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win at Timberline
The Prairie Pirates outscored Timberline in just 1 quarter but it was enough for them to come away with a 53-44 win at Weippe Thursday, Jan. 22. Timberline outscored Prairie 9-11 in the first quarter and still led by 2 at halftime 22-24. In the third quarter Prairie was able to force turnovers with their extended man defense that led to easy baskets and a 17-4 advantage that gave them a 39-28 lead by the end of the quarter. Tyler Forsmann scored 6 of his team high 14 points in the third quarter. He had a double-double as he also led the team in rebounds with 11. Devin Schmidt and David Sigler were also in double figures with 12 and 10 points respectively. Sigler also had 7 assists and 6 steals. Schmidt, normally the first man off the bench, got to start as Branden Waller missed the game due to academic concerns. The Prairie JV team had a much easier time of it as they won by 30 points, 57-27. Prairie 9 13 17 14 -53 Timberline 11 13 4 16 -44 Prairie-E. Daly 3, 0-0, 6; K. Daly 1, 2-2, 4; Schmidt 5, 2-4, 12; Schaeffer 0, 0-0, 0; Sigler 4, 1-3, 10; Forsmann 6, 2-2, 14; Gabica 0, 0-0, 0; Schlader 0, 0-0, 0; Schumacher 0, 0-0, 0; Guyer 0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Sigler. Timberline-Ka. Jared 5, 3-3, 14; Ke. Jared 0, 0-3, 0; Au. Blain 1, 0-0, 2; Stemerich 3, 0-0, 6; C. Jared 2, 0-0, 5; Hodges 2, 0-0, 4; An. Blain 5, 2-2, 13. 3-pointers-Ka. Jared, C. Jared, An. Blain. Pirates beat Lapwai by 30 In a rugged contest in which probably there probably could have been twice as many fouls called as were called, the Prairie Pirates pulled away in the second half for a 62-32 win over Lapwai Saturday, Jan. 24 at Cottonwood. 
Lapwai jumped out to the early lead in the game at 2-6 but Prairie then went on a 10-0 run to take a 12-6 lead by the end of the quarter. Five different players scored 2 points each in that 10-0 run for the Pirates. A 3-pointer by Lapwai in the second quarter helped cu the lead to 2 at 13-11 but Prairie then went on a 12-3 run to take control of the game. David Sigler scored 6 of those 12 points and Devin Schmidt scored 3. One of Lapwai’s top scorers, Harry Taylor, got into foul trouble and didn’t score at all. Prairie had another 10-0 run to start the second quarter with Schmidt scoring 6 of those 10 points. After a Lapwai 3-pointer Prairie scored another 5 straight points, 4 by Sigler as they took a 40-20 lead. 2 of those points by Sigler resulted from the first of 3 technical fouls on Lapwai. Taylor was standing on the sidelines waiting for the ball to inbound it when he got a technical for his fourth foul. He apparently said something he shouldn’t have. Prairie’s next 3 points in the game also came as a result of technical fouls. Lapwai’s Tyrone Weaskus was assessed a technical after he slammed the ball down on the floor after another Lapwai player had been whistled for a foul. That led to Lapwai coach Jack Yearout being hit with a technical as well. Sigler missed the first but then made the other 3 free throws to give Prairie a 43-21 lead. Lapwai may not have liked the way the referees’ calls were going but they certainly didn’t help themselves with their poor shooting as they hit just 11 of 48 shots in the game, 23%. Sigler scored a driving lay-up to end the third quarter and put Prairie up 47-24 then Prairie opened the fourth quarter with a 7 more unanswered points to push the lead to 30. 5 of those 7 points were free throws. Prairie was a perfect 7 for 7 at the line in the fourth quarter as they used their free throw shooting to hold off any Lapwai comeback try. Sigler wound up with 22 points to lead the Pirates in scoring while Schmidt, starting again in place of Branden Waller, added 15 points. Eric Daly scored 8, Kyle Holthaus 6, Kyle Daly 4, Tyler Forsmann 3, and Derek Schaeffer and Andrew Gabica 2 each.  Prairie
also dominated the boards 44-31 with Schmidt and Kyle Daly grabbing 9 rebounds
each and Eric Daly 8.
