Cheney Upends Post Falls

Girls basketball

The top of the Border League became less crowded on Saturday, courtesy of Cheney.

Kara Weitman scored 18 of her 24 points in the second half, and Lani McLauchlin hit three 10-footers in the fourth quarter to help build a six-point lead as the Blackhawks knocked visiting Post Falls out of first place with a 51-46 victory.

PF (10-4 BL) had been tied with Moscow and CdA.

KDee Anderson added seven steals and five assists for Cheney, and Weitman, held scoreless in her last game, had seven rebounds. PF’s Janelle Ruen scored 21 and reportedly broke the school’s career scoring record.

Cheney 51, Post Falls 46

Post Falls 12 11 9 14 - 46

Cheney 11 7 16 17 - 51

Post Falls (10-5, 10-4) - Billetz 2 3-4 9, Clutter 0 0-0 0, McLean 0 1-2 1, Wagner 1 0-0 2, Olson 0 3-6 3, Ruen 7 4-4 21, Johnson 1 2-3 4, Foster 2 2-2 6. Totals 13 15-21 46.

Cheney (7-5, 5-5) - Fockler 0 0-0 0, Conrath 1 2-2 4, Anderson 2 1-2 6, Weitman 7 7-8 24, McLauchlin 3 2-2 8, Birchler 0 2-2 2, Marsh 0 1-3 1, Krogh 0 2-2 2, Oyoloker 0 0-0 0, Schade 2 0-0 4. Totals 15 17-21 51.

3-point goals - Billetz 2, Ruen 3, Anderson, Weitman 3. Total fouls - Post Falls 20, Cheney 21. Fouled out - Johnson, McLauchlin, Oyoloker. Technicals - Billetz.

Coeur d’Alene 46, Lake City 38

The Vikings hit their first five shots from the floor and Krissi Ruiz followed with a three-point play for a 15-4 lead as CdA completed its league sweep of LC.

CdA, which had dropped 11 consecutive games to LC before this year, remained tied for first place with Moscow. LC’s Cassie Bro tied the score at 23 with a 3-pointer 4:20 before halftime, but the Vikings never trailed.

Coeur d’Alene 19 8 11 8 - 46

Lake City 14 10 5 9 - 38

Coeur d’Alene (12-4, 11-3) - Lenz 1 0-0 2, Stranger 1 0-0 2, Holte 0 0-0 0, Vig 0 0-0 0, Ruiz 5 3-5 13, Douglas 4 1-4 9, Bielec 3 2-3 10, Griffitts 1 0-0 2, Davis 4 0-2 8. Totals 19 6-14 46.

Lake City (10-6, 9-5) - Chamberlin 0 0-0 0, Hayes 0 -2 1, Carpenter 0 0-0 0, Colwell 0 1-2 1, Bro 6 1-3 18, Hanson 1 0-0 2, Dodge 3 3-6 10, Stern 2 2-5 6. Totals 12 8-16 38.

3-point goals - Bielec 2, Bro 3, Dodge. Total fouls - Coeur d’Alene 17, Lake City 16. Fouled out - Hayes. Technicals - none.

Sandpoint 61, West Valley 58

Chris Ross hit six 3-pointers and scored 23 as the Bulldogs defeated the visiting Eagles despite missing two starters.

Sandpoint’s Jenn Pratt moved up from junior varsity and had nine rebounds, two more than teammate Lindsey Larson.

West Valley 16 16 9 17 - 58

Sandpoint 15 11 11 24 - 61

West Valley (2-9, 1-8) - Biesen 0 0-0 0, Wieber 1 0-0 3, Groh 4 3-4 14, Knapp 0 1-2 1, Holstrom 5 4-4 14, Thomas 2 0-2 5, Parvey 5 3-3 13, Hilsabeck 2 2-4 6, Cortez 0 2-4 2, Rieger 0 0-0 0, Lawler 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 15-23 58.

Sandpoint (5-10, 3-10) - Verby 2 4-5 8, Allmaras 0 2-2 2, Larson 1 5-6 7, Gunter 2 0-0 5, Libbey 0 6-6 6, Ross 8 1-2 23, Wood 2 1-2 5,Pratt 2 1-3 5. Totals 17 20-26 61.

3-point goals - Wieber, Groh 3, Thomas, Ross 6. Total fouls - West Valley 21, Sandpoint 20. Fouled out - West Valley, Holstrom. Technicals - None.

Lewiston 57, Clarkston 48

The visiting Bengals overcame Heather Tucker’s 24-point performance to defeat the Bantams.

Lewiston 11 15 17 14 - 57

Clarkston 6 8 9 25 - 48

Lewiston (4-11, 4-9) - Benner 0 0-0 0, Stellmon 0 0-0 0, Zobel 5 2-2 13, Gill 6 2-2 16, Sullivan 5 0-0 11, Andrews 1 0-0 2, Weaver 0 0-0 0, Brudie 0 0-0 0, Bausch 2 1-3 5, Peterson 0 0-0 0, Spencer 0 2-2 2, Mattoon 4 0-0 8. Totals 23 7-9 57.

Clarkston (1-11, 1-9) - Franzese 0 0-0 0, Smith 4 2-2 10, Tucker 8 2-6 24, Murray 0 2-2 2, Kaschmitter 0 0-0 0, Jones 2 2-4 6, Pavey 0 0-0 0, Rodgers 3 0-0 6, Munden 0 0-2 0. Totals 17 8-16 48.

3-point goals - Sullivan, Gill 2, Tucker 6, Zobel. Total fouls - Lewiston 14, Clarkston 12. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.

NORTHEAST A LEAGUE

Freeman 51, Reardan 37

Marissa Dahmen had seven assists and four steals and the Scotties used a 9-0 start to pull away from the visiting Indians.

Freeman shot 49 percent from the floor, Reardan 39 percent. Reardan had 27 turnovers.

Reardan 9 13 7 8 - 37

Freeman 11 12 17 11 - 51

Reardan (2-9, 1-1) - Mason 0, Seyler 3, Plummer 3, Krupke 6, Rinker 8, Moos 3, Ford 1, Jones 2, Smith 2, Schwartz 9.

Freeman (5-9, 1-0) - Floch 4, Dahmen 2, Pratt 2, Wilkerson 10, Freeman 0, White 4, Larson 8, Davey 10, Halverson 11, Tibbetts 0.

GREAT NORTHERN LEAGUE

Friday’s result Newport 87, Deer Park 55

Carey Sauer scored 28 points to surpass 1,600 for her career, and she and Mary Lindburg combined for 31 rebounds as the Class 2A fourth-ranked Grizzlies defeated the visiting Stags.

Sauer stands at 1,612 points. Newport’s Halee Haptonstall added nine assists and five steals.

Deer Park 10 14 13 18 - 55

Newport 29 14 13 31 - 87

Deer Park (5-4, 0-3) - Michaels 0, Anderson 12, Hardie 0, Allen 4, Oswalt 6, Hill 3, Watts 6, Pierce 10, Plummer 3, Ebel 11.

Newport (9-0, 9-0) - Wiese 2, Haptonstall 8, Lindburg 17, Olsen 1, S. Almond 5, C. Sauer 28, R. Sauer 12, Schulz 3, A. Almond 11, Dahlin 0.