PREP ROUNDUP: Lady Cats claw their way to big senior night win
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Clark Fork 45, Kellogg JV 30
CLARK FORK — Senior Hannah Thompson poured in 25 points, 16 in the second half, and the host Lady Cats used a 14-7 third quarter advantage to pull away and defeat the Lady Wildcats' JV on Wednesday.
Junior Kathi Rupp, who was also honored on Clark Fork's senior night due to being an exchange student from Germany, added six points and a game-high 18 rebounds. Thompson, in addition to her 25 points, also recorded a team-high three assists and four steals.
"They were great tonight," Clark Fork High head coach Chris Cavanaugh said about his seniors. "It can be an emotional night for all of them, especially when you do senior celebrations right before tip-off. They were fired up at the beginning but calmed down and made some great passes and smart decisions with the ball. It was nice to see us pull away after halftime."
Freshman Keira Gannon scored eight points, including two 3-pointers, and blocked a pair of shots while freshman Azelynn Petersen chipped in six points for Clark Fork, which led 17-12 at halftime.
Seniors Jamie Herrick and Aliyah Leadbetter were also honored on the night for their contributions to the team over the years.
Clark Fork (5-11, 0-5) travels to Kootenai today for another non-league matchup.
Kellogg JV 6 6 7 11 — 30
Clark Fork 6 11 14 14 — 45
PTS: CF — Thompson 25, Gannon 8, Rupp 6, Petersen 6. KLG — Munoz 10, Cassidy 5, Wilkinson 5, Sorenson 4, Gloyn 3, Potts 3.
REB: CF — Rupp 18, Thompson 6, Mayorga 6, Herrick 3, Petersen 2, Gannon 2, Christofferson 2, Stevens 1. KLG — Gloyn 9, Sorenson 7, Munoz 7, Cassidy 6, Potts 4, Wilkinson 2.
AST: CF — Thompson 3, Scarlett 3, Rupp 2, Mayorga 1, Gannon 1, Christofferson 1. KLG — Cassidy 1, Sorenson 1, Gloyn 1, Munoz 1.
STL: CF — Thompson 4, Rupp 2, A. Leadbetter 2, Gannon 1, Stevens 1, Scarlett 1, Mayorga 1. KLG — Munoz 7, Wilkinson 4.
BLK: CF — Gannon 2, Thompson 1, Petersen 1. KLG — Sorenson 2.
BOYS WRESTLING
St. Maries 47, Priest River 36
ST. MARIES — Orion Grimes (126), Colm McLaimtaig (144) and Gunnar Eversole (190) all won by pin as the visiting Spartans fell just shy of the Lumberjacks on Wednesday.
McLaimtaig, who is ranked No. 2 in the state in the 3A/2A/1A rankings, defeated Jerrett Brebner of St. Maries, who's ranked fourth, by way of a third round pin.
Priest River returns to action this Friday and Saturday for the North Idaho Rumble hosted by Coeur d'Alene High.
98 — Levi Holbrook, Priest River, by forfeit. 106 — double forfeit. 113 — Jack Zalewski, Priest River, by forfeit. 120 — Liam Pettit, Priest River, by forfeit. 126 — Orion Grimes, Priest River, p. Gabe Halloran, St. Maries, 3:12. 132 — Kelby Harvey, St. Maries, tf. Bill Rapier, Priest River, 15-0. 138 — Beau Wentzel, St. Maries, by forfeit. 144 — Colm McLaimtaig, Priest River, p. Jerrett Brebner, St. Maries, 5:33. 150 — Amado Stewart, St. Maries, p. Austin Mulligan, Priest River, 0:29. 157 — Zach David, St. Maries, p. Daniel Hoisington, Priest River, 4:23. 165 — Aiden Yearout, St. Maries, p. Christian Williams, Priest River, 1:23. 175 — Keltan Allmen, St. Maries, by forfeit. 190 — Gunnar Eversole, Priest River, p. Andrew Blankenship, St. Maries, 2:40. 215 — Kristoffer Brusseau, St. Maries, by forfeit. 285 — Rustle Brusseau, St. Maries, by forfeit.