PREP BASKETBALL: Lake City gets defensive, downs O'Dea

• BOYS

SAN DIEGO — After trying some new things to open the season, Lake City turned back the clock a little to get some momentum. 

Junior Jordan Carlson had 16 points and eight rebounds, senior Paxton Winey added 14 for the Timberwolves, who beat the O’Dea Fighting Irish of Seattle 64-42 in a National Division game in the Torrey Pines Winter Classic at Torrey Pines High on Saturday.

It was a season-low for O’Dea (5-3). 

“Defensively, it really starts with Jackson Bowman,” Lake City coach James Anderson said of the senior. “The guys we’ve asked him to guard this month have been crazy. Both him and Josh Watson really got us started on that end. To hold a team like O’Dea to 42, that’s incredible.” 

Lake City led 30-17 at halftime. Watson, a senior, had six points, six rebounds and four steals for the Timberwolves.

“We started the season trying to do some things differently on defense,” Anderson said. “We found that we wanted to go back to what we did last year, and we’ve been guarding the ball outstanding, and our rotations have been incredible. We didn’t really know our identity yet this season, but I think we found it.” 

Lake City (7-4), 1-1 at the tourney, faces Winward of Los Angeles on Monday at 11:40 a.m. 

Gene Woodard scored 11 points for O’Dea. 

O’Dea        7    10    10    15    —    42 

Lake City    18    12    12    22    —    64 

O’DEA — Brooks 10, Moksivong 8, Webster 11, Banchero 0, Haizlip 0, Leonard 0, Duckett 10, Bowman 3, Orbino 0, Woodard III 0. 

LAKE CITY — Williams 2, Oxenrider 0, Winey 14, Plummer 2, Carlson 16, Everson 0, Watson 6, Bowman 9, Hill 0, Anderson 8, Pearson 0, Irgens 5. 

Lakeland 62 

Shadle Park 38 

RATHDRUM — Senior Brayden Carrel totaled 19 points and 16 rebounds, and the Hawks eased away from the Highlanders of the Greater Spokane League at Hawk Court. 

Senior Peyton Hillman added 19 points and six rebounds for Lakeland (4-4). Carrel scored 13 of his points in the second half. Jaron Yager added 10 points and six boards for the Hawks.

Junior guard Ja’mir Johnson scored 10 points, all in the second half, for Shadle Park (1-8). 

Lakeland returns to action Jan. 8 at home vs. Timberlake.

Shadle Park     7    10    14    7    —    38 

Lakeland     12    19    26    5    —    62 

SHADLE PARK — Johnson 10, Williams 0, Strickland 9, Nelson 0, Milette 6, Knaeble 0, Bluford 7, Groth 6, Stamps 0. 

LAKELAND — Boardman 3, Tuskan 0, Lukey 0, Fuhriman 4, Yager 10, Caywood 2, Young 3, Hocking 2, Hillman 19, Carrel 19. 

• GIRLS

Central Valley 50 

Timberlake 46 

SPOKANE VALLEY — The visiting Tigers shot 1 for 10 from the field in the fourth quarter, falling to the Bears in the Eagle Classic at West Valley High. 

“We’ve got a lot of room for growth and improvement,” Timberlake coach Matt Miller said. “We struggled with our transition defense, and they made a run in the second quarter, but that fourth quarter killed us.” 

Junior Macy Murphey scored 17 points for Timberlake (3-5), which faces Sunnyside of Yakima, Wash., on Tuesday at 9 a.m. at West Valley High. 

Draeyelle Domebo scored 17 points for Central Valley (5-3). 

Timberlake    12    16    14    4    —    46 

Central Valley    11    18    10    11    —    50 

TIMBERLAKE — Murphey 17, Young 7, Archer 0, Miller 9, Brotherton 0, Milligan 3, Holecek 10. 

CENTRAL VALLEY — Ochoa 0, Lanphere 3, VanGeystel 0, Henry 9, Domebo 17, Carlson 4, Patshkowski 17.