• BOYS BASKETBALL

COEUR d’ALENE — This wasn’t quite like a game at “The Naz.”

Or some friendly competition at a family dinner in St. Maries.

On Wednesday night, the boys basketball “Clash of the Cousins” at Lake City High turned out to be a whole lot of fun — even for the family members on the losing side.

The game was put together just a few weeks ago, with St. Maries and Lake City looking to fill out their schedules. The subplot was the cousins angle — Blake Buchanan, son of former St. Maries volleyball star Debbie (Martin) Buchanan, going up against his cousins, Wyatt Holmes, son of Janel (Martin) Holmes, and Tyler Renner, son of Sara Martin.

As expected, Lake City (17-0), ranked No. 1 in 5A, won 70-23 over St. Maries (9-4), last year’s state 2A runners-up.

But few will remember the score.

“Oh man, it was crazy,” said Renner, a 6-foot-6 senior post. “I definitely thought I was going to get dunked on a few times.”

“I thought it was kinda awesome, because we were always competing at family dinners,” said Holmes, a 6-5 senior post. “It was interesting to get out here and see how he (Buchanan) plays, and what he does, and how much work he puts in to be successful on the court.”

Buchanan, the 6–11 Virginia-bound senior who finished with 11 points, said it was a “cool experience” playing against his cousins, but tried to approach it as any other game.

“I think it was cool for our family to watch, because I’ve got a bunch of family from St. Maries, so to see us on the floor (together) … “ said Buchanan, who grew up in Moscow before his family moved to Coeur d’Alene prior to his sophomore year.

Deacon Kiesbuy of Lake City hit four 3-pointers and led all scorers with 16 points. Nathan Hocking added 11. Cason Miller, Kolton Mitchell and freshman Jacob Hill each hit two 3s for the Timberwolves, who finished with 10 3s.

Dillon Holder hit three 3s and led St. Maries with nine points. Holmes finished with four points, Renner two. Wyatt’s brother, Landen, a sophomore and a JV/varsity floater, did not get in.

Wyatt Holmes remembered Buchanan playing in a low-key pickup game at the Nazarene Church in St. Maries — The Naz.

“Once I found out (the game was on), I instantly texted him, talking trash, saying we probably wouldn’t have a shot at winning, but we’d still come out and give it our all,” Holmes said. “He was guarding me most of the game. A D-1 player guarding me … that’s pretty awesome.”

Buchanan did get his share of dunks, but it was the one he missed that he’ll hear about.

Early in the second quarter, Buchanan gathered a loose ball at midcourt near the sideline, with Renner trailing him. He lined up for a windmill dunk but misfired, off the rim and out of bounds.

“I wanted a windmill, because I hadn’t gotten a windmill all year yet,” Buchanan said. “I went for it, and didn’t get it.”

“I’ll see him now, and probably give him some smack for not finishing that windmill,” Holmes said after the game. “Or not even dunking on me when I fouled him, so I’ll probably give him some for that.”

St. Maries plays host to Bonners Ferry on Friday.

Lake City travels to Moscow on Saturday.

St. Maries 6 6 6 5 — 23

Lake City 23 16 18 13 — 70

ST. MARIES — W. Holmes 4, Badgett 0, Holder 9, Renner 2, Wicks 3, Swallows 2, Hill 3.

LAKE CITY — Buchanan 11, Strawn 6, Ju. Hill 2, Miller 9, Kiesbuy 16, Ja. Hill 6, Johnson 1, Mitchell 6, Snow 2, Hocking 11.

Timberlake 68

Priest River 45

SPIRIT LAKE — Sophomore Haidyn Jonas scored 18 points in the second half for the Tigers, who rallied from an eight-point deficit to beat the Spartans in a nonleague game.

Senior Raj Olivieri and Jonas combined for 21 of the Tigers’ 23 points in the third quarter after falling behind 36-28.

“We just had no energy on the defensive end,” Timberlake coach Mike LaFountaine said. “All of a sudden, we hit some shots and got going, which was nice because we had some guys that didn’t have such a great night. Kudos to Haidyn to come off the bench like that.”

Timberlake (7-10) is not scheduled to play until Feb. 16 against visiting St. Maries.

Tyler Engelson scored 12 points for Priest River (7-9), which faces St. Maries on Tuesday.

Priest River 12 5 21 8 — 45

Timberlake 10 12 23 23 — 68

PRIEST RIVER — Matthews 1, Butler 7, Stoudt 5, Marinello 2, T. Engelson 12, Z. Engelson 9, Cook 1, Yount 8.

