PREP BASKETBALL: Rimel sends Lumberjacks to championship game
• GIRLS
OROFINO - St. Maries senior Macie Rimel hit the go-ahead 3-point basket in the game's final minutes, and the visiting Lumberjacks held off the Maniacs 53-51 to win their 2A District opener on Tuesday.
With the victory, St. Maries (8-10) travels to Grangeville tonight for the district championship. The Lumberjacks must beat the top-seeded Bulldogs twice to advance to the 2A state tournament.
"Macie knocked down a big 3-pointer to give us the lead with about one-and-a-half minutes left," St. Maries assistant coach Dakota Wickard said. "We made a stop, hit 3-out-of-4 free throws down the stretch and held on."
Wickard said Lacey Sines scored all eight of her points in the second quarter to put St. Maries ahead, and the Lumberjacks kept the lead until midway through the final period. The Maniacs opened up a 49-47 advantage with a couple minutes remaining, before Rimel's shot rallied the Lumberjacks.
Rimel led St. Maries with 11 points; Mackenzie Hammond added 7 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals, and Jenna Holder added 9 points and 4 assists.
Sydnie Zywina led Orofino with 22 points, and Kaylynn Johnson scored 14 for the Maniacs (8-8).
St. Maries 11 15 13 14 - 53
Orofino 11 12 13 15 - 51
ST. MARIES — Sines 8, Janssen 0, Badgett 5, McGreal 2, Christensen 0, Rimel 11, Watkins 2, Mitchell 5, Holder 9, Miller 4, Hammond 7.
OROFINO — Zywina 22, Bonds 0, Zenner 1, Schwartz 6, Beardin 4, Rasmussen 2, Kessinger 2, Johnson 14, Miller 0.
Wallace 65
Genesis Prep 13
WALLACE — Jaden House and Britany Phillips scored 14 points each for the Miners in a win over the Jaguars in a 1A Division I District 1 tournament game at Kirby Krulitz Court.
Wallace (8-8) travels to Lakeside (11-7) for the district championship game on Friday at 6 p.m.
Miyah Andersen scored eight points for Genesis Prep, which finished 0-10.
Genesis Prep 7 0 4 2 — 13
Wallace19 14 19 13 — 65
GENESIS PREP — Martin 0, Yount 1, Meerdink 0, Kelley 2, Wilson 0, Robertson 2, Andersen 8.
WALLACE — Specht 8, Cielke 8, House 14, Phillips 14, Welch 10, Burmeister 4, Hemphill 2, Hunter 5, Bergem 0.
• BOYS
Clark Fork 63
Mullan 32
MULLAN — Led by senior guard Cameron Garcia and junior guard Sam Barnett, the Wampus Cats opened a 19-point lead after one quarter and cruised past the host Tigers for a convincing North Star League victory.
"Garcia led the way for his team," Mullan coach Paul Elston said. "Clark Fork came out and played with a lot of energy tonight. We were very, very flat and did not have a response for their energy."
Barnett led all scorers with 24 points, while Garcia added 21 for the Wampus Cats (3-11, 1-1 NSL), who split their league games with Mullan. The site of their postseason matchup remains undetermined, Elston said.
Riley Trogden had 16 points and Austin Zingler had 10 for the Tigers (6-5, 1-1), who travel to play the Orofino JV on Thursday.
Clark Fork 21 22 12 8 — 63
Mullan 2 10 8 12 — 32
CLARK FORK - Garcia 21, C.H. Sanroman 0, Reuter 3, Matteson 0, Carter Sanroman 5, Mintken 0, Barnett 24, Howard 0, Mayorga 8, Shelton 0, Wad 2, Christofferson 0.
MULLAN - R. Trogden 16, Nelson 4, Lowman 0, Zingler 10, A. Trogden 0, Layton 2, Appiah 0, Houston 0, Knoll 0.