PREP ROUNDUP: Trojans put pressure on T-Wolves

• GIRLS BASKETBALL

COEUR d’ALENE — Now 19 games into the season, the construction still hasn’t stopped for the Post Falls girls. 

A few pieces back, allowing the team to try some different things. 

Not quite a finished product, but closer. 

Sophomore Jaya Felix scored a game-high 20 points for the Trojans, who beat the Lake City Timberwolves 51-38 in a 6A Inland Empire League game on Wednesday at Lake City High. 

Senior Olivia Hollenbeck scored 11 points for Post Falls (6-13, 1-1 6A IEL), which had senior guard Kailey Walton back for the first time since Dec. 19 after she suffered a hamstring injury against Mt. Spokane. 

“Jaya Felix came to play tonight and she was unbelievable,” Post Falls coach Brian Carlson said. “She played great inside, and that’s how she played earlier in the season, and then had a lull, but was great tonight. Olivia Hollenbeck was awesome. Defensively, she’s always been our meter a little with Kailey out and a senior leader. It was super nice to Kailey back, but the big thing was she helped us get in our offense and into our stuff.” 

Post Falls led 12-3 after the first quarter. Lake City used an 11-4 run at the end of the half to cut the deficit to 22-18 at halftime. 

“Sometimes, when you have festivities before the game, it gets your focus off,” Lake City coach David Pratt said. “I think we needed to come out a little stronger, but Post Falls came out tough. They played hard and chased us around. It was difficult to get set and comfortable.” 

Hollenbeck hit a 3-pointer midway through the third quarter to extend the lead to 29-19 for the Trojans, who held the Timberwolves to four points in the fourth quarter. 

“The big difference for us was on the defensive end,” Post Falls coach Brian Carlson said. “Our pressure really gave them a lot of issues. It was kind of like us honestly, and we struggle against pressure sometimes. We were able to press them and get some shots.” 

Post Falls concludes the regular season at home against Coeur d’Alene on Jan. 24, then hosts Lake City in the regular season finale on Jan. 30. 

“We had a really good week of practice and the kids have really worked on their defense,” Carlson said. “Our defense is what led to our offense tonight and we were able to speed them up. Our kids are working hard in practice and hopefully we can continue to build on that.” 

Juniors Maggie Hiltenbrand and Ella Pearson scored 11 points each for Lake City (6-9, 0-2), which travels to Moscow on Saturday. 

“We made some runs, but just not enough,” Pratt said. “We got some good looks, but the ball just wasn’t going in. We might have been too tight, and the coach was getting on them and that kind of thing. But Post Falls played hard. Credit to them.” 

Lake City lost senior Abby Smith for the season with a torn right ACL, limiting the varsity roster to seven players. 

“These kids are resilient and a great group of kids,” Pratt said. “And I love them. Today, I think Post Falls made us run around a lot and we didn’t capitalize and missed a lot of free throws. We just couldn’t get comfortable.” 

Post Falls    12    10    18    11    —    51 

Lake City    3    15    16    4    —    38 

POST FALLS — Hollenbeck 11, Haines 0, Reese 10, Felix 20, Morrison 0, Johnson 0, Tucker 7, Gluhak 0, Walton 6. 

LAKE CITY — Kolden 3, Hiltenbrand 11, Pearson 11, Baltzell 0, Brouse 0, Johnston 4, Johnson 6. 

Wallace 39 

Kootenai 32 

WALLACE — Senior Kylee Phillips scored a game-high 20 points for the Miners in a nonleague win over the Warriors at Kirby Krulitz Court. 

Junior Khepri Wood scored 15 points for Wallace (6-4), which travels to Deary on Friday. 

Freshman Dani Davidson scored 10 points, sophomore Brooklyn Charles scored nine points for Kootenai (2-4), which travels to the Lakeside JV tonight. 

Kootenai    9    4    7    12    —    32 

Wallace        9    10    15    5    —    39 

KOOTENAI — J. Stevenson 1, Loucks 0, H. Charles 3, H. Stevenson 0, S. Davidson 7, Charles 9, D. Davidson 10, Dutton 2. 

WALLACE — A. Birdsell 0, Voorhees 0, Madore 0, M. Stutzke 0, Wood 15, K. Stutzke 0, DePatto 0, Petersen 0, Hanks 0, DeLano 2, Al. Birdsell 2, Phillips 20.  

• WRESTLING

Kellogg 45 

St. Maries 33 

ST. MARIES — Carsun Hinkelmann (132 pounds), Braden Hayes (138) and Chase Scribner (144) had pins for the Wildcats in a win over the Lumberjacks at St. Maries High. 

Gabe Halloran (157), Amado Stewart (165), Aiden Yearout (175), Zack Sotin (190) and Zayden Tobin (285) had pins for St. Maries, which gave up forfeits at three separate weight classes. 

Both schools will compete in the Clearwater Classic on Friday and Saturday at Lewiston High. 

98 — double forfeit. 106 — Nayton O’Neill, Kell, by forfeit. 113 — Colton Storey, Kell, by forfeit. 120 — Aiden Figueroa, Kell, by forfeit. 126 — Landyn Rollins, Kell, by forfeit. 132 — Carsun Hinkelmann, Kell, p. Beau Wentzel, 3:22. 138 — Braden Hayes, Kell, p. Clintin Hansen, 3:43. 144 — Chase Scribner, Kell, p. Kelby Harvey, 2:30. 150 — Zach David, SM, d. Jayce Haynes, 10-8. 157 — Gabe Halloran, SM, p. Emmett Hegbloom, :59. 165 — Amado Stewart, SM, p. Coltin Duncan, 4:24. 175 — Aiden Yearout, SM, p. John Brownfield, 1:03. 190 — Zack Sotin, SM, p. Levi Brown, 1:25. 215 — A.J. Peak, Kell, d. Rustle Brusseau, 7-0. 285 — Zayden Tobin, SM, p. Donovan Teague, 1:01. 

• BOYS BASKETBALL

Wallace 70 

Kootenai 25 

WALLACE — Sophomore Lennox Radford scored 26 points for the Miners in a nonleague win over the Warriors at Kirby Krulitz Court. 

Junior Simon Sodbat scored 12 points for Wallace (5-4), which travels to Troy on Friday.  

Sophomore Dylan Gentry had 18 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots for Kootenai (1-5), which faces Genesis Prep on Friday at The Courts at Real Life in Post Falls. 

"We're still functioning with six players and not sure that number will be going up anytime soon," Kootenai coach Mary Gentry said. "Dylan really came alive tonight. He and Aiden (Braz) stepped up big time in leadership."

Kootenai    8    4    9    4    —    25 

Wallace        40    16    5    9    —    70 

KOOTENAI — Derry 0, Braz 7, Edwards 0, Gentry 18, Moore 0, Myers 0. 

WALLACE — Myles 4, Sodbat 12, Radford 26, Williams 4, McGillivray 4, Rose 2, Stone 9, Strange 9, Murray 0. 

    JASON ELLIOTT/Press Post Falls senior Kailey Walton attempts to dribble around the defense of Lake City senior Taylor Brouse during the first quarter of Wednesday's 6A Inland Empire League girls basketball game at Lake City High.