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RATHDRUM — Once the heat was on, Coeur d’Alene took it right at Lakeland on Friday night.

Junior Gunner Larson and freshman Caden Symons scored 12 points each for the Vikings, who hit 5 of 9 from the 3-point line in the second quarter, pulling away for an 82-52 win over the Hawks in an Inland Empire League game at Hawk Court.

“We sped up the game a little bit in the second quarter,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jon Adams said. “We started to force some turnovers and were able to get out in transition. I was pleased that a lot of those points came from our bench guys that don’t get a lot of playing time. Colin (Cherny) came in and scored five and we were about as balanced and we could be.”

Coeur d’Alene outscored Lakeland 28-5 in the second quarter to take a 47-19 lead at halftime.

“It was brutal and by far the worst quarter we’ve played this season,” Lakeland coach Tony Hanna said. “We did a decent job against their pressure in the first quarter and then it was five different guys coming at us from all different angles. When they weren’t hitting 3’s, they were getting steals and lay-in’s. They turned up the pressure, and we struggled with it.”

Senior Scotty Hocking scored 14 points for Lakeland (3-15, 1-6 IEL), which hosts Lake City to conclude the regular season on Tuesday.

Coeur d’Alene (13-6, 5-3) visits Moscow on Monday.

Coeur d’Alene 19 28 16 19 — 82

Lakeland 14 5 15 18 — 52

COEUR d’ALENE — Larson 12, Cherny 7, Smith 2, Booth 7, Nipp 7, Entzi 10, Rupp 7, Burgess 9, Symons 12, Wheeler 5.

LAKELAND — Nowell 2, Cameron 0, Ryan 10, Tebbe 6, Rothrock 5, Loutzenhiser 1, Hocking 14, Hensley 2, Anderson 6, Locke 6.

Lake City 63

Sandpoint 37

SANDPOINT — Kolton Mitchell scored 18 points as the visiting Timberwolves raced out to a 40-11 halftime lead en route to the Inland Empire League victory over the Bulldogs at Les Rogers Court.

Blake Buchanan added 14 points, Deacon Kiesbuy 10 for Lake City (20-0, 8-0 IEL), who led 61-25 after three quarters, but managed just two points in the running-clock fourth.

“Good solid effort; I was impressed with the defensive intensity in the first three quarters,” Lake City coach Jim Winger said. “Wasn’t really impressed with the fourth quarter; I just thought we weren’t focused on the agenda at hand.”

Winger praised the defense of Nathan Hocking on Parker Childs, Sandpoint’s top scorer, who finished with three points.

Rusty Lee led Sandpoint (8-12, 3-5) with 13 points.

Lake City wraps up the regular season Tuesday at Lakeland.

Lake City 19 21 21 2 — 63

Sandpoint 4 7 14 12 — 37

LAKE CITY — Buchanan 14, Strawn 7, Hill 0, Miller 2, Kiesbuy 10, Winey 2, Johnson 4, Mitchell 18, Snow 0, Hocking 6.

SANDPOINT — Pettit 3, Lee 13, Frank 2, VanDenBerg 7, Eacret 0, Dickinson 0, Childs 3, Lane 5, Bopp 2, Jones 2, Hindberg 0.

St. Maries 54

Orofino 35

ST. MARIES — Tyler Renner and Tristun Hill went to work inside early, and the host Lumberjacks celebrated the return of Greyson Sands from injury with the Central Idaho League victory over the Maniacs.

Renner scored 16 points, including six in each of the first two quarters, and Hill scored all 13 of his points in the first half, including eight in the first quarter as St. Maries (12-5, 4-1 CIL) bolted to a 21-5 lead after one quarter.

“A lot of inside focus early in the game,” St. Maries coach Bryan Chase said. “And those guys put the ball up strong, and both rebounded the ball well. Really proud of my post players tonight.”

Renner, who was 7 of 9 from the floor, finished with eight rebounds, and Hill had seven.

Sands, who suffered a grade 2 MCL sprain of his left knee against Orofino on Jan. 19, played roughly nine minutes on Friday and had three assists. Two other guards, Dillon Holder and Trace Wicks, also had three assists each.

Joel Scott led Orofino (10-7, 2-4) with nine points.

St. Maries plays host to Kendrick tonight at 7.

Orofino 5 12 6 12 — 35

St. Maries 21 16 13 4 — 54

OROFINO — Hanna 1, Drobish 0, Hudson 7, Joel Scott 9, J. Scott 2, Connelly 6, Naranjo 3, Olive 5.

