Cardinals power past Spokane

| January 24, 2019 12:00 AM

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SPOKANE — Nate Pryor scored 31 points on 14-of-26 shooting for North Idaho College in a 99-65 win over the Community Colleges of Spokane in Northwest Athletic Conference play on Wednesday at Spokane Community College.

NIC (18-2, 7-0 NWAC) outscored Spokane (15-6, 6-2) 60-28 in the second half after the Cardinals took a 39-37 halftime lead.

“The guys played really well and did for the entire game,” NIC coach Corey Symons said. “Spokane hit some big shots early, but we had to stick to the gameplan and stay the course. In the second half, we kind of wore on them and were able to keep pushing the tempo. Nate had a great first half and really just kept us in it. Once we finally got rolling, we started to do what we do.”

RayQuan Evans had 21 points and 12 rebounds, Jarod Greene 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting for NIC, which hosts Yakima Valley on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Tanner McCliment-Call, a Post Falls High product, led Spokane with 17 points off the bench. Garrett White, a North Idaho Christian product, had eight points, seven rebounds and two assists for Spokane.

NORTH IDAHO

RayQuan Evans 7-13 5-7 21, Nate Pryor 14-26 3-3 31, Phillip Malatare 4-8 2-2 12, Alphonso Anderson 0-6 0-0 0, Jarod Greene 8-9 0-0 16, Emmitt Taylor III 2-2 0-0 5, Iaian McLaughlin 0-0 0-0 0, James Carlson 3-4 1-2 9, Jaden Dewar 0-0 0-0 0, Drew Sheridan 1-3 2-2 5. Totals 39-71 13-16 99.

COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE

Dedrick Pakootas 8-18 0-0 19, Isaiah Gotell 5-8 0-1 11, Anthony Parker 2-4 0-0 4, Garrett White 3-8 2-2 8, JR Delgado 0-6 0-0 0, Tanner McCliment-Call 7-13 0-0 17, Jamal Alstrom 0-0 0-0 0, Jaelon Stith 1-3 0-0 3, Damion Carter 0-2 1-2 1, Kobe Ferguson 0-0 0-0 0, Asher Cox 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 27-68 3-5 65.

Halftime — NIC 39-37. 3-point goals — NIC 8-20 (Evans 2-6, Pryor 0-3, Malatare 2-3, Anderson 0-3, Taylor III 1-1, Carlson 2-3, Sheridan 1-1), CCS 8-28 (Pakootas 3-9, Gotell 1-4, Parker 0-1, White 0-2, Delgado 0-3, McCliment-Call 3-5, Stith 1-2, Cox 0-2). Rebounds — NIC 44 (Evans 12), CCS 26 (White 7). Assists — NIC 9 (Pryor 4), CCS 7 (White 2). Team fouls — NIC 15, CCS 14. Fouled out — none.

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North Idaho 60

CC of Spokane 48

SPOKANE — Keara Simpson had 14 points, 13 rebounds and three assists for the Cardinals in a win over the Sasquatch in a Northwest Athletic Conference game at Spokane Community College.

Alivia Williams scored 17 points for NIC (15-4, 5-2 NWAC), which took a 29-16 halftime lead and forced 21 turnovers in the game.

“Our defense was awesome tonight,” NIC coach Chris Carlson said. “We really dictated what they could get and what we got. We had 20 more shots than they did and our defense really shut them down.”

Katlyn Ostrowski scored 16 points for Spokane (14-6, 4-4).

NIC returns to action at Rolly Williams Court on Saturday against Yakima Valley starting at 2 p.m.

NORTH IDAHO

Alivia Williams 7-14, 3-5 17, Halle Eborall 3-7 1-2 7, Alex Carlton 4-9 0-0 9, Keara Simpson 7-15 0-0 14, Heidi Sellman 4-10 0-1 8, Sydnie Peterson 0-5 2-2 2, Zosha Krupa 0-2 0-0 0, Anna Schrade 0-5 0-0 0, Madison Lommen 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 26-69 6-10 60.

COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE

Shania Graham 1-4 0-0 2, Koyama Young 3-11 3-4 10, Jessica Olson 3-7 1-1 8, Katlyn Ostrowski 5-7 6-9 16, Alexia Novelli 5-14 1-2 11, Sydnee Mongeon 0-2 0-0 0, Marissa Blair 0-3 0-0 0, Lachelle Bearcub 0-0 0-0 0, Alyssa Cox 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 17-48 12-18 48.

North Idaho 14 15 15 16 — 60

CC of Spokane 6 10 10 22 — 48

3-point goals — NIC 2-19 (Williams 0-4, Eborall 0-1, Carlton 1-2, Simpson 0-5, Peterson 0-2, Krupa 0-2, Schrade 0-1, Lommen 1-2), CCS 2-9 (Graham 0-2, Young 1-2, Olson 1-1, Mongeon 0-1, Blair 0-3). Rebounds — NIC 37 (Simpson 13), CCS 34 (Olson 8). Assists — NIC 9 (Simpson 3), CCS 5 (Young 3). Team fouls — NIC 16, CCS 11. Fouled out — none.