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Sandpoint 70, West Valley 67 (OT)

SANDPOINT — It's hard to name a player that disrupts an opposing team's game plan more than Logan Roos, and that's exactly what he continued to do Tuesday night against the 2A Greater Spokane League defending champions.

The senior forward posted a season-high 27 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the floor, pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds and recorded three blocks as he controlled the paint in the Bulldogs' three-point overtime win over the previously undefeated Eagles at Les Rogers Court.

"We were looking through Derrick Chamberlain on that very first play of the game to establish our presence in the paint," Sandpoint High head coach Will Love said. "Logan understood that and really executed. I thought we did a good job getting him the ball in spots where he could be effective... he set the tone and had some big buckets for us. Credit to him, he's been working super hard, and credit to his teammates for finding him."

Sandpoint led by as much as 10 points after an 8-0 run to start to second quarter, but West Valley battled back with a 14-2 run and the team's traded buckets from there on out. Trailing 58-57 with 1:10 remaining in regulation, junior Knox Williams, who had six points, three assists and a pair of blocks and steals, hit a three-pointer off a pass from junior Brock Yarbrough to give the Bulldogs a two-point lead. Yarbrough, who had 12 points, six rebounds, and a team-high five assists, then connected with Williams for another three-pointer with six seconds to go to make it a 63-60 game, but West Valley's Nathan Zettle hit a high-arcing rainmaker that found all net as the buzzer sounded to force an overtime period.

In overtime, Roos scored four of Sandpoint's seven points, Yarbrough scored the final basket of the game via a mid-range floater while surrounded by defenders, and the Bulldogs made two defensive stands across the final minute for the win.

"We had that overtime game on Friday, and even though we lost that, it's still an experience that we knew would pay off; I wasn't hoping that it would be this soon, but we showed we were ready for it," coach Love noted. "We came out an executed — credit to this team. Saturday left a sour taste in their mouths and they were anxious to get back on the court, especially against a great program like West Valley, and go out and compete."

Senior Noah Willard erupted for a game-high 30 points, including six three-pointers, and Zettle had 21 points and a game-high nine assists for West Valley, which is now 4-1 and came into the contest with wins over Cheney, Shadle Park, Rogers and Ephrata. 

Junior Logan Iverson hit two triples as he produced 12 points and four rebounds for Sandpoint (4-3), which also got eight points from junior Derrick Chamberlain and will host Priest River on Thursday for a non-league affair.

West Valley 12 11 21 19 4 — 67

Sandpoint 14 10 19 20 7 — 70

PTS: SPT — Roos 27, Iverson 12, Yarbrough 12, Chamberlain 8, K. Williams 6, Weisz 2, Corbett 2, D. Williams 1. WV — Willard 30, Zettle 21, Baker 8, Lagerstrom 4, Avery 3.

REB: SPT — Roos 13, Yarbrough 6, Iverson 4, Chamberlain 3, Corbett 3, Gion 1, K. Williams 1.WV — Willard 4, H. Spencer 4, Avery 4, O. Spencer 3, Zettle 2, Baker 2, Lagerstrom 2, Johnson 1.

AST: SPT — Yarbrough 5, K. Williams 3, Iverson 2, Roos 2, Corbett 1, D. Williams 1. WV — Zettle 9, Baker 1, O. Spencer 1, Willard 1, Lagerstrom 1.

STL: SPT — K. Williams 2, Yarbrough 2, Gion 2, Iverson 1, Roos 1, D. Williams 1. WV — Zettle 2, Avery 2, Johnson 1, O. Spencer 1, Willard 1, Lagerstrom 1.

BLK: SPT — Roos 3, K. Williams 2, Gion 1. WV — Lagerstrom 1.

Lamanna drops season-high 24 for Spartans

Riverside 58, Priest River 56

PRIEST RIVER — Senior Ian Lamanna drained four three-pointers en route to a season-and-team-high 24 points, senior Lucas Mathews had 12 points, including two three-pointers, a team-high eight assists and six rebounds as the Spartans last-second three-point attempt was too strong in a non-league loss to the Rams on Tuesday night at Priest River High.

Senior Brady Hatten recorded eight points and five rebounds, sophomore Jacob Best eight points and a team-high 11 rebounds for Priest River, which led 28-24 at intermission before Riverside went on a run in the third quarter.

Just this past Friday, Priest River High head coach Brian Hall's second day on the job, the Spartans fell to the Rams by a score of 62-35 — a 25-point difference in loss margin compared to Tuesday night's contest.

"I was really happy with the way the kids responded tonight," coach Hall said. "To respond in just five days, from losing by 27 to losing by two... these boys just battled hard, put all their guts out on the court tonight, and worked together... we're close, but no cigar. Ben Riggles is an amazing player and we just couldn't find a way to slow him down."

Riggles, a junior, had a game-high 33 points, including four three-pointers, for Riverside, which is now 4-3 on the year. 

Sophomore Madden Reddinger added two points, five rebounds and four assists for Priest River (2-3), which will travel to Sandpoint on Thursday for their final game before Christmas Break.

