Girls basketball

Amanda Smith had 18 points and 16 rebounds, and Misty Ostlie hit three key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as Cusick took the Panorama League South Division lead with a 44-40 victory over visiting St. George’s on Friday night.

Ostlie finished with 16 points for the Panthers, who turned a halftime tie into a 10-point lead entering the final minute.

Jessee Rouse scored 12 points, Titi Ala added 11 and Kerry Blake 10 for the Dragons (13-6, 9-4), who fell behind the Panthers (14-5, 10-3) by one game with one game remaining.

In other Panorama action, Kady Kirkendall had 11 points, 11 rebounds and six steals as Curlew defeated visiting Columbia 56-33. Nichole Miller scored 19 points to lead the Cougars (16-2, 13-1). Christy Dashiell scored 14 for the Lions (3-15, 3-12). … Chelsi Pakootas had 13 points and five assists as Inchelium defeated visiting Republic 50-45. Steven Carson added 10 points and Amanda Burch pulled down nine rebounds for the Hornets (16-3, 12-2). Sarah Knapton led the Tigers (7-12, 4-9) with 18 points. … Samantha Flett scored 20 points and Wellpinit (15-4, 11-3) managed to overshadow a triple-double from Kaprina Goodwin of Northport with a 65-34 rout in Northport. Goodwin finished with 16 points, 14 rebounds and 11 blocks for the Mustangs (1-17, 0-14). … Sara Taulaki rebounded her missed free throw and scored with 40 seconds left to give Springdale a 39-38 victory over host Selkirk in Ione. Chelsea Rainbolt scored 13 points to lead the Chargers (10-9, 8-6). Maria Villegas scored 12 points and Amber Enyeart pulled down 11 rebounds for the Rangers (6-13, 3-9).

Kelsey Stillar scored 22 points as Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) defeated host Chewelah 60-47 in a Great Northern League game. Courtney Galvin added 13 for the Eagles (13-4, 9-0). Jochelle Schatz scored 13 to lead the Cougars (11-6, 5-4). … Laura Gibson scored 15 points and Deer Park (9-7, 3-5) held host Colville to six first-half points en route to a 38-25 victory. Jordan Emmil scored 11 to lead the Indians (0-17, 0-9), who were outscored 16-6 in the fourth quarter. … Alyssa Garro scored 15 points to lead Pullman to a 47-31 victory over host Medical Lake. Jamie Thornton added 11 for the Greyhounds (12-4, 7-1). Richelle Daily had 16 points, 11 rebounds and four steals to lead the Cardinals (9-7, 2-6).

Maria Barranco scored 26 points as Newport (5-13, 2-3) coasted to a 68-47 victory over host Kettle Falls in a Northeast A League game. Cassie Douse had nine points and nine rebounds for the Bulldogs (5-13, 0-5), and Liz Beardslee also had nine points.

Natalie Deking and Stacie Shields scored 14 points apiece, and Shelley Rush pulled down 10 rebounds as Sprague-Harrington clinched the outright Bi-County League title with a 66-37 rout of defending champion Almira/Coulee-Hartline in Sprague. Maria Rustemeyer added 12 points for the Falcons (18-0, 16-0), who outrebounded the Warriors 37-21. Dani Butler scored 11 for ACH (2-15, 2-14). … Shawn Hennessey scored 13 points and Liberty hit six free throws in the last minute to seal a 49-40 victory over host Davenport. Caitlin Jeske pulled down nine rebounds for the Lancers (14-3, 13-3). Darci Dehn had 11 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Gorillas (12-6, 10-6). … Jenna Kragt scored 11 points and Lind-Ritzville (8-10, 8-8) forced 24 turnovers in a 29-14 victory over Wilbur-Creston in Wilbur. Zenda Reidt scored 10 to lead the Wildcats (9-9, 8-8), who shot just 6 of 34 from the floor. … Andrea Kuch had 13 points and seven rebounds as Odessa held off visiting Valley Christian 42-39. Raye Galloway added 11 for the Tigers (8-10, 6-10), who led 22-10 at halftime. Hillary Joyce scored all 11 of her points in the second half, and Kassey Miller also scored 11 for the Panthers (1-17, 1-15).

Ellen Miller scored 17 points as St. John-Endicott (14-5, 9-2) defeated host Rosalia 44-41 in a Whitman County League game. Clarissa Harston had 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Spartans (5-14, 2-9), including a 3-pointer to bring Rosalia within two with 30 seconds left. … Pam Passmore scored 28 points, including four free throws in the final minute, as LaCrosse-Washtucna (14-5, 9-2) defeated Colton 51-46 in LaCrosse. Rochelle Druffel scored 13, and Sammie Druffel added 12 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats (14-6, 7-5). … Shelby Puckett had 10 points and 10 rebounds as Tekoa-Oakesdale (13-6, 8-3) routed Garfield-Palouse 46-15 in Tekoa. Courtney Shoemaker and Danielle Lange scored five each for the Vikings (7-11, 4-7), who shot 5 of 39 from the floor.

The Lakeland High girls basketball team played like a team that’s been a frequent participant in pressure-packed postseason games.

The young Post Falls Trojans, meanwhile, should find themselves in plenty of big postseason contests in the next year or two. But experience prevailed.

Third-seeded Lakeland used a 16-0 run in the second quarter to put the second-seeded Trojans in a hole they couldn’t climb out of as the Hawks glided past Post Falls 53-42 in a 4A Region I tournament opener at Lake City High School.

In the second game, fourth-seeded Sandpoint, which shocked Moscow in a regular-season finale three nights earlier, couldn’t make it two straight as the top-seeded Bears fended off the Bulldogs 45-37.

Defending regional champ Lakeland (14-7) and Moscow (9-12) will meet in a repeat of last year’s regional final tonight at 7:45.

Post Falls (10-11) and Sandpoint (8-13) will square off in a loser-out game at 6.