PREP BASKETBALL: Thunder boys roll past Christian Heritage for fourth straight win

BOYS

Kootenai Thunder 72, Christian Heritage 35

EDWALL, Wash. — Dylan Day scored a game-high 25 points, Malachi Duchow chipped in 20 and the visiting Thunder stormed to a 37-point win over the Christian Heritage School on Friday.

Duchow swiped away a team-high four steals, Day three, and Gavan Miles dished out a team-high six assists for the Thunder, which grabbed their fourth straight win with the league victory.

Hunter Peterson had six points, nine rebounds and three blocks and Milo Hernandez-Ortega eight points.

The Kootenai Thunder (6-2) will host the Spokane Co-op for a non-league matchup Tuesday.

Thunder Stats only

PTS: KT — Day 25, Duchow 20, Hernandez-Ortega 8, Peterson 6, Brewer 5, Miles 4, Palmer 2, Reynolds 2.

REB: KT — Peterson 9, Day 5, Palmer 3, Manning 3, Hernandez-Ortega 3, Miles 2, Duchow 2, Reynolds 1.

AST: KT — Miles 6, Manning 5, Reynolds 3, Duchow 3, Palmer 2, Day 1, Peterson 1.

STL: KT — Duchow 4, Day 3, Miles 2, Hernandez-Ortega 2, Peterson 2, Manning 1, Reynolds 1, Brewer 1.

BLK: KT — Peterson 3, Hernandez-Ortega 1.

GIRLS

Hillcrest 44, Sandpoint 39

IDAHO FALLS — Sophomore Brecken Mire tied a game-high 15 points, sophomore Livia Driggs added 12 and had the Lady Bulldogs' only two 3-pointers, but Sandpoint fell short of the host Lady Knights on day two of the East Idaho Holiday Shootout.

Down 30-25 at halftime, Hillcrest ran out to a 39-25 lead the start the third, but the Lady Bulldogs closed the gap with an 11-0 run that was sparked by a Driggs 3-pointer.

"We were excited about that, but of course disappointed with the loss," Sandpoint High head coach Will Love said. "We had some moments where we played really well, and defensively, we did a good job ... any time you can hold a team to 44 points you have to be pleased with that. Winning on the road is hard, but that's one of the reasons why we came down here."

Senior Demi Driggs had four points and nine rebounds, junior Mia Driggs four points for Sandpoint, which had their lone blemish during the second quarter with a two-point tally.

Hillcrest was led by sophomore Camryn Taylor, who matched Mire's game-high with 15 points.

Sandpoint (6-5) will finish out the tournament today against Skyline at Skyline High.

Sandpoint 11 2 12 14 — 39

Hillcrest 10 11 9 14 — 44

PTS: SPT — Mire 15, L. Driggs 12, D. Driggs 4, M. Driggs 4, Thaete 2, Ch. Laybourne 2. HC — Taylor 15, L. Kesler 8, Pickett 6, Nelson 5, Daw 5, K. Kesler 4, Gatluak 1.

REB: SPT — D. Driggs 9, Ch. Laybourne 6, Mire 4, L. Driggs 3, M. Driggs 3, Thaete 2, Ca. Laybourne 2. HC — L. Kesler 7, Gatluak 6, Taylor 3, Daw 2, Pickett 1, Holand 1, Christensen 1, Nelson 1.

AST: SPT — Mire 2, D. Driggs 1, Thaete 1. HC — K. Kesler 3, L. Kesler 3, Daw 2, Gatluak 1. 

STL: SPT — Mire 1, L. Driggs 1, Ca. Laybourne 1, D. Driggs 1. HC —  Gatluak 2, Daw 1, L. Kesler 1.

BLK: SPT — Mire 2. HC — None.

Christian Heritage 33, Kootenai Thunder 25

EDWALL, Wash. — Ella Stevens scored a team-high seven points for the Lady Thunder in a road loss to the Christian Heritage School on Friday.

Mazie Miles returned from an injury and netted seven points for the Kootenai Thunder while Mercy Brewer pulled down seven boards and Lexi Ball came away with seven steals.

Casey deGraaf added six points, five rebounds and two blocks for the Lady Thunder (1-6), which host the Spokane Co-op for a non-league matchup Tuesday. 

Thunder Stats only

PTS: KT — Stevens 8, Miles 7, deGraaf 6, Brewer 2, Reynolds 2.

REB: KT — Brewer 7, deGraaf 5, Miles 3, Ball 2, Reynolds 2, Palmer 1.

AST: KT — Ball 2, Miles 1, Brewer 1.

STL: KT — Ball 7, Brewer 4, deGraaf 1, Palmer 1, Reynolds 1.

BLK: KT — deGraaf 2, Brewer 1.