Girls state basketball scouting reports: Size up every team in every classification
Size up your favorite team, and its potential threats, with our team-by-team preview of the Idaho girls basketball state tournament this weekend.
Below are scouting reports on all 48 teams from all six classifications.
The information was compiled and shared by media outlets around the state.
[Related: State brackets | Championship predictions]
CLASS 5A
BOISE BRAVE
Record: 19-3
State seed: #5; District Three champ
Coach: Kim Brydges, 17th season
Players to watch: G/F Avery Howell, so.; F/C Ashley Banks, sr.; G Ella Nelson, sr.; G/F Ava Oakland, sr.
Notes: Two-time defending state consolation champ. … At state for the fifth straight year. … No. 5 in final state media poll. … Won a district title for the first time since 2004. … Second-toughest defense in 5A (34.0 ppg). … Won 12 of its last 13 games. … Howell leads the teams in points (10.7), rebounds (12.1), assists (2.2) and steals (2.5). She has offers from Boise State and Montana. … No one averages more than 11 points, but four average eight or more, including Howell, Banks (10.6 ppg), Oakland (9.0 ppg) and Nelson (8.3 ppg). … Three seniors have signed or committed to play in college: Banks (Southern Utah), Nelson (Lewis-Clark State) and Oakland (Carroll). … Only loss were to Timberline (twice) and Borah (once). … Last made the finals in 2015. … Won three state titles, the last in 2005.
BORAH LIONS
Record: 18-6
State seed: #7 Borah; District Three third/fourth place
Coach: George Rodriguez, second season
Players to watch: PG Sydnie Rodriguez, so.; G/F Jayden McNeal, sr.
Notes: At state for the first time since 2018 and third time in the past 15 years. … Unranked in final state media poll. … Third-toughest defense in 5A (36.3 ppg). … Third-lowest scoring team in 5A (41.5 ppg). … Won seven of its last eight games. … Rodriguez and McNeal account for 78% of Borah’s scoring. … McNeal (16.1 ppg, 5.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.1 steals) has signed with Eastern Washington. … Rodriguez (16.3 ppg, 1.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 3.0 steals) entered the year with an offer from Portland. … Rodriguez is the daughter of head coach George Rodriguez. … Last won a state trophy in 2006, when it finished third. … Last made the finals in 2005. … Won three state titles, the last in 2001.
LAKE CITY TIMBERWOLVES
Record: 20-3
State seed: #1; District One champ
Coach: James Anderson, fifth season
Players to watch: PG Kendall Pickford, sr.; F Avery Waddington, so.; G, Sophia Zufelt, so.; G, Allie Bowman, jr.
Notes: At state for first time since 2019 when it won the consolation title. … Went 3-1 in Tarkanian Classic’s Diamond Bracket, losing by one point in the championship. … Pickford, the team’s only senior, signed with NAIA Arizona Christian in Phoenix. … Last 5A state title came in 2007. … Beat first-round opponent Rocky Mountain 71-49 in December at Lake City High. … No. 2 in final state media poll.
POST FALLS TROJANS
Record: 18-7
State seed: #4; Play-in winner
Coach: Marc Allert, 11th season
Players to watch: P Capri Sims, jr.; G Americus Crane, sr.; G Hanna Christensen, sr.; G Trinidie Nichols, sr.; G Lexi Heath, sr.
Notes: At state for the third straight year. … Upset host Coeur d’Alene 75-72 in district second-place game to advance to play-in game. … Finished second in the Ruby Bracket at Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas. … Beat 1A Division I top seed Lapwai in semifinals of Avista Winter Classic at Lewis-Clark State College in December. … Allert coached Trojans to 5A state titles in 2013 and 2018. … Seven players on the Trojans roster have appeared at state previously. … Unranked in final state media poll.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN GRIZZLIES
Record: 12-13
State seed: #8; District Three third/fourth place
Coach: BJ Humphreys, third season
Players to watch: G Marli Reed, sr.; G Brielle Magnuson, jr.; F/C Anna DaBell, so.
Notes: At state for the second time in three years. … One of two teams under .500 To qualify for state in all classifications. … 1-7 vs. 5A state qualifiers, with the lone win a 31-23 victory over Borah. … Unranked in final state media poll. … Reed (10.8 ppg, 2.0 assists) leads the Grizzlies in scoring for the second straight year. … Magnuson (9.4 ppg, 3.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists) joined the team this season after moving from Post Falls. … The two headline five players averaging more than five points per game. … Last won a state trophy and reached the finals in 2014. … Never won a state title.
THUNDER RIDGE TITANS
Record: 20-3
State seed: #3; District Five-Six champ
Coach: Jeremy Spencer, fourth season
Players to watch: G Aspen Caldwell, jr.; PG Kennedy Stenquist, jr.; G Marley Spencer, jr.
