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Pirates take 2nd at State
The Prairie Lady Pirates took second at State for the fifth time in the past 6 years with 4 of those championship game losses coming to Lapwai. Prairie opened the tournament against District 4 champion Raft River and pulled out a 45-35 win on Thursday, Feb. 20 at Columbia High School in Nampa. On Friday, Feb. 21, also at Columbia High School, they rallied from as many as 7 points down to beat District 5-6 champion Grace 47-42. Finally on Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Idaho Center, they lost to Lapwai 40-46 to place 2nd at State. Since 1977 Prairie has played in the championship game 19 times, winning 9 and losing 10. We don’t believe any other girls team has as many state championship game appearances. With their win, Lapwai is the first girls program in the state with 10 championships. Prairie and Coeur d’Alene High School each have 9. 
Raft River answered with a free throw and a basket but India Peery scored off an inbounds feed from Uhlenkott to tie it at 8-8 with 2:44 left in the quarter. Neither team scored the rest of the period as both teams struggled with their shooting. Kristin Wemhoff opened the second quarter scoring with a putback but Raft River scored a pair of baskets to retake the lead. Tara Schlader tied it with a lay-up and after a Trojan free throw, Wemhoff put Prairie back on top with a basket to make it 14-13. The lead changed hands again with 2 free throws by Raft River. Schlader tied it with a free throw but Raft River took the lead at the half with a buzzer beating basket. Prairie had hit just 7 of 26 shots in the first half for 27% while Raft River wasn’t much better at 5 for 17, 29%. Raft River had the edge at the line where they were 6 for 8 while Prairie was just 1 for 6. In the third quarter Uhlenkott scored after making a steal to tie the game and then had a defensive rebound that led to a basket by Lockett to put Prairie back on top. Raft River tied it again with a pair of free throws but Shears drove to the hoop for a lay-up and added a free throw for a 3-point play that put Prairie on top for good. Raft River closed within 1 with a basket but Uhlenkott answered with a basket. After a Trojan free throw, Shears scored the second of 2 free throws to start a 7-0 run for the Pirates. Peery padded her rebounding stats by shooting twice and rebounding her own misses before making the third attempt. Shears then made Prairie’s first 3-pointer of the game and Ciara Chaffee added a free throw to make it 31-22 with 19 seconds left in the third. Raft River scored on a putback to make it 31-24 at the end of 3. Raft River hit a 3-pointer to open the fourth quarter and after Wemhoff scored inside, they hit another 3-pointer to pull within 3. Shears scored a free throw and Raft River answered with 2 free throws to cut their deficit to just 2 at 34-32 with 5:08 to play. Shears answered with a 3-pointer and Lockett added a basket for a 39-32 lead. Raft River managed just 3 free throws the rest of the way. After the first, Wemhoff and Chaffee each scored at the line to make it 41-33 with 1:36 left. After the Trojans final 2 free throws, Wemhoff and Peery each made 2 free throws to give Prairie the final 10-point margin which was also their biggest lead of the game. Shears wound up with 13 points to lead all scorers. Wemhoff added 9 points while Lockett, Uhlenkott and Peery each scored 6. Schlader added 3 points and Chaffee 2. Raft River had nobody score more than 8 points. Raft River had a 32-37 edge on the boards. Wemhoff led the Pirates with 9 boards while Chaffee and Schlader had 5 each. Uhlenkott had 4 steals and 3 assists while Chaffee had 5 blocked shots. Shears had 3 steals. Prairie was 16 for 48 from the field, 33%, 6 for 12 in the pivotal third quarter where they took control. They were 11 for 21 at the line, 52%. Raft River was 9 for 35 from the field, 26%, and 14 for 21 at the line, 67%. Raft River went on to win the consolation trophy. Prairie 8 7 16 14 -45 Raft River 8 9 7 11 -35 Prairie-Lockett 3-6, 0-0, 6; Shears 4-13, 3-7, 13; Uhlenkott 3-4, 0-0, 6; Peery 2-11, 2-2, 6; Chaffee 0-4, 2-4, 2; Wemhoff 3-8, 3-6, 9; Schlader 1-2, 1-2, 3. 3-pointers-Shears 2. Raft River-Ottley 1-4, 2-2, 4; Kaybree Christensen 3-5, 2-2, 8; Ward 0-2, 1-4, 1; Karlee Christensen 2-7, 0-0, 6; Larsen 0-4, 5-6, 5; Heaton 2-12, 2-4, 7; Branch 1-1, 0-0, 2; Smith 0-0, 2-3, 2. 3-pointers-Karlee Christensen 2, Heaton. Grace scored off the opening tap to take the lead but Shears was fouled on a lay-up and converted the 3-point play for a 3-2 Prairie lead.  Grace
took the lead back with 2 free throws but Shears hit a 16 foot jumper and
Peery added a basket following a steal by Shears for a 7-4 lead.
