Pirates win twice The Prairie Pirates won a pair of home games this past week. On Tuesday, Jan. 7 they defeated Deary 64-22 in a non-league game. On Saturday, Jan. 11, they won a league game over Potlatch, 50-45. Vs. Deary The game against Deary
started slowly with the lead changing hands a couple times early on.
Deary scored first with a free throw but Phil Schwartz answered with a
drive for a lay-up for Prairie’s first lead.  Deary answered with a basket to retake the lead but Nate Forsmann converted a 3-point play to put the Pirates back on top. Deary then hit a 3 to take a 5-6 lead. From that point on the game belonged to the Pirates. Forsmann scored a lay-up to put Prairie back on top then Briggs Rambo scored 3 straight baskets for a 13-6 lead. Deary scored then Prairie closed out the first quarter with a 10-0 run fueled by their defense forcing turnovers. Rambo scored a putback. Matt Wemhoff scored after a steal. A steal by Schwartz led to a putback by Wemhoff. Forsmann and Levi Gehring each scored after stealing the ball to make it 23-8 at the end of the first quarter. Rambo and Wemhoff each scored to open the second quarter to cap off a 14-0 run and make it 27-8. Deary broke the dry spell with 2 free throws and a 3-pointer but Prairie then scored the final 6 points of the half for a 33-13 lead. Forsmann scored 2 putbacks and Riley Shears added a lay-up. Prairie then opened the third quarter with a 17-0 run to take the lead to 50-13. This time it wasn’t so much the turnovers as it was Deary being unable to make any shots. Deary was 0 for 9 in the quarter and scored just 3 free throws on 10 attempts. Forsmann scored 3 baskets and a free throw in the 17-0 run while Wemhoff scored 3 baskets. Gehring and Schwartz added a basket each. Deary finally scored in the second half with a free throw at the 2:37 mark. Rambo answered with a putback. After another Deary free throw, Collin Ray scored a putback to make it 54-18. Deary added a free throw to make it 54-16 after 3 quarters. The fourth quarter was played with a running clock and Prairie outscored Deary 10-6. Ray scored a lay-up and a 3 while Chase VonBargen scored a 3 and Rambo scored a lay-up. Forsmann had a double-double to lead the Pirates with 18 points and 16 rebounds. Rambo scored 14 with 9 rebounds while Wemhoff was also in double figures with 12 points. Ray scored 7, Gehring and Schwartz 4 each, Von Bargen 3 and Shears 2. Prairie dominated the boards 47-22. Wemhoff and Gehring each had 5 steals while Rambo had 4 as Prairie totaled 24 steals. Schwartz, Gehring, Rambo and Ray each had 2 assists. Prairie was 30 for 71 from the field, 42%, and 2 for 8 at the line, 25%. Deary was 5 for 29 from the field, 17%, and 9 for 19 at the line, 47%. Prairie also won the JV game 41-19. The Pirates started the game with a 7-0 run. Kade Quintal got things started with a 3-pointer. Chase VonBargen then made a basket and 2 free throws for a 7-0 lead. Deary finally scored with just 45 seconds left in the quarter. Quintal then hit his second 3 of the quarter. Deary added a free throw to make it 10-3 after 1. Stetson Hankins opened the second quarter scoring with a 3. After a Deary basket, Jackson Enneking made the second of 2 free throws. Deary then scored 5 straight to cut the lead to 4 at 14-10. Enneking scored a lay-up and Cade Armbrust stole the ball and scored to make it 18-10. Deary added a putback to make it 18-12 at the half. Prairie opened the third quarter with 5 straight points. Ben Secrest made a free throw then Max Rehder scored a pair of baskets in the lane. Deary scored a free throw but Secrest answered with a lay-up. After another Deary free throw, Secrest scored a free throw and Hankins scored his second 3 of the game for a 29-14 lead. Deary scored 3 straight to make it 29-17 after 3 quarters. Prairie opened the fourth quarter with a 10-0 run Armbrust scored after driving the length of the court. Phineas Fitch scored twice on inbounds