Pirates win 2 out of 3
The Prairie Pirates won 2 of their 3 games this past week, all were league game and all were at Cottonwood. On Tuesday, Jan. 13, they beat Lapwai 63-36. On Thursday, Jan. 15, they beat Logos 48-29. Finally on Friday, Jan. 16, they lost to Kendrick 47-60.
In the game against Lapwai, a 10-1 run to finish the first quarter put Prairie up for good.
Lapwai scored first with a 3-pointer. Prairie then took their first lead on lay-ups by Riley Shears and Nate Forsmann. Two free throws by Lapwai were answered by 2 free throws by Forsmann. Lapwai then scored to take their final lead of the game at 6-7.
Chase VonBargen scored on a drive to the hoop to put Prairie up 8-7 with 2:26 left in the first quarter. Levi Gehring followed with a 3 to make it 11-7. Lapwai scored a free throw then Forsmann scored a putback and Shears scored a 3 to make it 16-8 at the end of the first.
Max Rehder opened the second quarter scoring with a 3 from the corner. A Lapwai baskets was answered with 2 free throws by Forsmann. After a Lapwai free throw, Prairie put together a 9-0 run. Forsmann scored a putback. Shears and Gehring each scored lay-ups and Phil Schwartz made it 30-11 with a 3. Lapwai scored a pair of baskets then VonBargen scored a putback. Lapwai closed the half with a free throw to make it 32-16 at the break.
Shears opened the second half scoring with a lay-up. After a Lapwai score, Shears made 2 free throws, Forsmann scored a lay-up and VonBargen added a free throw to make it 39-18.
Lapwai then put together a 2-8 run to close within 15 at 41-26. Prairie answered with a 7-1 run, Forsmann scored a lay-up. Patrick Schlader then got on the scoreboard hitting 3 of 4 free throws. Shears added a basket to make it 48-27.
Gehring added a free throw and VonBargen made 2 at the line against 2 Lapwai free throws for a 51-29 lead after 3 quarters.
Forsmann made a basket and a free throw to open the fourth quarter. Schlader scored 3 baskets and Shears added a 3-pointer as Prairie won by 27.
Forsmann and Shears both had double-doubles. Forsmann had 17 points and 12 rebounds while Shears had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Schlader scored 9, Gehring 8, VonBargen 7 and Schwartz and Rehder 3 each.
Prairie dominated on the boards 46-27.
Shears had 2 steals and 5 assists while Gehring and Schwartz had 3 assists each.
Prairie was 22 for 53 from the field, 42%, and 14 for 19 at the line, 74%. Lapwai was 12 for 49 from the field, 24%, and 8 for 20 at the line, 40%.
Prairie lost the JV game 53-67.
Lapwai jumped out to a 0-5 lead and never trailed. Copper Riener scored Prairie’s first basket. Kade Quintal and Sam Rehder added a basket each and Anthony Forsmann added a basket and a 3-pointer as Prairie trailed 11-17 after 1 quarter.
Forsmann scored 3 baskets and 2 free throws in the second quarter while Rehder, Quintal and Riener scored a basket each. Prairie trailed 25-36 at the half.
Forsmann and Rehder each scored a basket early in the third quarter. Lapwai then put together a 0-13 run to push their lead to 29-51.
Prairie then answered with their best stretch of the game, a 20-2 run that got them within 4 early in the fourth quarter. Riener hit a pair of 3’s while Quintal had a 3 and a lay-up in an 11-0 start to the run. Lapwai scored then Prairie closed out the third quarter with a laypup each by Forsmann, Quintal and Rehder to make it 46-53 after 3.
Riener opened the fourth with a 3 to make it 49-53. Lapwai then took momentum back with a 0-8 run to push their lead back to 12 at 49-61. Forsmann broke the run with a basket and added another later but Lapwai closed out the game by outscoring Prairie 4-14.
Forsmann led Prairie with 22 points while Riener scored 13, Quintal 11 and Rehder 8.
Prairie had a 38-27 edge on the boards led by Austin Labrum with 10 and Forsmann with 8.
Labrum had 3 steals and Quintal had 4 assists. Rehder and Forsmann each added 3 assists.
