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win 2 of 3
The Prairie Pirates won 2 of 3 games this past week, beating Kamiah 73-27 on Wednesday, Feb. 1 in a makeup game at Kamiah, beating Genesee 72-61 at Genesee on Friday, Feb. 3 then losing in overtime to Potlatch 40-41 at Cottonwood Saturday, Feb. 4. We also have more info from the Grangeville game played last Monday, Jan. 30. It was fairly close in the first half as Prairie led 17-12 after one quarter and 27-22 at the half. The Pirates blew it open in the third quarter, outscoring the visitors 20-6 to open up a 47-28 lead. They extended the lead through the fourth quarter by outscoring the Bulldogs 21-12 in the final frame. Tyson Schlader had a big game for the Pirates with 21 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks. Hunter Chaffee and Spencer Schumacher were also in double figures with 11 points each. Lucas Wemhoff scored 7, Patrick Chmelik, Gavin Branson and Brandon Anderson 5 each and Todd Ott 3 points. Prairie had 21 assists on 27 made baskets. The JV team also won by a score of 43-35. Prairie 17 10 20 21 -68 Grangeville 12 10 6 12 -40 Prairie-Schlader 10, 0-0, 21; Mager 0, 0-0, 0; Chmelik 2, 1-4, 5; Chaffee 4, 1-2, 11; Branson 2, 0-0, 5; Wemhoff 3, 0-0, 7; Ott 0, 3-4, 3; Anderson 2, 1-3, 5; D. Schumacher 0, 0-0, 0; Ross 0, 0-0, 0; S. Schumacher 4, 3-4, 11. 3-pointers-Chaffee 2, Schlader, Branson, Wemhoff. Grangeville-Dreadfulwater 6, 1-2, 15; Stokes 2, 3-5, 8; Bush 1, 0-0, 2; Bonn 0, 0-0, 0; Hunter 0, 0-0, 0; Darr 0, 0-0, 0; Schumacher 1, 0-0, 2; Rukic 5, 1-2, 11; Vanderwall 1, 0-0, 2. 3-pointers-Dreadfulwater 2, Stokes. They continued to extend the lead throughout the second half, outscoring the Kubs 14-7 in the third quarter and 12-4 in a running clock fourth quarter. Chaffee led the team in scoring with 23 points as he connected on six 3-pointers. Anderson was also in double figures with 12 points with Chmelik and Branson scoring 9 each, Wemhoff 8, Ott and Dylan Schumacher 4 each and Schlader and Nick Mager 2 each. Chmelik added 11 rebounds while Schlader had 7. Branson had 10 assists. Prairie also won a 2-quarter JV game 28-17. Prairie 21 26 14 12 -73 Kamiah 6 10 7 4 -27 Prairie-Schlader 1, 0-0, 2; Mager 1, 0-0, 2; Chmelik 4, 1-2, 9; Chaffee 8, 1-2, 23; Branson 4, 0-0, 9; Wemhoff 4, 0-1, 8; Ott 2, 0-0, 4; Anderson 5, 2-3, 12; D. Schumacher 2, 0-1, 4; Ross 0, 0-0, 0; S. Schumacher 0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Chaffee 6, Branson. Kamiah-Dunning 3, 0-0, 6; Mercer 0, 0-0, 0; K. Oatman 1, 2-2, 5; Henry 3, 0-2, 7; Olive 2, 0-0, 4; McNall 0, 0-0, 0; T. Oatman 2, 0-0, 5. 3-pointers-K. Oatman, Henry, T. Oatman. Prairie jumped out to a 7-0 lead on a pair of baskets by Chmelik and a 3 by Branson. 
