The Prairie Pirates won their fourth straight game as they defeated Kamiah 65-32 at Cottonwood Thursday, Dec. 18. Kamiah scored first in the game but Prairie then scored the next 6 to take the lead for good. Patrick Schlader tied it with a lay-up and then gave Prairie the lead after stealing the ball and driving for a lay-up. He then picked up an assist on a lay-up by Nate Forsmann to make it 6-2. After a Kamiah basket, Riley Shears sank 2 free throws. After another Kamiah basket, Prairie went on a 10-0 run. Phil Schwartz made two 3’s in the run while Schlader scored on a tip-in and a steal by Forsmann led to a lay-up by Chase VonBargen that made it 18-6. Kamiah made 2 free throws then Forsmann closed out the first quarter with a 3-point play to make it 21-8. The Pirates continued to build on their lead in the second quarter. After a 3 by Kamiah, Schlader and Shears each scored a basket to make it 25-11. Kamiah outscored Prairie 2-4 as Forsmann scored for Prairie to make it 27-15. Prairie then scored 7 straight to take a 34-15 lead. Shears started it with a basket. Schlader stole the ball and converted a 3-point play and Forsmann scored after a steal by Levi Gehring. Kamiah outscored Prairie the rest of the half 4-5 to make it 38-20 at the break. Gehring scored after a steal and Shears closed out the half with a basket. Prairie held the lead at around 20 points throughout the third quarter as Prairie outscored Kamiah just 11-10 in the period. Schlader scored a basket and 2 free throws while Forsmann scored a basket and 1 free throw. Schwartz scored a lay-up and Shears added 2 free throws. The Pirates then pulled away from the Kubs in the fourth quarter, scoring 16 straight points and invoking the running clock mercy rule with 4:15 to play. Schlader started the run with a 3-point play. He then scored a putback. Gehring scored a lay-up. Schwartz sank a free throw on either a flagrant or intentional foul. Schlader scored after a steal. Forsmann and Kade Quintal each scored a putback and Jackson Enneking closed out the run by scoring after a steal. Kamiah finally scored in the quarter with 34 seconds left on 2 free throws. Schlader scored 22 points and had 15 rebounds to lead the team in both categories. Forsmann added 14 points while Shears scored 10. Schwartz added 9, Gehring 4 and VonBargen, Quintal and Enneking each had 2. Prairie had a 36-24 advantage on the boards. Schlader also led in steals with 3 while Shears had 4 assists. Prairie was 26 for 54 from the field, 48%, and 11 for 15 at the line, 73%. Kamiah was 10 for 42 from the field, 24%, and 11 for 14 at the line, 79%. Prairie goes into the winter break with a record of 4-1 overall and 2-0 in league play. The JV team won their game 66-34. Prairie 21 17 11 16 -65 Kamiah 8 12 10 2 -32 Prairie-Gehring 2=4, 0-0, 4; Shears 3-12, 4-4, 10; Schwartz 3-6, 1-2, 9; Schlader 9-15, 4-4, 22; Forsmann 6-10, 2-5, 14; VonBargen 1-2, 0-0, 2; Rehder 0-2, 0-0, 0; Armbrust 0-1, 0-0, 0; Quintal 1-1, 0-0, 2; Enneking 1-1, 0-0, 2. 3-pointers-Schwartz 2. Kamiah-Roberts 3-20, 4-4, 10; Oatman 3-9, 6-8, 12; Skinner 0-2, 0-0, 0; Keen 1-4, 0-0, 3; Wimer 3-5, 0-0, 6; Lockart 0-1, 1-2, 1; Allen 0-2, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Keen.
UPDATED PIRATES BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2025-26
JV games start at 6 p.m., varsity to follow unless indicated
*indicates league game DECEMBER
1-Orofino, here, lost 43-465-Grangeville, there, 7:30, Idaho County Shootout , won 67-38 8-Deary, there, won 56-23 10-JV at Clarkston JV, 6:30 p.m. 12-Troy*, here, won 75-18 18-Kamiah*, here, won 65-32 JANUARY
6-Orofino, there
8-Deary, here 10-Potlatch*, there, C-JV-V, 1 p.m. 13-Lapwai*, here, C-JV-V, 4:30 p.m. 15-C vs. Clarkston, 4:30 p.m. 15-Logos*, here 16-Kendrick*, Quad, here, 4:30 p.m. 23-Lakeside, there, V only, 6 p.m. 24-Troy*, there, 1 & 2:30 p.m. 28-Kamiah*, there 29-Logos*, there FEBRUARY
3-Lapwai*, there, C-JV-V, 4:30 p.m.
5-Lakeside, here, V only, 6 p.m. , JV vs. Kendrick, 4:30 p.m. 6-Kendrick*, there, C-JV-V, 4:30 p.m. 10-Grangeville, here, C-JV-V, 4:30 p.m. 13-Potlatch*, here, Senior Night, C-JV-V, 4:30 p.m. 18-District Tournament, high seed host 6 p.m. 21, 23, 25, 26-District at Lewiston High 28-State Play-In at Grangeville March 5-7-State at Vallivue High, Caldwell Updated 12-2-25 - updates in underlined italics PRAIRIE JR. HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL FOR 2025 All games start at 4:30 p.m.
NOVEMBER
10-at Timberline, A only
13-at Orofino 17-Lapwai, here 18-at C.V. 20-at Kamiah DECEMBER
2-Grangeville, here
4-Sts. Peter & Paul (1/2 B team, full A team) 8-at Lapwai 9-Culdesac, here (B team) 11-at St. John Bosco 1/2 B team, full A team) 15-Nezperce, here 16-Highland, here |
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