PREP BASKETBALL: Watson, Carlson come up big for Lake City
• BOYS
COEUR d’ALENE — Sophomore Josh Watson and freshman James Carlson dominated inside, and junior Reese Strawn broke the school record for 3-pointers in a season as the Lake City Timberwolves downed the visiting Moscow Bears 70-52 in Inland Empire League play Saturday.
Watson had nine of his 17 points in the first quarter, and also had three blocked shots for Lake City (11-7, 3-3 IEL). Carlson added 16 points and 10 rebounds.
“We started really, really well,” Lake City coach James Anderson said. “It always helps when you make a couple shots and get the energy going. Josh Watson had a huge first quarter, rolling hard to the rim. And Jordan Carlson came in and gave us a huge lift. Nice to see our two big guys lead us in scoring and get us a whole bunch of points in the paint. It opens up everything for everyone.”
Strawn, who finished with 13 points and seven assists, made two 3-pointers, giving him 66 for the season, breaking the previous record set by JJ Winger, who graduated in 2014.
Grant Abendroth led Moscow (8-10, 4-3) with 12 points.
Lake City travels to Lewiston on Wednesday.
Moscow 7 15 15 15 — 52
Lake City 24 20 8 18 — 70
MOSCOW — Hillman 7, Wilson 2, Breese 0, Cummings 9, Izzo 8, Bethel 0, Abendroth 12, Williams 3, Leron 0, Reed 11, Hurley 0.
LAKE CITY — Parker 0, Winey 3, Strawn 13, Miller 8, Bowman 2, Watson 17, Kloos 2, Arrieta 7, Hill 0, Williams 2, Meredith 0, Carlson 16.
Post Falls 66
Lakeland 51
POST FALLS — Senior Alex Shields scored nine of his 16 points in the first quarter as the host Trojans jumped out to a 21-9 lead en route to the Inland Empire League victory over the Hawks at The Arena.
Neil McCarthy had six of his game-high 17 points in the opening quarter for Post Falls (12-7, 4-4 IEL). Tyras Blake had 11 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two assists for the Trojans. Shields also had five boards.
“I thought we were really dialed in to start,” Post Falls coach Mike McLean said. “We got stops defensively, and we did a good job pushing the ball and getting the ball inside. Tyras had a nice all-around game.”
Kenton Ferguson led Lakeland (9-8, 1-4) with 14 points. Tyler Norce added 12, Gabe Harris 11 for the Hawks.
“Lakeland competed hard; they did a good job making adjustments in the second and third quarter, adjusting to our pressure,” McLean said. “They did a good job making us work for it.”
Lakeland travels to Lewiston on Monday.
Post Falls wraps up its regular season Wednesday at home vs. Sandpoint.
Lakeland 9 13 13 16 — 51
Post Falls 21 14 12 19 — 66
LAKELAND — Norce 12, Ferguson 14, Ryan 3, Varner 2, Weil 0, Hillman 7, Carrel 0, Harris 11, Yager 0.
POST FALLS — Lysne 6, McLean 4, McCarthy 17, Cameron 2, McKeown 0, Carver 6, Blake 11, Shields 16, Ostlund 0, Dean 2.
St. Maries 55
Logos 54
ST. MARIES — Sophomore JJ Yearout hit two free throws with 30 seconds left as the Lumberjacks, who trailed most of the game, came back to beat the visiting Knights of Moscow in nonleague play.
Logos got the ball back in the closing seconds, but St. Maries forced a turnover to clinch the win.
“Kids responded in the second half; it wasn’t a very pretty first half,” said St. Maries coach Bryan Chase, whose squad was just 12 of 28 from the free-throw line.
Seth Swallows made two 3-pointers and scored eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter for St. Maries (9-6). He also had seven rebounds. Yearout finished with 11 points, four assists and four steals, and Wyatt Holmes had 11 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and four blocked shots.
