PREP BASKETBALL: Lakeland gets tough, fights off Moscow in 5A regional opener

• GIRLS

RATHDRUM — Junior Karstyn Kiefer scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half, and the second-seeded Lakeland Hawks recovered from a slow start to beat the third-seeded Moscow Bears 45-30 in the loser-out first-round of the 5A Region 1 tournament Friday night at Hawk Court. 

“Our defense kept us in the game, and the girls stayed mentally tough and positive,” first-year Lakeland coach Caelyn Caulfield said. 

Landree Simon and Mariana Bullington added nine points each, and Addi Forsman had eight for Lakeland (14-5), which advances to play top-seeded Sandpoint (12-10) in a best-of-3 series for the regional championship and the lone berth to state.

All games are scheduled for Sandpoint. Game 1 is Tuesday, Game 2 is Thursday and Game 3, if necessary, is next Saturday. 

Sandpoint rallied in the fourth quarter to beat fourth-seeded Lewiston (7-14) 65-63 in the other loser-out first-round game Friday. 

Lakeland won both meetings from Sandpoint during the regular season.  

Lakeland trailed Moscow 14-3 after the first quarter, and was down 24-12 2 ½ minutes into the third quarter before going on an 23-0 run to take control. 

“We struggled to get our shots to fall in the first half, while Moscow came out in the first quarter firing on all cylinders,” Caulfield said. “Our bench players provided a crucial spark when we needed it most. I’m incredibly proud of every one of our girls; it was a true team effort, built through hard work in practice.” 

Jessa Skinner scored eight points for Moscow (9-13), which went scoreless for 8 minutes in the second half. 

Moscow     14    2    8     6    —   30 

Lakeland     3    7    17    18    —    45 

MOSCOW – Lassen 0, Nuhn 6, Kiblen 4, Becker 6, Skinner 8, Williams 6, Colvin 0, Hennrich 0. 

LAKELAND – Simon 9, Kiefer 14, Forsman 8, J. McMurray 0, Bowie 5, Bretveld 0, Bullington 9. 

Orofino 50

St. Maries 23

OROFINO — The fifth-seeded Lumberjacks had their season come to an end with a loss to the fourth-seeded Maniacs in a loser-out game in the 3A District 1-2 tournament at Orofino High.

St. Maries finishes 3-14.

Orofino (6-13) visits top-seeded Grangeville (14-6) tonight.

Kellogg JV 31 

Mullan 21 

MULLAN — Sophomore Ella Wilkinson scored 12 points for the Wildcats junior varsity in a win over the Tigers at the Mullan Pavilion. 

Avah Blankenship scored 14 points for Mullan (1-15), which faces Kootenai in the 1A District 1 championship game on Monday at North Idaho College. 

Kellogg JV    8    5    5    13    —    31 

Mullan        8    7    2    4    —    21 

KELLOGG JV — Triplett 2, Schillereff 2, Wilkinson 12, Sorensen 2, Gloyn 0, Potts 2, Munoz 9. 

MULLAN — Crandall 3, Streeter 0, Blankenship 14, Bosson 0, Elliott 4. 

N.I. Christian 58 

Classical Christian 47 

SPOKANE VALLEY — Belle Jordan had 20 points, five assists and five steals for the Royals in a win over the Knights in the semifinals of the Mountain Christian League Tournament at The Oaks. 

Chelsey Cate had 17 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists and four blocked shots for North Idaho Christian (14-6), which is playing in its ninth straight conference championship game, winning the previous six. 

North Idaho Christian will face The Oaks tonight at 5:15 at The Oaks. 

Addy Fowlkes scored 23 points for Spokane Classical Christian. 

Spokane Class. Christ.    13    6    8    20    —    47 

N.I. Christian        19    13    16    10    —    58 

SPOKANE CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN — Anyan 2, Hammond 0, Pearson 0, Addy Fowlkes 23, N. Swartz 2, Chaffee 0, Tobin 0, M. Swartz 0, Avdeyev 20. 

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Ellis 1, Jordan 20, Cate 17, Salaiz 7, Collins 0, Brotherton 10, Pilgrim 3. 

• BOYS

Lakeside 75 

Clark Fork 45 

CLARK FORK — Junior Tyson Charley, who eclipsed the 1,000-point mark in career scoring in Lakeside’s last game Saturday against Clark Fork, scored 29 points on Friday as the Knights pulled away in the second half to beat the Wampus Cats and wrap up the Scenic Idaho Conference title. 

Hallah Peone added 14 points, Furyus Louie 11, Preston SpottedHorse 10 for Lakeside (10-5, 5-0 SIC), which led just 26-22 at halftime. 

Owen Howard led Clark Fork (4-11, 0-5) with 12 points, and Westin Caven and Mateo Cruz added 10 each. 

Lakeside wraps up the regular season next Thursday with a league game at Genesis Prep. 

Lakeside     13    13    27    22    —    75 

Clark Fork     11    11    11    12    —    45 

LAKESIDE — Peone 14, Louie 11, Abuan 0, Mitchell 5, Samuels 0, SpottedHorse 10, Sines 0, Charley 29, Pluff 6. 

CLARK FORK — Montgomery 4, Caven 10, Howard 12, Cruz 10, Adams 6, Stevens 0, Yanik 0, Gustafson 0, Butler 0. 

Wallace 71 

Coeur du Christ 54 

COEUR d’ALENE -- Julian Davis tossed in 23 points as the visiting Miners defeated the Saints in nonleague play at Holy Family Catholic School.  

Cooper Miller added 17 points for Wallace (12-6), which travels to Kellogg next Wednesday. 

Grant Clemens scored 20 points for Coeur du Christ (11-6), which played without leading scorer Ben Connelly due to illness.

Coeur du Christ plays at Genesis Prep next Friday. 

Wallace     16    21    15    19   —   71 

Coeur du Christ 15    14    8    17    —     54 

WALLACE — Miller 17, Davis 23, Guardipee 9, Larson 8, Williams 6, Strange 2, Rose 2, McGillivray 2. 

COEUR du CHRIST — Anderson 0, Ja. Cools 0, Clemens 20, Clute 4, Hayes 8, Je. Cools 11, O’Neill 2, Denke 9. 

Kellogg JV 44 

Mullan 20 

MULLAN — Cyrus Reed scored 17 points for the Wildcats junior varsity in a win over the Tigers at the Mullan Pavilion. 

“Cyrus got us going early and our halfcourt trap gave us a few extra possessions to work with,” Kellogg JV coach Josh McDonald said. “Both (Mullan coaches) Griff and Kami (Rasmussen) are doing a great job with these boys. They’re young and in a few years, they should be pretty tough.” 

Kellogg (6-7) visits Wallace on Wednesday. 

Colten Imes scored six points for Mullan, which visits the Lakeside JV on Wednesday. 

Kellogg JV    21    8    12    3    —    44 

Mullan        4    1    11    4    —    20 

KELLOGG — Johnson 10, Bailey 0, Groth 7, Bwoman 0, Desmarais 2, Ross 2, Weske 0, Reed 17, Baker 4, Cassidy 0, Calandiaccio 2. 

MULLAN — Sala 5, Imes 6, Calvert 0, Rupp Connors 0, Ulrich 5, Morgan 4, Bosson 0. 

    JASON ELLIOTT/Press Lakeland senior Jersi McMurray breaks away from the defense of Moscow's Kolbi Kiblen during the first quarter of Friday's 5A Region 1 girls basketball loser-out game at Lakeland High.