Grace’s Zoeigh Walker then tied it with a 3 and added 2 free throws in the final minute to give the Grizzlies a 7-9 lead at the end of 1. Shears tied it early in the second quarter with a lay-up but Grace answered with 7 straight points to take a 9-16 lead. Peery broke the Pirates’ scoring drought with a 3 but Grace answered with a 3 of their own. A lay-up by Shears and a steal and ensuing basket by Uhlenkott pulled Prairie within 3 at 16-19. Grace pushed the lead to 6 with a free throw and a basket but Uhlenkott sank a 3 at the buzzer to pull the Pirates within 3 at the half, 19-22. To that point Prairie was just 1 for 6 at the line while Grace was 5 for 7. Grace opened the third quarter with a basket but Prairie answered with a baseline shot by Shears and a lay-up by Chaffee to pull within 1 at 23-24. Grace then outscored Prairie 4-10 to take a 27-34 lead with 1:58 left in the third. Shears scored 2 free throws and Uhlenkott scored on a putback a minute later to cut the lead back down to 3 but Grace scored in the final seconds to take a 31-36 lead into the fourth quarter. A 3 by Shears cut the lead to 2 but Grace got a basket inside to put the lead back at 4. Schlader sank two free throws to halve the lead but another basket by Grace made it 36-40 with 4:50 to play. Neither team was able to score until Uhlenkott scored on a feed from Peery with 2:45 left. 50 seconds later Uhlenkott was fouled after rebounding a missed shot by Grace. She made both ends of the 1 and 1 to tie the game at 40. With a minute to play Chaffee passed from the post out to Peery who hit a wide open 3-pointer to give Prairie their first lead since the first quarter. On the ensuing Grace possession 6’0” post Maniah Clegg took the ball down the floor and was called for a charge. Farther up the floor Uhlenkott had taken what should have been a charge on Clegg and wound up with a broken nose. The turnover led to a free throw by Shears. Another turnover by Grace led to another free throw by Shears with 41 seconds left for a 45-40 lead. Grace answered to cut the lead to 3 with 30 seconds left. Shears was fouled again and made the first of 2 free throws with 17 second left. With 6 seconds remaining Schlader made the first of 2 free throws for a 47-42 lead that turned out to be the final score. Prairie wound up converting 12 of 20 free throws in the second half while Grace was 0 for 2, twice missing the front end of 1 and 1’s. Shears wound up with 20 points to lead all scorers. She had 9 in the first half and 11 in the second. Uhlenkott was also in double figures with 11 points while Peery scored 9, Schlader 3 and Chaffee and Wemhoff 2 each. Grace had a 28-34 edge on the boards. Chaffee and Schlader each had 6 with Uhlenkott adding 5. Shears had 5 steals while Uhlenkott and Peery had 3 each. Chaffee and Peery each had 3 assists. Prairie was 15 for 47 from the field, 32%, and 13 for 26 at the line, 50%. Grace was 17 for 38 from the field, 45%, and 5 for 9 at the line, 56%. A big difference was turnovers where Grace committed 21 while Prairie had just 7. Grace defeated Genesee to win third at State. Prairie 7 12 12 16 -47 Grace 9 13 14 6 -42 Prairie-Lockett 0-2, 0-2, 0; Shears 6-11, 7-11, 20; Uhlenkott 4-7, 2-5, 11; Peery 3-16, 1-3, 9; Chaffee 1-5, 0-0, 2; Wemhoff 1-4, 0-0, 2; Schlader 0-1, 3-5, 3. 3-pointers-Peery 2, Shears, Uhlenkott. Grace-Walker 4-7, 2-2, 11; Younger 1-3, 0-0, 2; Hill 5-8, 1-3, 12; Windley 4-9, 2-2, 11; Clegg 3-9, 0-2, 6; Straatman 0-0, 0-0, 0; Rigby 0-2, 0-0, 0; Anderson 0-0, 0-0, 0; Pitcher 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Walker, Hill, Windley. The first quarter of the championship game saw both teams struggling to find the basket. Prairie was just 1 for 9 in the opening quarter while Lapwai was 2 for 8. Lapwai led 4-7 at the end of the quarter. 
