Vikings get hot, shoot past Bengals
LEWISTON — After making its longest road trip in 5A Inland Empire League play, Coeur d’Alene paid it from deep on Tuesday night.
Drew Hostetter scored 11 of his team-high 17 points in the first half for the Vikings, who finished 10-for-23 from the 3-point line in a 73-65 win over the Lewiston Bengals at Booth Hall.
“We put some pressure on them in the first half and were able to get some turnovers and easy baskets,” Coeur d’Alene coach Tony Hanna said. “They figured out our press in the second half and got back into it, but I thought we did a good job of keeping our composure and extending the lead in the second half.”
Kale Edwards scored 15 points and Connor King scored 14 points for Coeur d’Alene (10-3, 2-0 5A IEL), which travels to Post Falls on Friday.
Donaven Santana scored 19 of his game-high 22 points in the second half for Lewiston (4-8, 0-2), which travels to Lake City on Friday.
Coeur d’Alene 21 18 17 17 — 73
Lewiston 16 15 20 14 — 65
COEUR d’ALENE — Blakeley-Whittaker 2, Johnson 9, Karns 0, Friesz 11, Linehan 0, King 14, Hostetter 17, Margo 5, Meade 0, Edwards 15.
LEWISTON — McKarcher 2, Kokernak 2, Lang 4, Johnson 9, Mullikin 8, Spencer 2, Santana 22, G. Forsmann 8, Van Boeyen 8.
Lakeland 80
Timberlake 46
SPIRIT LAKE — Jaret Taylor scored 17 points to lead four Hawks into double figures in a nonleague win over the host Tigers.
Josiah Haaland added 16 points, Jalen Skalskiy 15 and Ammon Munyer 10 for Lakeland (5-8), which plays host to 4A Inland Empire League rival Sandpoint on Friday in the Battle for the Paddle spirit game.
“It was their pressure; they forced us into 29 turnovers,” Timberlake coach Mike Menti said. “They’re long and athletic, and they’ve got those really quick guards.”
Chase Gardom scored 16 points to lead Timberlake (3-8), which travels to Moscow tonight at 7.
Lakeland 16 27 15 22 — 80
Timberlake 9 13 14 10 — 46
LAKELAND — Taylor 17, Zubaly 5, Seay 0, Munyer 10, N. Haaland 5, Skalskiy 15, Derrick 0, Neilson 12, J. Haaland 16.
TIMBERLAKE — Wilfong 4, Cramer 2, Kluss 9, McDonald 0, James 5, Kistler 10, Gardom 16, Simpson 0, Dickinson 0.
Genesis Prep 73
Kootenai 29
HARRISON FLATS — The visiting Jaguars improved to 8-6, 4-1 North Star League with the victory over the Warriors (6-2, 2-2).
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Kootenai plays host to Wallace tonight at 6. Genesis Prep plays host to Mullan on Friday at Post Falls Middle School.
Lakeside 78
Mullan 44
MULLAN — Kenyon SpottedHorse scored 23 points — 13 coming in the first quarter — as the Knights beat the Tigers in a North Star League game at the Mullan Pavilion.
“Lakeside does a lot of things correctly,” Mullan coach Paul Elston said. “They’re good basketball players. They came out and set the tempo and played a great first four minutes. I thought we responded well after that.”
JJ Hall scored 16 points for Lakeside (8-5, 2-2 NSL), which hosts Kootenai on Thursday.
Riley Trogden scored 13 points for Mullan (4-7, 1-4), which faces Genesis Prep on Friday at Post Falls Middle School.
Lakeside 31 10 27 10 — 78
Mullan 9 11 10 14 — 44
LAKESIDE — White 9, Ambro 0, J. Abuan 2, Higgins 12, Howard 2, Hall 16, Twoteeth 14, SpottedHorse 23.
MULLAN — L. Trogden 12, Holling 11, Hess 8, King 0, R. Trogden 13.