- BOYS

RIGBY — It was everything Post Falls wanted out of its three-games-in-three-days road trip to eastern Idaho.

A talented opponent, a rowdy crowd and a tough environment.

And the visiting Trojans delivered.

Colby Gennett and Alex Horning each scored 20 points, and Gennett hit a clutch 3-pointer with 2 minutes left as Post Falls fended off the Rigby Trojans 62-59 in a nonleague game Friday night pitting two of the top four ranked teams in the state in 5A.

“That’s as good a high school environment as I’ve been a part of,” Post Falls coach Mike McLean said.

Rigby is ranked third, Post Falls fourth in 5A in this week’s state media poll. Post Falls beat Rigby 57-48 in last year’s third-place game at state.

At halftime Friday, Rigby honored its state 5A football champions, who beat Coeur d’Alene in double overtime at the Kibbie Dome four weeks ago. Several of those players are on the basketball team, including quarterback Keegan Thompson, wide receiver Christian Fredericksen, tight end Brycen Uffens and defensive lineman Tanoa Togiai.

Post Falls (6-1) jumped out to a 10-point lead in the first quarter, and held the lead until Thompson hit an 8-footer in the lane with 2 1/2 minutes left to put Rigby up by one.

Post Falls worked the ball around, and Gennett drained a 3-pointer from the left wing, and the Trojans were never headed.

“It was a grind,” McLean said. “I’m very proud of our guys, to be so resilient. We faced all kinds of adversity ... stuff you have to deal with on the road. And when things didn’t go our way, we answered with something good.”

Horning hit four 3-pointers in the first quarter, and scored 14 points in the opening eight minutes.

Britton Berrett led Rigby (5-1) with 18 points. McLean said Berrett came in averaging four 3-pointers a game, and Post Falls, with McLean’s son Caden guarding him the entire game, held him without a 3.

Isaac Ballew scored 11 points for the second straight night for Post Falls. Jake Rutherford had eight assists, Gennett seven rebounds.

Post Falls concludes what McLean dubbed its “Toughness Tour” today at Madison of Rexburg at noon PST.

Post Falls 23 12 15 12 — 62

Rigby 15 17 10 17 — 59

POST FALLS — Gennett 20, McLean 5, Rodriguez 0, Rutherford 3, Ballew 11, Lee 3, Horning 20.

RIGBY — Dabell 3, Miller 5, Berrett 18, Fredericksen 2, Thompson 12, Uffens 9, Togiai 10.

Bonners Ferry at

St. Maries, ppd., snow

ST. MARIES — The nonleague game between the Badgers and host Lumberjacks was postponed due to a snow day at St. Maries.

No makeup date has been announced.

- GIRLS

Post Falls 46

North Central 42

SPOKANE — Alexis Heath scored 16 points and Dylan Lovett had 12 points and five assists, leading the Trojans past the Indians in a nonleague game.

“It was pretty much back and forth the entire game,” Post Falls coach Marc Allert said. “In the third quarter, we were settling for shots and they made a bit of a run, but we did a better job of getting to the basket and hit some free throws down the stretch.”

Ali Carpenter had nine rebounds for Post Falls (5-4), which faces Lapwai in the opening round of the Avista Holiday Tournament at Clarkston High on Thursday at noon.

Justine Tonasket scored 11 points for North Central (3-5).

Post Falls 10 12 7 17 — 46

North Central 11 5 17 9 — 42

POST FALLS — Heath 16, Blake 5, Lovett 12, Johnson 4, Fleming 2, Smith 2, LaFountaine 2, Walton 0, Carpenter 3.

NORTH CENTRAL — Mason 0, Marko 2, Crockett 7, Patrick 4, Tonasket 11, Cain 5, Hamilton 10, Chastain 3.

Lakeside 60

Highland 22

CRAIGMONT — Ashlee Holt scored 17 points for the visiting Knights in a romp of the Huskies of Craigmont.

Acacia Randall scored 10 points for Highland, nine coming in the first quarter.

“She did most of their scoring in the first quarter,” Lakeside coach Chris Dohrman said. “We made an adjustment, got that straightened out and she only had one free throw after that. I was proud of the adjustment we made and were able to finish the game strong.”

Arianna Gorr scored 16 points, Jolissa Holt 10 for Lakeside (7-2), which travels to Kootenai on Jan. 7.

Lakeside 30 14 16 4 — 60

Highland 14 1 4 3 — 22

LAKESIDE — Daniels 0, J. Holt 11, Middleton 0, Adrian 0, Matt 2, Gorr 16, Peters 6, Tsawklai 2, Anderson 7, Marchand 3, A. Holt 17.

HIGHLAND — Taylor 2, Randall 10, Crow 2, Dare 0, Goeckner 6, Miller 0, Smith 0.