Metz Has T-Wolves’ Mojo Rising

Look for Metz fans in Lake City now that the World Series is a distant memory.

Jesi Metz totaled team highs of 12 points, 10 rebounds and five steals on Friday night to guide Lake City to a 45-22 win at Moscow in a Border League girls basketball game.

Metz also hit two of the Timberwolves’ three 3-pointers.

Lake City (1-2, 1-0) hit 17 of 60 from the field while the Bears (0-2, 0-2) finished 8 of 32.

Lake City 45, Moscow 22

Lake City 11 12 11 11 - 45

Moscow 2 6 8 6 - 22

Lake City (1-2, 1-0) - Libera 4 2-2 10, Metz 5 0-0 12, Frei 1 2-2 4, Galbraith 1-2 1, Cook 1 2-4 4, McKahan 1 0-0 2, Mitchell 2 0-0 4, Fromm 0 1-2 1, Lochelt 2 0-0 4, Folk 1 0-0 3. Totals: 17 8-12 45.

Moscow (0-2, 0-2) - Ford 1 0-0 2, Hodgins 3 0-0 6, C. Brown 0 2-2 2, Bisbee 2 2-2 6, Anderson 1 0-0 2, Sorbel 0 1-2 1, Beyerlien 1 0-0 2, Crocker 0 0-1 0, Nygaard 0 1-2 1. Totals: 8 6-9 22.

3-point goals - Metz 2, Folk 1.

Non-league

St. Maries 61, Potlatch 35

Sonny Schulz totaled 14 points, five steals and three assists to help the Lumberjacks (2-0) defeat the visiting Loggers.

Holly Eberlin added nine rebounds and four steals for St. Maries, and Rachel Wolfe came off the bench to pile up eight rebounds and six assists. Tauren Rohn-Hayden had six rebounds for Potlatch.

St. Maries 22 16 8 15 - 61

Potlatch 8 13 7 7 - 35

St. Maries (2-0) - M. Hammons 8, A. Hammons 7, Thurston 2, Kachelmier 4, Schulz 14, Charles 4, Krebs 14, Eberlin 8.

Potlatch - Westacott 10, Lisher 2, Teasley 6, Rohn-Hayden 4, Osborne 8, Baker 5.

Deary 37, Kootenai 30

The visiting Mustangs piled up an eight-point halftime lead and defeated the Warriors (1-2) at Harrison.

Tana Dooney had 13 rebounds and six steals for Kootenai. Janelle Scheffelmaier added six rebounds and Sara Andersen had three assists.

Deary 14 13 5 5 - 37

Kootenai 10 9 5 6 - 30

Deary - Funke 6, Beltran 13, Capps 6, Henderson 4, Johnson 8.

Kootenai (1-2) - Schlepp 6, Andersen 4, Collins 2, Dooney 8, Fly 2, Weidmer 2, Stephenson 2, Scheffelmaier 4.

Troy 56, Lakeside 16

Erin Collins scored 14 to lead the Trojans past the visiting Knights (0-3).