PREP BASKETBALL: Caven, Howard stuff stat sheet in Wampus Cat season opener

BOYS BASKETBALL

Coeur du Christ 75, Clark Fork 59

CLARK FORK — In a fast-paced affair at Clark Fork High, junior Westin Caven had 18 points and teetered on the line of a quadruple-double, junior Owen Howard a double-double of 27 points and 11 rebounds, as the Wampus Cats fell to Saints 75-59 in a non-league matchup and the season opener for both schools on Tuesday.

Howard, who was complimented by Clark Fork High assistant coach Kyler Rice for his drop-step and got the Wampus Cats back in the game numerous times, added five blocks and three assists to the stat sheet in addition to his double-double. Caven added seven rebounds, nine assists, eight steals and two blocks in what was one of the most impressive games by a Clark Fork player in recent history.

"I think we did really well for only having six guys," Clark Fork High head coach Stillman Berkley said. "We are even dealing with a couple of ankle injuries, and those guys only had a couple minutes to sit out. Westin had an awesome game, he was working so hard that both of his calves cramped up. He really showed some grit tonight."

Freshman Jason Mayorga added seven points and six rebounds, sophomore Buddy Adams four points and four rebounds and junior Peyton Stevens three points for Clark Fork (0-1), which travels to Genesis Prep on Thursday.

Coeur du Christ 22 16 24 13 — 75

Clark Fork 15 8 19 17 — 59

PTS: CF — Howard 27, Caven 18, Mayorga 7, Adams 4, Stevens 3. CDC — Connelly 24, O'Neill 13, Clemens 12, Luafalemana 10, Je. Cools 5, Hayes 5, Denke 4, Conaty 2.

REB: CF — Howard 11, Caven 7, Mayorga 6, Adams 4, Yanik 2, Stevens 1. CDC — O'Neill 9, Hayes 7, Je. Cools 6, Clemens 4, Connelly 3, Denke 2, Luafalemana 2, Anderson 2, Ja. Cools 1, Clute 1.

AST: CF — Caven 9, Howard 3, Yanik 3, Mayorga 2. CDC — Connelly 9, Clemens 5, Luafalemana 1, Je. Cools 1, Conaty 1.

STL: CF — Caven 8, Yanik 2, Mayorga 1. CDC — Connelly 7, Je. Cools 4, Hayes 3, Clemens 3, Ja. Cools 1, O'Neill 1, Conaty 1.

BLK: CF — Howard 5, Caven 2. CDC — Clemens 1, Connelly 1.

Priest River 65, Genesis Prep 42

PRIEST RIVER — The host Spartans dominated in their season opener, defeating the visiting Jaguars 65-42 in a non-league matchup at Priest River High on Tuesday.

No other information was available before deadline.

Priest River (1-0) travels to Newport this Saturday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Laybourne, Mire help Lady Bulldogs to first league win

Sandpoint 40, Moscow 32

MOSCOW — In a grinder at the Bear Den, the Lady Bulldogs, led by two third quarter 3-pointers from senior Chloe Laybourne, improved their winning streak to three games after defeating the Lady Bears 40-32 in their 5A Inland Empire League opener on Tuesday.

"They did a good job of hurrying us up early on and we were struggling to get into our offense," Sandpoint High head coach Will Love said. "After halftime, it was back-and-forth before Chloe hit two 3-pointers that really got us going."

Moscow eventually clawed their way back into the contest, leading 31-30 in the fourth, but the Lady Bulldogs closed out the game on a 10-1 run to seal the deal.

"Jordyn (Tomco) did a good job of attacking Moscow's defense near the end of the game," coach Love said. "She had some big drives that helped us pull away at the very end. I think ultimately is was a huge learning experience for us... this group is new and it's never easy to play at Moscow."

Sophomores Livia Driggs and Jordyn Tomco had six points, senior Demi Driggs five for Sandpoint (3-0), which travels to Timberlake on Thursday.

Sandpoint 11 3 13 13 — 40

Moscow 8 10 8 6 — 31

PTS: SPT — Mire 15, Laybourne 8, L. Driggs 6, Tomco 6, D. Driggs 5. MOS — Becker 11, Williams 7, Lassen 5, Nuhn 5, Skinner 2, Kiblen 1.

Selkirk 66, Clark Fork 23

IONE, Wash. — At Selkirk High, Clark Fork High junior Priscilla Mayorga had a team-high 10 points, junior Kathi Rupp a team-high 12 rebounds as the Lady Cats fell 66-23 to the Lady Rangers in a non-league matchup on Tuesday.

"Selkirk is a really well-coached team," Clark Fork High head coach Chris Cavanaugh said. "Priscilla played very well when we were able to run the offense through her. Overall, we had a rough shooting night and struggled defensively."

Senior Hannah Thompson added six points and five rebounds, freshman Gracie Stevens four points for Clark Fork (0-3), which hosts Priest River on Thursday.

PTS: CF — Mayorga 10, Thompson 6, Stevens 4, Rupp 2, Scarlett 1. SEL — Rice 18, M. Petrich 13, Kardos 12, Ayberg 12, Lyons 6, Strickler 2, Culiacan 2.

REB: CF — Rupp 12, Thompson 5, Scarlett 3, Herrick 2, Mayorga 2, Stevens 2, Gannon 1, Leadbetter 1. SEL — N/A.

AST: CF — None. SEL — N/A.

STL: CF — Scarlett 1, Mayorga 1, Rupp 1, Stevens 1. SEL — N/A.

BLK: CF — None. SEL — N/A.

Yount's double-double lifts Lady Spartans to victory

Priest River 43, Genesis Prep 35

PRIEST RIVER — Senior Paityn Yount had a double-double of 11 points and 14 rebounds and added five steals as the Lady Spartans took down the visiting Lady Jaguars 43-35 in a non-league matchup on Tuesday at Priest River High.

Junior Aleigha Jensen had 11 points and six rebounds, senior Desi Humphrey seven points, three assists and four steals, senior Lizzie McCracken nine points and two steals in what was Priest River's third straight win of the season.

Priest River (3-0) will travel to Clark Fork on Thursday.

Quarter-by-quarter scoring not available.

Priest River stats only.

PTS: PR — Yount 11, Jensen 11, McCracken 9, Humphrey 7, Braee 4, Burgess-Duquette 1.

REB: PR — Yount 14, Jensen 6, Humphrey 2, Braae 1, Burgess-Duquette 1.

AST: PR —  Humphrey 3, Yount 1, Braae 1.

STL: PR —  Yount 5, Humphrey 4, McCracken 2, Jepson 1, Braae 1.

BLK: PR — Yount 1, Humphrey 1.

    Clark Fork High junior Owen Howard finishes a layup in transition while guarded by Coeur du Christ High junior Aedan O'Neill during Tuesday's season opener.