NIC sweeps Columbia Basin
NIC’s Emmitt Taylor III sinks a 3-pointer in the first half of Monday night’s game against Columbia Basin College. Taylor hit eight 3-pointers in the game to score 24 points and lead the Cardinals past the Hawks, 124-50.
Photos: LOREN BENOIT/Press North Idaho College guard Alex Carlton dribbles the ball down the court while defended by Alexis Castro of Columbia Basin College in the second half of Monday’s game at NIC.
COEUR d’ALENE — The North Idaho College men’s basketball team continued to roll through its Northwest Conference schedule with a dominating victory on Monday, while the Cardinal women had a much-needed bounceback win over Columbia Basin on Monday.
In men’s action, NIC led 69-22 at halftime and coasted to a 124-50 win in Christianson Gymnasium. Emmitt Taylor sank 8-of-13 from outside the arc for all 24 of his points. Five other Cardinals scored in double figures, with Nate Pryor scoring 22 points on 10-for-12 shooting from the floor.
Taylor nailed three straight 3-pointers five minutes into the game to put the hosts ahead 23-4, and the Hawks (4-14 overall, 1-5 NWC) never threatened again.
As a team, NIC (17-2, 6-0) shot 66.7 percent from the floor, 62 percent from 3-point range and 85.7 percent from the free-throw line.
Victor Clarke led Columbia Basin with 20 points, and the Hawks managed only 25 percent shooting (16-for-64) from the floor.
NIC 83, Columbia Basin 66: In women’s action, Columbia Basin opened a 10-point lead with eight minutes left in the second quarter, as Megan Haugen’s jump shot put the Hawks ahead 24-14.
The Cardinals closed out the quarter on a 15-2 run, with a basket and two free throws by Alex Carlton putting the hosts ahead 38-33 at intermission. Carlton’s 17 points led four NIC players in double-figures.
The Hawks’ Alexis Castro had a huge game, scoring 38 points, and her 3-pointer cut the lead to 38-36 to open the third quarter. Halle Eborall responded with a jump shot, and the Cardinals (14-4, 4-2) reeled off eight straight points to take control of the game. The Cardinals outscored the Hawks 23-11 in the final period to put the game away.
Heidi Sellman and Alivia Williams scored 16 points for NIC, which shot 32-for-57 from the floor (56.1 percent). Abigayle Myers added 11 points for Columbia Basin (10-8, 1-5).
Both NIC basketball teams travel across the border to face Community Colleges of Spokane on Wednesday.
MEN: North Idaho College 124, Columbia Basin 50
Columbia Basin
Kaden Hassett 3-7 0-0 9, Christopher Cheatham 0-2 3-4 3, Sergio Pineda 0-4 1-1 1, Victor Clarke 8-14 4-4 20, Gabe Vorheis 1-11 6-6 8, Adrian Zaragoza 0-6 0-0 0, Ryan Wolf 1-3 0-0 2, Josh Brantley 0-7 0-0 0, Matthew Sundling 1-4 1-1 3, Fernando Huerta 1-2 0-0 2, Contreras 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 16-64 15-16 50.
North Idaho College
RayQuan Evans 4-7 6-7 15, Nate Pryor 10-12 2-2 22, Phillip Malatare 7-9 2-3 18, Alphonso Anderson 4-7 5-5 14, Jarod Greene 6-6 2-2 14, Emmitt Taylor 8-14 0-0 24, Iaian McLaughlin 0-0 0-0 0, Yusuf Mohamed 3-6 0-0 7, James Carlson 2-4 1-2 5, Jaden Dewar 2-4 0-0 4, Ismael Valdez 0-0 0-0 0, Drew Sheridan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 46-69 18-21 124
Halftime — NIC 69-22. 3-point goals — CB 3-19 (Hassett 3-4, Pineda 0-1, Vorheis 0-1, Wolf 0-2, Sundling 0-2, Brantley 0-3, Zaragoza 0-6); NIC 13-21 (Taylor 8-13, Malatare 2-2, Evans 1-2, Anderson 1-2, Mohamed 1-2). Rebounds — CB 23 (Vorheis 5), NIC 50 (Anderson 8). Assists — CB 8 (Cheatham 3), NIC 17 (Evans, Pryor 5). Total fouls — CB 16, NIC 14. Fouled out — none.
WOMEN: North Idaho College 83, Columbia Basin 66
Columbia Basin
Abigayle Myers 4-10 0-0 11, Ali Martineau 1-6 0-0 2, Alexis Castro 13-22 6-7 38, Megan Haugen 1-2 0-0 2, Sara Ramirez 4-15 0-0 9, Isabelle Gutierrez 0-1 0-0 0, Sydney Gregg 1-1 0-0 2, Allexus Montelongo 1-3 0-0 2, Alexandria Morfin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-61 6-7 66.
North Idaho College
Keara Simpson 5-7 0-0 11, Alivia Williams 5-8 6-8 16, Halle Eborall 3-7 0-0 6, Alex Carlton 6-10 2-2 17, Heidi Sellman 7-8 2-2 16, Sydnie Peterson 3-8 0-0 8, Zosha Krupa 0-2 0-0 0, Anna Schrade 3-4 0-0 7, Madison Lommen 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 32-57 12-14 83.
Col. Basin 19 14 22 11 — 66
North Idaho 14 24 22 23 — 83
3-point goals — CB 10-23 (Castro 6-10, Myers 3-7, Ramirez 1-4, Montelongo 0-1, Martineau 0-1), NIC 7-18 (Carlton 3-5, Peterson 2-5, Simpson 1-1, Schrade 1-1, Eborall 0-2, Krupa 0-2, Lommen 0-2). Rebounds — CB 21 (Myers 3), NIC 44 (Schrade 10). Assists — CB 8 (four with 2), NIC 16 (Simpson 4). Total fouls — CB 12, NIC 13. Fouled out — none.