Notes: Defending state runner-up. … Made state two of the last five years. … Ranked No. 4 in final state media poll. … Won 13 games in a row early in the season and comes into state on a six-game win streak. … 2-1 vs. 5A state tournament qualifiers. … Caldwell (21.1 ppg, 4.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.1 steals ). … Stenquist (11.4 ppg, 5.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.6 steals). … Spencer (11.2 ppg, 4.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.0 steals). … Has yet to win a state title; school opened in 2018. … Top offense in 5A (59.8 ppg).
TIMBERLINE WOLVES
Record: 22-2
State seed: #2; District Three runner-up
Coach: Andy Jones, fourth season
Players to watch: F Sophie Glancey, sr.; G Audrey Taylor, sr.; PG Lauren McCall, jr.
Notes: No. 1 in final state media poll. … At state for the fourth straight year. … Toughest defense in 5A (33.3 ppg) with opponents shooting 23.7% from the floor. … Held three opponents under 20 points and nine under 30. … Fourth-best scoring offense (54.0 ppg). … Regular-season champ in the SIC. … 18 of 22 wins were by double digits. … Only losses were to Boise and Coeur d’Alene. … Won 11 of its last 12. … 6-1 vs. 5A state qualifiers. … Glancey (16.5 ppg, 9.5 rebounds, 1.4 blocks) and Taylor (13.4 ppg, 3.5 assists, 3.0 steals) have both signed with Northern Arizona. … Glancey has nine double-doubles this season. … Won its only state title in 2003. … Reached the finals four times, the last in 2020.
RIGBY TROJANS
Record: 18-5
State seed: #6; District Five-Six runner-up
Coach: Todd Barber, first season
Players to watch: SF Kambree Barber, so.; PF Hadley Good, sr.; PG Kylie Dansie, so.
Notes: Defending third-place winner. … At state for the fourth straight season. … Unranked in final state media poll. … Only Idaho losses were against state qualifiers Thunder Ridge (5A) and Blackfoot (4A). … 1-2 vs. 5A state tournament qualifiers. … Kambree Barber (18 ppg, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.5 blocks ). … Six players average 6.0 or more points per game, including Good (10 ppg), Dansie (9 ppg), Mylee Graham (7 ppg), Brooklyn Youngstrom (6 ppg) and Ally Williams (6 ppg). … Has yet to win a state title and last reached the finals in 2012.
CLASS 4A
BISHOP KELLY KNIGHTS
Record: 18-6
State seed: #8; District Three runner-up
Coach: Derek McCormick, 14th season
Players to watch: G/F Addie Hiler, jr.; F Caroline Knothe, jr.; PG Jordyn Carnell, so.; C Addy Laible, so.
Notes: First trip to the state tournament since 2018. … Young squad with just one senior: Center Kaylee Little, who is signed to play at Carroll College. … After starting 1-3, won 17 of its last 20 games, with all three of those losses against Middleton. … Four players average six or more points per game, including Hiler (9.4), Knothe (7.2), Carnell (6.7) and Logan McCarthy (6.1). … Third-toughest defense in 4A (33.1 ppg). …Unranked in final state media poll. … Won its only state title in 2013. … Last reached the finals in 2017 and the semifinals in 2018.
BLACKFOOT BRONCOS
Record: 24-0
State seed: #1; District Six champ
Coach: Raimee Odum, second season
Players to watch: F Hadley Humpherys, sr.; G Izzy Arave, sr.; G Prairie Caldwell, sr.; F Kianna Wright, sr.; G Esperanza Vergara, jr.
Notes: Have won 28 straight games, dating back to last season, when they won state. … Start the same group as last year. … Won all seven games against 5A clubs this year. … Odum is seeking her second straight state title in her second year at the helm… Held opponents to fewer than 30 points in three of last four games. … 18 of 24 wins have been by double figures. … Unanimous No. 1 in final state media poll, and went wire-to-wire as 4A’s top-ranked team.
BURLEY BOBCATS
Record: 21-1
State seed: #2; District Four champ
Coach: Amber Whiting, fourth season
Players to watch: PG Amari Whiting, jr.; PG Lynzey Searle, sr.; PG Sydney Searle, sr.; C Christina Cook, so.
Notes: Only loss was by one point to 5A state qualifier Borah. … Amari Whiting has verbally committed to Oregon and is the reigning 4A All-Idaho Player of the Year. … At last year’s state tournament, Whiting broke four individual state records. … Whiting averages 27 points per game, exactly half of the 54 points her team averages. … Won two state titles, the last in 2018 over Century and the first in 2007 over Hillcrest. … Top defense in 4A (30.4 ppg). … No. 2 in final state media poll.
