Post Falls runs table at Reno

RENO, Nev. - Led by Luke Thoreson's 17 points, five rebounds and three assists, Post Falls capped a 4-0 run at the Wild West Shootout with a 79-31 rout of North Valleys of Reno on Saturday morning.

Though there was no championship game, the Trojans were crowned champions based on having the best record in the tournament.

"It was a good road trip for us," Post Falls coach Mike McLean said. "Reno and Bishop Manogue and Galena were solid teams - each presented different challenges. Everyone got better at their roles. It was good to play different teams, and to play all 10 guys - that will help us in league."

Thoreson was named to the all-tournament team. Marcus Colbert added 15 points and four assists for Post Falls (6-0), and Michael Hillman had 10 points and nine rebounds.

"I thought we did a good job playing at our level - not playing at the level of our opponent," McLean said.

Post Falls is idle until playing Prairie of Vancouver, Wash., in the first round of the Coeur d'Alene Inn-vitational Dec. 27 at North Idaho College.

Post Falls 27 17 18 17 - 79

North Valleys 9 5 6 11 - 31

POST FALLS - Davenport 2, Anderson 6, Valente 5, Thoreson 17, Jackson 7, Colbert 15, Benner 0, Hillman 10, Koski 12, Shelton 5.

NORTH VALLEYS - Varella 12, J. Lawson 0, Pasqual 2, Baustia 11, Lawson 6, Frost 0.

West Valley 62

Sandpoint 36

SPOKANE - Jordan Gassman scored 16 points, Morgan Byrd added 14 and West Valley (5-0) defeated Sandpoint in nonleague play.

Ryan Schwartz scored 11 points for Sandpoint (3-6), which plays at St. Maries on Jan. 3.

Sandpoint 11 25 - 36

West Valley 26 36 - 62

(Only score by halves available).

SANDPOINT - N. Schwartz 3, Burgstahler 3, Davis 6, R. Schwartz 11, Myers 3, Olin 3, Couch 3, Litzell 4, Nitcy 0, Nelson 0, Howk 0.

WEST VALLEY - Gassman 16, Ellsworth 4, Fay 0, Bergman 2, Davis 6, Hu. Wells 0, Stavnes 2, Vandermark 1, Love 11, Byrd 14, Ha. Wells 4.

Timberlake 60

Kellogg 57

SPIRIT LAKE - Trevor Masterson had 16 points and eight rebounds for the Tigers in an Intermountain League win against the previously unbeaten Wildcats.

"It was a really good game," Timberlake coach Tony Hanna said. "We came out of the blocks really well, but they battled right back. There were a lot of swings and neither team got a big lead."

Brian Cronnelly had 15 points, five rebounds and three blocks for Timberlake (5-2, 1-1), which hosts Newport on Tuesday.

Nick Serrano scored 14 points for Kellogg (6-1, 1-1), which hosts Lewiston on Tuesday.

Kellogg 15 13 16 13 - 57

Timberlake 15 13 14 19 - 60

KELLOGG - Garner 2, Watson 4, Wendt 13, Hulstrom 6, Beggerly 8, Serrano 14, Stull 0, Morgan 4, McDonald 6.

TIMBERLAKE - Rice 0, Cronnelly 15, Masterson 16, Hayden 14, Scott 6, Page 3, Allen 4, Thompson 0, Cramer 2.

Priest River 65

Newport 51

PRIEST RIVER - Austin Glazier went 4-for-5 from 3-point range for the host Spartans, who hit 10 of their 18 3-point attempts to beat Newport (Wash.) in the championship game of the Priest River Christmas Tournament.

Glazier scored 15 points and R.C. Akre added 11 off the bench for Priest River (4-4).

"The border rivalry games are always fun. The kids all know each other real well and they're always competitive," Spartan coach Ryan Bodecker said. "Our kids worked hard out there and did the things they needed to do to get the job done."

Jake Wiley scored a game-high 24 points to go along with eight rebounds and six blocks for the Grizzlies, who were without four players due to disciplinary reasons.

Spenser Douglas added 18 points for Newport (5-2).

Priest River plays at Freeman on Tuesday.

No score was reported from the consolation game between Clark Fork and Orofino.

Newport 11 14 17 9 - 51

Priest River 11 24 25 5 - 65

NEWPORT - Vaughn 0, Rapp 3, Wiley 24, Douglas 18, Ownbey 0, Shutz 2, Hunt 3, Young 1.

PRIEST RIVER - Akre 11, Kurylo 8, Sommer 10, Reynolds 0, Stelow 2, Glazier 15, Koch 5, Barber 0, Riley 6, Huddleston 8.

N.I. Christian 60

House of the Lord 25

PRIEST RIVER - Cory Lafollett totaled 26 points, nine rebounds, eight blocked shots, four steals and four assists to lead the Royals past the squad from Oldtown in Mountain Christian League play at Priest River Junior High.

Zach Smeltzer added 16 points and six steals for North Idaho Christian (3-5, 3-4 MCL), and Nick Pearl had 13 points and 10 rebounds.

North Idaho Christian returns to action Jan. 3 vs. the Kootenai Thunder at NICS.

N.I. Christian 20 13 19 8 - 60

House of the Lord 7 12 2 4 - 25

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN - Lafollett 26, Smeltzer 16, Pearl 13, Sheetz 2, Booth 2, Williams 0, Jesensky 1, Laws 0, Brooke 0.

HOUSE OF THE LORD - Deverna 2, Gold 4, Meyers 8, Schultz 2, I. Jetter 5, A. Jetter 4, Queen 0, Engbloom 0.