PREP BASKETBALL: Priest River girls headed to state play-in
GIRLS
Priest River 36, Kellogg 24
PRIEST RIVER — Senior Paityn Yount poured in 14 points, including two 3-pointers, and the No. 2 Lady Spartans bested the No. 3 Lady Wildcats for the fourth time this season in a 3A Central Idaho League district tournament loser-out game held Wednesday at Priest River High.
Senior Lizzie McCracken had seven points, including two 3-pointers, senior Desi Humphrey had a team-high five steals and two blocks, and junior Aleigha Jensen pulled down a team-high seven rebounds for Priest River, which led 21-12 at intermission.
Sophomore Jordyn Stutzke netted 14 points and hit four 3-pointers for Kellogg, which finishes the season with a record of 9-13.
Priest River (15-7) moves on to a 3A state play-in game set to be held Saturday against New Plymouth. The matchup will be held at Grangeville High and will start at 3 p.m.
Kellogg 3 9 6 6 — 24
Priest River 11 10 7 8 — 36
PTS: PR — Yount 14, McCracken 7, Humphrey 4, Burgess-Duquette 4, Jensen 3, Braae 2, Jepson-Church 2. KLG — Stutzke 14, A. Groth 5, Schillereff 4, Storey 1.
REB: PR — Jensen 7, Yount 6, Humphrey 4, Burgess-Duquette 4, Jepson-Church 3, McCracken 2. KLG — A. Groth 8, Storey 7, Schillereff 5, Stutzke 5, Yrjana 2, Munoz 1.
AST: PR — Yount 3, Humphrey 3, McCracken 2. KLG — Stutzke 2, Yrjana 1, Storey 1, Munoz 1, Schillereff 1.
STL: PR — Humphrey 5, Jepson-Church 4, Yount 3, Braae 3, Jensen 2. KLG — Stutzke 3, Munoz 2, A. Groth 1, Yrjana 1, Storey 1, Schillereff 1, Philp 1.
BLK: PR — Humphrey 2. KLG — A. Groth 3, Munoz 1.
BOYS
Lake City 60, Sandpoint 27
SANDPOINT — Sophomore Logan Iverson scored a team-high seven points as the host Bulldogs fell to the Timberwolves in an Inland Empire League matchup held Wednesday at Les Rogers Court.
Sophomore Knox Williams had six points, all from 3-point range, while juniors Kingston Corbett and Logan Roos each scored four for Sandpoint, which trailed 39-8 at halftime.
Sophomore Jordan Carlson had a game-high 14 points and hit two 3-pointers for Lake City.
Sandpoint (8-10, 3-4) will look to rebound Friday when they travel to Lakeland for an important IEL matchup.
Lake City 19 20 11 10 — 60
Sandpoint 2 6 12 7 — 27
PTS: SPT — Iverson 7, Williams 6, Roos 4, Corbett 4, Gion 2, Wesiz 2, Yarbrough 2. LC — Carlson 14, Miller 11, Bowman 8, Watson 6, Strawn 5, Meredith 4, Anderson 3, Parker 3, Winey 2, Williams 2, Pearson 2.
REB: SPT — Corbett 6, Roos 5, Leisy 4, Yarbrough 4, Gion 3, Wolff 2, Weisz 2, Iverson 1, Williams 1, Gilman 1. LC — Carlson 6, Watson 4, Parker 3, Miller 3, Winey 2, Strawn 2, Bowman 1, Williams 1, Hill 1, Meredith 1.
AST: SPT — Iverson 2, Yabrough 1, Haddock 1, Cobrett 1, Leisy 1. LC — Strawn 5, Miller 4, Winey 2, Carlson 2, Watson 1, Bowman 1, Williams 1, Anderson 1.
STL: SPT — Roos 2, Gion 2, Leisy 2, Wolff 1, Weisz 1, Yarbrough 1, Iverson 1, Williams 1. LC — Bowman 6, Strawn 3, Winey 2, Miller 2, Carlson 2, Meredith 2, Anderson 1, Watson 1.
BLK: SPT — Corbett 2, Roos 1. LC — Watson 2, Carlson 2, Anderson 1, Hill 1.