Pirates win 1 of 2
The Prairie Pirates ventured north of the Clearwater twice over the weekend, splitting a pair of games. On Friday, Jan. 23, they traveled to Plummer where they lost to Lakeside 53-68. On Saturday, Jan. 24, they traveled to Troy and won a league game 62-24.
We have no details of the Lakeside game other than the score. Once their live broadcast was over on NHFS, Lakeside blacked the game out until after the season.
Prairie completed a season sweep of the Troy Trojans.
Levi Gehring missed the game with an injury.
Nate Forsmann put Prairie on the board with a putback and Riley Shears followed with a pair of baskets. After a basket by Troy, Chase VonBargen, starting in place of Gehring, sank a 3-ponter. After another Troy basket, Prairie scored 7 straight. Shears scored on an inbounds play and then Phil Schwartz hit a 3 and followed with a steal and lay-up for a 16-4 lead. After another Troy basket, Prairie closed out the first quarter with a putback by Patrick Schlader for an 18-6 lead.
Schwartz sank another 3 to open the second quarter. After a Troy free throw Prairie scored 16 straight points. Kade Quintal made back-to-back 3’s then converted a 3-point play. Forsmann scored a putback. Schlader scored a lay-up. Quintal made the second of 2 free throws and Forsmann scored a lay-up to make it 37-7. Troy broke a 6 minute scoring drought but Prairie ended the half with a buzzer beating 3 from the corner by Jackson Enneking to lead 40-9 at the break.
Prairie opened the third quarter with a 16-3 run. Schlader scored to open the quarter then Schwartz made hit third 3 of the game. After a 3 by Troy, Schwartz answered with a 3. Shears followed with a pair of baskets. Forsmann made a putback and Schwartz closed out the run with a lay-up. That put Prairie up 56-12. Tory then had their best run of the game as they scored 6 straight points. A putback by Schlader and a basket by Max Rehder made it 60-18. Troy scored in the final seconds of the quarter to make it 60-20 after 3. Troy outscored Prairie 2-4 in the running clock fourth quarter with Quintal scoring Prairie’s lone basket.
Schwartz scored 16 to lead the Pirates as he was 6 for 9 overall and 4 for 7 from 3-point range. Also in double figures were Quintal with 12 and Shears with 10. Schlader and Forsmann scored 8 each while VonBargen and Enneking scored 3 each and Rehder scored 2.
Prairie had a 38-25 advantage on the board with Schlader pulling down 14 to lead the Pirates.
Schlader also had 8 steals. Schwartz had 7 assists.
Prairie was 26 for 56 from the field, 46%, and 2 for 3 at the line, 67%. Troy was 11 for 46 from the field, 24%, and 3 for 4 at the line, 75%.
Prairie is now 9-4 overall and 6-1 in league play.
The JV team won their game 63-30.
Prairie scored the first 9 points of the game with Cooper Riener scored 2 baskets and a 3-pointer. Austin Labrum scored the other 2 points. Troy scored their first point at the free throw line at the 4:27 mark. Prairie then scored another 9 straight for an 18-1 lead. Anthony Forsmann started it with a lay-up. Sam Rehder concerted a 3-point play then scored a basket and Kade Quintal closed the run with a lay-up following a steal by Rehder. Troy scored to make it 18-3 at the end of the quarter.
Labrum and Rehder each scored to open the second quarter and make it 22-3. After 2 Troy free throws, Labrum scored a lay-up. Troy then outscored Prairie 4-10 to pull within 13 at 28-15. Forsmann and Riener each scored 2 for the Pirates. Prairie then outscored Troy 4-2 to close the half with Quintal and Forsmann each scoring a basket for Prairie. The Pirates led 32-17 at the half.
Troy scored a free throw to open the second half. Rehder answered with 2 free throws and Forsmann scored twice to make it 38-18. A Troy basket was answered by a basket each by Rehder and Labrum.  Troy then scored 7 straight but Prairie closed the third quarter with a 7-2 run. Forsmann scored all 7 on 3 baskets and a free throw for a 49-28 lead after 3 quarters.
Prairie then opened the fourth quarter with a 10-0 run to invoke the running clock mercy rule for the final 4:32 of the game. Riener started the scoring and Labrum followed. Riener scored 2 more baskets and Ray Terhaar scored the basket to invoke the running clock with the scored 59-28. After a Troy basket, Riener scored the game’s final 4 points.
Riener wound up with 19 points to lead the JV’s Forsmann scored 17, Rehder 11 and Labrum 10. Quintal added 4 points and Terhaar 2.
Prairie had a 39-27 advantage on the boards led by Forsmann with 9 and Riener with 8.
Rehder and Riener each had 4 steals to lead the team. Rehder had 8 assists.
Prairie was 29 for 65 from the field, 45%, and 4 for 5 at the line, 80%. Troy was 10 for 38 from the field, 26%, and 9 for 15 at the line, 60%.
Prairie 18 12 20 2 -62
Troy     6   3 11 4 -24
Prairie-Shears 5-13, 0-0, 10; VonBargen 1-3, 0-0, 3; Schwartz 6-9, 0-0, 16; Schlader 4-10, 0-0, 8; Forsmann 4-6, 0-0, 8; M. Rehder 1-4, 0-0, 2; Quintal 4-7, 2-3, 12; Enneking 1-1, 0-0, 3; Armbrust 0-1, 0-0, 0; Riener 0-1, 0-0, 0; S. Rehder 0-1, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Schwartz 4, Quintal 2, VonBargen, Enneking.
Troy-Moser 2-12, 0-0, 4; Tyler 0-2, 0-0, 0; Bollman 1-7, 2-2, 5; Kirkham 4-13, 1-2, 9; Mason 2-5, 0-0, 4; Warner 1-2, 0-0, 2; Heath 0-0, 0-0, 0; Bohman 0-1, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-none.

