PREP BASKETBALL: Big third quarter pushes St. Maries past Grangeville
• BOYS
ST. MARIES — Junior JJ Yearout scored 13 of his game-high 19 points in the third quarter for St. Maries, which blitzed Grangeville 31-4 in the period on the way to a 64-40 Central Idaho League win over the Bulldogs on Saturday at St. Maries High.
“We got a lot of points off turnovers in the third,” St. Maries coach Bryan Chase said. “We mixed up some presses and their starters didn’t handle the pressure, and their subs didn’t either. It was one of the better quarters we’ve had as a team.”
Junior Jack Barta scored nine of his 18 points in the third, senior Hayden Defoort had seven points and 10 rebounds and junior Isaiah Gustaffe had nine points, five rebounds, three steals and three assists for St. Maries (3-3, 1-0 CIL), which hosts Orofino on Thursday.
Grangeville is 1-4, 0-2.
Grangeville 8 11 4 17 — 40
St. Maries 11 9 31 13 — 64
GRANGEVILLE — Astle 7, Schumaker 6, Backer 5, Stamper 0, Wood 0, Told 4, Long 8, Smith 10.
ST. MARIES — Harold 4, Garcia 3, Sexton 0, J. Barta 18, Yearout 19, Gustaffe 9, B. Barta 4, T. Riberich 0, L. Riberich 0, Defoort 7.
Madison 53
Lake City 41
MERIDIAN — The Timberwolves fell to the Bobcats of Rexburg in a consolation game in the Pro Image Holiday Classic at Owyhee High.
Senior Reese Strawn scored 16 points for Lake City (5-3), which travels to Lakeland on Tuesday.
Nash Humphreys scored 27 points for Madison (4-1).
Madison 7 17 15 14 — 53
Lake City 11 6 13 11 — 41
MADISON — Humphreys 27, Lerwill 5, Orr 0, Morrill 0, Nelson 0, Wilson 7, Thompson 4, Sutton 0, Kunz 0, Torgenson 10.
LAKE CITY — Parker 0, Winey 2, Strawn 16, Miller 2, Watson 8, Kloos 0, Bowman 2, Meredith 0, Pearson 0, Carlson 11.
Southridge 76
Coeur d'Alene 59
MERIDIAN — Further information was not available.
Post Falls 59
Ferris 48
SPOKANE — Tyras Blake led a balanced Trojan offense with 10 points in a nonleague win over the Saxons at Ferris High.
“We knew Ferris was a well-coached team and always play hard,” Post Falls coach Mike McLean said. “It was our third game in as many days, so it was a test to see how mentally and physically tough we were. We had to bounce back after a tough game last night (Friday against Gonzaga Prep), but the guys responded well. All 10 guys contributed, and I couldn’t be prouder of them.”
Jaxon Lysne scored nine points for Post Falls (4-3), which travels to Sandpoint on Wednesday.
Luke Roland scored 17 points for Ferris (2-3).
Post Falls 17 12 18 11 — 59
Ferris 14 13 11 10 — 48
POST FALLS — Naylor 0, Ostlund 6, McLean 5, Lysne 9, Cameron 7, Bodman 4, Carver 8, Blake 10, McKeown 0, Dean 4.
FERRIS — Dammel 6, Colton 0, Dean 8, Christiansen 6, Roland 17, Robinson 2, Floyd 7.
Ronan 66
Timberlake 53
FRENCHTOWN, Mont. — Further information was not available.
Priest River 66
Orofino 59
OROFINO — Senior Nate Stifel scored 19 points and the visiting Spartans took their first lead midway through the second quarter and never trailed again en route to the Central Idaho League win over the Maniacs.
Senior Carter Cook registered eight points and pulled down 11 boards, senior Palmer Coleman eight points and six boards for Priest River (5-0, 1-0 CIL), which trailed 10-1 to start the game and took a 25-24 lead with 4:34 to go in the second quarter — a lead the Spartans never relinquished.
Hudson Schneider scored 19 points for Orofino (2-3, 1-1).
Priest River travels to Kellogg on Thursday for another league matchup.
Priest River 16 18 13 19 — 66
Orofino 19 8 14 18 — 59
PRIEST RIVER — Stifel 19, Coleman 8, Kreager 8, Cook 8, Lamanna 7, Hatten 6, Staudt 6, Mathews 4.
OROFINO — Schneider 19, Naranjo 14, Bonner 13, Runia 8, Olive 4, Connolly 1.
Lakeside 66
Wallace 60
WALLACE — Hallah Peone had 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Knights in a Scenic Idaho Conference win over the Miners at Kirby Krulitz Court.
