BOYS BASKETBALL

Sandpoint 63, St. Maries 51

SANDPOINT — Logan Roos' emphatic poster slam dunk to start the fourth quarter was the cherry on top.

The Sandpoint High junior recorded a game-high 20 points, including four 3-pointers, and recorded six rebounds, five assists and four blocks as the host Bulldogs downed the Lumberjacks by a 12-point margin in a non-league game held Thursday at Les Rogers Court.

"He's rounding into form — it was about the same thing last year around this time; he really put it together then and is doing the same this year," Sandpoint High head coach Brian Childs said of Roos. "He's shooting the ball well and playing with a lot of confidence. He also made some really nice passes tonight. We played a lot without Emerik (Jones) as a precaution and Logan stepped up and provided us some leadership."

Roos couldn't have done it without the help of his seniors, who all made big contributions in addition to being honored on the night for their efforts over the years. Seniors Emerik Jones and Wil Leisy, who hit two 3-pointers, had eight points apiece while Rece Wolff netted four for the Bulldogs, which led 30-20 at intermission and used a 22-13 third quarter scoring advantage to pull away.

Sophomore Logan Iverson also drained two 3-pointers and had all of his seven points in the fourth quarter while fellow sophomore Knox Williams registered five points and five assists and once again commanded the Sandpoint offense.

"I thought it was a good team win tonight," Childs said. "Everyone that played contributed and I was especially proud of our seniors. They came out and got us off to a really good start."

For St. Maries, junior Isaiah Gustaffe led the way with 18 points, including two 3-pointers, and seven rebounds.

Sandpoint (7-8, 2-2) will travel to Moscow on Saturday for an Inland Empire League matchup.

St. Maries 15 5 13 18 — 51

Sandpoint 20 10 22 11 — 63

PTS: SPT — Roos 20, Leisy 8, Jones 8, Iverson 7, Gion 6, Williams 5, Yarbrough 5, Wolff 4. SM — Gustaffe 18, Yearout 12, B. Barta 10, J. Barta 8, L. Ribberich 2, Speakman 1.

REB: SPT — Roos 6, Corbett 3, Jones 3, Wolff 3, Williams 3, Gion 2, Leisy 1, Iverson 1, Weisz 1. SM — Gustaffe 7, Yearout 4, Harold 3, L. Ribberich 3, J. Barta 2, Speakman 1, T. Ribberrich 1.

AST: SPT — Roos 5, Williams 5, Gion 2, Yarbrough 1, Leisy 1. SM — Yearout 2, J. Barta 2, Harold 1, Gustaffe 1.

STL: SPT — Roos 2, Yarbrough 2, Williams 1, Gion 1, Leisy 1. SM — Yearout 2, Gustaffe 1, B. Barta 1, L. Ribberich 1.

BLK: SPT — Roos 4, Jones 2, Corbett 1, Williams 1. SM — None.

Sandpoint JV 60, Clark Fork 29

SANDPOINT — Junior Tyler Weisz netted a game-high 17 points, including three 3-pointers, and the host Bulldogs defeated the Wampus Cats in a non-league contest on Thursday.

Junior Linkin Haddock added 15 points, sophomore Brennan Shaw had nine, and junior Everett Gilman stuffed the stat sheet, collecting seven points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals for Sandpoint's junior varisty, which outscored Clark Fork 38-9 in the middle two quarters.

Senior Evrett Montgomery had 10 points, junior Owen Howard eight points and 10 rebounds, and junior Westin Caven nine points and three steals for the Wampus Cats.

Clark Fork (4-10, 0-3) hosts Lakeisde tonight for a 2A Scenic Idaho Conference matchup.

Clark Fork 13 3 6 7 — 29

Sandpoint JV 18 17 21 4 — 60

PTS: CF — Montgomery 10, Caven 9, Howard 8, Cruz 1, Adams 1. SPT — Weisz 17, Haddock 15, Shaw 9, Gilman 7, Jensen 6, Zimmerman 4, Nieman 2.

REB: CF — Howard 10, Montgomery 6, Caven 2, Stevens 1. SPT — Gilman 7, Nieman 4, Zimmerman 3, Weisz 3, Munson 2, Haddock 2, Shaw 2, Jensen 1, Dickinson 1.

AST: CF — Caven 2, Montgomery 1, Yanik 1. SPT — Gilman 7, Dickinson 4, Zimmerman 4, Haddock 1, Wesiz 1, Nieman 1.

