Younker's buzzer-beater lifts Vikings
LOREN BENOIT/Press The Coeur d’Alene High bench reacts to Tori Younker’s game-winning shot against Post Falls.
Coeur d’Alene’s Tori Younker shoots the game winning shot in Tuesday night’s game against Post Falls. The Vikings defeated the visiting Trojans 49-48 in overtime. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Coeur d’Alene’s Kelly Horning, left, and Skylar Burke double team Post Falls’ Sandy Faulkner during Tuesday night’s game at Viking Court. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Post Falls’ Kennedy La Fountaine shoots a free throw in Tuesday night’s game against Coeur d’Alene High. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Coeur d’Alene guard Emma Whiteman shoots a three during Tuesday night’s game against Post Falls. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Coeur d’Alene guard Halle Kane dribbles the ball down the court during Tuesday night’s game against Post Falls High. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
A Post Falls girls varsity basketball player sports themed socks during a game against Coeur d’Alene. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Coeur d’Alene girls varsity head coach Scott Stockwell gives advice to his players during Tuesday night’s game against Post Falls High. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Coeur d’Alene’s Skylar Burke and Post Falls’ Dylan Lovett both go for a rebound during Tuesday night’s game at Viking Court. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Coeur d’Alene’s Emma Whiteman eyes the basket before shooting a free throw during Tuesday’s game against Post Falls. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
The cheer team from Post Falls High School leads their fans in a cheer during a game Tuesday evening at Viking Court. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Coeur d’Alene’s Tori Younker (15) and Genna Gardiner of Post Falls go for a rebound during Tuesday night’s game at Viking Court. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Coeur d’Alene’s Skylar Burke passes the ball to a teammate while defended by Jenna Gardiner of Post Falls. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
COEUR d’ALENE — Tori Younker’s 3-pointer at the buzzer capped a wild final few seconds as the Coeur d’Alene Vikings beat the Post Falls 50-48 in 5A Inland Empire League basketball Tuesday at Viking Court.
Just before that, Jayda Johnson of Post Falls made a 3 with eight seconds left to put the Trojans up by one.
“What a game,” Coeur d’Alene assistant coach Nicole Symons said. “We came out really tight and missed a lot of great shots in the first quarter. After halftime we picked up the pressure and started to relax and make a few shots.”
Skylar Burke led Coeur d’Alene (5-6, 2-0 5A IEL) with 11 points.
Dylan Lovett scored a game-high 16 points for Post Falls (3-14, 0-2), which led 24-15 at halftime, before getting outscored 15-2 in the third quarter.
“We had our chances,” said Post Falls coach Marc Allert, whose team was 19 of 43 from the free-throw line. “We forced a lot of turnovers, but we didn’t capitalize on them.”
On Friday, Post Falls travels to Lewiston, and Coeur d’Alene plays host to Lake City in the Fight for the Fish spirit game.
Post Falls 11 13 2 19 3 — 48
Coeur d’Alene 4 11 15 15 5 — 50
POST FALLS — Johnson 5, Blake 2, Gardiner 5, Gleaves 8, LaFountaine 4, Faulkner 3, Lovett 16, Carpenter 5.
COEUR d’ALENE — Minerath 5, Brainard-Adams 7, Whiteman 3, Matheson 2, Younker 7, Chavez 5, Horning 7, Kane 3, Burke 11.
Lake City 61
Lewiston 37
LEWISTON — Klaire Mitchell scored nine of her 15 points in the first quarter, and the visiting Timberwolves jumped out to a 22-6 lead after one quarter en route to the 5A IEL victory at Booth Hall.
“Klaire got us going early with her scoring, but a lot of kids helped us off the bench,” Lake City assistant coach Troy Anderson said.
One of those players was Aubrey Avery, who scored 11 of her 13 points in the first half for the Timberwolves (14-2, 2-0 5A IEL).
Brooklyn Rewers had 13 points and nine rebounds for Lake City, Dejah Wilson seven points, seven steals and five assists, and Mitchell six steals.
Lake City held Kendyll Kinzer, a Fresno State signee, to five points.
“We were pretty good early on defensively, getting after them,” Anderson said.
Caitlin Richardson led Lewiston (6-7, 0-2) with 12 points.
Lake City travels to Coeur d’Alene on Friday for the Fight for the Fish spirit game.
Lake City 22 18 19 2 — 61
Lewiston 6 10 8 13 — 37
LAKE CITY — Pickford 2, Avery 13, Muehlhausen 2, Mitchell 15, Teets 0, Rieken 5, Miller 0, Littman 0, Wilson 7, Rewers 13, Jenkins 0, Hawkins 4.
LEWISTON — Collins 0, Teichmer 0, Wells 9, Bausch 0, Kinzer 5, Grogan 0, Johnson 5, Ortiz 2, Eke 0, Taylor 4, Richardson 12.
Timberlake 45
Bonners Ferry 33
SPIRIT LAKE — Brooke Jessen scored a game-high 20 points for the Tigers, who needed a second-half comeback to post the Intermountain League win over the Badgers.
“I was happy with our second half,” said Timberlake coach Matt Miller, whose team trailed 24-17 at halftime before outscoring Bonners Ferry 26-9 in the second half. “They rebounded the ball well and moved the ball around in the second quarter.”
Peyton Kronenberg scored nine points for Timberlake (12-2), which hosts Kellogg on Thursday.
Jerzie Pluid scored nine points for Bonners Ferry (11-4, 1-1).
Bonners Ferry 7 17 7 2 — 33
Timberlake 10 9 13 13 — 45
BONNERS FERRY — Blackmore 3, Liermann 7, Jackson 0, Pluid 9, Ansley 6, Villelli 8.
