• 3A

MERIDIAN - The St. Maries Lumberjacks did nearly everything they needed to do in order to extend their stay at the state 3A boys basketball tournament Friday.

But after trailing 30-22 at halftime, Bear Lake made 19 of 25 from the free-throw line in the second half to defeat the Lumberjacks 67-64 in a loser-out game at Meridian High.

"Free throws basically won it for them," St. Maries coach Craig Wicks said. "It wasn't that we were trying to foul; we went to a man-to-man defense trying to force some turnovers. They just got to the line and made their free throws."

Warren Joiner and Satchel Schetzle scored 17 points apiece for St. Maries, which finished 19-7.

"Our kids responded well after a tough loss last night," Wicks said. "It was just a tough game against a tough team."

The St. Maries Lumberjacks pulled down 25 offensive rebounds and shot 26 of 71 from the field. St. Maries graduates two starters and drops to the 2A classification next year.

“We really don’t know what to expect,” Wicks said. “We’ve got a good nucleus coming back and had a lot of juniors that got some playing time. There are some good teams in the 2A and it doesn’t get any easier because we’re moving down. We still need to get better. Hopefully some of those juniors got a taste of what state is like and it gives them some fire to come back.”

Porter Wallentine scored 19 points for Bear Lake (19-6), which faces Filer (19-5) in the consolation championship today. Filer beat Kellogg 48-46 in the other loser-out game.

Bear Lake 11 11 24 21 — 67

St. Maries 10 20 12 22 — 64

BEAR LAKE — Keetch 0, Poulsen 2, Price 0, Gundersen 18, Michel 2, Pitchford 14, Wallentine 19, Petersen 12, Phillips 0. Totals 21-42 21-29 67.

ST. MARIES — Joiner 17, Stapleton 3, Sampson 0, Schetzle 17, Kennelly 2, Ryle 7, Linnemeyer 14, Cordell 0, McMaster 4. Totals 26-71 5-10 64.

Filer 48

Kellogg 46

MERIDIAN — A late 3-point attempt by Kellogg point guard Nick Serrano bounced off the front of the rim as the Filer Wildcats beat the Kellogg Wildcats in a loser-out game at Meridian High.

Ryan McDonald scored 11 points for Kellogg, which finishes 18-5.

Austin Tews scored 16 points for Filer, which plays Bear Lake in the consolation championship game today in Meridian.

Kellogg 14 5 15 12 — 46

Filer 13 8 11 16 — 48

KELLOGG — Garner 0, Watson 2, Wendt 6, Hulstrom 3, Reed 5, Beggerly 5, Serrano 8, Stull 4, Morgan 2, McDonald 11. Totals 17-46 8-11 46.

FILER — L. Beard 3, A. Beard 0, Karel 9, Tews 16, Kreft 0, Ramseyer 7, Peterson 5, Olyer 8. Totals 12-35 18-27 48.

• 1A

Sho-Ban 51

Kootenai 45

CALDWELL — The Warriors (7-14) forced 17 turnovers, but were unable to rally from a 36-24 halftime deficit as they fell to the Chiefs in a loser-out game in the state 1A Division II tournament at Caldwell High.

Trailing at halftime, Kootenai outscored Sho-Ban 10-4 in the third quarter and held the Chiefs to 7-of-32 shooting from the field in the second half. Sho-Ban outrebounded Kootenai 48-34 in the win.

Ben Whipple scored a team-high 13 points and Graydon Myhre had nine points and three steals for Kootenai, which finishes 7-14.

Tony Tone had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Sho-Ban (19-4), which faces Salmon River in the consolation championship game today in Caldwell.

Kootenai 10 14 10 11 — 45

Sho-Ban 15 21 4 11 — 51

KOOTENAI — Ma. Willms 0, Napierala 0, Myhre 9, Benson 3, Carman 7, B. Whipple 13, Pfeiffer 7, Mo. Willms 6. Totals 18-54 5-7 45.

SHO-BAN — Roy 6, Grant 5, Graves 0, Edmo 6, Red Cloud 6, Evening 0, Running Horse 2, Samora 12, Tone 14. Totals 23-66 3-6 51.