GIRLS

Sandpoint 62, Moscow 40

SANDPOINT — When Brecken Mire is in the zone, it's hard to stop her, and Moscow had no answers.

The junior locked in for a game-high 24 points, laced three of the team's nine three-pointers, and registered a team-high five assists as the Lady Bulldogs stormed to a 5A Inland Empire League victory over the Lady Bears — the league opener for both teams — at Les Rogers Court on Tuesday night.

"She's been waiting for that breakout game and to get into a rhythm — I've felt that as a player too in regards to high pressure and expectations," Sandpoint High head coach Madi Schoening said of Mire. "I think she really let the game come to her tonight as she found her shots and found her teammates. She played a really well-rounded game."

Junior Jordyn Tomco added 11 points, including two three-pointers, a team-high six rebounds and a team-high four steals while junior Carly Laybourne netted eight points, including two three-pointers of her own, as the Lady Bulldogs jumped out to a 41-20 lead before the halftime break.

Junior Livia Driggs chipped in six points and two assists, senior Jetta Thaete four points and five rebounds for Sandpoint in the winning effort. Coach Schoening noted that her team had just nine turnovers, which was surely a difference maker in the outcome, as was the rebounding margin that Sandpoint won by a tally of 31-28 despite eight offensive boards by Moscow.

"Anything under 10 (turnovers) is something to be excited about, especially when were playing more up-tempo and it's easy to get frantic," coach Schoening said. "Early on, the girls were really feeling themselves and were taking great shots, as opposed to just good shots. They moved the ball well, found the hot hand, and kept building off each other."

Sophomore Willow Betz buried a three-pointer and came away with three steals, senior Jasmin Laing had a three-pointer and two blocks for Sandpoint (3-0), which will look to keep their winning streak alive when they travel to University High of Spokane on Friday night.

Moscow 10 10 12 8 — 40

Sandpoint 18 23 13 8 — 62

PTS: SPT — Mire 24, Tomco 11, Laybourne 8, L. Driggs 6, Thaete 4, Betz 3, Butler 3, Laing 3. MOS — Hennrich 12, Kiblen 7, Williams 7, Becker 4, Skinner 4, Colvin 4, McLuen 2.

REB: SPT — Tomco 6, Thaete 5, Mire 4, L. Driggs 4, Laybourne 3, Laing 3, Betz 3, Loutzenhiser 2, Butler 1. MOS — Skinner 7, McLuen 5, Becker 5, Williams 4, Hennrich 3, Kiblen 2, Colvin 1, Mordhorst 1.

AST: SPT — Mire 5, L. Driggs 2, Butler 1, Laybourne 1, Tomco 1, Betz 1, Thaete 1. MOS — Williams 3, Newlan 2, Colvin 1, McLuen 1, Skinner 1, Becker 1, Kiblen 1.

STL: SPT — Tomco 4, Betz 3, Butler 2, Mire 1, L. Driggs 1, Loutzenhiser 1. MOS — Hennrich 2, Kiblen 1, Mordhorst 1.

BLK: SPT — Laing 2, Tomco 1. MOS — None.

Barnhart's carry Lady Thunder to first win

Kootenai Thunder 40, Christian Heritage 29

COCOLALLA — Jenny Barnhart compiled a team-high 15 points, nine of which came in the second quarter, Shelby Barnhart added nine points of her own, and the Lady Thunder defeated the Lady Patriots in their home opener Tuesday night at Cocolalla Bible Camp.

Lexi Ball chipped in six points, all in the first half, and Bit Darrow came away with four points and a team-high six steals in the winning effort. Mazie Miles drained the team's only three-pointer and pulled down seven rebounds while Abby Hoefling had three points and a team-high eight rebounds for the Lady Thunder, which scored 25 points in the first half and overcame a two-point third quarter for the Mountain Christian League victory.

Jenny Barnhart tallied six rebounds, Shelby Barnhart five rebounds, five steals, and two assists, and Miles five steals and two assists for the Kootenai Thunder (1-1), which will travel to undefeated Pullman Christian on Saturday for another MCL matchup.

PTS: KT — J. Barnhart 15, S. Barnhart 9, Ball 6, Darrow 4, Miles 3, Hoefling 3.

REB: KT — Hoefling 8, Miles 7, J. Barnhart 6, S. Barnhart 5, Ball 5, Hammond 4, Darrow 1.

AST: KT — Miles 2, S. Barnhart 2, Hoefling 1.

STL: KT — Darrow 6, Miles 5, S. Barnhart 5, Ball 3, J. Barnhart 3, Hoefling 2, Hammond 1.

BLK: KT — None.

Kellogg 49, Priest River 25

PRIEST RIVER — Senior Aleigha Jensen netted a team-high 12 points, sophomore McKinley Burgess-Duquette bounced back from an ankle injury to record nine points, as the Lady Spartans were defeated by the Lady Wildcats in their 3A Central Idaho League opener on Tuesday night at Priest River High.

Junior Haylee Jepson-Church scored three points, sophomore Courtney Whitaker one point for Priest River (1-1), which trailed 28-12 at intermission and will travel to Clark Fork (0-4) on Thursday for a non-league game.

