Carlson’s 20 Points Lift U-Hi Past Post Falls

Prep basketball

Erik Carlson scored 20 points Wednesday and University (1-0) made 16 of 18 free throws to defeat visiting Post Falls 60-52 in a non-league boys basketball game.

The Trojans (0-1) forced nine turnovers in the second half to pull within four points.

University 60, Post Falls 52

Post Falls 11 10 14 17 - 52 University 19 20 2 19 - 60

POST FALLS Olson 2, Quesnell 3, Alexander 12, Curlee 0, Bohn 6, McLean 12, Therrian 1, Juhlin 13, McArthur 3.

UNIVERSITY Dunham 9, Short 0, Fryer 4, Burningham 0, Earling 8, Heimbigner 7, Price 4, McDaniel 2, Carlson 20, Flanary 6.

Tuesday’s girls basketball

Priest River 65, Clark Fork 22

Missy Ennis scored a game-high 23 to lead the visiting Spartans (1-1) over the Wampus Cats (0-2) in a non-leaguer.

Priest River’s Krissi Ruiz scored 16.

Priest River 18 15 14 18 - 65 Clark Fork 1 7 5 9 - 22

PRIEST RIVER Go 0, Reed 8, K.Ruiz 16, Ennis 23, K.Duley 4, M.Duley 0, Vogrig 2, Smith 4, Carpenter 8, Guthrie 0.

CLARK FORK Culcasi 1, J.Miller 5, Manderscheid 3, K.Miller 0, Haller 2, St. Clair 7, Hager 0, Worchester 4.

NC 33, Sandpoint 28

Lisa Hammond scored nine of her 15 points in the fourth quarter as North Central (1-0) ended a 37-game losing streak with a 33-28 victory at Sandpoint (1-3).

NC’s last win was 55-36 over East Valley on Dec. 6, 1994.

North Central 2 8 9 14 - 33 Sandpoint 5 9 4 7 - 28

NORTH CENTRAL Harris 0, Emery-Cloy 3, Bowers 2, White 4, Neilson 2, Hammond 15, Stearns 0, Hayes 6, Meister 0, Brockie 0.

SANDPOINT Iverson 0, Allmaras 0, Verby 4, Ward 10, Ross 2, Glines 6, Jensen 6.

Wednesday’s girls

Northport 61, Rossland 18

Karen Sauvola had 10 rebounds and the Mustangs (1-0) totaled 30 steals in beating the 0-2 visitors from British Columbia.

Rossland 4 5 7 2 - 18 Northport 27 8 13 13 - 61

ROSSLAND Beestia 9, Morrison 5, Kryski 2, McCallum 2, Zanussi 0.

NORTHPORT Brunette 0, C.Young 8, Knudsen 0, Day 13, Ke.Sauvola 6, Sell 19, E.Young 2, Lenhard 0, Jimenez 0, Ka.Sauvola 13.

Basketball newsletter

Jon Klarich of Warden, Wash., has begun publishing The Basketball Bulletin, a newsletter devoted to Washington Class A girls teams.

The initial bulletin included a pre-season look at each league, day-by-day league schedules, and an article by Lakeside coach Lisa Shultz on how to start a program.

Klarich’s preseason rankings placed Lakeside No. 3 and Colfax No. 8. Newport also receives votes.

The three NEA powers will jockey for just one berth to state this year. Lakeside and Newport advanced last year.

To subscribe, send a $20 check to Klarich at P.O. Box 1151, Warden 98857.

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