* BOYS

SPOKANE - Senior Devin Kluss scored a game-high 19 points for the Coeur d'Alene Vikings, which lost in their season opener to the host Shadle Park Highlanders 62-60 on Thursday.

"It was a great game," Coeur d'Alene coach Kurt Lundblad said. "Both teams played well and there was a lot of lead changes. We got a good look at the end, didn't knock it down, but that's basketball."

N'Keil Nelson scored 13 points for Shadle Park, which outscored Coeur d'Alene 13-6 in the third quarter to take a 44-38 lead.

"It was kind of a sluggish third for us and we gave them some of the points back," Lundblad said. "That's why we've got Shadle and Central Valley on the schedule. Our kids fought until the end, but made some mental mistakes on the road against a good team. They made some shots at the end and we didn't."

Joey Naccarato had 10 points and 10 rebounds and Tony Naccarato had 10 points and eight rebounds for Coeur d'Alene, which visits Central Valley tonight at 6.

Coeur d'Alene 16 16 6 22 - 60

Shadle Park 15 16 13 18 - 62

COEUR d'ALENE - J. Naccarato 10, Lundblad 14, Lynn 0, Daniels 7, Kluss 19, T. Naccarato 10, Sparks 0, Bronson 0.

SHADLE PARK - Brown 5, Leinweber 0, Nelson 13, Jar. Burns 5, Pilimai 12, Reece 11, Kelly 8, Jam. Burns 6, Stratton 2.

Kootenai 46

Cd'A Charter JV 26

HARRISON FLATS - Morgan Willms scored 28 points for the Warriors, who jumped on the Panthers to take a 12-4 first-quarter lead on their way to a nonleague win.

"It was during the last two minutes (of the first quarter) when we were patient enough before we were able to extend that lead," Kootenai coach Doug Napierala said.

Willms also had five rebounds and four steals for Kootenai. Colson Schultz had six rebounds and Hunter Whipple added four assists.

Kootenai hosts the Kellogg JV tonight at 7:30.

Jeffrey Kersh scored 11 points for Cd'A Charter (0-2), which hosts Clark Fork on Saturday.

Cd'A Charter 4 6 6 10 - 26

Kootenai 12 12 16 6 - 46

COEUR d'ALENE CHARTER - Skarda 10, Chang 0, Putren 2, Cervantez 0, Valov 2, Rubalcaba 1, Kersh 11.

KOOTENAI - J. Whipple 2, Willms 28, A. Keogh 4, H. Whipple 3, David 2, J. Keough 0, Love 4, Schultz 1, Karman 0, Wellman 2.

Genesis Prep 52

N.I. Christian 36

COEUR d'ALENE - Tyler Hearon scored 19 points to lead the Jaguars past the Royals in the Mountain Christian League opener for both schools at Holy Family Catholic School.

Caleb Symons had eight points and 13 rebounds for Genesis Prep (1-0), which faces Mullan in the Silver Valley tournament tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Mullan Pavilion.

John Connelly scored 12 points for North Idaho Christian (1-1), which hosts Christian Center on Saturday at Canfield Middle School.

Genesis Prep 14 17 10 11 - 52

N.I. Christian 11 3 5 17 - 36

GENESIS PREP - Hearon 19, Schreibeis 10, Symons 8, Brearley 7, A. Reidt 4, Schroeder 4.

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN - Jesensky 10, Gabrielson 9, Hunter 4, J. Cronnelly 12, Beck 1.

Christian Center 76

Christian Heritage 47

EDWALL, Wash. - Jens Kuetemeyer scored 19 points to lead the visiting Lions past the Patriots in the Mountain Christian League opener for both schools.

Brady Hite scored 18 points for Christian Center, which faces North Idaho Christian on Saturday at Canfield Middle School.

Christian Center 30 11 23 12 - 76

Christian Heritage 11 15 10 11 - 46

CHRISTIAN CENTER - Dr. Hansen 12, Kuetemeyer 19, Howard 9, Allen 5, Hite 18, Ryssel 11, Da. Hansen 0, Harryman 2, Engels 0.

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE - Herron 8, Rossey 19, Cousin 10, Mowatt 0, Kent 8, Payne 1.

* GIRLS

Post Falls 64

Rogers 25

POST FALLS - Melody Kempton had 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Trojans past the Pirates of Spokane at The Arena.

"She's just got a natural knack for the ball and being in the right spots," Post Falls coach Marc Allert said of Kempton. "After the Lewiston game (Tuesday), we talked about our offensive execution. We were better tonight, but still have some work to do, but our defensive pressure was a lot better tonight."

Kim Reynolds scored 11 points and America Ellison scored 10 points for Post Falls (2-1), which faces North Central in the Border Clash today at 3:30 at West Valley High in Spokane.

Loretta Guertin scored 10 points for Rogers (0-2).

