Clark Fork lost to Lakeside back in February of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Wampus Cats had to suffer through a 78-31 loss at the hands of the Knights. While losing is never fun, the Wampus Cats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Knights are ranked 37th).
Defeat or not, Clark Fork got some senior leadership from Owen Howard and Westin Caven. Howard dropped a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards, while Caven shot 50% from the field en route to 12 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. That was a full 51.6% of the Wampus Cats' points, marking the third time in a row Howard has posted more than a third of the team's points. Payton Stevens also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Clark Fork now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Lakeside, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Clark Fork wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 67-15 win against Mullan on the 13th. As for Lakeside, they have also already played their next contest, an 85-83 loss against Bonners Ferry on the 13th.
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