Genesee rallied back to tie the game at 9 then Chaffee hit the first of his 6 threes on the night. He added a short baseline jumper and Schlader connected on a 3 for a17-9 lead. After a 3-point play by Genesee, Wemhoff closed out the quarter by banking in a 3-pointer in the final seconds for a 20-12 lead. A basket by Spencer Schumacher and a tip-in by Chmelik pushed the lead to 12 at 24-12. Genesee got back within 7 at 24-17 then it was the 3-ball show for Chaffee. Chaffee attempted five 3-pointers over the next 3 minutes and made 4 of them to push the Pirates lead to 38-21. Prairie led 46-25 at the half as Spencer Schumacher closed out the half with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. In the third quarter Chmelik was 4 for 4 from the field and the rest of the team was 3 for 5 including Chaffee’s 6th 3-pointer as the Prairieled by as many as 24 points at 57-33. They still led 61-39 heading into the fourth quarter. In the meantime, Genesee had put junior guard Coy Stout on Chaffee to keep him from getting any more good looks on 3-point attempts. In the fourth quarter Prairie pushed their lead to 26 at 65-39 after a pair of baskets by Schlader. Genesee then started their rally. Prairie went to a flex offense to run clock and work toward a lay-up. Genesee was able to go on a 1-14 run that pared the lead down to 13 points. At that point Branson went to the line for a 1 and 1. He made the first and Schlader rebounded the missed second shot which led to another 1 and 1 by Anderson, who also made the first and missed the second. That made it 68-53 with 1:46 left. Prairie’s final 7 points of the game came on free throws out of 15 attempts. It was enough that Genesee never got any closer than the 11-point final margin. Chaffee wound up with 21 points on 7 for 13 shooting with six 3-pointers. Chmelik wound up with 18 points on 9 for 12 shooting. Schlader, Branson and Anderson each scored 7 and Wemhoff and Spencer Schumacher each scored 6. Schlader had 12 rebounds and Chmelik 8 to lead Prairie to a 29-19 advantage on the boards. Branson and Wemhoff each had 7 assists and Branson, Wemhoff and Chaffee each had 1 steal. Prairie was 26 for 45 from the field, 58%, and 10 for 18 at the line, 56%. Genesee was 20 for 44 from the field, 45%, and 12 for 16 at the line, 75%. There were only 6 turnovers for each team in the game. In the JV game Prairie rolled to a 46-19 win. Prairie trailed 5-8 in the first quarter then scored 16 straight points. They led 13-8 at the end of the quarter and finished off the run with the first 8 points of the second quarter. Derik Shears had 6 of those 16 points and Dylan Schumacher had 7. Damian Forsmann had the other 3 on a 3-pointer. After a basket by Genesee, Prairie finished off the half with 11 straight points, outscoring the Bulldogs 19-2 in the second quarter. They took a 32-10 lead at the half. The scoring pace slowed considerably in the third quarter as Prairie hit just 2 of 10 shots and Genesee was 1 for 6 as the Pirates outscored them 4-2. Owen Anderson sank a pair of 3’s in the fourth quarter to help Prairie outscore Genesee 10-7 in the final period. Schumacher wound up with 14 points to lead the scoring with Shears adding 10. Anderson scored 8, Forsmann 7, Hayden Uhlenkott 3 and Devin Ross and Carson Schmidt 2 each. Prairie had a 25-19 rebounding edge led by Schumacher with 9 and Ross with 7. Forsmann had 3 steals and Schumacher had 7 assists. The JV’s were 20 for 41 from the field, 49%, and 1 for 3 at the line, 33%. Genesee was 7 for 27 from the field, 26%, and 3 for 6 at the line, 50%. Prairie 20 26 15 11 -72 Genesee 12 13 14 22 -61 Prairie-Schlader 3-5, 0-1, 7; Chmelik 9-12, 0-0, 18; Chaffee 7-13, 1-2, 21; Branson 2-5, 2-4, 7; Anderson 1-3, 5-6, 7; Wemhoff 2-3, 1-3, 6; S. Schumacher 2-4, 1-2, 6; Ott 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Chaffee 6, Schlader, Branson, Wemhoff, Schumacher. Genesee-Dermeerleer 4-8, 2-3, 11; T. Stout 6-11, 1-2, 17; Becker 3-7, 0-1, 7; Borth 1-7, 4-5, 6; Ky. Moser 0-4, 0-0, 0; Allen 2-3, 2-2, 7; C. Stout 2-2, 1-1, 6; Frasure 2-2, 2-2, 7; Ko. Moser 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-T. Stout 4, Dermeerleer, Becker, Allen, C. Stout, Frasure.  Prairie
scored the first 2 points in the game then went stone cold with their shooting
as they missed their final 13 shots of the opening quarter to fall behind
2-10.
Potlatch scored first in the second quarter to take a 10-point lead then Prairie worked their way back into the game with a 9-2 run. Schlader and Chaffee each scored 3 points with Branson scoring off of a steal by Anderson and Chmelik adding a free throw as the Pirates pulled within 3 at 11-14. They couldn’t get any closer though as Potlatch took a 14-18 lead into the halftime break. Potlatch scored the first 3 points of the third quarter then Prairie took over the rest of the period. Branson hit a 3-pointer to kick off a 13-2 run. A steal by Chmelik led to a Branson lay-up. Chmelik then scored on a lobbed inbounds pass from Branson to tie the game at 21-21. Potlatch scored to take back the lead but Branson then made a 3-pointer to give Prairie their first lead since the opening basket. A free throw by Chmelik and basket by Anderson