Gagnon goes off, but Bulldogs fall to Trojans

POST FALLS — Senior Jeremiah Gagnon had the hot hand from long range, draining six 3-pointers as part of his game-high 28 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Bulldogs lost 67-54 to Post Falls in nonleague boys basketball Thursday night at the Arena.

The Bulldogs (8-8) came out sharp, building a three-point halftime lead, before getting outscored 38-22 in a one-sided second half.

“Sandpoint jumped on us early,” said Trojans coach Mike McLean. “I thought we were playing their game. In the second half, I thought we did a better job of executing our stuff and play at the style we play.”

The Trojans (12-6), who won their fourth game in a row, made 15 for 16 from the free-throw line for a 94 percent clip. Dalton Thompson led Post Falls with 24 points and five rebounds.

Cooper Spalding added a season-high 12 points in defeat, and Chase Rodriguez dropped in nine, combining with Gagnon to score all but five of the Bulldogs’ points.

Sandpoint hosts Moscow in a 4A IEL game tonight, with tip-off slated for 6 p.m. at Les Rogers Court.

Sandpoint 15  17  11  11 — 54

Post Falls  14  15  17  21 — 67

SANDPOINT — Jurenka 3, Rodriguez 9, Spalding 12, Schwartz 2, Edwards 0, Burgstahler 0, Gagnon 28, Collado 0.

POST FALLS — Hall 7, McKeown 2, Davenport 0, Pfennigs 0, Hillman 13, Gondo 0, Anderson 0, McCullough 13, Franklin 0, Thompson 24, Bowers 0, Koski 8.