Just wondering what everyone is seeing out there during summer ball? I have watched the Centennial and C of I tournaments. Rocky looks like their usual selves, with plenty of depth and talent. Boise seems to be a decent squad with plenty of youth. Middleton gave Rocky all they could handle in the championship of the C of I tourney. Potlatch represented the small schools very well in that tourney, winning the small school title against Canyon Ridge, a 4A school. Should get a real good look at teams this weekend with more coming to town for the Rocky tourney.
Rigby will be a bit different as far a the play style goes, because they have much more strength in bigs than guards, but they have the Berrett kid still, and he has the potential to score 30 a game if he needs to. It might take them a little bit of time to get back into the groove of basketball, because all but 2 of the main players played football up until a little under 2 weeks before the basketball season. They are a little bit short on guards with Taylor, Martin, and Olaveson leaving last year, but they have a lot of promise with the young guard group coming up, and the Miller kid as the point guard, who has been on varsity since a sophomore. The competition in their district this year is pretty weak, with Thunder Ridge, Highland, and Madison. Rocky Mountain and Post Falls will be tough too, but I would still give the upper hand to Rigby. Any thoughts?
I watched most of the College of Idaho and Summer Shootout last two weeks In pool play Minico was 5-0 and beat Rigby who had won both the Madison and Preston tournaments the two previous weeks in the first game of tournament action before falling to Rocky in the semi-finals by ten. Middleton was also undefeated in pool and lost in the championship to Rocky. Post Falls played Rocky last week for the championship of the Boise tournament and I don't know who was the winner.
Middleton is the best 4a. with some great young kids to complement Robinett and will dominate. Rigby is the best 5a in east Idaho with the addition of two starters Togia and their quarterback who has not played summer ball will be formidable. The Berett sp.? kid is a great shooter
Preston lost Hobsen to an ACL in Madison. Meridian played well both weeks and will be tough and Post Falls handled Middleton twice in pool play and in the semi's. last week. Minico blew out Boise and Bishop Kelly making 15 3's in both games Sat. morning in Boise. Skyview played real well in the game i
watched against Minico. Top two 5a.s are clearly Post Falls and Rocky.with Rigby in tact a challenger as well. Heard Boise at times was formidable and Madison will compete as well.
Axes, I agree with all that you've said. I don't know much about eastern Idaho but saw that Minico has been playing well over there and thought it was terrible when I heard about the Preston kid. Post Falls had the lead on Rocky in the championship game at half, but Rocky rallied in the second half to win. Those two would seem to be early favorites for 5A from what I have seen. Rigby & Madison will both factor into the equation I would imaging. Middleton seemed to be running over the local 4A teams and looked quite impressive. Bishop Kelly lost Heffner to an ACL-another terrible situation for a great kid. Boise looked feisty when I watched them and Meridian has some talent if they can pull it together.