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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Saxons pull away in 3rd to defeat Timberwolves

The Spokesman-Review

Jace Mattinson and Jon Clift each scored 12 points and Ferris had just nine turnovers in a 50-36 victory over Lake City in a non-league game Tuesday night at Coeur d’Alene.

The Saxons (7-0) made their run in the third quarter, outscoring the Timberwolves 14-4 after leading 24-22 at halftime.

Ty Stoddard scored a game-high 13 points to lead Lake City (3-5), which had 24 turnovers.

In other non-league action, Jacob Kagarise had 16 points and nine rebounds as Kellogg routed visiting Newport 69-19. Joey Sauer added 12 points for the Wildcats (7-1), who outscored the Grizzlies (1-4) 29-1 in the third quarter to take a 59-10 lead. … Andrew Richardson had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Ryan Reitmier had 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead Medical Lake to a 53-42 victory over visiting Priest River. Kevin Broadnax had 16 points and five assists to lead the Cardinals (2-2), while Micah Smith had a game-high 22 points to lead the Spartans (3-3). … Spencer Behrens (25 points), Matt Simpson (24) and Matt Rice (20) each scored at least 20 points as Bonners Ferry (3-4) defeated host Chewelah 81-68. Cameron Stroyan had 23 points and seven rebounds to lead the Cougars (0-5). … Adam Bruya had 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead Colfax to a 68-53 victory over Tekoa-Oakesdale in Tekoa. Ben Aune and Brian Danaher also had 16 points for the Bulldogs (5-0), who outscored the Nighthawks 45-29 in the second half. Kelly Cook led T-O (4-3) with 18 points. … Cody Groth‘s 17 points led four Curlew players in double figures as the Cougars defeated visiting Oroville 73-54 in a non-league game. Tyler Carlson (15 points), Bernard Payne (12) and Tyrone Novikoff (10) also hit double figures for the Cougars (7-1), who put away the game with a 24-12 third quarter. Jake Rowton led the Hornets with 20 points. … Henry Butler scored 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting as St. George’s defeated host Rosalia 65-25. David Witherspoon added 11 points for the Dragons (5-2), who outscored the Spartans 35-2 in the second and third quarters. Kris Widman led Rosalia (2-3) with 10 points.

Myles Keogh scored 16 points and Tanner Williams added 12 as Cusick defeated visiting Springdale 60-33 in a Panorama League game. The Panthers (3-2, 2-1) blew the game open in the fourth, outscoring the Chargers 30-11. Wyatt Brown led Springdale (1-6, 0-4) with 11 points.

Griffon Jones and Jess Donnerberg combined for 17 points in a key second-quarter run as Cheney defeated visiting Colville 71-41 in the first round of the Blackhawk Invitational. Jones finished with 16 points and Donnerberg 14 for the Blackhawks (2-5), who outscored the Indians 23-11 in the second quarter. Craig Wolfe led Colville (1-4) with 12 points.

•Matt Martin scored 15 points and LaCrosse-Washtucna went on a 23-2 first-quarter tear en route to a 55-36 over Colton in the Troy (Idaho) Christmas Tournament third-place game. Jared Ayers-Stamper added 14 points and Dirk Wigen 11 for the Tigercats (2-4), while Thomas Jacobs scored a game-high 16 to lead the Wildcats (0-3).

Idaho

Kyle Turpin and Brandon Haas each had 16 points and six rebounds as Post Falls routed Lakeland 73-28 in an Inland Empire League game at Rathdrum. Spencer Pingel added 11 points for the Trojans (5-2, 1-1), who scored 22 points off turnovers and shut down the Hawks with their matchup zone defense. Phillip Viebrock scored eight points to lead Lakeland (4-4, 0-3), which played its fifth game since senior guard Ryan Gallia broke his wrist.