PREP ROUNDUP: Rupp fires up Viking boys at Tark Classic

• BOYS BASKETBALL

LAS VEGAS — Junior Carter Rupp was on fire from deep for the second straight day, hitting 8 of 12 3-pointers and finishing with 29 points as the Coeur d'Alene Vikings (7-1) beat the Swordsmen (4-5) of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., 65-51 in consolation play in the Spalding Bracket at the Tarkanian Classic at Sierra Vista High on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Rupp was 7 of 12 from deep and scored 28 in a victory for the Vikings, now 2-1 at the tourney.

“We run a lot of things for him,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jon Adams said. “He’s constant motion, and our guys penetrate a lot and do a good job of finding him.”

Rupp hit three 3s in the first quarter and three more in the fourth.

“He hit some big shots tonight. Those were backbreakers,” Adams said.

Sophomore Caden Symons was undercut late in the first half on a breakaway layup and landed hard, his head hitting the floor. He missed the rest of the game and was examined for a concussion after the game, Adams said, but no symptoms were found.

Adams praised his replacement at guard, senior Trey Nipp, who “took really good care of the ball.”

Especially impressive because on the same play Symons was injured, at the other end of the court, Nipp took a shot to the face and suffered a split lip, and needed stitches afterward.

Senior Gunner Larson, who suffered an ankle injury just before tryouts, saw his first action of the season and played roughly 8-10 minutes. 

Logan Orchard and Kai Wheeler each added 10 points for Coeur d’Alene, and Adams had praise for the 6-3 Wheeler for the second straight day, battling against bigger posts — on this day, guys standing 6-9 and 6-8.

“Kai Wheeler again held his own in the middle; he plays much bigger than 6-3,” Adams said. 

Coeur d’Alene wraps up tourney play today at noon against Silverado (Las Vegas).

St. Paul     14    15    16    6    —    51

Coeur d’Alene     18    22    9    16    —    65

ST. PAUL — Individual scoring not available.

COEUR d’ALENE — Larson 0, Orchard 10, Rupp 29, Nipp 3, Entzi 2, Wheeler 10, Booth 2, Symons 9.

Prestonwood Christian (Texas) 80

Lake City 76

LAS VEGAS — Despite six 3-pointers and 28 points from junior Reese Strawn, the Timberwolves (4-4) fell to the Lions (9-9) of Plano, Texas in Nike Bracket play at Faith Lutheran High.

Braydn Arrieta hit four 3s and scored 15 points for Lake City, 0-3 at the tourney, and Josh Watson added 10.

Senior point guard Tyler Murphy hit six 3s and scored 32 points for Prestonwood Christian.

Lake City plays Lakeside of Seattle today at 9 a.m. to conclude tourney play.

Prestonwood 31 36 13 — 80

Lake City 30 37 9 — 76

PRESTONWOOD CHRISTIAN — Gray 7, Jones 6, Dinkins 2, Murphy 32, Seay 7, Hovind 3, Dayian 4, McClain 8, Spears 1, Tasby 10.

LAKE CITY — Parker 2, Strawn 28, Miller 8, Watson 10, Kloos 4, Arrieta 15, Williams 0, Carlson 9.

Lake City JV 74

Genesis Prep 26

COEUR d’ALENE — Sophomore Andy Everson scored 20 points for the Timberwolves JV in a win over the Jaguars.

Tyson Ruggiero and Beau Pearson scored 14 points each for the Lake City JV.

Brady Rubert scored 10 points for Genesis Prep (4-3), which hosts Timberlake at The Courts in Post Falls tonight.

Genesis Prep    7    7    5    7    —    26

Lake City    26    19    25    4    —`    74

GENESIS PREP — Farrell 5, Nichols 4, Rubert 10, Earley 3, Blood 4, Meyer 0, Stewart 0, Martin 0.

LAKE CITY JV — Ruggiero 14, Bowman 8, Plummer 8, Everson 20, Pearson 14, Anderson 8, Parson 2. 

• GIRLS BASKETBALL

Rigby 52

Coeur d'Alene 47

LAS VEGAS — The Vikings (8-3) fell in a Diamond Bracket semifinal game to the Trojans (10-1) at Durango High School.

No other information was available.

Coeur d'Alene faces West High of Salt Lake City today at 1:40 p.m. in the third-place game.

Timberlake 50

Lewiston 38

SPIRIT LAKE — Junior Jozee MacArthur scored seven of her game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter for the Tigers, who pulled away in the final four minutes to beat the Bengals at Timberlake High.

“It was just one of those games where we didn’t get a rhythm and had a hard time executing on offense and defense,” Timberlake coach Matt Miller said. “They’re long and athletic and for whatever reason, we were out of sorts for the first three quarters. Jozee played really well, especially in that fourth quarter.”

Senior Kurststen McKellips scored 10 points for Timberlake (8-2), which faces Colfax in the West Valley Holiday Tournament on Dec. 27 at West Valley High.

Addison McKarcher and Skye Van Trease scored eight points each for Lewiston (4-8).

