The Prairie Pirates picked up a pair of road wins this week. On Friday, Dec. 5 they won 67-38at Grangeville in the Idaho County Shootout. On Monday, Dec. 8, they traveled to Deary and won 56-23. At Grangeville Nate Forsmann scored a pair of baskets to get the Pirates started. Riley Shears followed with 2 free throws and a 3 to make it 9-0. Phil Schwartz stole the ball and scored to make it 11-0. Grangeville finally scored with 4:58 left in the quarter. Prairie answered with another 7 straight points. Patrick Schlader scored a 3 and then converted a 3-point play to make it 17-2. Max Rehder scored a free throw to make it 18-2. Grangeville scored again with 2 free throws and Shears answered with 2 from the stripe. After 2 more Grangeville free throws, Schlader scored a free through and Chase VonBargen scored after a steal by Levi Gehring to make it 23-6. Grangeville added 3 more free throws to close out the first quarter with Prairie up 23-9. Prairie opened the second quarter with an 18-2 run. Schlader and Forsmann each scored then Grangeville scored. 4 of Prairie’s next 5 baskets were 3 points as they built a 41-11 lead. Schwartz had a pair of 3’s while VonBargen and Shears added 1 each. Shears also added a 2-pointer in the run. Grangeville then scored the final 6 points of the half to make it 41-17 at the break. Prairie opened the third quarter with an 11-4 run to take a 52-21 lead. Forsmann scored 6 of those on lay-ups with Gehring adding a 2 and then a 3 to cap it. Grangeville then put together their only rally of the game as they out scored Prairie 2-9 over the next 2:30 of the quarter. Forsmann scored the only basket for Prairie in that run. Schlader and Forsmann each scored late in the quarter to give Prairie a 58-31 lead. Grangeville opened the fourth quarter with a basket then Forsmann scored 2 lay-ups. After another Grangeville score, Schwartz hit his third 3 of the game and Forsmann added another lay-up to make it 67-35. Grangeville then scored the final 3 points of the game. Forsmann led all scorers with 22 points and at one point made 9 shots in a row and was 11 for 13 for the game. Shears scored 12 while Schwartz and Schlader added 11 each. Gehring and VonBargen scored 5 each and Rehder scored 1. Prairie dominated on the boards 42-22. Schlader had 13 rebounds and Forsmann had 10. Gehring had 4 steals and 4 assists while Schwartz had 3 steals and Schlader had 4 assists. Prairie was 26 for 53 from the field, 49%. They were 12 for 16 in the second half, 75%. The Pirates were 7 for 9 at the line, 78%. Grangeville was 10 for 41 from the field, 24%, and 17 for 29 at the line, 59%. On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the C team beat Grangeville 45-14 and the JV team beat the Bulldogs 61-28. Prairie 23 18 17 9 -67 Grangeville 9 8 14 7 -38 Prairie-Gehring 2-4, 0-0, 5; Shears 3-6, 4-4, 12; Schwartz 4-6, 0-1, 11; Schlader 4-14, 2-3, 11; Forsmann 11-13, 0-0, 22; VonBargen 2-4, 0-0, 5; Rehder 0-3, 1-2, 1; Quintal 0-2, 0-0, 0; Enneking 0-1, 0-0, 0; Armbrust 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Schwartz 3, Shears 2, Gehring, VonBargen, Schlader. Grangeville-Schumacher 2-5, 5-6, 10; Stamper 2-10, 2-3, 6; Long 2-3, 0-2, 4; Wilcoxen 1-11, 4-6, 6; Smith 2-5, 0-0, 4; Told 0-6, 3-8, 3; Blewitt 0-0, 3-4, 3; MacGregor 1-2, 0-0, 2. 3-pointers-Schumacher. At Deary The game at Deary started
slow as Prairie trailed 2-5 early on with only a lay-up by Forsmann. At
the 3:29 mark of the opening quarter Shears hit a 3-pointer to tie it
which kicked off a 25-0 run.Schlader tipped in his own missed shot to put Prairie ahead for good and VonBargen closed out the first quarter scoring with a 3 to give Prairie a 10-5 lead. In the second quarter Prairie turned up the defense forcing 15 turnovers from the Mustangs. Many of those turnovers turned into Prairie baskets. In order Prairie got a lay-up by Forsmann after a steal by Gehring. Schlader scored another tip-in. A steal by Forsmann led to a lay-up by Gehring. Another Forsmann steal led to a lay-up by VonBargen. A steal by Shears led to a putback by Forsmann. Shears scored a lay-up. Jackson Enneking stole the ball and that led to him scoring. Forsmann scored a basket and then finished off the run with a free throw for a 27-5 lead. Deary broke the run with a 3-point play at the 2 minute mark of the second quarter. Prairie then scored 5 more points. Forsmann scored a putback and then a free throw and Cade Armbrust made 2 free throws. Deary was fouled as the half ended and scored both free throws to make it 32-10 at the break. Deary scored the first two baskets of the second half then Prairie