PREP BASKETBALL: McLean's 3s send Trojans to win over Bulldogs
• BOYS
POST FALLS — Blake McLean sank two of his three 3-pointers in the first quarter, sparking Post Falls to an early lead and the Trojans went on to beat the Sandpoint Bulldogs 74-47 in nonleague boys basketball play Thursday night at The Arena.
“Sandpoint came out in a zone, and we shot the ball really well,” said Post Falls coach Mike McLean, noting the Trojans hit three 3s in building a 20-12 lead after the first quarter. “I thought we did a good job moving the ball, not getting stagnant. And our defensive pressure forced them into turnovers.”
Max McCullough totaled 13 points, six assists, five rebounds and two steals for Post Falls (14-5). Jake Pfennigs had 10 points and eight rebounds, and McLean also praised the play of sophomores David Bourgard (10 points) and Tanner McCliment-Call off the bench.
Davan Norris scored a game-high 19 points for Sandpoint (5-11), which did not make a 3-pointer.
“Norris can really get rolling, so we didn’t wander off him too far,” McLean said.
Sandpoint plays host to Moscow on Saturday.
Post Falls travels to Coeur d’Alene on Saturday in a key 5A Inland Empire League game.
Sandpoint 12 11 18 6 — 47
Post Falls 20 27 12 15 — 74
SANDPOINT — Curtiss 7, Norris 19, Sundquist 2, Rockwell 3, Davis 0, Perry 6, Collado 8, McLaughlin 2, Stockton 0.
POST FALLS — McLean 9, Millsap 9, McKeown 0, McCullough 13, Haines 4, McCliment-Call 4, Bourgard 10, Pfennigs 10, Hillman 13, Trom 2.
N.I. Christian 46
Cd’A Charter 29
COEUR d’ALENE — Brandon Schwintek had 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Royals in a nonleague win against the Panthers at Holy Family Catholic School.
Garrett White had 14 points and 15 rebounds and John Connelly had eight points, nine rebounds and six assists for North Idaho Christian (19-1), which faces Wallace on Saturday at Holy Family Catholic School.
Julian Rubalcaba scored 11 points for Coeur d’Alene Charter (3-15), which faces Genesis Prep next Thursday at Holy Family Catholic School.
N.I. Christian 9 15 6 16 — 46
Cd’A Charter 5 4 7 13 — 29
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Kelly 2, Schwintek 15, Brennan 0, Connelly 8, White 14, Cottier 7, Fish 0.
COEUR d’ALENE CHARTER — Judd 2, Putren 2, Rubalcaba 11, Kersh 4, Rutherford 8, Stellflug 2, Benzinger 0.
Lakeside 59
Mullan 31
MULLAN — Takota Abrahamson scored 18 points to lead the Knights past the Tigers in a North Star League game at the Mullan Pavilion.
Jubal Mitchell scored 14 points for Lakeside (6-13, 4-3 NSL), which hosts Wallace on Tuesday.
Gryphen Todd scored 21 points for Mullan (0-10, 0-8), which plays Genesis Prep tonight at Post Falls Middle School.
Lakeside 12 15 26 6 — 59
Mullan 9 10 7 5 — 31
LAKESIDE — Sanchez 11, Mitchell 14, Bighead 7, Davidson 5, Wienclaw 2, Cook 2, Abrahamson 18.
MULLAN — Gallaway 0, Hess 0, Barnes 2, Trogden 6, Todd 21, Stepro 2.
• GIRLS
Timberlake 71
Lakeland 21
SPIRIT LAKE — Keelie Lawler, Emily Vanderhoof and Lilly Kelley each scored nine points for the Tigers, as Timberlake won its 18th straight game in defeating Lakeland in nonleague play.
“We played really well,” Timberlake coach Matt Miller said. “We held them to four field goals during the whole game. I was really happy with how we played.”
Savannah Pruitt and Kassadi Bilski each scored five points for the Hawks.
Timberlake (18-1) plays whoever wins a coin flip between Kellogg and Bonners Ferry on Monday at North Idaho College in the 3A District 1 tournament.