The second quarter was Prairie’s best quarter all year against the Wildcats. Peery opened the quarter with a 3-pointer to tie the score. 30 seconds later Shears scored after making a steal and was fouled, converting a 3-point play for a 10-7 lead. Lapwai’s Grace Sobotta scored a lay-up but Chaffee responded with a lay-up as Schlader passed to her on a curl down through the lane. Chaffee added another basket on a similar play with Shears making the pass as Prairie took a 14-9 lead. Lapwai’s Raylin Shippentower, in the game because of foul trouble, hit a 3 to cut the lead to 2. Prairie ran the play to Chaffee again but this time she missed the shot but was fouled, making both free throws. Wemhoff was fouled and made the first of 2 free throws and Schlader rebounded the miss and scored for a 19-12 lead by the Pirates. Omari Mitchell scored for Lapwai to cut the lead to 5. With 8 seconds left in the half Shears went long on an inbounds play from the Lapwai end and scored a lay-up for a 21-14 halftime lead. Lapwai had made just 3 for 14 shots in the quarter while Prairie was 6 for 9 as they outscored them 17-7. Lapwai turned things around in the third quarter as Grace and Glory Sobotta each scored to cut the lead to 3. Peery made a free throw and Lauren Gould scored a basket to trim the lead to just 2. Chaffee was fouled attempting a putback and made both free throws to push the lead to 4 but Grace Sobotta responded with a 3-point play to cut the lead to 1 at 24-23. Peery scored a free throw but Grace Sobotta converted another 3-point play to give Lapwai their first lead since early in the second quarter. Shears made a pair of free throws with 6 seconds left to put Prairie on top 27-26. That’s how the third quarter ended. Lapwai took over in the fourth as they opened the quarter with a 0-9 run to take a 27-35 lead. Prairie didn’t score in the fourth until Shears scored a lay-up with 3:18 left. Lapwai answered with 2 free throws but Shears again scored on a drive to the hoop. After getting a stop, Peery sank a 3-point to cut the lead to 34-37 with 2:08 left. Lapwai answered with another 3-point play and Prairie came back with a pair of free throws by Shears with 1:23 left. Prairie got a break when Glory Sobotta missed two free throws but wound up committing a turnover that led to a free throw by Glory Sobotta. Peery scored a basket with 48 seconds left to again cut the deficit to 3 at 38-41. Grace Sobotta was fouled on the inbounds and made both free throws. Prairie was unable to score and wound up fouling Grace Sobotta again and she made 2 more free throws with 26 seconds left. Wemhoff scored with 17 seconds left to cut the lead to 5 but Lapwai added another free throw with 14 seconds left to make the final margin 6 points. Shears again led the Pirates in scoring with 13 points. Peery added 10 and Chaffee 8 in their final high school game. Schlader scored 4, Wemhoff 3 and Uhlenkott 2. Lapwai was led by the Sobotta girls with Glory scoring 20 and Grace 11. Prairie had a 36-32 edge on the boards. Chaffee and Wemhoff each had 7 rebounds and Peery had 6. Shears and Peery each had 2 steals in the game and Uhlenkott had 2 assists. Prairie was 12 for 38 from the field, 32%, and 14 for 24 at the line, 58%. Lapwai was 14 for 45 from the field, 31%, and 15 for 20 at the line, 75%. Prairie ends their season with a 19-5 record. Prairie 4 17 6 13 -40 Lapwai 7 7 12 20 -46 Prairie-Lockett 0-1, 0-0, 0; Shears 4-10, 5-6, 13; Uhlenkott 0-3, 2-2, 2; Peery 3-7, 2-5, 10; Chaffee 2-6, 4-6, 8; Wemhoff 1-7, 1-4, 3; Schlader 2-4, 0-1, 4. 3-pointers-Peery 2. Lapwai-Gr. Sobotta 3-6, 5-6, 11; Gl. Sobotta 6-13, 6-10, 20; Lussoro 0-1, 0-0, 0; J. Gould 0-4, 0-0, 0; Mitchell 1-5, 0-0, 2; Greene 1-5, 1-1, 3; L. Gould 2-6, 3-4, 7; Shippentower 1-3, 0-0, 3; Herrera 0-2, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Gl. Sobotta 2, Shippentower.
The final bracket for the state tournament. PIRATES GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2019-2020 *indicates league game 21-Orofino, there, won 64-25 25-Lewiston JV, there, won 93-64 26-Grangeville, there, lost 45-47 6-Grangeville, here, Idaho County Shootout, V only, 6:00 p.m., won 43-34 9-JV vs. Deary, here, 6 p.m. 10-C.V., there, 1/2 JV game, won 77-29 12-Salmon River, there, V only, 6 pm MST, won 53-35 14-Troy Quad, here*, V only, 1p.m., won 67-23 19-Lapwai, here*, lost 48-66 26-28-JV at Avista JV Christmas Tournament at Lewiston, 1:30 p.m. 8-JV at Jenifer 9th grade, 5 p.m. 9-Kamiah, there*, 1/2 JV, won 50-15 10-Salmon River, here, 5 p.m., cancelled due to weather 11-Troy Quad, there*, V only, 5:30 p.m., postponed due to weather 13-Genesee, there*, postponed due to weather 16-Lapwai, there*, V only, 7:30 p.m., lost 42-60 17-Potlatch, there*, won 92-37 20-Genesee, there, 4:30 p.m., rescheduling of Jan. 13 game, won 71-56 21-Orofino, here, V only, 6 p.m., won 63-18 22-Lewiston JV here, 5 p.m., rescheduling of Jan. 6 cancelled game, won 70-29 27-JV vs. Deary, there, 5 p.m. 28-Troy, there, rescheduled from Jan. 11, won 58-31 30-C.V., here*, V only, 6:30 p.m., won 88-31 Feb. 1-Potlatch, here*, 1 p.m., Senior Night, won 71-9 Feb. 4-12 -District at LCSC, beat Kamiah 68-10 and Genesee 48-33. Feb. 11-District Championship vs. Lapwai, 7:30 p.m. at LCSC, lost 43-54 20-22-State at Nampa (Columbia High School), Beat Raft River 45-35, beat Grace 47-42, lost to Lapwai 40-46. Prairie Junior High 2020 Jr. High Volleyball Schedule |
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