MIDDLETON VIKINGS
Record: 18-6
State seed: #7; District Three champ
Coach: Mackenzie Radford, interim coach
Players to watch: PF Casidy Fried, sr.; G Payton Hymas, sr.; F Jensyn Maughan, sr.; G/SF Reesa Whitworth, sr.
Notes: At state for the sixth straight year. … Won 13 in a row. … 9-0 since Radford took over as interim coach Jan. 13 after Trent Harrison took a leave of absence. She is Middleton’s fourth coach in the last four years. … No. 4 in final state media poll. … Features five key seniors in Fried, Hymas, Maughan, Whitworth and guard Sheridan Mortensen. … Hymas is a four-year varsity player who is signed to play with Lewis-Clark State. … Won five 4A state titles since 2008, the last coming in 2017. … Last season at the 4A classification before moving up to 5A.
MOUNTAIN HOME TIGERS
Record: 18-6
State seed: #5; District Four runner-up
Coach: Brent Keener, 15th season
Players to watch: G Madilynn Keener, jr; P Sadie Drake, sr; G Cara Grindle, sr; G Reece Floyd, sr.
Notes: Top offense in 4A (56.8 ppg). … Three of their six losses came to No. 2 seed and District Four champ Burley. … Keener leads the Tigers in points (15) and steals (3) per game. … 6-1 Sadie Drake is second in scoring at 12.1 points per game. … No. 5 in final state media poll. … At state for the second straight year and third time in the past four seasons. … Last won a trophy in 2002, when it finished third. … Never won a title or reached the finals.
PRESTON INDIANS
Record: 16-7
State seed: #3; District Five champ
Coach: Ryan Harris, third season
Players to watch: G Hailey Meek, sr; G Riley Ward, sr.; F Mickayla Roberts, sr.
Notes: Won nine of last 10 games. … No. 3 in final state media poll. … Meek, Ward and Roberts all average upward of 10 points per game. … Beat Pocatello twice in district tournament to advance to state. … Haven’t won a game by single digits since Dec. 2. … Have held opponents to 40 points or fewer in 11 of past 12 games. … Second-toughest defense in 4A (31.5 ppg). … At state for the fourth time in six years. … Last won a trophy in 2017, when it finished third. … Won its only state title in 1986 as a 3A program. … Last reached the finals in 1996.
SANDPOINT BULLDOGS
Record: 12-8
State seed: #6, District One-Two champ
Coach: Will Love, fourth season
Players to watch: G Daylee Driggs, sr; W Kelsey Cessna, jr; G Aliyah Strock, so.
Notes: Eighth trip to state in the past nine years. … Defeated Lakeland 48-37 and 43-36 to win the best two-out-of-three district title. … The Bulldogs’ 3-5 record in conference play was affected by the combined 5A/4A Inland Empire League. Sandpoint went 1-3 against the 5A IEL teams, picking up a 46-40 win over Lewiston. … Last state trophy was third place in 2016. … Played in four state title games, the last in 1996. … Never won a state title. … Unranked in final state media poll.
SKYLINE GRIZZLIES
Record: 13-13
State seed: #4; Play-in winner
Coach: Ty Keck, seventh season
Players to watch: SF Shay Shippen, Fr.; G Kysa Shippen, so.; PF Teresa Ledezma sr.; C Tailer Thomas, sr.
Notes: Defending state consolation champ. … At state for the second straight season after missing the tournament for over a decade. … Unranked in final state media poll. … Lost last season’s leading scorer Mattie Olson (20.3 ppg) to injury before the season. … 0-4 vs. 4A state tournament qualifiers. … Shay Shippen (19.8 ppg, 6.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.1 steals ). … Kysa Shippen (9.4 ppg, 2.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists). … Four players average 6 or more points per game, including Ledezma (6.3 ppg, 1.0 steals) and Thomas (6.0 ppg, 8.1 rebounds, 1.5 steals). … Has yet to win a title or reach the finals.
CLASS 3A
FILER WILDCATS
Record: 12-9
State seed: #8; District Four champ
Coach: Clayton Nebeker, first season
Players to watch: PG Alexis Monson, sr.; McKynlee Jacobs, sr.; PG Camille Starley, sr.
Notes: Finished third at last year’s tournament. … Enters on a seven-game win streak. … Monson averages 14 points per game. … Jacobs averages 10 rebounds per game. … The team averages 53.8 points per game, second most in 3A. … Won its only state title in 2014 when it defeated Timberlake. … Appeared in one other championship in 2013, when it lost to Snake River. … Unranked in final state media poll.
FRUITLAND GRIZZLIES
Record: 17-5
State seed: #6; District Three champ
Coach: Amber Drollinger, fifth season
Players to watch: PG Abbi Roubidoux, jr.; P Graycie Huff, sr.; G Payton Fritts, jr.