ST. MARIES — W. Holmes 6, Badgett 7, J. Barta 0, B. Barta 0, Yearout 0, L. Holmes 0, Holder 2, Renner 16, Wicks 0, Sloper 7, Swallows 3, Hill 13, Sands 0.

Lakeside 78

Genesis Prep 36

POST FALLS — Vander Brown scored 24 points and the visiting Knights pulled away in the fourth quarter at The Courts at Real Life to win another Scenic Idaho Conference title.

It was the fourth consecutive year Lakeside has won or shared a league title. The Knights won the North Star League in 2020, shared the Scenic Idaho Conference crown in 2021 in the first year of that conference, then won the league outright the last two years.

Tyson Charley added 22 points, Liam Hendrickx 16 for Lakeside (14-3, 4-0 SIC).

Donovan Daniels scored 14 points for Genesis Prep (9-10, 2-2), which trailed by 20 after three quarters, but hit two quick shots early in the fourth quarter.

“And the dam broke loose,” Jaguars coach Lon Morast said. “Their quickness wore us out toward the end. I was proud of how my kids battled for three quarters. They (the Knights) can score really quickly, and they did.”

Both teams are idle until the 1A Division I District 1 tournament. Genesis Prep plays Wallace on Feb. 21, with the winner playing Lakeside on Feb. 23 for the district title and lone berth to state.

Lakeside 17 18 14 30 — 78

Genesis Prep 7 10 12 7 — 36

LAKESIDE — Brown 24, SiJohn 6, Callahan 6, Hall 4, Hendrickx 16, Charley 22, Rivera 0, Spotted Horse 0, Peone 0.

GENESIS PREP — Farrell 8, Martin 2, Daniels 14, Russworm 4, Rubert 2, Young 4, Specht 2, Bateman 0, Earley 0, Nichols 0, Tosh 0, Wood 0, Schulz 0.

Wallace 63

Kootenai 18

HARRISON FLATS — Julian Davis had 12 points to lead three Miners into double figures in the nonleague win over the shorthanded Warriors.

Elliott Schmidt and Alex Cleveland each added 10 points for Wallace (4-14).

Riley Ausman scored 10 points for Kootenai (0-14), including a half-court shot at the halftime buzzer.

Kootenai was missing top scorer Christopher Moore, away on another school function. The Warriors, who lost junior Gavin Tiller a few weeks ago to an appendectomy, had just five available players Friday night.

“It’s tough, because he (Moore) facilitates the points,” Kootenai coach Jake Pfeiffer said. “We just had to put players in positions they really haven’t played.”

Wallace plays host to Mullan on Tuesday.

Kootenai is idle until facing Mullan on Feb. 21 at North Idaho College in the semifinals of the 1A Division II District 1 tournament.

Wallace 23 17 12 11 — 63

Kootenai 2 8 6 2 — 18

WALLACE — Ritchey 8, Tesky 4, Morden 3, J. Davis 12, Hasz 8, Schmidt 10, Cleveland 10, Sabala 4, Guardipe 4.

KOOTENAI — Ausman 10, Hodges 6, Addington 2, Myers 0, J. Moore 0.

Bonners Ferry 76

Kellogg 55

KELLOGG — Asher Williams scored 20 points for the Badgers in a nonleague win over the Wildcats at Andrews Gymnasium.

“They just closed the first half really well,” Kellogg coach Mike Martin said. “They hit a bucket, got another and stretched it out from there.”

Riley Petesch scored 16 points for Bonners Ferry (17-1), which had 20 points off second-chance points.

“To give a team that good so many extra possessions, you’re not going to come out on top,” Martin said.

Kolby Luna scored 20 points, Riply Luna had 19 points and seven rebounds for Kellogg (14-5), which visits St. Maries on Tuesday.

Bonners Ferry 17 16 14 29 — 76

Kellogg 13 9 17 16 — 55

BONNERS FERRY — R. Williams 2, E. Blackmore 2, Rice 0, Henslee 3, Petesch 16, A. Williams 20, Th. Bateman 11, Tr. Bateman 14, B. Blackmore 8.

KELLOGG — Miller 4, R. Luna 19, K. Luna 20, McLean 4, Coburn 0, Robinson 0, Hendrix 8, Taylor 0.

N.I. Christian 59

Spo. Clas. Chr. 50

SPOKANE VALLEY — Larry Fendich scored 20 of his game-high 29 points in the fourth quarter as the second-seeded Royals beat third-seeded Spokane Classical Christian at The Oaks in the semifinals of the Mountain Christian League tournament.

