GIRLS

Sandpoint 63, Moscow 50

SANDPOINT — She's the first to do it for Sandpoint High girls basketball since 2018.

Junior Brecken Mire scored a game-high 30 points for the second straight outing, including her 1,000th career point during the third quarter, to go along with six rebounds, three steals and two blocks, junior Jordyn Tomco buried four 3-pointers as she contributed 18 points and came away with a team-high four steals, and the No. 2 Lady Bulldogs overcame an early deficit to win a 5A District 1-2 loser-out game over the No. 3 Lady Bears on Thursday night at Les Rogers Court.

"We figured some things out offensively against their zone," Sandpoint High head coach Madi Schoening, who is the second-most recent 1,000-point scorer in school history, said. "We really got our offense rolling in the second and fourth, especially with a consistent game from Brecken scoring in all four quarters. Getting another 30-point game is huge — she's in a groove and her teammates are finding her. They've been having a lot of fun playing together."

Coach Schoening said she was glad the team was able to celebrate this milestone with Mire in their home gym.

"1,000 points is a huge accolade for Brecken," coach Schoening added of the milestone. "She's just been such a coachable player, and really has a hunger to win, and it's showing in the way she's playing and with her leadership amongst the team."

Sophomore Willow Betz also stuffed the stat sheet with four points, six rebounds, three assists, three steals and a career-high four blocks for Sandpoint, which used a 23-7 second-quarter scoring tally and a 17-10 fourth-quarter finish to claim the victory, which advances them to a 5A state play-in game set to be held today at Grangeville High against Skyview High of Nampa, with tip-off set for 1 p.m.

Brooklyn Becker recorded 16 points, including four 3-pointers, and both Jessa Skinner and Jacque Williams had 12 points and seven rebounds for Moscow, which led 20-10 after one quarter of action and finished the year with a record of 11-12, with four of those losses coming against the Lady Bulldogs.

"They came ready to play and shot well," coach Schoening said of Moscow. "They're a well-coached team and had a good game plan. They definitely made us work for it."

Junior Livia Driggs dished out a season-high six assists, junior Jaylah Butler had a 3-pointer, two assists and two steals, and Tomco and Mire also tallied two assists for Sandpoint, which heads into this afternoon's matchup with a record of 18-5. A broadcast of the game will be available on both Idahosports.com and the NFHS network.

"A quick turnaround, but that's the road to state, and we're excited to be on it," coach Schoening noted.

Moscow 20 7 13 10 — 50

Sandpoint 10 23 13 17 — 63

PTS: SPT — Mire 30, Tomco 18, Betz 4, Butler 3, Laing 3, M. Driggs 2, Laybourne 2, L. Driggs 1. MOS — Becker 16, Skinner 12, Williams 12, McLuen 6, Lassen 4. 

REB: SPT — Betz 6, Mire 6, Butler 3, M. Driggs 3, Tomco 2, Laybourne 1, L. Driggs 1. MOS — Skinner 7, Williams 7, Becker 4, McLuen 3, Lassen 3, Kiblen 2, Colvin 2.

AST: SPT — L. Driggs 6, Betz 3, Mire 2, Tomco 2, Butler 2, Laybourne 1. MOS — Kiblen 5, Lassen 3, Becker 3, Williams 3, Skinner 1, Hennrich 1, Colvin 1.

STL: SPT — Tomco 4, Mire 3, Betz 3, Butler 2, L. Driggs 2, Laing 1, Laybourne 1. MOS — Lassen 4, Kiblen 2, McLuen 2, Becker 1, Williams 1.

BLK: SPT — Betz 4, Mire 2. MOS — Skinner 1, McLuen 1.

BOYS

Timberlake 57, Priest River 49

PRIEST RIVER — The host Spartans led 25-16 at halftime, but the visiting Tigers used a 41-24 second-half scoring advantage to will themselves to a non-league win on Thursday night at Priest River High.

No information was reported to the Daily Bee.

Priest River (5-11) traveled to Bonners Ferry on Friday night for another non-league matchup. Results and recap, if available, will be reported at a later date.

Timberlake 8 8 20 21 — 57

Priest River 15 10 11 13 — 49