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Pirates 2nd at State
The Prairie Lady Pirates made it to their third state championship game in the past 4 years but had to settle for second this time at Nampa Feb. 19-21. They opened the tournament with a 60-25 win over Liberty Charter on Thursday, Feb. 19 then knocked off Challis 53-30 Friday, Feb. 20 to reach the state championship game. Both of those games were at Nampa’s Columbia High School. On Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Ford Idaho Center, also in Nampa, they lost for the fourth time this season to Lapwai, 43-65. Prairie finished the season with a 20-5 record with 4 of those losses coming to Lapwai while the other loss was to Moscow, a 4-A school. 
Prairie struggled to find the hoop against Liberty’s zone, hitting just 4 of 20 shot attempts in the first quarter. Defensively though Prairie forced 9 first quarter turnovers and limited the Patriots to just 6 shot attempts, allowing Prairie to take a 9-7 lead into the second quarter. Liberty kept it close through the second quarter despite 9 more turnovers as Prairie still struggled with their shooting, hitting just 5 of 16 attempts. Midway through the quarter freshman Angela Wemhoff came off the bench and provided an offensive spark hitting 3 of 4 attempts which led to a 20-15 lead. Kayla Schumacher got fouled late in the half and converted both free throws for a 22-15 halftime lead. A change to the basket on the other end provided a dramatic difference in the third quarter as all of a sudden Prairie’s shots started to fall. That allowed Prairie to blitz the Patriots with a 16-3 run over the first 4 minutes of the third period and turned a 7 point halftime lead into a 20 point lead at 38-18. Liberty Charter answered with 4 straight points but Prairie outscored them 10-1 over the final 3:07 to take a 48-23 lead into the final quarter. Prairie then completely shut down the Patriots in the final 8 minutes holding them to just 4 shot attempts, of which they made 1, and 3 missed free throws. Prairie opened the quarter with 10 straight points and finished with their biggest lead of the game. Schumacher scored 19 points to lead all scorers with 11 coming in the second half. Krystin Uhlenkott added 10 points with Wemhoff scoring 9, Shayla VonBargen and Hailey Danly 7 each, Chaye Uptmor 4 and Sarah Seubert and Talyss Lustig 2 each. Prairie had a 40-31 rebounding edge with VonBargen pulling down 9 to lead the team with Schumacher adding 8 and Uptmor 7. Schumacher had 7 steals and 2 blocked shots while Uhlenkott had 6 steals and Wemhoff had 3 assists while Danly and VonBargen had 2 each. Prairie was 25 for 70 from the field, 36%, 16 for 34 in the second half. They were 10 for 17 at the line, 59%. Liberty Charter was 10 for 28 from the field, 36%, and 3 for 9 at the line, 33%. Prairie had 12 turnovers compared to 36 for Liberty Charter. Prairie 9 13 26 12 -60 Liberty Charter 7 8 8 2 -25 Prairie-VonBargen 3-7, 1-3, 7; Uptmor 2-7, 0-0, 4; Schumacher 8-16, 3-4, 19; Danly 2-6, 3-6, 7; Uhlenkott 4-18, 2-2, 10; Wemhoff 4-10, 1-2, 9; Gimmeson 0-1, 0-0, 0; Tidwell 0-2, 0-0, 0; Peery 0-1, 0-0, 0; Seubert 1-2, 0-0, 2; Lustig 1-1, 0-0, 2. 3-pointers-none. Liberty Charter-Linford 1-2, 0-0, 2; Ashton 3-8, 0-0, 6; Corkish 3-7, 0-0, 6; Hulsey 1-3, 2-4, 4; Cosentino 1-3, 2-2, 5; Grill 0-0, 0-0, 0; Hobson 0-1, 0-0, 0; Johnson 0-0, 0-1, 0; Burton 0-2, 0-2, 0; Jensen 0-0, 0-0, 0; Ortiz 1-1, 0-0, 2; Crow 0-1, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Cosentino.  Despite
starting on the same basket they struggled at the day before, Prairie got
off to a strong start against Challis. Schumacher scored Prairie’s first
6 points and Uhlenkott scored the next 4 as Prairie took a 14-2 lead.
