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PREP BASKETBALL: Big second half powers Lakeland past Moscow

| January 12, 2025 1:10 AM

• BOYS

RATHDRUM — Senior Mason Hensley scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Lakeland Hawks erased an eight-point halftime deficit to beat the Moscow Bears 61-50 in Inland Empire League play Saturday at Hawk Court. 

Brayden Carrel added 14 points and 12 rebounds, Hensley five assists for Lakeland (6-5, 1-2 IEL), and Peyton Hillman hit four 3-pointers, all in the third quarter, and finished with 12 points for the Hawks, who outscored the Bears 42-23 in the second half. 

Tyson Izzo scored 15 points Traiden Cummings 13, Abram Godfrey 11 for Moscow (6-6, 0-3). 

Lakeland is scheduled to play Flathead of Kalispell, Mont., on Tuesday in Bonners Ferry.



Moscow     13    14    13    10   —    50 

Lakeland     15    4    23    19    —   61 

MOSCOW — Izzo 15, Godfrey 11, Breese 3, Cummings 13, Bethel 0, Isakson 0, Abendroth 4, Winfree 2, Mordhorst 2, Hurley 0. 

LAKELAND — Hensley 18, Taylor 4, Hillman 12, Harris 6, Carrel 14, Yager 0, Varner 0, Larcher 0, Roth 7. 


Sandpoint 77 

Ridgeline 65 

SANDPOINT — Senior Emerik Jones recorded a 26 points, including three 3-pointers, as the host Bulldogs scored 28 points in the fourth quarter to down the Falcons of Liberty Lake at Les Rogers Court. 

“We knew they were going to make a run at some point and it was going to come down to how we handled it,” Sandpoint coach Brian Childs said. “We made some plays and shots tonight that we haven’t made all season. When teams have went on runs, we haven’t been able to answer. But tonight, we never let them take the lead. It was a good team win with everyone contributing.” 

Sandpoint (3-7) hosts St. Maries on Tuesday. 

Caden Andreas scored 20 points for Ridgeline (4-8). 


Ridgeline    14    10    23    18    —    65 

Sandpoint    14    20    15    28    —    77 

RIDGELINE — Andreas 20, Pulsipher 16, Neal 10, Ehlers 6, Pell 5, Roe 4. 

SANDPOINT — Jones 26, Williams 11, Yarbrough 10, Leisy 8, Iverson 8, Corbett 8, Gion 4, Haddock 2. 


Timberlake 69 

Grangeville 57 


SPIRIT LAKE — Junior Max Simpson scored 17 points to lead four Tigers into double figures in the nonleague victory over the visiting Bulldogs. 

Nate Dykeman and Wade VanGundy each added 14 points, Tyler Engelson 11 for Timberlake (5-6). 

“Good team win today,” Timberlake coach Mike LaFountaine said. “The team is working really hard defensively, and playing with intensity. Grangeville did a great job limiting Tyler’s shots, but he was still able to work hard ... Max had another double-double (points and rebounds). Nate and Wade stepped up for the team today, with Lucas (Vallieres) out sick.” 

Gage Smith scored 19 points for Grangeville (2-9), which lost 65-50 at home to Kellogg on Friday. 

Timberlake travels to Kellogg on Tuesday. 


Grangeville     10    17    14    16    —   57 

Timberlake     11    21    22    15    —   69 

GRANGEVILLE — Astle 6, Schumaker 8, Thacker 12, Stamper 4, Told 3, Long 5, Smith 19. 

TIMBERLAKE — Engelson 11, Dykeman 14, VanGundy 14, Shively 3, Hiaasen 0, DeVore 6, Rush 4, Simpson 17. 


Kellogg 55 

Orofino 54 

OROFINO — Junior Draeden Taylor scored 21 points for the Wildcats in a Central Idaho League win over the Maniacs. 

“It was a real gutsy win,” said Kellogg coach Mike Martin, whose squad won at Grangeville on Friday. “We played a super clean first half and then they caught fire in the third quarter. On the road, in a back-to-back, to dig one out like that, I was proud of my guys for gutting it out.” 

Sophomore Porter Lewis scored 14 points for Kellogg (5-4, 2-1 CIL), which travels to Wallace on Monday. 

