• BOYS BASKETBALL

KELLOGG — Chase Jerome scored 18 points and Kellogg also got key contributions from Tanner Mueller and Grant Nearing as the Wildcats, ranked fourth in the state 3A media poll, defeated the St. Maries Lumberjacks, ranked No. 2 in 2A, 58-51 in the annual Brawl for the Ball spirit game Saturday at Andrews Gymnasium.

Toby Colburn grabbed nine rebounds for Kellogg (6-0), but was saddled with foul trouble in the second quarter. Mueller and Nearing, the coach’s son, each responded with a season-high 13 points.

“Those two did a pretty good job of stepping up in his absence in the first half,” Kellogg coach Jeff Nearing said.

Jake Sieler hit all three of his 3-pointers, and scored 13 of his 18 points in the first half for St. Maires (4-1).

“We lost Sieler a few times,” Nearing said. “Our defensive effort in the second half was better.”

Kellogg also won the spirit competition.

Kellogg opens Intermountain League play Tuesday at Timberlake.

St. Maries travels to Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.

St. Maries 10 14 13 14 — 51

Kellogg 15 11 15 17 — 58

ST. MARIES — Gibson 6, Sands 0, Sieler 18, Martin 4, Wilson 5, Asbury 4, Pritchard 3, Buell 6, Hammond 5.

KELLOGG — Gibbons 5, Samuelson 1, Jerome 18, Mueller 13, Hammerberg 2, Bumgardner 3, Nearing 13, Morgan 0, Finlay 0, Colburn 3.

Cd’A Charter 60

Valley Christian 35

COEUR d’ALENE — Sophomore Jacob Rutherford scored nine of his 25 points in the first quarter, sparking the host Panthers to the nonleague victory at Canfield Middle School.

“He probably had 10 offensive rebounds,” said first-year Coeur d’Alene Charter coach Steven Zamora, who was the Panthers’ junior varsity coach last year. “He was just our workhorse tonight, he set the tone for the whole team. It was definitely the best I’ve seen him play in a year and five games, and I think it’s going to be his breakout game.”

Coeur d’Alene Charter (2-3) returns to action Jan. 6 at home vs. Kellogg at Holy Family Catholic School.

Valley Christian 6 10 11 8 — 35

Cd’A Charter 17 15 16 12 — 60

VALLEY CHRISTIAN — Thomas 9, Kopets 0, Bruno 12, Mei 2, Karateger 0, Min 2, Blew 3, Steele 0, Huntes 7.

COEUR d’ALENE CHARTER — Croom 6, Judd 2, Rutherford 25, Hall 5, Putren 7, Phillips 6, Stellflag 9.

Wallace 66

Clark Fork (Mont.) 33

SUPERIOR, Mont. — Hunter Gust scored 23 points and the visiting Miners pulled away in the second quarter to beat Clark Fork, a co-op between Superior and Alberton high schools.

“We played a great game — had great chemistry on both offense and defense,” Wallace coach Corey Miller said.

“They pressed us in the second quarter, and gave us fits with the press,” Clark Fork coach Erik Johnson said. “We turned the ball over quite a few times.”

Matt Farkas had 10 points and seven rebounds for Wallace (5-2), which returns to action Dec. 30 at Orofino.

Nick Turnbull led Clark Fork (0-5) with 16 points.

Wallace 19 22 15 10 — 66

Clark Fork 11 11 4 7 — 33

WALLACE — Welch 10, Hunter 3, Farkas 10, Brackebusch 12, Dimitroff 3, Gust 23, Hull 3, Stutzke 0, Poland 0, Gallagher 2.

CLARK FORK — Neill 2, Lucas 2, Turnbull 16, Spence 13, Hensleigh 0, Ververis 0.

N.I. Christian 65

Christian Center 38

LIBERTY LAKE — Garrett White had 15 points an 12 rebounds for the Royals in a Mountain Christian League win against the Lions at the HUB Sports Center in Liberty Lake.

Brandon Schwintek had eight points and 10 rebounds and Cross Pilgrim six rebounds and six assists for North Idaho Christian (13-1, 5-0 MCL), which hosts Flathead Home School on Dec. 27 at Holy Family Catholich School in Coeur d’Alene.

Cabe Misita scored 11 points for Christian Center (4-2, 3-1), which plays at The Oaks on Jan. 3.

N.I. Christian 14 13 23 15 — 65

Christian Center 6 9 7 16 — 38

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Kelly 4, Schwintek 8, Brennan 3, Walker 13, Bailey 0, Pilgrim 3, Beck 8, White 15, Cottier 5, Fish 4.

CHRISTIAN CENTER — Jerome 0, Hansen 8, Misita 11, Macumber 4, Blake 5, Allen 3, Bodle 3, Sovereign 2, Owens 0, Gradin 2.

East Valley 63

Timberlake 55

SPOKANE VALLEY — No other information was reported.

• GIRLS BASKETBALL

Timberlake 66

East Valley 55

SPOKANE VALLEY — Keelie Lawler scored 16 of her game-high 21 points in the first half, leading the Tigers past the Knights.

Timberlake took a 41-28 lead at halftime, outscoring East Valley 26-16 in the second quarter.

“We did a good job on the defensive end and limited them to five shots,” said Timberlake coach Matt Miller, whose team got to the free-throw line 17 times in the first half. “The last time we played them, we shot three free throws, so getting to the line was a big deal. They’re solid team and it was a good game. We made some improvements on the defensive end.”

Allison Kirby scored 19 points for Timberlake (8-2), which hosts Kellogg on Tuesday.

