Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Carey boys to state, wrestlers return from Pokey


By JEFF CORDES
Express Staff Writer

Senior Trevor Peck, running the floor during last Wednesday’s Northside Conference championship game at Dietrich, will lead the Carey Panthers into the State 1A Division 2 tournament Thursday, March 4 at Caldwell. Photo by David N. Seelig

The top-ranked Carey School boys' basketball team (21-2) faces a familiar foe Thursday, March 4 at Caldwell High School in a first-round game of the State 1A Division 2 tourney sponsored by the Idaho High School Activities Association and United Dairymen of Idaho.

Carey meets the Mackay Miners (18-2) Thursday at 3 p.m. in what should be the highlight game of four played on the first day of the three-day, eight team tournament.

Other first-round match-ups are Kootenai (12-9) vs. Dietrich (18-8) at 1:15 p.m., North Gem (14-5) vs. Nezperce (17-5) at 6:15 p.m. and Salmon River of Riggins (15-7) vs. Murtaugh (17-5) 8 p.m. Nezperce was last year's third-place finisher. Only Mackay, Dietrich, Nezperce and consolation winner Carey return from the 2009 meet.

Mackay is the reigning state champion, having beaten Garden Valley 54-50 last March at The Idaho Center in Nampa to complete an 18-6 season and give the Miners their first state basketball title since a three-year run as small-school boys' kings from 1999-2001.

Carey (16-11 in its last 7 state trips) is making its 14th state tournament trip in 18 years but the Panthers have yet to win a state hoops title. Their best finish? Second in 2001.

"Our next goal is to win our first game at the state tournament," said ninth-year coach Dick Simpson (194-42). His Panthers have fallen short of winning that all-important first game at state the past four years, falling to Nezperce, Troy and Genesee twice since 2006.

Carey has usually lost big in those four first-round losses, falling by 20 points to Nezperce, by nine points to Troy, and by 23 and 25 to Genesee.

"There's a difference between playing to win at state and playing not to lose. I also think our kids want revenge," said Simpson.

He referred to Mackay's 22-14 semi-final eight-man football victory over Carey last Nov. 13 that ended the Panther drive for another state grid title. Also, on The Idaho Center court in 2001, Kole Krosch's older brother Kris Krosch scored 24 points to lead Mackay past Carey 73-46 in the only Panther appearance in the State 1A basketball title game.

Senior Kole Krosch is the leader of the Mackay Miners.

He scored 38 points Thursday at Firth High School in Mackay's 79-55 thumping of the Rockland Bulldogs that earned the Miners a chance to repeat. In the wake of Mackay's 58-49 loss to North Gem in the tournament semi-final two days before at Firth, Krosch made 21 of 24 free throws against Rockland and was very active making steals and pulling down offensive rebounds.

Championship game of this weekend's tournament is Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at The Idaho Center. Six-time winner Mackay (2009, 1999-01, 1988, 1981), three-time winner North Gem (1995, 1961, 1957), two-time winner Nezperce (1978-79) and 1966 champ Dietrich are the four schools with state titles in this year's 1A Division 2 field.

If Carey beats Mackay Thursday, the Panthers play Friday at 1:15 p.m. against the Kootenai-Dietrich winner. If Carey loses Thursday, the Panthers meet the Kootenai-Dietrich loser Friday at 6:15 p.m. at Caldwell High School.

Carey JV boys rally for Northside title

Led by sophomores Baley Barg and Dillon Cenarrusa, the Carey High School boys' junior varsity basketball team rallied to win the Northside Conference JV tourney 51-48 over defending champion Dietrich, at Dietrich Thursday night.

Carey (15-3, 46.2 ppg season), trailing by seven points at the start of the fourth quarter, broke Dietrich's press break for two easy baskets to narrow the gap. The Panthers (a season-best 9-for-12 free throws) grabbed a narrow lead and kept it until the end by making their charity tosses down the stretch.

In the fourth quarter, Carey outscored Dietrich 15-5. "The difference was our defense in the fourth quarter," said seventh-year Carey coach Danny Simpson, whose teams have won five Northside Conference JV tourney titles in his reign.

Barg (13 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists) made a clutch 3-point play in the final moments. Dillon Cenarrusa (11 points, 7 rebounds) was a leader for the champs. Coach Simpson said, "Baley and Dillon were really consistent all game for us."

