HARRISON FLATS - Jake Pfeiffer had 12 points and seven rebounds as the Kootenai Warriors rallied from a 15-1 deficit after the first quarter to defeat the Clark Fork Wampus Cats 40-36 in the 1A Division II District 1 championship game on Saturday.

Kootenai (7-12) will face Carey (17-6) in the opening round of the state 1A Division II tournament on Thursday at Caldwell High at 7 p.m. PST.

"We just struggled in that first quarter," interim Kootenai coach Doug Napierala said. "Clark Fork came out playing hard. We missed some open layups and they didn't. From there, it was a grind."

Stillman Berkley scored a game-high 20 points for Clark Fork, which finishes 4-15. He also had six steals. Tristan Bristol and Axel Anderson each had eight rebounds, and Breg Boudousquie had four blocked shots.

"We came out hot ... we just let it slip away in the end," Clark Fork coach Corey Vogel said. "But it was the best effort I've seen this year. We were one play away from going to state."

"Clark Fork did a better job than us in getting to the boards in the first half," Napierala said. "We got on the boards in the second half and were able to make some things happen."

Clark Fork 15 8 12 1 - 36

Kootenai 1 14 16 9 - 40

CLARK FORK - Berkley 20, Nesbitt 0, Anderson 2, Klein 9, Blankenship 0, G. Boudousquie 2, Bristol 3.

KOOTENAI - M. Willms 6, Myhre 10, Benson 2, Carman 4, B. Whipple 6, Pfeiffer 12, Napierala 0.

Clearwater Valley 62

Lakeside 56

ST. MARIES - The Rams made five 3-pointers in the first quarter to open up a 21-10 lead, and finished with 10 for the game on the way to a victory over the Knights in a play-in game to the state 1A Division I tournament.

Stormy Wyman hit 4 of 5 3-pointers in the first quarter for Clearwater Valley (14-11), which beat Lakeside last year in the play-in game en route to the state title. Wyman finished with five 3s, as did Austin Reed, who led all scorers with 22 points.

"They couldn't miss," Lakeside coach Bill Brebner said of the first quarter. "Whether they had open looks, or we were in their face."

Lamont Higgins scored 15 points, Joseph Chapman 13 and Jordan Brown 12 for Lakeside, which finished 14-8.

"I'm still proud of the boys; we still had a heckuva season," Brebner said.

Lakeside 12 10 15 19 - 56

Clearwater Valley 21 9 12 19 - 62

LAKESIDE - Higgins 15, Chapman 13, Nomee 2, Gallegos 0, Meshell 6, Schatz 2, Smith 6, Joe. Brown 0, Jor. Brown 12.

CLEARWATER VALLEY - Owens 4, Shebala 0, Pratt 7, Shira 0, Squires 13, Reed 22, Wyman 16.