Girls lose to Sandpoint

BONNERS FERRY — Hailey Olin poured in a game-high 18 points, knocking down 4-5 daggers from beyond the arc, to lead the Bulldogs to a 48-40 win over the Badgers on Friday night during the Moose Madness spirit games at Bonners Ferry High School.

The Bulldogs (9-6) trailed the No. 4 ranked 3A team in the state by two at half, before a decisive 15-8 third quarter run blew the game open.

“It took 30 minutes to calm down and play Bulldog basketball,” said Bulldogs head coach Bill Bender, whose team went 10-12 from the foul line. “But in the end, two key rebounds and a steady diet of 100 percent free throw shooting did in a valiant Badger effort.”

Jordan Speelmon dished out six assists, Madi Schoening scored 11 points and picked up three steals and Cassie Young added eight points for the Bulldogs, who could have easily overlooked the Badgers with an important league game looming the next night.

Aubree Wasmer scored a team-high 12 points, and Abby Skeen was 6-9 from the free throw line to lead the Badgers (10-3) in defeat.

The noise level registered at more than 115 decibels during the spirit competition, which featured a battle of the bands, dance teams, cheerleaders and choirs, to say nothing of screaming students.

Sandpoint 9 9 15 15 — 48

Bonners Ferry 8 12 8 12 — 40

SANDPOINT — Young 8, Liband 0, Olin 18, Speelmon 0, Williams 0, Corless 5, Martin 0, Schoening 11, Delgado 0, Alamillo 6.

BONNERS FERRY — Foster 0, Hill 4, Merritt 4, Merrifield 0, Oxford 6, Skeen 6, Wasmer 12, Woods 8.