Visit often to see the latest scores from the girls basketball state tournaments Thursday-Saturday throughout the Treasure Valley. I will post scores as they become available. Because I am at the 5A tournament, I will provide a short synopsis of each game from the Idaho Center.
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5A tournament
at The Idaho Center, Nampa
Thursday
Lewiston 58, Capital 43
Centennial 57, Meridian 51
Highland 40, Mountain View 27
Coeur d'Alene 65, Boise 52
Friday
Elimination games
Capital 57, Meridian 35
Boise 52, Mountain View 49
Semifinals
Lewiston 58, Centennial 53
Coeur d'Alene 56, Highland 36
Saturday
Consolation
Capital 44, Boise 42
Third place
Highland 55, Centennial 43
Championship
at the Idaho Center, Nampa
Lewiston 43, Coeur d'Alene 39
The Bengals are state champions for the first time since 1976. Last year, Lewiston returned to the state tournament for the first time since 1989 and lost to Coeur d'Alene in the final. Coeur d'Alene's attempt to win a fourth state tournament fell short, leaving Meridian (1980-83) as the only program that has accomplished that feat in girls basketball.
4A tournament
at Timberline High, Boise
Thursday
Wood River 48, Mountain Home 43
Bishop Kelly 36, Moscow 27
Middleton 37, Rigby 27
Twin Falls 41, Preston 37
Friday
Elimination games
Moscow 51, Mountain Home 50 (OT)
Rigby 39, Preston 30
Semifinals
Wood River 46, Bishop Kelly 36
Middleton 52, Twin Falls 35
Saturday
Consolation
Moscow 36, Rigby 35
Third place
Twin Falls 47, Bishop Kelly 42
Championship
at the Idaho Center, Nampa
Middleton 47, Wood River 33
Middleton led by nine points late in the third quarter, but missed six consecutive free throws to allow Wood River a window of opportunity. But the Vikings made their final nine free throws and got some big baskets from Maya Ah You in the fourth quarter to pull away and win their second straight championship. Ah You scored all eight of her points in the final 3:40.
3A tournament
at Skyview High, Nampa
Thursday
Snake River 37, Filer 17
Timberlake 53, Fruitland 27
Sugar-Salem 50, Priest River 40
Marsh Valley 42, Weiser 39
Friday
Elimination games
Fruitland 52, Filer 33
Priest River 45, Weiser 44
Semifinals
Timberline 42, Snake River 30
Sugar-Salem 38, Marsh Valley 34
Saturday
Consolation
Priest River 36, Fruitland 35 (OT)
Third place
Snake River 49, Marsh Valley 38
Championship
at the Idaho Center, Nampa
Sugar-Salem 48, Timberlake 44 (OT)
Vanessa Hawks scored 14 points, including the go-ahead layup in overtime to give the Diggers their fourth state championship and third as a 3A school.
2A tournament
at Bishop Kelly High, Boise
Thursday
Kamiah 45, Malad 41
Melba 54, Declo 48
Grangeville 74, Soda Springs 36
West Jefferson 46, Marsing 31
Friday
Elimination games
Declo 45, Malad 41
Soda Springs 42, Marsing 29
Semifinals
Kamiah 40, Melba 23
Grangeville 60, West Jefferson 51
Saturday
Consolation
Declo 64, Soda Springs 51
Third place
West Jefferson 60, Melba 44
Championship
at the Idaho Center, Nampa
Grangeville 48, Kamiah 44
Nichole Solberg scored 16 points, while Megan DeFord scored 6 with 19 rebounds to guide Grangeville to the championship.
1A Division I tournament
at Columbia High, Nampa
Thursday
Clearwater Valley 52, Raft River 48
Prairie 52, Notus 49
Challis 72, Greenleaf Friends 21
Lapwai 72, Liberty Charter 30
Friday
Elimination games
Raft River 52, Notus 40
Liberty Charter 48, Greenleaf Friends 23
Semifinals
Clearwater Valley 39, Prairie 34
Lapwai 52, Challis 35
Saturday
Consolation
Raft River 45, Liberty Charter 35
Third place
Challis 54, Prairie 42
Championship
at the Idaho Center, Nampa
Lapwai 61, Clearwater Valley 25
Reigning 1A All-Idaho Player of the Year Natahnee Spencer, a sophomore, scored a team-high 14 points as Lapwai won its second title in three years. Clearwater Valley was the defending champion.
1A Division II tournament
at Nampa High
Thursday
Dietrich 62, Summit Academy 52
North Gem 53, Tri-Valley 29
Richfield 56, Garden Valley 28
Mackay 37, Clark Fork 28
Friday
Semifinals
Dietrich 42, North Gem 34
Richfield 35, Mackay 29
Elimination games
Summit Academy 52, Tri Valley 34
Garden Valley 39, Clark Fork 28
Saturday
Consolation
Summit Academy 54, Garden Valley 39
Third place
North Gem 45, Mackay 42 (OT)
Championship
at the Idaho Center, Nampa
Dietrich 55, Richfield 51
Moriah Dill scored 16 points and added 14 rebounds, while Cheyenne Hubert scored 13 points and pulled down 17 rebounds as Dietrich held off Richfield in triple overtime. Richfield had won three consecutive state titles.
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Officiating
I find it interesting that two of the best players in the state (Sofia Huerta and Jackie Luna-Castro) fouled out with over 3 minutes remaining in their respective games. Sometimes the officiating in these state tournaments reminds me of the 1972 Olympic game between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
Do You Follow the Game? Where are Your Facts?
The two best players on Centennial didn't foul out, so what is your point. Sofia Huerta is a great soccer player (best in the State) and she is a very good on at track, but she is probibly the third or fourth best basketball player on Centennial's team. Cry foul all you want, but if the officials wanted to yank the best, it would have been two or three players above Sofia. Nothing against Sofia, but when you make statements like you do, you need to get your facts together.
Read much?
Read much?
The final foul on Jackie was
The final foul on Jackie was ticky-tac. The officials allowed Coeur d'Alene to get away with a lot, especially up top, where there were several slaps that went uncalled because the officials were not in a good position to see them. However, CdA is a great team, so I am not saying they did not deserve the win.
Lewiston seemed to be the most impressive, for a half. CdA was very impressive defensively in the second half.
It is a crime that these tournaments are not seeded. We have seen WAY too many bad matchups in the first round in both basketball and football over the years. The Middleton-Rigby matchup is among the worst ever. The IHSAA needs to stop this nonsense and seed the teams.
Where are your facts?
...The Idaho Statesman. You will find some good statistics on the Centennial girls' basketball team in last Thursday's paper. But even after reading the stats and scoreboards, it is hard to say who the best players are. All of those girls contribute in their own way. They all bring something different to the team and are equally important. As far as the officiating is concerned, it was very different in state than during the regular season. One way or the other, it needs to be consistent or the officials affect the outcome of the tournament instead of the players.