NIC BASKETBALL: Cardinal men roll past Big Bend
Photo courtesy of NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE North Idaho College sophomore Katie Blume splits the Big Bend defense on the way to the basket during the second half of Wednesday's Northwest Athletic Conference game at Rolly Williams Court.
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COEUR d’ALENE — Sophomore Xavier Bailey had 21 points on 6 of 7 shooting, leading top-ranked North Idaho College to a 102-74 win over the Big Bend Vikings in a Northwest Athletic Conference game at Rolly Williams Court on Wednesday.
Freshman Cobi Campbell scored 18 points for NIC (20-0, 9-0 NWAC), which plays at Treasure Valley on Saturday.
Karon Sears scored 21 points for Big Bend (4-14, 2-7).
BIG BEND
Karon Sears 8-21 3-3 21, Keenan Miller 4-11 0-1 11, Garin Macfarlane 2-5 1-2 5, DJ Frye 6-16 0-0 15, Gage Ellison 1-2 0-0 2, CJ Schultz 0-1 0-1 0, Mason Panelo 3-5 0-0 6, Mason Hart 0-0 0-0 0, Quin Goldsmith 3-5 0-0 8, Walker Morrison 0-2 0-0 0, Jeremy Devoe 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 29-73 4-7 74.
NORTH IDAHO
Julius Mims 4-9 2-2 11, Xavier Bailey 6-7 8-8 21, Cobi Campbell 5-11 5-5 18, Brendan Johnson 4-14 0-0 9, Taden King 7-14 0-0 17, Vanti Erving 0-0 2-2 2, Jeremiah Sibley 1-3 0-1 2, Michael Durkin 0-0 0-0 0, Kamryn Thomas 4-5 2-2 12, Phil Holmes 1-2 0-0 2, Kyle Karstetter 3-5 0-0 8. Totals 35-70 19-20 102.
Halftime — NIC 44-34. 3-point goals — BBCC 12-35 (Sears 3-10, Miller 3-8, Macfarlane 0-1, Frye 3-5, Schultz 0-1, Panelo 0-2, Goldsmith 2-3, Morrison 0-2, Devoe 1-2), NIC 13-33 (Mims 1-3, Bailey 1-2, Campbell 3-5, Johnson 1-8, King 3-10, Thomas 2-2, Karstetter 2-3). Rebounds — BBCC 31 (Sears 9), NIC 44 (Mims 14). Assists — BBCC 8 (Miller, Devoe 2), NIC 15 (Bailey, Johnson). Team fouls — BBCC 15, NIC 10. Fouled out — none. Technical fouls — Frye.
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North Idaho 56
Big Bend 48
COEUR d’ALENE — Addie Kiefer, a freshman from Lakeland High, had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Cardinals in a Northwest Athletic Conference win over the Vikings at Rolly Williams Court.
NIC (10-9, 4-4 NWAC) held Big Bend (11-10, 5-4) to 18 of 49 shooting and forced 24 turnovers.
“Sorrell (Aldendorf) came out and played really aggressively and it led to some transition baskets,” NIC coach Nathan Covill said. “We’re making some strides defensively and did a great job of rebounding.”
Laney Smith, a sophomore from Post Falls High, had 10 points for NIC, which lost 78-64 at Big Bend on Jan. 11.
NIC travels to Treasure Valley on Saturday.
BIG BEND
Skylee Hopkins 1-6 4-5 6, Dakota Killian 1-3 0-0 2, Callie Tolman 5-8 4-4 17, Macy Hellstern 1-9 0-0 3, Ambra Hacker 7-11 0-0 14, Kassidy Alder 1-3 0-0 2, Kajsia Fuller 0-1 0-0 0, Abbie Rhoades 1-5 0-0 2, Harlee Nicoll 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 18-49 8-9 48.
NORTH IDAHO
Katie Blume 3-6 1-2 8, Laney Smith 4-13 0-1 10, Sorrell Aldendorf 3-8 2-2 9, Solei Elletson 2-10 1-1 5, Addie Kiefer 5-11 1-2 11, Adior Juang 0-0 0-0 0, Paige Beem 0-4 3-4 3, Meghan Calley 0-1 0-0 0, Kaylee Banks 1-6 2-2 5, Cami Harris 2-6 0-0 5. Totals 20-65 10-14 56.
Big Bend 8 20 8 12 — 48
North Idaho 13 14 19 10 — 56
3-point goals — BBCC 4-16 (Hopkins 0-4, Killian 0-1, Tolman 3-4, Hellstern 1-4, Alder 0-1, Rhoades 0-2), NIC 6-21 (Blume 1-2, Smith 2-6, Aldendorf 1-4, Elletson 0-3, Kiefer 0-1, Banks 1-4, Harris 1-1). Rebounds — BBCC 36 (Hellstern 10), NIC 34 (Kiefer 9). Assists — BBCC 7 (Hellstern, Alder 2), NIC 7 (Elletson 3). Team fouls — BBCC 12, NIC 11. Fouled out — none.