PREP BASKETBALL: Lake City girls adjust, claim Peak title

• GIRLS

SNOHOMISH, Wash. — When things got stressful on Friday, no panic snuck into the huddle for the Lake City girls basketball team.

Instead, it was total focus.

Freshman Macy Murphey hit four 3-pointers, finishing with 12 points and junior Sadie Zimmerman hit a go-ahead basket in the fourth quarter as the Timberwolves rallied to beat Nooksack Valley of Everson, Wash., 55-48 in the championship game of the Top of the Peak Invitational on Friday at Glacier Peak High.

“They’re such a resilient bunch,” Lake City coach David Pratt said. “Everyone buys into what we’re trying to do and it makes them a fun group to coach and be around. When things got tight, they just asked what to do and they went out and did it and did it well.”

Seniors Avery Waddington and Sophia Zufelt scored nine points each for Lake City (14-1), which returns to action at Sandpoint on Thursday.

“We just had kids step up,” Pratt said. “We’ve got those kids that other teams gameplan for. But we had a group that just stepped up and made plays. Good teams are able to make runs, and everyone was right in the heart of that.”

Devin Coppinger, who is committed to Washington, scored 20 points for Nooksack Valley (4-1).

Lake City        12    9    18    16    —    55

Nooksack Valley    7    20    5    16    —    48

LAKE CITY — Murphey 12, Frazey 8, Pickford 7, Kolden 0, Zufelt 9, Waddington 9, Zimmerman 10.

NOOKSACK VALLEY — Kimball 10, Shintaffer 2, Bartl 3, Davis 3, Coppinger 20, Hoekama 10.

N.I. Christian 53

Flathead Valley H.S. 28

COEUR d’ALENE — Chelsey Cate had 17 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots for the Royals in a nonleague win over Flathead Valley Home School Association at Holy Family Catholic School.

Symone Pilgrim had 13 points, 16 rebounds, four assists and four steals for North Idaho Christian (13-0), which faces Kootenai Thunder at Kootenai Elementary on Thursday.

Dre Ophiem scored eight points for Flathead Valley Home School of Kalispell, Mont.

Flathead Valley    7    4    6    11    —    28

N.I. Christian        17    9    11    16    —    53

FLATHEAD VALLEY — Conolly 6, E. Ophiem 0, Williams 3, Martinez 3, D. Ophiem 8, White 3, Potts 0, Kinney 0.

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Peterson 2, Cate 17, Salaiz 3, Kelly 8, S. Pilgrim 13, Brotherton 2, Sanwald 4, Benoit 2, Y. Pilgrim 2.

• BOYS    

Snake River 77

Lakeland 55

IDAHO FALLS — The Panthers jumped out to a 26-9 lead after the first quarter to beat the Hawks in a Marine Bracket semifinal in the East Idaho Holiday Shootout at Skyline High.

“They just came out and were energized and ready to play, and we were flat dead,” Lakeland coach Tony Hanna said. “We were down 10-2 before we knew it. We cut into it, but they’re a good, solid team.”

Marcus Coombs scored 20 points for Snake River (7-2).

“He’s a tough guard and very athletic,” Hanna said. “He might be the most athletic kid we’ve faced this year. We just didn’t have it tonight.”

Senior Kenton Ferguson scored 13 points for Lakeland (6-3), which plays at Bonneville today in the third-place game of the Marine Bracket.

Snake River    26    10    23    18    —    77

Lakeland    9    19    13    14    —    55

SNAKE RIVER — Morrell 6, Higginson 18, Orr 2, Kesler 15, Adams 7, Williams 2, Coombs 22, Baxtor 5. 

LAKELAND — Norce 12, Hensley 0, Ferguson 13, Ryan 4, Varner 0, Weil 5, Roth 5, Cook 2, Hillman 0, Carrel 4, Harris 10, Yager 0.

Flathead Valley 66

N.I. Christian 58

COEUR d’ALENE — Colton Smith had 25 points and nine rebounds for the Royals in a nonleague loss to Flathead Valley Home School Association at Holy Family Catholic School.

Carson Malinauskas scored 18 points for North Idaho Christian (6-4), which faces Kootenai Thunder at Kootenai Elementary on Thursday.

William Gwinn scored 21 points for Flathead Valley.

Flathead Valley    18    17    14    17    —    66

N.I. Christian        8    16    20    14    —    58

FLATHEAD VALLEY — Stutzman 7, Baines 17, Mathiason 9, Gwinn 21, Lander 6.

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Smith 25, Scott 4, Ca. Malinauskas 18, Antone 6, Hill 2, Co. Malinauskas 3.