NIC MEN'S BASKETBALL: Cardinals close nonconference slate with romp

| January 4, 2024 1:20 AM

COEUR d’ALENE — Kyle Karstetter, a sophomore from Moses Lake, Wash., had 21 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals for North Idaho College in a 112-86 win over Wenatchee Valley in a nonconference game at Rolly Williams Court on Wednesday.

NIC (12-4) opens play in the NJCAA Scenic West Athletic Conference for the first time at home next Wednesday against Snow College, the fifth ranked team in the NJCAA.

Jalen Skalskiy, a sophomore from Lakeland High, had 23 points and seven rebounds for NIC.

Michael Afrakoff scored 22 points for Wenatchee Valley (4-11).

WENATCHEE VALLEY
Donovan Renz 2-4 4-4 9, Eamon Monahan 3-4 0-0 9, Diego Gutierrez 4-10 2-2 13, Henry Hughes 3-7 2-3 10, Dane Sykes 2-5 3-5 7, Michael Afrakoff 5-15 7-8 22, Ryan Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Andrew Lyford 1-1 1-2 4, Daniel Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Luke Chaffin 0-0 0-0 0, Danilo Vukovic 4-8 2-2 10. Totals 24-55 21-26 86.

NORTH IDAHO

Terin Johnson 5-10 5-5 15, Cobi Campbell 6-6 3-3 17, Kyle Karstetter 7-16 6-8 21, Dante Sawyer 3-8 2-2 8, Jalen Skalskiy 9-14 2-3 23, Vaughn Weems 7-9 1-2 16, D’Andre Clermont 0-1 0-0 0, Tayshawn Colvin 2-3 5-6 10, Bryce Henry 0-5 0-0 0, Tanner Tollestrup 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 39-76 26-31 112.

Halftime — NIC 53-34. 3-point goals — WVC 15-29 (Renz 1-2, Monahan 3-4, Gutierrez 3-6, Hughes 2-6, Afrakoff 5-9, Lyford 1-1, Miller 0-1), NIC 8-24 (Campbell 2-2, Karstetter 1-8, Sawyer 0-1, Skalskiy 3-7, Weems 1-1, Colvin 1-2, Henry 0-2, Tollestrup 0-1). Rebounds — WVC 28 (Skyes 8), NIC 42 (Henry 8). Assists — WVC 20 (Gutierrez 7), NIC 16 (Campbell, Karstetter, Colvin, Henry 3). Team fouls — WVC 23, NIC 19. Fouled out — Henry.