Sophomore Peyton Storey tallied a game-high 14 points and was one of three players in double-figures for Kellogg, which improved to 3-0 on the season.

Kellogg 11 17 7 14 — 49 

Priest River 3 9 2 11 — 25 

PTS: PR — Jensen 12, Burgess-Duquette 9, Jepson-Church 3, Whitaker 1, Cantrell 0, Smith 0, Hollett 0, Rice 0. KLG — Storey 14, Angle 11, Stutzke 10, Henrikson 5, Munoz 5, Sorenson 2, Yrjana 2, Gloyn 0, Schillereff 0, Philp 0.

BOYS

Lewis & Clark 56, Sandpoint 44

SPOKANE — Junior Logan Iverson and senior Logan Roos both recorded a tied for team-high 11 points, junior Brock Yarbrough had eight points, including two three-pointers, and the Bulldogs dropped a non-league contest to the Tigers on Tuesday night at Lewis & Clark High.

Iverson also drained two three-pointers, Roos had one of his own and was 4-for-6 from the free throw line, and Tyler Weisz scored six points, all in the second quarter, for Sandpoint, which trailed by just two points at halftime, 26-24, before Lewis & Clark went on a 27-6 run between the third and fourth quarters.

"They shot the ball really well and did a good job of executing their offense; they played some really good defense too," Sandpoint High head coach Will Love said of Lewis & Clark, which is 1-1 on the season and got a team-high 10 points from junior Brady Dowling. "I'm proud of the boys, because I told them to keep working and focusing on getting better despite the score. Credit to them because they bought into that."

Junior Derrick Chamberlain had five points in the loss for Sandpoint (1-1), which closed the contest on a 12-3 run and will look to get back on track when St. Maries comes to town on Thursday for a non-league matchup.

"A great program over the years; we know that coach Chase is going through some tough times right now," coach Love said of 12-year Lumberjack head coach Bryan Chase, diagnosed with neuroendocrine pancreatic liver cancer, a rare, slower-growing cancer, this past summer. "He loves that team and St. Maries is going to come to compete like they always do."

Sandpoint 10 14 8 12 — 44

Lewis & Clark 13 13 20 10 — 56

PTS: SPT — Iverson 11, Roos 11, Yarbrough 8, Weisz 6, Chamberlain 5, Williams 2, Corbett 1, Inge 0, Gion 0. LC — Dowling 10, Kimmet 9, Pearson 8, Gehn 8, Partch 6, Conklin 6, Kinkade 5, O'Donnell 3, Meija 1, Kasomo 0, Sydor 0.

Cruz nets 20 in Wampus Cats loss

Coeur du Christ 61, Clark Fork 46

CLARK FORK — Junior Mateo Cruz scored a team-high 20 points and buried three three-pointers, senior Owen Howard put up 14 points, a team-high nine rebounds and a team-high six blocks as the Wampus Cats fell to the Saints in their home-and-season opener on Tuesday night.

Senior Westin Caven collected 12 points, a team-high five assists and a team-high four steals for Clark Fork, which was tied 24-24 with Coeur du Christ at halftime before the Saints pulled away in the third quarter for the non-league win.

Sophomore Grant Clemens had a game-high 24 points for Coeur du Christ in what was the Saints' season opener as well.

Cruz added five rebounds and three steals while freshman Bode Scarlett had two assists and two steals in his varsity debut for Clark Fork (0-1), which will return to action on Tuesday, Dec. 9 for a home game against Bonners Ferry's junior varsity team.

Coeur du Christ 10 14 20 17 — 61

Clark Fork 12 12 10 12 — 46

PTS: CF — Cruz 20, Howard 14, Caven 12, Yanik 0, Stevens 0, Scarlett 0, Gustafson 0. CDC — Clemens 24, O'Neill 15, Cools 11, Manuel 5, Hayes 3, Mudrick 2, Sundholm 1, Beyer 0.

REB: CF — Howard 9, Cruz 5, Stevens 2, Caven 2, Scarlett 1.

AST: CF — Caven 5, Scarlett 2, Yanik 2, Howard 2, Cruz 1.

STL: CF — Caven 4, Cruz 3, Scarlett 2, Yanik 1.

BLK: CF — Howard 6, Caven 1, Cruz 1.

Timberlake 68, Priest River 42

SPIRIT LAKE — Senior Ian Lamanna erupted for a game-high 18 points, senior Lucas Mathews scored nine of his own, as the Spartans fell short of the Tigers in a non-league matchup held Monday night at Timberlake High.

Senior Max Simpson had a team-high 17 points for Timberlake in what was the season opener for both squads.

No other information was available.

Priest River (0-1) will host Orofino on Friday for their 3A Central Idaho League and home opener.

Priest River 3 17 13 9 — 42 

Timberlake 15 13 22 18 — 68 

PTS: PR — Lamanna 18, Matthews 9, Redinger 4, Simcox 4, Hatten 3, Collins 3, Barth 1, Strange 0, Best 0, Bakos 0. TL — Simpson 17, Rush 13, Van Gundy 13, Vallieres 8, Hiaasen 6, Short 6, Shively 3, Martin 2, Smith 0, Hauschildt 0, Barnhart 0, Montes 0, Walter 0.