PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sandpoint finishes sweep of Lewiston
SANDPOINT — Sandpoint shut down Lewiston in the fourth quarter on Saturday to secure a 50-40 Inland Empire League victory and a season sweep of the Bengals at Les Rogers Court.
Lewiston is rebuilding, but a sweep of a 5A opponent can’t be overlooked, head coach Will Love said. Plus, it allows SHS to keep pace with 4A IEL rival Lakeland, who beat the Bengals twice as well.
“To get two wins against a 5A opponent, especially Lewiston that’s well coached, that’s huge for our program,” he said.
Karlie Banks led the Bulldogs (7-7, 4-5 IEL) with 13 points, four rebounds, two steals and a block. Hattie Larson had nine points and five steals and Kaylee Banks tallied nine points and four assists. Destiny Lyons and Bella Phillips each had four points and Daylee Driggs added seven rebounds.
Zoie Kessinger led Lewiston (3-11, 1-11) with 11 points.
Sandpoint plays host to Lakeland on Thursday.
Lewiston 7 17 14 2 — 40
Sandpoint 12 16 12 10 — 50
LEWISTON — Collins 8, U’Ren 3, Hill 2, Bursch 0, Wessels 7, Barney 4, Ortiz 5, Kessinger 11, McRoberts 0, Taylor 0.
SANDPOINT — Gammon 0, Driggs 3, Reinink 2, Lyons 4, Tomco 0, Cessna 3, Phillips 4, Kar. Banks 13, Larson 9, Platte 3, Banks 9.
Lake City 50
Moscow 22
COEUR d’ALENE — Senior and Michigan State signee Brooklyn Rewers scored 23 points on senior day, and the Timberwolves held the visiting Bears to five points in the second half of the IEL game.
Kendall Pickford added 12 points for Lake City (10-5, 7-3 IEL), which travels to Post Falls on Thursday.
Grace Nauman led Moscow (1-12, 1-9) with six points.
Moscow 10 7 2 3 — 22
Lake City 16 15 12 7 — 50
MOSCOW — Knott 1, A. Lassen 4, Heyns 3, Gray 0, Nauman 6, Watson 4, J. Lassen 2, Ceron 0, Berg 0, Laituala 0, Anderson 0.
LAKE CITY — Pickford 12, Miller 5, Zufelt 0, Shanley 0, Reynolds 2, Rewers 23, Jenkins 4, Parks 0, Hawkins 0, Cogley 4.
Timberlake 53
Bonners Ferry 39
BONNERS FERRY — Brooke Jessen scored 10 of her 12 points in the decisive third quarter as the Intermountain League-leading Tigers battled past the second-place Badgers.
Leading by five at halftime, Timberlake (14-2, 3-0 IML) outscored Bonners Ferry (11-5, 3-2) 20-10 in the third quarter.
“They came out with a little more energy and physicality in the third quarter,” Bonners Ferry coach Travis Hinthorn said. “We had 12 turnovers in the second half, and most of those were in the third.”
Taryn Soumas and Blayre Jeffs scored 14 points each to lead Timberlake, which beat Bonners by 33 points 11 days earlier.
“Blayre was the one that killed us tonight,” Hinthorn said.
Freshman Asha Abubakari tallied a game-high 15 points for Bonners Ferry, and Holly Ansley added 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Timberlake travels to Kellogg on Friday.
Bonners Ferry is idle until visiting Kellogg on Feb. 4 to wrap up the regular season.
Timberlake 13 12 20 8 — 53
Bonners Ferry 12 8 10 9 — 39
TIMBERLAKE — T. Soumas 14, Hammond 3, Kronenberg 6, K. Simmons 0, Carhart 4, Jessen 12, Jeffs 14.
BONNERS FERRY — Sa. Hill 2, Bayer 2, Bliss 0, Blackmore 0, Abubakari 15, Ansley 10, Si. Hill 4, Sumpter 0, Pinkerton 6.
St. Maries 74
Orofino 61 (OT)
OROFINO — What had been a bit of a nuisance all season was a deciding factor for the Lumberjacks in a Central Idaho League win in overtime at Orofino High.
Sophomores Taci Watkins (19 points) and Lacie Sines (14) notched career highs for the Lumberjacks, who finished 26 of 37 from the free-throw line.
“That’s been a bit of a bugaboo for us this season,” said St. Maries coach Gary Krumheuer of the foul shooting. “It was nice to see us get to 70%.”
Sydnie Zywina scored 21 points for Orofino (6-5, 1-2), which shot 19 of 36 from the foul line.
St. Maries plays host to Priest River on Tuesday.
St. Maries 19 11 14 14 16 — 74
Orofino 13 13 12 20 3 — 61
ST. MARIES — Sines 14, Janssen 0, Badgett 8, McGreal 0, Christensen 3, Rimel 11, Watkins 19, Mitchell 0, Holder 16, Miller 3.
OROFINO — Zywina 21, Zenner 8, Schwartz 8, Merry 0, Rasmussen 7, Kessinger 9, Green 0, Hiller 8, Bounds 0.
Post Falls JV 64
Lakeside 30
POST FALLS — Laetitia Asper scored 18 points and the Trojan junior varsity improved to 18-2 with the win over the Knights at The Arena.
Laraina SiJohn added 14 points, Brooklynn Brennan 12 for Post Falls.
“They got out in transition, and we gave them a lot of easy baskets,” Lakeside coach Chris Dohrman said. “We had too many turnovers. They’re a quick little team. They had a couple good posts, and the definitely moved up and down the court really well.”
Jolissa Holt scored 14 points for Lakeside (6-7), which is still down two starters due to COVID-19 contact tracing.
Lakeside plays host to Wallace on Tuesday in Scenic Idaho Conference play.
Lakeside 4 12 12 2 — 30
Post Falls JV 22 18 6 18 — 64
LAKESIDE — A. Holt 3, Havier-Gorr 5, J. Holt 14, Wienclaw 3, Rivera 1, Marchand 3, Matt 1, Rowley 0, Allen 0.
POST FALLS JV — Furr 2, Flerchinger 0, Brennan 12, Berg 8, McLean 0, Asper 18, SiJohn 14, Maurer 2, Frazey 2, Chase 6.
Kellogg 54
Priest River 22
PRIEST RIVER — The visiting Wildcats improved to 6-6, 2-1 Intermountain League with the win over the Spartans (3-12, 0-5).
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Flathead Valley H.S.A. 54
N.I. Christian 49 (OT)
KALISPELL, Mont. — Grace Gwin had 21 points, seven rebounds and five steals for the Royals, who lost to Flathead Valley Home School Association in overtime at Stillwater Christian School.
Danica Kelly had 10 points and six assists and Symone Pilgrim f14 rebounds and seven steals for North Idaho Christian (15-5), which plays at The Oaks of Spokane Valley on Monday.
Codi Kennedy scored 16 points for Flathead Valley Home School Association.
N.I. Christian 9 15 10 12 3 — 49
F.V.H.S.A. 13 12 9 12 8 — 54
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Kelly 10, Garn 2, Pilgrim 5, Gwin 21, H. Malinauskas 2, Daigle 2, Nelson 3, Overturf 4.
FLATHEAD VALLEY HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION — Howery 10, Kennedy 16, Williams 0, Donahue 0, Wisar 8, Connerly 15, DeBrita 0, Brockman 0, Burlingame 5.