Kellogg tops Priest River in foul-filled contest

• BOYS

KELLOGG — Chase Jerome scored 15 points and Toby Colburn chipped in 14 to lead the Kellogg Wildcats past the Priest River Spartans 63-46 in an Intermountain League game on Saturday at Andrews Gymnasium.

Kellogg (12-2, 4-0 IML) led 34-15 at halftime, then the teams combined to shoot 40 free-throws in the second half.

“The first half, we came out and played pretty well to hold them to five points in the first quarter,” Kellogg coach Jeff Nearing said. “We kind of pulled the press and our kids’ energy dipped a little bit. The second half was an ugly half by both teams, and it got pretty sloppy. To Priest River’s credit, they hung around and kept fighting.”

Grant Nearing scored 10 points for Kellogg, which travels to St. Maries on Friday.

Hunter Hartwig scored 17 of his game-high 18 points in the second half for Priest River (6-9, 3-2).

Priest River 5 10 15 16 — 46

Kellogg 17 17 17 12 — 63

PRIEST RIVER — Storro 0, Hagel 11, R. Anselmo 0, T. Anselmo 7, Hartwig 18, Haggerty 10, Luckey 0, McCracken 0.

KELLOGG — Gibbons 7, Samuelson 0, Jerome 15, Mueller 0, Hammerberg 1, Bumgardner 5, Nearing 10, Jennings 0, Finlay 6, Morgan 5, Colburn 14.

Coeur d’Alene 69

Moscow 40

MOSCOW — Joey Naccarato finished with 15 points and Kale Edwards scored seven of his 12 points in the first half, leading the Vikings past the Bears at Bear Den.

Coeur d’Alene outscored Moscow 26-9 in the second quarter to pull away.

“I think our pressure got to them and we figured out a defense that finally worked,” Coeur d’Alene coach Tony Hanna said. “Offensively, we had a lot of guys step up. We made the extra pass to get a better shot and had some guys knock down some shots.”

Bryce Bronson scored 11 points for Coeur d’Alene (8-7), which returns to 5A Inland Empire League play at Lewiston on Tuesday.

Moscow is 6-6.

Coeur d’Alene 17 26 13 14 — 69

Moscow 14 9 11 6 — 40

COEUR d’ALENE — Beggerly 9, Delbridge 0, Kofmehl 0, Johnson 8, Matheson 8, Yankoff 5, Bronson 11, Naccarato 15, I. Edwards 0, Bloom 1, K. Edwards 12.

MOSCOW — Miller 5, Stephens 2, Gosse 7, Broenneke 3, Picard 2, Quinnett 8, Johnson 4, Davis 7, Knott 0, Ewart 0.

Sandpoint 64

St. Maries 57

SANDPOINT — A breakout game from T.J. Davis and a big fourth quarter from Patrick Rockwell were big keys in the Bulldogs’ win over the Lumberjacks in nonleague play at Les Rogers Court.

Davis posted a season-high 13 points to go with six boards, Robbie Johnson added 13 points, six rebounds and three steals and Rockwell scored nine of his 12 points during a big fourth-quarter run that helped put the game away for the Bulldogs (3-13).

“We’ve been challenging some of our guys. Tonight was a real breakout game for T.J., that was really big for us,” said Bulldogs head coach Kent Leiss. “Getting more guys to contribute helped us get to our season high.”

Sandpoint was aggressive offensively, making 21 of 30 free throws, and had its most balanced scoring effort of the season, with six players scoring eight points or more.

Senior post Brady Martin did some damage on the blocks for St. Maries (8-4), scoring a game-high 19 points, and Jake Sieler was 9 of 9 from the foul line for his 12 points in defeat.

St. Maries plays host to Timberlake on Wednesday.

Sandpoint hosts No. 3 ranked 5A Post Falls on Thursday.

St. Maries 11 17 10 19 — 57

Sandpoint 17 10 14 23 — 64

ST. MARIES — Gibson 9, Sieler 12, Martin 19, Wilson 1, Asbury 8, Pritchard 3, Buell 2, Hammond 3, McGregor 0.