Notes: At state for the second time in three years. … No. 3 in final state media poll. … Won six in a row and 14 of last 16 after a 3-3 start. … 4-1 vs. 3A state qualifiers. All were from the 3A SRV. … … Regular-season SRV and district champ, snapping Parma’s run of five straight district titles. … Roubidoux (14.2 ppg, 5.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 3.8 steals), Huff (13.8 ppg, 8.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists) and Fritts (7.4 ppg, 4.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists) give the Grizzlies a three-headed attack. … Roubidoux was the 3A all-state soccer player of the year after leading Fruitland to a state title and undefeated season. … Hasn’t won a first-round game or reached the semifinals since 2003. … Last state tournament win and trophy was in 2015, when it won the consolation trophy. … Never won a state title or reached the finals.
KELLOGG WILDCATS
Record: 13-5
State seed: #7; District One champ
Coach: Jana Nearing, fifth season
Players to watch: P Hailey Cheney, sr.; G Grace Nearing, sr.; G Macy Jerome, so.; G Emily Coe, so.
Notes: Beat Timberlake in Intermountain League play, snapping the Tigers’ 42-game winning streak in league play. It was Kellogg’s first win over Timberlake since 2014. … Ended Timberlake’s run of seven straight district titles with a road win over in the district championship. It was Kellogg’s first district title since 2008, and is the Wildcats’ first trip to state since 2010. … Wildcats were state runners-up in 2006 and 2010. … Never won a state title. … No. 4 in final state media poll.
PARMA PANTHERS
Record: 13-10
State seed: #5; District Three runner-up
Coach: Michael Calkins, 10th season
Players to watch: F Austyn Harris, sr.; G Rylie Calkins, fr.; F Taylor Kaiser, jr.
Notes: At state for the sixth straight year. … Toughest defense in 3A (36.4 ppg). … Unranked in final state media poll. … Started 2-7 before winning 11 of final 14. … Held opponents under 30 points in six of last nine games. … 3-4 vs. 3A state qualifiers. … Harris leads the team in points (15.7) and rebounds (7.1). But Calkins (13.0 ppg, 2.2 steals) and Kaiser (5.8 ppg, 5.3 steals) keep opponents honest. … Last won a trophy (third) in 2020 and reached its only finals in 2019. … Never won a state title.
SNAKE RIVER PANTHERS
Record: 20-5
State seed: #2; District Five champ
Coach: Jeff Steadman, sixth season
Players to watch: G Rylie Edlefsen, so.; G Caselle Howell, sr.; G Reagan VanOrden, sr.
Notes: No. 2 in final state media poll. … At state for fifth straight year. … Edlefsen is team’s top scorer, posting around 14 points per game. … VanOrden supplies roughly eight points a contest. … Two of five losses came to No. 1 Sugar-Salem, which has lost just twice all season. … More guard-oriented than previous seasons. … Beat 5A Owyhee back in December. … Upset by American Falls in first round of district tournament, then beat Beavers in next game for district title. … Won its only state title in 2013. … Last reached the finals in 2020.
SUGAR-SALEM DIGGERS
Record: 19-2
State seed: #1; District Six champ
Coach: Crystal Dayley, tenth season
Players to watch: F Hailey Harris, sr.; G Kennedy Gillette, jr.; F Natalyah Nead, sr.;
Notes: Defending state runner-up. … At state for the fifth straight season and eighth time in nine years. … Unanimous No. 1 in final state media poll. … Only two losses came to 4A state qualifiers (Preston, Blackfoot). … 4-0 vs. 3A state tournament qualifiers. … Six of the Diggers seven rotation players return from last season. … Harris (12.3 ppg, 1.4 steals, 7.1 rebounds). … Gillette (14.2 ppg, 2.1 steals, 1.8 assists). … N. Nead (9.0 ppg, 6.7 rebounds, 1.6 steals) … Won seven state titles (1991, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2019). … Top offense in 3A (54.6 ppg).
TETON TIMBERWOLVES
Record: 17-10
State seed: #3; District Six runner-up
Coach: Shon Kunz, 9th season
Players to watch: G Kinley Brown, sr.; SF Tatum Streit, sr.; G/F Reese Kunz, so.; G Porter Wood, fr.
Notes: Missed the state tournament last season after losing state play-in to Snake River. … Return a similar rotation to last season with three sophomores who returned from last season. … Unranked in final state media poll. … Teton fields a small, quick, shooting rotation with only one player above 5’8” … 0-6 vs. 3A state tournament qualifiers. … Brown (10.8 ppg, 6.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2 steals and 1 block). … Streit (7.8 ppg, 3.3 rebounds, 1.3 steals). … Five players averaged 6 or more points per game, including Wood (7.8 ppg), Kunz (6.3, 6.4 rebounds), Hogan (6.0 ppg, 3 assists). … Has yet to reach the state finals.