After a Challis 3-pointer Uptmor and Uhlenkott each added a basket for an 18-5 lead at the end of the first quarter. Schumacher scored to open the second quarter then Challis attempted to rally as they scored 7 of the game’s next 9 points to get back within 10 at 22-12. Challis then tried to get the lead under 10 but missed and Danly gathered the rebound and hit Schumacher with an outlet pass downcourt for a transition lay-up. Schumacher then hit a jumper from 15 feet and Uhlenkott scored a lay-up after a steal to push the lead back to 16 at 28-12. Prairie led 29-15 at the half. Challis was able to get the lead back down to 10 late in the third quarter at 36-26 but Danly was fouled on a 3-point try as the quarter ended. She made just 1 of the 3 free throws but then hit a perimeter shot to start the fourth quarter scoring that kickstarted an 11-0 scoring run that put the game out of reach. Challis started jacking up 3-point attempts and scored just 4 points in the final period as Prairie again had their biggest lead of the game at the final gun as Danly finished off the game with a buzzer beater. Schumacher again led all scorers with 23 points with Uhlenkott scoring 12, VonBargen 7, Uptmor 6 and Danly 5. Prairie had a 44-31 edge on the boards as Schumacher had a double-double with a team leading 11 rebounds. Danly added 10 boards while VonBargen added 7. VonBargen had 6 steals while Danly had 5 and Uhlenkott and Schumacher 4 each. Danly added 6 steals. Prairie was 22 for 60 from the field, 37%, and 9 for 21 at the line, 43%. Challis was 11 for 41 from the field, 27%, and 5 for 9 at the line, 56%. Prairie had 15 turnovers while Challis had 29. Prairie 18 11 8 16 -53 Challis 5 10 11 4 -30 Prairie-VonBargen 2-4, 3-4, 7; Uptmor 2-7, 2-2, 6; Schumacher 10-19, 3-6, 23; Danly 2-7, 1-6, 5; Uhlenkott 6-18, 0-2, 12; Wemhoff 0-2, 0-1, 0; Peery 0-2, 0-0, 0; Tidwell 0-0, 0-0, 0; Gimmeson 0-1, 0-0, 0; Seubert 0-0, 0-0, 0; Lustig 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-none. Challis-Bruno 1-4, 0-0, 2; Sheppeard 0-3, 0-0, 0; Sensabaugh 2-7, 0-1, 4; Olson 4-14, 3-4, 13; Chamberlain 3-8, 2-2, 9; Schwenke 0-1, 0-2, 0; Whitworth 1-4, 0-0, 2; Nelson 0-0, 0-0, 0; Parkinson 0-0, 0-0, 0; Hewitt 0-0, 0-0, 0; Campbell 0-0, 0-0, 0; 3-pointers-Olson 2, Chamberlain. 