Preston SpottedHorse added 15 points for Lakeside (4-1, 2-0 SIC), which was without both Tyson Charley and Dre’don Sines due to suspension.
Julian Davis scored 26 points, Cooper Miller 16 points for Wallace (3-4, 0-2), which hosts Timberlake on Tuesday.
Lakeside travels to the Post Falls JV on Monday.
Lakeside 15 16 18 17 — 66
Wallace 14 11 16 19 — 60
LAKESIDE — Peone 24, Louie 11, Greensky 3, SpottedHorse 15, Pluff 13, Samuels 0, Enick 0.
WALLACE — Miller 16, Davis 26, Guardipee 12, Larson 0, Myles 4, Williams 2.
Christian Center 73
N.I. Christian 53
COEUR d’ALENE — Cyrus Coppinger and Luke McWhorter scored 12 points each for the Lions in a Mountain Christian League win over the Royals at the Boys and Girls Club of Coeur d’Alene.
Colt Quimby scored nine points for Christian Center (6-0, 5-0 MCL).
Ambrose Hill scored 13 points, Colten Malinauskas 12 points for North Idaho Christian (3-3, 3-2).
N.I. Christian 20 5 12 16 — 53
Christian Center 16 19 18 20 — 73
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Laird 8, Hill 13, Ca. Malinauskas 9, Morast 6, Co. Malinauskas 12, Sakae 3, Finney 2.
CHRISTIAN CENTER — Coppinger 12, McWhorter 12, Quimby 9, Kunkle 8, Cotten 8, Jones 8, Marshall 7, Siers 5, Vara 2, Stewart 2.
• GIRLS
Timberlake 54
Ronan 42
FRENCHTOWN, Mont. — Junior Malia Miller hit 7 of 10 from the 3-point line, scoring a game-high 31 points on 14 shots as the Tigers beat the Chiefs at Frenchtown High.
“She was just really efficient and her teammates found her when she was open,” Timberlake coach Matt Miller said. “She played really well, and everyone on the team did as well with only six healthy players. The kids showed a lot of toughness and handled pressure really well. They were super tough and handled it well.”
Diana Nelson scored 10 points for Timberlake (9-0), which travels to Lake City on Tuesday.
Arianna Zepeda and Zaliee Hewankorn scored 10 points each for Ronan (1-1).
Ronan 6 8 14 14 — 42
Timberlake 16 14 13 11 — 54
RONAN — Marengo 5, Buhr 2, Woll 0, Luedtke 4, Goddard 0, Zepeda 10, Kelch 2, Adams 1, Hewankom 10, Perez 8.
TIMBERLAKE — Soumas 0, Milligan 0, Nelson 10, MacArthur 7, Simpson 4, Miller 31, Jones 2.
Grangeville 84
St. Maries 9
ST. MARIES — Further details were not available.
Priest River 41
Orofino 30
OROFINO — Junior Aleigha Jensen hit three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds as the visiting Spartans rallied late to pick up a Central Idaho League win over the Maniacs.
Senior Desi Humphrey added 10 points, nine steals, and was 6-for-6 from the charity stripe down the stretch for Priest River (5-1, 1-0 CIL) which trailed 21-17 at halftime.
Senior Rilee Tiffin had 11 points and 15 rebounds for Orofino (2-6, 0-2), which scored just nine points in the second half.
Priest River plays host to Riverside on Monday for a nonleague contest.
Priest River 9 8 10 14 — 41
Orofino 8 13 4 5 — 30
PRIEST RIVER — Jensen 15, Humphrey 10, Jepson 7, Yount 7, McCracken 2.
OROFINO — Diffin 11, Curtis 8, Tondevold 6, Beardin 3, Deyo 2.
N.I. Christian 38
Christian Center 28
COEUR d’ALENE — Chelsey Cate had 17 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots for the Royals in a Mountain Christian League win over the Lions at the Boys and Girls Club of Coeur d’Alene.
Madison Salaiz had five points, five assists and five steals for North Idaho Christian (5-2, 3-0 MCL), which faces Kingdom Christian Academy of Spokane on Tuesday at the Salvation Army in Spokane.
Claire Epkey scored nine points for Christian Center (2-2, 2-1).
N.I. Christian 14 6 8 10 — 38
Christian Center 4 6 9 9 — 28
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Ellis 0, Jordan 8, Cate 17, Salaiz 5, Collins 0, Brotherton 4, Pilgrim 4.
CHRISTIAN CENTER — Barnhart 6, Claire 9, Smith 1, O'Dell 2, Hill 2, Siers 6, Stanton 2.