Sandpoint tops Lakeland in OT

RATHDRUM — Davan Norris made 1 of 2 free throws with 3 seconds left to force overtime, then scored nine of his game-high 21 points in the extra four minutes as the Sandpoint Bulldogs beat the Lakeland Hawks 56-47 in the regular season and 4A Inland Empire League finale Thursday night at Hawk Court.

Norris hit a 3-pointer on the first possession of overtime, and hit 4 of 4 free throws as Sandpoint (6-14, 2-2 4A IEL) pulled away in OT.

Matt Curtis added 15 points for the Bulldogs.

Dylan Knight, Forest Zubaly and Andrew Knight each scored 11 points for Lakeland (9-12, 3-1). Dylan Knight had five assists, Zubaly eight rebounds.

The result didn’t change the matchups for next week’s 4A Region 1 tournament at North Idaho College. On Monday, Sandpoint plays Moscow (2-17) at 8 p.m. in a loser-out game. The winner plays Lakeland on Wednesday at 8 p.m. for the regional title and a trip to state. The loser moves to a state play-in game next Saturday.

Sandpoint 10 10 13 12 11 — 56

Lakeland 12 8 15 10 2 — 47

SANDPOINT — Curtis 15, Norris 21, Sundquist 6, Rockwell 2, Perry 0, Collado 11, McLaughlin 0, Thompson 1.

LAKELAND — Breuher 0, McDaniel 0, D. Knight 11, Davis 9, McDevitt 0, Zubaly 11, A. Knight 11, Ray 5.

Moscow 69

Timberlake 58

SPIRIT LAKE — Glen Gosse scored 34 points on a blistering shooting night, pacing the Bears to a nonleague win over the Tigers.

Gosse shot 13 for 18 from the field, including 5 for 10 from beyond the 3-point line, plus he went 7 for 8 from the free-throw line. Moscow (2-17) hit nine 3-pointers in the game.

“They were up 12 with 3 minutes,” Timberlake coach Tony Hanna said. “They came out and hit everything. It was one of the best shooting performances I’ve ever seen. I wasn’t disappointed by how we played, we did a decent job on defense. They shot lights out. Almost all of them were contested. Every time we tried to make a run, they hit another one on us.”

Timberlake (6-14), which had Daniel Smith score 15 points, plays Kellogg in the first round of the 3A District 1 tournament at North Idaho College on Monday.

Moscow 21 18 8 22 — 69

Timberlake 13 12 13 20 — 58

MOSCOW — Robertson 0, Bobier 2, Akey 0, Gosse 34, Klocke 10, Pickard 4, Myler 11, Stephens 0, Carscallen 1, Broenneke 5, Davis 2.

TIMBERLAKE — Hardy 0, Smith 15, Hofer 0, George 7, Sommers 0, Ostler 4, Hauck 9, Menti 10, Suko 0, Jessen 3, Nowlan 8, Hausladen 2.