague win over the Bears.

"We started to pick up the defensive pressure," Lake City coach Kelly Reed said. "We created some turnovers, which led to some easy baskets. We had a big size advantage, and the energy from the bench was fun to see."

Lake City (6-5) hosts Lewiston on Tuesday in 5A Inland Empire League play.

Moscow is 1-7.

Moscow 6 3 5 14 - 28

Lake City 12 17 9 13 - 51

MOSCOW - Gosse 3, Martin 2, Akey 6, Robertson 3, Stephens 3, Meyer 6, Carscollen 2, Dowell 0, Gorton 3.

LAKE CITY - Stapleton 4, Goggin 2, Dotson 2, Hunter 5, Butler 6, Hughes 2, Pasquale 3, Colwell 3, Mitchell 12, Hancock 12.

Bonners Ferry 54

Timberlake 53

BONNERS FERRY - Wyatt Nelson hit a turnaround jumper with two seconds left to lift the Badgers past the Tigers in the Intermountain League opener for both teams.

Bonners Ferry's Jordan Stockton hit a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to put his team ahead by four points, then Timberlake missed two free throws on the ensuing possession.

Vance Kistler scored 17 points and Brayden Menti added 10 for Timberlake (1-9), which trailed by nine at halftime.

"We fought back," Timberlake coach Tony Hanna said. "We chipped away and after the third quarter, we were down two points. We just couldn't close it out; we missed some critical free throws."

Timberlake plays Tuesday at Sandpoint in nonleague play.

Kaleb Stockton scored 18 points for Bonners Ferry.

Timberlake 9 10 20 14 - 53

Bonners Ferry 17 11 13 13 - 54

TIMBERLAKE - Somershoe 0, Smith 8, George 5, Hausladen 4, Baier 0, Hauck 5, Jones 4, Menti 10, Zhang 0, Kistler 17.

BONNERS FERRY - Price 0, Sabin 0, O'Hara 10, Stockton 18, Stone 8, Carle 0, Nelson 15, Blackmore 3, Pluid 0.

N. Idaho Christian 63

Stillwater Christian 25

KALISPELL, Mont. - Christian Jensensky scored 13 points to lead the visiting Royals past Stillwater Christian.

Luke Armstrong scored 11 points for North Idaho Christian (5-4), which faces Flathead Valley Home School Association today at 2 PST at East Haven Baptist Church.

N.I. Christian 24 7 18 14 - 63

Stillwater Christian 6 6 4 9 - 25

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN - Jensensky 13, Connelly 8, Covey 4, Armstrong 11, Beck 10, Cottier 6, Boland 0, Rosenthal 5, White 6.

STILLWATER CHRISTIAN - Friesen 5, Lindberg 5, Bassnett 3, D. Fetveit 6, J. Fetveit 3, Waltman 3, Hambroff 0, Fear 0.

Christian Center 50

Pullman Christian 35

PULLMAN - Jens Kuetemeyer scored 13 points, leading the Lions past the Eagles in a Mountain Christian League game.

Noah Howard and Luke Ryssel had 12 points each for Christian Center (8-2, 6-2 MCL), which faces Immaculate Conception on Monday at the HUB Sports Center in Liberty Lake.

Christian Center 20 5 16 9 - 50

Pullman Christian 8 5 4 18 - 35

CHRISTIAN CENTER - Dr. Hansen 6, Kuetemeyer 13, Howard 12, Ryssel 12, Harryman 2, Engals 2, Da. Hansen 2, Blake 1.

PULLMAN CHRISTIAN - Holmbo 15, Hancock 4, Shull 10, Douley 1, Gleason 3, Mitchell 2.