PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Childs notches first win as Sandpoint coach
SPOKANE VALLEY — Jacob Eldridge and Parker Childs had 11 points each for Sandpoint, which beat the East Valley Knights 63-55 for the Bulldogs’ first win under coach Brian Childs.
“I’m happy for our kids,” said Childs, a former head coach at Coeur d’Alene Charter and assistant at Lake City. “It was good to see the smiles on their faces.”
It was the Bulldogs’ first win since Jan. 19, 2021 at Priest River.
Sandpoint led 30-29 at the half and outscored East Valley 18-12 in the third quarter.
"Jacob Eldridge made some plays down the stretch that you kind of hope a senior is going to make," coach Childs said.
Sandpoint (1-1) travels to Coeur d'Alene at 7 p.m. Tuesday to open 5A-4A Inland Empire League play.
East Valley 18 11 12 14 — 55
Sandpoint 15 15 18 15 — 63
EAST VALLEY — Hofstee 4, Bales 0, Wilkinson 29, Stevens 0, Anderson 0, Wolecek 18, Hansen 7, Whallon 2.
SANDPOINT — Lee 5, Eldridge 11, VanDenBerg 9, Dunkel 0, Dickinson 10, Childs 11, Lane 9, Butler 8.
Post Falls 71
Moses Lake 56
POST FALLS — Freshman Christian VonBruck hit 4 of 9 3-pointers and scored 20 points as the young Trojans beat the visiting Chiefs at The Arena for their first victory of the season.
Sophomore Neil McCarthy added 14 points for Post Falls (1-2). Jack Sciortino, a reserve last year and the lone returnee, had 12 points and seven assists.
“We had 13 assists tonight; we were able to share the ball again,” Post Falls coach Mike McLean said. “I’m happy where we are defensively. The first quarter I wasn’t happy with the penetration we were allowing. But the second quarter we buckled down, got out on the shooters and finished it off with a good rebound.
“We are 12 quarters into this, and we have gotten better each quarter.”
Post Falls plays host to Mead next Saturday.
Moses Lake 17 9 11 19 — 56
Post Falls 15 21 15 20 — 71
MOSES LAKE — Thomas 8, Bisker 0, Tibbs 19, Middleton 4, MacDonald 6, Purcell 10, Ulyanchuk 9.
POST FALLS — Sciortino 12, Naylor 2, Shields 0, McCarthy 14, Summers 6, VonBruck 20, Craig 5, Bowie 4, Blake 2, Butler 5, Cooper 1.
West Valley 59
Lakeland 51
SPOKANE VALLEY — The visiting Hawks tied it with a minute to play, but Turner Livingston hit a 3-pointer with some 30 seconds left to put the host Eagles ahead for good in the Border Clash.
Lakeland (1-2) missed on its next trip down the floor and had to foul, and West Valley pulled away from the free-throw line.
“It’s about the process right now,” first-year Lakeland coach Tony Hanna said. “We were a little better tonight than last night (in a 60-54 loss to East Valley). We just don’t have a ton of varsity experience. Our pieces are there.”
Bryce Henry, a senior and returning starter, scored 20 points for Lakeland.
“Bryce had a really good game for us,” Hanna said. “He got to the hoop quite a bit, got to the free-throw line quite a bit.”
Livingston led West Valley with 13 points.
Lakeland’s game at St. Maries on Tuesday was rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 13 due to a shortage of officials. The Hawks return to action Friday at home vs. Lewiston.
Lakeland 11 18 9 13 — 51
West Valley 16 10 13 20 — 59
LAKELAND — Nowell 0, Cameron 0, Rings 0, Henry 20, Munyer 11, Hocking 10, Boettcher 1, Roth 7, Haug 0, Loutzenhiser 2, Pearson 0, Anderson 0.
WEST VALLEY — Zettle 5, Holley 2, Harty 11, Fried 3, Schroeder 8, Austin 6, Price 0, Livingston 13, Eaton 0, Walker 11.
Kellogg 63
Post Falls JV 51
KELLOGG — Tanner Groves scored 16 points, Kolby Luna added 13 points as the Wildcats beat the Trojans JV in the championship game of the Silver Valley Tournament at Andrews Gymnasium.
“We got out to a slow start, but did a better job of talking and doing the little things well on defense in the second half,” Kellogg coach Mike Martin said. “We came out allowing them to be comfortable and Kolby really brought the energy for us tonight. It was just a nice, balanced effort.”
KJ Walker scored 12 points and Riply Luna 11 points for Kellogg (2-2), which travels to Sandpoint on Thursday. The Wildcats have won three straight Silver Valley Tournament titles.
Cobe Cameron scored 20 points for the Post Falls JV.
Post Falls JV 20 6 14 11 — 51
Kellogg 18 11 19 15 — 63
POST FALLS JV — Anderson 4, Ostlund 7, McLean 8, Wolfe 1, DeBoer 4, Cameron 20, Hollenbeck 0, Campbell 7, Pratt 0, Mims 0.
KELLOGG — Whatcott 5, R. Luna 11, K. Luna 13, McLean 0, Groves 16, Maciosek 0, Frohlich 4, Walker 12, Hendrix 2, Bristow 0.
Lakeside 83
Wallace 39
KELLOGG — Vander Brown scored a game-high 33 points for the Knights in a win over the Miners in the consolation game of the Silver Valley Tournament at Andrews Gymnasium.
Lucky Matt scored 22 points for Lakeside (2-2), which hosts Garfield-Palouse on Tuesday.
Robbie Morin scored 17 points for Wallace (1-2), which travels to Timberlake on Tuesday.
Lakeside 33 16 27 8 — 83
Wallace 17 13 8 1 — 39
LAKESIDE — Callahan 5, Matt 22, SiJohn 5, Kee 7, Rivera 2, Allen 0, Nomee 0, Hall 4, P. Brown 0, V. Brown 33, Vassar 1.
WALLACE — Goldade 5, Davis 0, Tesky 6, Streeter 0, Morden 1, Allison 3, Jaramillo 3, Hasz 0, Schmidt 0, Morin 17, Murdock 0, Hull 4, Wilkinson 0.
Bonners Ferry 68
N.I. Christian 33
COEUR d’ALENE — Trey Bateman scored 12 of his game-high 17 points in the second half to lead the Badgers past the Royals in a nonleague game at Holy Family Catholic School.
Braden Blackmore scored 12 points for Bonners Ferry (2-2), which hosts Lincoln County (Mont.) on Tuesday.
Karon Dinkins had 12 points, six steals and three assists for North Idaho Christian (6-1), which hosts Kootenai Thunder at Holy Family Catholic School on Thursday.
Bonners Ferry 17 13 21 17 — 68
N.I. Christian 3 13 14 4 — 33
BONNERS FERRY — Petersen 2, Rice 7, Hensley 0, Williams 13, Th. Bateman 9, Hubbard 6, Tr. Bateman 17, Mai 2, Blackmore 12.
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — O’Brien 8, Sakai 0, Grassi 6, Koontz 0, Alliano 1, Desrochers 1, McKee 0, Heston 3, Dinkins 12, Adams 0, Schlader 0, Smith 0, Connelly 2.