Lapwai forced early turnovers with their press and jumped out to a 0-7 lead but Schumacher showed she wanted to finish her last game as a 2-time state champion by scoring the game’s next 6 points to cut the deficit to 6-7. Lapwai scored to take a 6-9 lead into the second quarter. Schumacher scored again to open the second quarter on a feed from VonBargen and Danly followed with a putback to give Prairie their first and unfortunately only lead at 10-9 with 7:13 left in the half. Lapwai responded with three straight 3-pointers to take a 10-18 lead but Prairie was able to close the half with a 9-3 run that brought them within 19-21 at halftime. 7 of those 9 points came at the free throw line which had the Lapwai fans crying about the officiating like they did in last year’s title game. Lapwai opened the second half with a 3-pointer by Shiniah Holt but Danly responded with 2 free throws to make it 21-24. At that point Lapwai took control with their 6’ junior post Taylor Whitney scoring 6 straight points before going to the bench with her fourth foul. When Whitney went out, senior guard Marquel Shawl took over scoring Lapwai’s next 6 points as the Wildcats took a 24-40 lead. They led 26-42 heading into the fourth. Prairie was able to get the lead back down to 11 at 32-43 when Schumacher rebounded her own missed free throw and putting it in to turn a potential 3-point play into a 4-point play. Prairie had more chances to cut into the lead but missed their next 6 free throw attempts. Prairie was still within 13 with 3:57 left, not out of it by any means, but at that point Lapwai went on a 2-14 run that put the game away. Schumacher finished up a great state tournament with 20 points to give her 62 for the 3 games. Danly scored 7 including 5 of 6 at the free throw line, while Uptmor scored 6, VonBargen 4, Uhlenkott 3, Josie Peery 2 and Lustig 1. For Lapwai all five starters scored at least 9 points as they won their 7th state championship. Prairie had a slim 36-33 lead on the boards with Schumacher earning her second straight double-double as she had 14 rebounds. VonBargen, Danly and Uhlenkott added 5 each. Uhlenkott had 4 steals while VonBargen, Danly and Schumacher had 3 each. Uptmor and VonBargen had 2 assists each. Prairie was 12 for 36 from the field, 33%, and 19 for 33 at the line, 58%. Lapwai was 25 for 63 from the field, 40%, and 8 for 14 at the line, 57%. Prairie had 34 turnovers while Lapwai had 19. Prairie 6 13 7 17 -43 Lapwai 9 12 21 23 -65 Prairie-VonBargen 1-1, 2-2, 4; Uptmor 2-6, 2-6, 6; Schumacher 7-16, 6-9, 20; Danly 1-3, 5-6, 7; Uhlenkott 1-9, 1-4, 3; Wemhoff 0-1, 0-0, 0; Gimmeson 0-0, 0-0, 0; Peery 0-0, 2-4, 2; Tidwell 0-0, 0-0, 0; Seubert 0-0, 0-0, 0; Lustig 0-0, 1-2, 1. 3-pointers-none. Lapwai-Holt 5-12, 1-1, 13; Ramsey 4-9, 0-1, 11; Shawl 5-9, 0-0, 11; Domebo 6-17, 3-4, 16; Whitney 4-7, 1-2, 9; Mitchell 0-1, 1-2, 1; Young 0-7, 0-0, 0; Chimburas 0-1, 2-4, 2; Arthur 1-1, 0-0, 2. 3-pointers-Ramsey 3, Holt, Shawl, Domebo.
The state bracket with all the game scores filled in. PIRATES GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2014-15 *indicates league game NOVEMBER 18-Highland, there, won 55-20 20-Lewiston J.V., there, won 61-60 25-Moscow, here, 5:30, won 42-40 DECEMBER 2-Potlatch, there*, 5 p.m., won 60-31 4-Genesee, here* - postponed 6-Troy, there*, won 55-30 8-C.V., here*, won 72-30 11-Lapwai, there*, lost 44-49 12-Grangeville, there, Idaho County Shootout, V only, 6 p.m., won 40-37 15-Kamiah, here*, won 61-7 16-Genesee, there,* JV starts at 4:30 p.m. rescheduled from 12/4, won 46-31 19-Grangeville, here, won 51-32 JANUARY 6-Moscow, there, 5:30 p.m., lost 48-60 8-Genesee, here*, home and away games switched in rescheduling 12/4 game, won 67-30 10-Potlatch, here*, 1 p.m., won 64-34 13-Troy, here*, won 74-33 16-C.V., there*, won 55-24 22-Lapwai, here*, lost 46-84 23-Kamiah, there*, won 61-5 28-Asotin, here, won 73-36 30-Highland, here*, won 71-19 Feb. 4, 13 -District at LCSC, defeated Genesee 53-32, lost to Lapwai 43-72, 2nd at District 19-21-State at Columbia High School in Nampa, defeated Liberty Charter 60-25, defeated Challis 53-30, lost to Lapwai 43-65, 2nd at State LADY PIRATE JR. HIGH VOLLEYBALL 2015 FEB. 28-PRAIRIE TOURNEY, TBA, HOME |
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