PREP BASKETBALL: Trojans grind past Gonzaga Prep; Viks, T-Wolves fall
• BOYS
POST FALLS — It was a night were everything was earned at The Arena.
Connor Carver had 20 points and nine rebounds, Tyras Blake added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Post Falls in a 51-45 win over the Gonzaga Prep Bullpups on Friday night.
“It was a high-level defensive game,” Post Falls coach Mike McLean said. “No basket was easily given. We’ve got all the respect for Gonzaga Prep and we try to model what we do by them. I was proud of our guys for getting into a rugged, half-court game and challenging each pass. Nothing was easy tonight, and I was proud of our guys.”
Post Falls (3-3) travels to Ferris today at 2 p.m., for the Trojans third game in as many days.
Hudson Floyd scored 15 points for Gonzaga Prep (3-1).
Gonzaga Prep 14 17 7 7 — 45
Post Falls 16 9 14 12 — 51
GONZAGA PREP — George 0, Nagra 0, Carney 0, Floyd 15, Yarno 0, Howell 14, Moore 2, Pierce 6, Mott 6, Nilson 1.
POST FALLS — Naylor 0, Ostlund 2, McLean 5, Lysne 6, Cameron 3, Bodman 3, Carver 20, Blake 10, McKeown 0, Dean 0.
Owyhee 76
Lake City 56
MERIDIAN — Senior Reese Strawn scored 20 points for the Timberwolves, who fell to the Storm in the semifinals of the Pro Image Holiday Classic.
Sophomore Jordan Carlson scored 14 points for Lake City (5-2), which faces Ridgevue today.
Boden Howell scored 26 points for Owyhee (3-1).
Lake City 13 7 19 17 — 56
Owyhee 17 28 16 15 — 76
LAKE CITY — Winey 2, Strawn 20, Miller 7, Watson 11, Kloos 0, Bowman 0, Pearson 2, Carlson 14.
OWYHEE — Downie 8, Rogers 16, Leaf 10, Best 3, Haustvelt 4, Jo. Allen 5, Ja. Allen 2, Howell 26, Knowles 2, Sasser-Gunson 0.
Sheldon (Calif.) 56
Coeur d’Alene 55
MERIDIAN — The Huskies of Sacramento rallied from a nine-point deficit in the closing moments, taking the lead on free throws by Chadwick Johnson with 4.5 seconds remaining to beat the Vikings in a semifinal game in the Pro Image Holiday Classic at Owyhee High.
“It was really a back and forth game,” said Coeur d’Alene coach Jon Adams, whose team led 32-23 at halftime. “We did a good job on Chadwick Johnson, but they had a sophomore (Baron Sabir) that got hot that wasn’t on our radar and he hurt us.”
Coeur d’Alene (3-1) will face Southridge of Beaverton, Ore., today to conclude the tournament at 11 a.m. PST. The Vikings were scheduled to face Lake City, but both Adams and Lake City coach James Anderson agreed to swap opponents should both move into the third-place game.
Sabir scored 23 points for Sheldon (3-1), which faces Owyhee in the championship game today.
Sheldon 9 14 17 16 — 56
Coeur d’Alene 14 18 9 14 — 55
SHELDON — C. Johnson 6, Carter 4, Z. Johnson 9, James 11, Sabir 23, Beatty 2, Ruff 1.
COEUR d’ALENE — Murray 1, Rupp 9, Booth 0, Riley 15, Wheeler 4, Symons 23, Robertson 3.
Lakeland 59
Lakeside (Wash.) 36
NINE MILE FALLS, Wash. — Junior Brayden Carrel had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the visiting Hawks gave Caleb De Fabiis his first victory as Lakeland coach with the nonleague win over the Eagles.
Junior Jaron Yager added 12 points and five rebounds, and Peyton Hillman hit three 3s for nine points for Lakeland (1-3), who outscored Lakeside 25-4 in the fourth quarter.