The JVs were 23 for 54 from the field, 43%, and 2 for 16 at the line, 13%. Lapwai was 29 for 58 from the field, 50%, and 5 for 7 at the line, 71%.
Prairie also lost the C game 37-50.
The Pirates trailed 4-10 after one quarter but rallied to take a 14-10 lead in the second with a 10-0 run. Lapwai came back for a 14-17 lead at the half. The Wildcats led 28-36 after 3 quarters.
Forsmann led the C team in scoring with 10 points, all in the third quarter. Stetson Hankins scored 9. Ray Terhaar and Austin Labrum scored 4 each. Matt Frei, Gabe Severns, Matthew Jones, Sam Rehder and Phineas Fitch scored 2 each.
Prairie had a 43-21 rebounding edge led by Severns with 9.
Severns had 3 steals and Hankins had 3 assists.
The C team was 17 for 56 from the field, 30%, and 2 for 2 at the line. Lapwai was 21 for 47 from the field, 45%, and 0 for 1 at the line.
Prairie 16 16 19 12 -63
Lapwai 8   8 13   7 -36
Prairie-Gehring 3-8, 1-2, 8; Shears 6-12, 2-2, 16; Schwartz 1-3, 0-0, 3; Schlader 3-9, 3-4, 9; Forsmann 6-13, 5-6, 17; VonBargen 2-6, 3-5, 7; Rehder 1-2, 0-0, 3; Quintal 0-0, 0-0, 0; Armbrust 0-0, 0-0, 0; Enneking 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Shears 2, Gehring, Schwartz, Rehder.
Lapwai-Konen 1-6, 1-2; 3; R. Samuels 2-12, 1-2, 7; Marek 2-8, 1-3, 5; McCormack 1-9, 1-4, 4; Penney 1-3, 2-2, 4; K. Samuels 2-6, 0-0, 5; Pappan 1-2, 0-2, 3; Baptiste 1-2, 2-5, 4; Brown 1-1, 0-0, 2. 3-pointers-R. Samuels 2, K. Samuels, Pappan.
In the game against Logos a 9-0 run in the first quarter put Prairie in control.
Schlader opened the scoring with a lay-up and Logos answered with a free throw. Forsmann scored a putback and Logos tied it with a 3. Prairie then went on the 9-0 run. Gehring started it with a lay-up. A steal by Schlader led to a basket by Shears. Schlader then scored a free throw and a pair of baskets for a 13-4 lead. After a basket by Logos, Schlader scored again to make it 15-6. Logos scored the final 6 of the quarter including a rare 4-point play to make it 15-12 at the quarter break.
Logos cut the deficit to 1 to open the second. Prairie then got a basket each from Forsmann, Schwartz and Schlader to lead by 7. After a Logos basket, Schlader scored a putback and Shears a lay-u for a 25-16 lead. Logo hit a 3 to make it 25-19 at the half.
Prairie then dominated the third quarter, starting it off with a 12-0 run. Schwartz opened the half with a running 1-hander. Shears made 2 free throws. Gehring stole the ball and scored. Forsmann scored a lay-up. Schlader made 2 free throws and then stole the ball and scored to make it 37-19.
Logos finally scored at the 4:20 mark. Forsmann then scored a lay-up and Rehder sank a 3-pointer to make it 42-21. Logos scored a free throw and a basket then Gehring closed out the third quarter with a lay-up for a 41-24 lead.
Prairie spent the fourth quarter working the clock on offense and playing tough defense as Logos outscored them 4-5 in the quarter without it getting to a running clock. Shears and Forsmann scored Prairie’s fourth quarter baskets. Logos meanwhile was held to 2 baskets and was 1 for 7 at the line.
Schlader and Forsmann each had a double-double. Schlader had 17 points and 11 rebounds while Forsmann had 10 points and 13 rebounds. Shears scored 8 with Gehring adding 6, Schwartz 4 and Rehder 3.
Logos had the rebounding edge at 34-41.
Schwartz had 4 steals while Gehring had 3. Schlader had 3 assists.
Prairie was 21 for 55 from the field, 38%, and 5 for 8 at the line, 63%. Logos was 11 for 46 from the field, 24%, and 4 for 14 at the line, 29%.
