PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Rhodes helps Timberlake clinch IML crown

PRIEST RIVER - Payten Rhodes scored 11 points, including 4 for 4 from the free throw line in the final two minutes to push the Timberlake Tigers past the Priest River Spartans in an Intermountain League game Tuesday night at Spartan Arena.

With the win, Timberlake (16-2, 5-0 IML) - the top-ranked team in the latest state 3A girls basketball media poll - clinches the league championship and will be the No. 1 seed to the 3A District 1 tournament starting Feb. 9 at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene.

"Payten did a good job of making her free throws down the stretch to extend the lead," Timberlake coach Matt Miller said. "That was a big deal for us. Both teams didn't shoot the ball well, and we went 3 for 20 in the second half, but both teams did a good job on the defensive end."

Allison Kirby scored nine points for Timberlake, which hosts Bonners Ferry on Tuesday. Fellow sophomore Keelie Lawler did not play for the Tigers after suffering a concussion during a P.E. class on Monday.

Kaitlyn Summers scored 16 points for Priest River (12-6, 2-2), ranked third in last week's poll.

Timberlake 14 10 8 11 - 44

Priest River 11 3 15 4 - 33

TIMBERLAKE - Powell 0, Kelley 2, Rhodes 11, Mallet 6, Starr 0, Jezek 8, Kirby 9, Gardom 3, Simpson 4.

PRIEST RIVER - Luckey 2, Clark 0, A. Summers 0, Krampert 5, Carey 8, Williams 2, Akre 0, K. Summers 16, Warren 0.

Coeur d'Alene 33

Sandpoint 26

SANDPOINT - Madisen Scholwinski had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Emily Callahan had eight points, four assists and four steals as the Vikings spoiled senior night for the Bulldogs in a nonleague game at Les Rogers Court.

Madi Schoening scored 13 points for Sandpoint (10-8), which beat Coeur d'Alene by 27 points in their first meeting of the season on Nov. 25 in Sandpoint.

"We stopped Madi (Schoening) from transitioning, she's a great player," Coeur d'Alene coach Dale Poffenroth said. "The kids knew if they let Sandpoint transition, they wouldn't win."

Coeur d'Alene (10-9) travels to Post Falls on Thursday.

Coeur d'Alene 5 11 10 7 - 33

Sandpoint 6 4 6 10 - 26

COEUR d'ALENE - Miller 2, Horvath 4, Callahan 8, Fagan 0, Ellison 0, Rollins 2, Scholwinski 13, Hollibaugh 4.

SANDPOINT - Williams 6, Martin 2, Bluemer 0, Robertson 2, Schoening 13, Couch 3, Converse 0, Ward 0, Kirscher 0.

Post Falls 63

Moscow 43

POST FALLS - After jumping to a 18-3 lead to start the nonleague game, the Trojans ran away with a win over the Bears at The Arena.

"We did a good job in transition early in the game and got off to a good start," Post Falls coach Marc Allert said. "They made a run in the third quarter and Bayley Brennan hit three straight 3s."

Melody Kempton finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Olivia Ellison had eight rebounds for Post Falls (15-5), ranked fourth in the most recent 5A media poll. Shayna Allert had eight points and five assists.

Jada Simpson scored 12 points for Moscow (7-10).

Post Falls plays Thursday at The Arena against Coeur d'Alene in the Trojans' 5A Inland Empire League and regular season finale.

Moscow 9 7 12 15 - 43

Post Falls 21 14 19 9 - 63

MOSCOW - McDaniel 9, Bayly 0, Meyer 9, Stephens 6, Hill 5, Simpson 12, Davis 2.

POST FALLS - Allert 8, O. Ellison 8, A. Ellison 0, Brennan 13, King 3, McComb 4, Anderson 0, Kempton 13, Runkle 9, Reynolds 5.

Deary 36

Kootenai 34 (OT)

DEARY - No other information was available.

Cd'A Charter 59

Mullan 35

MULLAN - Anna Verhaeghe and Sarah Haman scored 15 points apiece to lead the Panthers past the Tigers in a nonleague game at the Mullan Pavilion.

Amelia Lehosit scored nine points for Coeur d'Alene Charter (9-7), which travels to Grangeville on Friday.

Charli Sadler had 17 points, 12 rebounds, 11 steals and four assists and Robbyn Trogden scored 14 points for Mullan (7-9), which hosts Wallace on Thursday.

Cd'A Charter 9 20 15 15 - 59

Mullan 5 14 9 7 - 35

COEUR d'ALENE CHARTER - Alexander 6, Ricks 0, Bartlett 3, Haman 15, Lehosit 9, Taylor 5, Verhaeghe 15, Jensen 6.

MULLAN - Sadler 17, Gallaway 0, Jagodzinski 0, Ploharz 2, Hirsch 2, Trogden 14, Gribble 0, Stepro 0.

N.I. Christian 48

Koot. Thunder 24

COEUR d'ALENE - Erikah Palmer had 17 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots to lead the Royals past the Kootenai Thunder in Mountain Christian League game at Holy Family Catholic School.

Rayla Andrews had 10 points and 10 rebounds and Lindsay Haag had 11 rebounds and five points for North Idaho Christian (9-9, 6-3 MCL), which travels to Christian Heritage on Thursday.

Kootenai Thunder 5 5 8 6 - 24

N. Idaho Christian 20 9 10 9 - 48

KOOTENAI THUNDER - Jones 1, Montgomery 10, Smith 4, McArthur 3, Beck 6, Osman 0.

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN - Hensley 2, Prosch 2, Wood 4, Andrews 10, Haag 5, Lassen 6, Walls 2, Palmer 17.