Carson Malinauskas added 13 points for North Idaho Christian (20-11), which plays top-seeded The Oaks tonight at 7 at The Oaks in the championship game.

Nate Kuntz led Spokane Classical Christian with 18 points.

Spo. Class. Chr. 7 5 17 21 — 50

N.I. Christian 14 11 9 25 — 59

SPOKANE CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN — Fowlkes 6, Hammond 5, Avedyen 5, McGuire 2, Timme 8, Piazza 5, Kuntz 18.

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Fendich 32, Hunter 6, Smith 6, Ca. Malinauskas 13, Antone 2, Sullivan 0, Scott 0, Winde 0, Ellis 0.

The Oaks 72

Christian Center 39

SPOKANE VALLEY — Colton Smith had 10 points, five rebounds and two steals for the Lions in a semifinal loss to The Oaks in the Mountain Christian League Tournament at The Oaks.

Cyrus Coppinger had six points and three assists for Christian Center (9-12), which faces Spokane Classical Christian today in the third-place game at 3 p.m.

Noah Mattson scored 14 points for The Oaks (24-0), which faces North Idaho Christian in the championship game.

Christian Center 4 9 14 12 — 39

The Oaks 21 13 23 15 — 72

CHRISTIAN CENTER — Smith 10, Tesky 0, Jones 0, Stark 0, May 6, C. McWhorter 5, Marshall 3, Coppinger 6, Sears 5, Mametieff 4, Wymer 0, L. McWhorter 0.

THE OAKS — Schurter 0, Harken 11, Curran 13, J.M. Curran 2, Shubin 6, Mattson 14 (Noah), Jarvis 2, C. Harkin 11, VanHorn 2, Christensen 7, Strickler 2, Krentil 2.

Timberlake 77

Priest River 74, OT

PRIEST RIVER — Haidyn Jonas hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 66-66 with four seconds remaining for the Tigers, who shot 7 of 10 at the free-throw line to hold off the Spartans in overtime of a nonleague game late Thursday.

Senior Raj Olivieri scored 24 points, Jonas 20 for Timberlake (8-10), which hosts St. Maries on Wednesday.

Jace Yount scored 22 points for Priest River (7-12).

Timberlake 11 19 15 21 11 — 77

Priest River 19 7 14 26 8 — 74

TIMBERLAKE — Olivieri 24, Jonas 20, McLuskie 3, Yetter 2, Vallieres 4, H. Higgins 16, V. Higgins 4, MacArthur 4.

PRIEST RIVER — Butler 14, Stoudt 5, T. Engelson 5, Z. Engelson 17, Yount 22, Matthews 0, Marinello 0.

GIRLS

N.I. Christian 73

Chr. Center 30

SPOKANE — Chelsey Cate had 14 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and four steals as the top-seeded Royals beat the fourth-seeded Lions at Evergreen Middle School in the semifinals of the Mountain Christian League tournament.

Rylee Overturf added 13 points for North Idaho Christian (30-2), which plays for its fifth straight league tourney title tonight, facing second-seeded The Oaks at 5:15 at The Oaks.

Symone Pilgrim had eight points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and five steals for the Royals. Danica Kelly had 10 points, six assists and four steals, Jennifer Peterson nine points, six assists and four steals.

Zoe Hill led Christian Center School with 11 points.

Chr. Center 5 8 7 10 — 30

N.I. Christian 24 16 22 11 — 73

CHRISTIAN CENTER — Barnhart 3, Ephey 3, Hill 11, Baltzell 4, Siers 2, Milligan 1, Stanton 4, Bullington 2.

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Peterson 9, Cate 14, Salaiz 6, Kelly 10, Overturf 13, S. Pilgrim 8, Collins 6, Sanwald 5, Benoit 2.

State play-in

games moved

With U.S. 95 between New Meadows and Riggins remaining closed indefinitely due to a hazmat incident, today’s two girls basketball state play-in games scheduled for Grangeville have been moved to Lewiston High.

Kellogg will face Ambrose in a state 2A play-in at 1 p.m., followed by Lake City vs. Eagle in a state 5A play-in at 3. Winners advance to state.

Eagle and Ambrose are both located in the Boise area.

According to the Idaho State Police, a semi hauling propane crashed near milepost 177 late Thursday morning, and propane was observed leaking out.

It is believed the semi was carrying 8,000-11,000 gallons of propane.