Groh Leads Wv Past Post Falls
Brad Groh scored 26 and combined with Chris Gregg for 17 rebounds as the Washington 3A fourth-ranked West Valley Eagles beat visiting Post Falls, 76-63.
Post Falls 18 15 19 11 - 63
West Valley 16 27 21 12 - 76
Post Falls (2-5, 2-5) - Smith 0 0-0 0, Klaudt 7 0-2 15, McKinnon 3 0-0 9, Garrett 0 0-0 0, Miller 5 0-0 13, Richards 2 0-0 4, Dreckman 3 0-0 6, Thornley 5 4-6 14, Adams 1 0-0 2. Totals 27 4-8 63.
West Valley (8-0, 6-0) - Kopp 4 0-0 9, Sly 1 1-2 3, Pecht 0 0-0 0, Deno 5 0-0 14, Groh 10 4-8 26, Focht 3 2-2 8, Gregg 4 1-2 9, Spivey 1 1-4 3, Sorensen 2 0-1 4, Fusare 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 9-19 76.
3-point goals - Klaudt, McKinnon, Miller 3, Kopp, Deno 4, Groh 2. Total fouls - Post Falls 17, West Valley 12. Fouled out - Dreckman. Technicals - None.
East Valley 64, Sandpoint 53
Andrew Burgess hit 5 of 8 3-pointers on his way to 24 points as the Knights defeated the visiting Bulldogs to remain tied for first place with WV.
Burgess, 9 of 20 from the field, also combined with Blake Horgan for 14 rebounds. EV’s Steve Henderson added eight assists and four steals.
Sandpoint 12 18 13 10 - 53
East Valley 21 17 14 12 - 64
Sandpoint (4-6, 3-5) - Nieman 4 0-0 8, Singleton 0 5-6 5, Watson 6 0-2 13, Aumick 0 0-0 0, Palmer 0 0-0 0, Malone 2 0-0 4, Menard 1 3-4 5, Rinaldi 5 2-2 12, Mills 2 0-0 6. Totals 21 10-14 53.
East Valley (7-1, 6-0) - Brown 1 0-0 2, Henderson 2 1-3 5, Sitton 0 0-0 0, Kann 2 0-0 4, Je. Quirk 7 2-2 17, Pooley 3 1-2 7, Burgess 9 1-2 24, Storey 0 0-0 0, Horgan 2 1-4 5. Totals 26 6-13 64.
3-point goals - Mills 2, Watson, Burgess 5, Quirk. Total fouls - Sandpoint 13, East Valley 15. Fouled out - Nieman. Technicals - Watson.
Coeur d’Alene 62, Clarkston 59
Jeff Rupp hit five 3-pointers and scored 30 as the Vikings handed the visiting Bantams a 15th straight loss.
CdA’s Kyle Chambers added five assists and five rebounds. Rodney Harrington, who scored 25, hit two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to pull Clarkston within three points.
Clarkston 16 9 14 20 - 59
Coeur d’Alene 20 9 16 17 - 62
Clarkston (0-9, 0-7) - Hayes 2 0-0 4, Smith 3 2-2 8, Cridlebaugh 2 0-2 6, Bolland 0 0-0 0, King 0 2-2 2, McCall 1 1-1 3, Howell 0 0-0 0, Harrington 7 8-10 25, Storm 5 0-2 10, Shelden 0 1-2 1. Totals 23 14-21 59.
Coeur d’Alene (3-7, 2-7) - Goodwin 0 0-0 0, Chambers 4 0-2 8, Ja. Rupp 5 7-8 18, Je. Rupp 12 1-2 30, Keil 0 0-0 0, Sather 1 0-0 2, Schmidt 0 0-0 0, Gittel 0 0-0 0, Alderman 1 0-0 2, Findley 0 0-0 0, Duplessis 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 8-12 62.
3-point goals - Harrington 3, Cridlebaugh 2, Je. Rupp 5, Ja. Rupp. Total fouls - Clarkston 16, Coeur d’Alene 17. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.
Lewiston 44, Cheney 41
Shawn Holder’s 3-pointer with 2:08 left snapped a 38-all tie and the Bengals went on to beat the visiting Blackhawks.
Two free throws and Dan Haines’ layin sealed the win. Cheney played without two suspended starters.
Cheney 10 9 10 12 - 41
Lewiston 8 10 17 9 - 44
Cheney (3-5, 3-4) - Larsen 0 0-0 0, Volk 5 0-0 12, Stoddard 1 0-0 2, Oyolokor 2 0-0 5, Mount 3 1-2 8, Woodard 3 2-4 8, Marsh 1 0-0 2, Randall 2 0-0 4. Totals 17 3-6 41.
