BOYS

Grangeville 63, Priest River 62

GRANGEVILLE — Senior Ian Lamanna chalked up a game-high 18 points and pulled down six rebounds, sophomore Jacob Best amassed a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds, but the Spartans' final shot from the corner as the buzzer sounded hit front iron and the Bulldogs came away with a 3A Central Idaho League win on Saturday afternoon at Grangeville High.

Junior Ayson Simcox tallied nine points, all from 3-point range, and senior Lucas Mathews recorded nine points, including a 3-pointer, and a team-high four assists for Priest River, which trailed 49-40 in the third quarter before Simcox tied the game at 51-51 with 6:30 remaining in the fourth after hitting a shot from downtown.

Grangeville then led 58-54 late before Lamanna sunk two free throws and converted a steal-and-score to tie the game. The standout shooter then knotted things up at 60-60 with a long-range two-pointer in transition. With under 30 seconds to go, the Spartans had a handful of chances, but could not find nylon for the go-ahead basket.

Priest River High head coach Brian Hall said he was very happy with his team's drive and determination on the court, but an 18-for-34 effort from the charity stripe in what was a physical league matchup certainly made a difference.

"It's not the greatest percentage, but we had opportunities we had not seen in our previous games," coach Hall said of his Spartans, which attempted just two free throws the night earlier in their matchup against Orofino. "The team is playing hard and the signs are getting better for us as a team."

Bear Wilcoxon had 13 points, including three 3-ppinters, and dished out five assists for Grangeville (1-8), which outrebounded the Spartans by a 45-39 margin to capture their first win of the year.

Sophomore Madden Redinger and senior Dawson Strange also hit 3-pointers and scored seven and three points, respectively, junior Broden Collins had three assists and two blocks, and Lamanna, Best and Collins all had two steals apiece for Priest River (2-6), which will host league-leading St. Maries (6-1) on Thursday for another 3A CIL matchup.

Priest River 19 16 11 16 — 62

Grangeville 17 17 17 12 — 63

PTS: PR — Lamanna 18, Best 12, Mathews 9, Simcox 9, Redinger 7, Strange 3, Willyard 2, Collins 2. GRA — MacGregor 13, Wilcoxon 13, Schumacher 12, Long 8, Told 6, Blewett 6, Stamper 3, Astle 2.

REB: PR — Best 11, Lamanna 6, Redinger 5, Simcox 5, Collins 5, Mathews 4, Strange 2, Willyard 1. GRA — MacGregor 7, Told 7, Long 7, Schumacher 6, Blewett 6, Stamper 6, Wilcoxon 5, Astle 1.

AST: PR — Mathews 4, Collins 3, Lamanna 1, Redinger 1, Best 1, Simcox 1. GRA — Wilcoxon 5, Schumacher 5, Told 1, Long 1, Stamper 1, Blewett 1, MacGregor 1.

STL: PR — Lamanna 2, Best 2, Collins 2, Strange 1. GRA — MacGregor 2, Schumacher 1, Stamper 1, Long 1, Told 1, Wilcoxon 1.

BLK: PR — Collins 2, Simcox 1, Mathews 1. GRA — Stamper 2, Told 1.

Kootenai Thunder 53, Country Christian 44

PASCO — The visiting Thunder defeated the hosts from Pasco, Wash. by a nine-point margin in a Mountain Christian League game held Saturday afternoon at the Country Christian Center.

No other information was available.

The Kootenai Thunder (3-5) will travel to the Hub Sports Center in Liberty Lake tonight for an MCL matchup against North Idaho Christian.

GIRLS

Grangeville 66, Priest River 22

GRANGEVILLE — Junior Haylee Jepson-Church fired in a 3-pointer on her way to a team-high 12 points and a team-high five rebounds as the Lady Spartans were defeated by the Lady Bulldogs in a 3A Central Idaho League game held Saturday afternoon at Grangeville High.

Sophomore McKinley Burgess-Duquette had six points and four rebounds, freshman Haley Rice a trey of her own, and senior Aleigha Jensen contributed two assists and two blocks for Priest River, which trailed 39-7 at halftime.

Whitworth University commit Caryss Barger, who was honored for recently scoring her 1,000th career point on the day, tallied 14 points, eight rebounds and five steals for Grangeville, which improved to 8-4 on the season with the victory. Autumn Long added 15 points and four assists while University of Providence commit Addisyn Vanderwall had 11 points, four assists and six steals for the Lady Bulldogs.

Jensen and sophomore Courtney Whitaker also registered four boards for Priest River (5-6), which will travel to Kellogg on Thursday for another 3A CIL matchup.

Priest River 4 3 11 4 — 22

Grangeville 23 16 20 7 — 66

PTS: PR — Jepson-Church 12, Burgess-Duquette 6, Rice 3, Jensen 1. GRA — Long 15, Barger 14, Vanderwall 11, Klement 10, Green 8, MacGregor 2, Wolter 2, Wilkinson 2.

REB: PR — Jepson-Church 5, Burgess-Duquette 4, Whitaker 4, Jensen 4, Smith 2. GRA — Barger 8, Long 6, Klement 6, Vanderwall 5, Wilkinson 4, Green 2, Wolter 2, MacGregor 1, Hagen 1.

AST: PR — Jensen 2, Whitaker 1, Jepson-Church 1. GRA — Vanderwall 4, Long 4, Barger 3, MacGregor 3.

STL: PR — Jensen 1. GRA — Vanderwall 6, Barger 5, Long 3, MacGregor 2, Klement 2, Wilkinson 1.

BLK: PR — Jensen 2, Rice 1. GRA — Vanderwall 2, Klement 1, Wilkinson 1.