Lady Pirates win 3 of 4
The Prairie Lady Pirates had a busy week winning 3 of the 4 games played.
They started with their second straight league loss, 30-50 to Kamiah at Cottonwood Tuesday, Dec. 11. On Thursday they traveled to Potlatch and won a league game 55-34. On Friday they won at Grangeville during the Idaho County Shootout by a score of 58-46. Finally on Monday, Dec. 17 they won a non-league game against Kendrick by a score of 61-41 at Cottonwood.
Vs. Kamiah
Kamiah jumped out to a 2-10 lead to open the game but Prairie fought back to within 2 at 8-10 as Kendall, Kayla and Brooke Callie Mader passes to Tanna Schlader in the Kamiah game.Schumacher each scored 2 points.
Kamiah scored the final 2 points of the first quarter though and the first 11 of the second quarter to take firm control of the game.
Kamiah used their superior height to shut down Prairie’s Tanna Schlader who was held to just 6 points in the game after averaging over 20 the previous 2 games.
Prairie trailed 14-29 at the half. 
The Lady Pirates outscored the Kubs 8-6 in the third quarter as Callie Mader and Brooke Schumacher scored 4 points each. 
Kamiah scored the first 7 of the fourth quarter then Prairie rallied with an 8-0 run of their own to close the margin to 12 at 30-42 with 4:12 to play.
That was it for Prairie though as Kamiah scored the final 8 points of the game.
Schlader, Brooke Schumacher and Keely Schmidt scored 6 points each to lead Prairie in scoring with Mader, Kayla Schumacher and Kendall Schumacher scoring 4 each.
Kamiah held a 30-36 edge on the boards. Schlader had 9 to lead the Pirates.
Schlader also had 4 steals and Kayla Schumacher had 3 assists.
Prairie was 13 for 43 from the field, 30%, and 4 for 10 at the line, 40%. Kamiah was 18 for 49 from the field, 37%, and 10 for 14 at the line, 71%.
In the JV game Prairie had little trouble with the Kubs as they rolled to a 49-19 win.
Prairie opened the game with an 11-0 run and after Kamiah scored 4 points, they proceeded to reel off another 16 straight points. 
Prairie led 21-4 at the end of the first quarter and 34-9 at the half. Sky Wilson had 7 points and Krystin Uhlenkott and Hailey Danly 6 each in the first half onslaught.
Danly and Uhlenkott each added 6 more in the third quarter as Prairie started the quarter on a 15-2 run.
With a 49-11 lead Prairie pretty much shut things down offensively at that point as Kamiah scored the final 7 of the third quarter and the only point in the fourth quarter, which featured a non-stop clock.
Uhlenkott and Danly had 12 points each to lead the JV’s with Wilson scoring 7, Leah Holthaus 5, Beka Bruner and Shayla VonBargen 4 each, Sarah Seubert 3 and Natasha Gimmeson 2.
Keely Schmidt puts up a shot in the Kamiah game.Prairie controlled the boards 35-23 with Uhlenkott grabbing 8 to lead the team.
Holthaus had 5 steals while Wilson had 4 and Danly had 3. Holthaus had 3 assists.
Prairie     8   6 8   8 -30
Kamiah 12 17 6 15 -50
Prairie-Mader 2-7, 0-2, 4; Schlader 2-10, 2-4, 6; Ka. Schumacher 2-4, 0-0, 4; Ke. Schumacher 2-4, 0-0, 4; B. Schumacher 2-8, 2-2, 6; Heitman 0-2, 0-1, 0; Wemhoff 0-2, 0-0, 0; Schmidt 3-3, 0-1, 6; VonBargen 0-3, 0-0, 0; Workman 0-0, 0-0, 0; Holthaus 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-none.
Kamiah-Nygaard 1-9, 0-0, 2; Ulmer 6-8, 5-7, 18; Lane 2-8, 3-5, 6; Cloninger 9-19, 2-2, 21; Pineda 0-4, 0-0, 0; Jennings 0-1, 0-0, 0; Lahman 0-0, 0-0, 0; Simler 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Ulmer, Cloninger.
Vs. Potlatch
After consecutive losses Prairie bounced back with a league win at Potlatch on Thursday, Dec. 13. 
Defensive pressure helped get easy offense as Prairie was able to convert turnovers into points. 
Schlader and Brooke Schumacher each scored 12 points to lead the scoring and it was Brooke’s defense at the top of the zone that gave Potlatch fits.
Prairie led 14-9 at the end of the first quarter, 31-21 at the half and 45-25 after three quarters.
