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Pirates rout Potlatch for first win
After several near misses the Lady Pirates finally picked up their first win of the season as they rolled past Potlatch 53-23 in a league game played at Cottonwood Tuesday, Dec. 22. 
The Pirates thoroughly dominated the first quarter as they outscored the Loggers 21-0 in the period, forcing 8 turnovers while the Loggers went 0 for 10 from the field. Prairie meanwhile connected on 10 of 20 attempts with Megan Sigler, Amber Holthaus, Kayla Johnson and Mary Shears each scoring 4 points. Prairie dominated also on the offensive boards as 4 of their 10 baskets were putbacks. Prairie eased off the throttle in the second period, giving their bench a lot of playing time, but still led 25-9 at the half. Potlatch scored the first 3 points of the third quarter to cut the lead to 13 but Prairie then ran off 11 straight points to squelch any Potlatch hopes of a comeback. Prairie pulled away to lead 42-16 after three quarters. MaKayla Schaeffer dominated the fourth quarter scoring as she went 4 for 4 from the field and scored 8 of Prairie’s 11 fourth quarter points as Prairie led by as many as 32 before settling for a 30-point win. MaKayla Schaeffer’s strong fourth quarter led her to a game-high 11 points. Kayla Johnson, in a rare starting role, played strong throughout and turned in a double-double as she had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Sigler scored 8, Holthaus 7, Shears and NaTosha Schaeffer 6 each, Fran Johnson and Samantha Keating 2 each and Haleigh Schmidt 1. Prairie held a 44-33 rebounding edge led by Kayla Johnson with 11. Shears added 9 rebounds. Holthaus and Callie Mader, a freshman seeing her first varsity action, had 3 steals each. NaTosha Schaeffer had 5 assists while Kayla Johnson had 3. Freshmen Tanna Schlader and Taylor Heitman also saw their first varsity action in the game. Prairie was 24 for 61 from the field, 38%, and 5 for 13 at the line, 39%. Potlatch was 8 for 41 from the field, 20%, and 7 for 14 at the line, 50%. With the win Prairie improves to 1-4 in league play and 1-8 on the season. Prairie also dominated the JV game, winning 31-17 as the C team players picked up a lot of playing time. Prairie 21 4 17 11 -53 Potlatch 0 9 7 7 -23 Prairie-Sigler 4-10, 0-0, 8; N. Schaeffer 3-4, 0-0, 6; Holthaus 3-6, 1-3, 7; K. Johnson 5-9, 0-0, 10; Shears 3-12, 0-4, 6; M. Schaeffer 5-7, 1-2, 11; F. Johnson 0-6, 2-2, 2; Schmidt 0-2, 1-2, 1; Keating 1-2, 0-0, 0; Riener 0-0, 0-0, 0; Mader 0-1, 0-0, 0; Schlader 0-0, 0-0, 0; Heitman 0-1, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-none. Potlatch-Qiring 3-10, 0-2, 6; Allen 1-7, 2-2, 4; Musick 0-7, 0-0, 0; Larson 2-9, 3-4, 7; Nygaard 0-2, 0-0, 0; Chamberlin 2-3, 0-0, 4; Heighes 0-1, 1-4, 1. 3-pointers-none.
PIRATES GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2009-10 *indicates league game 19-at Grangeville, lost 27-63 30-Kamiah, here, lost 30-51 10-Lewis County, here*, lost 46-47 in overtime 12-Timberline, there, 1 p.m.*, lost 46-49 15-Lapwai, here*, lost 36-69 19-Genesee, here* lost 32-45 22-Potlatch, here* WON!! 53-23 29 & 30-Kamiah Tournament. lost to Troy 32-41, beat North Idaho Christian 60-48, details next week 8-Deary, there* 9-Culdesac (V only), here, 6 p.m. 12-Troy, here* 14-Orofino, here 16-C.V., there, 1 p.m.* 19-Kendrick, there* 22-Kamiah, here, 4 p.m. 28-Genesee, there Feb. 1, 3, 6, 8 & 10-District at LCSC Feb. 18-20-State at Boise |
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