Seamus Wilson of Logos (11-6) led all scorers with 21 points, and Jack Driskill added 15.
St. Maries plays host to Priest River on Tuesday in Central Idaho League play.
Logos 16 12 16 10 — 54
St. Maries 10 9 21 15 — 55
LOGOS — Sentz 0, Driskill 15, Wilson 21, Whittling 1, Daniels 2, Brower 4, Comis 8, Holloway 1, Bowen 2.
ST. MARIES — W. Holmes 11, Garcia 2, J. Barta 8, Yearout 11, Gustaffe 0, Defoort 4, Sloper 7, Swallows 12, Smith 0.
Lakeside 90
Clark Fork 50
PLUMMER — Blaze Callahan, one of eight seniors on the roster, scored 18 points on senior day as the Knights downed the Wampus Cats in nonleague play at Ron Miller Court.
Sophomore Tyson Charley hit four 3-pointers and scored 20 points for Lakeside (11-2). Senior Brutis SiJohn had 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists for the Knights, senior Liam Hendrickx had 10 points, senior Qwincy Hall eight rebounds.
“It was a good game to get everyone in there for playing time,” Lakeside coach James Twoteeth said. “Every senior scored, so that was a plus.”
Senior Seth Caven totaled 19 points and eight rebounds for Clark Fork (8-4), and sophomore Owen Howard had 14 points and 15 boards.
“We played our tails off,” Clark Fork coach Heath Beason said. “Owen and Seth dominated on the boards; Cole and Chase (Sanroman) did a great job running the offense. We played phenomenal on defense. I’m taking the blame for this one — I should have had them more prepared, but all in all, these kids deserve some kudos. I’m so proud of them and this game gives us a much-needed confidence boost heading into next week and districts.”
On Tuesday, Clark Fork plays host to Immaculate Conception Academy of Post Falls, and Lakeside travels to Bonners Ferry.
Clark Fork 14 17 13 6 — 50
Lakeside 23 22 23 22 — 90
CLARK FORK — Ch. Sanroman 4, Co. Sanroman 5, E. Howard 6, O. Howard 14, S. Caven 19, Christopherson 2, Montgomery 0.
LAKESIDE — Peone 1, SiJohn 13, Callahan 18, Hendrickx 10, Nomee 4, Hall 7, Jones 5, Spotted Horse 2, Kee 6, Charley 20, Mullins 0.
• GIRLS
Lakeside 59
Clark Fork 24
PLUMMER — Sophomore Kyleigh Wolfe had 19 points and four steals as the host Knights beat the Wampus Cats on senior day in the regular season finale for both teams at Ron Miller Court.
Martina Rivera, one of four seniors honored, added 14 points and five steals for Lakeside (8-9), freshman Tyakissiya Nomee 10 points and senior Destiny Lowley had five assists.
Senior Amari Printz-Hay scored eight points for Clark Fork (6-10), and sophomore Priscilla Morgan had eight rebounds.
Lakeside, the No. 2 seed, will face No. 3 seed Genesis Prep on Monday at 6 p.m. at North Idaho College in the first round of the 1A Division I District 1 tournament. The winner plays top-seeded Wallace on Wednesday in the district championship game for a berth in a state play-in game next Saturday.
Clark Fork, the top seed, plays No. 2 Mullan on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at NIC in the 1A Division II District 1 championship game. The winner advances to a state play-in game next Saturday.
Clark Fork 5 7 8 4 — 24
Lakeside 23 15 16 5 — 59
CLARK FORK — Boehme 0, Leadbetter 0, Shelton 1, Reuter 0, Printz-Hay 8, Matteson 2, Scarlett 5, Thompson 6, Yetter 0, Morgan 2.
LAKESIDE — Gorr 2, Pluff 3, Wolfe 19, Rivera 14, A. Lowley 0, Wienclaw 5, Hodgson 0, Lozon 0, D. Lowley 6, Nomee 10.