Stay updated with breaking news from Gino mariani. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
“I’m so proud of our guys,” Coeur d'Alene senior linebacker Shea Robertson said. “To make it to the state championship was awesome. I would have been happy just making it to the state playoffs after last year, but to go all the way to the state finals is a dream come true. The only thing that would have made the season better is if we had won it.” ....
“We obviously have a long tradition of respectful competition with Highland,” said Shawn Amos, in his 27th season as Coeur d’Alene coach. “When we first started a long time ago, Highland was the program we were trying to emulate. We wanted to be a consistent presence in the state, so that was our goal, and Highland was the program that has done that.” ....
POCATELLO 71, BONNEVILLE 66 At Pocatello, a 35-point night from freshman Julian Bowie propelled the Indians to a 71-66 win over Bonneville. × Story continues below video âHeâs obviously skilled, but he can pass the ball really well and he doesnât force shots. He doesnât act like a freshman â heâs cool, calm and collected,â Pocatello coach Joe Green said of Bowie. âHeâs getting better at slashing and getting to the rim. I watched him play for a while and I feel like heâs starting to develop.â The Indians were up 15 at halftime but fell victim to some remarkable shot-making by Bonnevilleâs Carson Johnson, who scored 22 and helped pull the Bees within striking distance of Poky. ....
PRESTON 64, SUGAR-SALEM 26 At Preston, the Indians poured in 24 points in the first quarter and put the clamps on Sugar-Salem (1-6) en route to a 64-26 drubbing of the Diggers. In the process, the Indians (4-0) extended their winning streak to 26. × Story continues below video It was a balanced scoring effort from Preston, which got 12 points from Brecker Knapp, 10 apiece from Braden Hess and Cole Harris, eight from Tyler Lindhardt and seven from two more players. I liked our energy, Preston head coach Tyler Jones said. I thought it was a great start. We ve had some slow starts this year in our games and I thought our (defensive) pressure (was great). We got a lot of deflections, which led to easy baskets and transition baskets, and got us really going. And that was good to see because we haven t really done that in a game yet this year. ....