PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Whittaker comes up clutch for Coeur d'Alene in OT

SANDPOINT — Junior Davis Whittaker scored six of Coeur d’Alene’s seven points in overtime, including the go-ahead free throw with 1.5 seconds remaining, as the Vikings beat the Sandpoint Bulldogs 76-75 on Thursday night at Les Rogers Court. 

Whittaker hit a 3-pointer early in overtime to give Coeur d’Alene (6-11) a one-point lead, then knifed his way to the hoop for a bucket to put the Vikings up 75-72 with less than 2 minutes left. 

After Sandpoint (7-8) tied it at 75 on a free throw by Logan Roos with 15 seconds left, Whittaker rebounded a missed Coeur d’Alene shot, got fouled and hit the first of two free throws. He missed the second, but time ran out before the Bulldogs could put up a desperation heave. 

“He made a few plays,” Coeur d’Alene coach Kent Leiss said. “Hitting that 3 was clutch, and getting that offensive rebound was awesome.” 

Senior Caden Symons scored 14 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter for Coeur d’Alene. Whittaker finished with 17 points, and senior Alex McCall added 12. 

Symons put Coeur d’Alene up 69-68 with two free throws with 6.3 seconds left in regulation. Roos was fouled at the hoop with .7 seconds left, and hit the second of two free throws to force overtime. 

“I talked to (Sandpoint coach) Will Love afterward, and we both agreed that was one of the best high school basketball games we’ve ever been a part of,” Leiss said. 

Roos and Tyler Weisz each finished with 14 points for Sandpoint. Brock Yarbrough added 13 points, Derrick Chamberlain 12 for the Bulldogs. 

Coeur d’Alene had lost six straight, though two each were to Lake City and Post Falls, and the other two were to western Washington schools Lake Washington and Bothell. 

“Proud of the guys for refusing to lose, because that’s what they did,” Leiss said. 

Coeur d’Alene returns to action Tuesday at home vs. Lewiston. 

Coeur d’Alene     17    13    19    20    7    —    76 

Sandpoint     17    11    18    23    6    —    75 

COEUR d’ALENE — McCall 12, Fagan 1, Braga 8, Stern 2, Murrell 0, Wright 0, Whittaker 17, Symons 36, Priebe 0. 

SANDPOINT — K. Williams 8, Iverson 3, Yarbrough 13, Chamberlain 12, Weisz 14, Roos 14, Gion 8, Corbett 3, D. Williams 0. 

Kellogg 81 

Priest River 62 

KELLOGG — Senior Draeden Taylor scored 13 of his game-high 22 points in the second half for the Wildcats in a Central Idaho League win over the Spartans at Andrews Gymnasium. 

Senior Cayden Honnerlaw had 12 points and 14 rebounds, nine on the offensive end for Kellogg, which finished with 17 offensive rebounds. 

“We just created a lot of extra possessions,” said Kellogg coach Mike Martin, whose team also had 14 steals. “When we were able to get out and run, it created some things for our shooters.” 

Kellogg (8-7, 3-2 CIL) travels to Grangeville on Saturday. 

Senior Ian Lamanna scored 20 points for Priest River (3-7, 1-4). 

Priest River    18    13    20    11    —    62 

Kellogg        19    27    20    15    —    81 

PRIEST RIVER — Matthews 5, Willyard 0, Lamanna 20, Barth 0, Redinger 6, Best 6, Simcox 0, Collins 9, Hutton 16, Strange 0. 

KELLOGG — Coburn 1, Roach 0, Taylor 22, A. Lewis 0, P. Lewis 16, Honnerlaw 12, Reed 0, Cheney 14, Vindasius 16, Kimstayton 0. 

Clark Fork 84

Kootenai 39

CLARK FORK — Sophomore Dylan Gentry scored 13 points for the Warriors in a nonleague loss to the Wampus Cats at Clark Fork High. 

Junior Brennan Derry had nine points for Kootenai (2-10), which hosts Mullan in a North Star League game on Tuesday. 

Senior Owen Howard scored 31 points for Clark Fork (7-5), which travels to Lakeside on Saturday. 

Kootenai    14    10    6    9    —    39 

Clark Fork    22    28    20    14    —    84 

KOOTENAI — Derry 9, Braz 3, Ausman 8, Edwards 6, Gentry 13, Moore 0. 

CLARK FORK — Howard 31, Caven 26, Yanik 11, P. Stevens 4, Hudson 5, Gustafson 0, R. Stevens 2, Noble 0. 

Coeur du Christ 52 

Clearwater Valley 40 

GRANGEVILLE — Sophomore Grant Clemens scored 17 points, all in the final three quarters, as the visiting Saints, missing three of their top six players, beat the Rams of Kooskia in a nonleague game at Grangeville High. 

Senior Jerome Cools scored all 13 of his points in the first half for Coeur du Christ (9-4), which was missing senior starters Greg Hayes and Aedan O’Neill (college visits) and sophomore sixth man Beckett Beyer (sprained ankle).  

Timuni Moses scored 14 points to lead Clearwater Valley (3-10), which led 28-26 at halftime. 

Coeur du Christ plays host to Mullan in a North Star League game tonight at 7:30 at Lakes Middle School in Coeur d’Alene. 

Coeur du Christ     13    13    13    13    —    52 

Clearwater Valley     12    16    5    7    —    40 

COEUR du CHRIST — Anderson 0, Gama 0, Manuel 8, Clemens 17, Clute 0, Cools 13, Mudrick 7, Sundholm 7, Eloe 0. 

CLEARWATER VALLEY — Paradise 0, Wellard 11, Thibert 0, Louwien 12, Curtis 0, Altman 0, Lundgren 3, Moses 14. 

N.I. Christian 62 

Kootenai Thunder 36 

POST FALLS — Senior James Morast scored eight of his 16 points in the third quarter, and the host Royals of Hayden went on to beat the Thunder to finish second behind Christian Center School of Hayden in the Mountain Christian League. 

Senior Jack Johnston had eight of his 14 points in the first quarter for North Idaho Christian (14-6, 9-3 MCL) on senior night. 

Marshal Peters led Kootenai Thunder (5-7, 4-7) with nine points. 

Koot. Thunder     5    13    7    11    —    36 

N.I. Christian     18    11    20    11    —    62 

KOOTENAI THUNDER — Brewer 3, Reynolds 8, Rocke 2, Zmuda 6, Peters 9, Kummer 1, Peterson 5, Duchow 0, Cole 2. 

NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN — Holte 8, Heutink 0, Trevena 10, Hale 0, Morast 16, Dzick 2, Johnston 14, Swartz 3, Malinauskas 2, Kelly 3, Sakae 2, Finney 2, Ruis 0.