got a putback by Schwartz, a lay-up by Schlader and a 3 by Schwartz for a 39-14 lead. Deary then scored 5 straight to get back within 20 but Schwartz converted a 3 point play and then passed to VonBargen for a lay-up to make it 44-19 after 3 quarters. Deary scored the first 2 points of the fourth quarter then Prairie went on a 12-0 run to invoke the running clock. VonBargen converted a 3-point play. Forsmann scored a lay-up. Shears scored a short jumper. Schlader made a free throw. Quintal drove for a lay-up and VonBargen scored to make it 56-21 with 1:58 to play. Deary added a basket for the final points. Forsmann led the Pirates in scoring with 14. VonBargen scored a career high 12 points. Schwartz added 8. Shears and Schlader each scored 7. Gehring, Quintal, Enneking and Armbrust each scored 2. Deary had a 22-28 rebounding edge. Schlader and Forsmann each had 5 to lead the Pirates. Most of those were on the offensive end. Forsmann and Gehring each had 5 steals and Forsmann added 5 assists. The Pirates were 23 for 55 from the field, 42%, and 7 for 12 at the line, 58%. Deary was 7 for 22 from the field, 32%, and 8 for 10 at the line, 80%. Prairie is now 2-1 on the season. They play their first league game this Friday against Troy at Cottonwood. Prairie won the JV game 59-42. The Pirates started the game with a 17-0 run. Anthony Forsmann scored 5 of those with Austin Labrum adding 4 and Sam Rehder, Cooper Riener, Phineas Fitch and Isaiah Warren 2 each. Deary finally scored at the 3:27 mark with a free throw. They added a basket then Fitch scored a lay-up. Deary hit a 3 and Forsmann added a lay-up to make it 21-6 at the end of the first quarter. Deary came to life in the second quarter, outscoring Prairie 12-14 to make it 33-20 at the half. Labrum added 6 while Rehder scored 4 and Matt Frei 2 for the Pirates. The starting five returned to the court as a unit in the third quarter and started with a 19-3 run to build a 52-23 lead. Riener scored 8 in the quarter. Rehder added 4, Labrum 3 and Warren and Forsmann 2. In the fourth quarter the subs got most of the playing time and Deary outscored them 7-16 but Prairie still won by 17. Warren scored 4 and Ray Terhaar 3 in the quarter for the Pirates. Labrum wound up as the leading scorer with 13 points. Rehder and Riener scored 10 each. Forsmann scored 9, Warren 8, Fitch 4, Terhaar 3 and Frei 2. Prairie had a 29-28 edge on the boards. Labrum led the Pirates with 6 rebounds. Riener and Labrum had 4 steals each and Rehder had 8 assists. The JV’s were 27 for 53 from the field, 51%, and 5 for 12 at the line, 42%. Deary was 18 for 43 from the field, 42%, and 3 for 13 at the line, 23%. Prairie 10 22 12 12 -56 Deary 5 5 9 4 -23 Prairie-Gehring 1-2, 0-0, 2; Shears 3-9, 0-0, 7; Schwartz 3-7, 1-1, 8; Schlader 3-10, 1-2, 7; Forsmann 6-13, 2-6, 14; VonBargen 5-7, 1-1, 12; Rehder 0-2, 0-0, 0; Quintal 1-4, 0-0, 2; Enneking 1-1, 0-0, 2; Armbrust 0-0, 2-2, 2. 3-pointers-Shears, Schwartz, VonBargen. Deary-Mechlin 0-2, 0-0, 0; Stettler 1-3, 0-0, 2; Jarrett Keen 1-3, 1-3, 4; Clark 0-1, 4-4, 4; Jaymon Keen 3-7, 2-2, 8; Boothby 0-2, 0-0, 0; Heath 1-2, 0-0, 2; Griffin 1-2, 1-1, 3; Bartlett 0-1, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Jarrett Keen.  Phil Schwartz puts up a 3-point shot at Grangeville.  Chase VonBargen shootsover a double team at Grangeville.  Patrick Schlader with the ball looks to pass into the post at Grangeville.  Riley Shears shoots for 3 at Grangeville.
UPDATED PIRATES BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2025-26
JV games start at 6 p.m., varsity to follow unless indicated
*indicates league game DECEMBER
1-Orofino, here, lost 43-465-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 18-Kamiah*, here JANUARY
6-Orofino, there
8-Deary, here 10-Potlatch*, there, C-JV-V, 1 p.m. 13-Lapwai*, here, C-JV-V, 4:30 p.m. 15-C vs. Clarkston, 4:30 p.m. 15-Logos*, here 16-Kendrick*, Quad, here, 4:30 p.m. 23-Lakeside, there, V only, 6 p.m. 24-Troy*, there, 1 & 2:30 p.m. 28-Kamiah*, there 29-Logos*, there FEBRUARY
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. 10-Grangeville, here, C-JV-V, 4:30 p.m. 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 PRAIRIE JR. HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL FOR 2025 All games start at 4:30 p.m.
NOVEMBER
10-at Timberline, A only
13-at Orofino 17-Lapwai, here 18-at C.V. 20-at Kamiah DECEMBER
2-Grangeville, here
4-Sts. Peter & Paul (1/2 B team, full A team) 8-at Lapwai 9-Culdesac, here (B team) 11-at St. John Bosco 1/2 B team, full A team) 15-Nezperce, here 16-Highland, here |
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