Prairie won the JV game 72-34.
Logos scored first but that was the only time they led. Riener tied it with a lay-up that kicked off a 13-0 run. Quintal put Prairie ahead for good with a putback. Forsmann and Labrum each scored a basket. Forsmann made a free throw then Riener and Quintal each scored for a 13-4 lead. After Logos baskets, Forsmann scored a putback and Quintal added a free throw. After another Logos baskets, Prairie closed out the first quarter with a basket each by Riener, Labrum and Quintal for a 22-6 lead.
Riener and Quintal each sank a 3 to open the second quarter and Labrum added a free throw for a 29-6 lead. Riener and Labrum each scored 7 in the quarter while Quintal scored 6 and Forsmann 4 as Prairie took a 46-16 lead at the half.
They outscored Logos 22-10 in the third quarter as Forsmann scored 10 and Quintal 8. Riener and Labrum added 2 each.
In the running clock fourth quarter Hankins hit a 3 and Matt Frei made a free throw for Prairie’s only 4 points of the frame. Logos scored 8 but that only got them within 38 at the finish.
Quintal scored 21 to lead the JVs with Forsmann scoring 19, Riener 15, Labrum 13, Hankins 3 and Frei 1.
Prairie had a 37-23 rebounding advantage. Forsmann led on the board with 10.
Forsmann also led in steals with 7 while Rehder had 5. Quintal had 7 assists while Rehder had 6.
The JVs were 32 for 59 from the field, 54%, and 5 for 13 at the line, 38%. Logos was 15 for 43 from the field, 35%, and 2 for 13 at the line, 15%.
The C team lost to the Clarkston C team 33-45.
Prairie 15 10 16 7 -48
Logos 12   7   5 5 -29
Prairie-Gehring 3-10, 0-0, 6; Shears 3-13, 2-2, 8; Schwartz 2-4, 0-0, 4; Schlader 7-14, 3-4, 17; Forsmann 5-8, 0-2, 10; VonBargen 0-3, 0-0, 0; M. Rehder 1-2, 0-0, 3; Riener 0-0, 0-0, 0; Enneking 0-0, 0-0, 0; S. Rehder 0-1, 0-0, 0; Quintal 0-0, 0-0, 0; Armbrust 0-0, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-M. Rehder.
Logos-Monjure 2-8, 2-5, 6; Rench 2-8, 1-1, 7; R. Grauke 1-6, 0-0, 2; Shaw 1-4, 0-0, 2; Haney 2-4, 0-2, 4; Jankovic 0-1, 0-2, 0; Driskill 2-4, 0-2, 5; Unger 1-4, 0-0, 2; Grieser 0-4, 1-2, 1. 3-pointers-Rench 2, Driskill.
The game against Kendrick started out looking like a blowout as the defending state champions jumped out to a 0-12 lead. Gehring scored Prairie’s first basket at the 5:10 mark. Schlader added a pair of baskets but Prairie trailed 6-21 at the end of the first quarter.
Kendrick scored to make it 6-23 then Prairie put together a 19-3 run to cut their deficit to just 1 at 25-26.
Shears hit a short jumper from the side. Schwartz then made back-to-back 3’s. Schlader scored a putback and Shears hit a 3 for a 13-0 run that cut the lead to 4 at 19-23. After a 3 by Kendrick, Forsmann hit back to back lay-ups and Shears scored from 16 feet to cut the lead to 1 with 1:40 left in the half.
Kendrick then broke the momentum with back-to-back 3’s. Shears was fouled on a 3-point attempt at the end of the half and hit 2 of 3 at the line to make it 27-32 at halftime.
Kendrick pushed the lead back to 10 in the third quarter with a 2-7 run. Schlader’s putback was Prairie’s only points. Prairie then put together a 14-0 run to take their first lead of the game. Schlader started it with a 3 and than a lay-up. Forsmann made 2 free throws and Gehring hit a 3 to tie it at 39. Schwartz hit a lay-up to give Prairie the lead and Forsmann added a lay-up to make it 43-39. Kendrick then broke the run to make it 43-41 after 3 quarters.