plays. Armbrust stole the ball and scored and Quintal finished the run with a lay-up. Deary scored their only points of the fourth quarter with just 1:06 left to play. Fitch finished off the scoring with a pair of free throws for a 22-point win. Quintal scored 8 to lead the JVs. Armbrust, Fitch and Hankins each scored 6. Rehder, VonBargen and Secrest scored 4 each and Enneking scored 3. Deary had a 29-42 edge on the boards. Rehder led the Pirates with 7 rebounds while Nathan Weber and Quintal had 5 each. VonBargen had 4 steals while Rehder had 3 steals and 4 assists. Prairie was 15 for 58 from the field, 26%, and 7 for 12 at the line, 58%. Deary was 7 for 34 from the field, 21%, and 4 for 10 at the line, 40%. Prairie 12 10 21 10 -64 Deary 8 5 3 6 -22 Prairie-Wemhoff 6-12, 0-0, 12; Shears 1-4, 0-0, 2; Gehring 2-8, 0-0, 4; Schwartz 2-11, 0-0, 4; Forsmann 8-17, 2-3, 18; Rambo 7-10, 0-5, 14; Secrest 0-0, 0-0, 0; VonBargen 1-5, 0-0, 3; Ray 3-3, 0-0, 7; Duclos 0-0, 0-0, 0; Rehder 0-1, 0-0, 0; Enneking 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-VonBargen, Ray. Deary-Beyer 1-2, 0-0, 2; Vincent 4-10, 0-2, 11; Hubbard 0-5, 2-5, 2; Mechling 0-2, 2-4, 2; Clark 0-4, 2-4, 2; Keen 0-4, 0-0, 0; Leonard 0-0, 0-0, 0; Johnston 0-1, 2-2, 2; Heath 0-0, 1-2, 1; Stettler 0-1, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Vincent 3. Vs. Potlatch On Saturday Prairie beat Potlatch for the first time since the 2022 District Tournament.P  otlatch
scored first with a free throw. Schwartz then gave the Pirates their
first lead with a 3. Potlatch tied it and Forsmann scored in the post
to put Prairie back on top. Potlatch then scored 5 straight but a 3 by
Schwartz tied it and a lay-up by Rambo put Prairie back on top. Shears
added a free throw and Potlatch answered with a free throw to make it
11-9 at the end of the first quarter.In the second quarter Shears scored for a 13-9 lead but Potlatch scored twice to tie it. Shears drove the baseline for a lay-up for the lead but Potlatch again tied it. A steal by Wemhoff led to a basket by Rambo. Rambo scored again after rebounding his own miss for a 19-15 lead. Potlatch then scored 6 straight points to take a 10-21 lead. A steal by Rambo led to a basket by him to tie it but Potlatch then scored to take a 21-23 lead at the half. Prairie scored 6 straight to start the second half as Forsmann scored a lay-up and Wemhoff scored twice for a 27-23 lead. Potlatch answered with a 3 and 2 free throws to take back the lead. Rambo scored a putback to put Prairie back on top but Potlatch tied it with a free throw. About that time Forsmann and Wemhoff each picked up their fourth fouls within 25 seconds of each other. Rambo scored to give Prairie a 31-29 lead but Potlatch answered with 3 free throws to take back the lead with 2:45 left in the third quarter. A basket by Rambo put Prairie on top with 1:45 left and Schwartz added 2 free throws to give Prairie a 35-32 lead after 3 quarters. Rambo and Schwartz each scored to open the fourth quarter and put Prairie up by 7 at 39-32. Potlatch scored by Rambo answered with a 3-point play for a 42-34 lead with 6:46. Gehring made a great pass on the play for an assist. Potlatch scored but Prairie answered with a lay-up by Forsmann. Potlatch made 2 free throws but Prairie answered with a basket each by Forsmann and Rambo for their biggest lead of the game at 48-38 with 1:47 to play. Potlatch scored a pair of baskets to get within 6 with 20 seconds left. Schwartz then made 2 free throws to put Prairie up by 8 with 13 seconds to play. A 3 in the final seconds cut the final margin to 5 points. Rambo had a big game with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Schwartz was also in double figures with 12 points. Forsman scored 8 while Shears scored 5 and Wemhoff 4. Prairie had a 35-23 rebounding edge. Wemhoff had 5 steals and Gehring had 3 assists. Prairie was 21 for 52 from the field, 40%, and 6 for 12 at the line, 50%. Potlatch was 14 for 