Bonners Ferry 68, Stillwater Christian 58 

Sulay Abubakari scored 23, Ty Schrock had 20 and Peyton Hinthorn scored 19 as the Badgers shook off a slow start to claim 10-point 68-58 win over the Stillwater Christian Cougars. 

Jameson Cartwright-Kissee had six points and Micah Thomson added two. 

The Badgers started down 17-8 as the Cougars were excellent in the game’s first quarter, before a contested two off the backboard from Schrock with 15 seconds left made it 17-10 after eight minutes of play.  

Down 22-13 early in the second quarter, Bonners Ferry went on a 21-6 run in the seven minutes before halftime to make it 34-28 in favor of the Badgers. At the end of the second quarter, the decibel level was raised in the high school gym when Hinthorn swished a half-court buzzer beater. 

The lead grew slightly in the third quarter, which ended 47-39 in favor of Bonners Ferry, before outscoring the Cougars by two points in the fourth quarter to win 68-58. 

The Badgers improved to 2-2 and have come back to win immediately after losing twice this season. They will play next at home against Lewiston on Dec. 12 at 6 p.m.  

Lewiston has a 1-1 record this season, but was 20-6 last year, ranked 19th in the country. They lost two players to graduation this year but have retained much of their team. The Badgers beat them in a close game the last time they played, 58-55 on Jan. 2, 2025. 

Bonners Ferry 10 24 13 21 — 68 

Stillwater Christian 17 11 11 19 — 58

Lakeland 69, Bonners Ferry 61 

Bonners Ferry faced the Lakeland Hawks away the day before, on Dec. 5. It was a close game, which was tied 12-12 after the first quarter.  

The Badgers led by a single point after the second quarter, 25-24. However, an 11-2 run for the Hawks in the third quarter helped make the score 48-41 at the conclusion of the third quarter, before Bonners Ferry ultimately lost 69-61.  

Bonners Ferry 12 13 16 20 — 61 

Lakeland 12 12 24 21 — 69 

    Senior Sulay Abubakari shoots a three-pointer, while several Cougars players stand still.
  

    Senior Micah Thomson guards the basketball.