Rogers 6 10 6 3 - 25

Post Falls 21 9 23 11 - 64

ROGERS - Felice 2, Upton 2, L. Guertin 10, Buchanan 2, Peterson 2, S. Guertin 5, Soto 2.

POST FALLS - Allert 7, O. Ellison 8, A. Ellison 10, Brennan 6, King 1, McComb 6, Anderson 0, Kempton 14, Runkle 1, Reynolds 11.

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Lakeland 50

St. Maries 31

ST. MARIES - Faith Bodak scored 13 points, seven in the second quarter, to lead the Hawks past the Lumberjacks in a nonleague game.

"St. Maries jumped out to a 9-1 lead and after that, we played better defense," Lakeland coach Steve Seymour said. "Our defense was particularly good in the third quarter to hold them to five points."

Constanza Piermattei had seven points and nine rebounds, Kaidan Kelsey nine rebounds and Emily Vanderhoof nine points and four assists for Lakeland (2-4), which travels to Bonners Ferry on Saturday.

Kelsey Auer had 12 points and 15 rebounds and Shelby Holder six rebounds and three assists for St. Maries (1-4), which travels to Lakeside on Tuesday.

"I thought our girls came out strong and then we got into some foul trouble," St. Maries coach Jay Sines said. "We never seemed to recover from that and it was hard to get back into the groove."

Lakeland 18 14 15 3 - 50

St. Maries 12 11 5 3 - 31

LAKELAND - Vanderhoof 9, Bunch 0, Kelsey 3, Bodak 13, Kirk 7, Rotchford 2, Pruitt 5, Piermattei 7, Bilski 4.

ST. MARIES - Sines 0, Hall 0, Ghramm 6, Womack 0, Peet 0, Cordell 2, Kel. Auer 12, Holder 1, Flach 2, Kay. Auer 2, Wilson 6.

Cd'A Charter 46

Kootenai 37

HARRISON FLATS - Amelia Lehosit had 13 points and nine rebounds, Sarah Haman 11 points and 10 rebounds and Jacklyn Jensen eight points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots as the visiting Panthers beat the Warriors in nonleague play.

"Those three post girls really took care of the job on the boards tonight," Charter coach Doug Grant said.

Lehosit was 6 of 7 from the field for the Panthers (1-2), who play host to Clark Fork on Saturday at Holy Family Catholic School.

Katey Mae McInturff led all scorers with 21 for Kootenai (2-2), which plays host to the Kellogg JV tonight at 6.

Cd'A Charter 8 12 11 15 - 46

Kootenai 11 9 10 7 - 37

COEUR d'ALENE CHARTER - Alexander 2, Bartlett 5, Haman 11, Lehosit 13, Verhaeghe 7, Jensen 8.

KOOTENAI - Goodson 0, Karpinski 0, Larson 3, LaFountaine 3, Dotson 2, G. McInturff 2, K. McInturff 21, Gentry 4, Short 2.

Genesis Prep 39

N.I. Christian 30

COEUR d'ALENE - Shaye Schreibeis scored 13 points to lead the Jaguars past the Royals in the Mountain Christian League opener for both at Holy Family Catholic School.

Ashley Hensley scored 10 points and Rebecca Cashen had 11 rebounds for Genesis Prep (1-1), which hosts Christian Heritage on Tuesday at Real Life Ministries in Post Falls.

Rayla Andrews had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Kaylee Prosch had nine points, five steals and three assists for North Idaho Christian (0-2), which hosts Christian Center on Saturday at Canfield Middle School.

Genesis Prep 15 13 4 7 - 39

N.I. Christian 4 15 0 11 - 30

GENESIS PREP - Hensley 10, Arnone 6, R. Cashen 2, K. Johnson 4, Schreibeis 13, Schindler 0, Clark 2, H. Johnson 2.

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN - Hensley 0, Prosch 9, Haag 2, Wood 8, Burke 0, R. Andrews 11, Lassen 0, Mooney 0.

Christian Center 54

Christian Heritage 20

EDWALL, Wash. - Shannon Kempton scored a team-leading 16 points and 12 rebounds for Christian Center School in its season opener, a Mountain Christian League win over Christian Heritage.

Jaicie Purvis added 11 points, six rebounds and three assists for the Lions, and Kylie Soumas poured in 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Christian Center plays Saturday at Canfield Middle School against North Idaho Christian.

Christian Center 11 12 18 13 - 54

Chrisitian Heritage 9 3 6 2 - 20

CHRISTIAN CENTER - Sovereign 4, Purvis 11, Kempton 16, Engels 4, Earnhart 3, Ripatti 0, Soumas 12, Ryssel 4, May 0, Haman 0.

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE - G. Knotts 3, W. Wollwever 9, Hagreen 7, Rossy 1, Phillips 0, E. Wollwever, F. Knotts 0.