PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Heath helps Post Falls complete 3-0 weekend

POST FALLS — With a third game in as many days, the fourth in five days for host Post Falls, you can understand if the pace on offense wasn’t that fast.

But defensively, it was sharp.

Lexi Heath hit four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points as the Trojans beat Rocky Mountain of Meridian 52-22 on Saturday afternoon at The Arena.

Capri Sims had six points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals for Post Falls (4-0), which went 3-0 against schools from the Southern Idaho Conference this week after opening the season with a 65-47 win over Central Valley on Tuesday.

“It was a great weekend,” Post Falls coach Marc Allert said. “We got to see different competition, which was good. Everyone brought something different, so we got to work on some different things. It was good to have that tournament atmosphere. I thought it was a great deal.”

Post Falls led Rocky Mountain 24-8 at halftime.

“We played really good defense,” Allert said. “The game slowed down a little after playing a third day in a row. Rocky Mountain came out in a zone and slowed things down a bit, but we were able to play good defense as well.”

Brielle Magnuson, who played as a junior at Post Falls, had 10 points for Rocky Mountain (0-4).

Post Falls travels to Lakeland on Tuesday.

Rocky Mountain 2 6 8 6 — 22

Post Falls 11 13 18 10 — 52

ROCKY MOUNTAIN — Archibald 4, Tannaci 2, Magnuson 10, Osterhout 0, Mumford 2, DaBell 2, Reed 2.

POST FALLS — McLean 7, Nichols 7, Heath 14, Grant 2, Brennan 2, Sims 6, Asper 3, Crane 10, Walton 0, Christensen 1.

Coeur d’Alene 54

Eagle 53

COEUR d’ALENE — Junior Libby Awbery hit the second of two free throws with 2 seconds left to snap a tie and give the Vikings a victory over the Mustangs at Viking Court.

Madi Symons scored 21 points, Skylar Burke 17 for Coeur d’Alene (4-0).

Sophomore Molly Johnson hit four of Eagle’s nine three-pointers, and led the Mustangs (2-6) with 17 points.

Coeur d’Alene travels to Sandpoint on Tuesday to open Inland Empire League play.

Eagle 11 13 15 14 — 53

Coeur d’Alene 13 9 12 20 — 54

EAGLE — Johnson 17, Bowlden 6, Wallace 1, Beck 6, Cofer 8, Gilberg 0, Stice 2, Carter 13, Tommasini 0.

COEUR d’ALENE — Mitchell 7, Awbery 4, Symons 21, Naccarato 0, Holecek 3, Phenicie 4, Carroll 0, Burke 15.

Lake City 72

Meridian 39

COEUR d’ALENE — Kendall Pickford sank 6 of 10 3-pointers and tossed in 22 points as the host Timberwolves beat the visiting Warriors to complete three wins in three days vs. Boise-area schools.

Sophia Zufelt hit 3 of 4 3s and added 21 points for Lake City (7-0), which hit 12 of 24 from deep.

Lauren D’Orazio scored nine points for Meridian (1-4).

Lake City travels to Moscow on Tuesday for an Inland Empire League game.

Meridian 13 11 9 6 — 39

Lake City 24 18 12 18 — 72

MERIDIAN — D’Orazio 9, Fawley 0, Rowbury 0, Tourville 6, Kinnaman 7, Tuitama 3, P. Watson 3, Sanor 3, Bonning 4, Berger 0, Ellsworth 4, Dick 0.

LAKE CITY — Ke. Pickford 22, Ka. Pickford 3, Bowman 7, Zufelt 21, Waddington 7, McKellips 4, Reynolds 8, Zimmerman 0.

West Valley 55

Lakeland 42

SPOKANE VALLEY — Turnovers in the first quarter and fatigue in the third helped do in the Hawks in a loss to the host Eagles to conclude the Border Clash.

Guard Chloe DeHabo scored 20 points for West Valley, which jumped out to a 21-8 lead after one quarter.

