PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Lakeland runs past Lewiston
RATHDRUM — Sometimes, all it takes is a good run to get the offense going.
Jalen Skalskiy and Noah Haaland scored seven points each in the fourth quarter for Lakeland, which outscored the visiting Lewiston Bengals 24-4 in the final eight minutes of a 61-46 win in Inland Empire League play at Hawk Court on Tuesday.
“It was a great group effort,” Lakeland assistant coach Tyrel Derrick said. “We did some good things in the second half. We were able to get some defensive rebounds and get out and run the court.”
Skalskiy had 19 points and eight rebounds, Haaland 14 points and Carson Seay 16 points for Lakeland (4-3, 1-3 IEL), which hosts Timberlake on Friday.
“With Jalen, Noah and Brice (Henry), they’re talented in the open court,” Derrick said. “When were able to get out and run, it’s a good thing for us.”
Braydon Forsman scored 11 points for Lewiston (5-2, 1-1), which hosts Post Falls on Friday.
Lewiston 21 12 9 4 — 46
Lakeland 12 9 16 24 — 61
LEWISTON — McKarcher 7, Lang 10, Mullikin 3, Hottinger 1, Hepburn 4, Forsman 11, White 4, Forsmann 6.
LAKELAND — Seay 16, Henry 6, Ab. Munyer 2, Am. Munyer 2, Haaland 14, Roth 0, Waddington 2, Skalskiy 19.
Lakeside 64
Kellogg 37
PLUMMER — When the man-to-man didn’t work out as well as Lakeside coach James Twoteeth had to switch things up.
And the Knights got into a zone, both offensively and defensively.
Day Day Higgins had 14 points and 10 rebounds, leading four players in double figures in a 64-37 win over the Wildcats at Ron Miller Court.
“We started off in man and got into some foul trouble,” Twoteeth said. “When we switched to a zone, it was kind of a turning point in the game. In the first quarter, you could tell we’d been off for a few weeks, but we started to settle down and hit some shots. Our bench guys are starting to come along. Everyone played and contributed tonight, which was good to see.”
Vander Brown, Jasper Abuan and JJ Hall had 10 points each for Lakeside (5-1), which hadn’t played since Dec. 16. The Knights travel to Clark Fork on Thursday.
Logan Jerome scored 15 points for Kellogg (2-2), which hadn’t played since Dec. 5 due to COVID protocols. The Wildcats are scheduled to host St. Maries on Saturday.
Kellogg 12 5 9 11 — 37
Lakeside 16 12 16 20 — 64
KELLOGG — Miller 2, Luna 6, Groves 7, Maciosek 4, Walker 0, Jerome 15, Lonn 0, Hoffman 3.
LAKESIDE — Brown 10, Abuan 10, Higgins 14, SiJohn 4, Q. Hall 6, J. Hall 10, Spotted Horse 8, Louie 0, Matt 2.
N.I. Christian 67
Classical Christian 32
HAYDEN — Malachi Bullington had 20 points, 10 rebounds and three steals for the Royals in a Mountain Christian League win over Classical Christian of Spokane.
Levi Grassi had seven points, five assists and three steals for North Idaho Christian (12-4, 5-0 MCL), which hosts Kootenai Thunder on Thursday.
Ben Sudlow scored 12 points for Classical Christian.
Classical Christian 11 6 7 8 — 32
N.I. Christian 20 19 16 12 — 67
CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN — Kuntz 8, Sudlow 12, Hammond 10, Lathrop 0, Timme 0, Fowlkes 0, Morrison 0, Kuiper 0, Severn 0, Piazza 2.
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Desrochers 5, Pilgrim 6, Smith 10, McKee 0, O’Brien 6, Alliano 2, Mitchell 0, Bryan 5, Johnson 6, Grassi 7, Bullington 20, Sakae 0.