The Prairie Lady Pirates lost 2 of the 3 home games they played last week. On Tuesday, Dec. 12, they hosted Kamiah and lost 43-49. On Thursday, Dec. 14, they hosted Grangeville and lost 39-56. Finally on Friday, Dec. 15, they hosted Potlatch and won 78-17.
The game against Kamiah was close through the first 3 quarters but Kamiah’s Emma Krogh got hot in the fourth quarter scoring 10 points as the Kubs pulled away after leading by just 3 after 3 quarters.
Prairie scored first as Lexi Schumacher scored a lay-up after Hailey Hanson had grabbed the opening tap. Kamiah then outscored Prairie 1-9 with Krogh scoring all 9 Kamiah points. Hanson made the second of 2 free throws for Prairie’s point.
Prairie then closed the quarter on an 8-3 run to pull within 1 at 11-12. Lexi Schumacher scored 6 of Prairie’s 8 points on a basket, 3-pointer and free throw while Kylie Schumacher scored the other 2 points.
Lexi Schumacher opened the second quarter with 2 free throws to give Prairie a 13-12 lead. That turned out to be Prairie’s final lead of the game.
Kamiah got a 3-point play but Sydney Shears scored to tie it at 15-15. Kamiah scored a free throw and a basket but Kylie Schumacher answered with a basket. After a Kamiah 3-pointer, Kylie Schumacher made a free throw to make it 18-21. A Kamiah free throw was answered by 2 free throws by Lexi Schumacher. Kamiah scored for a 4-point lead. With 0.8 seconds left on the clock Prairie inbounded under their own basket. Hanson passed to Lexi Schumacher in the corner for a buzzer-beating 3 to make it 23-24 at the half.
Kamiah came out and scored the first 7 points of the second half for a 23-31 lead. Hanson broke the dry spell with a pair of free throws at the 4:04 mark. Kamiah scored 2 baskets against 1 by Shears for a 27-34 lead.
Erica Schlader then drover full-court for a lay-up and Sage Elven scored to pull the Pirates within 3 at the end of the third quarter, 31-34.
Kamiah scored 5 straight to start the fourth quarter but Prairie answered with 5 straight, all by Lexi Schumacher to make it 36-39 with 4:35 to play.
That’s when Krogh took over for Kamiah, personally outscoring Prairie 4-10 as she made 5 straight shots. That gave Kamiah a 40-49 lead with 53 seconds left. Elven then scored a free throw and a basket to cut the final margin to 6.
Lexi Schumacher scored 20 to lead the Pirates in scoring. Elven scored 7, Shears 6, Kylie Schumacher 5, Hanson 3 and Schlader 2.
Prairie had a 44-35 edge on the boards led by Elven who had 14 rebounds and Hanson who had 9.
Lexi Schumacher had 2 steals and 4 assists while Hanson also had 4 assists.
Prairie was 15 for 50 from the field, 30%, and 11 for 19 at the line, 58%. Kamiah was 18 for 57 from the field, 32%, and 10 for 19 at the line, 53%.
In the JV game Prairie blew out the Kubs 53-14.
Prairie shut out Kamiah in the first quarter as they outscored them 15-0. Nadia Cash and Halee Rowland scored 4 each in the quarter while Aubree Rehder scored 3. Erica Schlader and Ellie Nuxoll added 2 each.
Cash and Rehder each added a basket to start the second quarter to make it 19-0.
Kamiah finally scored at the 4:00 mark of the second quarter and wound up scoring 5 straight points. Kennedy Riener and Schlader each scored to make it 23-5. Kamiah added a free throw to make it 23-6 at the half.
Prairie then scored the first 14 points of the second half. Cash started things with a 3-point play and Avery Riener then scored 5 straight points with a basket and 3 free throws. Schlader scored 2 free throws then Nuxoll and Cash each scored to make it 37-6.