Lewiston (6-3, 5-2) - Holder 1 0-0 3, Raykovich 0 0-0 0, Winterbottom 0 0-0 0, Holmes 1 3-6 5, Cone 4 8-8 16, Rogers 0 0-0 0, Wolf 0 0-0 0, Klamper 0 2-4 2, Haines 6 1-2 13, Bruce 2 0-0 5. Totals 14 14-20 44.
3-point goals - Volk 2, Oyoloker, Mount, Holder, Bruce. Total fouls - Cheney 15, Lewiston 9. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.
Intermountain league
St. Maries 58, Bonners Ferry 54 (OT)
Derick Driggs made three shots from the foul line in OT to give the Lumberjacks a win over the visiting Badgers.
Andy Rice rejected five shots for the Badgers.
Bonners Ferry 15 16 7 13 3 - 54
St. Maries 14 16 14 7 7 - 58
Bonners Ferry (5-6, 1-1) - Blanford 0, Carpenter 6, Bateman 13, Villeli 2, Scarlet 4, Elliston 2, Rice 9, Solum 6, Dinning 12.
St. Maries (4-1, 1-0) - Duffey 7, Hanson 3, Grieser 1, Eberlin 6, Krebs 6, Driggs 25, Sindt 0, Harvey 0, Raebel 0, Stevenson 10.
Kellogg 62, Lakeland 54
Big second and third quarters allowed the Wildcats to get past the winless Hawks at Kellogg.
Lakeland 12 16 10 16 - 54
Kellogg 4 21 21 16 - 62
Lakeland (0-7, 0-2) - Bertsch 13, Gorton 2, Finley 6, Stanford 0, Skidmore 11, Hansen 12, M. Banks 8, S. Banks 2, Davis 0, Keeler 0.
Kellogg (7-1, 1-0) - Smith 3, Blalack 11, Wise 0, Oertli 11, Mangum 6, Marek 0, Neff 15, Mann 6, Absec 4, Bircher 6.
North Star League
Clark Fork 68, Mullan 32
The Wampus Cats outrebounded the Tigers 49-19 at Mullan in earning their first league win.
Shawn Rounsville had nine boards and George Klontz 12 for the Wampus Cats.
Clark Fork (7-3, 1-0) - Bush , Changala 2, Higgins 11, Klontz 9, Netcy , Rounsville 13, Stevens , B. Stutzke 14, N. Stutzke 10, Valliere 0, Vogel 2, Burbach 7.
Mullan (2-9, 0-2) - Sala 6, Frazier 0, Carrico 0, Stanley 11, Elwood 9, Hegbloom 6, Short 0, Ulrich 0, Hoven 0.
Non-league
Kootenai 36, Logos 30
At Moscow, Jarid Cress snagged 11 rebounds while Justin Brede had out four assists and three steals for Kootenai.
Kootenai 8 10 4 14 - 36
Logos 8 9 6 7 - 30
Kootenai (4-3) - Brede 8, Finney 3, Shanks 4, Parson 0, Johns 5, Cress 8, Foley 8, Prickett , Dyer 0, Reinhardt 0.
Logos (7-5) - Cooley 2, Yu 0, Atwood 6, Pernsteiner 3, Hulbert 10, Craig 4, Grauke 5.
Girls: North Star League
Clark Fork 63, Mullan 32
A hard-nosed Clark Fork press dead-ended the Tigers in the league-opening win for the Wampus Cats.
Clark Fork 10 12 16 25 - 63
Mullan 2 13 6 11 - 32
Clark Fork (5-4, 1-0) - Rocha 0, Ruen 5, Miller 9, Kiebert 16, Dugan 2, Scofield 1, Saunders 2, Hess 13, H. McDaniel 2, Worcester 8, S. McDaniel 5.
Mullan (2-10, 0-2) - Haas 2, Erickson 0, Hegbloom 3, Alexander 0, White 0, Winstead 7, Hoven 4, Autio 6, Davidson 4, Auger 0, Garitone 6.
Non-league
Falls Christian 45, Logos 31
Kara Moate scored a game-high 12 as the Eagles held off the visiting Knights.
Logos 12 4 5 10 - 31
Falls Christian 7 15 11 12 - 45
Logos -J.Caspbolt 4, Blakey 6, Gray 7, Highsmith 2, Fagen 2, Rust 5, S. Caspbolt 5.
Falls Christian (3-6) - Johnson 4, Williams 9, Dunning 4, Poole 2, Moate 12, Taylor 9, Jenkins 5, Hayman 0.