PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Sciortino helps Post Falls snap 14-game losing streak
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 3 years, 10 months AGO
POST FALLS — Senior Jack Sciortino had 14 points, six rebounds, five steals and four assists as the Post Falls Trojans beat the Shadle Park Highlanders 58-46 on Saturday afternoon at The Arena to snap a 14-game losing streak.
Langan Naylor had 13 points, Christian VonBruck six rebounds and Asher Bowie 11 points for Post Falls (4-16), which hosts Moscow in the Inland Empire League and regular season finale on Wednesday.
“Asher had a good overall game and Langan did a good job of being aggressive and getting into the lane and breaking their defense down,” Post Falls coach Mike McLean said. “The guys really buckled down defensively and didn’t allow them to beat us off the dribble. Our guys off the bench did a good job of sparking us.”
Post Falls’ last win came on Dec. 16 against Minico of Rupert, a 46-44 win in the Owyhee Holiday Tournament in Meridian.
“It’s been a long spell of seeing some success on the scoreboard,” McLean said. “But our guys just continue to improve. Our decision making was a lot better and it was a good sign of the character on this team tonight.”
Makai Daniels scored 15 points for Shadle Park (5-15).
Shadle Park 17 11 11 7 — 46
Post Falls 16 14 9 19 — 58
SHADLE PARK — Wilson 0, Sorweide 10, Redd 3, Dever 2, Troutt 0, Wilcox 14, Eikestad 1, Daniels 15, Harris 1.
POST FALLS — Sciortino 14, Naylor 13, McCarthy 6, VonBruck 4, Craig 5, Bowie 11, Blake 4, Butler 0, Cooper 1.
Coeur d’Alene 67
Lakeland 60
COEUR d’ALENE — Senior Cameren Cope poured in 25 points for the host Vikings, who led by 19 points after three quarters before holding off the Hawks in Inland Empire League play at Viking Court.
The 6-foot-5 Cope, who has signed to play football at Weber State, was 10 of 12 from the field with an estimated four dunks, and was 5 of 7 from the free-throw line. He scored 13 points in the first quarter.
“This was kind of the breakout game we’ve been waiting for Cam to have,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jon Adams said. “He was just playing with tons of energy, tons of effort. That was Cam’s best game; he just dominated.
“And thank God he was on, because we weren't.”
Logan Orchard added 12 points, Steven Burgess 11 for Coeur d’Alene (14-4, 7-2 IEL).
“I don’t think we played our best basketball,” Adams said. “Fortunately, Cam bailed us out.”
Bryce Henry hit three 3-pointers and led Lakeland (8-9, 3-4) with 18 points. Grant Roth added 15 for the Hawks.
Lakeland wraps up the regular season Tuesday at Lake City.
Coeur d’Alene returns to action Friday at home vs. Lewiston in the first round of the 5A Region 1 tournament at 6:30 p.m.
Lakeland 16 14 5 25 — 60
Coeur d’Alene 17 17 20 13 — 67
LAKELAND — Nowell 0, Cameron 8, Rings 0, Henry 18, Munyer 7, Hocking 6, Roth 15, Haug 0, Loutzenhiser 4, Waddington 2, Pearson 0.
COEUR d’ALENE — Degraw 0, Entzi 4, King 1, C. Larson 6, Wellsandt 1, Nipp 2, Cope 25, Burgess 11, Orchard 12, G. Larson 5.