Nesbitts combine for 30 in loss to Charter

CLARK FORK — Clark Fork kept the game close for a half, before Bob Sanders took over to lead Coeur d’Alene Charter to a 56-43 nonleague win over the Wampus Cats Tuesday night at Clark Fork High School.

Howard Katzenberg held Sanders to just two first half points, before the Panthers (5-1) big man tallied 13 second half points to propel his team to the road win.

Chaunce Nesbitt posted a double-double to lead the Wampus Cats (0-6), dropping in a game-high 19 points to go with 11 rebounds, no small task against the bigger Sanders.

“Those were hard-working, blue-collar points,” explained Cats coach Melvin Speelmon. “We held them down for a half and that kept us in it.”

Nate Nesbitt scored 11 points and played some shut down defense, and Stillman Berkley had a solid game with six points, five assists and four steals in defeat.

Clark Fork plays at the Newport tournament on Friday.

Charter      18   7   15   16 — 56

Clark Fork 3    15  10   15 — 43   

CLARK FORK — Jackson 2, Berkley 6, N. Nesbitt 11, Klein 1, C. Nesbitt 19, Katzenberg 0, Walker 4, Kennedy 0.