GIRLS BASKETBALL

Sandpoint 57, Lewiston 35

LEWISTON — Sophomores Jordyn Tomco and Brecken Mire tied a team-high 16 points and the visiting Bulldogs used a 15-3 scoring advantage in the second quarter to defeat the Lady Bengals in a 5A Inland Empire League matchup on Friday.

"That was a big momentum boost for us and gave us a comfortable lead heading into the half," Sandpoint High head coach Will Love said about the second quarter. "I thought the girls executed really well on both the offensive and defensive ends — it's nice to see a quarter like that when you travel down to Lewiston. It can be such a hard road trip and is sometimes tough to get going."

Mire also pulled down a team-high six rebounds and came away with three steals while fellow sophomore Livia Driggs scored 14 points and had four of the Lady Bulldogs' eight 3-pointers.

"She led us in what was a pretty good shooting night from the outside for us; I believe we shot around 36 percent from deep," coach Love said. "Those 3s were big early on and helped us extend Lewiston's defense out. I thought we did a really good job of moving the basketball around tonight."

Senior Chloe Laybourne pitched in nine points for Sandpoint (9-10, 4-3), which travels to Lake City on Tuesday.

Sandpoint 12 15 15 15 — 57

Lewiston 7 3 15 10 — 35

PTS: SPT — Mire 16, Tomco 16, L. Driggs 14, Ch. Laybourne 9, D. Driggs 2. LEW — Samuels 8, Lathen 7, A. McKarcher 7, Albright 5, Stanger 3, Vantrease 2. 

REB: SPT — Mire 6, Thaete 5, M. Driggs 3, L. Driggs 3, Ch. Laybourne 2, Tomco 2, Ca. Laybourne 2, D, Driggs 2, Butler 1. LEW — A. McKarcher 5, Albirght 5, Vantrease 4, E. McKarcher 3, Holman 2, Stanger 1, Walker 1, Balmer 1.

AST: SPT — D. Driggs 3, Ch. Laybourne 3, Mire 3, Tomco 1, L. Driggs 1. LEW — Lathen 2, Holman 2, Fisher 2, Vantrease 1.

STL: SPT — Mire 3, Ch. Laybourne 2, D. Driggs 2, Tomco 1, L. Driggs 1. LEW — A. McKarcher 3, Lathen 2, Holman 1, Samuels 1, Fisher 1.

BLK: SPT — None. LEW — A. McKarcher 2.

Orofino 37, Priest River 34

PRIEST RIVER  — Senior Desi Humphrey poured in a game-high 20 points, including four 3-pointers, and had five steals as the host Lady Spartans comeback fell just shy in a 3A Central Idaho League match against the Maniacs on Friday.

Senior Paityn Yount tied a game-high five assists and sophomore Haylee Jepson-Church had four points and four steals for Priest River, which trailed 31-16 early in the third quarter before going on a 18-3 run to tie the game at 34 with 1:10 remaining.

Senior Rylee Diffin and junior Kaitlyn Curtis scored 15 points each and combined for the final three points of the game for Orofino.

Priest River (10-5, 3-2) travels to St. Maries on Tuesday.

Orofino 8 17 6 6 — 37

Priest River 4 10 7 13 — 34

PTS: PR — Humphrey 20, Jepson-Church 4, Braae 4, McCracken 3, Yount 2, Burgess-Duquette 1. ORO — Diffin 15, Curtis 15, Watters 4, Beardin 3.

REB: PR — Jensen 5, Yount 4, Humphrey 4, Braae 3, Burgess-Duquette 2, Jepson-Church 1, McCracken 1. ORO — Curtis 9, Johnson 8, Diffin 5, Deyo 3, Beardin 2, Tondevold 2, Watters 1.

AST: PR — Yount 5, McCracken 2, Braae 1, Humphrey 1, Jepson-Church 1. ORO — Curtis 5, Diffin 3, Tondevold 3, Johnson 2, Olive 1.

STL: PR — Humphrey 5, Jepson-Church 4, Yount 3, McCracken 2, Jensen 1. ORO — Johnson 4, Curits 1, Diffin 1, Watters 1, Tondevold 1.

