PREP ROUNDUP: Shorthanded Viking boys fall in opener

• BOYS BASKETBALL

SPOKANE VALLEY — Minus four of their projected starters due to injury, the visiting Coeur d’Alene Vikings fell 60-51 to the University Titans in the season opener for both teams Wednesday night. 

Junior Davis Whittaker scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half for Coeur d’Alene, which trailed 41-19 at halftime. 

“We didn't play well at the beginning; a lot of the boys told me they were nervous,” said Coeur d’Alene coach Kent Leiss, in his first year back on the Viking bench after coaching Coeur d’Alene from 2004-13. “In the second half they played harder and felt more comfortable. Davis Whittaker was a pleasant surprise.” 

Guard Caden Symons, a second-team all-Idaho selection who has signed with Evansville, could return soon from a broken collarbone suffered during football season. 

Junior point guard Ben Murray has opted for ankle tendon surgery after being injured during football season, and will miss the basketball season. So will junior post Evan Robertson, who suffered a torn ACL pitching this summer. 

And junior forward Collin Wright, out with a strained MCL, hopes to resume practice next week, Leiss said.  

“We’re going to eventually be OK, but it was tough sledding,” Leiss said of Wednesday’s game. 

Brady Bell scored 20 of his 25 points in the first half for University 

Coeur d’Alene plays host to Moscow on Saturday. 

Coeur d’Alene     10    9    14    18    —    51 

University     21    20    10    9    —    60 

COEUR d’ALENE — McCall 5, Fagan 3, Braga 10, Stern 9, Rasor 3, Gentry 2, Gatten 0, Whittaker 17, Priebe 2. 

UNIVERSITY — Bell 25, Rigsby 3, Delegard 9, Dixon 11, Deshazer 0, Anderberg 0, Eyre 5, Czapla 0, Peterson 2, MacArthur 2, Young 0, Lipke 2, Lawson 0. 

Mt. Spokane 64 

Lake City 53 (OT)

MEAD — On an emotional night, with everything going their way early, the Timberwolves got out to a great start. 

They just didn’t have quite enough to get to the finish line. 

Junior Jordan Carlson had 26 points, senior Josh Watson 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, but a 31-point night by Colorado State signee Jaden Ghoreishi lifted the Wildcats to the nonleague win. 

“It just kind of got away from us in overtime,” said Lake City coach James Anderson, whose team led 28-17 at halftime, but was outscored 13-2 in overtime. “Jaden, he’s a lot to guard and they got out and got going in overtime.” 

It was the first game for Mt. Spokane, who was without Brody Three Stars, who is recovering from injuries suffered in an accident with an impaired driver on Nov. 22. 

“It was an emotional night for them, and for us,” Anderson said.  

Lake City (1-1) hosts Rocky Mountain of Meridian on Friday. 

Lake City    15    13    15    7    2    —    53 

Mt. Spokane    1    16    17    17    13    —    64 

LAKE CITY — Williams 2, Winey 1, Plummer 0, Carlson 26, Watson 10, Bowman 3, Anderson 7, Pearson 2, Irgens 2. 

MT. SPOKANE — Ghoreishi 31, Franklin 14, Lunzer 0, Reijonen 2, Stroscher 6, Dietzen 2, Lewis 6, Durgan 0, Moore 3. 

Lakeland 50 

Timberlake 41 

SPIRIT LAKE — Senior Brayden Carrel had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Hawks, who outscored the Tigers 34-27 in the second half of a nonleague win at Timberlake High. 

Senior Max Simpson scored 13 points for Timberlake (1-1). 

“The guys played hard and fought all the way to the end,” Timberlake coach Juston Henry said. “They hit three 3s to start the fourth, and that really put us in a hole. We were focused on trying to keep Carrel out of the paint and did a great job in the first half, but he is a good player and they put him good opportunities in the second half.” 

Senior Peyton Hillman had 13 points, five rebounds and five assists for Lakeland (1-0), which hosts Bonners Ferry on Friday. 

Timberlake hosts Wallace next Tuesday. 

Lakeland    8    8    15    19    —    50 

Timberlake    6    8    13    14    —    41 

LAKELAND — Lukey 0, Furihman 0, Yager 8, Caywood 3, Young 0, Hocking 5, Hillman 13, Carrel 20. 

TIMBERLAKE — Shively 0, Short 0, Simpson 13, Van Gundy 10, Vallieres 0, Hiassen 6, Rush 12, Martin 0. 

• LATE TUESDAY 

Coeur du Christ 61 

Clark Fork 46 

CLARK FORK — Sophomore Grant Clemens had 23 points, nine assists and four rebounds for the Saints in a nonleague win over the Wampus Cats at Clark Fork High. 