Second-seeded Carey (32% field goal shooting, 36% season) beat #1-seeded Dietrich for the first time in three season meetings despite being outscored 19-9 at the line. The host Blue Devils took 38 free throws to 12 for Carey and out-rebounded Carey 53-33. Sophomore Andru Howard (16) led Dietrich.

The outcome resembled last season, when defending champion Carey beat Dietrich twice during the regular season but lost by three points to the Devils in the JV title game.

Other Carey contributors in Thursday's championship were Francisco Gamino 7 points and 5 rebounds, Chance Chavez 6 points and 3 assists, Sheldon Hansen 6 points, Charlie Rivera 4 points and 2 steals, Jordan Dilworth 4 points and 3 assists, Jack Cenarrusa 5 boards. Carey (62-for-217, 29% 3-pointers season) was 2-for-10.

Simpson said, "Our freshmen really stepped up for us."

In the semi-final of the four-team tourney Feb. 24, Carey (32.7 ppg defense season) got points from all 14 players in its 62-22 win over #3 Richfield.

Panther scorers were Baley Barg 7, Patrick Baird 7, Sheldon Hansen 7, Dillon Cenarrusa 6, Francisco Gamino 5, Glen Andrews 5, Jordan Dilworth 5, Charlie Rivera 4, Jack Cenarrusa 4, Gunner Thompson 3, Chance Chavez 3, Austin Hennefer 2, Jace Koudelka 2 and Garret Lee 2.

Season leaders were: Scoring—Chavez 9.1 ppg, Dillon Cenarrusa 7.3, Dilworth 7.1, Barg 6.1. Rebounds—Barg 90, Dillon Cenarrusa 66, Sheldon Hansen 51, Gamino 50. Assists—Dilworth 46, Chavez 35. Steals—Barg and Dilworth 28. Blocked shots—Barg 20.

Richfield, Carey lead All-Northside girls

State 1A Division 2 champion Richfield and state runner-up Carey School lead the Northside Conference All-Star girls' basketball selections for the 2009-10 campaign.

And Carey's fourth-year coach Lane Durtschi (58-37) joined Dietrich's Acey Shaw as "Co-Coaches of the Year" in the six-team Northside league.

Leading first-team Northside picks announced after the Feb. 18-20 state tourney were senior guards Teenie Kent of Richfield (24.3 ppg state) and Jessica Parke of Carey (1,129 career points, 19.3 state).

First team: Teenie Kent, Jessica Parke, sophomore Katelyn Peterson of Camas County, senior Nakia Norman of Dietrich, and junior Mirian Rivas of Richfield.

Second team: Senior Amy Ellsworth of Carey, sophomore Sasha Kent of Richfield, and three from Dietrich, senior Kelci Dalton, sophomores Moriah Dill and Ellie Dalton.

Honorable mention: Sophomore Micaela Adamson of Carey; seniors Sunny Vouch and Darian Kantu of Camas County; junior Abby Burk of Bliss; junior Breanna Brockman of Richfield; and, from Dietrich, senior Halie Stoddard, juniors Shayla Porter and Dayna Phillips, and sophomore Jessica Perron.

WRHS wrestlers make headway at state meet

Junior Kasey Barker and senior Tanner Orchard led the contingent of nine Wood River High School wrestlers during the State 4A meet Feb. 26-27 at Holt Arena in Pocatello.

In his first state meet, Barker (3-3 state, 25-14 season) won three straight matches in the consolation bracket of the 189-pound weight class and secured sixth place out of 16. Barker had two pins and a 10-2 decision to advance in the 53rd annual Idaho High School Wrestling Championships.

Orchard (2-2 state, 25-14 season), competing in his fourth state tournament, captured a second-round pin and a thrilling 7-5 overtime decision in the consolation round. It was Orchard's best effort at state. He was 5-8 in his four state meets.

Coach Shawn Huntington's Wolverines went 8-19 in their state matches and placed 19th of 24 schools with 22 points—an improvement of two places and 13 points over last February. Winning one match were Tommy Bailey 135, Nick Chase 145 and Alex Thomas 285.

