Lake City Maintains Its Advantage Over Rival

Prep basketball

Several factors contributed to the Lake City High girls basketball team’s eighth straight victory over its cross-town rival Thursday.

None more so, though, than shooting.

The top-ranked Timberwolves more than doubled visiting Coeur d’Alene’s field-goal percentage as Lake City was too much for the young Vikings, 53-27, in the first Border League game between the teams.

LC (5-0 overall, 2-0 in league) shot better than 50 percent in three quarters as the T-Wolves made 23 of 44 attempts (52 percent). CdA (1-4), playing its league opener, finished 10 of 47 (21 percent).

And the Viks needed a 4-of-16 effort in their best period, the fourth quarter, to finish with a double-digit total for made baskets.

Using good passing in its halfcourt offense, LC pulled away early to an 18-5 lead before CdA managed its second basket with 12 seconds remaining in the first quarter.

A jumper by Kelley McCabe extended the T-Wolves’ lead to 25-7 at the 4:51 mark of the second period. CdA didn’t score its first basket in the quarter until Krissi Ruiz sank a 5-footer on the baseline with 4 minutes left.

Katelyn Tatum lifted CdA out of single digits with a basket in the key with 27 seconds remaining before halftime. McCabe answered with a basket in the post to widen LC’s lead to 31-11 at halftime.

LC made 15 of 27 shots from the field in the first half to CdA’s 4 of 22.

Even though it struggled, CdA threatened to keep the margin near 20 points through 2-1/2 quarters. But the Viks, winless against their rivals, lost touch midway through the third quarter when the T-Wolves closed out the period with an 11-3 spurt.

A free throw by Lindsay Herbert gave LC its biggest lead at 46-17 with 6:20 left in the fourth quarter.

Seven of nine T-Wolves score four points or more. Herbert led with 15, including two 3-pointers, and 6-foot-4 senior post Alison Asher added 10 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots.

Coeur d’Alene 7 4 6 10 -27

Lake City 18 13 12 10 -53

COEUR d’ALENE - Lenz 0, Stranger 2, Vig 0, Shirley 2, Ruiz 7, Tatum 3, Roetter 5, Day 0, Davis 8, Bielec 0.

LAKE CITY - Hayes 6, Hawn 0, Kendrick 2, Bro 4, Herbert 15, McCabe 4, Dodge 5, Asher 10, Stern 7.

Non-league girls

Post Falls 52, University 44

Megan Billetz scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, hitting 2 of 2 3-pointers and 4 of 5 overall from the floor, to guide the Trojans over the visiting Titans (0-1).

University 14 11 9 10 - 44

Post Falls 13 7 11 21 - 52

UNIVERSITY - Owen 4, Parker 0, Schroeder 14, Frost 11, Whitney 0, Valkenaar 1, Shelton 6, Conant 4, Nelson 0, Oglesbee 4, Lektorich 0.

POST FALLS - Eberle 2, Billetz 18, Mills 0, Brown 4, Foster 0, Edmonds 0, Holland 0, Swanstrom 3, Ruen 18, Johnson 7.

Priest River 56, Kootenai 44

The visiting Spartans outscored the Warriors 20-7 in the final 6 minutes during a win at Harrison.

Priest River 14 11 10 21 - 56

Kootenai 12 12 10 10 - 44

PRIEST RIVER - Troudt 3, Kreager 1, Cook 0, Duley 8, Washburn 4, Smith 9, Turner 16, Carpenter 10, Vogrig 5, Guthrie 0.

KOOTENAI - S.Kraack 6, Reinhardt 5, Andersen 2, Bornitz 15, Goodson 5, Damiano 8, Scheffelmaier 3.

Lakeside 57, Wallace 23

The visiting Knights picked up a win as the Miners shot 7 of 44 (16 percent) from the floor.

Lakeside 14 16 11 16 - 57

Wallace 8 7 3 5 - 23

LAKESIDE - Flint 16, McPeak 4, Mi.Middleton 6, Scott 4, Kolar 8, Ma.Middleton 8, Kelley 3, Fuchs 6, Mullen 2 WALLACE - Sleezer 5, Branstetter 2, Gregory 0, England 3, Pommerening 0, Rupp 1, Glover 4, Deahn 0, Krulitz 2, Carrico 6, Cantamessa 0.

Non-league boys

Post Falls 65, University 49

The Trojans found themselves in a big hole early, but they slowly chipped away to eventually pull away from the visiting Titans in a season-opening boys basketball game.

University opened a 12-1 lead midway in the first quarter. But Post Falls stayed with its full-court pressure and finally caught the Titans in the third quarter.

University 17 11 10 11 -49

Post Falls 10 13 23 19 -65

UNIVERSITY - Sale 2, Merrifield 0, Short 12, Benefield 2, Ruscio 5, Roberts 6, Van Dyne 13, Renz 2, Price 5, Schmidt 2.

POST FALLS - Klaudt 10, Meeks 3, Quesnell 20, Christiansen 2, Fehling 3, Therrian 3, Miller 17, Leary 2, Thornley 5.

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