Brie Holececk scored 16 points for East Valley (5-3).

Timberlake 15 26 14 11 — 66

East Valley 12 16 11 16 — 55

TIMBERLAKE — Tonkin 5, Kelley 7, Kronenburg 0, Starr 7, Kirby 19, Cheevers 4, Bronson 3, Lawler 21.

EAST VALLEY — Wilkinson 9, Moore 4, Holecek 16, Yount 5, Burland 8, Aldendorf 3, Rowland 0, Adams 6, Fletcher 4.

St. Maries 58

Kellogg 49

KELLOGG — Shelby Holder scored 15 points and Kelsey Auer added 14 points as the Lumberjacks outscored the Wildcats 21-11 in the third quarter to get the win in the annual Brawl for the Ball spirit game.

“They hit a couple of shots and changed up their defense after halftime,” Kellogg coach Eli Bourgard said. “It took us a few minutes to adjust and it was the difference in the game. They’ve got a little more size than us, but I was proud of how our kids fought, even though they’re a little bigger than us.”

St. Maries (5-2) travels to Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.

Rylee Riekena scored 15 points for Kellogg (5-3), which resumes Intermountain League play at Timberlake on Tuesday.

St. Maries 9 11 21 17 — 58

Kellogg 9 10 11 19 — 49

ST. MARIES — Sines 5, Peet 7, Borgman 0, Haeg 0, Cordell 2, Wilson 6, Kel. Auer 14, Holder 15, Kay. Auer 9.

KELLOGG — Arthur 13, Riekena 15, Nusz 0, Rauenhorst 4, Cates 6, Sheppard 2, Chambers 9, Bristow 0.

Cd’A Charter 50

Valley Christian 49 (OT)

COEUR d’ALENE — Sandy Faulkner’s putback with 6.8 seconds left in overtime lifted the host Panthers past the visiting Panthers at Canfield Middle School.

Faulkner finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds for Coeur d’Alene Charter (8-2). Emma Bartlett had 13 points and 12 rebounds, and stole the inbounds pass after Faulkner’s hoop to seal the win.

“Emma kept us in this thing; she stepped up,” Charter coach Doug Grant said. “She really took care of the boards, and kept us alive on the offensive end.”

Veronica Alexyenko scored nine of her 15 points in the fourth quarter for Valley Christian, including the tying basket with 13 seconds left.

Grant also had praise for freshman reserve Julia Haag, who scored six of her seven points in the fourth quarter.

“She played a phenomenal second half for us,” Grant said.

Coeur d’Alene Charter returns to action Jan. 3 at Lakeside.

Valley Christian 4 12 10 20 3 — 49

Cd’A Charter 10 11 14 11 4 — 50

VALLEY CHRISTIAN — Trigsted 13, Roth 0, Ka. Pope 13, V. Alexyenko 15, J. Pope 2, A. Alexyenko 0, Ke. Pope 6.

COEUR d’ALENE CHARTER — Alexander 14, Haag 7, Faulkner 10, Bartlett 13, Ruebke 6, Taylor 0, I. Bresee 0.

Genesis Prep 54

Colville 44

POST FALLS — Bella Murekatete totaled 18 points, 31 rebounds and seven blocked shots and the host Jaguars withstood the Indians’ pressure at Post Falls Middle School.

Rachel Schroeder added 21 points, seven assists and four steals for Genesis Prep (6-0).

“That’s the first team that’s pressed us the whole game, and Rachel was very good at handling the pressure,” Jaguars coach Debbie Holte said. “And the rest of the kids got to where they needed to be to break the press.”

Josie Scribner had eight points and seven rebounds for Genesis Prep, which returns to action Jan. 3 at the St. Maries junior varsity.

Hallie Cox led Colville with 11 points.

Colville 12 8 9 15 — 44

Genesis Prep 16 13 15 10 — 54

COLVILLE — Brooks 3, Han. Hartman 2, Hay. Hartman 7, H. Cox 11, J. Cox 3, Fisk 3, Noetzelman 0, Merritt 8, Petrey 5, Holland 2, Broden 0, Pierce 0.

GENESIS PREP — Schroeder 21, Murekatete 18, Newman 0, Morrow 4, Imanzi 0, Blood 2, Scribner 8.

Christian Center 45

N.I. Christian 31

LIBERTY LAKE — Taryn Soumas scored eight of her game-high 17 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Lions past the Royals in Mountain Christian League play at the HUB Sports Center.

Rebekah Cashen added 12 points for Christian Center School (6-0, 4-0 MCL), which returns to action Jan. 3 at The Oaks.

Emma Whiteman scored eight points for North Idaho Christian (7-7, 2-2), which plays the Flathead Valley Home School Association on Dec. 27 at Holy Family Catholic School in Coeur d’Alene.

N.I. Christian 9 4 6 12 — 31

Christian Center 16 8 9 12 — 45

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Prosch 4, Whiteman 8, Holmes 3, Brennan 0, Ralls 0, Schlader 7, Seeley 2, Dixon 2, Kruse 2, Gwin 3.

CHRISTIAN CENTER — Soumas 17, Ryssel 0, Haman 9, Wood 0, May 0, M. Cashen 0, Kramer 0, Rives 6, R. Cashen 12, James 1.

• WRESTLING

Timberlake third at Eureka tourney

EUREKA, Mont. — Isaiah Evans (113 pounds) and Garek Pennington (132) claimed individual titles for Timberlake in the Buzz Lacey tournament at Eureka High.

Connor Yanez was third at 170 for Timberlake, which finished third with 133.5 points.

Tournament host Eureka won the team title with 222.5 points.