Riverside 13 11 20 14 — 58

Priest River 12 16 15 13 — 56

PTS: PR — Lamanna 24, Mathews 12, Hatten 8, Best 8, Redinger 2, Collins 2. RIV — Riggles 33, Koesel 11, Gaffaney 5, Schneider 4, Roberg 4, Gosney 1.

REB: PR — Best 11, Mathews 6, Hatten 5, Redinger 5, Lamanna 1, Simcox 1, Collins 1.

AST: PR — Mathews 8, Redinger 4, Lamanna 3.

STL: PR — Mathews 1, Lamanna 1, Redinger 1, Best 1, Collins 1.

BLK: PR — None.

GIRLS

Second quarter outburst key in Lady Bulldogs win

Sandpoint 56, West Valley 26

SANDPOINT — Junior Jordyn Tomco sunk three three-pointers on her way to a line of 17 points, seven rebounds and five steals — all team-high's — as the Lady Bulldogs used a 15-2 second-quarter scoring advantage to down the previously unbeaten Lady Eagles of Spokane on Tuesday night at Les Rogers Court.

Junior Livia Driggs contributed 15 points of her own, including two three-pointers, and dished out a team-high three assists while junior Brecken Mire tallied nine points and three steals for Sandpoint, which led 30-13 at halftime and outscored West Valley 26-13 in the second half to clinch the victory.

"We got to spread the scoring out and had some big games from Livia Driggs and Jordyn Tomco, with the support of some big steals by Carly Laybourne in the third quarter that gave us a boost," Sandpoint High head coach Madi Schoening said. "It's great to see the confidence coming out of Willow Betz and Jaylah Butler, who are playing some really tough defense and giving us some good minutes, the same with Summer Loutzenhiser... we emphasis our defense and were looking to get a lot of tips and deflections."

Junior Carly Laybourne registered six points and five rebounds, sophomore Willow Betz four points, four boards and three steals in the winning effort fpr the Lady Bulldogs, which forced 29 turnovers in total.

Senior Cassie Brooks had a team-high 11 points for West Valley, which is now 4-1 and had wins over Cheney, Ephrata, Shadle Park and Rogers heading into the contest.

Sandpoint (8-1) will travel to Timberlake (3-3), which they defeated 58-48 earlier this season, for a non-league matchup on Thursday.

West Valley 11 2 11 2 — 26

Sandpoint 15 15 19 7 — 56

PTS: SPT — Tomco 17, L. Driggs 15, Mire 9, Laybourne 6, Betz 4, Loutzenhiser 3, Butler 2. WV — Brooks 11, Kappen 4, Fried 3, McIntyre 2, Spunich 2, Cheroke 2, Ordinario 2.

REB: SPT — Tomco 7, Laybourne 5, Betz 4, Mire 3, L. Driggs 2, Butler 2, Laing 2. WV — Spunich 9, Brooks 4, McIntyre 4, Ordinaro 4, #35 2, Fried 1.

AST: SPT — L. Driggs 3, Mire 2, Tomco 2, Laybourne 2, Laing 1, Betz 1. WV — Ordinario 2, Jones 1, Spunich 1, Brooks 1, McIntyre 1.

STL: SPT — Tomco 5, Mire 3, L. Driggs 3, Betz 3, Butler 2, Loutzenhiser 2, Laybourne 2. WV — Fried 1, Brooks 1, Spunich 1, Jones 1, Ordinario 1.

BLK: SPT — None. WV — Spunich 1.

Burgess-Duquette pours in 16 in Lady Spartans win

Priest River 40, Riverside 18

PRIEST RIVER — Sophomore McKinley Burgess-Duqette scored 10 of her game-high 16 points in the second half and grabbed three rebounds and three steals as the Lady Spartans used a 15-0 first-quarter scoring advantage to capture a non-league win over the Lady Rams on Tuesday night at Priest River High.

Senior Aleigha Jensen added 12 points, including two three-pointers, three rebounds and three assists while junior Haylee Jepson-Church stuffed the stat sheet with eight points, five rebounds and a team-high eights steals for Priest River, which closed the game on an 8-0 run after Riverside narrowed the gap to nine points multiple times between the middle two quarters.

Freshman Haley Rice chipped in four points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals, sophomore Courtney Whitaker five rebounds in the winning effort for Priest River (5-2), which will face Shadle Park on Dec. 27 and St. George's on Dec. 29 at the West Valley Holiday Classic tournament.

Riverside 0 6 8 4 — 18

Priest River 15 4 8 13 — 40

PTS: PR — Burgess-Duquette 16, Jensen 12, Jepson-Church 8, Rice 4.

REB: PR — Jepson-Church 5, Whitaker 5, Rice 3, Jensen 3, Burgess-Duquette 3, Smith 3, Hollett 1.

AST: PR — Jepson-Church 5, Rice 4, Jensen 3, Burgess-Duquette 1.

STL: PR — Jepson-Church 8, Rice 3, Burgess-Duquette 3, Jensen 2, Cantrell 1.

BLK: PR — Jensen 1, Burgess-Duquette 1.

    Sandpoint High sophomore forward Willow Betz connects from close-range while guarded by a handful of West Valley defenders during the Lady Bulldogs' 56-26 non-league win over the Lady Eagles on Tuesday night at Les Rogers Court.