PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lakeland lets upset bid of Sandpoint slip away
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 2 years, 3 months AGO
JASON DUCHOW PHOTOGRAPHY Lakeland junior forward Landree Simon and Sandpoint freshman Jordyn Tomco try to track down a loose ball during Friday's Inland Empire League game at Les Rogers Court.
SANDPOINT — Lakeland led by seven points with a little over two minutes remaining before Sandpoint closed on a 10-0 run for a 53-50 Inland Empire League win at Les Rogers Court on Friday.
Sandpoint junior Aubrey Knowles converted an and-one layup to cut the deficit to 50-48. Lily Richardson and Brecken Mire closed out the game at the free-throw line for Sandpoint.
“These are the fun parts of the game,” Sandpoint coach Will Love said. “Credit to both teams for playing hard. Lakeland is well-coached and they came prepared tonight, and really executed against us early in that fourth quarter. Credit to our girls for believing that we could win this game, and then making it happen.”
Junior Landree Simon had 21 points, eight rebounds and four steals for Lakeland (5-7, 1-4), which hosts Moscow next Friday. Senior Payton Sterling added 12 points.
Sandpoint senior Karlie Banks scored eight of her team-high 17 points in the third quarter. Freshman Brecken Mire scored 15 points, seven in the second quarter for the Bulldogs (13-3, 4-1), who host Bonners Ferry on Wednesday.
Lakeland 9 10 13 18 — 50
Sandpoint 13 12 13 15 — 53
LAKELAND — Simon 21, H. McMurray 0, Holte 5, Vopat 2, J. McMurray 0, Kiefer 4, Bretveld 6, Sterling 12.
SANDPOINT — D. Driggs 2, Laybourne 1, Tomco 8, Knowles 3, Richardson 7, Mire 15, Banks 17.
N.I. Christian 50
The Oaks 37
SPOKANE VALLEY — Chelsey Cate had 15 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots for the Royals in a Mountain Christian League win over The Oaks.
Danica Kelly had 13 points, seven assists, five steals and six rebounds and Symone Pilgrim had eight points and 13 rebounds for North Idaho Christian (15-0, 6-0 MCL), which travels to Timberlake on Monday.
Sammie Palpant scored 15 points for The Oaks (4-4, 4-2).
N.I. Christian 15 16 4 15 — 50
The Oaks 8 10 7 12 — 37
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Peterson 7, Cate 15, Salaiz 3, Kelly 13, S. Pilgrim 8, Sanwald 4, Y. Pilgrim 0, Collins 0, Ellis.
THE OAKS — Doster 0, Ott 10, Dowers 2, Stevens 0, Prach 0, Love 5, McEachran 5, Palpant 15.