“We won that game with our defense,” De Fabiis said. “Jace Taylor is our leader on that end of the floor, and he takes a ton of pride in whoever he’s matched up with.”
Lakeside is 2-2.
Lakeside plays host to Lake City on Tuesday.
Lakeland 12 8 14 25 — 59
Lakeside 14 5 13 4 — 36
LAKELAND — Weil 2, Abbott 0, Yager 12, Larcher 0, Taylor 7, Roth 4, Cook 0, Hillman 9, Harris 6, Carrel 19.
LAKESIDE — C. Hanson 0, B. Hanson 6, Haff 10, Almond 6, Street 0, Cummings 9, Edwards 5, Stetson 0.
Frenchtown 75
Timberlake 23
FRENCHTOWN, Mont. — The visiting Tigers scored just two points in the second half in the loss to the Broncs on the first day of a four-team, predetermined matchup event.
Tyler Engelson scored 13 points for Timberlake (3-2), which plays Ronan (Mont.) today at 1 p.m. PST in Frenchtown.
Hank Smith scored 23 points, Cooper Michaud 18 for Frenchtown.
Timberlake 12 9 0 2 — 23
Frenchtown 20 19 30 6 — 75
TIMBERLAKE – Engelson 13, Dykeman 0, VanGundy 0, Shively 2, Hiaasen 0, Vallieres 1, DeVore 3, Rush 0, Simpson 4, Greene 0.
FRENCHTOWN – Cyr 4, Smith 0, Haynes 2, Michaud 18, Klimpel 2, Day 2, Pfahler 9, Ricci 3, Smith 23, Griffin 12.
Kellogg 62
Genesis Prep 45
KELLOGG — Draeden Taylor scored 15 points for the Wildcats in a win over the Jaguars at Andrews Gymnasium.
“We got off to a good start, but turned it over a bit too much in the second quarter,” said Kellogg coach Mike Martin, whose team led 16-6 after the first quarter. “They cut it to 24-23, but we responded really well after that. Our resiliency was good to see tonight.”
Radley McDonald scored 13 points, Ty Cheney had nine points and nine rebounds for Kellogg (2-2), which hosts Priest River on Thursday.
Spencer Farrell and Dylan Tosh scored nine points each for Genesis Prep (2-4), which travels to Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.
Genesis Prep 6 11 10 20 — 47
Kellogg 16 8 18 20 — 62
GENESIS PREP — Farrell 9, Nichols 6, Tosh 9, Martin 4, I. Bateman 3, Meyer 6, S. Bateman 2, Early 3, Gintz 5.
KELLOGG — Robinson 11, Johnson 0, McDonald 13, Taylor 15, Desmarais 0, Lewis 8, Honnerlaw 4, Cheney 9, Vindasius 2.
Lakeside 93
Coeur du Christ 50
COEUR d’ALENE — Senior Preston SpottedHorse had 25 points and 13 assists, Hallah Peone 19 points, eight rebounds and nine assists for the Knights in a nonleague win over the Saints at Holy Family Catholic School.
“I was pleased with the effort and the win,” said Lakeside coach James Twoteeth, whose was without Tyson Charley and Dre’don Sines, who were suspended two games each for playing outside of school sports. “It could have been a blessing in disguise with having to have other kids step up. We had to have other kids step up and score and I was happy to see that.”
Jadin Pluff scored 19 points for Lakeside (3-1), which travels to Wallace today.
Ben Connelly scored 23 points, Grant Clemens 17 for Coeur du Christ (2-2), which travels to Bonners Ferry next Thursday.
Lakeside 30 26 22 15 — 93
Coeur du Christ 15 14 17 4 — 50
LAKESIDE — Peone 19, Louie 15, Greensky 9, Mitchell 4, SpottedHorse 25, Pluff 19, Samuels 2.
COEUR du CHRIST — Anderson 0, Ja. Cools 0, Clemens 17, Connelly 23, Hayes 2, Je. Cools 2, O’Neill 6.
