Taylor, Simpson shine

| February 16, 2019 10:46 PM

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COEUR d’ALENE — Emmitt Taylor III hit 8 of 15 3-pointers and poured in 29 points as first-place North Idaho raced past last-place Blue Mountain of Pendleton, Ore., 128-85 in Northwest Athletic Conference East Region play Saturday at Rolly Williams Court.

Nate Pryor added 31 points, seven assists and four steals for North Idaho (23-2, 12-0 NWAC), which shot 62.2 percent (51 of 82) from the floor. RayQuan Evans had 21 points, six assists, five steals and five rebounds, and Phillip Malatare had 21 points, 12 assists and three steals.

Mekhi Foreman hit 7 of 9 3s and scored a game-high 38 points for Blue Mountain (4-19, 2-10), which trailed just 48-42 at halftime.

NIC, which topped the 100-point mark for the 16th time this season, travels to Walla Walla on Monday for a makeup game at 4 p.m.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Mekhi Foreman 10-15 11-13 38, Dylan Grogan 5-8 2-3 12, Jeremiah Hillard 2-8 3-3 7, Bryson Pierce 3-10 4-6 11, Adam Hardman 2-3 0-0 4, Trenton Garza 3-8 0-0 7, Adrian Roa 1-1 0-0 2, Hayden Hibbard-Brooks 0-1 0-1 0, Bryson Wolters 2-4 0-1 4. Totals 28-58 20-27 85.

NORTH IDAHO

RayQuan Evans 7-12 6-7 21, Nate Pryor 14-20 3-5 31, Phillip Malatare 9-14 0-0 21, Alphonso Anderson 2-4 0-0 4, Jarod Greene 2-3 3-4 7, Emmitt Taylor III 10-18 1-2 29, Iaian McLaughlin 3-5 0-0 7, Yusuf Mohamed 0-1 0-0 0, James Carlson 3-4 0-0 6, Jaden Dewar 1-1 0-0 2, Ismael Valdez 0-0 0-2 0, Drew Sheridan 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 51-82 13-21 128.

Halftime — NIC 48-42. 3-point goals — BMCC 9-19 (Foreman 7-9, Hillard 0-4, Pierce 1-4, Garza 1-2), NIC 13-26 (Evans 1-1, Pryor 0-2, Malatare 3-6, Taylor 8-15, McLaughlin 1-2). Rebounds — BMCC 27 (Grogan 6), NIC 40 (Evans, Anderson, Taylor 5). Assists — BMCC 8 (Grogan, Garza 2), NIC 30 (Malatare 12). Fouled out — Hillard. Total fouls — BMCC 20, NIC 24. Technical fouls — NIC.

WOMEN

North Idaho 81

Blue Mountain 24

COEUR d’ALENE — Keara Simpson totaled 11 points, 17 rebounds and six assists as the Cardinals crushed the Timberwolves in NWAC East Region play at Rolly Williams Court.

Anna Schrade scored 16 points off the bench for NIC (18-6, 8-4 NWAC), which travels to Walla Walla on Monday for a makeup game at 2 p.m.

Blue Mountain dipped to 3-19, 1-11.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Ammarae Broncheau 0-2 1-2 1, Hayden Meyers 1-5 3-4 5, Chloe Morrison 2-8 0-0 5, Alyia Munoz 0-9 0-0 0, Brooke Wheeler 3-14 1-6 7, Olivia Luna 2-3 0-2 4, Lee 0-5 2-2 2, Hill 0-4 0-2 0. Totals 8-50 7-18 24.

NORTH IDAHO

Keara Simpson 5-14 1-1 11, Sydnie Peterson 5-15 2-2 13, Alivia Williams 3-12 5-6 11, Alex Carlton 3-12 1-1 10, Heidi Sellman 4-8 3-3 11, Zosha Krupa 3-7 0-0 9, Anna Schrade 7-9 1-2 16, Halle Eborall 0-1 0-0 0, Madison Lommen 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 30-82 13-15 81.

Blue Mountain 5 2 7 10 — 24

North Idaho 16 25 20 20 — 81

3-point goals — BMCC 1-8 (Morrison 1-5, Lee 0-3), NIC 8-29 (Simpson 0-1, Peterson 1-9, Williams 0-3, Carlton 3-7, Sellman 0-1, Krupa 3-4, Schrade 1-1, Lommen 0-3). Rebounds — BMCC 43 (Wheeler 9), NIC 56 (Simpson 17). Assists — BMCC 4 (Munoz 2), NIC 14 (Simpson 6). Fouled out — none. Total fouls — BMCC 10, NIC 15.