Fourth-Quarter Rally Saves Sandpoint Win

For three quarters, Wednesday’s Inland Empire League boys basketball game at Sandpoint looked like a typical matchup between a second-place team and a team trying to stay out of the cellar.

The fourth quarter changed the game’s flavor, however, as the Bulldogs (7-12, 2-5) found the spark to beat visiting Post Falls 70-66. Trailing by eight to 12 points for much of the game, Sandpoint generated a 20-5 run to confound the Trojans (9-8, 4-3).

David Boren’s 3-pointer tied the score at 59. Freshman Paul Nieman followed with the go-ahead basket, then Jared Herrington and Caleb Bowman scored four apiece down the stretch to secure the win.

Brett Hollenbeck led Post Falls with 17 points.

Sandpoint 70, Post Falls 66

Post Falls 20 19 16 11 - 66

Sandpoint 12 19 16 23 - 70

POST FALLS Bechel 2, Alexander 5, Quesnell 5, McLean 7, Hollenbeck 17, Campbell 4, O’Briant 14, Lee 5, Juhlin 7.

SANDPOINT Jeffres 16, Bowman 8, Eller 6, Boren 5, Herrington 13, Palmer 11, Kleinert 8, Nieman 3.

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