Cda Knocks Cheney Out Of Share Of 1st Place

Border League

Pat Stiffler tried to keep Cheney atop the Border League boys basketball stand ings, but Coeur d’Alene held on to win 75-71 in overtime Friday night.

Coming in, the teams were tied atop the league standings with 10-2 records.

With a little more than 5 seconds remaining in regulation, and Cheney trailing by three, Stiffler knocked down a 3-pointer from the top of the key to knot the game at 61.

Coeur d’Alene started the overtime period pounding the ball inside, with Casey Hoorelbeke scoring six early points as the Vikings took a 69-62 lead.

The ninth-ranked Blackhawks responded with baskets from Darian Ervin and Stiffler to cut the Vikings’ lead to three. But CdA’s Jim Rupp hit four free throws to put the game on ice.

Stiffler finished with 26 points and eight assists.

Coeur d’Alene dominated the paint, going to its big men, Hoorelbeke and Lukas O’Dowd. Hoorelbeke finished with a game-high 30 points. O’Dowd had 12, 10 of which came in the fourth quarter and overtime.

Coeur d’Alene used an 18-1 run in the third to lead 43-38 going into the fourth quarter. But Cheney hit clutch baskets to keep it close enough for Stiffler to hit the buzzer-beater and send it to overtime.

The Vikings (13-2, 11-2) took sole possession of first in the Border League. Cheney is 13-4 and 10-3.

Cd’Alene 75, Cheney 71 (OT)

Cd’Alene 16 6 21 18 14 - 75

Cheney 20 8 10 21 10 - 71

COEUR D’ALENE - O’Dowd 12, Hoorelbeke 30, Wood 4, Ji.Rupp 25, Je.Rupp 0, DeArmond 2, Chambers 2.

CHENEY - Stiffler 25, Oyolokor 6, Donnelly 3, Ervin 10, Malisani 8, Kiger 16, Bond 2.

West Valley 67, Post Falls 51

Eric Deno scored 11 of West Valley’s first 13 points to help the Eagles (8-6, 6-6 Border League) defeat the Trojans (9-7, 6-6) at West Valley.

Deno finished with a game-high 22 points.

Post Falls 13 6 10 21 - 51

West Valley 18 16 7 16 - 67

POST FALLS - Klaudt 9, Meeks 0, Quesnell 11, Christiansen 1, Fehling 6, Therrian 11, Miller 5, Leary 0, McArthur 0, Thornley 8.

WEST VALLEY - Sly 4, Allen 0, Deno 22, Browning 8, Groh 6, Brosvik 0, Hilsabeck 2, Gregg 10, Spivey 7, Lybarger 0, Focht 8.

East Valley 80, Sandpoint 75

Andrew Burgess caught fire for the Knights, scoring 47 points, as East Valley won its first league game, defeating the visiting Bulldogs (5-11, 2-10).

Burgess made 14 of 29 from the field and 15 of 20 from the foul line. The Knights improved to 2-13, 1-10.

Sandpoint 16 24 14 21 - 75

East Valley 22 13 21 24 - 80

SANDPOINT - Nieman 24, Bowman 7, Menard 19, Gehring 7, Kliennet 3, Singleton 0, Rust 7, Watson 8.

EAST VALLEY - Henderson 0, Smith 0, Sitton 7, Quirk 7, Burgess 47, Shogren 0, Sterling 12, Storey 3, Pooley 0, Horgan 4.

Lewiston 49, Clarkston 30

The Bengals (10-2, 13-3) were led by Jason Eck’s 14 points in defeating the Bantams (3-10, 2-9).

Lewiston 10 17 14 8 - 49

Clarkston 3 7 13 7 - 30

CLARKSTON - Nielson 4, Hayes 0, Howell 0, Hilty 0, Olson 7, Norland 0, Tucker 5, Storm 0, Blankinship 2, Harrington 12, Cummings 0, Cridlebaugh 0.

LEWISTON - Egland 8, Pierce 3, Holmes 0, Maurer 5, Couch 5, Eck 14, Holder 0, Klamper 1, Wolf 0, Johnson 10.

Girls

Cheney 46, Coeur d’Alene 37

The Blackhawks’ 10-0 burst in the fourth quarter helped them defeat the visiting Vikings.

Anna Getz had nine fourth-quarter points for the Blackhawks (13-4 overall, 10-3 league). She finished with 13.

CdA dropped to 7-13, 6-10.

Coeur d’Alene 11 8 8 10 - 37

Cheney 13 8 9 16 - 46

COEUR d’ALENE - Lenz 4, Stranger 2, Vig 2, Ruiz 14, Tatum 2, Roetter 3, Allowatt 6, Giffitis 4.

CHENEY - Conrath 3, Weitman 16, Getz 13, Urdahl 0, Birchler 2, Van Matre 10, Krogh 2, Birchler 2, Maxvill 0.

Lewiston 41, Clarkston 37

The Bengals (13-3, 10-2) got 12 points from Lorien Albright and 10 from Kim Wegner for the win over the Bantams (3-10, 2-9).

Lewiston 14 8 8 11 - 41

Clarkston 13 10 8 6 - 37

CLARKSTON - Blankinship 0, Smith , Jones 4, Tucker 5, Murray , Strohbehn , Blake , Johnson 5, Rodgers 3, Pavey 3, Munden , Haight 17.

LEWISTON - Gill 2, Zobel 2, Scharnhorst 0, Sullivan 2, Albright 12, Roberts 0, Wegner 10, Bausch 8, Ostheller 1, Presnell 4.

East Valley 51, Sandpoint 23

The Knights stomped the last-place Bulldogs (4-15, 2-13) at East Valley.

Malea Schumacher scored a game-high 16 points for the Knights (5-10, 4-7).

Sandpoint 2 4 3 14 - 23

East Valley 12 6 15 18 - 51

SANDPOINT - Snedden 2, Allmaras 8, Verby 2, Bymaster 1, Ward 4, Cargill 0, Ross 2, James 2, Wood 2, Sanders 0, Jensen 0.

EAST VALLEY - Conard 5, Schumacher 16, LeGrant 0, Werner 1, Birdsbill 5, Tomblin 0, Neal 1, Tonani 2, Schultz 4, Triplett 13, Shogren 4.

Post Falls 53, West Valley 46

The visiting Trojans jumped out to a 17-1 lead in the win against the Eagles (8-8, 6-6).

Carmi Eberle scored 12 of her 16 points by hitting four 3-pointers in the first half for the Trojans (14-6, 11-5).

Post Falls 20 18 10 5 - 53

West Valley 5 10 13 18 - 46

POST FALLS - Eberle 16, Billetz 18, Mills 2, Brown 1, Foster 2, Edmonds 0, Holland 0, Swanstrom 0, Ruen 7, Johnson 7.

WEST VALLEY - Hilsabeck 2, Groh 7, McClintock 16, Huffman 5, Holstrom 7, Pedey 2, Parvey 7, Vermeers 0.

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