BOYS BASKETBALL

Priest River 52, Genesis Prep 45

POST FALLS — Senior Sawyer Staudt hit six 3-pointers and scored a team-high 20 points as the visiting Spartans downed the Jaguars 52-45 for their fourth straight win Thursday.

Junior Lucas Mathews had eight points, including two 3-pointers, while seniors Palmer Coleman and Carter Cook added eight points of their own for the Spartans, which held Genesis Prep to just two points of scoring in the second quarter.

Senior Nate Stifel added six points, junior Brady Hatten two points for Priest River (4-0), which travels to Orofino on Saturday for a 3A Central Idaho League matchup.

Priest River 12 11 12 17 — 52

Genesis Prep 16 2 15 12 — 45

PTS: PR — Staudt 20, Mathews 8, Coleman 8, Cook 8, Stifel 6, Hatten 2. GP — Meyer 23, Farrell 9, Nichols 5, Tosh 4, I. Bateman 2, S. Bateman 2.

Noxon 79, Clark Fork 44

CLARK FORK — Junior Owen Howard registered his third double-double in three games, but the host Wampus Cats fell to the visiting Red Devils 79-44 in a non-league matchup Thursday.

Howard had 15 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks while sophomore Mateo Cruz added 14 points and six rebounds.

Cameron Blair had 22 points, Shane Murray 20 points for Noxon, which led 75-30 after three quarters.

Junior Westin Caven added 10 points, four steals and two assists, senior Evrett Montgomery, in his first game of the season, four points and two steals, sophomore Buddy Adams two points for Clark Fork (0-3), which will look to grab their first win of the season at Mullan on Tuesday.

Noxon 29 23 23 4 — 79

Clark Fork 16 8 6 14 — 44

PTS: CF — Howard 15, Cruz 14, Caven 10, Montgomery 4, Adams 2. NOX — Blair 22, Murray 20, Williams 13, Hatchel 11, Kayser 5, Brown 4, Medaid 2, Storaasli 2.

REB: CF — Howard 11, Cruz 6, Stevens 3, Montgomery 2, Caven 2, Adams 1. NOX — N/A.

AST: CF — Caven 2, Montgomery 1, Adams 1, Howard 1. NOX — N/A.

STL: CF — Caven 4, Montgomery 2, Adams 1, Cruz 1. NOX — N/A.

BLK: CF — Howard 4, Cruz 1, Montgomery 1. NOX — N/A.

Sandpoint-St. Maries cancelled

The Bulldogs' home game set for last night against the Lumberjacks was postponed and rescheduled for Jan. 14 at St. Maries. The boys' home game set for Saturday against Lewiston was also postponed and will be rescheduled. Sandpoint (0-2) will travel to West Valley of Spokane on Monday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Trio leads Lady Cats to first win

Clark Fork 41, Noxon 34

CLARK FORK — Senior Hannah Thompson recorded a team-high 14 points and seven steals as the host Lady Cats picked up a 41-34 win, their first of the season, over the visiting Red Devils in a non-league matchup Thursday.

"We finally got some of our shots to fall and that really helped take pressure off and allow us to play a little more relaxed," Clark Fork High head coach Chris Cavanaugh said.

Juniors Priscilla Mayorga and Kathi Rupp were also key to the Clark Fork victory. Mayorga added 10 points while Rupp finished the contest with nine points, 16 rebounds and two assists for the Lady Cats, which used a 16-4 scoring differential in the second quarter to claw their way to victory.

"Kathi was a monster with the rebounds again and Priscilla really controlled the tempo when she was in the game," Cavanaugh said. "I'm really proud of the girls for sticking together after a rough start to the season and picking up a good win."

Junior Piper Scarlett and freshman Keira Gannon added 3-pointers and two steals apiece, sophomore Nora-Jean Hoy two points for Clark Fork (1-5), which hosts Mullan tonight.

Noxon 10 4 4 16 — 34

Clark Fork 10 16 7 8 — 41

PTS: CF — Thompson 14, Mayorga 10, Rupp 9, Scarlett 3, Gannon 3, Hoy 2. NOX — Richter 14, Risch 12, Yoder 6, Swanson 2.

REB: CF — Rupp 16, Scarlett 4, Mayorga 3, Stevens 3, Hoy 3, Gannon 2, Thompson 2, Peterson 1, Herrick 1. NOX — N/A.

AST: CF — Rupp 2, Gannon 1. NOX — N/A.

STL: CF — Thompson 7, Gannon 2, Rupp 2, Scarlett 2, Mayorga 1. NOX — N/A.

BLK: CF — Stevens 2. NOX — N/A.

Genesis Prep 42, Priest River 40

POST FALLS — Junior Aleigha Jensen tallied 18 points on 9-for-14 shooting and hauled eight rebounds as the Lady Spartans fell just short in a back-and-forth non-league matchup at the Courts at Real Life on Thursday.

Senior Lizzie McCracken added 11 points, freshman McKinley Burgess-Duquette six points and five rebounds for the Lady Spartans, which trailed just 26-21 after three quarters.

Senior Desi Humphrey added three points, four assists and two steals, senior Paityn Yount two points and five rebounds, senior Haley Braae two points, two assists and two steals for Priest River (4-1), which will look to get back to winning ways when they travel to Orofino on Saturday for a 3A Central Idaho League matchup.

Priest River 6 10 5 19 — 40

Genesis Prep 5 9 12 16 — 42

PTS: PR — Jensen 18, McCracken 11, Burgess-Duquette 6, Humphrey 3, Yount 2, Braae 2. GP — K. Lawler 14, Martin 8, Nelke 7, Rude 5, Pope 4, Williams 4.

REB: PR — Jensen 8, Burgess-Duquette 5, Yount 5, Braae 4, McCracken 1, Humphrey 1. GP — N/A.

AST: PR — Humphrey 4, McCracken 2, Jensen 2, Braae 2, Yount 1. GP — N/A.

STL: PR — Humphrey 2, Jensen 2, Braae 2, McCracken 1, Yount 1, Burgess-Duquette 1. GP — N/A.