Clark Fork 63, Kellogg JV 31

KELLOGG — Owen Howard and Mateo Cruz each posted double-doubles as the Wampus Cats cruised past Kellogg’s JV squad at Andrews Gymnasium on Thursday night.

After a close first quarter, Clark Fork outscored Kellogg 15-3 in the second quarter to take control. Eventually, the Wampus Cats ended up taking home a 32-point road victory after a strong second half to wrap up the regular season.

“We started off rough but picked it up in the second half,” head coach Heath Beason said. “Mateo and Owen controlled the boards. Westin and Chase stole the show tonight in regards to steals. Defensively, our rotation was a little slow because our legs were still heavy. We still have a lot of stuff to work on for our next game, but that being said, the guys really turned it around tonight in the second half and looked strong … We got ourselves into foul trouble and our bench really stepped up and kept us in the game.”

Owen Howard led the way with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Cruz scored 11 and hauled in 12 rebounds. Chase Sanroman led the Wampus Cats in steals with six; Westin Caven had five.

Clark Fork (11-6, 4-0) will face the winner of the 1A D2 District 1-2 play-in game between Kootenai/Mullan on Thursday, Feb. 22 at North Idaho College.

PTS: CF — O. Howard 12, Cruz 11, Co. Sanroman 8, S. Caven 8, Montgomery 7, Christofferson 6, W. Caven 6, E. Howard 3, Ch. Sanroman 2, Stevens 0, Yanik 0, Adams 0, Holderman 0. KLG — Honnerlaw 12, Cheney 8, Johnson 4, Claffer 4, Vindasius 3.

REB: CF — Cruz 12, O. Howard 10, Ch. Sanroman 6, Montgomery 5, S. Caven 5, E. Howard 2, Co. Sanroman 1, Christofferson 1, Stevens 1, Adams 1. KLG — N/A.

AST: CF — W. Caven 3, Ch. Sanroman 3, Co. Sanroman 3, O. Howard 2, Montgomery 1, S. Caven 1, Christofferson 1, Adams 1. KLG — N/A.

STL: CF — Ch. Sanroman 6, W. Caven 5, Montgomery 2, Adams 2, Co. Sanroman 1, O. Howard 1, Christofferson 1, Cruz 1, Holderman 1. KLG — N/A.

BLK: CF — Christofferson 2, S. Caven 1. KLG — N/A.