Sandpoint keeps it going, topples Kellogg

SANDPOINT — After starting the season 1-3, Sandpoint has found its rhythm and won three of its last four games, beating Kellogg 46-41 on Saturday night in nonleague play at Les Rogers Court.

Sandpoint coach Will Love challenged his team to hold Kellogg to 35 points in the game and the Bulldogs nearly delivered.

“I was really pleased with what we were able to do defensively tonight and that certainly put us in a position to win the game,” Love said. “Kellogg did a good job of getting us out of our offense and what we want to do ... so we started to press,” Love said about his team’s third quarter performance.

This allowed the Wildcats to climb back into the game and eventually narrow Sandpoint’s lead to 3 points with under four minutes left.

With the offense struggling, the Bulldogs needed someone to step up and make a play to avoid letting the game slip away.

The phone rang and senior Maddie Morgan answered, burying a 3-pointer to stop the Wildcats momentum.

Senior Dawson Driggs led the Bulldogs with 16 points and three steals and junior Kaylee Banks added seven points.

Sophomore Darian Hill scored 11 points for Kellogg and seniors Jaron Figueroa and Lora Allred each tallied 8.

Sandpoint (4-4) travels to St. Maries on Tuesday.

Kellogg (5-2) hosts Wallace on Wednesday.

Kellogg 8 10 7 16 — 41

Sandpoint 15 12 4 15 — 46

KELLOGG — Wendt 4, Allred 8, Van Hoose 3, Ferreira 1, Hill 11, Figueroa 8, Nearing 2, Cheney 4.

SANDPOINT — Cessna 2, Morgan 6, Driggs 16, Steiger 4, Phillips 6, Larson 5, Banks 7.

Coeur d’Alene 50

Ferris 35

COEUR d’ALENE — Jaelyn Brainard-Adams scored 12 points for the Vikings, who remained unbeaten on the season with a win over the Saxons at Viking Court.

Madi Symons scored 11 points for Coeur d’Alene (9-0), which trailed 4-1 after the first quarter before outscoring Ferris 39-21 in the second and third quarters combined.

Coeur d’Alene hosts Timberlake on Tuesday.

Laney Erickson scored 13 points for Ferris.

Ferris 4 11 10 10 — 35

Coeur d’Alene 1 18 21 10 — 50

FERRIS — Heroz 0, Campbell 0, Erickson 13, Spink 8, Warnica 0, Dammel 0, Merrit 0, Gieffers 2, Harmen 0, Omlin 5, Cunningham 2, Ramirez 5.

COEUR d’ALENE — Matheson 1, Brainard-Adams 12, Whiteman 7, Symons 11, Younker 1, Chavez 9, Zanetti 4, Burke 5.

Central Valley 50

Post Falls 34

POST FALLS — The host Trojans got off to a slow start in the first quarter of a nonleague loss to the Bears at The Arena.

“They are a very good team, and we played very disinterested to start the game,” Post Falls coach Marc Allert said. “They pressed us a little in the first quarter and we didn’t handle it very well. We got to within two in the third, then had a hard time scoring in the fourth.”

Peyton Howard scored 19 points, MJ Bruno 18 for Central Valley (3-2).

Kennedy LaFountaine scored six points for Post Falls (4-3), which travels to Clarkston on Monday.

Central Valley 20 8 9 13 — 50

Post Falls 6 10 13 5 — 34

CENTRAL VALLEY — Rudd 6, Pitts 2, Bruno 18, Chalich 2, Lewis 0, Howard 19, Williams 3.

POST FALLS — Heath 2, Darwood 4, Blake 2, Lovett 7, Johnson 0, Fleming 5, Smith 2, LaFountaine 6, Carpenter 4, Christensen 2.

East Valley 53

Timberlake 52

SPIRIT LAKE — After the host Tigers rallied to take the lead with a minute left, a late East Valley 3-pointer resulted in the second one-point loss in three nights for Timberlake.

“We’ve lost the last two games by a total of two points, so that’s a little rough,” Timberlake coach Matt Miller said. “But the girls fought hard to come back, and there’s definitely some things we can build on.”

