Vikings Make Their Stand Guards Lead Cda, Deny Humphrey

The perimeter players for the Coeur d’Alene High boys basketball team did just what was expected of them - they controlled the ball and maintained their patience.

Then, for good measure, they led the scoring.

The hot-shooting Vikings made 22 of 37 from the floor and netted 8 of 9 from the foul line to shut down Cheney 56-42 Tuesday night in a Border League game.

The victory in Viking Gym denied Blackhawks coach Denny Humphrey his 500th career win, dropping Cheney to 1-2 in league, 1-3 overall.

CdA guards Jeff and Jason Rupp owned the outside with brisk passing and patience for the open shot.

Jeff, a senior, scored 21 points, including three 3-pointers and 4-of-5 shooting from the foul line. Rupp was particularly dangerous from the baseline. Younger brother Jason, a 5-foot-10 sophomore, held his own with 16 points, helping CdA (1-3, 2-3) earn its first league victory.

“They’re (Blackhawks) really athletic,” said Jeff Rupp, whose quick hands earned four steals. “We weren’t going to press against a more-athletic team. We had to concentrate on the perimeter.”

Jason Rupp scored six points in the fourth with a basket and four free throws when Cheney had to foul.

“Jason Rupp did a great job leading the team,” Vikings coach Larry Bieber said. “(He has) a lot of savvy for a sophomore. He did a great job of distributing the ball and breaking the press down.”

The Viks struck hard when it counted most, ending the last 1:30 of the third quarter with a 9-0 run that helped them regain the momentum after Cheney had climbed to within one point at 33-32.

“I felt really good about our effort,” Bieber said. “We got the last shots off.”

Bieber said it was important that his players used their bodies to gain position for rebounding against the bigger Blackhawks. Senior Nathan Schmidt, a 6-foot wing led CdA on the boards with four, complementing his eight points.

“I told them to quit jumping,” Bieber said. “When we just jump, most teams are bigger and have the advantage.

Chris Bond led the struggling Blackhawks (18 of 53) with a team-high 14 points.

“We’re young and inexperienced,” Humphrey said. “We’re still trying to find guys to play. We only suited up eight tonight.”

Coeur d’Alene 56, Cheney 42

Cheney 11 4 17 10 - 42

Coeur d’Alene 12 11 19 14 - 56

COEUR d’ALENE - Goodwin 0, Chambers 3, Jas. Rupp 16, Jeff Rupp 21, Keil 0, Sathe 0, Schmidt 8, Gittel 0, Alderman 8, Findley 0, Duplessis 0.

CHENEY - Larsen 3, Volk 3, Oyoloker 11, Mount 2, Berryhill 4, Woodard 3, Mausell 2, Bond 14.

East Valley 54, Post Falls 43

Adam Sitton and Jesse Quirk combined to hit 5 of 9 3-pointers as the visiting Knights defeated the Trojans.

Scott Klaudt of the Trojans hit four 3-pointers. PF concentrated its defense on Andrew Burgess, who was held to nearly 15 points less than his average, but EV’s outside shooting came through.

East Valley 10 13 15 16 - 54

Post Falls 11 10 11 11 - 43

East Valley (4-1, 3-0) - Brown 1 1-2 4, Henderson 0 0-1 0, Sitton 5 0-0 13, Kann 1 0-0 2, Je. Quirk 6 0-1 14, Pooley 2 0-0 4, Burgess 2 0-0 4, Storey 2 0-2 4, Paul 1 0-0 2, Horgan 2 3-6 7. Totals 22 4-12 54.

Post Falls (1-4, 1-4) - Smith 0 0-0 0, Klaudt 6 0-0 16, Fetters 1 0-0 2, Hindberg 0 0-0 0, McKinnon 2 0-0 4, Garrett 0 1-2 1, Miller 1 0-1 2, Richards 1 0-0 2, Dreckman 0 0-0 0, Thornley 6 4-6 16. Totals 17 5-9 43.

3-point goals: Brown, Sitton 3, Je. Quirk 2, Klaudt 4. Total fouls - East Valley 11, Post Falls 12. Fouled out - none. Technical fouls - None.

Moscow 48, Sandpoint 39

Ben Lee’s 3-pointer at the third-quarter buzzer stopped a Sandpoint rally and the Bears used a 30-16 rebounding edge to defeat the visiting Bulldogs.

Moscow shot 20 of 56 from the floor, Sandpoint 15 of 37.