Lewiston    11    8    14    5    —    38

Timberlake    13    7    12    18    —    50

LEWISTON — Delich 4, Albright 6, Van Trease 8, A. McKarcher 8, Lathen 4, Kessinger 0, DeGroot 8, Holman 0, Balmer 0.

TIMBERLAKE — Soumas 0, Dickenson 0, Young 6, Nelson 6, MacArthur 17, Simpson 8, Needs 3, McKellips 10.

Potlatch 40

St. Maries 30

ST. MARIES — The host Lumberjacks led the entire way until a scoreless fourth quarter gave the nonleague game to the Loggers.

“We just couldn’t get a basket to drop,” St. Maries coach Gary Krumheuer said. “The more we missed, the more anxious we got. We really got after it tonight, and I think the girls wore down a little bit.”

Senior Sami Sindt scored nine points for St. Maries (2-6), which hosts Orofino on Jan. 4.

Jaylee Fry scored 16 points for Potlatch (2-4).

Potlatch    7    8    13    12    —    40

St. Maries    9    10    11    0    —    30

POTLATCH — D. Winther 2, Mitchell 3, Heiteman 0, Fry 16, Vowels 6, Anderson 8, Reynolds 3, K. Winther 0, Nagle 2.

ST. MARIES — Elliott 6, Pinton 0, Martin 4, Baird 3, R. Yearout 3, Sindt 9, Janssen 0, Sloper 1, M. Yearout 0, Linnemeyer 4.

• WRESTLING

Post Falls 60

Lake City 19

POST FALLS — Gage Loftin (98 pounds), Lucas Anello (126), Brandon Felix (132), Tyson Barnhart (145), Taycen Genatone (152) and Damion Hamilton (160) had pins for the Trojans in a win over the Timberwolves at Post Falls High.

“We had a couple of backups in some different spots,” Post Falls coach Pete Reardon said. “I was really impressed with how those kids stepped in and wrestled. Harry (Romero), while he lost, showed some improvement. Really happy with those kids that want to step in and fill a role.”

Gabe Wullenwaber (195) and Garrett Leonard (220) had pins for Lake City.

Post Falls travels to Lewiston tonight.

Lake City competes in the Pacific Northwest Classic on Jan. 5-6 at University High in Spokane Valley.

195 — Gabe Wullenwaber, LC, p. Joey Newbry, 1:02. 220 — Garrett Leonard, LC, p. Kyden Martin, 4:20. 285 — Xander Scholes, PF, p. Cliff Eddington, 3:17. 98 — Gage Loftin, PF, p. James Swanson, :35. 106 — Matthew Hamilton, PF, by forfeit. 113 — Logan Loaiza, PF, by forfeit. 120 — Connor Johnson, LC, d. Jared Wallace, 6-4. 126 — Lucas Anello, PF, p. Joey Gallagher, 1:49. 132 — Brandon Felix, PF, p. James Lupton, 3:32. 138 — Josh Macdonald, LC, md. Harry Romero, 8-0. 145 — Tyson Barnhart, PF, p. Alden Curto, 3:30. 152 — Taycen Genatone, PF, p. Tucker Bridwell, :43. 160 — Damion Hamilton, PF, p. Nathan Booth, 5:38. 170 — Trey Smith, PF, p. Caden Kemper, 1:01. 182 — Seth Martin, PF, by forfeit.

Coeur d’Alene 63

Sandpoint 24

COEUR d’ALENE — Justus Peregrina (106 pounds), Brock Armstrong (152), Brett Myers (160) and Gabe Grassel (182) won via pin for the Vikings, who won five matches via forfeit in a dual with the Bulldogs at Elmer Jordan Court.

“The matches we were in, the guys wrestled tough,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jeff Moffat said. “We had a quarter of our guys out, but it was good to get a win going into break. The guys that have been working did a good job again. Carter (Newby), who doesn’t get a lot of varsity matches, came back and got a big win in the third period. Both Colton (Tucker) and Brock just keep getting better and better. It’s good to see the guys that have been putting the work in have some success.”

Coeur d’Alene returns to action with a dual at Rocky Mountain High in Meridian on Jan. 4.

98 — Rocco White, Cd’A, by forfeit. 106 — Justus Peregrina, Cd’A, p. Carter Happell, :51. 113 — Carter Newby, Cd’A, d. Josiah Burkamp, 6-2. 120 — Scott Pickens, Cd’A, by forfeit. 126 — Mason Rogers, Cd’A, by forfeit. 132 — Reese Kinerson, Cd’A, by forfeit. 138 — Shane Sherrill, Spt, d. Logan Bradley, by injury default. 145 — Colton Tucker, Cd’A, p. Ashlei Hawkins, 5:35. 152 — Brock Armstrong, Cd’A, p. Joseph Babin, 1:40. 160 — Brett Myers, Cd’A, p. Jensen Sheetz, 1:39. 170 — Gabe Larsen, Cd’A, by forfeit. 182 — Gabe Grassel, Cd’A, p. Jackson Holman, :53. 195 — Jorden Tyler, Spt, p. Owen Frydenlund, :52. 220 — Jeramiah Palmer, Spt, p. Logan Trujillo, 5:44. 285 — Gavin Walters, Spt, p. Carter Woodman, 1:20.