The Knights scored 18 first-quarter points, then closed out the second quarter with eight points in the final two minutes to lead 33-24 at intermission. But the Tigers (4-4) outscored their guests 15-5 in the third quarter to get back in the game.

“We made a really good run in the third quarter, then took the lead. We led by one point with a minute left,” Miller said.

Unfortunately for Timberlake, an East Valley steal was followed by Ellie Syverson’s 3-pointer, putting the Knights ahead for good, 51-49. The Tigers were forced to foul, and a couple made free throws allowed East Valley to withstand a late Timberlake 3-pointer.

Brie Holecek scored 19 points for the Knights.

Brooke Jessen led all scorers with 20 points, and teammate Taryn Soumas added 17 for Timberlake, which travels to Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday.

East Valley 18 15 5 15 — 53

Timberlake 13 11 15 13 — 52

EAST VALLEY — Syverson 9, Glore 3, Magana 2, Stowell 12, Holecek 19, Munns 0, Hillyard 8.

TIMBERLAKE — Sande 2, Soumas 17, Suko 0, Hammond 5, Kronenberg 5, Carhart 2, Jessen 20, Jeffs 1.

Lakeland 54

Lakeside (Wash.) 28

RATHDRUM — Katy Ryan had 22 points, seven rebounds, three assists, three blocked shots and two steals, and Melody Loutzenhiser added nine points, seven rebounds and six assists as the Hawks rolled past the visiting Eagles of Nine Mile Falls, Wash., in nonleague play at Hawk Court.

“Melody Loutzenhiser was the key for us tonight,” Lakeland coach Steve Seymour said. “All six of her assists came in the first half. She did a really good job of leading the break, and finding the open girl.

“Defensively, we did a nice job keeping them in front of us; we’re getting a little better defensively every game,” he added.

Lakeland (3-6) travels to Timberlake on Thursday.

Lakeside 10 2 6 10 — 28

Lakeland 17 17 13 7 — 54

LAKESIDE — Usetimenko 5, Boykin 0, Hartman 8, Stadler 3, Stockert 2, Newman 4, Johnson 3, Chittum 3.

LAKELAND — Boyer 4, Tingey 0, Neff 2, Ryan 22, Hostetler 3, Loutzenhiser 9, Kiefer 5, Woempner 3, Simon 0, Huddleston 6.

Wallace 49

Priest River 36

PRIEST RIVER — Jaden House scored 19 points to lead the Miners past the Spartans.

Elli Welch scored eight points for Wallace (4-3), which travels to Kellogg on Wednesday.

Maddy Rusho scored 14 points for Priest River.

Wallace 13 8 12 16 — 49

Priest River 10 5 9 12 — 36

WALLACE — Morin 4, Merrick 0, Johnson 0, Specht 4, House 19, Welch 8, Hill 4, Cielke 4, Hunter 4, Bergem 2.

PRIEST RIVER — Rantala 0, Rusho 14, Pound 0, Fink 0, Prudek 0, Palfrey 13, Meer 0, Minish 7, Freitas 2.

Lakeside 54

Clark Fork 25

PLUMMER — Arianna Gorr and Kria Peters each scored 13 points as the Knights started strong and cruised past the visiting Wampus Cats in North Star League play at Ron Miller Court.

Gorr and Peters each scored six points in the first quarter as Lakeside (5-2, 2-0 NSL) built a 16-4 lead.

“Arianna is a freshman that’s given us some good minutes off the bench, along with Kiona Allen,” Lakeside coach Chris Dohrman said. “She (Gorr) was able to get out in front and get some layins.”

Katelyn Matteson, Abbie Anderson and Ellie Kiebert scored six points each for Clark Fork (0-5, 0-1).

Lakeside travels to Mullan on Saturday.

Clark Fork 4 7 11 3 — 25

Lakeside 16 16 13 9 — 54

CLARK FORK — Matteson 6, Valliere 4, Myers 1, Anderson 6, Hathaway 2, Alderman 0, Stanley 0, Kiebert 6, Hoffman 0.

LAKESIDE — Daniels 0, J. Holt 10, St. Pierre 0, Middleton 0, Adrian 4, Matt 0, Gorr 13, Peters 13, Anderson 2, Allen 0, Marchand 3, A. Holt 9.