Pirates win 1 of 2 The Prairie Pirates won 1 of 2 games this past week. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, they traveled to Kamiah and lost 44-62 to the unbeaten Kubs. On Saturday, Feb. 1, they hosted Logos and pulled out a 45-36 win over the Knights. At Kamiah Prairie fell behind 0-7 to
start the game. Nate Forsmann broke the ice for the Pirates with a
lay-up at the 4:48 mark. Briggs Rambo followed with a baseline shot to
make it 4-7.  Kamiah then scored 6 straight to take a 9-point lead. Rambo and Forsmann each scored then Kamiah finished the first quarter with 5 straight for an 8-18 lead. Prairie outscored Kamiah 11-5 to open the second quarter and pull within 4. Riley Shears scored to open the quarter and Rambo followed with a putback. Kamiah scored then Phil Schwartz scored a lay-up. A Kamiah 3-pointers was answered by a 3-pointer by Forsmann. Forsmann then scored a tip-in at the 1:33 mark to make it 19-23. Kamiah then scored another 3 but Forsmann scored a putback to make it 21-26. The Kubs then scored 2 free throws and a basket to take a 21-30 lead at the half. Kamiah opened the second half with a basket but Rambo answered. @ Kamiah free throws made it 23-24. Prairie then scored 8 straight points. Shears hit an 8 ft. jump shot then Schwartz made back to back 3’s to cut the lead to 31-34. Kamiah answered with 8 straight to end the third quarter and take a 31-42 lead into the fourth. Schwartz opened the fourth with a 3 but Kamiah answered with a basket. Forsmann and Rambo each scored a putback to cut the lead to 6. Kamiah answered with a 3. Matt Wemhoff made 2 free throws but Kamiah then went on a 1-12 run to put the game away. A Forsmann free throws was Prairie’s only point in the run. Kamiah led 41-59 with 1:45 to play. Schwartz and Forsmann each scored to cut the lead to 15 but Kamiah got the game’s final points on a 3. Forsmann led the Pirates with 16 points while Schwartz scored 12 and Rambo 10. Shears scored 4 and Wemhoff scored 2. Prairie had a 36-25 advantage on the boards led by Rambo with 9 and Forsmann with 8. Wemhoff had 3 steals and Schwartz had 3 steals. Prairie was 18 for 43 from the field, 42%, and 4 for 13 at the line, 31%. Kamiah was 21 for 47 from the field, 45%, and 12 for 16 at the line, 75%. Kamiah also won the JV game 29-47. Prairie 8 13 10 13 -44 Kamiah 18 12 12 20 -62 Prairie-Wemhoff 0-2, 2-4, 2; Shears 2-8, 0-0, 4; Schwartz 4-8, 1-4, 12; Rambo 5-12, 0-0, 10; Forsmann 7-11, 1-5, 16; Weber 0-1, 0-0, 0; Gehring 0-1, 0-0, 0; VonBargen 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Schwartz 3, Forsmann. Kamiah-Crowe 0-5, 0-0, 0; M. Oatman 4-10, 6-8, 14; E. Oatman 4-7, 0-0, 9; Kludt 6-10, 2-5, 16; Landmark 3-8, 4-4, 12; Engledow 4-7, 0-0, 11; Robers 0-0, 0-0, 0; Skinner 0-0, 0-0, 0; Keen 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Engledow 3, Landmark 2, Kludt 2, E. Oatman. Vs. Logos The game against Logos on Saturday was a defensive battle. Logos
scored the first 2 points of the game at the free throw line but
Prairie answered with a lay-up by Wemhoff. Logos scored again for what
turned out to be their final lead of the game. Prairie then closed out
the first quarter with a 12-0 run. Rambo started it with a putback.
