Five local girls high school basketball teams made it to the state tournament that took place last weekend February 15th- 17th, 2024. Four of the teams placed top three.
2A Division:
In the 2A Girls Division, Grangeville High School went into the tournament as the number one seed. They then beat Kellogg 62-43 in the first game. Unfortunately, they lost by one point in their next game against North Freemont with a final score of 43-42. Their last game was played against Cole Valley High School in an attempt to take third place. Grangeville lost with the final score of 49-38.
The top three teams in the 2A Division are:
1st- Bear Lake High School
2nd- North Freemont High School
3rd- Cole Valley High School
1A DI Division:
In the 1A DI Girls Division, Prairie High School went into the tournament as the number five seed. They then beat Murtaugh 65-54 in the first game. Unfortunately, they lost their next game against Grace High School with a final score of 56-52. Their last game was played against Oakley High School in an attempt to take third place. Prairie took third in the tournament with the final score of 60-41.
Lapwai High School went into the tournament as the number three seed. They then swept Valley High School with a final score of 64-27 in the first game. They went on win their next game against Oakley High School with a final score of 44-32, putting them in the championship game. They played Grace High School for the title of champion and the game went into overtime in the last three seconds. Lapwai lost 47-40 in overtime and took second place in the division.
The top three teams in the 1A DI division are:
1st- Grace High School
2nd- Lapwai High School
3rd- Prairie High School
1A DII Division:
In the 1A DII Girls Division, Deary High School went into the tournament as the number four seed. They then beat Mackay High School 54-43 in the first game. Unfortunately, they lost their next game against Dietrich High School with a final score of 29-26. Their last game was played against Council High School in an attempt to take third place. Deary took third in the tournament with the final score of 44-39.
Kendrick High School went into the tournament as the number two seed. They then swept Leadore High School with a final score of 57-24 in the first game. They went on win their next game against Council High School with a final score of 57-44, putting them in the championship game. They played Dietrich High School for the title of champion. Kendrick won 55-53 in overtime taking the title of champion.
The top three teams in the 1A DII division are:
1st- Kendrick High School
2nd- Dietrich High School
3rd- Deary High School
Good job to all the local Idaho teams that played last weekend in the Championship Tournament.
Stay tuned for the Boys Basketball State Championship Tournament February 29th- March 2nd, 2024.
