Pirates win 3 games The Prairie Pirates got into the win column with a 68-35 win over Clearwater Valley on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at Cottonwood, then expanded on that with a with over Troy, 58-30, on Friday, Dec. 13, also at Cottonwood before venturing on the road Monday, Dec. 16 where they won 49-26 at Deary. Vs. C.V. The game against C.V. was
a non-league game this year as the Rams have successfully petitioned to
have their boys team drop down to the 1A division of the White Pine
League. Prairie was missing two starters due to illness as Matt Wemhoff and Riley Shears were replaced in the starting lineup by Levi Gehring and Nate Forsmann. Prairie started the game against C.V. the way they finished their previous game against Grangeville. They were down 1-8 with only a free throw by Briggs Rambo less than 3 minutes into the game when coach Tim Scheffler called a timeout. After the timeout C.V. added a 3 for a 1-11 lead then Prairie went on a 19-0 run to take control of the game. Forsmann started things with a putback. Gehring then drove for a lay-up. Forsmann and Gehring alternated baskets 2 more times with Gehring’s last basket giving Prairie a 13-11 lead. Chase VonBargen then hit a 3 pointer. Rambo closed out the run with a basket and 2 free throws to make it 20-11. C.V. finally broke their 4 minute scoring drought with a basket. Prairie then got back to back 3’s from Max Rehder. The second one was a buzzer-beater from about 35 feet. That made it 26-13 at the end of the first quarter. A putback each by Rambo and Forsmann made it 30-13 early in the second quarter. C.V. converted a 3-point play then Gehring and Rambo each scored a basket. After a C.V. basket, Forsmann and Logan Weber each scored a putback and Phil Schwartz sank a 3-pointer for a 41-18 lead. C.V. scored a 3 and a free throw then Schwartz converted a 3-point play. After 2 C.V. free throws, Forsmann scored a putback to make it 46-24 at the half. Prairie continued to extend the lead in the third quarter. Webert opened the quarter with a basket. C.V. answered but Prairie then got a free throw from Rambo and a putback from Weber. After another C.V. basket, VonBargen sank another 3 and Rambo scored a putback to double up C.V. 56-28. Prairie led 58-30 at the end of the third quarter as Rambo scored a basket and C.V. hit 2 of 4 free throws. At the 7:16 mark of the fourth quarter Schwartz scored a basket for a 30 point lead and a running clock the rest of the way. C.V. scored a 3 but Prairie answered with a putback each by Forsmann and Weber. After 2 free throws by C.V., Prairie closed out the scored with a basket each by Collin Ray and Ben Secrest. Rambo and Forsmann each had a double-double as Forsmann had 14 points and 22 rebounds while Rambo had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Weber, Gehring and Schwartz each scored 8 points while VonBargen and Rehder each scored 6. Ray and Secrest added 2 points each. Prairie dominated the boards 52-29. Gehring had 6 steals and 4 assists to lead both categories. Prairie was 29 for 71 from the field, 41%, and 5 for 15 at the line, 33%. C.V. was 12 for 41 from the field, 29%, and 8 for 14 at the line, 57%. There was no JV game. Prairie 26 20 12 10 -68 C.V. 13 11 6 5 -35 Prairie-Weber 4-7, 0-2, 8; Gehring 4-12, 0-0, 8; Schwartz 3-14, 1-1, 8; Rambo 5-16, 4-9, 14; Forsmann 7-13, 0-2, 14; VonBargen 2-4, 0-0, 6; Secrest 1-1, 0-1, 2; Ray 1-1, 0-0, 2; Rehder 2-3, 0-0, 6; Duclos 0-0, 0-0, 0; Enneking 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-VonBargen 2, Rehder 2, Schwartz. C.V.-Wellard 2-6, 0-0, 5; Scott 8-16, 5-8, 22; Louwien 1-13, 0-0, 3; Moses 1-1, 0-0, 2; Curtis 0-1, 2-2, 2; Altman 0-2, 0-0, 0; Gardner 0-2, 1-4, 1; Thibert 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Wellard, Scott, Louwien. Vs. Troy In their league opener against Troy, the Pirates outscored the Trojans in every quarter on their way to an easy win.Prairie led 18-10 after the first quarter and 37-18 at the half. They led 48-26 after three quarters and outscored the Trojans 10-4 in the fourth quarter. Shears, back from illness, led the Pirates in scoring with 18 points. Forsmann scored 15 and Rambo 13 as Prairie had 3 players in double figures. Gehring scored 8 and Wemhoff and Schwartz 2 each. Prairie also won the JV game, 56-22. Prairie 18 19 11 10 -58 Troy 10 8 8 4 -30 Prairie-Weber 0, 0-0, 0; Gehring 3, 1-2, 8; Schwartz 1, 0-0, 2; Rambo 6, 1-3, 13; VonBargen 0, 0-0, 0; Enneking 0, 0-0, 0; Rehder 0, 0-0, 0; Ray 0, 0-0, 0; Secrest 0, 0-0, 0; Forsmann 6, 1-1, 15; Duclos 0, 0-0, 0; Shears 8, 2-2, 19; Wemhoff 0, 2-2, 2. 3-pointers-Forsmann 2, Gehring. Troy-Moser 2, 3-8, 7; Tyler 5, 2-5, 13; Paradise 0, 0-0, 0; Holden 2, 2-3, 6; Wilson 0, 0-0, 0; Buchannon 0, 0-0, 0; Durrett 0, 0-0, 0; Mason 1, 1-1, 3; Hunt 0, 0-0, 0; Kirkham 0, 1-2, 1. 