made it 27-23 after 3 quarters. The big difference between this game and the 21-point win for the Pirates on Jan. 7, was DacotaHaddaler, a husky 6’1” sophomore forward who went from the end of the bench to the starting lineup. Prairie couldn’t stop him when he would get going toward the hoop. He scored 8 points in the fourth quarter for the Loggers including 4 for 4 at the line as the Logger rallied to tie the game in regulation. After a basket by Hadaller tied the score at 36, Schlader sank both ends of a 1 and 1 to give Prairie a 38-36 lead. A minute later Hadaller sank 2 free throws to again tie the score at 38 with 1:13 left. Neither team was able to score in the final minute. In overtime the score remained unchanged until Chmelik scored on a hook shot with 1:31 left to give Prairie a 40-38 lead. With 36 seconds left Potlatch’s Devin Richards sank a 3-pointer to give Potlatch the lead. Prairie worked the ball for a last shot but turned it over and wound up fouling Richards with just 4 seconds left. Richards missed the front end of the 1 and 1 and Prairie rebounded and called timeout with 3 seconds left. They ran a play to get Chaffee a shot but Chaffee mishandled the pass and by the time he got hold of it his shot attempt was blocked as the buzzer sounded. It was the first league loss for the Pirates to someone other than Lapwai since the 2012-13 season. Prairie may have to play Potlatch again in their District opener as the Loggers have the #3 seed. Branson led the Pirates in scoring with 12 points with Schlader and Chmelik adding 10 points each. Chaffee scored 6 on a pair of 3-pointers and Anderson scored 2. Prairie had a 38-36 edge on the boards with Chmelik grabbing 11 and Schlader 10. Chmelik had 4 steals while Anderson had 3. Branson had 5 assists. Prairie was 15 for 53 from the field, 28%, possibly due to some tired legs after a short turnaround from a Friday night road game to a Saturday afternoon home game. They were 6 for 15 at the line, 40%. Potlatch, who didn’t have a game Friday, was 15 for 44 from the field, 34%, and 8 for 9 at the line, 89%. Prairie is now 14-4 on the season and finish league play at 9-3, good for second place. The JV team, which lost a close game at Potlatch in January, won easily 41-18. It was a slow starting game as Prairie led just 8-4 after 1 quarter. Ross heated up in the second quarter with 10 points to lead Prairie to a 21-6 halftime lead. Prairie scored the first 11 points of the quarter. With a 12-6 third quarter Prairie took a 33-12 lead into the final period. Schumacher scored 6 and Shears 5 in the quarter with Tanner Hibbard collecting the remaining point. Prairie built their lead to 41-15 with 5:15 left then went to a spread to run clock and Potlatch was able to score the game’s final 3 points. Ross scored 15 with three 3-pointers, to lead the team in scoring. Schumacher had 12 and Shears 10. Uhlenkott added 3 points and Hibbard 1. Potlatch led on the boards, 25-33. Uhlenkott had 7 to lead the Pirates. Schumacher and Ross each had 5 steals while Uhlenkott added 4. Schumacher had 4 assists and Ross had 3. Schumacher was out with an injury when Prairie lost to Potlatch earlier. The Pirates were 16 for 42 from the field, 38%, and 5 for 10 at the line, 50%. Potlatch was 8 for 32 from the field, 25%, and 1 for 9 at the line, 11%. In the C game Prairie won 49-24. Prairie 2 12 13 11 2 -40 Potlatch 10 8 5 15 3 -41 Prairie-Schlader 3-9, 4-7, 10; Chmelik 4-13, 2-7, 10; Chaffee 2-10, 0-0, 6; Branson 5-9, 0-1, 12; Anderson 1-10, 0-0, 2; Wemhoff 0-0, 0-0, 0; Schumacher 0-2, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Chaffee 2, Branson 2. Potlatch-C. Thompson 4-9, 3-3, 12; C. Judson 1-2, 0-0, 2; Richards 3-13, 0-1, 8; G. Thompson 1-9, 0-0, 2; Hadaller 6-10, 5-5, 17; Krasselt 0-1, 0-0, 0; M. Judson 0-0, 0-0, 0; Akins 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Richards 2, C. Thompson.
Tyson Schlader is about to make a pass at Genesee. PIRATES BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2016-2017 *indicates league game 3-Grangeville, there, Idaho County Shootout, V only, 7:30 p.m., won 53-39 6-Kamiah, here, won 66-39 8-Troy, there*, won 48-18 15-C.V., here*-postponed due to weather 17-Lapwai, there*, (C,JV,V) 4:30, lost40-59 19-C.V., here*, makeup of 12/15 postponement, won74-29 20-Asotin, Quad, there, JV at 4:30, V at 6, C at 7:30 at Elem Gym, cancelled due to snow day school closure 5-Moscow, there, (C,JV,V), lost 29-44 7-Potlatch, there*, (C,JV,V) 1 p.m., won 62-41 13-Genesee, here*, won 53-35 18-Quad at Asotin rescheduled, JV at 6:00 p.m., V at 7:30 p.m., cancelled due to school closure, moved to Jan. 23 19-Kamiah, there*, postponed due to icy road conditions 21-Troy, here*, 4 p.m., won 63-36 23-Quad at Asotin rescheduled, again, won 56-38 24-C.V., there*, won 72-40 27-Lapwai, here*, (C,JV,V) 4:30, lost 38-46 30-Grangeville, here, won 68-40 3-Genesee, there*, won 72-61 4-Potlatch, here*, (C,JV,V) 1 p.m., lost 40-41 in overtime 7-Moscow, here, (C,JV,V) 4 p.m., won 72-60, details next week 9-Kendrick, here *League game 14-22-District at LCSC 23-State Play-In #1 TBA 25-State Play-In #2 TBA March 2-4-State at Caldwell |
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