With three individual champions, Columbia High School captured its second straight State 4A title 227.5 to 181.5 over 2007-2008 winner Blackfoot. Great Basin Conference king Jerome ended up in fifth place overall with 124.

Twelve of the 14 State 4A individual champs were seniors, and only one repeated from last year, although that one, Twin Falls 140-pound senior Will Keeter (41-2), won the State 5A 135-pound title in 2009.

In other classes: Coeur d'Alene (223) earned its first 5A title; American Falls (157) won its third consecutive 3A championship and fourth in five years; and North Fremont of Ashton (187.5) took its first 2A/1A title since 2007 and 13th overall. North Fremont trails Teton (14) for the most state championships for a school.

Here are WRHS wrestlers:

103 pounds—Freshman Jared Anderson (12-11) went 0-2. He was pinned 1:58 by Hillcrest freshman Cade Williams and lost 1:22 fall to Sandpoint sophomore Dillon Payton. First place—Lakeland senior Nate Wright (30-6) over Blackfoot junior Juan Navarro (22-5).

119—Freshman Tim Boyle (12-10) went 0-2. He was pinned 1:01 by Blackfoot senior Stephen Agee and lost 1:40 fall to Tomaz Gonzalez (Columbia). First place—Nampa senior David Tovar (42-11) over Sandpoint junior Garret Belgarde (23-5).

135—Freshman Tommy Bailey (8-19) went 1-2. He lost 0:56 fall to Bonneville senior and eventual state runner-up Bryce Howard (43-5). Bailey won 18-9 over Moscow senior Hayden Garfield and lost 1:18 fall to Kuna sophomore Ryan Morris. First place—Columbia junior Austin Powell (46-6) over Bryce Howard of Bonneville.

145—Senior Nick Chase (15-9) went 1-2. He won his opening-round match 12-8 over Bishop Kelly junior Zach White, then lost 3:06 fall to top-seeded eventual state champion Ryan Packard of Columbia (38-2) and by 8-4 decision to Jerome senior Hayden Thacker. First place—Columbia senior Ryan Packard over Moscow senior Eric Frisbey (37-5).

152—Senior Tanner Orchard (25-14) went 2-2 in his fourth state meet. He lost 3:17 fall to Jerome senior Tyler Powell, then won twice in the consolation—2:43 fall over Century senior Ryan Ockerman and 7-5 in overtime over Columbia sophomore Spencer Salinas. Orchard went home with a 17-8 loss to fifth-place Rigby soph Colter Tucker (36-13). First place—Lakeland senior Brandon Richardson (45-2) over Columbia junior Tre Jarboe (27-7).

160—Freshman Storm Anderson (12-24) went 0-2. He lost 0:46 fall to Blackfoot senior and eventual state runner-up Chris Percy (29-7), and lost 6-3 to Adrian Quiros, a Burley junior. First place—Rigby senior Andrew Lords (40-5) over Percy of Blackfoot.

189—Junior Kasey Barker (25-14) went 3-3 for sixth place in his first state meet. He lost 0:54 fall to Blackfoot junior Conrad Jarmin then won three times in consolation—1:19 fall over Century sophomore Ignatius Bisharat, 10-2 decision over Rigby junior Bruce Anderson and 4:49 fall over Emmett senior Cole Slagle. He lost 2:03 fall to Kuna fourth-place senior DJ Maloney (31-13) and lost in the fifth-place match 9-5 to Kuna junior Gary Blair (10-5). First-place—Bishop Kelly senior Josh Schaffeld (33-4) over Jerome senior Riley Argyle (35-5).

215—Sophomore Auden Ruhter (10-11) went 0-2. He lost 2:21 fall to Columbia senior Ty Jordan and lost 3:20 fall to Nampa sophomore JW Pearson. First place—Pocatello senior Trevor Rupp (39-0) over Rigby junior Drake Peterson (38-6).

285—Junior Alex Thomas (15-10) went 1-2. He lost 3:44 fall to fourth-place Blackfoot senior Roberto Chavez (31-7), then won 1:20 fall over Columbia junior Brandon Coleman. Thomas went home, pinned 1:35 by sixth-place Rigby senior Travis Lundquist (37-9). First place—Pocatello senior Wes Howard (35-6) over Skyview senior Afa Vasi (25-2).




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