Mckanstry Leads Nic To Win

Tuesday’s late games

Andre McKanstry connected on nine of 15 shots from the floor and finished with a game-high 23 points to lead North Idaho College to a 94-78 win over host Yakima Valley on Tuesday.

The Cardinals held a whopping 50-29 advantage on the boards and outshot the Indians 21-10 at the free-throw line.

NIC’s Shawn Myrick finished with 16 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, while Bo Johnson tossed in 19 points.

Yakima Valley was led by Neal Robertson’s 22 points.

North Idaho 94, Yakima Valley 78

NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE Myrick 5-12 1-4 16, Johnson 9-14 1-2 19, Myles 5-10 0-0 11, Houston 1-1 0-2 2, McKanstry 9-15 4-6 23, Stack 0-1 0-0 0, Harrison 2-9 6-8 10, Banks 2-7 5-6 9, Ryan 0-1 4-4 4. Totals 33-70 21-32 94.

YAKIMA VALLEY Robertson 7-8 2-2 22, Hall 3-14 6-6 13, Sydney 3-7 0-1 6, Britt 5-10 0-0 10, Herron 1-9 2-2 5, Rinta 2-4 0-0 4, Towne 4-5 0-1 8, Dentsch 5-6 0-0 10. Totals 30-63 10-12 78.

Halftime score - NIC 47, YV 78. 3-point goals - NIC 7-20 (Myrick 5-11, Myles 1-4, McKanstry 1-3, Stack 0-1, Harrison 0-1), YV 8-13 (Robertson 6-9, Hall 1-3, Sydney 0-1, Herron 1-2). Totals fouls - NIC 17, YV 21. Fouled out - Sydney. Technical fouls - None. Rebounds - NIC 50 (Banks 12), YV 29 (Britt 9). Assists - NIC 25 (Myles 10), YV 23 (Hall 6).

High school basketball

Post Falls 60, Kellogg 31

Janelle Ruen almost single-handedly outscored the Wildcats with a game-high 29 points in the Trojans’ lopsided non-league win.

Post Falls (1-1) used an 18-8 secondquarter run to pull away from Kellogg (1-1).

Ruen was 12 for 16 from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers, and made 9 of 10 foul shots.

Post Falls 14 18 13 15 - 60

Kellogg 9 8 6 8 - 31

POST FALLS Billetz 3, Klaudt 2, Brown 5, Edmonds 6, Waltz 8, Swanstrom 4, Ruen 29, Blaser 2, Foster 1.

KELLOGG Magnus 9, Stevens 1, Lemon 7, Hei 6, Luchini 2, Hunt 2, Connors 4.

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