Sandpoint 55, Lewis & Clark 43

SPOKANE VALLEY — Junior Jordyn Tomco racked up a team-high 16 points, including the team's only three-pointer, junior Brecken Mire recorded 15 points and eight rebounds, five assists, five steals and two blocks — all team-high's — and the Lady Bulldogs used a 20-2 first-quarter scoring advantage to topple the Lady Tigers in their Eagle Holiday Classic opener held Saturday night at West Valley High. 

Junior Livia Driggs added 12 points, six rebounds, three assists and four steals, sophomore Willow Betz eight points, six rebounds and two steals for Sandpoint, which led 47-32 with less than three minutes to go in the fourth quarter after Lewis & Clark closed the gap to 32-26 midway through the third frame.

"We've been getting into little lulls after the first quarter," Sandpoint High head coach Madi Schoening said. "Being able to knock down shots from the outside this year has been a struggle, so continuing to get those shots up and making them the right ones will be something we continue to work on too. Proud of the girls for how they thought through their lulls and closed the game out."

Rhiannon Kilgore had 16 points for Lewis & Clark, which used a 14-7 second-quarter scoring advantage to get back into the game and is now 3-5 on the year with the loss.

Junior Carly Laybourne chipped in two points, five rebounds, and three steals for the Lady Bulldogs, which forced 20 turnovers in the non-league victory.

Lewis & Clark 2 14 14 13 — 43

Sandpoint 20 7 16 12 — 55

PTS: SPT — Tomco 16, Mire 15, L. Driggs 12, Betz 8, Laybourne 2, Butler 2. LC — R. Kilgore 16, Shaw 8, Vue 6, B. Kilgore 5, Zimmerman 3, Barkstrom 2, Baird 2, Goldsmith 1.

REB: SPT — Mire 8, Betz 6, L. Driggs 6, Laybourne 5, Laing 3, Tomco 1, Butler 1, Todd-Murray 1. LC — Barkstrom 6, R. Kilgore 5, Shaw 4, Goldsmith 4, Zimmerman 3, B. Kilgore 2, Baird 1, Taylor 1.

AST: SPT — Mire 5, L. Driggs 3, Tomco 1, Laing 1, Todd-Murray 1. LC — B. Kilgore 3, Barkstrom 3, Zimmerman 2, Shaw 1, Baird 1, R. Kilgore 1.

STL: SPT — Mire 5, L. Driggs 4, Laybourne 3, Betz 2, Tomco 1. LC — Zimmerman 3, B. Kilgore 3, R. Kilgore 1, Vue 1, Barkstrom 1.

BLK: SPT — Mire 2, Betz 1, L. Driggs 1, Laing 1, Butler 1. LC — Shaw 2, B. Kilgore 1.

Sandpoint 65, Central Valley 38

SPOKANE VALLEY — Juniors Brecken Mire and Jordyn Tomco each scored a tied for team-high 19 points, junior Livia Driggs contributed 10 points, and the trio combined for seven of the Lady Bulldogs' eight three-pointers in a non-league defeat of the Lady Bears in their second game of the Eagle Holiday Classic held Monday night at West Valley High. 

Mire, who had two triples, also dished out a team-high nine assists and Tomco, who had three treys, came down with a team-high five boards on the night. Driggs drained two triples and grabbed a team-high three steals for Sandpoint, which led 42-16 at halftime after erupting for 25 points in the second quarter as they closed out a 22-3 run across a six-minute span.

Sandpoint High head coach Madi Schoening said her team's full-court press and "go-go-go" mentality was key to another fast start on the night.

"The competitive nature that they have takes them a long way," coach Schoening noted. "They've been playing really well together, finding each other in transition, passing ahead, attacking hard, driving and kicking, and they have been sharing the ball really well, which has been a big change for us the last few games —  and it's been paying off. It's huge when we're able to spread the scoring out like we did."

The win marks the Lady Bulldogs' third of the year against Greater Spokane League opponents — games in which they have won by an average of 22.67 points.

