PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Subs help Post Falls run past Moscow
POST FALLS — Caden McLean scored nine of his 12 points in the first quarter, and the Post Falls reserves had their time to shine in a 58-34 Inland Empire League victory over the Moscow Bears on Saturday at The Arena.
“It was a great night as far as getting a lot of guys a lot of minutes,” Post Falls coach Mike McLean said. “I was happy with our offensive efficiency. And we were able to pressure full court, and play a little faster than Moscow wanted.”
Jack Sciortino had nine points, two steals and two assists off the bench for Post Falls (9-4, 5-1 IEL). Riley Peterson added six points, Josiah Shields five rebounds, Tommy Hauser four rebounds and two assists.
“I was happy with Riley Peterson and Zack Rodriguez with their defense against Moscow’s big kids,” McLean said. “And Tommy Hauser and Josiah Shields and Jaxon Anderson and Jack Sciortino did a nice job coming off the bench extending our lead.”
Sam Kees led Moscow (4-6, 2-4) with nine points.
Post Falls, in second place in the IEL, plays host to league-leading Lake City on Thursday.
Moscow 9 3 9 13 — 34
Post Falls 19 15 20 4 — 58
MOSCOW — Brown 5, Simpson 2, Abendroth 7, Kees 9, Rehder 0, Isakson 2, Larson 0, Colter 1, Hong 0, Kitchel 6, Skinner 2.
POST FALLS — Anderson 2, McLean 12, Hauser 1, Rodriguez 2, Peterson 6, Rutherford 9, Ballew 5, Sciortino 9, Lee 3, Horning 9, Christensen 0, Shields 0.
Lewiston 59
Sandpoint 46
SANDPOINT — For the second straight game Saturday, the Bulldogs stuck with a 5A Inland Empire League foe for three quarters.
But just like Thursday against Coeur d’Alene, the Bulldogs struggled in the fourth quarter and allowed Lewiston to capture an IEL victory at Les Rogers Court.
The Bengals outscored SHS 17-9 in the fourth quarter after leading by just five entering the final frame.
“Again it comes down to getting good at playing in close games and competing for four quarters,” Sandpoint interim head coach Mike Roos said. “We competed for three quarters and two minutes, and then we kind of just went rogue out there for a while and kind of had some guys trying to do their own thing at times and not stay within the offense. But that’s part of learning a new offense and they are having to adjust to dealing with pressure in games.”
Ethan Butler led the Bulldogs (4-8, 0-6 IEL) with 10 points, Darren Bailey added nine and Colin Roos tallied seven points, five rebounds and two assists.
George Forsmann scored 16 points, Kash Lang 15 for Lewiston (7-5, 4-4).
Sandpoint plays host to Lakeland on Thursday.
Lewiston 14 10 18 17 — 59
Sandpoint 10 10 17 9 — 46
LEWISTON — Eke 2, McKarcher 9, Lang 15, Mullikin 10, Hottinger 3, Hepburn 3, Forsman 1, White 0, Goeckner 0, Forsmann 16.
SANDPOINT — Roos 7, Pettit 3, Frank 4, R. Lee 0, VanDenBerg 9, Bailey 9, Cessna 2, Banks 2, Butler 10.
St. Maries 50
Orofino 38
OROFINO — What came easily in the first eight minutes went cold for the final 24 minutes for the Lumberjacks, who despite shooting 20 of 52 still emerged with a Central Idaho League win over the Maniacs at Orofino High.
Coleman Ross had 12 points, five rebounds and five steals and Tristan Gentry eight points and eight rebounds for St. Maries (12-0, 2-0 CIL), which committed 15 turnovers.
“We made them take a lot of tough shots tonight,” St. Maries coach Bryan Chase said. “Defense is what we’ve hung our hats on, and it won us the game tonight.”
Slade Sneddon and Joel Scott scored eight points each for Orofino (7-5, 0-3).
St. Maries 21 7 8 14 — 50
Orofino 7 9 10 12 — 38
ST. MARIES — Sands 6, Ross 12, Becktel 0, Gentry 8, Stancil 7, Elliott 3, Gibson 10, Ledbetter 0, Renner 4.
OROFINO — S. Sneddon 8, Sparano 6, Drobish 6, Thomas 6, Scott 8, Graham 4, Boyd 0.
Bonners Ferry 74
Timberlake 65
BONNERS FERRY — Ridge Williams scored 26 of his 28 points in the final three quarters as the Badgers beat the Tigers in an Intermountain League game.
Brady Blackmore scored 22 points for Bonners Ferry (7-4, 2-0 IML), which hosts Priest River next Saturday.
“We’ve got to play better defense,” Timberlake coach Mike Menti said. “You can’t give up 70 points and hope to win. We need to get back into the gym and back to work. My kids will respond from this.”
Zach Yetter scored 21 points for Timberlake (3-9, 0-2), which plays at Kellogg on Friday.
Timberlake 15 20 13 17 — 65
Bonners Ferry 19 23 16 16 — 74
TIMBERLAKE — Riley 9, Tay. Menti 6, Paslay 7, Yetter 21, Millsap 2, Higgins 19, Tan. Menti 0, Simpson 1.
BONNERS FERRY — Williams 28, Peterson 10, Rice 4, Hensley 0, Stockton 0, Hubbard 4, Mai 2, Beazer 4, Blackmore 22.
Priest River 65
Kellogg 48
PRIEST RIVER — Trentyn Kreager scored 19 points as the host Spartans (8-3, 2-0 Intermountain League) defeated the Wildcats (3-5, 0-2).
Logan Jerome scored a game-high 20 points for Kellogg.
“We played very well,” Priest River coach Kevin Wylie said. “We started out with great energy at both ends of the floor and we did a great job defensively forcing tough shots and rebounding the ball.”
Kellogg 10 12 10 16 — 48
Priest River 15 18 13 19 — 65
KELLOGG — Miller 0, R. Luna 4, K. Luna 10. Mclean 0, Groves 5, Maciosek 0, Frohlich 2, Walker 7, Jerome 20, Lahn 0, Hoffman 0.
PRIEST RIVER — Mathews 10, Butler 2, J. Nortz 12, Kreager 19, Marinello 4, Barrett 14, D. Nortz 0, Yount 4.