Wampus Cats fall to Miners

CLARK FORK — Freshman Axel Anderson scored 17 points to lead Clark Fork on Senior Night, but it wasn’t enough as the Miners ran away with a 63-41 win Tuesday night in North Star League boys basketball at Clark Fork High School.

Chaunce Nesbitt, Victor Walker and James Kennerly were honored before the game for Clark Fork (0-18, 0-8 NSL), which played inspired ball and was down just 30-25 at halftime.

Zach Klein and Nate Nesbitt each hit three pointers as the Cats showed flashed of the future in the second quarter, outscoring the Miners 15-12, as Anderson did the bulk of his damage in the first half.

“Axel had a great game,” said Cats coach Melvin Speelmon. “Wallace went on a third quarter run and set the tone for the rest of the game.”

Clancy Drews led the Miners (10-10, 7-1 NSL) with a game-high 25 points.

Clark Fork plays at Mullan in a loser-out district game on Tuesday.

Clark Fork  10   15    4   12 — 41

Wallace     18   12   18   15 — 63

WALLACE — Bennet 0, Vester 4, Jordan 0, Needle 0, Drews 25, Maritano 5, Arthun 0, Hill 6, Henning 8, St. Claire 15.

CLARK FORK — Berkley 7, N. Nesbitt 9, Klein 8, Anderson 17, Walker 0, Kennerly 0.