SANDPOINT — Thompson 8, McLaughlin 8, Davis 13, Rockwell 12, Jones 0, Johnson 13, Stockton 10, Roos 0.

Timberlake 52

Cd’A Charter 36

COEUR d’ALENE — David Dickinson scored 15 points to lead the visiting Tigers past the Panthers in Intermountain League play at Canfield Middle School.

Leading by two points after three quarters, Timberlake (6-4, 2-1 IML) outscored Coeur d’Alene Charter 19-5 in the fourth. But the Panthers lost two starters to fouls, including Jacob Rutherford, who finished with 19 points.

“We fought with them and battled with them the whole game, we just ran out of gas at the end,” Charter coach Steven Zamora said. “I was super proud of the kids; we played hard.”

Timberlake travels to Clark Fork on Tuesday.

Nick Judd had 15 rebounds for Coeur d’Alene Charter, which travels to Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.

Timberlake 19 4 10 19 — 52

Cd’A Charter 9 10 12 5 — 36

TIMBERLAKE — Hardy 5, Dickinson 15, Ostler 2, James 5, Counts 6, Sommers 4, Gervais 0, Menti 8, Jessen 2, Hausladen 5.

COEUR d’ALENE CHARTER — Phillips 2, Putren 3, Stellflug 1, Rutherford 19, Croom 8, Judd 0, Benzinger 3, Hall 0.

Genesis Prep 80

Mullan 24

POST FALLS — Stephane Manzi, the lone senior, scored 21 points on senior night as the Jaguars beat the Tigers in North Star League play at Post Falls Middle School.

Junior Williams also scored 21 points for Genesis Prep (11-4, 6-0 NSL), which travels to Lakeside on Tuesday.

Gryphon Todd scored eight points for Mullan (1-9, 0-8), which plays host to St. Regis (Mont.) on Tuesday.

Mullan 8 7 7 2 — 24

Genesis Prep 22 22 26 10 — 80

MULLAN — Barnes 3, Hess 0, Crandall 2, Peite 0, Trogden 7, Todd 8, Galloway 4.

GENESIS PREP — Shelton 14, Reidt 6, Mwinuka 6, Williams 21, Schoeder 0, Hillman 4, Schultz 0, Manzi 21, Gonzales 8.

Lakeside 71

Clark Fork 60

PLUMMER — Takoda Abrahamson continued his hot shooting, scoring 30 points to lead the host Knights past the Wampus Cats in North Star League play at Ron Miller Court.

Abrahamson hit 12 of 17 from the field, including 4 of 4 from 3-point range for Lakeside (5-8, 2-4 NSL). He is 19 of 29 from the field, including 6 of 8 on 3-pointers, in his last two games. He was also 2 of 3 from the line on Saturday, 8 of 10 over the last two games.

“When you see those percentages, you know he’s not forcing bad shots,” Lakeside coach Bob Wolcott said.

Tyrell Ambro added 14 points “and good interior defense on his birthday,” Wolcott said.

Freshman Kobe Banks made seven 3-pointers and finished with 26 points for Clark Fork (6-6, 4-2). He also had three assists and three steals. Spencer Jeffres added 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Hunter Boudousquie had eight boards.

“We got hurt last time more down low with Jeffres,” Wolcott said. “We went with a 2-1-2 to try to prevent passes inside, and (Banks) would come open and hit shots.”

On Tuesday, Clark Fork plays host to Timberlake, and Lakeside is home vs. Genesis Prep.

Clark Fork 16 15 11 18 — 60

Lakeside 12 26 22 11 — 71

CLARK FORK — Banks 26, Jeffres 20, Boudousquie 9, Henderson 5, Stevens 0, West 0.

LAKESIDE — Abrahamson 30, Ambro 14, Pakootas 9, Sanchez 3, Sperber 3, Bighead 6, S. Davison 2, J. Davison 2, Wienclaw 2, Dias 0.