Kade Quintal goes for 3 in the second quarter at Troy when he scored 10 of his 12 points in the game.

Nate Forsmann and Patrick Schlader get ready to rebound a possible missed free throw at Troy.

Phil Schwartz gets ready to shoot for one of his four 3-pointers at Troy. 

Patrick Schlader with the ball at Troy. Also shown is the back of Phil Schwartz' head.

Riley Shears looks to pass at Troy.

JV games start at 6 p.m., varsity to follow unless indicated
*indicates league game
  1-Orofino, here, lost 43-46
  5-Grangeville, there, 7:30, Idaho County Shootout , won 67-38
  8-Deary, there, won 56-23
10-JV at Clarkston JV, 6:30 p.m.
12-Troy*, here, won 75-18
18-Kamiah*, here, won 65-32
  6-Orofino, there, lost 45-54
  8-Deary, here, won 55-31
10-Potlatch*, there, C-JV-V, 1 p.m., won 67-51
13-Lapwai*, here, C-JV-V, 4:30 p.m., won 63-36
15-C vs. Clarkston, 4:30 p.m.
15-Logos*, here, won 48-29
16-Kendrick*, Quad, here, 5 p.m., lost 47-60
23-Lakeside, there, V only, 6 p.m., lost 53-68
24-Troy*, there, 1 & 2:30 p.m.  won 62-24
28-Kamiah*, there, won 47-38, details next week
29-Logos*, there
  3-Lapwai*, there, C-JV-V, 4:30 p.m.
  5-Lakeside, here, V only, 6 p.m. , JV vs. Kendrick, 4:30 p.m.
  6-Kendrick*, there, C-JV-V, 4:30 p.m.
12-Grangeville, here, C-JV-V, 4:30 p.m.-date changed
13-Potlatch*, here, Senior Night, C-JV-V, 4:30 p.m.
18-District Tournament, high seed host 6 p.m.
21, 23, 25, 26-District at Lewiston High
28-State Play-In at Grangeville
March 5-7-State at Vallivue High, Caldwell
Updated 12-2-25 - updates in underlined italics