33 from the field, 42%, and 15 for 21 at the line, 71%. Prairie is now 7-3 on the season and 2-2 in league play. Prairie also won the JV game 54-43. Prairie jumped out to a 6-0 lead as Secrest made a basket and then a free throw and Rehder sank a 3-pointer. Potlatch but the lead to 1 with a basket and a 3-pointer. Prairie then finished the first quarter with 9 straight points. VonBargen made a pair of 3’s and Hankins added a 3 for a 15-5 lead at the end of the first quarter. Weber and Secrest each scored a basket to open the second quarter and extend the lead to 19-5. After a Potlatch basket, Quintal made a 3 for a 22-7 lead, the biggest of the game. Potlatch then closed the half with a 2-9 run to cut the lead to 8 at 24-16 at the half. Quintal scored Prairie’s basket in that run. The third quarter saw the 2 teams trading baskets until the 3:30 mark when Potlatch went on a 0-10 run to tie the game at 34. Prairie answered with a 6-0 run to end the third quarter as Rehder made a 3, Weber scored a putback and Quintal made a free throw for a 40-34 lead after 3. Three times Potlathc was able to get within 3 in the fourth quarter but each time Prairie answered. The Loggers opened the fourth by hitting 3 of 4 free throws. Armbrust scored to push the lead back to 5. After 2 Potlatch free throws on a technical foul, Matthew Jones scored a lay-up. After another Potlatch basket cut the lead to 3 at 44-41 with 3:27 left, Armbrust and Quintal each scored to push the lead to 48-41. Potlatch scored their final basket with 2:08 left and Prairie ended the game with a 6-0 run. Fitch scored 2 baskets and Weber the other. Quintal led a balanced scoring attack with 10 points. Secrest scored 9 and Armbrust 8. Rehder, VonBargen and Weber each scored 6 while Fitch scored 4, Hankins 3 and Jones 2. Prairie had a 47-42 edge in rebounds. Armbrust led the team with 11 rebounds while Quintal had 10 and Rehder had 9. VonBargen, Secrest, Rehder and Quintal each had 2 steals. Quintal led in assists with 4. Prairie was 23 for 73 from the field, 32%, and 2 for 10 at the line, 20%. Potlatch was 16 for 45 from the field, 36%, and 9 for 19 at the line, 47%. Prairie 11 10 14 15 -50 Potlatch 9 1 4 9 13 -45 Prairie-Wemhoff 2-4, 0-0, 4; Shears 2-6, 1-2, 5; Schwartz 3-7, 4-6, 12; Rambo 10-18, 1-2, 21; Forsmann 4-7, 0-2, 8; Gehring 0-6, 0-0, 0; VonBargen 0-5, 0-0, 0; Secrest 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Schwartz 2. Potlatch-Chambers 0-0, 0-0, 0; C. Lovell 2-8, 7-9, 11; E. Lovell 4-10, 6-10, 15; Morris 5-9, 2-2, 12; Mitchell 3-3, 0-0, 7; Redmon 0-2, 0-0, 0; Chittick 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-E. Lovell, Mitchell.  Ben Secrest looks to pass in the Deary game.  Point guard Phil Schwartz directs teammates as Prairie sets up a play against Deary.  Levi Gehring looks to pass in the Potlatch game.  Matt Wemhopff comes up with a loose ball and looks to make an outlet pass against Potlatch. Also shown are Briggs Rambo and Levi Gehring. PIRATES BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2024-25 *indicates league game DECEMBER
4-JV at Grangeville, 7:30 p.m.
6-Grangeville, here, 6 p.m., Idaho County Shootout, lost 38-40 10-C.V., here, won 68-35 13-Troy*, here, won 58-30 16-Deary, there, won 49-26 17-Grangeville, there, won 62-31 19-Kamiah*, here, lost 49-64 21-Logos*, there, 1 p.m., lost 61-66 JANUARY
6-Orofino, there, won 61-507-Deary, here, won 64-22 11-Potlatch*, here, 1 p.m., won 50-45 14-Lapwai*, there, lost 50-58, details next week 17-Kendrick*, here 23-C.V., there 25-Troy*, there, JVat 1 p.m., Varsity at 2:30 p.m. 28-Kamiah*, there FEBRUARY
1-Logos*, here, 1 p.m.
4-Orofino, here 7-Kendrick*, there 11-Lapwai*, here, Senior Night 14-Potlatch*, there 19-District Tournament, high seed host 6 p.m. 22,24,26,27-District at Lewiston High March 1-State Play-In, TBA March 6-8-State at Vallivue High, Cald. *League game Changes are in italics |
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