PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: St. Maries, Wallace, Kootenai advance to district title games
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February 24, 2026 1:00 AM
ST. MARIES — The fourth-seeded Priest River Spartans tried a box-and-one defense in the first half on St. Maries senior JJ Yearout, who eclipsed the 1,000-point mark earlier this season, and is now No. 6 on the Lumberjacks’ all-time scoring list.
But that box just opened up the middle of the key for St. Maries senior Isaiah Gustaffe, who scored all 15 of his points in the first half as the top-seeded Lumberjacks beat the Spartans 67-39 in the first round of the 3A District 1-2 tournament.
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