PREP BASKETBALL: Larson gets Vikings off to fast start on senior night

| February 13, 2024 1:05 AM

• BOYS

COEUR d’ALENE — Gunner Larson, one of four players honored on senior night, scored nine of his 13 points in the first quarter as the Coeur d’Alene Vikings raced past the Moscow Bears 64-30 in the Inland Empire League and regular season finale Monday night at Viking Court.

Junior Carter Rupp hit 5 of 8 3-pointers, and scored 11 of his game-high 17 points in the third quarter for Coeur d’Alene (18-3, 9-0 IEL), which won its eighth straight. Sophomore Caden Symons added 15 points for the Vikings.

Logan Orchard, Trey Nipp and Max Entzi were the other seniors honored.

“It was special,” fourth-year Coeur d’Alene coach Jon Adams said. “Definitely a special group of seniors; these guys were freshmen my first year of coaching here. We’ve been through so much together; it’s surreal that it’s come to this point.”

Joey Willams scored 15 points for Moscow (8-12, 4-4).

Coeur d’Alene is the top seed for the 5A Region 1 tournament, and will open at home against the No. 4 seed (to be determined) Friday at 6:30 p.m.

Moscow 4 10 11 5 — 30

Coeur d’Alene 19 20 16 9 — 64

MOSCOW — Hillman 2, Wilson 0, Breese 0, Izzo 3, Frei 1, Abendroth 2, Williams 15, Ceron 0, Reed 5, Hurley 2.

COEUR d’ALENE — Larson 13, Orchard 6, Rupp 17, Nipp 0, Entzi 4, Sutich 0, Riley 3, Wheeler 4, Murray 2, Zabel 0, Sylte 0, Booth 0, Symons 15.

Lakeside JV 58

Mullan 24

PLUMMER — Jayden Pluff scored 15 points, Gavin Barnaby 14 and Beau Jones 12 as the host Knights junior varsity defeated the Tigers varsity at Ron Miller Court.

Stephen Petit scored 14 points for Mullan (2-13), which travels to Kootenai tonight at 6.

Mullan 12 2 7 3 — 24

Lakeside JV 17 22 14 5 — 58

MULLAN — S. Petit 14, Imes 1, L. Petit 0, Appiah 7, Calvert 0, Ayers 2.

LAKESIDE JV — Falcon 0, Brown 0, Enick 0, Pluff 15, Brown-Sonder 2, Mitchell 4, Jones 12, Ironcloud 7, Barnaby 14, Aldrich 2, Mullins 2.

• GIRLS

N.I. Christian 44

Spo. Ath. Co-Op 22

LIBERTY LAKE — Freshman Belle Sanwald scored 12 points as the Royals wrapped up their season with a win at the HUB Sports Center.

Danica Kelly had nine points, six assists and six steals, and Symone Pilgrim had nine points, five assists and five steals for North Idaho Christian (23-3).

Ailye Smawley scored 11 points for the Spokane Athletic Co-Op.

N.I. Christian 13 12 11 8 — 44

Spo. Ath. Co. 5 2 4 11 — 22

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Hodson 0, Salaiz 7, Kelly 9, Collins 5, S. Pilgrim 9, Sanwald 12, Benoit 2, Y. Pilgrim 0.

SPOKANE ATHLETIC CO-OP — Vermeer 3, E. Smawley 3, Spencer 0, Sawicki 0, Morgan 2, A. Smawley 11, McEachern 2, McCracken 2.