Senior Aedan O’Neill had 15 points and 20 rebounds, 11 offensive, for Coeur du Christ (1-0), which faces Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame of Spokane at Holy Family Catholic School on Friday. 

Junior Mateo Cruz scored 20 points for Clark Fork (0-1). 

Coeur du Christ    10    14    20    17    —    61 

Clark Fork    12    12    10    12    —    46 

COEUR du CHRIST — Manuel 5, Clemens 23, Hayes 3, Cools 11, Mudrick 4, Sundholm 2, O’Neill 15. 

CLARK FORK — Yanik 0, Caven 12, Stevens 0, Gustafson 0, Scarlett 0, Cruz 20, Howard 14. 

• WRESTLING

Lakeland takes two

to open season

RATHDRUM — Lakeland’s Zach Teal (106/113 pounds), Kade Knopp (132), Quinn Miller (138), Gage McWatters (175) and Emmit Rivandeneira (215) opened the season with a pair of pins for the Hawks in dual wins over Mt. Spokane and Timberlake at Lakeland High. 

Lakeland defeated Timberlake 63-10, then beat Mt. Spokane 50-25 on its first night of matches. 

Mt. Spokane defeated Timberlake 48-29 in their dual. 

Lakeland and Timberlake will compete in the Van Tuinstra Duals Tournament on Saturday at Timberlake High. 

LAKELAND 50, MT. SPOKANE 25 

98 — Ferenc Ipacs Szabo, MS, by forfeit. 106 — Zach Teal, LL, p. Mason Taft, 3:48. 113 — Maddox Taft, MS, d. Colby Adams, 12-7. 120 — Carson Leonard, LL, p. Kaleb Dennewith, :35. 126 — Caleb Adams, LL, md. Liam Fletcher, 13-2. 132 — Kade Knopp, LL, p. Grayson Slatter, 4:28. 138 — Quinn Miller, LL, d. Chace Jensen, 21-14. 144 — John Neff, LL, d. Coelho Sharpe, 7-4. 150 — Matthew House, MS, md. Jager McWatters, 15-2. 157 — Cole Cooper, LL, md. Cruz Campbell, 10-2. 165 — Daniel Zgherea, MS, p. Henry Booth, 2:30. 175 — Gage McWatters, LL, p. Leland Elkins, 1:11. 190 — Peyton Sardinha, LL, p. Nicholas Perkins, :24. 215 — Emmit Rivandeneira, LL, p. Asa Smith, :11. 285 — Brendan Hughes, MS, p. Zane Gray, :40. 

LAKELAND 63, TIMBERLAKE 10 

98 — double forfeit. 113 — Zach Teal, LL, p. Colter Schoepp, 1:22. 113 — Wyatt Carey, TL, d. Colby Adams, 8-3. 120 — Carson Leonard, LL, by forfeit. 126 — Jacob Rade, TL, d. Caleb Adams, 9-6. 132 — Kade Knopp, LL, p. Drake Larson, 4:00. 138 — Quinn Miller, LL, p. Logan Handlen, 1:35. 144 — John Neff, LL, p. Parker Cathey, 5:00. 150 — Cole Cooper, LL, by forfeit. 157 — Kalab Hammer, LL, d. Chris Schmidt, 7-2. 165 — Henry Booth, LL, by forfeit. 175 — Gage McWatters, LL, p. Carter Loutzenhiser, 3:11. 190 — Peyton Sardinha, LL, by forfeit. 215 — Emmit Rivandeneira, LL, p. Fisher Timmins, 1:05. 285 — Archer Higgins, TL, md. Zane Gray, 12-4. 

MT. SPOKANE 48, TIMBERLAKE 29 

98 — double forfeit. 106 — Mason Taft, MS, p. Colter Schoepp, 5:20. 113 — Jake Wingfield, TL, d. Maddox Taft, 13-8. 120 — Jacob Rade, TL, p. Kaleb Dennewith, 1:08. 126 — Liam Fletcher, MS, by forfeit. 132 — Grayson Slatter, MS, p. Drake Larson, :16. 138 — Chace Jensen, MS, p. Logan Handlen, 3:08. 144 — Parker Cathey, TL, d. Coelho Sharpe, 5-2. 150 — Matthew House, MS, p. Niklas Lee, 1:49. 157 — Chris Schmidt, TL, tf. Cruz Campbell, 16-1. 165 — Daniel Zgherea, MS, by forfeit. 175 — Carter Loutzenhiser, TL, p. Leland Elkins, 1:32. 190 — Nicholas Perkins, MS, by forfeit. 215 — Fisher Timmins, TL, p. Asa Smith, :58. 285 — Brenden Hansell, MS, p. Archer Higgins, 1:03.