Kempton, Morris spark Post Falls

- GIRLS

COEUR d’ALENE — Melody Kempton scored 18 of her 20 points in the first half, and also grabbed eight rebounds as the Post Falls Trojans downed the Coeur d’Alene Vikings 70-33 in 5A Inland Empire League play Thursday at Elmer Jordan Court.

“We started out slow, and she got us going,” Post Falls coach Marc Allert said. “Macky Morris (eight points and eight rebounds) also gave us a big lift in the first half.”

Tyler McCliment-Call scored 16 of her 18 points in the third quarter for Post Falls (12-2, 2-0 5A IEL). She also had eight rebounds and six assists. Bayley Brennan chipped in 10 points and six assists.

Jaelyn Brainard-Adams led Coeur d’Alene (4-9, 0-3) with nine points.

“Post Falls is an excellent team,” Coeur d’Alene assistant coach Nicole Symons said. “Amazing talent and great coaching. We are extremely young — learning and growing each and every game, and building for our future.”

On Saturday, Post Falls is home vs. Glacier of Kalispell, Mont., and Coeur d’Alene plays host to Hellgate of Missoula.

Post Falls 10 23 29 8 — 70

Coeur d’Alene 8 4 12 9 — 33

POST FALLS — Gleaves 0, Morris 8, Gardiner 2, Brennan 10, T. McCliment-Call 18, J. McCliment-Call 5, Schreibeis 2, Faulkner 3, Kempton 20, Parks 3.

COEUR d’ALENE — Minerath 6, Morton 6, Brainard-Adams 9, Chavez 3, Whiteman 0, Younker 2, Louden 7, Breen 2.

Timberlake 53

Lapwai 33

LAPWAI — Lilly Kelley scored nine of her 12 points in the second half and Shelby Starr also chipped in 12 for the Tigers in a nonleague win over the Wildcats.

“Defensively, we did a better job of communicating in the second quarter,” said Timberlake coach Matt Miller, whose team outscored Lapwai 11-2 in the period to take a 27-11 halftime lead. “The girls did a good job on the defensive end in the first half. We had some real positive moments, but still a lot to work on. Hopefully, we can build on that.”

Brooke Jessen scored eight of her 10 points in the first quarter for Timberlake (9-3), which travels to Kellogg tonight.

Glory Swoboda scored 12 points for Lapwai (8-2).

Timberlake 16 11 16 10 — 53

Lapwai 9 2 9 13 — 33

TIMBERLAKE — Tonkin 6, Starr 12, Kelley 12, Kronenberg 4, Soumas 5, Jessen 10, Jezek 4, Willis 0.

LAPWAI — Swoboda 12, Wisdom 2, Domebo 3, Reuben 0, Oatman 2, A. Mitchell 9, Smith 0, O. Mitchell 0, Gould 5, Coversup 0.

Genesis Prep 53

Kootenai 34

HARRISON FLATS — Rachel Schroeder scored 21 points for the Jaguars in a North Star League win over the Warriors.

“We played strong, but with limited bodies, we had a slump out of the half and they got on a good run,” said Kootenai coach Doug Napierala, whose team was outscored 26-9 in the third quarter after trailing 18-14 at halftime. “We were able to play good defense, but they’re a solid team. Schroeder operates their offense and plays well. We just need to work harder on boxing out and limiting second chances.”

Bella Murekatete scored 16 points for Genesis Prep (4-6, 2-0 NSL), which faces Clark Fork on Saturday at Post Falls Middle School.

“Once again, another unselfish night led to victory,” Genesis Prep coach Brandon Haas said.

Aspen Greene scored 14 points and Jacey Grange had 12 rebounds and seven points for Kootenai (2-6, 0-4), which hosts Mullan next Thursday.

Genesis Prep 6 12 26 9 — 53

Kootenai 3 11 9 11 — 34

GENESIS PREP — Morrow 0, Schroeder 21, Greiner 2, Imanzi 4, Scribner 6, Martinez 4, Kim 0, Martin 0, Murekatete 16.

KOOTENAI — Napierala 5, Lamb 2, Greene 14, Wine 4, Walker 2, Grange 7.

- BOYS

Genesis Prep 72

Kootenai 29

HARRISON FLATS — No other information was available.