Lakeland (4-15) plays Moscow on Monday at 8 p.m. at North Idaho College in the first round of the 4A Region 1 tournament.
Lakeland 4 0 8 9 — 21
Timberlake 21 22 21 7 — 71
LAKELAND — St. Mark 0, Bunch 4, Prockish 0, Edinger 2, Bodak 1, Kirk 0, Charles 4, Pruitt 5, Dowd 0, Bilski 5.
TIMBERLAKE — Vanderhoof 9, Kelley 9, Rhodes 0, Mallet 6, Starr 5, Jezek 6, Kirby 7, Powell 5, Gardom 8, Simpson 2, Tonkin 5, Lawler 9.
Cd’A Charter 39
N.I. Christian 36
COEUR d’ALENE — Mae Alexander hit a shot from half court with 1.9 seconds remaining to lift the Panthers past the Royals at Holy Family Catholic School.
Alexander finished with 20 points and Abby Bartlett hit three straight 3-pointers to rally Coeur d’Alene Charter (4-16) from a 25-15 in the third quarter.
“Mae’s last three points were her best,” Coeur d’Alene Charter coach Doug Grant said. “We drew up something and she knew she could only dribble the ball twice, and she did it once and it went in. It was good to see her bounce back heading into the tournament.”
Emily Lehosit had 15 rebounds for Coeur d’Alene Charter, which opens the 2A District 1-2 tournament on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. against St. Maries at Deary High.
Rayla Andrews scored 11 points for North Idaho Christian (12-13), which faces Wallace on Saturday at Holy Family Catholic School.
N.I. Christian 10 11 8 7 — 36
Cd’A Charter 8 7 14 10 — 39
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Hensley 0, Wood 2, Andrews 11, Hill 9, Lassen 8, Holmes 4, Schlader 2, Seeley 0.
COEUR d’ALENE CHARTER — Alexander 20, Lehosit 0, A. Bartlett 10, Zollman 0, Ruebke 9, E. Bartlett 0, Shipman 0.
Lakeside 64
Mullan 41
MULLAN — The visiting Knights beat the Tigers in a North Star League game at the Mullan Pavilion.
Jordyn Nomee scored 20 points and Cailyn Dohrman added 15 for Lakeside (13-5, 8-2 NSL), which opens the 1A Division II District 1 tournament against the winner of Tuesday’s No. 4/No. 5 game on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Kellogg High.
Charli Sadler scored 21 points for Mullan (5-12, 3-6), which faces Genesis Prep tonight at Post Falls Middle School.
Lakeside 18 20 9 17 — 64
Mullan 8 10 14 9 — 41
LAKESIDE — Nomee 20, Palmer 2, Rhea 10, K. SiJohn 0, Daman 0, Hendrickx 0, Arthur 5, Dohrman 15, Lambert 8, Peone 8, Swan 0, A. SiJohn 4.
MULLAN — Sergeant 0, Gallaway 5, Garitone 0, Auger 0, Hirsch 2, Sadler 21, Schaefer 13, Stepro 0.
Genesis Prep 43
St. Maries JV 38
ST. MARIES — Bella Murekatete had 20 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocked shots to lead the Jaguars past the Lumberjack junior varsity.
“We were down 11 in the first half and came out and just didn’t play well,” Genesis Prep coach Debbie Holte said. “We calmed down in the third quarter and played our game. St. Maries was very aggressive and took us off balance and it took us a while to adjust. Once we did, the girls did a great job and they did a fantastic job of fighting through. All seven of them played hard and really well together.”
Alena Davenport scored 10 points for the St. Maries JV.
Genesis Prep 8 11 14 10 — 43
St. Maries JV 17 5 6 10 — 38
GENESIS PREP — Morrow 0, Schroeder 11, Schreibeis 8, Martin 2, Schribner 2, Jones 0, Murkekatete 20.
ST. MARIES JV — Lindburg 2, Hill 2, Haeg 8, Cordell 8, Borgman 0, Davenport 10, Becktel 2, Kren 4, Baird 0, Masterson 2, Ross 0.