PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Timberlake shoots past Bonners in IML opener

BONNERS FERRY — Once Timberlake started hitting its shots, it was just enough.

Timberlake, held without a field goal after the first quarter, made eight 3-pointers in the final three quarters to pull past the Bonners Ferry Badgers 61-46 in the Intermountain League opener for both teams on Friday.

“All seven of their points came from the free-throw line in the first quarter,” Bonners Ferry coach Travis Hinthorn said. “They were in control after the first quarter. They just settled down and broke us down defensively. They just started to make shots and free throws and hit some 3-pointers.”

Freshman Malia Miller scored 18 points and senior Ciara Soumas 16 points for Timberlake (3-0), which hosts Genesis Prep on Monday.

Junior Asha Abubakari scored 22 points for Bonners Ferry (4-2), which hosts Deer Park on Tuesday.

The teams, the only two in the Intermountain League after Kellogg and Priest River dropped to the 2A classification this year, will meet again on Jan. 27 at Timberlake High.

Timberlake 7 21 17 16 — 61

Bonners Ferry 12 9 13 12 — 46

TIMBERLAKE — C. Soumas 16, Dickinson 0, Young 11, Nelson 5, MacArthur 1, Needs 4, Miller 18, Chase 6.

BONNERS FERRY — Villaluz 0, Pluid 4, Hinthorn 7, Blackmore 2, Abubakari 22, C. Bayer 0, Sumpter 7, A. Bayer 4.

Coeur d’Alene 71

Meridian 25

MERIDIAN — Junior guard Teagan Colvin scored 20 points and senior forward Madi Symons added 15 for the Vikings in a win over the Warriors, picked ninth in the 13-team 5A Southern Idaho Conference.

Junior guard Maddie Mitchell scored 12 points for Coeur d’Alene (3-0), which plays at Rocky Mountain, picked fifth in the SIC today.

Kiet Martinez scored eight points for Meridian (1-2), which hosts Post Falls today.

Coeur d’Alene 22 20 21 8 — 71

Meridian 7 5 7 6 — 25

COEUR d’ALENE — Colvin 20, Mitchell 12, Awbery 6, Omlin 0, Symons 15, Lopez 6, Holecek 3, Legg 3, Carroll 6.

MERIDIAN — Watson 1, K. Martinez 8, Berger 0, Ellsworth 1, Rwagosore 2, Kinnaman 7, Clampitt 0, Dick 1, Tourville 3, Dunn 2.

Lake City 65

Rocky Mountain 29

MERIDIAN — The visiting Timberwolves had three players in double figures, led by senior forward Emberlyn Reynolds with 15 points in a win over the Grizzlies in a rematch of last year’s state 5A opening round game.

“We played an outstanding first half,” Lake City coach James Anderson said. “All nine were major contributors to what we did and our energy was off the charts. Rocky is a good team and I was pleased with how we came out and got after them. Emberlyn just seemed more relaxed and played really well as well.”

Junior Sophia Zufelt had 13 points and junior Avery Waddington added 12 for Lake City, which beat Rocky Mountain 44-39 in last year’s opening round at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.

Lake City (6-0), with wins over other 5A Southern Idaho Conference foes Boise, Mountain View and Meridian, faces Eagle today.

Cianna Legaspi scored eight points for Rocky Mountain (2-3), which is picked fifth in the 5A SIC. The Grizzlies host Coeur d’Alene today.

Lake City 20 21 15 9 — 65

Rocky Mountain 9 8 5 7 — 29

LAKE CITY — Frazey 2, Pickford 6, Bowman 2, Zufelt 13, Waddington 12, McKellips 6, Holzer 4, Reynolds 15, Zimmerman 5.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN — Archibald 2, Asbury 1, Dyche 0, Osterhout 5, Sailors 5, Johnson 3, DaBell 1, Legaspi 8, Magnuson 4.

Post Falls 60

Eagle 50

EAGLE — Senior Capri Sims had 27 points and 15 rebounds for the Trojans, who held off the Mustangs to remain unbeaten on the season at 5-0 in coach Brian Hall’s first season.

“We did a good job on the boards tonight and that’s how we won the game,” Hall said. “Tonight, we were able to get ahead in the second quarter and stay ahead, but felt we should have pulled away, especially with how well Capri and everyone around her played.”

Letti Asper had eight points and 10 rebounds for Post Falls, which concludes its southern trip at Meridian today.

Paige Cofer scored 20 points and Kylan Wallace 11 points for Eagle (0-5), picked fourth in the 13-team 5A Southern Idaho Conference.

Post Falls 12 21 12 15 — 60

Eagle 14 9 8 19 — 50

POST FALLS — McLean 4, Berg 5, Walton 4, Brennan 6, Sims 27, Asper 8, Mitley 6, McGowan 0, Miller 0.

EAGLE — Johnson 6, A. Vieira 2, Gilberg 0, Wallace 11, K. Vieira 1, Marg 2, Cofer 20, Rasmussen 0, Williams 0, Stone 0, Tommasini 0, Albertson 0, Thompson 3, Wilson 0.