PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Post Falls gets rolling on the right path in fourth quarter

MERIDIAN — After a longer-than-expected day on the bus, the Post Falls Trojans made the key plays in the fourth quarter to beat the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies 51-46 on Thursday night in nonleague play.

Senior Capri Sims, a Central Washington commit, had 17 points and “over 10 rebounds,” Post Falls coach Brian Hall said.

Sims and junior Kinlee McLean each hit two big buckets in the fourth quarter for the Trojans (4-0), who trailed by one point after three quarters.

Hoping to leave for southern Idaho on Wednesday afternoon, Post Falls didn’t get out of town until Thursday morning. Then, an accident on Interstate 84 forced the team bus to detour through Caldwell. The Trojans arrived at Rocky Mountain less than an hour before tipoff.

“And we played like it,” Hall said. “But the kids came through, it took them three quarters to figure it out, and we snuck away with a win.”

McLean finished with 12 points for Post Falls.

The Trojans focused their defense on Rocky senior Brielle Magnuson, who transferred from Post Falls prior to last season. Magnuson finished with six points. Junior Cianna Legaspi of Rocky (2-2), picked to finish fifth in the 13-team 5A Southern Idaho Conference, led all scorers with 18 points.

“She just put her head down and drove the line, and we couldn’t stop her,” Hall said of the 5-foot-10 Legaspi.

Post Falls plays at Eagle tonight.

Post Falls 18 5 15 13 — 51

Rocky Mountain 17 7 15 7 — 46

POST FALLS — McLean 12, Berg 0, Walton 2, McGowan 0, Blodgett 0, Brennan 9, Sims 17, Asper 7, Motley 1.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN — Roach 0, Archibald 6, Waldram 0, Asbury 2, Dyche 2, Osterhout 9, Sailors 2, Johnson 0, Giberson 0, DaBell 0, Legaspi 18, Magnuson 6.

Coeur d’Alene 54

Eagle 31

EAGLE — Senior Libby Awbery scored 14 points and the visiting Vikings pulled away in the second half to beat the Mustangs in nonleague play.

Teagan Colvin added 12 points, Madi Symons 10 for Coeur d’Alene (2-0), which plays at Meridian tonight.

“Played great team defense and offense tonight,” Coeur d’Alene coach Nicole Symons said. “Struggled with free throws tonight but happy with our energy, effort and attitude.”

Eagle (0-4) is picked to finish fourth in the 13-team 5A Southern Idaho Conference,

Coeur d’Alene 15 12 14 13 — 54

Eagle 5 11 8 7 — 31

COEUR d’ALENE — Colvin 12, Mitchell 7, Awbery 14, Omlin 5, Symons 10, Lopez 3, Holecek 1, Legg 0, Carroll 2.

EAGLE — Johnson 7, A. Vieira 0, Gilberg 2, Wallace 3, K. Vieira 2, Cofer 7, Rasmussen 5, Stone 0, Tommasini 0, Albertson 3, Marg 0, Williams 0, No. 44 2.

Lake City 77

Meridian 37

MERIDIAN — The visiting Timberwolves hit 13 3-pointers, led by junior Sophia Zufelt with five in a win over the Warriors, picked to finish ninth in the 13-team 5A Southern Idaho Conference.

Junior Avery Waddington scored 20 points, Zufelt 19 and Kamryn Pickford 10 for Lake City (5-0), which led 45-14 at halftime.

Meridian (1-1) hosts Coeur d’Alene tonight.

Lake City 20 25 21 11 — 77

Meridian 4 10 14 9 — 37

LAKE CITY — Frazey 8, Pickford 10, Bowman 7, Zufelt 19, Waddington 20, McKellips 2, Holzer 0, Reynolds 6, Zimmerman 5.

MERIDIAN — Watson 2, K. Martinez 10, Berger 2, Ellsworth 2, Rwagasore 7, Clampitt 2, Dick 5, Tourville 2, Dunn 2.

St. Maries 45

Troy 28

ST. MARIES — Stacie Mitchell scored 11 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Lumberjacks beat the Trojans in nonleague play.

Taci Watkins added 11 points and seven rebounds for St. Maries (3-1), which returns to action Wednesday at Potlatch.

Dericka Morgan had 11 points for Troy (1-3).

Troy 8 5 3 12 — 28

St. Maries 14 13 8 10 — 45

TROY — Van Pelt 0, Tyler 7, Moore 0, Hawley 6, House 1, Phillis 3, Morgan 11, Wolverton 0.

ST. MARIES — McGreal 2, Sexton 2, Spray 0, Watkins 11, Mitchell 11, Elliott 0, Sindt 5, Janssen 6, Sloper 6, Linnemeyer 2, Lockridge 0.

Lakeside 67

Mullan 28

MULLAN — Arianna Havier-Gorr scored 18 points for the Knights in a nonleague win over the Tigers at the Mullan Pavilion.

Kiley Wolfe scored 13 points for Lakeside (3-1), which hosts Kootenai on Tuesday.

Jazzmyn Nelson scored 14 points for Mullan (1-2), which hosts the Bonners Ferry freshmen on Monday.

Lakeside 19 21 18 9 — 67

Mullan 10 0 8 10 — 28

LAKESIDE — Gorr 0, Pluff 3, Wolfe 13, Rivera 4, Wineclaw 0, K. Allen 7, Matt 11, Lawley 9, Havier-Gorr 18, A. Allen 0, Abrahamson 0.

MULLAN — Lowman 5, Nelson 14, Garitone 0, Blankenship 2, Streeter 0, Petit 0, Haig 0, Charvez 6, Frazier 1.

Kootenai at

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WALLACE — The nonleague game at Kirby Krulitz Court was postponed due to the Wallace School District canceling school on Thursday.

No makeup date was announced.