Maniacs clinch CIL crown

   D.J.Wright's driving bucket with 4 seconds left, off a long inbounds pass from Zac Goodrich, boosted the Maniacs to a 51-49 victory over Grangeville in boys' basketball action Feb. 7. Wright scored 35 points as the Maniacs clinched the CIL crown.

   The Bulldogs, who trailed by as much as 11 points late in the third period, tied the score on Logan Clark's basket with 8 seconds left in the game.

   Orofino's Goodrich then heaved a pass to the other end of the floor to Wright, who out jumped Grangeville defenders near the three-point line. Wright then knifed to the hoop for the winning score.

   "They were playing full court man-to-man, and we just got a pick for (Wright) and he went and got the ball," Orofino coach Tony Snyder said.

   Orofino will be top seed at the District II tournament, which opens Feb. 13 at Lewiston’s Booth Hall. The Maniacs play Potlatch at 7:30. No. 2 Grangeville opens against Kamiah at 6 p.m.

OROFINO

Joey Wityczak 1 0-0 2, D.J. Wright 13 7-18 35, Michael Welch 2 1-2 6, Dylan Midstokke 1 0-0 2, Frank Haskett 0 0-0 0, Jeff Vicory 0 0-0 0, Nathan Struhs 2 0-0 4, Zac Goodrich 1 0-0 2, Cory Corder 0 0-0 0, Cody Newman 0 0-0 0, Kyle Jones 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 8-20 51.

GRANGEVILLE

Bryan Laufenberg 0 0-0 0, Logan Clark 4 0-0 11, Justin Polensky 0 0-0 0, D.J. Crosby 1 1-2 3, Austin Wassmuth 4 4-6 15, Taylor Kunkel 0 1-2 1, Parker Ryan 0 0-0 0, Jason Lorentz 1 0-1 2, Jared Russell 3 0-0 6, Nels Solberg 4 3-5 11. Totals 16 9-16 49.

Orofino 11 17 12 9-51

Grangeville 11 13 9 16-49

Three-point goals - Wright 2, Welch, Clark, Wassmuth 3. Total fouls - Orofino 15, Grangeville 17. Fouled out - Russell.

JV - Grangeville 57, Orofino 43

Maniacs close regular season with loss to Kellogg

   After leading most of the way, Orofino lost a non-league game to Kellogg, 53-51, to finish regular season play, Feb. 9.

   Maniac coach Tony Snyder cited his team’s 22 turnovers as the deciding factor in the game.

   D.J. Wright led the Maniacs with 20 points while Nathan Struhs added 12.

KELLOGG

Kyle Kenser 0 0-0 0, Jon Fuller 2 1-2 5, Brad Miller 0 0-0 0, Ty Ketchum 4 0-0 11, Joe Bren 0 0-0 0, Cody Lewis 1 0-0 2, Kenny Stuart 3 1-2 9, Jeremiah BigSpring 6 4-4 17, Seth Ketchum 3 3-4 9. Totals 19 9-12 53.

OROFINO

Joey Wityczak 0 0-0 0, D.J. Wright 8 3-6 20, Michael Welch 1 0-0 3, Dylan Midstokke 1 2-2 4, Frank Haskett 1 0-0 2, Jeff Vicory 1 2-2 4, Nathan Struhs 6 0-0 12, Zac Goodrich 3 0-3 6, Cory Corder 0 0-0 0, Cody Newman 0 0-0 0, Kyle Jones 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 7-13 53.

Kellogg 8 16 11 18-53

Orofino 12 13 10 15-51

Three-point goals - T. Ketchum 3, Stuart 2, BigSpring, Wright, Welch. Total fouls - Kellogg 18, Orofino 8. Fouled out - S. Ketchum.

JV - Kellogg 41, Orofino 30

Wright posts double in Maniac win over Kendrick

   D.J. Wright posted 26 points and 16 rebounds to lead Orofino to a nonleague 60-51 win over Kendrick Feb. 5.

   The Maniacs had the lead most of the second half. They shot 51 percent from the floor.

   Kendrick got 23 points from Chase Christopher while Adison Mortenson added 14 points.

KENDRICK

Blake Boyle 0 0-0 0, John Liedkie 0 1-1 1, A.J. Renfrow 0 0-0 0, David Gobbi 4 0-0 11, Rece Ireland 0 0-0 0, Matt Fogle 0 0-0 0, Ben Warner 1 0-0 2, Adison Mortenson 6 0-0 14, Aaron Free 0 0-0 0, Chris Hammond 0 0-0 0, Chase Christopher 11 1-2 23, Shaq Burke 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 2-6 51.

OROFINO

D.J. Wright 9 8-10 26, Michael Welch 1 0-0 2, Dylan Midstokke 6 1-2 14, Frank Haskett 1 2-2 4, Jeff Vicory 0 0-0 0, Nathan Struhs 3 5-7 11, Zac Goodrich 1 1-1 3, Cory Corder 0 0-0 0, Cody Newman 0 0-0 0, Kyle Jones 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 17-22 60.

Kendrick 11 10 14 16-51

Orofino 13 14 13 20-60

Three-point goals - Gobbi 3, Mortenson 2, Midstokke. Total fouls - Kendrick 16, Orofino 10. Fouled out - none.

JV - Kendrick 44, Orofino 41