TIMBERLAKE — Olivieri 16, Dykeman 0, Jonas 18, McLuskie 10, Yetter 2, Vallieres 11, Meidinger 2, H. Higgins 2, V. Higgins 7, MacArthur 0.

Genesis Prep 53

Wallace 32

WALLACE — Donovan Daniels scored 14 points to lead the Jaguars past the Miners in a Scenic Idaho Conference game at Kirby Krulitz Court.

Landon Young scored 12 points for Genesis Prep (8-9, 2-1 SIC), which hosts Lakeside on Feb. 10 at The Courts in Post Falls.

Brad Tesky scored 16 points for Wallace (3-12, 0-3), which travels to Timberlake on Friday.

Genesis Prep 14 9 8 19 — 53

Wallace 7 8 10 7 — 32

GENESIS PREP — Schulz 2, Farrell 0, Martin 4, Daniels 14, Russworm 8, Specht 5, Nichols 0, Rubert 2, E. Martin 0, Young 12, Earley 0, Tosh 3.

WALLACE — Ritchey 0, Tesky 16, Morden 1, J. Davis 5, Hasz 3, Schmidt 1, Cleveland 0, D. Davis 6.

N.I. Christian 55

Coeur du Christ 54

LIBERTY LAKE — Larry Fendich scored on a layup with seven seconds remaining to send the Royals past the Saints in a nonleague game at the HUB Sports Center.

Caden Smith scored 19 points, Fendich 17 for North Idaho Christian (17-11), which faces the Spokane Athletic Co-op on Monday at Spokane Fitness Center.

Patrick Schlader scored 23 points, Ben Connelly 15 for Coeur du Christ.

Coeur du Christ 14 15 16 9 — 54

N.I. Christian 19 17 13 6 — 55

COEUR du CHRIST — J. Urbina 0, Schlader 23, Hayes 12, Connelly 15, A. Urbina 0, Kenner 0, Drewson 4.

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Fendich 17, Hunter 6, Smith 19, Ca. Malinauskas 6, Scott 0, Antone 7.

• GIRLS BASKETBALL

Seeding set for

1A Division II districts

Mullan won Wednesday's coin flip against Clark Fork and will be the top-seed to next week's 1A Division II District 1 tournament at North Idaho College.

Clark Fork will face Kootenai in the opening game on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., with that winner advancing to face Mullan on Thursday in the district title game.

That winner advances to the state tournament Feb. 16-18 at Nampa High.

• WRESTLING

Coeur d'Alene 51

Lewiston 36

COEUR d’ALENE — Junior Carsen Speelman cut it close, but he’s making his way back into the lineup at Coeur d’Alene High.

On Wednesday, in his first varsity match, he took a big step forward after undergoing ankle surgery, beating Brice Cuthbert of Lewiston in 1:12 of their match at 182 pounds, helping the Vikings down the Bengals.

“He’s a big, physical kid and we know what we’re going to get out of him,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jeff Moffat said. “It was nip and tuck if we were going to get him back in time. He’s been riding the stationary bike, and we finally got him on the mat tonight.”

Sophomores Brett Meyers (145) and Rocco White (106) also notched wins for Coeur d’Alene.

“Brett really gutted one out and came from behind to get a win,” Moffat said. “Rocco, we bumped him up to wrestle a really good 106-pounder (Joely Slyter). She placed at Fargo Nationals, and he wound up beating her, so that was a big win for him.”

Coeur d’Alene travels to Post Falls next Thursday.

98 — Justus Peregrina, Cd’A, by forfeit. 106 — Rocco White, Cd’A, d. Joely Slyter, 7-5. 113 — Mason Rogers, Cd’A, p. Brandon Sutton, :28. 120 — Will Rossi, Cd’A, p. Jack Brinkley, 1:15. 126 — Hoyt Hvass, Lew, p. Logan Bradley 3:24. 132 — Jase Hendren, Lew, p. Boston Spear, 2:26. 138 — Dax Larsen, Cd’A, p. Zander Johnson, 1:30. 145 — Brett Meyers, Cd’A, p. Gabriel Ruth, 4:01. 152 — Colton Tucker, Cd’A, p. Gunnar Whitlock, 1:24. 160 — Cole Lockart, Lew, p. Zak Wenglikowski, 3:21. 170 — Asa McClure, Lew, p. Gabe Grassel, 5:24. 182 — Carsen Speelman, Cd’A, p. Brice Cuthbert, 1:12. 195 — Brenden Thill, Lew, p. Logan Trujillo, 1:27. 220 — William Fairbanks, Cd’A, p. Kyle Rivera, :28. 285 — Robert Storm, Lew, by forfeit.