PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Priest River rallies past Coeur du Christ for third straight win

Priest River 79, Coeur du Christ 49

PRIEST RIVER — 11 different Priest River players scored and the host Spartans closed the game on a 22-0 run to defeat the visiting Saints 79-49 on Wednesday at Priest River High.

Senior Nate Stifel scored a team-high 14 points, all in the second half, and recorded two blocks and a slam dunk that the crowd went wild over. In the absence of some key varsity players, freshman Madden Redinger stepped up and added 10 points and four steals while sophomore Blake Smith registered eight points and eight rebounds for Priest River, which led 36-22 at halftime.

Senior Ben Connelly had 23 points and six steals for Coeur du Christ, which closed the gap to 57-49 early in the fourth quarter before the Spartans scored the next 22 points to end the contest.

Senior Palmer Coleman recorded 10 points, eight assists and four steals, senior Carter Cook and junior Ian Lamanna eight points, freshman Jacob Best six points and sophomore Kane Berns five points. 

Junior Lucas Mathews and senior Sawyer Staudt had four points, junior Brady Hatten two points to round out the scoring for Priest River (3-0), which travels to Genesis Prep tonight.

Coeur du Christ 10 12 22 5 — 49

Priest River 13 23 21 22 — 79

PTS: PR — Stifel 14, Redinger 10, Coleman 10, Lamanna 8, Smith 8, Cook 8, Best 6, Berns 5, Mathews 4, Staudt 4, Hatten 2. CDC — Connelly 23, Clemens 14, Hayes 8, Je. Cools 2, Denke 2.

REB: PR — Smith 8, Coleman 5, Stifel 5, Hatten 4, Best 4, Lamanna 4, Cook 3, Redinger 2, Staudt 2, Berns 2, Mathews 1. CDC —  Clemens 7, Connelly 6, O'Neill 4, Je. Cools 3, Hayes 3, Conaty 2, Denke 1.

AST: PR — Coleman 8, Stifel 3, Smith 2, Mathews 1, Staudt 1, Berns 1, Lamanna 1, Cook 1, Redinger 1. CDC — Connelly 3, Clemens 1, Hayes 1.

STL: PR — Coleman 4, Redinger 4, Staudt 3, Lamanna 2, Mathews 1, Hatten 1, Smith 1. CDC — Connelly 6, Hayes 5, Denke 3, O'Neill 2, Clemens 2.

BLK: PR — Stifel 2, Hatten 1. CDC — None.