Noxon skates past Clark Fork

| January 13, 2005 8:00 PM

CLARK FORK — Missed opportunities down the stretch by Clark Fork allowed Noxon to pull out a 60-49 non-league girls basketball victory Thursday night.

"We missed a ton of free throws in the fourth quarter," said Clark Fork coach Mark Stevens. "We went to the line a bunch, missed a bunch and that was the difference in the ball game."

The Wampus Cats were led on the scoreboard by junior Tiffany Van Buren's 16 points and two assists. Junior Jolene Meredith added 13 points, while junior Rashell Trunnell grabbed 19 rebounds and nine points. Sophomore Rayna Allen finished with seven points and four steals.

"Even though we didn't make those free throws in the fourth, I was very happy with the way we played tonight. Noxon is a tough team and Bonnie Smith is a very good player."

Smith led Noxon with a game-high 18 points.

"With every game we play, I see us getting better and better," said Stevens. "And that was my goal coming into this season."

Clark Fork plays Post Falls Christian on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in Clark Fork. Junior varsity game begin at 1 p.m.

Noxon 10 19 15 16 — 60

Clark Fork 11 16 16 6 — 49

NOXON — Wilson 4, Carol 3, Flockerzy 11, Erwin 11, Smith 18, Freerkfen 3, Conte 8, H. Wilson 2.

CLARK FORK — Allen 7, Trunnell 9, Hess 1, Becker 1, Van Buren 16, Meredith 13.

Boys

Noxon 54

Clark Fork 24

CLARK FORK — Noxon jumped on Clark Fork early and cruised to a comfortable 54-24 non-league victory Thursday.

"Noxon is by far the best team we'll play this year and that's not putting any other teams in our league down," said Clark Fork coach Jamie Hand. "We just didn't come ready to play and I could tell in the locker room that we weren't mentally prepared to tackle a team like Noxon."

The Wampus Cats were led by junior Brian Young's seven points, while senior Clayton Hewitt grabbed 10 rebounds.

The Wampus Cat boys play Post Falls Christian Saturday afternoon in Clark Fork.

Noxon 14 13 12 15 — 54

Clark Fork 2 7 8 7 — 24

NOXON — Seebig 16, Nash 4, Singbell 2, Seratt 2, Brown 5, Haflien 6, Beaudin 15, Lawson 2.

CLARK FORK — Hewitt 4, McDaniel 2, Clayton 3, Young 7, Ruen 5, Martin 3.