District Tourneys Heat Up
As the district tournaments are underway, teams are attempting to plan their road to the state tournament, this is where you start to see the squads be evenly matched and games come down to the wire. Let’s take a look…
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Continue ReadingAs the district tournaments are underway, teams are attempting to plan their road to the state tournament, this is where you start to see the squads be evenly matched and games come down to the wire. Let’s take a look at some District tourney action around the Idaho Falls Metro.
West Side Dominate Bear Lake, Punches Ticket to State
West Side sparkled at home as they outscored the second-seeded Bears 36-13 during the middle two quarters to turn Thursday’s much-anticipated showdown into a blowout.
The two teams split during the regular season and Bear Lake limited West Side to 44 and 49 points, respectively. Bear Lake had no answer this time around as West Side won 70-46. The came lacked the competitive edge many expected and in most part it was because of the offensive execution by West Side. The squad continued to make the extra pass and it led to dominant night.
It was another balanced effort offensively for the Pirates, who got points from 10 different players. Bryler Shurtliff Bryler Shurtliff 6'1" | SG West Side | 2022 State ID led the way with 19 points, followed by Blaize Brown with 17 and Ryan Lemmon with eight.
The Pirates now will sit back and relax and wait the winner of next Tuesday’s elimination game between Soda Springs and Bear Lake where hat team must beat West Side twice to capture the district tourney championship.
Regardless of what happens, the Pirates have punched their ticket to the 2A State Championships.
Blackfoot Keeps Season Alive
The Broncos kept their season alive by rolling Shelley, 59-32.
The team finally got the fast-start they had been looking for all-season and it came when they needed it the most in a must-win game. They got off to a 10-point lead after the first quarter and never looked back. What was most impressive is the scoring distribution. Ten different Blackfoot players scored on Thursday and none had over a dozen points.
Though on the wrong side of the 4A District 6 bracket, Blackfoot is perhaps right where it wants to be. They will need to embrace their rallying mentality to find a way.