COEUR d’ALENE — Lake City beat Sandpoint for the second time in 11 days Tuesday night.

But this one was nothing like the Timberwolves’ 29-point victory at Sandpoint.

The visiting Bulldogs fell behind early, but steadily fought back before Lake City hung on for a 42-38 nonleague victory.

“We’re having some growing pains,” first-year Lake City coach James Anderson said. “We’re trying to figure stuff out.”

Keara Simpson scored nine points for Lake City (2-2), and Payton Barber, Klaire Mitchell and Chloe Teets each added eight. Teets and Barber each hit two 3-pointers for the Timberwolves, who were 6 for 17 behind the arc.

“When I got the job last spring, Chloe was the first player who contacted me,” Anderson said. “She said she wanted to become a better shooter.”

Grace Kirscher scored a game-high 22 points for Sandpoint (0-3), which played without four projected starters, three due to injury.

“We came back and actually had a chance to tie it up or get the lead,” Sandpoint coach Duane Ward said. “But we couldn’t get that bucket — or, on that free throw, couldn’t get that rebound.”

Dejah Wilson had eight rebounds for Lake City, including a big one near the end of the game to keep possession for Lake City. Mitchell had three steals and six deflections.

Kirscher had eight rebounds, Calli Laybourne seven and Ciera Bailey five for Sandpoint.

“Our main goal (after earlier losses to Lake City and Post Falls) was to not back down from anybody,” Ward said. “We felt we were soft, so we worked in practice to develop a tougher attitude. We challenged them, and I was proud of the way they responded.”

Lake City returns to action next Tuesday at East Valley.

Sandpoint 4 13 10 11 — 38

Lake City 14 12 7 9 — 42

SANDPOINT — Bailey 9, Edwards 0, Morgan 2, Driggs 5, Larson 0, Laybourne 0, Steiger 0, Kirscher 22, Petit 0.

LAKE CITY — Barber 8, Mitchell 8, Teets 8, Muehlhausen 1, Hawkins 5, Wilson 3, Halliday 0, Rewers 0, Simpson 9.

St. Maries 57

Lakeland 43

RATHDRUM — Alena Davenport scored 17 points to lead the Lumberjacks, who outscored the Hawks 18-6 in the third quarter en route to a nonleague win at Hawk Court.

“We just really played on our heels in the third quarter,” Lakeland coach Steve Seymour said. “St. Maries played really well. It was a close, winable game. Defensively, we just had too many breakdowns and gave up too many offensive rebounds.”

Madison Cordell scored 14 points for St. Maries (2-1), which hosts Sandpoint next Tuesday.

Sofi Schnepf had 10 points, 11 rebounds and five steals for Lakeland (0-2), which is scheduled to travel to West Valley next Tuesday.

St. Maries 12 9 18 18 — 57

Lakeland 9 7 6 21 — 43

ST. MARIES — Sines 5, Borgman 0, Haeg 2, Cordell 14, Hill 0, Davenport 17, Becktel 8, Wilson 0, Auer 11.

LAKELAND — Leon 6, Cooper 6, Schnepf 10, Edinger 1, Pruitt 3, Elpers 6, Loutsenheizer 2, Neff 2, Kirk 4, Stutheit, Rohde 3.

Lewiston 72

Timberlake 42

LEWISTON — Shelby Starr scored a game-high 21 points for the 3A Tigers, but 7-for-41 shooting from the field in the final three quarters doomed Timberlake in a loss to the 5A Bengals at Booth Hall.

“They had their way on the boards and we just shot the ball horrendously,” Timberlake coach Matt Miller said. “It didn’t feel like we played as bad as the score indicated, and we did some good things. We just didn’t get the ball in the hole very often, and the score inflated.”

Taryn Soumas scored 12 points for Timberlake (2-1), which hosts Sandpoint on Nov. 30.

Kendyll Kinzer scored 15 points for Lewiston (3-1).

Timberlake 11 9 9 13 — 42

Lewiston 7 26 19 20 — 72

TIMBERLAKE — Tonkin 1, Starr 21, Kelley 1, Kronenberg 0, Soumas 12, Jessen 7, Allen 0, Willis 0.

LEWISTON — Randall 10, Ralstin 7, Cornelia 2, Kinzer 15, Genzer 7, Isley 0, Cady 9, Eke 7, Stoddard 10.

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KELLOGG — The nonleague game between the Jaguars and Wildcats was postponed due to a scheduling conflict.

No makeup date was announced.