For d1 Will Oakley and Raft River dominate there? Shoshone could do ok. Lighthouse athletic program down. How will Grace do? Gage Stoddard is on his mission will he play anywhere when he gets back? Will Grace get bumped up to 2a anytime soon? Butte and Challis how will they do. Taylor’s Crossing not that great.
Don‘t know much about treasure valley or Northern Idaho on that level. Lapwai, Prairie, maybe Troy tough.
D2 Rockland, North Gem, Watersprings any of those teams may make a run. Mackay and even Grace Lutheran, Sho Ban and maybe Clark County could make some noise. Leadore not sure.
Sawtooth Carey been to state seventeen straight years. Head and shoulder talent wise many of those years. When there was talent near there level beneficiary of ball bouncing there way during district tournament.
Had transfers move in sometimes, cases of divorce, Hayden Waynent after football season in Richfield moved to Carey during basketball season. Carson Perkes Richfield last year Carey this year.
Hunter Smith dad took job in Carey eight grade year after growing up in Dietrich. Will Perkes take Carey to state this year? And would they of been to state without those players? Besides farms a few small businesses Carey is largely a bedroom community. I don’t know what else would bring big population to that town middle of nowhere. Will be d2 next cycle but enrollment may go down for at least a few cycles.
Most players lived there since birth but have the small percentage of transfers helped them? Richfield tough. Clay Kent good athlete, Luke Dalton, Hudson Lucero could help. I don’t know how old Cole Pecks kids are, he lives in Richfield may have commuted to Carey though for school. Camas lost Trey Smith but good athletes still around. Doubt Hagerman or Hansen will make much noise.
Castleford good, to be d1 state let them stay down this cycle. Will be down football next cycle. Dietrich the Shaw cousins, Payton Sneddon if Hayden Astles knee recovers will help Dietrich this year. Sawtooth this may be year Panthers don’t know what to do first weekend in March.
Horseshoe Bend and Council maybe Cascade could make noise in Long Pin. Two teams state this year.
don’t know much abWhite Pine or North Star. what i see happening in 1a this year.
District tournaments are wrapping up this week how are things looking for state? As far as I see it Lapwai, Kamiah and Oakley are all in for sure and Grace is looking good to get in as well. In the 3rd District you have Rimrock, Victory Charter and Liberty Charter still duking it out. 2 out of 3 will get in but their regular season games were all to close to pick favorites right now. The last 2 spots are probably the hardest to pick. The second place team out of the 4th District will get one of them which will be between Raft River and LHC. The last spot will most likely be one of 3 teams. Lakeside, Prairie, or Logos. The exception being if Genesis Prep or Wallace pulls off the upset over Lakeside. These are my picks in seed order.
1-Lapwai
2-Kamiah
3-Grace
4-Logos
5-Victory
6-Rimrock
7-Oakley
8-LHC
I base this off of maxpreps. If I went off of my personal feelings Grace would be 2 and Oakley would be 5.