PREP BASKETBALL: Engelson scores 27 for Timberlake
• BOYS
SPIRIT LAKE — Senior Tyler Engelson scored 27 points for the Timberlake Tigers in a 62-57 loss to the Lakeside Eagles of Nine Mile Falls at Timberlake High.
“It was a pretty good game,” Timberlake coach Mike LaFountaine said. “I like how we came out and fought. We just gave up too many second chance opportunities. We’ve got to execute down the stretch, but the kids fought hard.”
Junior Max Simpson scored 12 points for Timberlake (4-6), which hosts Grangeville on Saturday.
Lakeside is 7-5.
Lakeside 14 18 10 20 — 62
Timberlake 13 20 9 15 — 57
LAKESIDE — C. Hanson 9, B. Hanson 10, Haff 5, Almond 4, Cummings 9, Edwards 20, Howie 4.
TIMBERLAKE — Engelson 27, Dykeman 3, VanGundy 2, Shively 2, Vallieres 5, DeVore 0, Rush 6, Simpson 12.
Kendrick 52
St. Maries 50
KENDRICK — The Tigers got a deflection on the Lumberjacks’ end of the court, threw a full-court pass to Alli Roetcisoender, who scored at the buzzer for the nonleague win.
“It was a hard-fought game,” St. Maries coach Bryan Chase said. “We had a chance to win it and got the stop we needed and I let the kids go, but they got a deflection and just made a play.”
JJ Yearout scored 18 points for St. Maries (5-4), which hosts Sandpoint on Tuesday.
Roetcisoender scored 24 points for Kendrick (5-4).
St. Maries 13 12 7 18 — 50
Kendrick 10 10 13 19 — 52
ST. MARIES — Harold 0, Garcia 0, J. Barta 3, Yearout 18, Gustaffe 17, B. Barta 2, L. Riberich 8, T. Riberich 2, Speakman 0.
KENDRICK — M. Kirkland 9, Silflow 9, Roetcisoender 24, Koepp 3, Cook 0, H. Kirkland 7.
Genesis Prep 83
Mullan 21
POST FALLS — Sophomore Sawyer Bateman scored 15 of his 23 points in the second quarter as the host Jaguars toppled the Tigers in nonleague play at The Courts at Real Life.
Gabe Meyer added 16 points, Isaiah Bateman 10 for Genesis Prep (6-6), which plays host to Asotin (Wash.) next Thursday.
Talon Rupp Connors scored 10 points for Mullan (0-4), which hosts the Post Falls sophomore team tonight.
Mullan 9 0 5 7 — 21
Genesis Prep 20 33 21 9 — 83
MULLAN — Sala 5, Imes 3, Calvert 0, Rupp Connors 10, Ullrich 0, Morgan 2, Bosson 0.
GENESIS PREP — Nichols 0, Tosh 5, Martin 2, S. Bateman 23, Earley 7, Meyer 16, I. Bateman 10, Gintz 6, Farrell 9, Swanson 5.
Wallace 60
Kootenai 30
HARRISON FLATS — Cooper Miller hit four 3-pointers and scored 24 points as the visiting Miners beat the Warriors in nonleague play.
Emmitt Myles added 16 points for Wallace (5-4), which plays host to Kellogg on Monday.
Chris Moore and Dylan Gentry each scored 11 points for Kootenai (0-7), which plays host to the Priest River JV next Saturday.
Wallace 14 19 12 15 — 60
Kootenai 8 3 12 7 — 30
WALLACE – Miller 24, Guardipee 8, Larson 4, Myles 16, Strange 0, Rose 3, McGillvray 2, Williams 3.
KOOTENAI – Addington 2, Braz 3, Strobel 3, C. Moore 11, J. Moore 0, Berkshire 0, Gentry 11, Myers 0.
• GIRLS
Genesis Prep 72
Mullan 19
POST FALLS — Senior Ella Martin and freshman Ellie Clermont each scored 13 points as the host Jaguars downed the Tigers in nonleague play at The Courts at Real Life.
Senior Summer Nelke added 10 points for Genesis Prep (9-5), which travels to Wallace on Wednesday for a Scenic Idaho Conference game.
Avah Blankenship scored nine points for Mullan (0-7), which hosts the Post Falls freshmen team tonight.
Mullan 0 11 6 2 — 19
Genesis Prep 22 18 21 11 — 72
MULLAN – Crandall 2, Blankenship 9, Bossom 0, Kostelich 0, Elliott 8.
GENESIS PREP – Rude 3, M. Lawler 7, Martin 13, Pope 6, Williams 9, Nelke 10, Clermont 13, Short 3, K. Lawler 8.
Wallace 55
Kootenai 22
HARRISON FLATS — Kylee Phillips scored 17 points for the Miners in a nonleague win over the Warriors at Kootenai High.
Bethany Phillips and Khepri Wood scored eight points each for Wallace (5-6), which hosts Clark Fork in a Scenic Idaho Conference game on Tuesday.
Freshman Brookyn Charles had nine points and 11 rebounds for Kootenai (1-8), which travels to the Bonners Ferry JV on Jan. 21.
Wallace 12 15 22 6 — 55
Kootenai 2 7 7 6 — 22
WALLACE — K. Phillips 17, Au. Birdsell 3, Voorhees 4, Hasz 6, Wood 8, Stutzke 3, Johnson 0, Hanks 0, Delano 1, Al. Birdsell 0, B. Phillips 8, Kessler 4.
KOOTENAI — Parrish 0, M. Loucks 3, H. Charles 0, Lowery 0, S. Davidson 8, B. Charles 9, D. Davidson 2, Mazza 0, Dutton 0.