Sigler had 5 steals while Schmidt had 4 as Prairie forced Lapwai into 21 turnovers. Schmidt and Sigler also had 2 assists each. Prairie was 19 for 49 from the field, 39%, and 22 for 31 at the line, 71%. They were 13 for 15 at the line in the second half. Lapwai was 7 for 13 at the line, 54%. With the win Prairie improves to 10-3 overall and remain unbeaten in league play at 6-0. This was their 8th straight win. In the JV game Lapwai outscored Prairie by 9 in the middle two quarters as they went on to win 61-70. Prairie jumped out to a 10-6 lead but Lapwai came back to take a 17-18 lead by the end of the first quarter. The Wildcats then hit 7 of 13 shots in the second quarter as they took a 28-38 lead late in the second quarter. A basket by Joe Schumacher and two free throws by Andrew Gabica cut the deficit to 6 at the half, 32-38. Lapwai extended their lead in the third quarter to as many as 12 before taking a 43-53 lead into the fourth. In the final period Prairie was able to pull within 5 on two occasions but couldn’t get any closer. Gabica led the JV’s with 12 points and 17 rebounds. Joe Schumacher added 11 points while Beau Schlader scored 9, Seth Guyer and Derek Schaeffer 8 each, Brock Heath 5, and Justin Schmidt and Josh Zigler 4 each. Prairie held a 41-38 rebounding edge. Schlader and Guyer had 3 steals each and Heath had 5 assists. Prairie was 23 for 62 from the field, 37%, and 14 for 24 at the line, 58%. Lapwai was 24 for 54 from the field, 44%, and 17 for 25 at the line, 68%. There was also a C game and Prairie overcame a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter as they rallied to win 52-50 over Lapwai. Lapwai 6 11 7 8 -32 Prairie 12 13 22 15 -62 Prairie-E. Daly 2-4, 4-8, 8; K. Daly 1-4, 2-2, 4; Schmidt 6-16, 3-5, 15; Sigler 8-16, 6-8, 22; Forsmann 1-6, 1-2, 3; Holthaus 1-3, 4-4, 6; Schaeffer 0-0, 2-2, 2; Schlader 0-0, 0-0, 0; Gabica 1-1, 0-0, 2; Schumacher 0-0, 0-0, 0; Guyer 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-none. Lapwai-Weber 2-9, 1-2, 5; Hewett 1-6, 0-0, 2; Samuels 4-9, 2-2, 12; Minkey 1-5, 0-1, 2; Taylor 0-4, 0-0, 0; Moses 1-5, 2-4, 4; Whitetemple 1-6, 0-0, 2; Williamson 0-2, 1-2, 1; Leighton 0-1, 1-2, 1; Campbell 1-2, 0-0, 2. 3-pointers-Samuels 3.
PIRATES BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2008-09 *indicates league game 8-Genesee, here, lost 35-53 11-Grangeville, here, lost 50-54 15-Kamiah, there, won 54-45 18-Troy, there, postponed, no makeup date yet set 29-Wilder Tournament, lost, no opponent or score available 30-Wilder Tournament, won 74-28 over Idaho City 31-Council, there, cancelled 10-C.V., there*, won 48-34 13-Troy, here*, won 55-34 15-Grangeville, there, won 57-44 16-Deary, there*, won 43-28 22-Timberline, there*, won 53-44 24-Lapwai, here*, won 62-32 27-Highland, here, won 67-25, details next week 29-Nezperce, here 5-Genesee, there* 9-Culdesac, here 11-Salmon River, there, varsity only starting at 7 p.m. MST (addition to schedule) 13-Kamiah, here (addition to schedule) 16,20,24,26-District at LCSC 28-State Play-in Game, TBA March 5-7-State at Boise |
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