PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Timberlake runs past Sandpoint

SPIRIT LAKE — Junior Lilly Kelley came off the bench to score 13 points, sparking the Timberlake Tigers past the Sandpoint Bulldogs 73-27 in the nonleague opener for both schools on Saturday.

“It was a pretty slow start offensively for both teams,” said Timberlake coach Matt Miller, whose team led 1-0 with 3:30 remaining in the first quarter. “We were a little cold starting out, but got a good boost from Lilly and we got some momentum going and started to play pretty well from there on out.”

Keelie Lawler, who signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Division II Western State Colorado in Gunnison, scored 20 points and Allison Kirby — who plans to sign with Idaho this week — had 18 points for Timberlake, which hosts Lakeland on Tuesday.

Bonners Ferry transfer Trinity Golder scored eight points for Sandpoint, which hosts Post Falls on Tuesday.

Sandpoint 6 8 7 6 — 27

Timberlake 19 26 24 4 — 73

SANDPOINT — Darling 0, Kaul 0, Ward 2, Laybourne 4, Golder 8, Hicks 0, Kirscher 7, Matla 0, Thompson 6.

TIMBERLAKE — Tonkin 7, Kelley 13, Mallet 5, Starr 0, Jezek 8, Kirby 18, Cheevers 2, Lawler 20.

Kellogg 44

Wallace 31

WALLACE — Kaili Cates scored 14 points to lead the Wildcats past the Miners in the championship game of the Silver Valley Tournament at Kirby Krulitz Court.

“We just started out aggressively and got some offensive rebounds in the first quarter, which really helped us,” said Kellogg coach Eli Bourgard, whose team went 5 for 5 from the free-throw line in the first quarter. “Even though we put up a decent number, we were able to get some stuff off our defense as well.”

Kellogg (2-0) travels to Wallace on Nov. 22.

Maryssa Hogamier scored 19 points for Wallace (1-1), which travels to the Post Falls JV on Thursday.

Earlier, Orofino (1-1) beat Mullan (0-2) in the consolation game.

Wallace 6 9 7 9 — 31

Kellogg 16 8 11 9 — 44

WALLACE — Oertli 0, K. Krous 4, Hayman 2, T. Krous 2, Sheppard 0, K. Sheppard 2, Brantz 0, Hogamier 19, Howard 2.

KELLOGG — Arthur 5, Riekena 4, Nusz 3, Rauenhorst 0, Cates 14, Senteny 9, Sheppard 0, Chambers 9, Figueroa 0, Brisdow 0, Brantz 0.