The end of the quarter may have been the worst thing to happen to the Pirates as it gave the Tigers a chance to gather themselves. Kendrick outscored the Pirates 19-4 in the fourth quarter to win going away. Gehring and Shears each scored a basket for Prairie but a 0-8 run to start the quarter and a 0-9 run to end it gave Kendrick the win.
Schlader had a double-double to lead the Pirates with 13 points and 17 rebounds. Shears added 11 points while Schwartz and Forsmann scored 8 each hand Gehring had 7. Each team played just 6 players with VonBargen being Prairie’s only sub.
Prairie had a 39-26 edge on the boards.
Schlader had 2 steals and 3 assists. Schwartz led in assists with 4 while Forsmann added 3.
Prairie was 19 for 56 from the field, 34%, and 4 for 5 at the line, 80%. Kendrick was 21 for 47 from the field, 45%, and 10 for 19 at the line, 53%.
Prairie is now 8-3 overall and 5-1 in league play.
Kendrick also won the JV game 34-49.
Kendrick started the game 0-6. Quintal then hit a baskets and 2 free throws to make it 4-6. Kendrick then scored 12 straight to end the quarter with a 4-18 lead.
Kendrick scored the first 2 of the second quarter. Riener then drove for a lay-up. After another Kendrick basket Sam Rehder drove for a lay-up. Quintal scored a free throw and labrum added a basket to cut the lead to 11 at 11-22. Each team scored 4 the rest of the half with Rehder and Quintal each scoring for Prairie. Kendrick led 15-26 at the half.
Kendrick opened the third quarter with 6 straight points and eventually led by 18 at 19-37. Prairie then closed the third quarter with a 10-2 run to get back within 10 at 29-39. Quintal had a 4-point play as he got fouled on a made 3. Forsmann scored a putback, Riener a 3 and Quintal a lay-up to end the quarter.
Riener made 2 free throws to get the lead down to 8 early in the fourth. However Kendrick outscored Prairie 3-10 the rest of the way.
Quintal scored 15 to lead the Pirates. Riener scored 9, Rehder 6 and Labrum and Forsmann 2 each.
Kendrick had a 29-33 rebounding edge. Forsmann and Labrum each had 9 to lead Prairie.
Riener had 4 steals and Rehder and Forsmann each had 1 assist.
Prairie was 13 for 51 from the field, 25%, and 7 for 9 at the line, 78%. Kendrick was 20 for 50 from the field, 40%, and 6 for 11 at the line, 55%. Kendrick’s Morgan Boyer dominated the game with 25 points and 16 rebounds.
Prairie       6 21 16   4 -47
Kendrick 21 11  9 19 -60
Prairie-Gehring 3-8, 0-0, 7; Shears 4-16, 2-3, 11; Schwartz 3-8, 0-0, 8; Schlader 6-12, 0-0, 13; Forsmann 3-11, 2-2, 8; VonBargen 0-1, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Schwartz 2, Gehring, Schwartz, Schlader.
Kendrick-M. Kirkland 5-7, 1-3, 11; Silflow 1-4, 1-3, 3; Roetcisoender 7-13, 2-3, 19; Tweit 7-17, 2-5, 20; H. Kirkland 1-5, 4-4, 6; Koepp 0-1, 0-0, 0. 3-pointers-Tweit 4, Roetcisoender 3.

Levi Gehring in the lane against Lapwai.

Patrick Schlader goes up for a shot against Lapwai. Also shown are Max Rehder and Phil Schwartz.

Phil Schlader handles the ball against Lapwai.

Chase VonBargen looks to pass against Kendrick.

JV games start at 6 p.m., varsity to follow unless indicated
*indicates league game
  1-Orofino, here, lost 43-46
  5-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
  6-Orofino, there, lost 45-54
  8-Deary, here, won 55-31
10-Potlatch*, there, C-JV-V, 1 p.m., won 67-51
13-Lapwai*, here, C-JV-V, 4:30 p.m., won 63-36
15-C vs. Clarkston, 4:30 p.m.
15-Logos*, here, won 48-29
16-Kendrick*, Quad, here, 5 p.m., lost 47-60
23-Lakeside, there, V only, 6 p.m.
24-Troy*, there, 1 & 2:30 p.m.
28-Kamiah*, there
29-Logos*, there
  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