Sandpoint topples Moscow in 4A IEL opener
SANDPOINT — Led by Maddie Morgan’s key 3-pointers and a season-high 20 points from the bench, Sandpoint opened 4A Inland Empire League play with a 48-37 win over Moscow on Saturday at Les Rogers Court.
“We had a few of our starters that didn’t have their best games tonight,” Sandpoint head coach Will Love said. “But I told the girls that we’re a family, and families lift each other up. So I was really proud with the whole bench for their contributions tonight.”
As a unit, Sandpoint reserves Aly Lish, Brooklen Steiger and Kaylee Banks made their first six shots and scored 13 points in the first half, which led to a 25-13 halftime lead. But Moscow, which went 5 for 19 from the first half, rallied back in the third quarter and eventually reclaimed a 34-33 lead early in the fourth quarter. After a quiet first half, Moscow junior Rheanna Anderson scored seven of her 13 points in the third quarter.
“We haven’t had the lead that much this season, so it was a learning experience for them,” Love said. “But once they were able to figure out [Moscow’s] extended zone, I think that got them at ease. Maddie Morgan hit a few big shots and you could really see her confidence rise with every make.”
Morgan scored all of her game-high 15 points on 3-pointers — two of which came as the Bulldogs reclaimed the lead in the fourth quarter.
Kaylee Banks scored a season-high 12 points and had a team-high three steals off the bench, while Dawson Driggs grabbed a team-high nine rebounds to go with her 8 points. Anderson led the way for the Bears (6-10, 0-2 4A IEL) with 13 points.
Sandpoint (3-10) will travel to Lakeland (6-9, 1-0 IEL) for the annual Battle for the Paddle on Friday.
Moscow 8 5 17 7 — 37
Sandpoint 9 16 7 16 — 48
MOSCOW — Jung 9, M. Watson 3, Claus 6, P. Watson 1, Anderson 13, Rauch 5, Hanson 0, Bazzoli 0, Verlin 0, Paine 0, Pilcher 0.
SANDPOINT — Driggs 8, Morgan 15, Edwards 2, Larson 3, Petit 0, Banks 12, Lish 2, Steiger 6, Phillips 0.
Coeur d’Alene 70
Lakeland 49
COEUR d’ALENE — Kelly Horning scored 16 points and Jaelyn Brainard-Adams added 12 as the Vikings beat the Hawks in nonleague play at Viking Court.
Skylar Burke had 11 points for Coeur d’Alene (5-8), which travels to Lewiston on Tuesday.
Katy Ryan scored 14 points for Lakeland (6-10), which plays host to Sandpoint on Friday in the Battle for the Paddle spirit game.
Lakeland 10 15 13 11 — 49
Coeur d’Alene 22 15 18 15 — 70
LAKELAND — Boyer 0, Cooper 5, Kime 1, Cooley 1, McDevitt 0, Elpers 11, Loutzenhiser 7, Kirk 9, Ryan 14, Pruitt 0, Neff 0.
COEUR d’ALENE — Brennan 0, Minerath 6, Brainard-Adams 12, Whiteman 6, Matheson 3, Younker 3, Chavez 9, Horning 16, Kane 2, Zanetti 0, Munoz 2, Burke 11.
Timberlake 72
Priest River 19
SPIRIT LAKE — Taryn Soumas scored 19 of her 21 points in the first half, and McKeeley Tonkin tallied 14 of her 17 in the first two quarters, as the Tigers beat the visiting Spartans in Intermountain League play, as part of the Battle for the Buck spirit games.
Soumas made four of Timberlake’s 10 3-pointers, and Tonkin added two. Brooke Jessen added 20 points for the Tigers (14-2, 3-0 IML).
“Considering the environment, they communicated well on defense, played with great energy and shared the ball well,” Timberlake coach Matt Miller said.
Karah Fink led Priest River with 11 points. Only two Spartans scored.
Timberlake travels to Moscow on Tuesday.
Priest River 2 6 4 6 — 19
Timberlake 25 22 18 7 — 72
PRIEST RIVER — Kren 8, Rusho 0, Pound 0, Fink 11, Fitzmorris 0, Palfrey 0, Barnes 0, Minish 0, Martin 0.
TIMBERLAKE — Tonkin 17, Soumas 21, Suko 0, Hammond 0, Kronenberg 3, Carhart 0, Sande 0, Jessen 20, Jeffs 4, Willis 4, Bain 3.
Clark Fork 52
Genesis Prep 25
POST FALLS — Brooke Stevens poured in 27 points to lead the visiting Wampus Cats past the Jaguars in North Star League play at Post Falls Middle School.
Ellie Kiebert added eight points for Clark Fork (5-5, 2-1 NSL).
Rachel Schroeder led Genesis Prep (6-7, 2-2) with 10 points. The Jaguars played without Washington State signee Bella Murekatete, who did not play due to violation of team rules, Genesis Prep coach Brandon Haas said.
“While we had prepared for [Murekatete], we adjusted our defense and offense well for a last minute change,” first-year Clark Fork coach Jordan Adams said. “I was informed that this is the first time that we have beaten Genesis Prep. since our seniors’ freshman years, so you can imagine their excitement post-game.”
“Got to give a lot of credit to Clark Fork for playing a fantastic game tonight,” Haas said. “They did the little things well that ended up leading them to a win tonight. We did not take care of the ball like we should have. Fortunately we have a lot of season left to clean up some things.”
Genesis Prep plays at Kootenai on Tuesday.
Clark Fork 16 12 7 19 — 52
Genesis Prep 9 5 7 4 — 25
CLARK FORK — Anderson 2, Stevens 27, Lambert 2, Hathaway 4, Kiebert 8, A. Sutton 3, Simko 4, T. Sutton 0.
GENESIS PREP — Morrow 1, Schroeder 10, Nies 0, Martinez 8, Griener 2, Blood 2, Kim 0, Neely 0.
N.I. Christian 37
Chr. Center 31
COEUR d’ALENE — Savannah Seeley scored 10 points and Imelda Bresee had eight points and 22 rebounds — 15 offensive — as the Royals beat the Lions in Mountain Christian League play at Holy Family Catholic School.
Jolie Ward came off the bench with four minutes left and hit three straight key baskets for North Idaho Christian (12-3, 8-0 MCL), which plays host to Upper Columbia of Spangle, Wash., on Monday at Holy Family.
Rebekah Cashen scored a game-high 15 points for Christian Center (4-4, 4-4), which plays host to the Kootenai Thunder on Tuesday at the HUB Sports Center in Liberty Lake.
N.I. Christian 12 7 12 6 — 37
Chr. Center 4 10 2 15 — 31
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Monaghan 1, Hines 4, Overturf 2, Anderson 6, Ward 6, Bresee 8, Seeley 10.
CHRISTIAN CENTER — Williams 2, Taylor 0, May 0, M. Cashen 2, Kramer 4, M. Epkey 8, Bauer 0, R. Cashen 15, James 0, N. Epkey 0.
Grangeville 42
St. Maries 28
ST. MARIES — No other information was received.