Schmidt added 8 points while Kayla Schumacher scored 6, Taylor Heitman 5, VonBargen 4, Mader and Kendall Schumacher 3 each and Sky Wilson, in her first varsity action, 2.
Prairie dominated the JV game as they won 44-12.
Prairie    14 17 14 10 -55
Potlatch    9 12   4   9 -34
Prairie-Mader 1, 1-2, 3; Schmidt 3, 1-2, 8; Schlader 5, 2-2, 12; Holthaus 0, 0-0, 0; Wemhoff 0, 0-0, 0; Ka. Schumacher 2, 2-2, 6; Ke. Schumacher 1, 1-2, 3; B. Schumacher 6, 0-0, 12; Workman 0, 0-0, 0; Heitman 2, 1-2, 5; VonBargen 2, 0-0, 4; Wilson 1, 0-0, 2. 3-pointers-Schmidt.
Potlatch-Alexander 2, 0-0, 4; Chamberlin 2, 1-2, 5; Butterfield 3, 0-0, 8; Moore 3, 1-6, 7; Sapp 0, 0-0, 0; Woodin 2, 0-0, 6; Musick 2, 0-0, 4; Goucher 0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Butterfield 2, Woodin 2.
Vs. Grangeville
In the opening game of the Idaho County Shootout on Friday, Dec. 14 at Grangeville, Prairie was able to survive Grangeville rallies and hold oTanna Schlader had a triple-double against Grangeville with 18 points, 18 rebounds and 12 steals.n for a 58-46 win.
Prairie jumped out to a 16-3 lead in the first quarter that included a 12-0 run. Kayla Schumacher scored 6 of those points and Schlader had 5.
Grangeville responded though with a 0-9 run of their own that carried into the second quarter and cut the lead to 16-12.
Prairie answered back with a 10-0 run in which Schlader scored half the points, to push the lead back to 14 at 26-12.
Grangeville rallied again and was able to pull within 6 before Prairie scored the final 4 points of the half on 2 free throws by Kayla Schumacher and a lay-up by Schlader that made it 32-22 at the break.
A back and forth third quarter saw Prairie lead by as many as 12 but never by less than 7. They led 46-37 heading into the final period.
In the fourth quarter Prairie attempted just 4 shots from the field, making 2, but held off the Bulldogs thanks to free throws as 4 different Grangeville players fouled out. Prairie was 8 for 14 at the line in the quarter.
Schlader wound up with 18 points to lead the scoring while Kayla Schumacher scored 17. Kendall Schumacher added 8 points while Mader scored 7, Brooke Schumacher 4, VonBargen 2 and Schmidt and Wilson 1 each.
A young Grangeville squad with only 1 senior had 4 players score at least 9 points.
Prairie held a 40-29 rebounding edge led by Schlader with 18. Brooke Schumacher added 8 points.
Schlader completed a triple-double by recording 12 steals. Brooke Schumacher had 8 steals and 6 assists.
Prairie was 19 for 46 from the field, 41%, and 20 for 36 at the line, 56%. Grangeville was 17 for 48 from the field, 35%, and 8 for 16 at the line, 50%.
Prairie        16 16 14 12 -58
Grangeville   8 14 15   9 -46
Prairie-Mader 1-2, 5-8, 7; Schlader 6-11, 6-10, 18; Ka. Schumacher 6-14, 5-9, 17; Ke. Schumacher 4-7, 0-0, 8; B. Schumacher 1-7, 2-5, 4; VonBargen 1-4, 0-0, 2; Schmidt 0-1, 1-2, 1; Wemhoff 0-0, 0-0, 0; Workman 0-0, 0-0, 0; Wilson 0-0, 1-2, 1; Heitman 0-0, 0-0, 0; Holthaus 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-none.
Grangeville Key 4-9, 0-0, 9; Sullivan 3-8, 1-3, 9; Lutz 1-7, 2-6, 4; Bass 1-7, 2-4, 4; Brown 4-8, 2-2, 11; F. Bieler 4-9, 1-1, 9; Kaschmitter 0-1, 0-0, 0; A. Bieler 0-0, 0-0, 0; Fortin 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Sullivan 2, Key, Brown.
Vs. Kendrick
Prairie jumped out to a 10-2 lead against Kendrick and led 14-8 by the end of the first quarter. 
Schlader scored the first 9 points of the second quarter for Prairie as the Lady Pirates built their lead to 29-14 by halftime. Schlader scored 15 of her team high 19 points in the first half, 11 total in the second quarter. She was also a force on the offensive boards as 6 of those 11 second quarter points came on putbacks.
