PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Coeur d'Alene hands Timberlake first loss on Symons' big night
Courtesy photo Coeur d'Alene High senior Madi Symons became the Viking girls basketball program's all-time leading scorer during Tuesday night's game with Timberlake in Spirit Lake. Symons now has 1,294 points, eclipsing the record set by Kama Griffitts (2005-09), who scored 1,293. From left are Corey Symons (dad), Madi Symons, Caden Symons (brother) and Nicole Symons (mom and Coeur d'Alene High girls basketball coach).
SPIRIT LAKE — Madi Symons scored 14 points and became Coeur d'Alene's all-time leading scorer as the 5A Vikings beat the 3A Timberlake Tigers 52-48 on Tuesday night.
Symons, a senior, now has 1,294 points, eclipsing the previous record of 1,293, set by Kama Griffitts (2005-09).
Maddie Mitchell also scored 14 points for Coeur d'Alene (12-2), which led by 19 points after three quarters.
“It was pretty back and forth in the first half,” Timberlake coach Matt Miller said. “Both teams had a hard time making a shot. Both teams were playing really good defense and it was a good defensive battle. They just went to a half-court trap that gave us trouble in the third quarter, and it was the decisive quarter (15-3). Our girls kept fighting and made a comeback, but Coeur d’Alene was a little too much to handle.”
Malia Miller scored 15 points for Timberlake (11-1), which travels to Sandpoint on Thursday.
“I thought the girls showed a lot of toughness and grit to keep fighting,” Matt Miller said. “I’m really happy with their effort and never-give-up attitude. We battled hard and tried to keep up with them the best we could.”
Coeur d’Alene (12-2) hosts Lake City in the Fight for the Fish spirit game on Friday.
Coeur d’Alene 9 12 15 16 — 52
Timberlake 2 12 3 31 — 48
COEUR d’ALENE — Colvin 5, Mitchell 14, Awbery 3, Omlin 10, Symons 14, Lopez 0, Holecek 3, Carroll 3.
TIMBERLAKE — Soumas 8, Dickinson 0, Young 4, Nelson 2, MacArthur 9, Needs 9, Miller 15, Chase 1.
Kellogg 46
St. Maries 32
ST. MARIES — Macy Jerome scored 13 of her 19 points in the first half as the visiting Wildcats downed the Lumberjacks in Central Idaho League play.
Dani Schillereff added nine points for Kellogg (5-8, 2-0 CIL), which plays host to Grangeville on Friday in CIL play.
Tayla Janssen scored 11 points, Berkli McGreal 10 for St. Maries (5-6, 0-2), which plays host to Grangeville on Saturday in a league game.
Kellogg 8 18 13 7 — 46
St. Maries 4 11 5 12 — 32
KELLOGG — Jerome 19, Groth 3, Schillereff 9, Coe 5, Karst 8, Henrikson 0, Cheney 0, Potts 2.
ST. MARIES — McGreal 10, Sexton 4, Spray 0, Watkins 4, Mitchell 0, Elliott 0, Sindt 1, Janssen 11, Stewart 2, Linnemeyer 0, Lockridge 0.
Lakeside 65
Genesis Prep 29
PLUMMER — Arianna Havier-Gorr scored 15 points as the host Knights knocked off the Jaguars in the Scenic Idaho Conference opener for both teams at Ron Miller Court.
Kyleigh Wolfe added 12 points, Meyha Wienclaw 10 for Lakeside (8-2), which travels to Kootenai on Thursday.
Kinzie Lawler scored 11 points, Katie Yount nine for Genesis Prep (6-6), which plays host to Wallace on Saturday in an SIC game.
Genesis Prep 6 7 10 6 — 29
Lakeside 23 21 15 6 — 65
GENESIS PREP — S. Martin 0, Nelke 0, Meerdink 0, Covey 0, E. Martin 5, Williams 2, Yount 9, Lawler 11, Anderson 2.
LAKESIDE — Gorr 0, Pluff 5, Wolfe 12, Rivera 6, Wienclaw 10, Thomas 0, K. Allen 0, Matt 6, Lowley 2, Havier-Gorr 15, A. Allen 2, Hodgson 0, Lambert 7.
Wallace 54
Clark Fork 32
CLARK FORK — Britany Phillips scored 24 points as the visiting Miners upended the Wampus Cats in nonleague play.
Kylee Phillips added 10 points for Wallace (6-5), which plays host to the Post Falls junior varsity on Friday.
Lilly Reuter led Clark Fork (3-7) with 12 points.
Wallace 11 24 6 13 — 54
Clark Fork 7 4 10 11 — 32
WALLACE — Birdsell 2, Berry 2, Lewis 4, K. Phillips 10, Johnson 0, Br. Phillips 24, Hasz 2, Hull 0, Be. Phillips 6, Hendrick 4.
CLARK FORK — Shelton 4, Reuter 12, Printz-Hay 5, Herrick 0, Matteson 2, Scarlett 0, Thompson 7, Weymouth 0, Leadbetter 0, Myers 2, Berscheid 0.
N.I. Christian 67
Priest River 45
PRIEST RIVER — Danica Kelly led four players into double figures with 18 points, and she also had 10 assists and five steals, and the Royals downed the Spartans in nonleague play.
Symone Pilgrim added 16 points and 11 rebounds, Chelsea Cate 16 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots, and Jennifer Peterson 15 points, 10 assists and five steals for North Idaho Christian (20-1), which plays the Kootenai Thunder on Thursday at the HUB Sports Center in Liberty Lake.
Deb Humphrey scored 17 points for Priest River (1-7), which plays host to Newport on Thursday.
N.I. Christian 19 23 12 13 — 67
Priest River 14 11 13 7 — 45
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Peterson 15, Cate 16, Kelly 18, S. Pilgrim 16, Overall 2, Salaiz 0, Benoit 0.
PRIEST RIVER — Marinello 2, Sam 6, Thompson 0, Burgess-Duquette 10, Humphrey 17, Yount 6, Kingery 2, Jensen 2.