WEISER WOLVERINES
Record: 19-7
State seed: #4; Play-in winner
Coach: Laraine Harrison, third season
Players to watch: F Mattie Shirts, jr.; G Tobie Noyer, jr.; G Ivy Morris, sr.
Notes: Upset two-time defending state champ Timberlake 32-23 in a state play-in game to advance to state for the first time since 2017. … Unranked in final state media poll. … Only three seniors on the roster. … 1-4 vs. 3A state qualifiers. All were from 3A SRV. … Won six of its past seven and 10 of its past 12. … Shirts leads the team in points (12.5), rebounds (9.1) and steals (3.2). … Noyer has a hand in everything, averaging 8.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.0 steals, 1.8 assists and 2.7 blocks. … Hasn’t won a state tournament game since 2012. … Last reached the semifinals and won a trophy in 2010, when it finished third. … Never won a state title and reached the finals twice (1999, 1990).
CLASS 2A
ABERDEEN TIGERS
Record: 20-5
State seed: #4; District 5 champ
Coach: Lincoln Driscoll, second season
Players to watch: F Ellie Watson sr., G Yasmin Ortiz sr.; G Hope Driscoll sr.; G Courtney Phillips, sr.
Notes: Watson leads the team in scoring (17.9) and rebounds (9). … Four of five starters have started since their freshman seasons. … Won eight of last nine… Ortiz and Driscoll both average around 9 points per game. … Unseated longtime power Soda Springs for district championship. … Lincoln Driscoll has been impressed with team’s mental improvements over past few games. … At state for the first time since 2004, when it won the consolation trophy. … Never won a title or reached the finals. … No. 4 in final state media poll.
COLE VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHARGERS
Record: 18-5
State seed: #3; District Three runner-up
Coach: Matt Beglinger, second season
Players to watch: G/F Ellie Fraas, sr.; G Lyndsie Krogh, sr.; G/F Hadley Fraas, so.; SG Julee Caven, sr.
Notes: Unanimous No. 1 in final state media poll. … At state for the ninth straight year. … No. 2 offense in 2A (52.6 ppg). … Guard-heavy team that plays up tempo. … Ellie Fraas (13.0 ppg), Krogh (12.1 ppg) and Hadley Fraas (10.0 ppg) all average at least 10 points per game. … Cavens (7.2 ppg) missed the second half of last season with a broken wrist. … Never won a state title and reached the finals once (2020). … 6-4 vs. state qualifiers across all classifications, including 3-1 at the 2A level.
DECLO HORNETS
Record: 10-12
State seed: #8; District Four champ
Coach: Ashley Baker, third season
Players to watch: PG Lilly Mallory; so.; SG Kadance Spencer, sr.; PF Brynn Silcock, so.
Notes: Defeated Valley 45-39 to claim the District Four title. … Team averages 43.9 points per game. … Undefeated in conference play. … Played in three championship games, 1984, 1990 and 1991. … Only state title was in 1990 over Sugar-Salem. … Unranked in final state media poll. … At state for the third time in four years. … Last won a trophy in 2012, when it finished third.
GRANGEVILLE BULLDOGS
Record: 17-3
State seed: #1; District One-Two champ
Coach: Michelle Barger, fifth season
Players to watch: PG Camden Barger, sr.; G/F Bailey Vanderwall, sr.; F Talia Brown, sr.
Notes: Lost in third-place game 41-32 a year ago to New Plymouth. … Fifth consecutive state berth. … Ranked No. 2 in final state poll. … Hasn’t lost since a 52-48 decision to Lewiston in the first round of the Avista Holiday Tournament, a stretch of 13 games. Average margin of victory during the win streak is 28.4 points. … Eight of team’s players have 4.0 grade-point averages. … 1-2 against 2A state qualifiers. … Eight-time state champion (1977 and 1979 in 3A; 1994, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011 in 2A)
NORTH FREMONT HUSKIES
Record: 12-11
State seed: #7; District Six runner-up
Coach: Ben Lenz, 22nd season
Players to watch: G Graycee Litton, sr.; F Adrianne Nedrow, sr.; PG Halle Orme, jr.; G Emrie Lenz, so.
Notes: Last went to state in 2013. … Unranked in final state media poll. … All five of North Fremont’s upperclassmen (3 sr., 2 jr.) have played on the varsity team for three or four years. … Guards Litton, Orme and Mariya Hoffner provide tenacious defense in the backcourt. … 1-3 vs. 2A state tournament qualifiers. … Nedrow (7.9 ppg ). … Lenz (6.3 ppg). … Halle Orme (6.3 ppg) Blanca Mazo (4.9 ppg). … Won and played in its only state title game in 2013.
