PREP BASKETBALL: Timberlake pushes past Lake City

• GIRLS

COEUR d’ALENE — There wasn’t much separation between Timberlake and host Lake City on Tuesday, at least early on. 

Until there was. 

Junior Malia Miller scored 22 points for the 4A Tigers in a 46-38 win over the 6A Timberwolves at Lake City High. 

“Miller’s a tough kid,” Lake City coach David Pratt said. “She’s quick and can shoot it really quick. She didn’t take too many twos and just gets to the right spot on the court.” 

Senior Diana Nelson scored 13 points for Timberlake, which led 29-19 at halftime. 

“Nelson uses her size around the hoop and does a good job of keeping the pressure off Miller,” Pratt said. “We turned it over a little too much tonight. It was a fun matchup, and if we’re at full strength, it’s a little closer. But Timberlake played really efficient, and that posed a problem as well.” 

Senior Sadie Zimmernan scored eight of her 14 points in the first quarter for Lake City, which was without starting guard Macy Murphey on Tuesday. 

“Lake City shoots the ball really well and that was our biggest concern,” said Timberlake coach Matt Miller of Lake City, which made six 3-pointers. “Our biggest challenge was if we were going to be able to guard the perimeter and the girls did a good job.” 

Timberlake lost starting guard Payton Young to a torn ACL and was also without Marissa Needs, who missed the game with an ankle injury. 

“The kids showed a lot of toughness,” Matt Miller said. “Both teams were playing through some fatigue. I’m really proud of our kids with the schedule we’ve played and them continuning to do what they’ve been doing.” 

Timberlake (10-0) travels to Lewiston on Thursday. 

Lake City (6-5) hosts Central Valley on Friday. 

Timberlake    14    15    6    11    —    46 

Lake City    12    7    10    9    —    38 

TIMBERLAKE — Soumas 2, Nelson 13, Simpson 4, Miller 22, Jones 6, MacArthur 0. 

LAKE CITY — Kolden 3, Hiltenbrand 6, Pearson 10, Fagan 3, Zimmerman 14, Johnson 2. 

Lakeside 54 

Wallace 37 

PLUMMER — Kyleigh Wolfe scored a game-high 22 points for the Knights in a Scenic Idaho Conference win over the Miners at Ron Miller Court. 

Laila Charley scored 13 points for Lakeside (4-2, 1-0 SIC), which competes in the Wellpinit Tournament Jan. 3-4. 

Kephri Wood scored nine points for Wallace (4-4, 1-1), which faces Genesis Prep on Thursday at The Courts in Post Falls. 

Wallace        15    7    7    8    —    37 

Lakeside    16    11    16    11    —    54 

WALLACE — K. Phillips 5, Au. Birdsell 3, Hasz 8, Wood 9, Stutzke 0, Delano 4, B. Phillips 8.  

LAKESIDE — Gorr 0, Pluff 8, Wolfe 22, Charley 13, Matheson 0, Lowley 2, Hodgson 1, Leo 0, Matt 0, Lambert 6, Peone 2. 

Genesis Prep 46 

Clark Fork 23 

CLARK FORK — Sienna Williams scored 22 points for the Jaguars in a Scenic Idaho Conference win over the Wampus Cats at Clark Fork High. 

Ella Martin and Summer Nelke scored nine points each for Genesis Prep (6-4, 1-0 SIC), which hosts Wallace on Thursday at The Courts in Post Falls. 

“Genesis Prep really brought the pressure, and we had a hard time dealing with it,” Clark Fork coach Chris Cavanaugh said. 

Hannah Thompson had nine points and five rebounds for Clark Fork (2-6, 0-3), which hosts Kootenai on Thursday. 

Genesis Prep    17    11    15    3    —    46 

Clark Fork    7    1    10    5    —    23 

GENESIS PREP — Williams 22, Martin 9, Nelke 9, K. Lawler 6. 

CLARK FORK — Thompson 9, Scarlett 6, Rupp 4, Petersen 3, A. Leadbetter 1. 