Kamiah scored with 36 seconds left in the quarter on a 3-pointer. Cash and Avery Riener then each scored a basket to make it 41-9 after 3 quarters.
The entire fourth quarter was played with a running clock. Prairie still managed to outscore Kamiah 12-5 with Rowland scoring 8 of Prairie’s 12 points. Schlader and Kennedy Riener each added a basket.
Cash wound up as the leading scorer with 13 points while Rowland scored 12. Schlader scored 8. Avery Riener scored 7, Rehder 5 and Nuxoll and Kennedy Riener 4 each.
Kamiah had a 41-42 edge on the boards. Cash had 9 to lead Prairie with Rowland adding 7 rebounds.
Schlader and Avery Riener each had 5 steals as Prairie forced 38 turnovers from the Kubs while committing just 7. Rehder had 5 assists while Schlader had 3.
Prairie was 22 for 73 from the field, 30%, and 9 for 16 at the line, 56%. Kamiah was 5 for 30 from the field, 17%, and 3 for 10 at the line, 30%.
Prairie   11 12   8 12 -43
Kamiah 12 12 10 15 -49
Prairie-L. Schumacher 6-14, 6-9, 20; Hanson 0-4, 3-4, 3; Geis 0-0, 0-0, 0; Elven 3-10, 1-2, 7; K. Schumacher 2-11, 1-2, 5; Shears 3-10, 0-2, 6; Cash 0-1, 0-0, 0; Schlader 1-1, 0-0, 2. 3-pointers-L. Schumacher 2.
Kamiah-Krogh 10-19, 3-4, 24; Landmark 2-7, 1-1, 5; Porter 0-4, 1-2, 1; Skinner 3-11, 1-3, 8; Schoening 2-12, 3-5, 8; Hunt 1-2, 1-4, 3; Loewen 0-1, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Krogh, Skinner, Schoening.
It didn’t help Prairie’s chances against Grangeville that Kylie Schumacher missed the game due to illness.
Prairie trailed 11-14 after 1 quarter and 17-26 at the half. Grangeville pulled away in the third quarter by outscoring Prairie 10-21 to take a 27-47 lead into the fourth quarter.
Prairie outscored Grangeville 12-8 in the final quarter to lose by 16.
Elven and Lexi Schumacher each scored 14 to lead Prairie in scoring. Nadia Cash scored 4 while Alli Geis scored 3 and Shears and Hanson scored 2 each.
The JV team won 36-31.
Prairie        11   6 10 12 -39
Grangeville 14 12 21   8 -56
Prairie-L. Schumacher 5, 3-6, 14; Shears 1, 0-3, 2; Hanson 0, 2-3, 2; Geis 1, 1-2, 3; Elven 6, 2-3, 14; Cash 2, 0-0, 4. 3-pointers-Schumacher.
Grangeville-Barger 4, 0-2, 10; Wagner 0, 0-0, 0; York 0, 0-0, 0; Adams 2, 0-0, 6; Green 6, 2-6, 14; Thacker 5, 0-0, 10; Vanderwall 6, 0-0, 13; Told 1, 0-0, 3. 3-pointers-Barger 2, Adams 2, Vanderwall, Told.
Friday’s game against Potlatch was lopsided from the start. Prairie jumped out to a 10-0 lead and after a Potlatch basket, another 9 straight points.
Lexi Schumacher got Prairie start with a basket. Shears followed with a basket and then Lexi scored 2 more lay-ups. A putback by Elven ended the 10-0 opening run. After Potlatch’s first score Lexi Schumacher hit a 3. Elven followed with another putback and Lexi added 2 free throws. A putback by Kylie Schumacher, back from illness, made it 19-2.
With 2:37 left in the quarter, Potlatch scored their second basket. Prairie then closed out the quarter with 6 straight points. Hanson made a free throw, Lexi Schumacher another 3 and Kylie Schumacher a lay-up on an inbounds play. That made it 25-4 at the end of the quarter.