• GIRLS

Timberlake 67

Cd’A Charter 17

COEUR d’ALENE — Peyton Kronenberg, Allison Kirby and Keelie Lawler scored 12 points each as the visiting Tigers, playing for the first time in two weeks, beat the Panthers in Intermountain League play at Canfield Middle School.

Shelby Starr added 11 points for Timberlake (15-2, 6-0 IML), ranked No. 1 in the state 3A media poll.

“It was backcourt turnovers tonight, more than their 3s,” Coeur d’Alene Charter coach Doug Grant said of Timberlake. “We had a lot of backcourt turnovers that led to runouts.”

Timberlake travels to second-place Bonners Ferry on Monday, where a win would wrap up the IML title.

Mae Alexander scored eight points for Charter (11-7, 1-5), which travels to Bonners Ferry on Tuesday. The Panthers have played the last two games without their leading scorer and rebounder Sandy Faulkner, a 5-11 freshman post sidelined with pneumonia. Grant hopes to have her back by the District 1 tournament, in a week.

Timberlake 21 23 16 6 — 67

Cd’A Charter 1 4 7 5 — 17

TIMBERLAKE — Tonkin 0, Kelley 5, Kronenberg 12, Starr 11, Kirby 12, Cheevers 8, Linehan 6, Bronson 0, Lawler 12.

COEUR d’ALENE CHARTER — Alexander 8, Johnson 0, Haag 0, Bartlett 2, Ruebke 2, Taylor 1, I. Bresee 0, Lehosit 2, L. Bresee 0, McKee 2.

Sandpoint 67

St. Maries 42

SANDPOINT — One of the top scoring guard duos in the state once again filled up the stat sheet, as juniors Grace Kirscher and Trinity Golder combined to score 44 points, leading the 4A Bulldogs to a decisive win over the 2A Lumberjacks at Les Rogers Court.

Kirscher had 24 points, eight rebounds, six steals and two blocks, while Golder drained four 3-pointers among her 20 points, also adding three steals to lead the Bulldogs (8-11), who jumped out to a 29-13 halftime lead.

Sandpoint head coach Duane Ward has been imploring more of his players to shoot, and he felt they heeded his advice, led by lone senior Taylor Ward with six points and three steals on senior night, and freshman Maddie Morgan, who drained two 3-pointers in her first varsity action.

“We’ve been a little shy (to shoot). Two players can’t carry a team,” said Ward. “I like that the other kids looked to score today, it’s a step in the right direction. We battled hard on the boards tonight.”

Shelby Holder scored 14 for the Lumberjacks (12-4), who picked it up offensively in the second half. St. Maries plays host to Kootenai on Tuesday.

Sandpoint hosts Lakeland on Tuesday, looking to remain perfect in 4A IEL play.

St. Maries 7 6 13 16 — 42

Sandpoint 15 14 16 22 — 67

ST. MARIES — Sines 5, Peet 2, Borgman 0, Haeg 3, Cordell 3, Davenport 1, Wilson 3, Ke. Auer 9, Holder 14, Ka. Auer 2.

SANDPOINT — Ward 6, Laybourne 4, Hicks 2, Kaul 4, Kirscher 24, Morgan 6, Driggs 1, Golder 20.

Genesis Prep 50

Mullan 18

POST FALLS — Bella Murekatate had 18 points and 14 rebounds as the Jaguars beat the Tigers in a North Star League game at Post Falls Middle School.

Rachel Schroeder had 16 points and eight assists for Genesis Prep (10-4, 6-1 NSL), which plays at Lakeside on Tuesday.

Hannah Cote scored seven points for Mullan (0-15, 0-9), which hosts St. Regis on Tuesday.

Mullan 2 6 5 5 — 18

Genesis Prep 22 6 14 8 — 50

MULLAN — Gallaway 4, Foster 0, Davis 4, Cote 7, Truean 3.

GENESIS PREP — Newman 0, Nies 2, Morrow 2, Imanzi 2, Schroeder 16, Blood 2, Lee 2, Scribner 2, Jones 0, Kim 2, Martin 2, Murekatete 18.