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PREP BASKETBALL: Sandpoint girls squeak by Moscow

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 3 months AGO
by MAX OSWALD
I grew up in the small town of Orwigsburg, Pa., where I resided all of my life before moving to Sandpoint. I attended Blue Mountain High School, where I participated in cross country and track and field, a sport that I ended up falling in love with. I went on to attend and run for DeSales University (with other brief stints at Susquehanna University and Elizabethtown College) and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport communication with a minor in sport management. I remember just how great it made me feel when I was mentioned in my hometown newspaper. I want to be able to give that feeling to every athlete in Bonner County, no matter how big or small their accomplishments are. As an athlete myself, I know how many hours of work are put in on a daily basis, and that hard work deserves to be recognized. It is my goal to cover as much of the Bulldogs, Spartans and Wampus Cats as I can. I want to work with every athlete, parent, coach, administrator and the community to ensure the best stories are published. | January 16, 2024 10:10 PM

Girls

Sandpoint 67, Moscow 58

SANDPOINT — Sandpoint, who led by as much as 15, overcame a 9-point fourth quarter deficit to pick up an Inland Empire League win over Moscow at Les Rogers Court on Tuesday.

Karlie Banks scored 16 of her game-high 37 points in the first quarter to help the Bulldogs to an early 22-7 lead. However, Moscow outscored Sandpoint 21-6 in the second quarter, which was capped off by a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from the Bears’ Punk Knott, to tie the game.

Moscow led by nine, 51-42 heading into the fourth, but Sandpoint took complete control of the game down the stretch, outsourcing the Bears by 18 in the quarter to capture their 15th win of the season.

“Credit to Moscow, they shot the ball well in the second and third quarters,” head coach Will Love said. “They had 10 three’s, seven which came in those quarters. They put together a good run. Karlie started to heat up again and we did a better job rebounding in the fourth quarter — I’m proud of the girls for coming back. It was a big win. Karlie, the basket looks big for her right now, and she just had another stellar game.”

Banks, who also had a team-high six rebounds, knocked down a game-high seven 3-pointers on the evening. Brecken Mire added 12 points and a game-high eight assists and three steals. Jordyn Tomco recorded seven points and five boards.

Sandpoint (15-3, 5-1) will travel to Lakeland Friday to take on the Hawks at the annual ‘Battle for the Paddle’ spirit competition.

Moscow 7 21 23 7 – 58

Sandpoint 22 6 14 25 – 67

PTS: SPT – Banks 37, B. Mire 12, Tomco 7, Richardson 6, Laybourne 5, Knowles 0, David 0, D. Driggs 0. MOS – Johns 14, Knott 11, Anderson 11, Becker 11, Lassen 6, Skinner 3, Williams 2.

REB: SPT – Banks 6, Tomco 5, Richardson 4, B. Mire 4, Laybourne 3, D. Driggs 3, David 1, Knowles 1. MOS – Skinner 7, Knott 6, Johns 4, Williams 4, Kiblen 3, Anderson 2, Tiegs 2, Becker 1.

AST: SPT – B. Mire 8, Laybourne 2, Tomco 1, D. Driggs 1. MOS – Knott 4, Becker 4, Kiblen 3, Williams 2, Anderson 1, Skinner 1.

STL: SPT – Laybourne 3, B. Mire 3, D. Driggs 2, Richardson 1. MOS – Knott 2, Johns 1.

BLK: SPT – None. MOS – None.

Boys

Moscow 55, Sandpoint 36

MOSCOW — Sandpoint’s Emerik Jones scored a team-high 14 points as the Bulldogs fell to Moscow, 55-36, in an Inland Empire League matchup at Moscow High on Tuesday.

It was a low scoring affair, with the majority of the scoring coming in the middle two quarters for both teams. In addition to Jones’ 14, Parker Childs added 13 and Caiden Gion four points in the loss.

Moscow’s Ian Hillman paced the Bears with a game-high 15 points.

Sandpoint (7-8, 1-3) will travel to Lakeland Friday to take on the Hawks at the annual ‘Battle for the Paddle’ spirit competition.

Sandpoint 4 12 15 5 – 36

Moscow 7 22 21 5 – 55

PTS: SPT – Jones 14, Childs 13, Gion 4, Leavitt 2, Chamberlain 2, Leisy 1, Williams 0. MOS – Hillman 15, Abendroth 13, Cummings 10, Reed 6, Izzo 4, Hilson 3, Bethel 3, Ceron 2.

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