Schwartz scored a lay-up. Rambo added a lay-up. Forsmann converted a
3-point play. Shears drove for a lay-up and Forsmann closed out the
quarter with a free throw.Logos went just 1 for 11 from the field in the quarter. Shears started the second quarter with a drive for a lay-up. Logos then finally broke their scoring drought with a pair of baskets. Prairie answered with a drive for a lay-up by Wemhoff and another 3-point play by Forsmann to make it 21-8. A Logos basket was answered with a 3-pointer and then 2 free throws by Wemhoff.to make it 26-10. Prairie led by 17 in the second quarter at Logos and saw the Knights rally back to within 7 by halftime. Logos did score the final 4 points of the half this time but still trailed 26-14 at the half. It looked like Logos might do it again though as they started the second half with 5 straight to get within 7 at 26-19. Wemhoff broke the 0-9 run by Logos with a lay-up. Logos then scored 2 baskets to pull within 5. Rambo made 2 free throws then Logos ended the third quarter with a buzzer-beating 3. The Knights had outscored Prairie 4-12 in the quarter. Prairie came back in the fourth and scored the first 5 points to push the lead back to 9. Forsmann scored a lay-up then a steal by Levi Gehring led to a lay-up by Wemhoff. A steal by Forsmann led to a free throw by Rambo and a 35-26 lead. Logos then made a 3-pointers and a lay-up to close within 4 with 3:49 to play. Prairie responded with a lay-up each by Schwartz, Forsmann and Shears for a 41-31 lead with 2:56 to play. Logos scored but Prairie answered with a lay-up by Gehring. Logos hit a 3 to pull within 7 with 1:12 left but that turned out to be their final points. Forsmann forced a jump ball that gave Prairie the ball and led to a free throw by Shears. A steal by Gehring led to another free throw by Shears with 23 seconds left. Logos couldn’t hit any of their final 3-point attempts. Wemhoff led the team in scoring with a career high 13 points. Forsmann added 11 with Shears scoring 8, Rambo 7, Schwartz 4 and Gehring 2. Logos had a 29-31 rebounding edge. Forsmann had a double-double with 11 rebounds to lead the Pirates. Wemhoff had 6 steals to lead the defense and Forsmann had 4 assists. Prairie was 17 for 43 from the field, 40%, and 10 for 21 at the line, 48%. Logos was 14 for 42 from the field, 33%, and 5 for 8 at the line, 63%. Prairie is now 9-6 on the season and 4-5 in league play. Logos won a hard fought JV game 38-40 on a basket with 35 seconds to play. Prairie started well as they scored the first 6 points and took a 9-2 lead. Ben Secrest opened the game with a lay-up and Chase VonBargen added a free throw. A 3 by Max Rehder made it 6-0. After a Logos basket, Secrest hit a 3 to make it 9-2. Logos then outscored Prairie 1-9 to take their first lead at 10-11. VonBargen had the free throw for Prairie’s only point. Prairie broke the drought with a midrange shot on an inbounds play by Phineas Fitch. Kade Quintal then closed out the quarter with a buzzer-beating 3 for a 15-11 lead. Prairie then went ice-cold in the second quarter as they were outscored 2-10. Prairie’s only points came on a putback by Quintal with 12 seconds left in the half. Logos then hit their own buzzer-beating 3 to take a 17-21 halftime lead. Rehder hit a 3 to open the third quarter then Logos scored 8 straight points before Fitch scored to make it 22-29. After a Logos basket, Rehder hit another of his high-arching 3’s to close the third quarter with Prairie down 25-31. Rehder scored on an inbounds play to open the fourth quarter and Quintal made a free throw to cut the deficit to 3 at 28-31. Logos then outscore Prairie 2-7 to push their lead to 30-38 with 3:37 left. Rehder scored a putback for Prairie’s 2 points in that run. Rehder hit back to back 3’s to cut the deficit to 36-38 with 2:20 to play. Fitch then tied it with 1:33 left. Neither team was able to score until Logos bade a basket with 35 seconds left. Prairie had a couple of chances in the final seconds but were unable to convert as Logos held on for the win. Rehder led the Pirates with 19 points which included five 3-pointers. Quintal and Fitch scored 6 each with Secrest scoring 5 and VonBargen 2. Logos had a 40-43 rebounding edge. Jackson Enneking led the Pirates with 9 rebound while Rehder had 7. Quintal had 2 steals and 9 assists. Prairie was 14 for 49 from the field, 29%, and 3 for 8 at the free throw line, 38%. Logos was 17 for 63 from the field, 27%, and 2 for 7 at the line, 29%. Prairie 14 12 4 15 -45 Logos 4 10 12 10 -36 Prairie-Wemhoff 5-7, 2-2, 13; Shears 3-12, 2-4, 8; Schwartz 2-4, 0-1, 4; Rambo 2-7, 3-8, 7; Forsmann 4-8, 3-4, 11; Gehring 1-3, 0-2, 2; Weber 0-1, 0-0, 0; VonBargen 0-1, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Wemhoff. Logos-Monjure 3-6, 1-3, 9; Wilson 6-18, 4-5, 17; Covington 3-5, 0-0, 6; Comis 1-6, 0-0, 2; Holloway 0-0, 0-0, 0; Sentz 0-2, 0-0, 0; Brower 1-1, 0-0, 2; Daniels 0-2, 0-0, 0; Whitling 0-3, 0-0, 0; Lopez 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Monjure 2, Wilson.  Briggs Rambo scores a lay-up at Kamiah. Also shown is Nate Forsmann.
 Levi Gehring with the ball at Kamiah.  Briggs Rambo chases after a loose ball in Prairie’s win against Logos. Also shown is Phil Schwartz.  Chase VonBargen looks to pass against Logos.  Riley Shears goes for a lay-up against Logos. 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 19-Kamiah*, here, lost 49-64 21-Logos*, there, 1 p.m., lost 61-66 JANUARY
6-Orofino, there, won 61-507-Deary, here, won 64-22 11-Potlatch*, here, 1 p.m., won 50-45 14-Lapwai*, there, lost 50-58 17-Kendrick*, here, lost 60-61 23-C.V., there cancelled, will not be made up as C.V. is a non-league team this season 25-Troy*, there, JVat 4 p.m., Varsity at 5:30 p.m., won 74-38 28-Kamiah*, there, lost 44-62 FEBRUARY
1-Logos*, here, 1 p.m.., won 45-384-Orofino, here, won 46-29, details next week 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 |
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