• GIRLS
Lake City 53
University 51
SPOKANE VALLEY — Sophomore Presley Fagan hit a pair of 3-pointers, including one with 1:10 remaining as the Timberwolves held off the Titans at University High.
“There were a lot of big shots made by both teams,” Lake City coach David Pratt said. “Both teams played hard and both teams got up and down the floor. They had a shot at the end, but missed and we were able to get out with a win. I’m proud of our kids. They fought really hard.”
Senior Sadie Zimmerman scored 16 points, Fagan 11 for Lake City (6-4), which hosts Timberlake on Tuesday.
Mckenzie Handran scored 16 points for University (3-1).
Lake City 14 14 9 16 — 53
University 18 7 11 15 — 51
LAKE CITY — Murphey 9, Kolden 8, Hiltenbrand 2, Pearson 7, Fagan 11, S. Zimmerman 16, Johnson 0.
UNIVERSITY — Roberts 2, Czapla 8, Ashton 7, M. Handran 15, Carbajal 9, K. Handran 10.
Lakeland 53
Lakeside (Wash.) 45
NINE MILE FALLS, Wash. -- Landree Simon scored 21 points and the visiting Hawks inched away from a halftime tie to beat the Eagles in nonleague play.
Karstyn Kiefer added 11 points for Lakeland (6-1), which plays at Post Falls on Thursday.
Blakleigh White scored 13 points for Lakeside (2-2).
Lakeland 15 9 16 13 — 53
Lakeside 15 9 10 11 — 45
LAKELAND — Simon 21, Kiefer 11, Forsman 3, H. McMurray 1, Hatcher 0, J. McMurray 8, Vanek 0, Bowie 1, Bretveld 6, Bullington 2.
LAKESIDE — White 13, R. Owen 0, Stueckle 4, J. Owen 2, Tobeck 8, Weinberger 1, Cummings 7, Mace 10, Karsten 0.
Timberlake 45
Frenchtown 36
FRENCHTOWN, Mont. — Junior Malia Miller scored 22 points for the Tigers in a win over the Broncs in the first game of a four-team, predetermined tournament at Frenchtown High.
“It was a really physical game,” Timberlake coach Matt Miller said. “Both teams fought hard on the defensive end. We were pretty shorthanded by the end of the game with two players getting hurt, but I was really happy with our effort and intensity.”
Jozee MacArthur scored 10 points for Timberlake (8-0), which faces Ronan today at Frenchtown High.
Mason Quinn scored 20 points for Frenchtown (0-1).
Timberlake 12 13 10 10 — 45
Frenchtown 4 12 4 16 — 36
TIMBERLAKE — Soumas 0, Nelson 6, MacArthur 10, Simpson 3, Needs 0, Miller 22, Jones 4.
FRENCHTOWN — Quinn 20, Palmer 0, Holleran 0, Lucier 6, Hansen 3, Hardy 0, Haskins 1, Skinner 6.
N.I. Christian 42
Classical Christian 28
LIBERTY LAKE — Belle Jordan scored 19 points for the Royals in a Mountain Christian League win over the Knights of Spokane at the HUB Sports Center.
Chelsey Cate had 16 points, 10 rebounds and two blocked shots and Kenna Brotherton six assists and six rebounds for North Idaho Christian (5-2, 2-0 MCL), which faces Christian Center today at the Boys and Girls Club of Coeur d’Alene.
Sophia Avdeyev scored 17 points for Spokane Classical Christian.
Spokane Classical 10 5 6 7 — 28
N.I. Christian 17 8 11 6 — 42
SPOKANE CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN — Anyon 2, Hammond 0, Chaffee 7, Pearson 0, Swartz 0, Kingsbury 0, Halloran 2, Avdeyev 17.
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Ellis 0, Belle Jordan 19, Cate 16, Salaiz 0, Collins 0, Brotherton 3, Pilgrim 4.