Bonners Ferry 61

St. Maries 24

ST. MARIES — Further information was not available.

N.I. Christian 60 

Kingdom Christian 24 

SPOKANE — Chelsey Cate had 22 points, 10 rebounds and six blocked shots for the Royals in a nonleague win over Kingdom Christian at the Salvation Army of Spokane. 

Madison Salaiz had 11 points and seven assists and Sydney Ellis five assists and five steals for North Idaho Christian (6-2), which faces Classical Christian on Friday at the HUB Sports Center in Liberty Lake. 

Aden Gillette scored nine points for Kingdom Christian. 

N.I. Christian    19    13    14    14    —    60 

Kingdom Christian    6    5    7    6    —    24 

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Ellis 0, Jordan 10, Cate 22, Salaiz 11, Collins 7, Henry 0, Waldvogel 2, Smith 0, Pilgrim 8. 

KINGDOM CHRISTIAN — Savers 0, Aden Gillette 9, Shendy 8, Scondy 0, Watkins 7, Green 0, Riddick 0, Levitt 0. 

• BOYS

Lake City 71 

Lakeland 39 

RATHDRUM — Senior Reese Strawn hit four 3-pointers and scored 20 points, and the visiting Timberwolves pulled away with a 33-point third quarter en route to the Inland Empire League victory over the Hawks at Hawk Court. 

Josh Watson added 15 points, Cason Miller 12 for Lake City (6-3, 1-0 IEL) which plays host to Central Valley on Friday. 

Mason Hensley scored 11 points for Lakeland (1-4, 0-2), which returns to action Dec. 27 at Shadle Park. 

Lake City     17    14    33    7    —    71 

Lakeland    10    8    11    10    —    39 

LAKE CITY — Parker 3, Winey 0, Strawn 20, Miller 12, Everson 1, Watson 15, Kloos 3, Bowman 5, Anderson 2, Meredith 2, Pearson 4, Plummer 0, Carlson 4. 

LAKELAND — Hensley 11, Taylor 1, Hillman 5, Harris 8, Carrel 1, Roth 6, Weil 0, Larcher 0, Yager 3, Cook 5, Abbott 0, Varner 0. 

Wallace 59 

Timberlake 52 

WALLACE — Senior Julian Davis scored 34 points for the Miners in a nonleague win over the Tigers at Kirby Krulitz Court.  

It was the third game between the two teams in 12 days, and Wallace's first win/

Senior Lucas Vallieres scored 17 points for Timberlake (3-4), which hosts Genesis Prep on Thursday. 

Cooper Miller scored 10 points for Wallace (4-4), which travels to Clark Fork on Jan. 7. 

Timberlake    15    15    11    11    —    52 

Wallace        13    8    21    17    —    59 

TIMBERLAKE — Engelson 0, Dykeman 11, Shively 10, Vallieres 17, DeVore 4, Rush 1, Simpson 9. 

WALLACE — Miller 10, Davis 34, Guardipee 2, Larson 2, Myles 2, Williams 7. 

Genesis Prep 76 

Bonners Ferry JV 59 

BONNERS FERRY — Senior Gabe Meyer scored 17 points as the visiting Jaguars defeated the Badgers junior varsity. 

Dylan Tosh added 15 points, Spencer Farrell 12 for Genesis Prep (3-4), which travels to Timberlake on Thursday. 

Jameson Cartwright-Kissee scored 19 points for the Bonners Ferry JV. 

Genesis Prep     19    18    20    19    —   76     

Bonners Ferry JV     11    15    19    14    —    59 

GENESIS PREP — Farrell 12, Nichols 3, Tosh 15, Martin 6, I. Bateman 8, Meyer 17, S. Bateman 6, Earley 0, Gintz 9. 

BONNERS FERRY — Beggerly 11, Kissee 19, Buckhamer 6, Hiatt 5, Hart 3, Stanger 5, Thompson 8, Burt 2. 

    JASON ELLIOTT/Press Timberlake senior Diana Nelson puts up a shot over the defense of Lake City's Ella Pearson during the first quarter of Tuesday's game at Lake City High.