BLK: PR — Jensen 1. ORO — Curits 2.

Spokane Classical 52, Kootenai Thunder 38

PRIEST RIVER — On senior night, senior Laura Allhouse collected nine points, seven rebounds and four steals as the host Lady Thunder were downed by the Lady Knights in a Mountain Christian League matchup held Friday at Priest River Junior High.

Casey deGraaf had seven points and eight rebounds, Rachel Hammond seven points and seven rebounds, and senior Mercy Brewer six points for the Lady Thunder, which scored 26 of their 38 points in the second half.

Mazie Miles added five points, two assists and four steals for the Kootenai Thunder (2-11, 1-10), which face off against the Classical Christian Academy on Monday.

Thunder Stats only.

PTS: KT — Allshouse 9, deGraaf 7, Hammond 7, Brewer 6, Miles 5, Ball 4.

REB: KT — deGraaf 8, Allshouse 7, Hammond 7, Brewer 4, Ball 3, Miles 2.

AST: KT — Miles 2, Allshouse 1.

STL: KT — Allshouse 4, Miles 4, Hammond 3, Brewer 2, Reynolds 2, Stevens 1, Dye 1.

BLK: KT — Ball 1, deGraaf 1.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Lewiston 72, Sandpoint 45

LEWISTON — Senior Emerik Jones tallied a team-high 12 points as the visiting Bulldogs were defeated by a red-hot Bengals squad in a 5A Inland Empire League matchup on Friday.

Sophomore Brock Yarbrough registered nine points, eight rebounds and two steals, junior Kingston Corbett eight points and eight rebounds for Sandpoint, which trailed 38-23 at halftime.

Royce Fisher scored a game-high 22 points, including six 3-pointers, and came away with four steals for Lewiston, which made 13 3-pointers in the victory.

Lewiston, which is ranked No. 3 in 5A, improves to 14-1 overall and 3-0 in league play on the season.

Sandpoint (5-8, 1-2) will return to action on Tuesday when they host Moscow for a 5A IEL matchup.

Sandpoint 9 14 12 10 —  45

Lewiston 20 18 23 11 — 72

PTS: SPT — Jones 12, Yarbrough 9, Corbett 8, Roos 5, Leisy 4, Williams 3, Gion 2, Wolff 2. LEW — Fisher 22, Walker 11, Torpey 11, Cushman Bogar 10, Hepburn 8, Rudolph 8, Alldredge 2.

REB: SPT — Yarbrough 8, Corbett 8, Jones 5, Roos 4, Leisy 2, Wolff 1, Iverson 1, Williams 1. LEW — Cushman Bogar 6, Fisher 5, Rudolph 3, Hepburn 2, Way 2, Krasselt 1, Shafer 1, Walker 1, Torpey 1, Alldredge 1.

AST: SPT — Williams 3, Gion 2, Corbett 2, Roos 1, Jones 1. LEW — Walker 4, Torpey 3, Hepburn 3, Fisher 2, Alldredge 2, Cushman Bogar 2, Rudolph 1.

STL: SPT — Yarbrough 2, Roos 1. LEW — Fisher 4, Hepburn 2, Way 1, Walker 1, Torpey 1.

BLK: SPT — Jones 2. LEW —Torpey 1, Alldredge 1.

Orofino 53, Priest River 38

PRIEST RIVER — Senior Brock Kreager and junior Ian Lamanna tied for a team-high nine points as the host Spartans fell to the Maniacs in a 3A Central Idaho League matchup on Friday.

Senior Palmer Coleman netted four points and recorded a team-high eight rebounds, three assists and three steals for Priest River, which trailed 29-16 at intermission and by as much as 18 points (40-22) in the third quarter.

Junior Hudson Schneider led Orofino with 14 points, including two 3-pointers.

Junior Brady Hatten added four points and seven rebounds off the bench, senior Nate Stifel four points and three blocks for the Spartans.

Priest River (10-3, 4-1) will look to regroup before hosting Newport for the Battle for the Border spirit competition on Friday.

