SPARTAN ROUNDUP: Priest River boys, girls basketball off to strong starts
MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years AGO
I grew up in the small town of Orwigsburg, Pa., where I resided all of my life before moving to Sandpoint. I attended Blue Mountain High School, where I participated in cross country and track and field, a sport that I ended up falling in love with. I went on to attend and run for DeSales University (with other brief stints at Susquehanna University and Elizabethtown College) and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport communication with a minor in sport management. I remember just how great it made me feel when I was mentioned in my hometown newspaper. I want to be able to give that feeling to every athlete in Bonner County, no matter how big or small their accomplishments are. As an athlete myself, I know how many hours of work are put in on a daily basis, and that hard work deserves to be recognized. It is my goal to cover as much of the Bulldogs, Spartans and Wampus Cats as I can. I want to work with every athlete, parent, coach, administrator and the community to ensure the best stories are published. | December 6, 2023 1:00 AM
GIRLS
- Saturday, Dec. 2
Priest River 56, Newport 23
PRIEST RIVER – Priest River defeated cross-border rival Newport in non-league play on Saturday.
No further information was made available.
• Monday, Dec. 4
Genesis Prep 47, Priest River 36
PRIEST RIVER — Priest River led 11-2 early on, but the Jaguars rallied back to capture an 11-point victory on Monday.
For Priest River, Helena White recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Desi Humphrey added six points and three steals. Pavin Coleman had a team-high four assists. Lizzie McCracken led the Spartans on defense with a team-high four steals.
Genesis Prep’s Katie Yount had a game-high 18 points for the Jaguars.
Priest River (2-2, 0-1) will head to Riverside for a non-league game Thursday.
Genesis Prep 10 15 9 13 – 47
Priest River 14 9 6 7 – 36
PTS: GP – Yount 18, Martin 11, Lawler 6, Nichols 5, Williams 4, Nelke 3. PR – White 12, Humphrey 6, Coleman 5, Burgess-Duquette 3, Jensen 3, Pound 3, Yount 2, McCracken 2.
REB: GP – Lawler 7, Martin 7, Covey 6, Yount 5, Williams 3, Nelke 2. PR – White 10, Yount 6, Coleman 4, Jensen 4, Humphrey 4, Pound 2, Burgess-Duquette 2, McCracken 1.
AST: GP – Covey 4, Martin 3, Nelke 2, Williams 1. PR – Coleman 4, Humphrey 2, Pound 1, White 1, Burgess-Duquette 1.
STL: GP – Yount 3, Covey 1. PR – McCracken 4, Humphrey 3, White 2, Coleman 1, Pound 1, Burgess-Duquette 1.
BLK: GP – Yount 3. PR – None.
BOYS
• Saturday, Dec. 2
Priest River 63, Newport 28
PRIEST RIVER – Priest River took down non-league opponent Newport in their home season opener on Saturday.
No further information was made available.
• Monday, Dec. 4
Genesis Prep 62, Priest River 49
The Spartans led after the first quarter, but Genesis Prep started off the second quarter with three straight 3-pointers and never trailed again after that.
Priest River’s Sawyer Staudt recorded a team-high 15 points in the contest. Palmer Coleman added 14 points of his own and eight steals. Carter Cook pulled in 10 boards for the Spartans.
Genesis Prep was led by Brady Rubert who scored a game-high 20 points.
Priest River (1-1) will be back in action against Kellogg on Friday at home.
Genesis Prep 11 19 18 14 – 62
Priest River 14 11 10 14 – 49
PTS: GP – Rubert 20, Farrell 11, Tosh 9, Nichols 7, Martin 4, Meyer 4, Gintz 3, Blood 2, Earley 2. PR – Staudt 15, Coleman 14, Hatten 6, Lamanna 5, Cook 3, Kreager 2, Korff 2, Mathews 2.
REB: GP – Earley 4, Meyer 4, Rubert 3, Blood 3, Martin 3, Tosh 2, Farrell 2, Nichols 1. PR – Cook 10, Coleman 3, Staudt 2, Korff 2, Matthews 2, Lamanna 1, Hatten 1.
AST: GP – Tosh 5, Farrell 4, Rubert 3, Martin 1, Nichols 1. PR – Coleman 2, Staudt 2, Cook 1, Matthews 1.
STL: GP – Tosh 4, Farrell 4, Meyer 1, Rubert 1. PR – Coleman 8, Matthews 3, Staudt 2, Cook 2, Lamanna 1, Korff 1.
BLK: GP – None. PR – Korff 1.
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