MELBA MUSTANGS
Record: 19-3
State seed: #2; District Three champ
Coach: David Lenz, sixth season
Players to watch: C/F Keylee Wilson, jr.; G Hallie Arnold, jr.; F/G Kendall Clark, jr.; PG Brooklyn Dayley, so.
Notes: Defending state champ. … Returns four starters from last year’s title team, all of whom are sophomores or juniors this year. … Four players average at least 10 points per game. … Clark leads the team with 11.8 points and 7.8 rebounds after missing the first month of the season recovering from a knee injury. … Clark is being recruited by Northwest Nazarene, where she has two older sisters playing, and has also received looks from Washington State and Montana State. … Won six in a row. … At state for the sixth straight year and has won a trophy the previous five years. … No. 3 in final state media poll. … Second-toughest defense in 2A (31.4 ppg).
RIRIE BULLDOGS
Record: 18-7
State seed: #5; District Six champ
Coach: Jake Landon, third season
Players to watch: G Breyer Newman, sr.; SF Brianna Scott, jr.; C Maggie Ball, sr.;
Notes: Lost in the consolation champ game last season. … At state for the tenth straight season. … Unranked in final state media poll. … Only lost to three 2A teams all season. … 5-3 vs. 2A state tournament qualifiers. … Newman (12.3 ppg, 5.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.2 steals). … Scott (8.7 ppg, 5.6 rebounds, 1.2 steals) . … Maggie Ball (8.2 ppg, 8.4 rebounds, 3.4 blocks). … Won one state title (2017) and last reached the finals in 2018.
SODA SPRINGS CARDINALS
Record: 14-12
State seed: #6; Play-in winner
Coach: Wade Schvaneveldt, 20th season
Players to watch: G Jinettie Garbett, so; G Zipaya Somsen, jr; G Abby Goodin, fr.
Notes: Schvaneveldt has led the Cardinals to four state championships in the past seven years, including three straight from 2018-20. … An extremely young roster features two freshmen and three sophomores. … Went 8-0 in conference play and 6-11 against nonconference foes in the regular season. … Nine of their losses came against other teams at state (4A Preston, 3A Sugar-Salem, 3A Snake River, 2A Ririe, 2A Grangeville, and 1AD1 Lapwai). … Unranked in final state media poll. … At state for the 20th straight year. … Won a state trophy each of the last seven years. … Defending consolation champ.
CLASS 1A DIVISION I
BUTTE COUNTY PIRATES
Record: 17-10
State seed: #2; District Six champ
Coach: Carla Hansen, ninth season
Players to watch: PG Kiya McAffee, sr.; G Savannah Bird, sr.; PF Anna Knight, sr.
Notes: At state for the first time since 2017. … Ranked No. 1 in final state media poll. … Winning by an average of 27.8 ppg. … Second-toughest defense in 1A Division I (28.7 ppg). … Has not played any 1A Division I state tournament qualifiers but went 8-0 against 2A teams including 2-0 against state qualifier North Fremont. … McAffee (14.1 ppg, 2.9 steals, 4.1 assists, 5.1 rebounds) … Bird (12.7 ppg, 4.8 rebounds, 3.3 steals) … Anna Knight (10.2 ppg, 6.3 rebounds, 2.5 steals, 1.0 blocks). … Won five state titles (2006, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2018) and last reached the finals in 2017.
LAPWAI WILDCATS
Record: 18-3
State seed: #1; District One-Two champ
Coach: Ada Marks, third season
Players to watch: SG Grace Sobotta, sr.; G Jordyn McCormack-Marks, soph.; SG Lauren Gould, jr.; PF Say’Quis Greene, sr.
Notes: At state for the 22nd straight year. … Finished first, second or third in each of the past 13 years. … Defending third-place winner. … Nine consecutive district championships. … Ranked No. 2 in final state poll. … Top offense (64.3 ppg) across all classifications. … Lost for the first time in eight years at Prairie on Jan. 22. But has won seven straight since then, including a 67-51 decision against the Pirates in the Feb. 10 district final. … Greene has been in double figures the past four games but had been silent most of the season. … Sobotta has been struggling to score most of the season. … Went 2-1 against 1A Division I state qualifiers, all against Prairie. … Beat 2A state qualifier Cole Valley Christian 61-41 on Dec. 3 at home. … A record 10-time state champion, the last in 2020.
LIBERTY CHARTER PATRIOTS
Record: 11-9
State seed: #8; District Three runner-up
Coach: Brad McCain, seventh season
Players to watch: G Ainsley Johnson, sr.; PF Jennabelle Reece, fr.; G Casey Collom, jr.; G Aspen Davis, so.
