PREP ROUNDUP: North Idaho Christian boys, girls topple Genesis Prep

• BOYS

POST FALLS — Junior Carson Malinauskas scored 14 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter as the North Idaho Christian Royals overtook the Genesis Prep Jaguars for a 58-50 nonleague victory Friday night at The Courts at Real Life.

Caden Smith added 20 points and 16 rebounds for North Idaho Christian (6-3), and Ethan Antone scored 10 points.

“That’s a pretty big win for us; the best game we’ve put together by far,” Royals coach Derick Smith said. “Loved the way we played defense tonight.”

Sophomore Brady Rubert scored 17 points for Genesis Prep (4-5). Spencer Farrell added 15 points, Dylan Tosh 14 for the Jaguars.

“He took the ball to the hole really well,” Genesis Prep coach Lon Morast said of Malinauskas. “We ran out of gas and panicked in the fourth quarter when we weren’t hitting our shots.”

North Idaho Christian plays the Flathead Valley Home School Association next Friday at Holy Family Catholic School in Coeur d’Alene. 

Genesis Prep returns to action Jan. 12 at home vs. Wallace.

N.I. Christian     7    17    10    24    —    58

Genesis Prep     13    14    9    14    —    50

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Smith 20, Ca. Malinauskas 25, Antone 10, Co. Malinauskas 2, Scott 1, Winde 0, Holte 0.

GENESIS PREP — Farrell 15, Nichols 2, Tosh 14, Rubert 17, Meyer 2, Earley 0, Gintz 0, Blood 0, Martin 0.

Kamiakin 52

Post Falls 46

KENNEWICK, Wash. — The Trojans, done in by allowing 13 offensive rebounds, fell to the Braves and saw their six-game win streak snapped.

“We were outrebounded 33-26, and that was really the difference in the game,” Post Falls coach Mike McLean said. “To be outrebounded by that much was something we couldn’t overcome tonight.”

Post Falls led 27-22 at halftime, but was outscored 30-19 in the second half.

“We shot our shots and missed a lot that we’ve been making all year,” McLean said. “We only shot 33%, and that was the lowest we’ve shot all year. Defensively, we had a very good effort, but we were just a step slow tonight and couldn’t finish some possessions tonight. Our shots just didn’t fall for us tonight.”

Senior Alex Shields scored 10 points, senior Asher Bowie had seven rebounds and sophomore Connor Carver had six points and seven rebounds for Post Falls (8-3), which hosts Lewiston on Jan. 5.

James Kinsey scored 23 points for Kamiakin (7-1).

Post Falls    13    14    9    10    —    46

Kamiakin    15    8    17    13    —    52

POST FALLS — Lysne 3, McLean 2, McCarthy 8, Cameron 6, McKeown 3, Carver 6, Blake 4, Shields 10, Bowie 4.

KAMIAKIN — Buchanan 1, Howard 0, Wagar 0, Kinsey 23, Dress 17, Wageman 10, Maslisani 2.

• GIRLS

Kamiakin 67

Post Falls 51

KENNEWICK, Wash. — With a limited bench due to injury, the tall task got even taller in the fourth quarter.

Senior Leti Asper hit four 3-pointers in the third quarter for the Trojans, finishing with 18 points in a loss to the Braves.

Post Falls was without starting guard Myckenzee Mitley due to injury and two other reserves due to illness. The Trojans led 45-41 after three quarters, but were outscored 26-6 in the final quarter.

“It was a tough battle,” Post Falls coach Brian Hall said. “They’ve got some good height, but we hung right with them. We were up four headed to the fourth quarter, but having a thin bench, we just kind of ran out of steam.”

Senior Brooklynn Brennan had 17 points and seven assists, senior Kinlee McLean eight points, four steals and four rebounds and senior Katie Berg eight rebounds and six steals for Post Falls (5-9), which visits Lewiston on Jan. 6.

“We played with a lot of energy in the third quarter,” Hall said. “We’ve just got to put 32 minutes together.”

Nicole Wertenberger scored 17 points for Kamiakin (7-1).

Post Falls    17    9    19    6    —    51

Kamiakin    16    17    8    26    —    67

POST FALLS — McLean 8, Berg 2, Brennan 17, Asper 18, Walton 2, Allen 4.

KAMIAKIN — Childs 3, Schumacher 0, Herrin 16, Whitemarsh-Bass 7, Wertenberger 17, Smith 10, Howard 12, Arland 2.

N.I. Christian 61

Genesis Prep 36

POST FALLS — Danica Kelly had 16 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals as the visiting Royals defeated the Jaguars in nonleague play at The Courts at Real Life. 

Jennifer Peterson added 15 points, Chelsey Cate had 13 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots, and Symone Pilgrim had 16 rebounds and seven steals for North Idaho Christian (12-0), which plays the Flathead Valley Home School Association next Friday at Holy Family Catholic School in Coeur d’Alene.

Katie Yount hit four 3-pointers and scored 16 of her 18 points in the second half for Genesis Prep (7-7), which returns to action Jan. 9 at Lakeside.

N.I. Christian    18    14    15    14    —    61

Genesis Prep    11    10    7    8    —    36

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Hodson 0, Ellis 0, Peterson 15, Cate 13, Salaiz 1, Kelly 16, Collins 3, S. Pilgrim 5, Brotherton 0, Sanwald 7, Benoit 0, Y.C. Pilgrim 0.

GENESIS PREP — S. Martin 0, Sorenson 0, Covey 2, E. Williams 5, Nelke 7, Nichols 2, Lawler 2, Wise 0, Yount 18, S. Williams 0.

• WRESTLING

Post Falls 48

Lewiston 25

LEWISTON — Logan Loaiza won by major decision at 113 pounds and Tyson Barnhart capped the dual with a technical fall at 145 pounds as the Trojans beat the Bengalsl late Thursday at Lewiston High.

Post Falls won four matches by pin.

Post Falls competes in the Rollie Lane Invitational Jan. 6-7 at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.

152 — Taycen Genatone, PF, p. Austin Crea, :40. 160 — Damion Hamilton, PF, p. Wiley Wagner, 1:20. 170 — Cole Lockart, Lew, d. Trey Smith, 12-6. 182 — Seth Martin, PF, p. Brice Cuthbert, 4:45. 195 — Colton Austin, PF, p. Landynn Lynch, 2:45. 220 — Parker Bagley, Lew, d. Kyden Martin, 8-3. 285 — Xander Scholes, PF, d. King David Rhodes, 6-3. 98 — Gage Loftin, PF, by forfeit. 106 — Jesse Villegas, PF, p. James Sams, :45. 113 — Logan Loaiza, PF, md. Joely Slyter, 13-1. 120 — Coen Roberts, Lew, md. Jared Wallace, 9-1. 126 — Christopher Porter, Lew, d. Geoff Brooks, 6-5. 132 — Hoyt Hvass, Lew, p. Brandon Felix, 1:00. 138 — Gunnar Whitlock, Lew, p. Harry Romero, :30. 145 — Tyson Barnhart, PF, tf. Wyatt Laney, 25-7.

MARK NELKE/Press Jennifer Peterson (2) of North Idaho Christian School drives to the basket as Summer Nelke (15) of Genesis Prep Academy defends on Friday night at The Courts at Real Life in Post Falls.