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PREP BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Clark Fork caps off regular season with win over Post Falls ‘C’

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 days, 12 hours AGO
by MAX OSWALD
I grew up in the small town of Orwigsburg, Pa., where I resided all of my life before moving to Sandpoint. I attended Blue Mountain High School, where I participated in cross country and track and field, a sport that I ended up falling in love with. I went on to attend and run for DeSales University (with other brief stints at Susquehanna University and Elizabethtown College) and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport communication with a minor in sport management. I remember just how great it made me feel when I was mentioned in my hometown newspaper. I want to be able to give that feeling to every athlete in Bonner County, no matter how big or small their accomplishments are. As an athlete myself, I know how many hours of work are put in on a daily basis, and that hard work deserves to be recognized. It is my goal to cover as much of the Bulldogs, Spartans and Wampus Cats as I can. I want to work with every athlete, parent, coach, administrator and the community to ensure the best stories are published. | February 19, 2026 1:00 AM

Clark Fork 70, Post Falls 'C' 54

CLARK FORK — Senior Owen Howard netted 24 of his game-high 30 points in the first half, also compiling 17 rebounds, two assists, three steals and two blocks, junior Jesse Yanik hit four 3-pointers on his way to a line of 17 points, three assists and five steals, and the Wampus Cats closed out their regular season with a 16-point home victory over the Trojans' 'C' team on Tuesday night at Clark Fork High.

Senior Westin Caven put together a balanced effort of 12 points, including a 3-pointer, five rebounds, a team-high seven assists, a team-high nine steals, and two blocks for Clark Fork, which built up a 41-23 lead by halftime.

Freshman Kingston Hudson also hit a 3-pointer and had seven points and four rebounds, and senior Payton Stevens added two points and four rebounds to the stat sheet for No. 3 Clark Fork (9-8), which will face off against No. 2 Wallace (10-9) on Monday in a 2A District 1 loser-out game at North Idaho College.

Post Falls 'C' 9 14 18 13 — 54

Clark Fork 23 18 16 13 — 70

PTS: CF — Howard 30, Yanik 17, Caven 12, Hudson 7, Noble 2, P. Stevens 2.

REB: CF — Howard 17, Caven 5, P. Stevens 4, Hudson 4, Gustafson 1, R. Stevens 1, Yanik 1.

AST: CF — Caven 7, Yanik 3, Howard 2.

STL: CF — Caven 9, Yanik 5, Howard 3, P. Stevens 1, Hudson 1, Noble 1.

BLK: CF — Howard 2, Caven 2.

Lewiston 70, Sandpoint 58

LEWISTON — Junior Brock Yarbrough hit three 3-pointers on his way to a team-high 16 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals, senior Kingston Corbett contributed 11 points and had two steals of his own, and the Bulldogs dropped a 5A Inland Empire League contest to the Bengals — the league and regular season finale for both teams — on Tuesday night at Bengal Court.

Senior Logan Roos posted 10 points, including two 3-pointers, five rebounds and two blocks, junior Derrick Chamberlain registered nine points and 10 rebounds, and senior Tyler Weisz had eight points, five rebounds and three assists for Sandpoint, which outscored Lewiston 38-27 in the second half.

"Lewiston shot really well in that first half and we had some turnovers and missed shots that allowed them to get out and run," Sandpoint High head coach Will Love said. "We really tried to emphasis getting paint touches in the first half and didn't do a good job with that in the first quarter."

Lewis-Clark State College commit Royce Fisher produced a game-high 29 points, including four 3-pointers, and five steals, Blaze Hepburn scored 15 of his 17 points from behind the 3-point line, and Jordan Walker had a game-high eight assists for Lewiston, which led 28-6 after one quarter of play and 43-20 at halftime.

No. 1 Lewiston (18-3) will host No. 4 Moscow (3-18) for the first round of 5A District 1-2 tournament action on Friday.

No. 2 Sandpoint (10-11) will open 5A District 1-2 tournament play on Friday at home against No. 3 Lakeland (8-11).

"Lewiston is a great program, and their the defending champions, so somebody is going to have to be ready to play well in all 32 minutes to beat them," coach Love noted. "I hope that we have a chance to do that next Tuesday."

Sandpoint 6 14 17 21 — 58

Lewiston 28 15 13 14 — 70

PTS: SPT — Yarbrough 16, Corbett 11, Roos 10, Chamberlain 9, Weisz 8, Iverson 2, Gion 2.  LEW — Fisher 29, Hepburn 17, J. Walker 6, Rudolph 6, P. Walker 5, Way 5, Haines 2.

REB: SPT — Chamberlain 10, Yarbrough 8, Weisz 5, Roos 5, Gion 3. LEW — Hepburn 6, Fisher 5, Way 4, Haines 2, P. Walker 2, Wilkerson 2, Bobek 1, Rudolph 1, J. Walker 1.

AST: SPT — Yarbrough 4, Weisz 3, Chamberlain 2, Roos 2, Gion 2, Iverson 1, D. Williams 1. LEW — J. Walker 8, Way 3, Fisher 2, Rudolph 2, Hepburn 1.

STL: SPT — Corbett 2, Yarbrough 2, Roos 1. LEW — Fisher 5, Way 4, Haines 2.

BLK: SPT — Roos 2, Corbett 1. LEW — None.

Kellogg 68, Priest River 50

PRIEST RIVER — Senior Ian Lamanna scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, including two 3-pointers, to go along with five rebounds and three steals, senior Brady Hatten collected eight points and a team-high 11 rebounds, and the Spartans fell to the Wildcats in a 3A Central Idaho League game held Tuesday night at Priest River High.

Sophomore Jacob Best chipped in seven points and 10 rebounds and fellow sophomore Madden Redinger had four points, five rebounds, and three steals for Priest River, which celebrated senior night on the night and led 30-29 at intermission.

"The team as a whole played hard, and at times, there was great play by all," Priest River High head coach Brian Hall noted. "We outrebounded Kellogg as a team and had more assists in this game than any other this season. A lot of bright spots in the contest."

Ty Cheney tallied 16 points, Porter Lewis scored nine of his 15 points from beyond the arc, and Cayden Honnerlaw had 14 points for No. 3 Kellogg (11-9), which will head to No. 2 Orofino (16-4) on Monday for the first round of the 3A District 1-2 tournament.

Senior Lucas Mathews added a 3-pointer, seven rebounds, a team-high four assists and grabbed two steals for No. 4 Priest River (5-13), which will travel to 3A CIL regular season champions No. 1 St. Maries (16-3) for the first round of the 3A District 1-2 tournament Monday.

Kellogg 16 13 20 19 — 68

Priest River 15 15 9 11 — 50

PTS: PR — Lamanna 23, Hatten 8, Best 7, Redinger 4, Simcox 3, Mathews 3, Barth 2. KLG — Cheney 16, Lewis 15, Honnerlaw 14, Taylor 13, Kimstayton 3, Vindasius 3, Coburn 3, Reed 1.

REB: PR — Hatten 11, Best 10, Mathews 7, Lamanna 5, Redinger 5, Strange 2, Barth 2, Simcox 1.

AST: PR — Mathews 4, Lamanna 2, Redinger 2, Simcox 2, Best 1, Collins 1, Strange 1.

STL: PR — Lamanna 3, Redinger 3, Mathews 2, Strange 2.

BLK: PR — Lamanna 1, Best 1, Hatten 1.

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