TIMBERLAKE — Tonkin 2, Soumas 4, Hammond 3, Kronenberg 9, Carhart 0, Jessen 20, Willis 7.
Kellogg 56
Priest River 27
KELLOGG — Hailey Cheney had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Wildcats in a win over the Spartans at Andrews Gymnasium.
Taeya Sheppard scored 10 points for Kellogg (7-6, 1-0 IML), which travels to Timberlake on Thursday.
Priest River is 1-8, 0-2.
Priest River 4 7 9 7 — 27
Kellogg 16 11 15 14 — 56
PRIEST RIVER — Kren 4, Rusho 0, Pound 0, Fink 10, Fitzsimmons 7, Palfrey 0, Barnes 0, Munich 2, Martin 4.
KELLOGG — Hill 1, Rauenhorst 1, Senteney 8, Sheppard 10, Figueroa 5, Brandt 4, Nearing 6, Cheney 21.
Lakeside 51
Wallace 41
WALLACE — Tommia Pakootas made five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 21 points as the visiting Knights topped the Miners in North Star League play.
Lakeside (5-7, 3-0 NSL) outscored Wallace (4-7, 2-1) 18-9 in the third quarter, after the game was tied at 14 following a slow-paced first half. Tommia Pakootas made a pair of 3s, Suzzana Pakootas one in the third. Tyshea Twoteeth scored a pair of baskets inside, Alyssa SiJohn one, and Samantha Adrian chipped in a three-point play.
“We were able to get the ball inside and get some easier baskets,” Lakeside coach Chris Dohrman said.
Lakeside plays host to Genesis Prep on Thursday.
Skylar Hill scored 15 points for Wallace, which plays host to St. Maries on Thursday.
Lakeside 9 5 18 19 — 51
Wallace 8 6 9 18 — 41
LAKESIDE — Brown 0, Holt 1, Twoteeth 6, S. Pakootas 6, SiJohn 7, Olson 0, Adrian 5, T. Pakootas 21, Peters 0, Marchand 0, Hendrickx 5.
WALLACE — Johnson 6, House 6, Sheppard 3, Morin 6, Hill 15, Howard 5.
NW Christian 59
Genesis Prep 40
COLBERT, Wash. — Rachel Schroeder scored 24 points for the Jaguars in a nonleague loss to the Crusaders.
Bella Murkekatete scored 14 points for Genesis Prep (5-6), which travels to Lakeside on Thursday.
Jordan Rabe scored 17 points for Northwest Christian (10-2).
Genesis Prep 4 12 11 13 — 40
NW Christian 12 20 16 11 — 59
GENESIS PREP — Morrow 0, Schroeder 24, Martinez 2, Greiner 0, Murekatete 14, Blood 0, Kim 0, Neely 0.
NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN — Smith 5, Dawson 0, Sander 14, Corey 12, Rainbow 2, Nelson 4, Simpson 5, Rabe 17, Burns 0, Bowman 0.
Kootenai 26
Mullan 14
HARRISON FLATS — Jacey Grange had 10 points and seven rebounds for the Warriors in a nonleague win over the Tigers, who are playing as a junior varsity squad this season.
“Jacey really got us off on a good roll offensively,” said Kootenai coach Doug Napierala of Grange, who scored six of her 10 points in the second half. “Defensively, we were pretty solid all night. We were able to get the ball into Jacey and she did a good job of finishing at the basket in the first quarter.”
Tayva Maitland had eight rebounds and five steals and Abigail Tiller had five points and 12 rebounds for Kootenai (1-5), which travels to Clark Fork on Thursday.
Hannah Cote and Talowa Fallingwater scored six points each for Mullan.
Mullan 0 2 5 7 — 14
Kootenai 8 4 4 10 — 26
MULLAN — Petit 0, Haig 2, Cote 6, Fallingwater 6, Frazier 0, Dykes 0.
KOOTENAI — Ducommun 1, Maitland 2, Addington 3, Thaut 5, Tiller 5, Grange 10.
N.I. Christian 48
Cov. Christian 22
LIBERTY LAKE — Imenda Bresee had 18 points and 16 rebounds as the Royals beat the Warriors of Spokane in Mountain Christian League play at the HUB Sports Center.
Savannah Seeley added 10 points and seven steals, and Riley Anderson had nine assists and six steals for North Idaho Christian (10-3, 6-0 MCL), which plays Kootenai Thunder on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Kootenai Elementary.
Ilia Larson led Covenant Christian with 14 points.
N.I. Christian 14 14 6 12 — 48
Cov. Christian 4 4 4 10 — 22
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Monaghan 2, Choi 2, Anderson 4, Whiteman 2, Ward 8, Bresee 18, Seeley 10.
COVENANT CHRISTIAN — Sellers 0, Rushing 2, Blomgreen 0, D. Cole 2, Y. Cole 2, In. Larson 2, Il.Larson 14.
Christian Center 39
The Oaks 27
LIBERTY LAKE — Rebecca Cashen scored 16 points to lead the Lions past The Oaks in a Mountain Christian League game at the HUB Sports Center.
Christian Center (4-3, 4-3 MCL) faces North Idaho Christian on Saturday at Holy Family Catholic School.
Christian Center 9 9 15 6 — 39
The Oaks 11 2 8 6 — 27
CHRISTIAN CENTER — R. Cashen 16, M. Cashen 9, E. Williams 0, M. Epkey 7, C. Kramer 7, C. Sisco 0, E. James 0, N. Taylor 4, M. May 0, N. Epkey 0, H. Bauer 0.
THE OAKS — G. Netjes 12, G. Mannan 0, K. McKenzie 9, H. Palpant 0, A. Sattler 0, M. Welch 0, E. Dykstra 4, E. Belkengren 2, G. DePaolo 0.