Boys basketball: Columbia River 61, Coeur d. Alene (Id.) 49

One day after beating one of Idaho’s top teams, the Chieftains improved to 2-0 at the Lake City Tournament in Idaho.

Jacob Hjort scored 16 points and Jack Armstrong added 11 against a physical opponent.

“Several of their football players are on the team and it showed,” Chieftains coach David Long said. “We got a lot out of this game. They had two or three good shooters. The rest were tough, physical athletes who defend really well. We hadn’t played a team like that.”

Columbia River (7-2) beat Post Falls in the opener. The Chieftains conclude tournament play against Lake City on Friday at 11 a.m.

COLUMBIA RIVER 61, COEUR D’ALENE 49

COEUR D’ALENE (Id.) — Kile 3, Delbridge 2, Whittaker 3, Mathieson 14, Friesz 2, Beggerly 4, Hostader 2, Johnson 4, Edwards 15. Totals 17 (6) 9-12.

COLUMBIA RIVER (7-2) — Nate Snook 6, Damitre Wells 0, David Anderson 1, Mason Waite 2, Jacob Hjort 16, Evan Dirksen 5, Caden Dezort 7, Kiran Brar 2, Skyler Grote 0, Jack Armstrong 11, Brenden Geist 1, Nasseen Gutierrez 8, Kyle Gomez 0, Matt Asplund 0, Alex Miller 2. Totals 22 (6) 11-14 61.

Coeur d’Alene 11 14 7 17–49

Col. River 18 14 14 15–61