Notes: At the state tournament for an eighth straight year, but still looking for its first win in the opening round. … Played with a rotation of six players throughout the season, but McCain said he’s pulling some junior varsity players to help with depth at state. … Johnson is the Patriots’ leading scorer, averaging 13.3 points per game and shooting 40 percent from 3-point range. … Unranked in final state media poll.
NOTUS PIRATES
Record: 16-3
State seed: #6; District Three champ
Coach: Brad Huter, 13th season
Players to watch: Cierra Peugh, sr.; Alexis Cuduback, jr.; Victoria Ortega, sr.
Notes: At state for the first time since 2019 after losing a play-in game last year. … Won seven of its last eight games. … Toughest defense in 1A Division I (27.9 ppg). … Six players average five or more points per game. … Peugh leads the team in points (13.7) and assists (2.8). … Ortega averages 10.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.0 steals. … 2-0 vs. the only state qualifier it faced, Liberty Charter. … Last reached the semifinals in 2012. … Never won a title or reached the finals.
OAKLEY HORNETS
Record: 17-6
State seed: #5; District Four runner-up
Coach: Matt Payton, third season
Players to watch: SG Addie Mitton, jr.; PF Kylan Jones, jr.; SF Kaymbri Beck, so.
Notes: On a three-game win streak. … Defeated top seed Murtaugh 35-32 to claim its spot in the state tournament. … At state for the first time since 2018, when it won its only state title. … Also played in the 1994 finals. … Unranked in final state media poll. … Third-toughest defense in 1A Division I (29.0 ppg).
PRAIRIE PIRATES
Record: 18-4
State seed: #3; District One-Two runner-up
Coach: Lori Mader, 12th season
Players to watch: G Kristin Wemhoff, jr.; P Tara Schlader, jr.; P Laney Forsmann, sr.
Notes: Defending state runner-up. … At state for the 12th consecutive season. … Ranked No. 3 in final state media poll. … Had 10-game winning streak snapped in district final. … Only played Lapwai among 1A Division I qualifiers, but played three games against state qualifiers in other classes, going 2-1 (two wins against 1A DII Kendrick, 0-1 against 2A Grangeville). … Schlader and Wemhoff are the team’s top threats. … Mader resigned her position in spring 2021, only to come back during the summer when a friend who she was taking care of and had cancer encouraged her to return. … Won nine state titles (1977-78, 1981-82, 1988, 1992, 1997 in Class 2A; 2012 and 2014 in Class 1A DI).
RAFT RIVER TROJANS
Record: 17-4
State seed: #4; District Four champ
Coach: Bart Deters, first season
Players to watch: PF Caroline Schumann, jr.; Ryan Udy, fr.; PG Reagan Jones, fr.
Notes: On a three-game win streak. … Defeated top seed Murtaugh 48-42 to claim the District Four title. … Schumann averages 11 points per game. … Averages 53.9 points per game, fourth most in 1A Division I. … Never won a state title. … Played in its only championship game in 2008, when it lost to Genesee. … No. 4 in final state media poll. … At state for the second time in the past seven years.
WALLACE MINERS
Record: 16-4
State seed: #7, District One champ; Play-in winner
Coach: Nichole Farkas, fifth season
Players to watch: G Jaden House, sr.; G Elli Welch, sr.; G Britany Phillips, so.; P Grace Hunter, sr.
Notes: Won its first district title since 2013, and is at state for the first time since 2008, after a rare District One win over a District Two team in a state play-in game. … House was voted MVP of the Scenic Idaho Conference; and Welch and Phillips were also all-conference selections. … Last won a trophy (consolation) in 2007. … Reached its only finals in 2006. … Never won a state title. … Unranked in final state media poll.
CLASS 1A DIVISION II
CAREY PANTHERS
Record: 12-7
State seed: #8; District Four champ
Coach: Merrilee Sears, 13th season
Players to watch: G Berenice Vargas, jr.; F Jane Parke, so.; G Shayli Smith, jr.
Notes: Defending third-place finisher. … On a seven-game win streak. … Defeated top seed Dietrich 47-31 to claim District Four title. … Averages 40.6 points per game. … Won only state title in 2019. … Last reached the finals in 2020. … Unranked in final state media poll. … At state for sixth straight year.
COUNCIL LUMBERJACKS
Record: 16-0
State seed: #2; District Three champ
Coach: Paula Tucker, first season
Players to watch: PG/W Sydney Nichols, sr.; W/P Hope Zollman, so.; PG/W Rhianna Iveson, so.
