Sundquist, Sandpoint handle Moscow

SANDPOINT - Paul Sundquist banged down low for all of his 10 points, and Troy Mitton had a strong game defensively, leading the Sandpoint Bulldogs to a 45-37 win over the Moscow Bears in 4A Inland Empire League game at Les Rogers Court on Saturday.

Mitton scored seven points and hit two timely 3-pointers, but it was his ball-hawking defense on Moscow's Jack Akey, who was held to 13 points, that was the biggest key to the win. Befitting a league clash, there were a lot of players hitting the floor for loose balls, and a lot of physical possessions.

"Jack Akey is a really good player, and we defended him really well. Troy Mitton did an outstanding job," said Bulldogs coach Kent Leiss. "The defensive effort was pretty good and the boys played really hard."

The Bulldogs (5-8, 1-0 4A IEL) had nine players score, and continue to sub in waves, pressuring full court and employing strong depth.

Moscow is 1-9, 0-2.

Sandpoint visits Lewiston on Monday.

Moscow 11 4 10 12 - 37

Sandpoint 8 15 12 10 - 45

MOSCOW - Gosse 9, Martin 2, Akey 13, Robertson 4, Niehenke 0, Myler 4.

SANDPOINT - Timothy 4, Aguirre 5, Spalding 0, Norris 6, Sundquist 10, Kuzmich 4, Coppess 0, Mitton 7, Speakman 2, Collado 4, Perry 2.

Timberlake 63

Priest River 47

SPIRIT LAKE - Daniel Smith scored 19 points for the Tigers in a Intermountain League win over the Spartans in the annual Battle for the Buck spirit game.

"It was a pretty close game the entire way," Timberlake coach Tony Hanna said. "It was a game of streaks and they jumped on us early and we had a stretch where we played well in the fourth and finally sealed the deal."

Thomas Hauck scored 15 points and Ryan Somershoe had 11 points for Timberlake (2-10, 1-1 IML), which hosts Kellogg on Friday.

"Both those guys really kept us in the game," said Hanna of Hauck and Somershoe. "Both came off the bench. I don't know if it was nerves, but it was nice for them to give us a spark."

Mason Clark scored 22 points for Priest River (3-9, 0-2), which claimed the Buck.

Priest River 10 7 19 11 - 47

Timberlake 7 12 20 24 - 63

PRIEST RIVER - Clark 22, Anselmo 2, Slinger 5, Storro 4, Holman 2, Luckey 4, Simpkins 2, Campbell 2, Huddleston 3.

TIMBERLAKE - Somershoe 11, Smith 19, Hofer 0, George 2, Hausladen 2, Kirby 0, Beier 4, Hauck 15, Jones 0, Menti 3, Zhang 0, Kistler 7.

St. Maries 55

Grangeville 50

ST. MARIES - Senior forward Jacob Greer scored 19 of his game-high 24 points in the second half, helping the Lumberjacks bounce back from a 26-16 deficit at halftime to beat the Bulldogs in a Central Idaho League game.

St. Maries' Logan Feasline eight points and 12 rebounds. Matt Smith held Grangeville's Michael Wilson, a returning all-state 2A player, to 12 points.

"We got frustrated in the second quarter," St. Maries coach Bryan Chase said. "We got a little better rhythm in the second half. Jacob had a great game. "

St. Maries (8-1, 2-0 CIL) hosts Bonners Ferry next Saturday.

Grangeville is 7-4, 0-1.

Grangeville 10 16 13 11 - 50

St. Maries 13 3 18 21 - 55

GRANGEVILLE - Parks 7, Kennedy 5, Cayley 0, Wilson 12, Harris 13, Stokes 4, Stevens 5, Wood 2, Canaday 0.

ST. MARIES -Lounsbury 2, Gibson 2, Sieler 7, Truscott 0, Greer 24, Wilson 0, Asbury 0, Smith 6, Feasline 8, Becktel 6.

Lakeside 50

Kootenai 37

HARRISON FLATS - The visiting Knights won the Battle of the Trail boys spirit game thanks to a big game by Jordan Nilson, who finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks in North Star League play.

"We came out pretty flat the first half," Lakeside coach Stacey Sonder said. "We didn't come out firing out on all cylinders. We had to rally in the second half. We only had six turnovers, which is good."

Colson Schultz scored 19 points and had seven rebounds for Kootenai (7-5, 3-1 NSL).

"It was a good game," Kootenai coach Doug Napierala said. "We went through a four-minute stretch in the third quarter where they were able to run on us off of long rebounds and they got some layups. We struggled getting back. In the second half, we panicked a little bit."

Lakeside (7-6, 3-0) hosts Clark Fork on Tuesday.

Kootenai plays Thursday at home against Priest River.

Lakeside 5 8 18 19 - 50

Kootenai 12 4 5 16 - 37

LAKESIDE - Brown 2, Sanchez 2, Kolar 14, Mitchell 6, Huber 4, Nilson 16, Abrahamson 6.

KOOTENAI - J. Whipple 0, Willms 5, Keough 10, H. Whipple 3, Napierala 0, Schultz 19.

Christian Center 56

N.I. Christian 48

COEUR d'ALENE - Jens Kuetemeyer scored 25 points to lead the Lions past the Royals in a Mountain Christian League game at Canfield Middle School.

Drew Hansen scored 12 points for Christian Center (11-2, 9-2 MCL), which hosts Christian Heritage on Monday at the HUB Sports Center in Liberty Lake.

John Connelly scored 21 points for North Idaho Christian (7-5, 2-5), which travels to The Oaks on Thursday.

Christian Center 14 11 11 20 - 56

N.I. Christian 18 11 7 12 - 48

CHRISTIAN CENTER - Hansen 12, Kuetemeyer 25, Howard 10, Ryssel 3, Harryman 2, Allen 0, Hite4.

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN - Jensensky 10, Lehosit 2, Gabrielsen 1, Connelly 21, Beck 6, White 6, Rosenthal 2.

Bonners Ferry 45

Genesis Prep 31

BONNERS FERRY - Elijah Schreibeis scored 13 points for the Jaguars in a loss to the Badgers.

Caleb Symons scored 12 points for Genesis Prep (11-2).

Genesis Prep 7 6 11 7 - 31

Bonners Ferry 7 16 16 6 - 45

GENESIS PREP - Brearley 6, Miles 0, Morrow 0, A. Reidt 0, M. Reidt 0, Schreibeis 13, Shelton 0, Symons 13.

BONNERS FERRY - Individual scoring not reported.