PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Unreal ending helps Vikings finish fifth at Tark Classic

LAS VEGAS — The ending was so unreal, that it was almost fitting for a team that rallied from an 18-point deficit.

Trailing by seven points with 40 seconds remaining, Coeur d’Alene hit a pair of baskets to cut the Durango lead to 59-56 with three seconds remaining.

Then, it happened.

“We pressed them and they were out of timeouts,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jon Adams said. “We got them down to four seconds, and when they tried to throw it in, they were aiming at Max Entzi’s feet and he caught it with his legs.”

Entzi then found Carter Rupp, who hit a tying 3-pointer at the buzzer.

In overtime, Kai Wheeler scored four points and Logan Orchard hit a pair of free throws as the Vikings beat Silverado of Las Vegas 80-72 in double overtime in the Spalding Bracket fifth-place game in the Tarkanian Classic at Sierra Vista High on Thursday.

“It was our last game down here and probably the best team we’ve played so far,” Adams said. “They were very aggressive and active and they jumped on us early. In the second half, we challenged our guys and played with the same physicality that they were. It was good to see our kids fight back.”

Rupp finished with 28 points for Coeur d’Alene (8-1), which faces Central Valley in the Central Valley Holiday Tournament on Wednesday.

Silverado is 7-4.

Coeur d’Alene        15    7    18    19    8    13    —    80

Silverado        20    20    15    14    8    5    —    72

COEUR d’ALENE — G. Larson 9, Orchard 12, Rupp 28, Nipp 3, Wheeler 12, Nagle 2, Symons 5, Entzi 9.

SILVERADO — not available.

Lake City 63

Lakeside (Seattle) 45

LAS VEGAS — Sophomore Josh Watson scored eight of his 13 points in the first half as the Timberwolves bolted to a 40-11 halftime lead and notched their first victory of the Tarkanian Classic, downing the Lions in their final game at Faith Lutheran High. 

Reese Strawn added 10 points for Lake City (5-4), which went 1-3 in the Nike Bracket. The Timberwolves made 12 3-pointers, three each by Cason Miller and Braydn Arrieta.

Brian Wei and Manav Bhatia each scored 11 points for Lakeside (2-8).

Lake City returns to action Wednesday vs. Mead in a tournament of sorts at Central Valley.

Lake City     40    23    —    63

Lakeside    11    34    —    45

LAKE CITY — Parker 5,Winey 3, Strawn 10, Miller 9, Watson 13, Kloos 2, Arrieta 9, Hill 5, Williams 2, Carlson 3.

LAKESIDE — Parsons 3, Wei 11, Gatlin 4, Zhou 6, Nolawiheir 7, Porter 1, Streidl 0, Ephrem 2, Bhatia 11, Herrin 0.

Post Falls 64

North Central 54

POST FALLS — Alex Shields had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Trojans, including a key basket in the lane when the Wolfpack rallied in the fourth quarter of the nonleague game at The Arena.

Connor Carver had 10 points and six rebounds for Post Falls (8-2), Neil McCarthy 13 points, Tyras Blake eight points and six boards, Asher Bowie five rebounds.

“Tonight our bench played really well for us, gave us really positive minutes at the end of the first quarter and the start of the second,” Post Falls coach Mike McLean said. “Jaxon Lysne and Cobe Cameron did a good job pushing the intensity, and Isaac McKeown made some nice plays.”

Senior guard Eli Wiliams scored a game-high 23 points for North Central (5-2), which played without 6-11 center Jacori Ervin.

“I think Williams might be the best guard in all of Spokane,” McLean said.

Post Falls plays at Kamiakin tonight in Kennewick, Wash.

North Central     16    10    12    16    —    54

Post Falls    18    19    7    20    —    64

NORTH CENTRAL — Williams 23, Campbell 0, Elliott 2, Jones 2, Stamps 6, Pratt 2, Daniels 10, Workman 0, Rafter 0, Wright 0, G. Ervin 9.

POST FALLS — Lysne 6, McLean 2, McCarthy 13, Cameron 2, McKeown 5, Carver 10, Blake 8, Shields 15, Bowie 3.

Timberlake 54

Genesis Prep 53

POST FALLS — Senior Jacob Yetter scored 17 points and junior Nathaniel Dykeman added 16 as the visiting Tigers edged the Jaguars in nonleague play at The Courts at Real Life.

Junior Tyler Engelson added 11 points for Timberlake (4-6).

