Cats claim win over Panthers

COEUR d’ALENE — Sophomore Dimi Kailang scored 14 points, none bigger than the two free throws she made with 12 seconds left to help lead Clark Fork to a 39-36 win over 2A Coeur d’Alene Charter in nonleague girls basketball action Thursday night at Holy Family Catholic School.

Junior post Brocklynn Thornton scored a game-high17 points to lead the Wampus Cats (2-1), who held the Panthers to just one point in a stingy third quarter before holding off a comeback down the stretch.

“We got into early foul trouble and had to play from behind the entire game,” Coeur d’Alene Charter coach Logan Grant said. “Clark Fork is a good team. They’re tough and can shoot from the outside.”

Paige Kelly had 13 points and seven rebounds and Lexi Turkenburg had 11 points and 14 rebounds for Coeur d’Alene Charter (3-2).

Clark Fork     17   4   6   12 — 39

Cd’A Charter  8   10   1   17 — 36

CLARK FORK — Palmer 1, Thorton 17, McMahon 0, Komanec 0, Burn 3, Diffey 0, Vogel 4, Kailang 14.

Cd’A CHARTER — Turkenburg 11, Uribe 4, Goodson 5, Urbaniak 2, Kelly 13, Arts 1.