Sandpoint 5 9 18 7 - 39

Moscow 13 15 12 8 - 48

Sandpoint (4-2, 3-2) - Nieman 5 1-1 11, Bopp 0 0-0 0, Singleton 0 0-0 0, Watson 2 1-2 6, Aumick 0 0-0 0, Malone 0 0-0 0, Menard 4 3-3 11, Rinaldi 4 3-8 11. Totals 15 8-14 39.

Moscow (2-3, 2-2) - Garrett 2 0-0 5, Walker 0 0-0 0, Busch 5 2-2 15, Comstock 6 0-0 12, Shupe 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Williams 2 1-1 5, Lee 2 0-0 5, Gilmore 1 0-0 2, Keep 2 0-0 4. Totals 20 3-3 48.

3-point goals: Sandpoint 1 (Watson); Moscow 5 (Garrett, Busch 3, Lee). Total fouls - Sandpoint 11, Moscow 15. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none.

West Valley 65, Lewiston 60

Eric Deno hit three 3-pointers as the Eagles defeated the visiting Bengals.

Lewiston 19 10 9 21 - 60

West Valley 20 24 8 13 - 65

Lewiston (3-3, 2-2) - Holder 10, Raykovich 8, Winterbottom 0, Holmes 0, Cone 8, Rogers 8, Wolf 4, Klamper 14, Haines 8.

West Valley (5-0, 3-0) - Sly 12, Deno 13, Browning 6, Groh 14, Focht 3, Gregg 10, Spivey 5, Sorensen 2, Fusare 0.

3-point goals - Holder 2, Sly 2, Deno 3, Browning, Groh. Total fouls -West Valley 16, Lewiston 20 . Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.

NON-LEAGUE

Selkirk 77, Priest River 66

Russell Lopes scored 27, shooting 72 percent from the floor, as the Rangers defeated the Spartans at Ione.

Ryan Yellowjohn added 13 assists for Selkirk, which shot 60 percent on field goals. The Spartans shot 35 percent from the floor.

Priest River 8 13 24 21 - 66

Selkirk 18 21 17 21 - 77

Priest River (1-3) - Bodecker 5, Brennan 3, Zmuda 11, Cash 4, Pound 20, R. White 5, Ackley 16, Ivie 0, S. Huffman 2.

Selkirk (4-2) - Smith 0, Yellowjohn 14, Lopes 27, Hodges 14, Carlson 19, Damron 0, Porter 3.

Lakeside 76, Kootenai 60

Dustin Brouse scored 24 and Adam Kolar had 10 rebounds as the Knights defeated the visiting Warriors at Plummer.

Lakeside’s Jeremy Howard added seven steals.

Kootenai 9 9 26 16 - 60

Lakeside 27 12 22 15 - 76

Kootenai (1-3) - Brede 2, Finney 5, Shanks 13, Parson 4, Johns 12, Cress 10, Prickett 10, Reinhardt 4.

Lakeside (2-3) - Kolar 10, Brouse 24, Howard 12, Montague 13, Hodgson 7, McPeak 6, Torpey 4, Parr 0, Hoffman 0.

Timberlake 64, Wallace 60

John Baker had seven rebounds, and he and Travis Puckett combined for 35 points as the visiting Tigers defeated the Miners.

Wallace’s Craig Zanetti had seven rebounds. The Miners were whistled for 24 fouls, twice as many as Timberlake.

Timberlake 13 20 13 18 - 64

Wallace 19 17 14 8 - 60

Timberlake (4-0) - Smith 2, Puckett 18, Rouse 4, Cypher 2, Coleman 5, Baker 17, Holderman 4, Russell 2, Yarbrough 10.

Wallace (1-3) - Benz 4, D. Lee 10, Zanetti 17, Meek 7, Fleming 10, Smith 0, Sprute 6, Lavigne 4, J. Lee 2.

Clark Fork 53, Kellogg JV 44

Shawn Rounsville and Brent Stutzke combined for 17 rebounds and the visiting Wampus Cats converted three key fourth-quarter turnovers into baskets to defeat the Wildcats junior varsity.

Clark Fork 12 13 12 16 - 53

Kellogg JV 13 12 13 6 - 44

Clark Fork (3-0) - Bush 0, Changala 0, Higgins 4, Kloontz 11, Netcy 0, Rounsville 6, Stevens 0, B. Stutzke 12, N. Stutzke 16, Valliere 0, Vogel 4.

Kellogg JV - Kovash 0, Figueroa 3, Bailey 0, Sawyer 5, Keene 10, Lonn 4, J. Groves 9, D. Groves 9, Korn 4, Peterson 0.