Jackson leads Cats to win in opener

St. REGIS, Mont. — Senior guard D.J. Jackson scored a game-high 10 points and grabbed three steals, and helped lead a balanced offense as the Wampus Cats downed St. Regis 34-25 in nonleague boys basketball action Tuesday in Montana.

Nate Nesbitt added eight points and nine rebounds, Stillman Berkley scored eight and Axel Anderson had six points, five rebounds and five steals to lead the Wampus Cats (1-0), who with the win surpassed last year’s total.

First year head coach Corey Vogel had high praise for the defense of Howard Katzenberg, Berkley and Anderson, who collectively held St. Regis’ 6-4 post to just six points.

“They played terrific defense, just a heck of an effort,” said Vogel, who also liked how point guard Nate Nesbitt ran the show. “We flowed well on offense. It’s a good feeling to win, but we still need to work on some things.

Clark Fork hosts Coeur d’Alene Charter in a home opener on Friday night.

Clark Fork  9   9   3   13 — 34

St. Regis    3   4   6  12 — 25

CLARK FORK — Jackson 10, Berkley 8, Nesbitt 8, Anderson 6, Katzenberg 2, Walker 0, Klein 0.

n Komanec comes up big in Cats’ win

St. REGIS, Mont. — Celeste Komanec scored seven points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out five assists and tallied five thefts, leading the Wampus Cat girls to a 33-15 road win over St. Regis on Tuesday.

Brocklynn Thornton added nine points and eight rebounds for the Wampus Cats (3-1).

“We played good defense. St. Regis was scrappy and quick,” said head coach Dexter Vogel. “We moved the ball really well, just missed a lot of open looks.”

Clark Fork hosts Bonners Ferry on Thursday.

Clark Fork  9   12   4   8 — 33

St. Regis   6    1   4   4 — 15

CLARK FORK — Palmer 3, McMahon 4, Vogel 2, Kailang 8, Komanec 7, Thornton 9.