Prairie then scored the first 16 points of the second quarter to complete a 22-0 run. Lexi Schumacher had 9 of the 16 points with a 3 and three 2’s. Hanson added a 3 and Elven and Kylie Schumacher each had a basket.
Potlatch scored their only 2 points of the second quarter with 2:50 left and Prairie closed out the half with a 7-0 run. Hanson added a 3 and Lexi Schumacher and Shears each added a basket as Prairie took a 48-6 lead at the half.
Prairie outscored Potlatch 17-4 in the third quarter with Elven scoring 6 and Kylie Schumacher 5.
The fourth quarter was played with a running clock and Prairie outscored the Loggers 13-7. Kylie Schumacher scored 6 in the quarter while Lexi Schumacher scored 5.
Lexi Schumacher led the scoring with 29 points and nearly had a double-double with 8 steals. Kylie Schumacher and Elven each had a double-double as Kylie scored 17 with 10 rebounds and Elven scored 14 with 10 rebounds. Hanson nearly had a double-double with 9 points and 10 rebounds. Shears scored 4, Geis 3 and Ellie Nuxoll 2.
Prairie dominated the boards 46-25.
Elven added 5 steals and Hanson had 4. Lexi Schumacher had 4 assists while 9 different players had at least 1 assist.
Prairie was 33 for 56 from the field, 59%, and 6 for 14 at the line, 43%. Potlatch was 8 for 37 from the field, 22%, and 1 for 8 at the line, 13%.
Prairie is now 6-5 overall and 4-2 in league play.
There was no JV game.
Prairie    25 23 20 13 -78
Potlatch   4   2   4   7 -17
Prairie-L. Schumacher 12-20, 2-2, 29; Hanson 3-4, 1-4, 9; Geis 1-3, 0-0, 3; Elven 7-14, 0-0, 14; K. Schumacher 8-11, 1-4, 17; Shears 2-5, 0-0, 4; Nuxoll 0-3, 2-4, 2; Cash 0-1, 0-0, 0; Rehder 0-2, 0-0, 0; Schlader 0-1, 0-0, 0; Rowland 0-2, 0-0, 0; Riener 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-L. Schumacher 3, Hanson 2, Geis.
Potlatch-Mitchel 1-2, 0-0, 2; Fry 2-8, 0-0, 4; Vowels 4-5, 0-2, 8; Anderson 1-18, 1-4, 3; Reynolds 0-3, 0-2, 0; Heitstuman 0-0, 0-0, 0; Nagle 0-1, 0-0, 0; Winther 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-none.

 PIRATES GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2023-24

JV games start at 6 p.m., varsity to follow unless indicated.
*indicates league game
14-Orofino, here , won 64-10
17-Kendrick, here  (date change), lost 37-49
20-JV only at Highland, 5 p.m., won 33-28
21-Genesee*, here, won 66-59
27-Deary, here, won 55-40
28-C.V.*, there, won 83-16
  1-Grangeville, there, Idaho County Shootout, lost 49-62
  6-Lapwai*, here, lost 41-49
  9-Troy, Tri, here, V only 2:30 p.m, won 51-47.
12-Kamiah*, here, lost 43-49
14-Grangeville, here, lost 39-56
15-Potlatch*, here, V only, 7:30 p.m., won 78-17
19-Kendrick, there, lost 35-56, details next week
  2-Deary, there
  6-Genesee*, there
  8-Orofino, there
  9-JV vs. Highland 5 p.m.
  9-C.V.*, here V only 6:30 p.m., Senior Night
18-Lapwai*, there
20-Troy*, there, Tri, V only-2:30 p.m.
23-Kamiah*, there
26-Potlatch*, there, V only, 7:30 p.m.
31-Dist. Tourn., Higher seed host, 6:00
3, 6, 8, 10-District at Lewiston High
15-17-State at Columbia High, Nampa
Changes since last week are in italics