3-pointers-Tyler. Vs. Deary In the game at Deary the Pirates broke open a close game with a 19-0 run in the third quarter.Prairie jumped out to a 10-2 lead at the start. Rambo scored the first 2 baskets for Prairie. After a Deary basket, Schwartz sank a 3. Forsmann scored a free throw and then a putback for the 10-2 lead. Deary hit a 3 to pull within 5 then Shears drove the baseline for a lay-up to make it 12-5 at the end of the first quarter. A basket each by Shears and Weber put Prairie up 16-5 in the second quarter. Deary then got rolling and scored 11 straight points to tie the game with 2:15 left in the half. A Deary player got whistled for a technical foul with Shears sinking both free throws to break the Mustang scoring run. Deary tied it again with a basket but Rambo made a free throw to put Prairie up 19-18 at the half. In the third quarter Rambo scored a putback to open the half. Deary answered to get back within 1 at 21-20. At that point Prairie took the game over as a lay-up by Weber started a 19-0 run for the Pirates that carried into the fourth quarter. Rambo and Wemhoff each added a basket. Gehring made a free throw then Schwartz made 2 free throws. Forsmann scored a lay-in. Wemhoff stole the ball and drove for a lay-up. A blocked shot by Forsmann then led to a lay-up by Shears that made it 36-20 at the end of the third quarter. A blocked shot by Weber led to another lay-up by Shears to open the fourth quarter. Another steal by Wemhoff led to a lay-up by Schwartz to make it 40-20 as Prairie completed their 19-0 run. Deary then scored their first point in over 8 minutes with a free throw. Prairie then got a putback by Rambo and a basket by Forsmann to make it 44-21. Deary then scored 5 straight points but Prairie then closed out the game with a putback by Forsmann and a 3-point play by Rambo. Rambo scored 14 to lead the team with Shears adding 10 points. Forsmann scored 9, Schwartz 7, Wemhoff and Weber 4 each and Gehring 1. Rambo had a double-double as he pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Prairie to a 39-26 advantage on the boards. Forsmann added 9 rebounds. Wemhoff, Gehring and Forsmann each had 3 steals while Schwartz, Shears, Wemhoff and Forsmann each had 2 assists. Prairie was 20 for 58 from the field, 34%, and 8 for 13 at the line, 62%. Deary was 10 for 36 from the field, 28%, and 3 for 14 at the line, 21%. Prairie is now 3-1 on the season and 1-0 in league play. Prairie also won the JV game 38-19. Prairie 12 7 17 13 -49 Deary 5 13 2 6 -26 Prairie-Wemhoff 2-5, 0-0, 4; Weber 2-3, 0-0, 4; Shears 4-8, 2-2, 10; Schwartz 2-13, 2-2, 7; Rambo 6-11, 2-3, 14; Forsmann 4-7, 1-2, 9; Gehring 0-7, 1-4, 1; VonBargen 0-2, 0-0, 0; Duclos 0-0, 0-0, 0; Ray 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Schwartz. Deary-Beyer 5-11, 1-2, 13; Leonard 1-2, 0-2, 2; Hubbard 1-5, 0-0, 3; Mechling 1-9, 1-4, 3; Clark 1-5, 1-6, 3; Keen 1-4, 0-0, 2. 3-pointers-Beyer 2, Hubbard.  Levi Gehring drives past a C.V. defender.  Logan Weber puts up a shot against C.V. Also shown is Nate Forsmann.  Max Rehder looks to pass against C.V. He had a pair of 3-pointers in the first quarter of the game. The second was a buzzer beater from about 35 feet out.  Phil Schwartz drives towards the basket. Also shown is Levi Gehring. PIRATES BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2024-25 *indicates league game DECEMBER
4-JV at Grangeville, 7:30 p.m.
6-Grangeville, here, 6 p.m., Idaho County Shootout, lost 38-40 10-C.V., here, won 68-35 13-Troy*, here, won 58-30 16-Deary, there, won 49-26 17-Grangeville, there, won 62-31, details next week 19-Kamiah*, here 21-Logos*, there, 1 p.m. JANUARY
6-Orofino, there
7-Deary, here 11-Potlatch*, here, 1 p.m. 14-Lapwai*, there 17-Kendrick*, here 23-C.V., there 25-Troy*, there, JVat 1 p.m., Varsity at 2:30 p.m. 28-Kamiah*, there FEBRUARY
1-Logos*, here, 1 p.m.
4-Orofino, here 7-Kendrick*, there 11-Lapwai*, here, Senior Night 14-Potlatch*, there 19-District Tournament, high seed host 6 p.m. 22,24,26,27-District at Lewiston High March 1-State Play-In, TBA March 6-8-State at Vallivue High, Cald. *League game Changes are in italics PIRATES JUNIOR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2024-25
All games start at 4:30 p.m. except where indicatedNOVEMBER
7-C.V., here
12-Timberline, here 14-Orofino, here 21-Kamiah, here DECEMBER
3-Grangeville, there
5-Sts. Peter & Paul, there (A team only) 10-Culdesac, there (B team only) 12-St. John Bosco, here 16-Nezperce, there, 4 p.m. 17-Highland, there (B team only) 17-Grangeville, here (A team only), 4 p.m. italics are updates |
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