PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Bonners Ferry routs Timberlake, punches ticket to state

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 weeks, 6 days AGO

Priest River High senior Sawyer Staudt attempts a floater while contested by Orofino High senior Aiden Olive during Monday's 3A CIL district tournament game.

Bonners Ferry 83, Timberlake 40

BONNERS FERRY — Senior Asher Williams poured in 32 points, all in the first three quarters, Thomas Bateman scored 15 of his 23 points, including his 1,000th-career point, in the first half and the host Badgers won their fourth straight 4A Intermountain League district title Monday with a 43-point win over the Tigers.

Williams and Bateman were not just effective from inside, but also from 3-point range. Bateman hit four 3-pointers, Williams hit three of his own, and senior Eli Blackmore tallied 12 points and hit a trey for the Badgers, which led 53-29 at intermission.

Senior Brody Rice added six points, sophomores Peyton Hinthorn and Ty Schrock four each in the win. Bonners Ferry beat Timberlake two other times this year by scores of 73-28 and 78-35.

Senior Tyler Engelson had 13 points, including three 3-pointers for Timberlake, which finishes the season with an overall record of 9-12.

Bonners Ferry (21-1), winners of 38 of their last 39 contests, will look to defend their state title when they head to the 4A state tournament set to be held Thursday, Mar. 6 through Saturday, Mar. 8 at Eagle High.

Timberlake 8 21 7 4 — 40

Bonners Ferry 25 28 25 5 — 83

PTS: BF — Williams 32, Bateman 23, Blackmore 12, Rice 6, Hinthorn 4, Schrock 4, Abubakari 2. TL — Engelson 13, Van Simpson 9, Gundy 7, DeVore 5, Shively 2, Vallieres 2, Dykeman 2.

Orofino 53, Priest River 51

PRIEST RIVER — For the second time this season, the No. 4 Maniacs got the better of the No. 1 Spartans — this time in a 3A Central Idaho League district tournament game at Priest River High.

Senior Sawyer Staudt recorded a game-high 16 points, including three 3-pointers in the first quarter, and three steals, senior Nate Stifel had 13 points and two blocks for Priest River, which led 20-10 after the first quarter.

Junior Jake Runia collected 11 points, nine of which came from downtown, and junior Nick Bonner had 11 points, three steals and three blocks for Orofino, which outscored the Spartans 32-18 between the middle two quarters.

Senior Palmer Coleman contributed nine points, a game-high six assists, six rebounds and three steals, senior Carter Cook eight points and nine rebounds in the loss.

No. 1 Priest River (14-5) will host No. 2 St. Maries, which lost to No. 3 Kellogg 53-43 Monday, in a 3A CIL district tournament loser-out game on Wednesday.

Orofino 10 18 14 11 — 53

Priest River 20 9 9 13 — 51

PTS: PR — Staudt 16, Stifel 13, Coleman 9, Cook 8, Mathews 3, Lamanna 2. ORO — Runia 11, Bonner 11, Olive 8, Naranjo 7, Schneider 6, Connolly 6, Barlow 4,

REB: PR — Cook 9, Coleman 6, Mathews 4, Stifel 4, Staudt 2, Kreager 2. ORO — Olive 6, Runia 4, Barlow 4, Bonner 3, Connolly 3.

AST: PR — Coleman 6, Mathews 4, Stifel 2, Lamanna 1, Kreager 1. ORO — Naranjo 2, Barlow 2, Runia 2, Bonner 2, Schneider 1, Connolly 1, Olive 1.

STL: PR — Coleman 3, Staudt 3, Mathews 2, Lamanna 1, Kreager 1, Stifel 1, Cook 1. ORO — Bonner 3, Barlow 2, Schneider 2, Runia 1.

BLK: PR — Stifel 2. ORO — Bonner 3, Connolly 1, Olive 1.

Priest River High senior Sawyer Staudt attempts a floater while contested by Orofino High senior Aiden Olive during Monday's 3A CIL district tournament game.