PREP ROUNDUP: St. Maries win sets up showdown with Orofino for league title

• BOYS BASKETBALL

GRANGEVILLE — Senior Xavier Sloper scored 18 points and junior Landon Riberich added 17, and the St. Maries Lumberjacks blew the game open in the third quarter en route to a 76-48 Central Idaho League victory over the Grangeville Bulldogs on Saturday. 

Sloper scored 12 of his points in the first half for St. Maries (15-3, 6-1 CIL), and finished 6 of 8 from the field, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range.  

“Sloper did a great job in the first half of getting us going,” St. Maries coach Bryan Chase said. “Nice to see Landon catch the ball tonight and make some strong finishes around the basket.” 

JJ Yearout added 10 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals for St. Maries. Jack Barta had nine points and five assists. 

Max McGregor scored 13 points for Grangeville (4-17, 1-7), its season finale. Only the top four teams advance to the 3A District 1-2 tournament. 

St. Maries plays host to Orofino (16-2, 6-1 CIL) on Tuesday, with the winner taking the league title and the top seed to districts. The loser will host third-place Kellogg in the first round. 

Orofino beat St. Maries 53-47 at home on Jan. 24. The Maniacs’ lone league loss was to Kellogg. 

Grangeville    14    16    10    8    —    48 

St. Maries     23    24    21    8    —    76 

ST. MARIES — Dickison 1, Harold 0, Pugh 3, J. Barta 9, Yearout 10, Gustaffe 9, B. Barta 5, Mueller 0, Nicholson 2, Sines 0, Riberich 17, Chatigny 2, Speakman 0, Hammons 0, Sloper 18, Blackwell 0. 

GRANGEVILLE — McGregor 13, Schumacher 2, Astle 2, Blewett 0, Stamper 10, Long 0, Told 3, Wilcoxon 8, Wren 0, Smith 6, Brant 2. 

• GIRLS BASKETBALL

Sandpoint 60

Skyview 37

GRANGEVILLE — The Bulldogs, runner-up to Lakeland in the 5A Region 1 tournament, advanced to the state with a win over the Hawks of Nampa in a state play-in game at Grangeville High.

Sandpoint (19-5) is ranked second in 5A (behind Lakeland) by MaxPreps.com, which is used to seed the state tournament. Brackets are expected to be announced today.

The state tournament begins on Thursday at Mountain View High in Meridian.

Skyview finished 12-11.

• WRESTLING

Area wrestlers compete in

tuneup for regionals

COEUR d’ALENE — Post Falls wrestlers Jaxon Brazle (98 pounds), Reise Reardon (113), Brayson Moore (138) and Landon Moore (175) claimed titles in the Lake City JV tournament on Saturday at Lake City High. 

The tournaments were briefly delayed after a fire was discovered in a ceiling light fixture in the teachers' lounge near the gym, causing the building to be evacuated. The tournaments resumed after Coeur d’Alene Fire Department crews deemed the building safe according to a press release from the Coeur d’Alene School District.

Colton Rush (126), Carter Newby (150), Dawson Riley (215) and Carson Webber (285) of Coeur d’Alene won titles. 

Jaiden DeTienne (105), Avery Whaley (125) and Brooklyn Anderson (190) captured titles in the girls tournament. 

Hunter Edmondson (115) and Alexandra Schroeder (130) of Lakeland also won titles. 

Lake City’s Poppy Schenk won at 140. 

Area girls teams will compete in the district tournament on Thursday at Bear Den in Moscow. The top two individuals, with the next highest seed in each weight class, advance to state Feb. 27-28 at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa. 

No team scores were kept. 

BOYS RESULTS 

98 pounds — 1, Jaxon Brazle, Post Falls. 2, Miles Ellsworth, Lake City. 3, Dylon Cole, Post Falls. 4, Levi Holbrook, Priest River.  

106 — 1, Nayton O’Neill, Kellogg. 2, Colter Schoepp, Timberlake. 3, Knoxx Rains, Lewiston. 4, Justin Swarm, Moscow.  

113 — 1, Reise Reardon, Post Falls. 2, Samuel Emerson, Lakeland. 

120 — 1, Joziah Koonce, Lakeland. 2, Niko Lucky, Coeur d’Alene. 3, Ethan Ruth, Post Falls. 4, Saul Benzinger, Post Falls.  

