NIC BASKETBALL: Campbell pours in 41 for Cardinal men
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 2 years, 1 month AGO
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COEUR d’ALENE — Freshman Cobi Campbell had 41 points, hitting seven 3-pointers in the first half as NIC jumped out to a 76-45 lead en route to a 135-101 win over the Lilac City Legends semi-pro team from Spokane on Thursday night at Rolly Williams Court.
“We’ve got a good group that shoots the ball really well,” said NIC coach Corey Symons, whose team was ranked No. 1 in the latest Northwest Athletic Conference polls. “It’s hard to tell them not to pass up open shots. Cobi hit four 3-pointers on four straight possessions and really got us going. Lilac City knows how to play and shot it really well as well.”
Dominique McClendon, who grew up in Spokane before playing at Everett Community College, scored 25 points for Lilac City.
“He really knows how to play and score,” Symons said. “He’s crafty and tough.”
Vanti Erving scored 23 points off the bench for NIC (8-0), which hosts the Gonzaga club team on Saturday.
LILAC CITY LEGENDS
Dirk Snel 0-4 2-2 2, Aaron McQuaid 5-13 6-7 17, Markieth Brown 9-16 3-4 25, Dominique McClendon 9-16 3-4 25, Lucas Evans 3-8 0-0 7, Randy McCabe 2-6 0-0 6, Kayshaun Banks 1-1 0-1 2, Morgan Hyslop 0-6 0-0 0, Ross Nakamura 5-7 0-0 14, Spencer Martin 2-3 1-2 6, Jesse Ingham 2-2 2-2 7. Totals 34-79 17-21 101.
NORTH IDAHO
Julius Mims 3-6 3-4 11, Xavier Bailey 5-11 5-6 15, Cobi Campbell 10-16 12-14 41, Brendan Johnson 5-8 5-5 16, Taden King 8-13 3-3 24, Vanti Erving 8-9 5-5 23, Jeremiah Sibley 2-9 0-0 4, Michael Durkin 0-0 0-0 0, Phil Holmes 0-2 1-1 1. Totals 41-74 34-38 135.
Halftime — NIC 76-45. 3-point goals — LCL 16-41 (Snel 0-3, McQuaid 1-4, Brown 2-6, McClendon 4-8, Evans 1-5, McCabe 2-5, Hyslop 0-2, Nakamura 4-6, Martin 1-1, Ingham 1-1), NIC 19-33 (Mims 2-4, Campbell 7-11, Johnson 1-3, King 7-10, Erving 2-2, Sibley 0-3). Rebounds — LCL 35 (McQuaid 9), NIC 42 (Mims, Bailey 10). Assists — LCL 10 (Brown 7), NIC 13 (Campbell 3, Johnson 3, King 3). Team fouls — LCL 28, NIC 17. Fouled out — McQuaid, Brown, Evans. Technical fouls — Evans.
• WOMEN
North Idaho 48
Carroll JV 42
COEUR d’ALENE — Katie Blume, a freshman from Ellensburg (Wash.) High had 12 points and 10 rebounds as the Cardinals held off the Saints junior varsity at Rolly Williams Court.
Addie Kiefer, a freshman from Lakeland High, had 11 rebounds for NIC (2-1), which led by 13 points in the first half.
The teams meet again today at noon at NIC.
CARROLL JV
Baxter 4-10 0-0 8, Sayers 4-14 0-0 11, West 4-10 1-1 10, Schott 1-2 0-0 2, Carlson 3-4 0-0 7, Hencz 2-9 0-1 4, Lerch 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 18-52 1-2 42.
NORTH IDAHO
Blume 3-7 4-4 12, Elletson 3-9 0-0 6, Kiefer 2-4 2-2 6, Beem 1-5 0-0 2, Banks 2-8 1-2 6, Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Aldendorf 2-5 0-0 5, Juang 0-0 0-0 0, Boris 0-0 0-0 0, Calley 1-4 1-1 3, Harris 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 16-48 8-9 48.
Halftime — NIC 28-21. 3-point goals — Carr 5-17 (Sayers 3-11, West 1-1, Schott 0-1, Carlson 1-2, Hencz 0-1, Lerch 0-1), NIC 8-18 (Blume 2-3, Elletson 3-5, Banks 1-3, Smith 0-1, Aldendorf 1-2, Calley 0-1, Harris 1-3). Rebounds — Carr 21 (Baxter, Schott 5), NIC 37 (Kiefer 11). Fouled out — none. Total fouls — Carr 12, NIC 12.