“We played well last night, but it was just a different animal we faced today,” Lakeland coach Steve Seymour said. “West Valley was aggressive and quick and we had a hard time containing them defensively. We were just a little too loose with our passes, especially in the first quarter.”

Addie Kiefer hit 12 of 14 free throws and totaled 20 points, 10 rebounds, four steals and a pair of assists for Lakeland (2-3).

“Just continuing her fantastic play,” Seymour said. “She was called upon from the post to the guard position to help handle pressure, and she did a great job.”

Landree Simon added eight points and eight rebounds for Lakeland, which plays host to Post Falls on Tuesday, the first of three Inland Empire League games in eight days vs. 5A schools for the 4A Hawks.

Lakeland 8 16 3 15 — 42

West Valley 21 12 14 8 — 55

LAKELAND — Terzulli 0, Sterling 0, L. Kiefer 4, Knowles 0, Gallus 0, Richardson 0, K. Simon 4, A. Kiefer 20, Munyer 6, L. Simon 8.

WEST VALLEY — DeHabo 20, Walker 11, Chase 0, Lobdell 0, Sicilia 9, Carr 6, Palmer 2, Henry 7.

Timberlake 52

Orofino 35

OROFINO — Freshman Marissa Needs scored 12 points and senior Emma Patrick added 11 points for the Tigers in a nonleague win over the Maniacs.

“The girls played hard,” Timberlake coach Matt Miller said. “Our effort was good tonight, but our execution is something that we’ll have to work on.”

Timberlake (2-1) opens Intermountain League play at Priest River on Friday.

Miley Zenner scored 10 points for Orofino (2-3).

Timberlake 11 22 8 11 — 52

Orofino 5 8 8 14 — 35

TIMBERLAKE — Soumas 7, Dickinson 6, Webberley 0, Kronenberg 3, MacArthur 8, Wall 0, Needs 12, Patrick 11, Chase 5.

OROFINO — Zenner 10, Schwartz 6, Merry 6, Beardin 7, Province 0, H. Johnson 0, Nelson 0, Miller 2, L. Johnson 0, Diffin 4.

Troy 52

St. Maries 19

TROY — The visiting 2A Lumberjacks shot 5 of 32 from the floor in a nonleague loss to the 1A Division I Trojans.

“In the last couple of games, we’ve taken some steps forward,” St. Maries coach Gary Krumheuer said. “We started OK, but might have lost some ground on it.”

Taci Watkins scored seven points for St. Maries (0-6), which travels to Bonners Ferry next Saturday.

Isabelle Raasch scored 13 points for Troy (4-4).

St. Maries 6 6 5 2 — 19

Troy 16 11 16 9 — 52

ST. MARIES — Elliott 1, Spray 0, McGreal 0, Rimel 0, Baird 2, Watkins 7, Mitchell 5, Sindt 4, Asbury 0, Sloper 0.

TROY — Chamberlin 5, Tyler 4, Blazzard 10, Hawley 0, Bohman 8, Phillis 0, Raasch 13, Morgan 6, McKenzie 0, Foster 6.

Bonners Ferry 52

N.I. Christian 21

COEUR d’ALENE — Asha Abubakai went 9 of 10 from the free throw line and scored 20 points for the Badgers in a nonleague win over the Royals at Holy Family Catholic School.

Danica Kelly had eight points and Symone Pilgrim had seven rebounds for North Idaho Christian (7-3), which faces Kootenai Thunder on Thursday at Holy Family.

Bonners Ferry (4-2) travels to Lincoln County of Eureka, Mont., on Thursday.

Bonners Ferry 12 18 18 4 — 52

N.I. Christian 5 5 6 5 — 21

BONNERS FERRY — Burt 3, Villelli 2, Pluid 8, Flack 0, Blackmore 0, Asha Abubakari 20, B. Bayer 4, Sumpter 10, A. Bayer 5.

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Garn 5, Cate 0, Kelly 8, Overturf 4, S. Pilgrim 2, Malinauskas 2, Bullington 0.