126 — 1, Colton Rush, Coeur d’Alene. 2, Landyn Rollins, Kellogg. 3, Enzo Attali, Lake City. 4, Seamus Byrne, Post Falls. 

132 — Braden Hayes, Kellogg. 2, Kaden Woodall, Kootenai Classical. 3, Eivind Falck, Bonners Ferry. 4, Jacob Vale, Lewiston.  

138 — 1, Brayson Moore, Post Falls. 2, Jackson Spry, Kellogg. 3, Seth Frederickson, Coeur d’Alene. 4, Tristan Alvarez, Lake City.  

144 — 1, Porter Clauson, Lakeland. 2, Lucas Anello, Post Falls. 3, Carter Jones, Coeur d’Alene. 4, Kayden Quincey, Post Falls.  

150 — 1, Carter Newby, Coeur d’Alene. 2, Nicholas Wetzel, Lewiston. 3, Eli Hill, Post Falls. 4, Hamza Rafeeq, Post Falls.  

157 — 1, Dominic Ratigan, Sandpoint. 2, Milo Cord, Coeur d’Alene. 3, Ethan Rusche, Lake City. 4, Josh Anderson, Moscow. 

165 — 1, Christopher Wetzel, Lewiston. 2, Coltin Duncan, Kellogg. 3, Brayden Schuler, Post Falls. 4, Wyatt Knott, Lake City. 

175 — 1, Landon Moore, Post Falls. 2, Riley Berger, Coeur d’Alene. 3, John Brownfield, Kellogg. 4, Ty Tincup, Lakeland.  

190 — 1, Kellen Rupp, Lewiston. 2, Gavin Jeanblanc, Lewiston. 3, Benjamin Carrasco, Post Falls. 4, Julian Moffitt, Lakeside. 

215 — 1, Dawson Riley, Coeur d’Alene. 2, Mason McLain, Sandpoint. 3, Cash Preston, Post Falls. 4, Asher Blankenship, St. Maries.  

285 — 1, Carson Weber, Coeur d’Alene. 2, Elijah Sifford, Lakeside. 3, Luis Calderon, Coeur d’Alene. 4, Wyatt Haynes, Sandpoint.  

GIRLS RESULTS 

100 pounds — 1, Mackenzee Donenfeld, Sandpoint. 2, Kahlen Tonevold, Kootenai.  

105 — 1, Jaiden DeTienne, Coeur d’Alene. 2, Violet Henney, Sandpoint. 3, Teagan Patrick, Lakeland. 4, Allison Esposito, Sandpoint.  

115 — 1, Hunter Edmundson, Lakeland. 2, Haydin Randall, Lewiston. 3, Isabella Symons, Sandpoint.  

120 — 1, Kooper Bugner, Lewiston. 2, Summer Birch, Sandpoint. 3, Naia Lamb, Priest River. 4, JoJane Barta, St. Maries.  

125 — 1, Avery Whaley, Coeur d’Alene. 2, Kaytlin Spandau, St. Maries. 3, Tabitha Tilton, Lakeland. 4, Lela Rehder, Lewiston. 

130 — 1, Alexandra Schroeder, Lakeland. 2, Bria Miller, Lewiston. 135 — 1, Sammie Slyter, Lewiston. 2, Grace Price, St. Maries. 3, Addison Vieux, Moscow. 4, Kiera Balch, Sandpoint.  

140 — 1, Poppy Schenk, Lake City. 2, Kalayah White, Kellogg. 3, Alayna Weldon, Moscow.  

145 — 1, Teagan Newsom, Sandpoint. 2, Aspen Kiser, Lake City. 3, Kamryn Lockart, Lewiston. 4, Brooke Hayes, Kellogg.  

155 — 1, Ciel Sattler, Lapwai. 2, Kyrah Romanoff, Lewiston. 3, Oriana Lopez, Sandpoint. 4, Bianca Roberts, Lewiston. 

170 — 1, Ariana Turnbull, Sandpoint. 2, Sophia Aboubacar, Moscow. 3, Katie Rippentrop, Lake City. 4, Sequoia Stephens, Lakeland. 

190 — 1, Brooklyn Anderson, Coeur d’Alene. 2, Haven McClure, Lake City. 

235 — Lilli Marti, Sandpoint.