GIRLS

Priest River 50, Newport 38

NEWPORT — Sophomore McKinley Burgess-Duquette erupted for a double-double of 20 points, 10 in each half, and 21 rebounds to go along with four steals, junior Haylee Jepson-Church drained two 3-pointers and scored 10 of her 12 points in the first quarter, and the Lady Spartans used a 20-0 run between first and second quarters to take down the Lady Grizzlies in a non-league matchup held Friday night at Newport High.

Senior Aleigha Jensen also hit a 3-pointer and had seven points and eight rebounds, freshman Haley Rice added five points four assists and four steals, and sophomore Courtney Whitaker recorded four points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocks for Priest River, which led by as much as 22 points, 27-5, midway through the second frame.

Junior Grace Keck had a team-high 17 points, including two 3-pointers and five rebounds, freshman Marri Hinchliff eight points and eight rebounds, and senior Sammi Tellessen four points, five rebounds and five assists for Newport, which trailed 28-16 at intermission after an 11-1 run to close the quarter. Sophomore Grace Parry contributed a team-high nine rebounds and a team-high three steals for the Lady Grizzles (4-14), which face off against Davenport today.

Sophomore Elia Smith had two points and four rebounds for Priest River, which improved to 8-7 with the Battle of the Border showdown victory. The Lady Spartans celebrated senior night on Saturday against Orofino. Results and recap will be available at a later date.

Priest River 19 9 10 12 — 50

Newport 5 11 7 15 — 38

PTS: PR — Burgess-Duquette 20, Jepson-Church 12, Jensen 7, Rice 5, Whitaker 4, Smtih 2. NPT — Keck 17, Hinchliff 8, S. Tellessen 4, Parry 3, Bowman 2, Crabtree 2, K. Tellessen 2.

REB: PR — Burgess-Duquette 21, Jensen 8, Whitaker 6, Smith 4, Rice 3, Jepson-Church 3. NPT — Parry 9, Hinchliff 8, Crabtree 6, Keck 5, S. Tellessen 5, Bowman 4, K. Tellessen 3.

AST: PR — Rice 4, Whitaker 3, Jensen 1, Jepson-Church 1, Burgess-Duquette 1. NPT — S. Tellessen 5, Parry 1, Crabtree 1, Bowman 1.

STL: PR — Burgess-Duquette 4, Rice 4, Jepson-Church 1, Whitaker 1. NPT — Parry 3, Keck 2, Bowman 2, Crabtree 1, Hinchliff 1.

BLK: PR — Whitaker 2, Rice 1, Jensen 1, Jepson-Church 1. NPT — Parry 1, Crabtree 1, S. Tellessen 1, K. Tellessen 1.

BOYS

Priest River 80, Newport 63

NEWPORT — Senior Ian Lamanna scored 21 of his game-high 34 points in the first half and grabbed a team-high six steals, sophomore Madden Redinger registered 14 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals, and the Spartans used a 15-0 run to start the game and a 20-2 run to close the second quarter to defeat the Grizzlies in a non-league contest held Friday night at Newport High.

Junior Ayson Simcox chipped in seven points, including two 3-pointers, senior Brady Hatten had seven points of his own, and senior Lucas Mathews chalked up seven points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals for Priest River, which built up a 43-19 lead heading into the locker room.

"The entire team played great and everyone played an important role — nine players were in the scoring column," Priest River High head coach Brian Hall said, also noting that he believed it was the best effort of the season from his Spartans.

Junior Jamieson Oaks tallied 23 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks, junior Damien Hamberg 15 points and six rebounds for Newport, which closed the gap to 54-46 late in the third frame after a 29-point outburst in the quarter. Junior Kutter Driver added 12 points and six rebounds, junior Gryphen Bilaski a game-high 13 rebounds, and senior Brad Martin III seven points and five assists for the Grizzlies, which are now 0-18 on the year.

Sophomore Jacob Best recorded five points and a team-high 12 rebounds, senior Dawson Strange hit a 3-pointer, as did Lamanna, Mathews, and Redinger, and Lamanna and Best both dished out two assists for Priest River, which improved to 4-8 with the Battle of the Border showdown victory. The Spartans hosted Orofino on Saturday for a 3A Central Idaho league game and will travel to Coeur du Christ today for a non-league matchup. Results and recap will be available at a later date. 

Priest River 21 22 16 21 — 80

Newport 10 9 29 15 — 63

PTS: PR — Lamanna 34, Redinger 14, Simcox 7, Hatten 7, Mathews 7, Best 5, Strange 3, Barth 2, Collins 1. NPT — Oaks 23, Hamberg 15, K. Driver 12, Martin III 7, Shults 3, Bilaski 2, Sawyer 1.

REB: PR — Best 12, Redinger 8, Mathews 4, Lamanna 3, Hatten 3, Collins 2, Strange 2, Simcox 1. NPT — Bilaski 13, Oaks 8, K. Driver 6, Hamberg 6, Martin III 4, Shults 3, #24 (unknown) 3, Totland 1, Coston 1, Erickson 1.

AST: PR — Redinger 4, Mathews 4, Lamanna 2, Best 2, Strange 1. NPT — Martin III 5, Bilaski 3, Oaks 2, Hamberg 2, Coston 1, K. Driver 1.

STL: PR — Lamanna 6, Redinger 4, Mathews 3, Best 2, Collins 1. NPT — Oaks 3, Martin III 2, Coston 1, Hamberg 1, Bilaski 1, Brandtner 1.

BLK: PR — Mathews 1. NPT — Oaks 2, Hamberg 1, Bilaski 1.

    Priest River High junior guard Ayson Simcox puts up a 3-pointer during the Spartans' 80-63 non-league win over the Grizzlies on Friday night at Newport High.