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wins league title
The Summit Patriots ended their regular season with a pair of road wins and clinched the White Pine League Div. 2 championship along the way. On Wednesday, Feb. 11 they concluded their league season with a 49-30 win at Highland that clinched the league championship. On Thursday, Feb. 12 they traveled to Kooskia for a non-league matchup against Clearwater Valley and won 63-46. Summit turned it up in the middle two quarters though. The Patriots outscored Highland 11-5 in the second quarter including a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Tyler Krogh that gave them their 15-10 halftime lead. Summit then pulled away in the third period, outscoring the Huskies 21-10 to take a 36-20 lead in to the final 8 minutes. Krogh had 13 points to lead the Patriots in scoring while Patrick Chmelik had another double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds and flirted with a tripl-double as he blocked 6 shots. Josh Lustig added 8 points with Thomas Schwartz scoring 6, Dean Stubbers 5, Chris Osborne 4 and Nathan Beckman 2. Beckman notched 5 of Summit’s 20 steals in the game. Summit 4 11 21 13 -49 Highland 5 5 10 10 -30 Summit-Currier 0, 0-0, 0; Stubbers 1, 3-6, 5; Krogh 5, 3-6, 13; Schwartz 2, 1-2, 6; Lustig 3, 2-2, 8; Chmelik 5, 1-1, 11; Beckman 1, 0-0, 2; Osborne 2, 0-0, 4. 3-pointers-Schwartz. Highland-Droegmiller 3, 0-0, 6; M. Weeks 0, 1-2, 1; S. Weeks 1, 2-3, 4; Brammer 4, 1-5, 9; Snodderly 0, 0-0, 0; Dempsey 2, 0-0, 4; Weber 2, 1-3, 6. 3-pointers-Weber. C.V. kept within range in the third quarter as they trailed 38-32 at the end of the third. C.V. ran out of steam in the fourth as Summit outscored them 25-14 to pull away for the win. Summit had 3 players in double figures with Chmelik and Lustig each scoring 14 and Krogh 13. Chmelik also chipped in 16 rebounds and he and Osborne had 4 blocked shots each. Additional scoring came from Beckman with 9, Stubbers with 7 and Osborne with 6. Summit closes out their regular season with a 15-4 overall record, 10-1 in league play. They will open District play as the #1 seed Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. against either Highland or Deary. Summit’s JVs also closed out their season with a win as they knocked off C.V. 49-33. Summit 18 7 13 25 -63 C.V. 8 14 10 14 -46 Summit-Currier 0, 0-0, 0; Stubbers 3, 0-0, 7; Krogh 3, 5-6, 13; Schwartz 0, 0-0, 0; Lustig 4, 6-10, 14; Chmelik 7, 0-2, 14; Beckman 3, 3-7, 9; Osborne 2, 2-2, 6. 3-pointers-Krogh 2, Stubbers. C.V.-Palmer 4, 0-0, 12; M. Morrow 3, 4-6, 10; Olsen 1, 0-0, 2; Kolb 1, 1-2, 3; Pfefferkorn 0, 0-0, 0; C. Morrow 2, 6-8, 10; Owens 1, 0-0, 2; Mangun 3, 0-0, 6; Ellsworth 0, 1-2, 1. 3-pointers-Palmer 4. JV game starts at 6 p.m. unless indicated DECEMBER 6-vs. Logos at Highland, 3 p.m., lost 51-67 9-vs. Kendrick at Highland, won 59-50 10-at Salmon River, 5 p.m., won 67-53 15-vs. Nezperce at Highland, won 65-20 18-vs. Timberline at Highland, won 80-40 6-at Deary, won 59-28 14-at Lapwai, lost 59-78 15-at Highland (home game), won 68-57 in double overtime 20-at Lewiston JV, varsity only, 7 p.m., lost 41-71 22-at Nezperce, won 63-17 24-at Kendrick, won 58-41 27-at Timberline, won 57-34 30-vs. Potlatch at Highland, lost 55-61 5-vs. Deary at Highland, Senior Night, won 68-42 11-at Highland, won 49-30 12-at C.V., won 63-46 19-26-District at LCSC, Opener is at 7 p.m. Feb. 19 against Deary 28-play-in, TBA March 5-7-State at Caldwell |
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