Hudson Schneider scored 17 points for Orofino (2-8, 1-3). 


Kellogg        22    15    9    9    —    55 

Orofino        10    13    24    7    —    54 

KELLOGG — Robinson 5, McDonald 4, Taylor 21, Lewis 14, Honnerlaw 5, Cheney 5, Vindasius 1. 

OROFINO — Runia 2, Bonner 2, Schneider 17, Burnette 0, Connolly 2, Barlow 15, Olive 8, Naranjo 6. 


• GIRLS

Moscow 46 

Lakeland 39 


RATHDRUM — Leading by one point at halftime, the visiting Bears outscored the Hawks 19-5 in the third quarter en route to the IEL win at Hawk Court. 

Junior Brooklyn Becker hit four 3s and scored 18 points for Moscow (6-8, 1-3). 

Macy Bretveld and Landree Simon each scored 11 points for Lakeland (8-4, 1-3), and Karstyn Kiefer added 10. 

Lakeland plays Flathead of Kalispell, Mont., on Tuesday at Bonners Ferry. 


Moscow     13    6    19    8    —    46 

Lakeland     8    10    5    16    —    39 

MOSCOW — Lassen 1, Nuhn 3, Kiblen 0, Becker 18, Skinner 10, Williams 9, Colvin 0, Hennrich 3. 

LAKELAND — Simon 11, Kiefer 10, Forsman 1, H. McMurray 0, J. McMurray 5, Bowie 0, Bretveld 11, Bullington 2. 


Ridgeline 45 

Sandpoint 44 


SANDPOINT — Sophomore Brecken Mire had a team-high 14 points, sophomore Jordyn Tomco added 13 for the Bulldogs in a nonleague loss to the Falcons of Liberty Lake. 

Ridgeline’s Emma Myers hit a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds remaining for the game-winner. 

“Credit to Emma Myers on that shot,” Sandpoint coach Will Love said. “She played a great second half and made some tough buckets against a tough defense. I thought we did a good job of defending her throughout the game.” 

Sophomore Livia Driggs added 11 points for Sandpoint (7-8), which hosts Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday. 

Ridgeline is 10-2. 


Ridgeline    7    9    11    18    —    45 

Sandpoint    10    13    9    12    —    44 

RIDGELINE — Myers 22, Adam 10, Crowley 6, Libey 2, Paske 2, Munro 2.  

SANDPOINT — Mire 14, Tomco 13, L. Driggs 11, Ch. Laybourne 4, Thaete 2. 


Priest River 40 

St. Maries 12


PRIEST RIVER — Senior Lizzie McCracken scored 16 points, hitting three 3-pointers for the Spartans in a Central Idaho League win over the Lumberjacks. 

Freshman McKinley Burgess-Duquette had 11 points and nine rebounds for Priest River (9-3, 2-0 CIL), which hosts Kellogg on Tuesday. 

St. Maries (2-9, 1-4) travels to Potlatch on Tuesday. 


St. Maries    2    0    6    4    —    12 

Priest River    17    7    13    3    —    40 

ST. MARIES — Martin 3, B. Elliott 3, Baird 2, Sloper 2, Caldwell 2. 

PRIEST RIVER — McCracken 16, Burgess-Duquette 11, Jensen 3, Jepson 3, Yount 3, Humphrey 2, Braae 2. 


Lapwai 69 

Lakeside 34

LAPWAI — Junior Kyleigh Wolfe scored 20 points for the Knights in a nonleague loss to the Wildcats at Lapwai High. 

Lalia Charley scored seven points for Lakeside (6-5), which travels to Timberlake on Tuesday. 

Amasone George scored 19 points for Lapwai (11-1). 


Lakeside    5    12    12    4    —    34 

Lapwai        22    14    18    15    —    69 

LAKESIDE — Pluff 2, Wolfe 20, Charley 7, Matheson 2, Hodgson 0, Leo 3, Peone 0.  

LAPWAI — Kipp 0, Payne 8, George 19, S. Picard 4, Domebo 8, Oatman 18, Samuels 0, J. Picard 2, White Temple 2, Bisbee 8. 


Kellogg 37

Orofino 23

OROFINO — Further information was not available.