Kayla Schumacher leads a break against Grangeville after making a steal. Also shown are Tanna Schlader and Brooke Schumacher.Kendrick scored first in the third quarter then Prairie reeled off 11 straight points to push their lead to 40-16. They led 42-22 after 3 quarters.
Kendrick was able to get no closer than 17 points in the fourth quarter as Prairie kept pace with the Tigers pushing the lead back over 20 each time Kendrick would get it under that margin. Heitman scored 8 of her 10 points in the quarter to help hold off the Tigers.
Schlader had 19 points, 14 rebounds and 5 steals to lead Prairie in all three categories. Heitman added 10 points and 7 rebounds off the bench. Kayla Schumacher scored 8, Brooke Schumacher 6, Mader and Kendall Schumacher 4 each, VonBargen and Holthaus 3 each and Wemhoff and Workman 2 each.
Prairie dominated the boards 45-30.
Brooke Schumacher added 4 steals and Mader had 4 assists.
Prairie was 25 for 59 from the field, 42%, and 10 for 16 at the line, 63%. Kendrick was 17 for 51 from the field, 33%, and 4 for 7 at the line, 57%.
Prairie is now 9-2 on the season and 4-2 in league play.
In the 2-quarter JV game Prairie rolled to a 24-5 win. 
Prairie jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter with Leah Holthaus scoring 6 and Sky Wilson 4. 
Kendrick finally scored with 5 seconds left on the clock. 
The JV’s outscored them 10-3 in the second quarter.
Holthaus and Wilson wound up with 6 points each to lead the scoring with Bruner and Gimmeson scoring 4 each and Shayla VonBargen and Daun Hoene 2 each. 
The JV’s had a 36-25 rebounding edge led by Bruner with 7 with Uhlenkott adding 6 and Holthaus and Hoene 5 each.
Hailey Danly had 7 steals.
The JV’s were 12 for 42 from the field, 29% and 0 for 3 at the line. Kendrick was 2 for 28 from the field, 7%, and 1 for 4 at the line, 25%.
Prairie      14 15 13 19 -61
Kendrick   8   6   8 19 -41
Prairie-Mader 2-10, 0-0, 4; Schlader 9-14, 1-3, 19; Ka. Schumacher 4-8, 0-0, 8; Ke. Schumacher 1-4, 2-2, 4; B. Schumacher 2-4, 2-2, 6; VonBargen 1-4, 1-1, 6; Wemhoff 1-1, 0-0, 2; Heitman 3-5, 4-7, 10; Schmidt 0-1, 0-0, 0; Workman 1-2, 0-0, 2; Holthaus 1-5, 0-0, 3; Wilson 0-0, 0-1, 0. 3-pointers-Holthaus.
Kendrick-Stamper 1-4, 0-0, 2; Harris 1-6, 0-0, 2; Rickert 3-5, 0-0, 6; Smith 8-16, 1-1, 19; Taylor 2-10, 1-4, 5; Cannon 1-6, 0-0, 3; Britton 0-0, 0-0, 0; Heinen 1-4, 2-2, 4; Towne 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Smith 2, Cannon.
Shelby VonBargen puts a shot up against Kamiah. At left is Nicole Wemhoff.
Tanna Schlader and a Kendrick player get their arms entangled as they go after a loose ball. At right is Brooke Schumacher.

PIRATES GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2012-13
JV games start at 6 p.m., varsity to follow unless indicated. 
*indicates league game
NOVEMBER
13-Nezperce, there, won 37-31
15-Kendrick, there, won 59-32
20-Highland, here, won 69-25
29-C.V., here*, won 51-45
DECEMBER
  1-Genesee, there*, won 54-25
  4-Troy, here*, won 45-33
  6-Lapwai, here*, lost 36-41
11-Kamiah, here*, lost 30-50
13-Potlatch, there*, won 55-34
14-Grangeville, there, Idaho County Shootout, won 58-46
17-Kendrick, here, won 61-41
18-C.V., there*, won 43-35, details next week
20-Highland, there
JANUARY
  3-Troy, there*
  8-Nezperce, here
11-Lapwai, there*
12-Potlatch, here*
17-Grangeville, here
19-Genesee, here*
22-Kamiah, there*
Jan. 31, Feb 2, 4, 7 , 8 -District at LCSC
Feb. 9-State Play-In game at St. Maries, 6 p.m.
Feb. 14-16-State at Nampa
Cottonwood, Idaho 83522
 

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