“Engelson is a tough matchup for us; he passes the ball so well, makes their team better,” Genesis Prep coach Lon Morast said. 

Junior Dylan Tosh scored all 16 of his points in the second half for Genesis Prep (4-4). Brady Rubert added 12 points for the Jaguars, who play host to North Idaho Christian School tonight at 7.

“We did a better job taking care of the ball tonight,” said Morast, whose squad lost 74-26 to the Lake City JV on Wednesday. “We just missed some shots early on, and they (the Tigers) got off to a pretty good start.”

Timberlake returns to action Wednesday vs. Rogers at the Eagle Holiday Classic at West Valley.

Timberlake     16    8    16    14    —    54

Genesis Prep    11    9    17    16    —    53

TIMBERLAKE — Engelson 11, Dykeman 16, Yetter 17, McDougall 4, Higgins 6, Dorman 0, Meidinger 0, Lenz 0.

GENESIS PREP — Farrell 8, Nichols 6, Tosh 16, Rubert 12, Meyer 2, Blood 9, Martin 0, Earley 0, Gintz 0.

St. Maries 61

Wallace 33

ST. MARIES — Senior Wyatt Holmes scored 10 of his 14 points in the second quarter, also grabbing six rebounds for the Lumberjacks in a nonleague win over the Miners.

Sophomore Isaiah Gustaffe had 11 points and junior Landen Holmes added 10 points and 11 rebounds for St. Maries (2-5).

“We had some good balance tonight,” St. Maries coach Bryan Chase said. “We had a lot of guys that played, so that was nice. We’ve had some younger guys step up and are starting to compete for spots right now.”

Freshman Henry Larson scored 10 points for Wallace (1-6), which hosts Kootenai on Jan. 9.

Wallace    5    12    10    6    —    33

St. Maries    15    20    14    12    —    61

WALLACE — Stutzke 2, Sabala 6, Larson 10, Myles 2, Guardipee 3, Davis 5, Cleveland 5, Paul 0.

ST. MARIES — W. Holmes 14, Garcia 2, Harold 2, J. Barta 5, Yearout 7, Gustaffe 11, B. Barta 2, L. Holmes 10, Sloper 6, Swallows 2.

Sandpoint 57

Kellogg 39

MOSCOW — Senior Parker Childs scored a game-high 25 points for the Bulldogs, who forced 11 second quarter turnovers in a win over the Wildcats at ICCU Arena.

“It was a good team win,” Sandpoint coach Brian Childs said. “We played a lot of our guys tonight and everyone made a contribution, particularly in the second and third quarter. I thought we did a good job of creating turnovers that led to some easy baskets.”

Four players scored six points each for Kellogg (4-4), which competes in the Freeman Tournament next Wednesday and Thursday.

Sandpoint (4-4) competes in the Fort Vancouver Holiday Invitational next week, facing Juanita next Wednesday in Vancouver, Wash.

Kellogg    12    6    9    12    —    39

Sandpoint    14    22    17    4    —    57

KELLOGG — Whatcott 6, Coburn 6, Taylor 6, Lewis 6, McDonald 4, Fields 3, Cheney 3, Robinson 2, Garry 2.

SANDPOINT — Childs 25, Jones 10, Williams 7, Chamberlain 4, Gion 4, Leavitt 3, Roos 2, Corbett 2.

Lakeside 76

Wellpinit 53

WELLPINIT, Wash. — The Knights improved to 6-0 on the season with a win over the Redskins in the Santa Slam.

On Wednesday, Lakeside defeated Inchelium (Wash.) 99-40.

Lakeside returns to action on Jan. 6 at home against Bonners Ferry.

Pullman Christian 53

N.I. Christian 50

PULLMAN, Wash. — Caden Smith scored 18 points for the Royals in a Mountain Christian League loss to the Eagles.

Ethan Antone scored 12 points for North Idaho Christian (5-3, 3-3 MCL), which faces Genesis Prep tonight at The Courts in Post Falls.

Seth Hathaway scored 18 points for Pullman Christian (6-0, 5-0).

N.I. Christian    13    16    7    14    —    50

Pullman Christian    10    16    15    12    —    53

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Smith 18, Scott 3, Ca. Malinauskas 11, Antone 12, Co. Malinauskas 7, Winde 0, Thacker 0.

PULLMAN CHRISTIAN — Hammond 3, Hathaway 18, Fitzgerald 10, Gleason 0, Olson 8, Coldiron 14.