PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Priest River shoots past Kellogg to advance to title match
Priest River High senior Desi Humphrey looks to drive inside while guarded by two Kellogg defenders during the Lady Spartans' 52-28 home win on Saturday night.
Photo by Max Oswald
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Priest River 52, Kellogg 28
PRIEST RIVER — Desi Humphrey contributes in a plethora of ways on the court, but most fans know her for her consistent 3-point shooting — and that was no different on Saturday night.
The Priest River High senior netted a game-high 19 points, 13 in the second half, and hit four 3-pointers as the host No. 2 Lady Spartans punched their ticket to the 3A Central Idaho League district tournament championship match with a victory over the No. 3 Lady Wildcats.
In addition to her 19 points, Humphrey also registered a team-high seven rebounds, four steals and dished out three assists.
Senior Paityn Yount supplied 13 points, including two 3-pointers, while fellow senior Lizzie McCracken scored nine points and had three assists for Priest River, which outscored Kellogg 30-9 in the second half after leading just 22-19 at intermission.
It's the Lady Spartans' third victory over the Lady Wildcats this year — the 24-point margin being the largest of the three games. Before this season, their last victory over Kellogg dated back to 2017.
Priest River (14-6) will travel to Grangeville on Monday for the district championship match. The winner of that game advances to state while the loser will play a consolation match against the winner of Kellogg/Orofino for an opportunity to head to a state play-in game.
Kellogg 15 4 6 3 — 28
Priest River 11 11 19 11 — 52
PTS: PR — Humphrey 19, Yount 13, McCracken 9, Jensen 4, Burgess-Duquette 3, Braae 2, Jepson-Church 2. KLG — A. Groth 18, Storey 6, Stutzke 3, Henrikson 1.
REB: PR — Humphrey 7, Jensen 6, Burgess-Duquette 4, Jepson-Church 3, McCracken 3, Braae 2, Yount 2. KLG — Henrikson 8, Stutzke 6, A. Groth 5, Storey 4, Yrjana 4, Philp 2, M. Groth 2, Schillereff 1.
AST: PR — McCracken 3, Humphrey 3, Yount 2, Jensen 2, Braae 1. KLG — Stutzke 3, Henrikson 3, M. Groth 1, Storey 1, A. Groth 1.
STL: PR — Humphrey 4, Jepson-Church 2, Yount 2, McCracken 2, Burgess-Duquette 1, Jensen 1, Braae 1. KLG — Yrjana 3, Stutzke 2, M. Groth 1, Storey 1, A. Groth 1, Henrikson 1.
BLK: PR — Jensen 2, Yount 1, Humphrey 1. KLG — M. Groth 1, Yrjana 1, Stutzke 1, A. Groth 1, Henrikson 1.
Pullman Christian 39, Kootenai Thunder 23
SPOKANE VALLEY — Lexi Ball scored a team-high seven points as the No. 6 Lady Thunder fell to the No. 4 Lady Eagles in the Mountain Christian League Tournament fifth-place match on Saturday at The Oaks Classical Christian Academy.
Mercy Brewer added four points while Laura Allhouse recorded 11 rebounds, two assists and four steals, all team-highs, in the loss.
The Kootenai Thunder officially finish the season with a record of 4-15.
Thunder Stats Only.
PTS: KT — Ball 7, Brewer 4, Miles 3, Allshouse 3, Stevens 3, deGraaf 2, Reynolds 1.
REB: KT — Allshouse 11, deGraaf 5, Miles 5, Reynolds 4, Brewer 3, Ball 1.
AST: KT — Allshouse 2, Stevens 1, Miles 1, Brewer 1.
STL: KT — Allshouse 4, Miles 3, deGraaf 2, Ball 1, Stevens 1.
BLK: KT — Allshouse 1.