Hot Start Helps Kellogg Ease Past Wallace, 76-43

Prep basketball

The Kellogg Wildcats jumped out to 12-point lead and used hot shooting to keep a substantial margin the whole game en route to a 76-43 non-league boys basketball victory over the neighboring rival Wallace Miners on Friday night.

The Wildcats (13-2) got a 19-point night from Casey Fisher on 7 of 10 shooting from the field. Jeremy Behm added 16 points.

Kellog shot 28 of 56 from the field to run away with the victory.

Wallace (6-10) was led by Ryan Nipp with a game-high 22 points.

Kellogg 76, Wallace 43

Kellogg 16 23 16 24 - 76

Wallace 7 13 14 9 - 43

KELLOGG Mercado 7, Corkill 8, Behm 16, Hansen 2, Kohal 11, Fisher 19, Towne 0, Rice 6, Carlson 8, Little 2.

WALLACE Carlson 1, Grattic 0, St.Peter 0, Heyn 2, Stutzke 10, McKinnon 0, Cotter 5, Schillerett 0, Nipp 22, Hegbloom 3.

Priest River 54, Lakeland 48

The Spartans got free throws from Darin Bradbury and David Score late in the game to put the Hawks on ice in an Intermountain League battle.

Priest River (3-12, 1-5) avenged an earlier loss to Lakeland behind the 18-point, 8-rebound effort of Jeremy Walters. Lakeland (1-12, 1-4) was led by Paul Kowalczyk with 12 points.

Lakeland 15 9 7 17 - 48

Priest River 13 18 8 15 - 54

LAKELAND Banks 4, Bevacqua 2, Larsen 0, DeBoer 6, Freed 5, Kowalczyk 12, Rothrock 17, Dotts 0, Mudge 2.

PRIEST RIVER Score 7, Ackley 0, Bradbury 14, Thorton 10, Johnson 3, Cook 0, Walters 18, Storro 2.

Bonners Ferry 55, St. Maries 40

The Badgers used pressure defense to force 15 St. Maries turnovers en route to an Intermountain League Victory.

Bonners Ferry (8-6, 4-2) was led by Brian Meeker with 16 points.

St. Maries (7-8, 2-4) got 13 points from Steve Reabel.

St. Maries 6 13 6 15 - 40

Bonners Ferry 10 10 15 20 - 55

ST. MARIES Spooner 0, Sindt 0, Craner 2, Eccles 0, Mettler 3, Eberlin 2, Konkright 11, Weinmann 1, Bifford 0, M.Raebel 2, Holdahl 6, Dawson 0, S.Reabel 13.PRIEST RIVER Holmes 0, Isadore 1, Bahe 0, A.Hiatt 12, Hubbard 3, S.Hiatt 2, Meeker 16, Ashby 8, Ross 3, Staples 2, Robertson 6, Carey 2.

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