Orofino 16 13 11 13 — 53

Priest River 9 7 9 13 — 38

PTS: PR — Kreager 9, Lamanna 9, Mathews 4, Coleman 4, Stifel 4, Hatten 4, Staudt 2, Cook 2. ORO — Schneider 14, Bonner 11, Runia 7, Connolly 7, Barlow 6, Olive 4, Naranjo 4.

REB: PR — Coleman 8, Hatten 7, Stifel 5, Mathews 4, Staudt 4, Cook 3, Lamanna 2, Redinger 1, Kreager 1. ORO — Olive 7, Connolly 6, Runia 4, Naranjo 3, Barlow 2, Bonner 1, Schneider 1.

AST: PR — Coleman 3, Mathews 1, Lamanna 1, Kreager 1. ORO — Runia 3, Bonner 3, Naranjo 2, Barlow 2, Connolly 1.

STL: PR — Coleman 3, Mathews 2, Staudt 2, Kreager 1, Cook 1. ORO — Schneider 3, Connolly 2, Runia 2, Bonner 1, Barlow 1, Olive 1, Naranjo 1.

BLK: PR — Stifel 3. ORO — None.

Bonners Ferry 80, St. Maries 34

BONNERS FERRY — On senior night, senior Thomas Bateman posted a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds and the host Badgers clinched a 46-point win on Friday over the Lumberjacks.

In addition to his double-double, Bateman also led Bonners Ferry, which led 49-14 at halftime, with six assists and four steals. Senior Asher Williams added a game-high 24 points to help the Badgers' cause.

Senior Brody Rice had 14 points, junior Sulay Abubakari 11 points and seven rebounds, and seniors Ivaan Cartwright and Eli Blackmore each had five points apiece in the win.

Bonners Ferry (16-0, 1-0) hosts Lakeland on Tuesday.

St. Maries 7 7 14 6 — 34

Bonners Ferry 33 16 23 8 — 80

Bonners Ferry Stats Only.

PTS: BF — Williams 24, Bateman 21, Rice 14, Abubakari 11, Blackmore 5, Cartwright 5.

REB: BF — Bateman 11, Abubakari 7, Hinthorn 6, Williams 5, Rice 3, Schrock 3, Blackmore 1.

AST: BF — Bateman 6, Cartwright 4, Rice 4, Blackmore 3, Hinthorn 3, Williams 2, Schrock 2, Abubakari 1.

STL: BF — Bateman 4, Rice 3, Hinthorn 2, Abubakari 2, Williams 1, Blackmore 1.

BLK: BF — Abubakari 1.

Spokane Classical 65, Kootenai Thunder 60

PRIEST RIVER — On senior night, senior Dylan Day produced a team-high 25 points, 18 in the first half, and recorded seven rebounds and three steals as the host Thunder were defeated by the Knights in overtime during a Mountain Christian League matchup on Friday at Priest River Junior High.

Senior Milo Hernandez-Ortega contributed 14 points, senior Malachi Duchow eight points, six rebounds, and four assists for the Thunder, which were outscored 9-4 in the final frame.

Senior Hunter Peterson added six points, senior Melkam Manning three points, six rebounds and five assists, and senior Gavan Miles five rebounds and three assists.

The Kootenai Thunder (11-5, 9-5) travel to face the Spokane Co-op on Tuesday.

Thunder Stats only.

PTS: KT — Day 25, Hernandez-Ortega 14, Duchow 8, Peterson 6, Manning 3, Palmer 2, Miles 2.

REB: KT — Day 7, Manning 6, Duchow 6, Miles 5, Hernandez-Ortega 5, Peterson 4.

AST: KT — Manning 5, Duchow 4, Miles 3, Peterson 2, Palmer 1, Day 1.

STL: KT — Day 3, Palmer 2, Miles 2, Peterson 1, Hernandez-Ortega 1.

BLK: KT — Day 1.

    Kootenai Thunder senior Mercy Brewer rises up for a layup during Friday night's league matchup against the Spokane Classical Christian School.
  

    Kootenai Thunder senior Rowan Palmer rises up for a layup during Friday night's league matchup against the Spokane Classical Christian School.