A-2/A-3/A-4 Playoffs

Senior guard Amy Lemm scored a game-high 18 points and added nine rebounds as Moscow stopped defending Idaho A-2 champion Shelley 45-36 Thursday in the first round of the tournament at Wendell.

On the way to last year’s title, Shelley nipped Moscow 42-41.

This time around the Bears (21-1), who have won 21 straight, are in the semifinals and the Russets (19-8) are in a loser-out consolation.

Moscow’s opponent will be Sugar-Salem, also 21-1, which beat Bishop Kelly . Shelley plays BK (19-4) in a loser-out consolation.

Moscow 45, Shelley 36

Shelley 8 3 10 15 - 36

Moscow 7 8 10 20 - 45

SHELLEY Foster 1, Clayton 2, L.Jensen 4, McCabe 16, M.Jensen 6, Summers 3, Blake 4.

MOSCOW Moslemi 14, Lemm 18, Sorbel 6, Gibson 0, Wilder 3, Reynolds 2, To.Goetz 0, Ta.Goetz 2.

Jerome 52, Bonners Ferry 45

Also at the A-2 tourney, senior post Tonia Burk scored 16, including eight in 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, to lead the Tigers (17-6) over the Badgers (15-8).

Today, Jerome will play Preston (18-5) in a semifinal and BF takes on Middleton (19-5) in a loser-out game.Junior forward Shelly Kulm added 12 points for Jerome. Sophomores Sarah Walter and Amber Paulson led BF with 16 points each.

JEROME (52) - Lloyd 3, Burton 8, Burk 16, Capps 1, Hettinga 6, Barnes 6, Kulm 12.

BONNERS FERRY (45) - Walter 16, Larson 2, Paulson 16, Downing 2, Knott 3, Ripatti 6.

A-3 Tournament

Challis squeezed by defending champion Clearwater Valley 71-70, Valley edged Teton 48-46, West Side beat Glenns Ferry 46-34 and Grangeville downed Fruitland 60-58 in first-round games. Valley (20-7) will meet West Side (19-6) and Challis (18-6) will take on Grangeville (20-5) in semifinals today.

A-4 Tournament

Lakeside 38, Cambridge 36

Jennifer Neibuhr scored nine of her 12 points in the fourth quarter and made a key steal in the final minute to help the Knights (16-6) upend the Bulldogs (13-12) at Jerome.

Today, Lakeside plays Troy (20-4) in a semifinal and Cambridge takes on Carey (15-7) in a loser-out consolation.

LAKESIDE (38) - SiJohn 8, Flint 7, Middleton 5, Neibuhr 12, Brand 2, Hammons 2, Hoffman 2.

CAMBRIDGE (36) - Robbins 2, Wagner 10, Barton 14, M. Noah 4, Edwards 6.

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