STL: CF — Caven 3, Cruz 2, Montgomery 1. SPT — Gilman 4, Zimmerman 2, Munson 1, Weisz 1, Nieman 1.

BLK: CF — Howard 2, Cruz 2. SPT — Haddock 1, Jensen 1.

Kootenai Thunder 55, Spokane Classical 52

LIBERTY LAKE — The Thunder got revenge Thursday night at the HUB Sports Center — a revenge they didn't necessarily expect to get just yet.

After some re-seeding that made North Idaho Christian the seventh-seed, the No. 3 Thunder ended up facing the No. 6 Knights, who beat them by five points in overtime on senior night a couple of weeks ago, and pulled off a 55-52 thrilling victory in the first round of Mountain Christian League tournament action.

Senior Dylan Day extended his scoring streak to 10 games, collecting 21 points, 17 in the first half, and pulled down 10 rebounds to round out a double-double performance. Senior Malachi Duchow added 14 points, 12 in the second half for the Thunder, which scored 17 points in the fourth quarter, their most out of any quarter, to seal the victory.

Hunter Peterson, Milo Hernandez-Ortega and Marshall Peters all contributed six points in the win while Melkam Manning dished out a team-high five assists.

The No. 3 Kootenai Thunder (13-6) will face off against the winner of No. 2 Christian Center/No. 7 North Idaho Christian today at The Oaks Classical Christian Academy in Spokane Valley.

Thunder Stats Only.

PTS: KT — Day 21, Duchow 14, Peters 6, Peterson 6, Hernandez-Ortega 6, Manning 2.

REB: KT — Day 10, Duchow 5, Hernandez-Ortega 5, Peters 3, Peterson 2, Manning 2, Zmuda 1.

AST: KT — Manning 5, Miles 3, Duchow 1, Peterson 1, Peters 1, Zmuda 1, Palmer 1.

STL: KT — Duchow 1, Peterson 1, Peters 1, Miles 1, Day 1.

BLK: KT — Peterson 2, Hernandez-Ortega 2, Duchow 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Wallace 53, Clark Fork 26

WALLACE — Senior Hannah Thompson swished a pair of 3-pointers and recorded a team-high 12 points as the visiting No. 4 Lady Cats fell to the No. 3 Lady Miners on Thursday in a loser-out 2A Scenic Idaho Conference district tournament game.

Freshman Keira Gannon added five points, junior Kathi Rupp four points and 15 rebounds for Clark Fork, which trailed 31-16 at intermission.

"I'm really proud of the girls for fighting through a tough season and keeping at it," Clark Fork High head coach Chris Cavanaugh said. "We're really going to miss our seniors and Kathi next year, but we're excited for the future."

Sophomore Khepri Wood had a game-high 18 points for Wallace, which used a 15-2 scoring advantage in the third quarter to pull away.

Clark Fork officially finishes the season 6-14 and 0-6 in 2A SIC play.

Clark Fork 5 11 2 8 — 26

Wallace 16 15 15 7 — 53

PTS: CF — Thompson 12, Gannon 5, Rupp 4, A. Leadbetter 3, Mayorga 2. LAK — Wood 18, K. Phillips 13, B. Phillips 10, Birdsell 6, Stutzke 4, Kessler 2.

Christian Center 60, Kootenai Thunder 30

LIBERTY LAKE — At the HUB Sports Center, senior Laura Allshouse recorded a game-high 11 points and three assists as the No. 6 Lady Thunder were downed by the No. 3 Lady Lions in the first round of the Mountain Christian League tournament.

Mazie Miles contributed eight points, five rebounds and three steals, Casey deGraaf six points for the Lady Thunder, which scored 21 of their 30 points in the second half.

The No. 6 Kootenai Thunder will face the loser of No. 2 The Oaks/No. 7 Classical Christian Academy today at The Oaks Classical Christian Academy in Spokane Valley.

Thunder Stats Only.

PTS: KT — Allshouse 11, Miles 8, deGraaf 6, Stevens 3, Reynolds 2.

REB: KT — Miles 5, deGraaf 4, Allshouse 4, Stevens 3, Dye 1, Hammond , Palmer 1.

AST: KT — Allshouse 3, deGraaf 2, Miles 1.

STL: KT — Miles 3, Hammond 1, deGraaf 1, Stevens 1.

BLK: KT — None.

    Senior Malachi Duchow cleanly stuffs an opposing player during a fastbreak as the Kootenai Thunder held off Spokane Classical Christian for a 55-52 league tournament win on Thursday night.