Notes: At state for the first time since 2016. … No. 2 in final state media poll. … Top scoring offense in 1A Division II (57.3 ppg). … Third-toughest defense in 1A Division II (26.4 ppg). … One of three undefeated teams across all classifications alongside Blackfoot (4A) and Butte County (1A Division I). … Five players average more than nine points per game, including Nichols (11.3 ppg, 4.1 assists, 3.3 steals), Zollman (10.2 ppg, 5.4 rebounds), Iveson (9.5 ppg, 3.3 assists, 2.9 steals), McKayla Hart (9.2 ppg, 8.3 rebounds) and Isabelle Eppich (9.2 ppg, 6.9 rebounds). … Last won a first-round game and advanced to the semifinals in 1991. It has one state tournament win since then (2007). … Last won a state trophy in 1988, when it finished second. … Never won a state title and played in its only championship in 1988. … Tucker previously led Garden Valley to a state title in 2006.
DEARY MUSTANGS
Record: 14-5
State seed: #5; Play-in winner
Coach: Kendra Keen
Players to watch: Kenadie Kirk, soph.; Araya Wood, soph; Triniti Wood, jr.
Notes: Defending state consolation champ. … At state for the first time since the 2018 tournament and for the fifth time in the school’s history. … Unranked in final state media poll. … Won eight of final nine games, lone loss coming to Kendrick. … 0-3 against 1A Division II state qualifiers, all against Kendrick. … There are three Wood sisters on the team, including eighth-grader Kaylee, who had nine points and eight offensive rebounds in the state play-in win against Clark Fork. … Hasn’t won a state tournament game since 1982, when it finished second.
KENDRICK TIGERS
Record: 17-6
State seed: #4; District Two champ
Coach: Ron Ireland, ninth season
Players to watch: F Drew Stacy, sr.; G Hannah Tweit, sr.; F Morgan Silflow, soph.; F Erin Morgan, sr.
Notes: Defending state runner-up. … At state for the fourth straight season and 19th time overall. … Ranked No. 3 in final state media poll. … 3-0 against 1A Division II state qualifiers, all against first-round opponent Deary. The last time the teams met, the Tigers won 48-42 in the district final Feb. 9 at Kendrick. Morgan finished with 24 points in that one. … They’ve also played 2A state qualifier Grangeville twice and 1A Division I state qualifier Prairie twice, losing each time. … Went out of the state again this season for a holiday tournament, playing in Kissimmee, Fla. They finished 2-1 and took third place in the KSA Events Basketball tournament. … Won three state titles (1983, 1997, 2002).
LEADORE MUSTANGS
Record: 19-5
State seed: #6; District Six Runner-up
Coach: Janet Proulx, second season
Players to watch: Mackenzie Mackay, jr.; Sadie Bird, jr.; Katie Mackay, fr.;
Notes: At state for the first time since 2001. … Unranked in final state media poll. … Only one senior and two juniors on roster. … 0-2 vs. 1A Division II state tournament qualifiers. … M. Mackay (14.2 ppg, 4.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists). … Bird (13.2 ppg, 11 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, 1.3 steals). … Won one state title (2001) in the program’s only finals appearance.
RICHFIELD TIGERS
Record: 21-4
State seed: #3; District Four runner-up
Coach: Buck Hendren, 11th season
Players to watch: F Tori Truman, sr.; G Kasey Hendren, so.; F Shelby Jones, so.
Notes: Truman averages 8 points and 6 rebounds. … Team averages 39.0 points per game. … Highest point total this season was 55 points against Castleford. … Won six state titles (1979, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016). … Three of their state championship wins have been against Dietrich. … No. 4 in final state media poll. … At state for the second straight year after going 0-2 last season.
ROCKLAND BULLDOGS
Record: 21-1
State seed: #1; District Five-Six champ
Coach: Vern Nelson, 26th season
Players to watch: F Kiersley Boyer, sr.; F Ember Farr, sr.; F Taylor Wilson, jr.; G Addie Wilson, jr.
Notes: No. 1 in final state media poll. … Top defense in all classifications (24.1 ppg) … Boyer leads team in points (14) and rebounds (12) per game. … Farr averages 11 points and 10 boards per contest. … Farr and Boyer were both on the Bulldogs’ 2020 state championship team. … Won district tournament for first time in three seasons. … 19 of 21 wins were by double digits. … Lone loss came to 1A Division I state qualifier Raft River in December. … Haven’t allowed 50-plus points in a game all season. … 21-1 is best record headed into state in Nelson’s tenure. … At state for the fourth straight year. … Played in, and won, its only state title game in 2020.
TRI-VALLEY TITANS
Record: 15-7
State seed: #7; District Three runner-up
Coach: Jeff Springer, third season
Players to watch: P Maron Hansen, jr.; W/P Hadley Atnip, jr.; G Abigail Atnip, sr.
Notes: Defending state champ. … Only returns one starter from that team (Hansen) and has one senior (Atnip). … At state for third straight year. … Unranked in final state media poll. … Won nine of past 11 games. ... Tri-Valley is an athletic merger of Cambridge and Midvale that started in the 2005-06 school year.
