LEWISTON — Six days earlier, the whole game was pretty much a stinker.

On Thursday night, one bad quarter did in the visiting Post Falls Trojans in a 67-38 Inland Empire League loss to the Lewiston Bengals.

Lewiston outscored Post Falls 20-6 in the second quarter, with Michael Wren coming off the bench and scoring all 10 of his points in the quarter for the Bengals (10-2, 3-0 IEL), including two 3-pointers.

“We had one of those quarters that we’re prone to have,” said Post Falls coach Mike McLean, whose team lost 31-18 to Lewiston at home last Friday. “We missed five layups, and some other shots within 5 feet. That one quarter just killed us. I’m not sure we can eliminate them, but we have to shorten those dry spells.”

Drew Hottinger led Lewiston with 13 points.

Neil McCarthy hit two 3s and scored a game-high 15 points for Post Falls (2-12, 0-2). Tyras Blake added 10 points for the Trojans, and Asher Bowie and Cooper Craig each had five rebounds.

“It may sound crazy with our record, but I’m proud of our guys; they just keep battling,” McLean said. “Most guys would be emotionally drained, after missing so many (makeable) shots. But the kids showed great character. We’re staying together; we’re just having a hard time finishing.”

Next up for Post Falls is a game at Lake City, ranked No. 1 in 5A, on Tuesday.

Post Falls 8 6 17 7 — 38

Lewiston 18 20 19 10 — 67

POST FALLS — Anderson 0, Ostlund 1, McLean 0, McCarthy 15, Shields 4, Craig 2, McKeown 0, Wolfe 0, Blake 10, Bowie 0, Carver 4.

LEWISTON — Gomez 0, Way 10, Knewbow 4, Bramlet 8, Mader 9, White 4, Wren 10, Hottinger 13, Lawrence 9.

Kellogg 56

St. Maries 43

KELLOGG — Senior Riply Luna scored 17 of his game-high 24 points in the second half, including eight in the fourth quarter as the Wildcats moved past the Lumberjacks in a Central Idaho League game at Andrews Gymnasium.

“Riply finished really well at the rim in the second half,” Kellogg coach Mike Martin said. “We got out to a slow start and were down 10 in the first half, but were able to string some stops together.”

Martin also praised the defense of Luke Miller and Tom O’Neill, who limited St. Maries guard Greyson Sands to 10 points.

“Those two were a big deal tonight,” Martin said. “Not letting him get going was huge for us. Tom gave us a huge boost off the bench and had his nose in everything.”

Kolby Luna scored 11 for Kellogg (6-3, 2-0 CIL), which hosts Grangeville tonight.

St. Maries (4-3, 1-1) hosts Grangeville on Saturday.

St. Maries 14 6 13 10 — 43

Kellogg 8 15 21 12 — 56

ST. MARIES — W. Holmes 7, Sands 10, Badgett 4, Holder 5, Renner 6, Wicks 5, Hill 6, Swallows 0.

KELLOGG — Miller 3, Whatcott 4, R. Luna 24, K. Luna 11, McLean 3, Maciosek 3, O’Neill 4, Hendrix 4.

Timberlake 70

Genesis Prep 54

POST FALLS — Senior Wyatt MacArthur scored eight of his 15 points in the first half as the Tigers beat the Jaguars in a nonleague game at The Courts at Real Life.

“We had some turnovers in their press and didn’t handle it well,” Genesis Prep coach Lon Morast said. “I’m proud of how our boys competed. We had a game last night that didn’t go well (a Scenic Idaho Conference loss at Lakeside), but was proud that we came back and competed much better.”

Carson Specht scored 10 points for Genesis Prep (3-7), which faces Wallace in a Scenic Idaho Conference game on Saturday at The Courts.

Seniors Raj Olivieri and Jacob Vallieres scored 13 each for Timberlake (5-9), which hosts Sandpoint on Jan. 25.

Timberlake 17 14 19 20 — 70

Genesis Prep 8 18 11 17 — 54

TIMBERLAKE — Olivieri 13, Dykerman 2, McLuskie 9, Yetter 2, Vallieres 13, Meidinger 3, H. Higgins 7, V. Higgins 6, MacArthur 15, Jonas 0, Lenz 0, McDougall 0.

GENESIS PREP — Farrell 5, Martin 3, Daniels 8, Russworm 8, Tosh 8, Rubert 6, Specht 10, Wood 6, Bateman 0, Earley 0, Nichols 0, Young 0.

Mullan 47

St. Regis JV 35

ST. REGIS, Mont. — Floyd Nelson scored 12 points for Mullan, which pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the St. Regis JV.

“We kind of came out really slow in the second half,” Mullan coach Paul Elston said. “But the kids responded well in the fourth quarter. We were in control in the first half, but didn’t come out well after halftime. But the kids got it figured out in the fourth quarter.”

Austin Zingler scored nine for Mullan (5-5), which hosts Clark Fork on Tuesday.

Mullan 17 10 4 16 — 47

St. Regis JV 7 11 13 4 — 35

MULLAN — Nelson 12, Trogden 6, A. Zingler 9, T. Zingler 7, S. Petit 7, L. Petit 4, Rupp Connors 0, Appiah 0, Knoll 0, Acheson 2, Imes 0, Ayers 0.

ST. REGIS JV — Luas 7, Arbogast 5, Jimkins 2, Stoula 6, Bush 10, Todd 2, Thomas 1, Bassette 2.

N.I. Christian 74

Kootenai Thunder 47

LIBERTY LAKE — Larry Fendich scored 28 points for the Royals in a Mountain Christian League win over Kootenai Thunder at the HUB Sports Center.

Colton Smith scored 14 points for North Idaho Christian (10-8, 6-1 MCL), which faces Classical Christian tonight.

Malachi Duchow and Adam Palmer scored 11 points each for Kootenai Thunder (4-6, 3-5).

Kootenai Thunder 11 13 4 19 — 47

N.I. Christian 26 23 18 7 — 74

KOOTENAI THUNDER — J. Beck 6, Duchow 11, P. Beck 2, Samuels 6, K. Beck 4, Manning 5, Hill 2, Palmer 11.

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Fendich 28, Barnett 4, Hunter 3, Smith 14, Ca. Malinauskas 10, Scott 2, Antone 4, Thacker 3, Co. Malinauskas 2, Sakae 0, Winde 2, Sullivan 2, Dadar 0.