BOYS

Clark Fork 54, Bonners Ferry JV 23

CLARK FORK — Senior Owen Howard chalked up a game-high 28 points, all in the first three quarters, hauled in a team-high 14 rebounds and recorded seven steals and four blocks as the Wampus Cats used a fast start to capture a 31-point win over the Badgers' junior varsity squad on Tuesday night at Clark Fork High.

Howard, who also had two assists and a fastbreak dunk on the night, was 12-for-17 from the floor and 4-for-5 from the charity stripe. Senior Westin Caven contributed 10 points, a team-high seven assists and seven steals of his own for Clark Fork, which built up a 20-3 first-quarter lead and were ahead 27-9 at intermission. 

"Great for the team as a unit; everyone got in there," Clark Fork High head coach Stillman Berkeley said. "It was a good gauge for Kyler (Rice) and I to see where each player stands, and what to focus on to improve the crew. Owen was great on the boards and with steals and Westin did great directing traffic and with assists. Overall, a step in a good direction, with many steps to take." 

Junior Mateo Cruz fired in seven points, including two 3-pointers, and junior Jesse Yanik, freshman Bode Scarlett and sophomore Ryder Gustafson all nailed three-pointers in the non-league victory for the Wampus Cats, which outscored Bonners Ferry JV 19-4 in the third frame.

Clark Fork (1-1) traveled to Mullan on Wednesday night for another non-league game. Results and recap will be available at a later date.

Bonners Ferry JV 3 6 4 10 — 23

Clark Fork 20 7 19 8 — 54

PTS: CF — Howard 28, Caven 10, Cruz 7, Yanik 3, Scarlett 3, Gustafson 3.

REB: CF — Howard 14, Caven 3, Stevens 3, Yanik 2, Cruz 1, Scarlett 1.

AST: CF — Caven 7, Howard 2.

STL: CF — Howard 7, Caven 7, Cruz 3, Scarlett 2, Yanik 1, Gustafson 1, Hudson 1.

BLK: CF — Howard 4, Cruz 2.

The Oaks 52, Kootenai Thunder 38

COCOLALLA — Marshall Peters netted a team-high 16 points, including a three-pointer, Ezra Duchow had seven points of his own as the Thunder's upset bid fell just short on Tuesday night in a Mountain Christian League matchup against The Oaks of Spokane Valley at Cocolalla Bible Camp.

Jordan Zmuda had six points, Ben Brewer four points, and Eli Rocke a three-pointer for the Thunder, which used a 20-point third quarter to take a 37-34 lead heading into the final frame.

Brock Sherle had a game-high 19 points for The Oaks, which improved to 5-1 on the year with an 18-1 scoring run in the fourth quarter.

The Kootenai Thunder (1-3) will host North Idaho Christian School, unbeaten on the season, for an MCL matchup on Thursday.

The Oaks 9 9 16 18 — 52

Kootenai Thunder 11 6 20 1 — 38

PTS: KT — Peters 16, Duchow 7, Zmuda 6, Brewer 4, Rocke 3, Peterson 1, Kummer 1. O — Sherle 19, Doster 10, Harken 8, Singer 7, Dowers 5, Vanhorn 2, Wendt 1.

GIRLS

Tomco lasers in 22 in Lady Bulldogs' win

Sandpoint 58, Timberlake 48

SANDPOINT — Junior Jordyn Tomco drained five three-pointers en route to a game-high 22 points and hauled in seven rebounds as the Lady Bulldogs used a 24-7 third-quarter scoring advantage to down the Lady Tigers in a non-league game held Tuesday night at Les Rogers Court.

Junior Brecken Mire posted a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds and blocked two shots while senior Jetta Thaete, who was 5-for-5 shooting in the team's recent win against University, registered eight points of her own on an efficient 4-for-5 effort from the floor and pulled down five rebounds on the night. Junior Carly Laybourne had five points, including a three-pointer, for the Lady Bulldogs, which led 27-25 at intermission.

Malia Miller had a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds and dished out six assists for Timberlake, which is now 2-3 on the season.

"Jordyn (Tomco) catching fire was a huge uplift and the girls just fought hard — all the work with our press is coming together, there's still lapses, but it wears a team down over time," Sandpoint High head coach Madi Schoening said. "Malia (Miller) is a really talented basketball player and we knew she was going to be challenging in zone press. She got us a couple times, which comes with it, and she had that run that made it close again in the fourth... we need to be in those games, in crunch time, and continue to learn to play without fouling, finishing on free throws, and all the things that come with that. It was a really good learning game for us."

Junior Jaylah Butler also had a three-pointer for Sandpoint (5-0), which has won five straight to open the season and outrebounded the Lady Tigers 38-28 and assisted on 16 made baskets in the win. The Lady Bulldogs will open up TitleOne Tip-off Classic play at the Mountain American Center in Idaho Falls on Thursday morning with Mountain Home, which is 5-2 so far this year.

Timberlake 11 14 7 16 — 48

Sandpoint 10 17 24 7 — 58

PTS: SPT — Tomco 22, Mire 14, Thaete 8, Laybourne 5, L. Driggs 4, Butler 3, Betz 2. TL — Miller 15, Young 15, Brotherton 8, Murphey 8.

Miles hits three treys in Thunder loss

The Oaks 44, Kootenai Thunder 26

COCOLALLA — Mazie Miles recorded a team-high nine points, all from downtown, Jenny Barnhart added in six points as the Lady Thunder fell to The Oaks of Spokane Valley in a Mountain Christian League matchup held Tuesday night at Cocolalla Bible Camp. 

Bit Darrow collected four points, four rebounds, a team-high two assists and four steals while Shelby Barnhart had two points, a team-high six rebounds and four steals of her own for the Thunder, which scored 12 of their 26 points in the fourth quarter.

Abby Hoefling chipped in two points, three rebounds, two steals and a block and Lexi Ball, Miles and Jenny Barnhart all came away with two steals apiece for the Kootenai Thunder (1-3), which will challenge North Idaho Christian School in a home MCL matchup on Thursday.

PTS: KT — Miles 9, J. Barnhart 6, Darrow 4, Hammond 2, Hoefling 2, S. Barnhart 2, Ball 1.

REB: KT — S. Barnhart 6, Darrow 4, Hoefling 3, Ball 2, Miles 2, J. Barnhart 2, Hammond 1.

AST: KT — Darrow 2, Hammond 1, J. Barnhart 1.

STL: KT — S. Barnhart 4, Darrow 4, Hoefling 2, Ball 2, Miles 2, J. Barnhart 2.

BLK: KT — Hoefling 1.