COEUR d’ALENE — Coach Jon Adams wanted to find a way to build something in his first-year at his alma mater of Coeur d’Alene High.

Those pieces are starting to come into place again.

Cameren Cope scored 12 of his 18 points in the third quarter as the host Vikings beat the Moscow Bears 53-50 in an Inland Empire League game at Viking Court on Tuesday, the Vikings first game since Jan. 5 due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the program.

“We really didn’t know what we were going to have tonight,” said Adams, whose team had practices fully twice before the game. “Some of our guys were gassed at halftime, and we went into it very nervous we wouldn’t be able to play the style of game we wanted to.”

Alex Reyes hit two free throws in the final six seconds after getting fouled on a 3-pointer with Coeur d’Alene leading 51-50.

“We’re trying to build this program, and it’s been a hurdle to figure out how to get a lead and hold onto it,” Adams said. “The guys played smart down the stretch and we did a good job of knocking down our free throws.”

Steven Burgess scored 12 points for Coeur d’Alene (3-5, 2-2 IEL), which travels to Sandpoint on Thursday.

Barrett Abendroth scored 19 points for Moscow (4-5, 2-3).

Moscow 10 16 13 11 — 50

Coeur d’Alene 11 12 23 7 — 53

MOSCOW — Brown 6, Simpson 7, Abendroth 19, Kees 3, Larson 7, Kitchel 5, Skinner 3.

COEUR d’ALENE — Bengtson 2, King 3, Burgess 12, Larson 0, Ivankovich 0, Entzi 0, Cope 18, Smith 4, Reyes 7, McLaughlin 7.

Lake City 73

Lewiston 44

COEUR d’ALENE — The offense was sharp, the defense was strong and that resulted in the Timberwolves remaining unbeaten in Inland Empire League play.

Kolton Mitchell had 18 points and six rebounds and Chris Irvin had 13 points and six rebounds as the Timberwolves beat the Bengals at Lake City High.

“Offensively, we were much sharper than we had been,” said Lake City coach Jim Winger, whose team led 40-22 at halftime. “Tonight, we just played an all-around good game. Offensively we were sold and defensively, we were really solid. We played great as a team and had a lot of different guys score.”

Varick Meredith scored 12 points and Jack Kiesbuy had 11 points for Lake City (9-4, 4-0 IEL), which hosts Lakeland on Friday.

George Forsmann scored 10 points — all in the first half — for Lewiston (6-5, 3-4).

“I thought we did a good job on him to hold him to 10 points,” Winger said of Forsmann. “He’s a smooth big man, and the kids did a good job with covering him.”

Lewiston 14 8 11 11 — 44

Lake City 23 17 23 10 — 73

LEWISTON — Eke 2, McKarcher 0, Lang 9, Mullikin 5, Hottinger 4, Hepburn 1, Forsman 2, White 9, Goeckner 2, Forsmann 10.

LAKE CITY — Buchanan 6, Hill 0, Jones 2, Janke 4, Irvin 13, Kiesbuy 11, Spellman 2, Johnson 5, Mitchell 18, Meredith 12, Bowman 0.

Lakeside 76

Wallace 63

PLUMMER — It could wind up being a building moment for Lakeside coach James Twoteeth.

Although for at least the first eight minutes of a Scenic Idaho Conference matchup, it might not have seemed like it.

Vander Brown had 31 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Knights, who beat the Miners without three starters due to quarantine from a close exposure to COVID-19.

“We had to bring up some JV kids, and our subs really stepped up,” Twoteeth said. “Vander, he did a really good job and it could be a blessing in disguise because it helped build his confidence.”

JJ Hall added 18 points and Brutis SiJohn added 13 points for Lakeside (10-1, 2-0 SIC), which is scheduled to host Troy, Mont., on Friday.

“Both Vander and JJ really stepped up tonight,” Twoteeth said. “We got through it and got a win.”

Carter Bailey scored 19 points for Wallace (1-8, 0-1), which returns to league play against Genesis Prep on Friday at The Courts at Real Life in Post Falls.

Wallace 13 11 17 22 — 63

Lakeside 15 28 15 18 — 76

WALLACE — Tesky 6, Farkas 11, Hogamier 6, Bailey 19, Morin 2, Denson 11, Hull 4, Hammerberg 0.

LAKESIDE — L. Matt 3, V. Brown 31, SiJohn 13, Q. Hall 3, J. Hall 18, P. Brown 0, Louie 2, C. Matt 6.

Genesis Prep 51

Clark Fork 41

CLARK FORK — Nathan Weeks scored 19 points for the Jaguars in a nonleague win over the Wampus Cats.

Donovan Daniels scored 10 points for Genesis Prep (2-6), which faces Wallace on Friday at The Courts at Real Life in Post Falls.

Cameron Garcia scored 13 points for Clark Fork (1-7).

Genesis Prep 22 8 7 14 — 51

Clark Fork 8 9 14 10 — 41

GENESIS PREP — Schroeder 8, Daniels 10, Weeks 19, Borek 0, Carter 0, Gonzales 7, Specht 7, Snowder 0, Schultz 0.

CLARK FORK — Garcia 13, Sanroman 2, Barnett 7, Shelton 0, Reuter 6, Wade 8, Howard 5.