"The girls did a good job staying composed, putting up 42 points in a half is something we'll be able to look back on," coach Schoening said. "Really excited with how we're looking defensively, and we'll add in some things this week as we have some big games we are preparing for."

Olivia Patshkowski recorded 14 points, four assists and two blocks for Central Valley, which came back with an 18-13 effort in the third quarter and is now 5-4 on the season with the loss.

Junior Carly Laybourne rallied for seven points and four rebounds, sophomore Willow Betz five points, including a three-pointer of her own, Driggs and Tomco recorded two assists each, and sophomore Alyssa Porter scored her first two career varsity points for Sandpoint (11-1), which has won six in a row and will travel to Mt. Spokane of the Greater Spokane League on Saturday night to wrap up their non-6A/5A Inland Empire League slate.

Sandpoint 17 25 13 10 — 65

Central Valley 8 8 18 4 — 38

PTS: SPT — Mire 19, Tomco 19, L. Driggs 10, Laybourne 7, Betz 5, Porter 2, Laing 2, Butler 1. CV — Patshkowski 14, Henry 13, Vangeystel 4, Carlson 3, Lanphere 2, Thompson 2.

REB: SPT — Tomco 5, Butler 4, Laybourne 4, Laing 3, Mire 3, Betz 3, L. Driggs 2, Todd-Murray 1, Loutzenhiser 1. CV — Vangeystel 5, Henry 4, Carlson 4, Patshkowski 4, Thompson 2, Dixon 1, Lanphere 1, Ochoa 1.

AST: SPT — Mire 9, L. Driggs 2, Tomco 2, Loutzenhiser 1, Butler 1, Todd-Murray 1. CV — Patshkowski 4, Carlson 1, Thompson 1.

STL: SPT — L. Driggs 3, Mire 2, Loutzenhiser 1, Betz 1, Todd-Murray 1. CV — Vangeystel 2, Henry 1, Dixon 1.

BLK: SPT — Mire 1. CV — Patshkowski 2.

Shadle Park 60, Priest River 31

SPOKANE VALLEY — Sophomore McKinley Burgess-Duquette led the way with 14 points, junior Haylee Jepson-Church scored eight points of her own, and the Lady Spartans were defeated by the Lady Highlanders in their Eagle Holiday Classic opener held Saturday morning at West Valley High.

Sophomore Courtney Whitaker registered five points, freshman Haley Rice and senior Aleigha Jensen two points apiece for Priest River, which trailed 25-11 at intermission before keeping pace with Shadle Park in the third quarter.

Makenzie Fager scored 24 points, Madison Claar 11 points, and the duo both hit two three-pointers for Shadle Park, which used a 19-6 fourth-quarter scoring advantage to pull away and improved to 4-5 on the season with the win.

Priest River 5 6 14 6 — 31

Shadle Park 9 16 16 19 — 60

PTS: PR — Burgess-Duquette 14, Jepson-Church 8, Whitaker 5, Jensen 2, Rice 2. SP — Fager 24, Claar 11, Morris 8, Dahl 6, Schneider 4, Northcutt 4, Harrington 2, Duncan 1.

St. George's 67, Priest River 24

SPOKANE VALLEY — Senior Aleigha Jensen netted a team-high 13 points, including three three-pointers, sophomore McKinley Burgess Duquette recorded six points of her own, and the Lady Spartans fell to the Lady Dragons in their second game of the Eagle Holiday Classic held Monday morning at West Valley High.

Junior Haylee Jepson-Church tallied five points, including a three-pointer, for Priest River (5-4), which trailed 31-10 at halftime and will host Kootenai Classical Academy on Wednesday, Jan. 7 for a non-league game.

Brystal Neilson scored 25 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for St. George's, which got out to an early 18-2 lead after one quarter of action and improved to 4-6 on the year with the non-league victory.

Priest River 2 8 9 5 — 24

St. George's 18 13 15 21 — 67

PTS: PR — Jensen 13, Burgess-Duquette 6, Jepson-Church 5. SG — Nelison 25, Shimizu 12, Smoger 9, Hasenoehrl 6, Harbaugh 6, Melville 5, Cathcart 4.