NAMPA - Post Falls' season-long shooting woes finally caught up with them, and the Trojans exited the state 5A boys basketball tournament with a 56-49 loss to Madison of Rexburg on Friday afternoon at the Idaho Center.

But the Trojans, despite going two and out, could walk out of the arena with their heads held high, Post Falls coach Mike McLean said. The Trojans, who finished 11-15, made it to state as the fourth seed in the four-team Region 1 tournament, and led Highland by 14 points in the first half before faltering.

"I think there's a real sense of accomplishment," McLean said. "I think it's hard, as a young person, when everybody tells you, 'Oh, you're not going to be very good ... We've lost all that talent; we're not going to be very good. It's harder on kids, and our guys accepted the challenge. I'm so proud of the fact that the kids never made an excuse, ever. I thought they came to play every night, really hard. They brought it."

On Friday, Post Falls came out and hit its first four 3-pointers - two by junior Dalton Thompson - and led 22-11 after the first quarter. The Trojans built their lead to 33-19 late in the half, and still led by 11 at halftime.

Madison ramped up the pressure on defense in the second half, and caught up at 33 with an 11-0 run to start the third quarter.

Joe Pfennigs came off the bench and gave Post Falls a lift in the second half, scoring seven points, and making three of the Trojans' five baskets of the half. Post Falls hung close until the shots stopped falling, and Madison pulled away at the free-throw line, finishing 19 for 21 from the line.

"We played pretty good defense," said Keaton Corr, who scored nine points, as did Thompson. "If we could have executed on offense, I thought we could have done a lot better. It's like anxious (when the shots aren't falling); you really want to score, but you just can't. But you keep trying your hardest."

Post Falls made just 5 of 17 from the field in the second half. For the game, the Trojans were 8 for 15 from 3-point range (Thompson was 3 for 5, Corr 2 for 4), but 6 of 23 from 2-point range.

"After playing this many games, sooner or later, the law of averages catches up to you," McLean said of his team's shooting. "You hope maybe tonight it's going to be different, but you get to the state tournament, there are no bad teams. The second half we just didn't shoot over, and you just can't turn the ball over. I thought we had more unforced turnovers (than in recent games)."

Lyle Sutton, a 6-1 junior guard, scored 18 points for Madison. Senior post Kameron Jackson added 11. Stockton Berry had four steals for the Bobcats, who forced 15 Post Falls turnovers.

Junior post Corey Koski had six points and eight rebounds for Post Falls.

Post Falls 22 11 7 9 - 49

Madison 11 11 16 18 - 56

POST FALLS - Hall 8, McKeown 3, Davenport 0, Pfennigs 7, Jackson 5, Hillman 0, Mueller 0, McCullough 2, Thompson 9, Corr 9, Koski 6, Gibson 0. Totals 14-38 13-17 49.

MADISON - Crane 0, Dayton 6, Sutton 18, Berry 9, Wilson 5, Jones 5, L. Anderson 2, Jackson 11. Totals 17-40 19-21 56.

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At the Idaho Center, Nampa

Friday

Capital 54, Lake City 46 (loser-out)

Madison 56, Post Falls 49 (loser-out)

Rocky Mountain 51, Highland 48 (semifinal)

Borah 62, Mountain View 53 (semifinal)

Game 9 - Capital (15-10) vs. Madison (16-10), 9 a.m. (consolation championship game at Columbia High in Nampa)

Game 10 - Highland (20-5) vs. Mountain View (19-6), 11 (third-place game at Columbia High in Nampa).

Game 16 - Rocky Mountain (21-4) vs. Borah (24-1), 7 p.m. (championship game at the Idaho Center).

At Borah High, Boise

Friday

Bishop Kelly 67, Burley 41 (loser-out)

Rigby 51, Skyview 41 (semifinal)

Emmett 58, Century 55 (loser-out)

Moscow 57, Twin Falls 55 (semifinal)

Game 9 - Bishop Kelly (18-8) vs. Emmett (19-6), 8:15 a.m. (consolation championship)

Game 10 - Skyview (22-3) vs. Twin Falls (20-7), 10 (third-place game)

Game 15 - Rigby (17-6) vs. Moscow (18-5), 5 p.m. (championship game at the Idaho Center, Nampa)

At Meridian High

Friday

Buhl 76, Timberlake 69 (loser-out)

Sugar-Salem 46, Payette 30 (loser-out)

Snake River 50, Fruitland 37 (semifinal)

Shelley 66, Filer 52 (semifinal)

Game 9 - Buhl (15-11) vs. Sugar-Salem (23-4), 8:15 a.m. (consolation championship)

Game 10 - Fruitland (17-7) vs. Shelley (20-5), 10 (third-place game)

Game 14 - Snake River (18-6) vs. Filer (23-2), 2:50 p.m. (championship game at the Idaho Center, Nampa)

At Capital High, Boise

Friday

Declo 50, North Star 35 (loser-out)

Soda Springs 66, Cole Valley Christian 65 (loser-out)

Grangeville 54, West Side 41 (semifinal)

New Plymouth 53, Firth 48 OT (semifinal)

Game 9 - Declo (18-7) vs. Soda Springs (16-12), 8:15 a.m. (consolation championship)

Game 10 - West Side (16-10) vs. Firth (17-8), 10 (third-place game)

Game 13 - Grangeville (15-8) vs. New Plymouth (17-9), 12:40 p.m. (championship game at the Idaho Center, Nampa)

1A Division I

At Vallivue High, Caldwell

Friday

Notus 64, Clearwater Valley 57 (loser-out)

Shoshone 54, Grace 32 (loser-out)

Butte County 43, Genesee 32 (semifinal)

Kamiah 58, Liberty Charter 43 (semifinal)

Game 9 - Notus (20-7) vs. Shoshone (15-11), 8:15 a.m. (consolation championship)

Game 10 - Genesee (19-5) vs. Liberty Charter (20-5), 10 (third-place game)

Game 14 - Butte County (24-1) vs. Kamiah (19-6), 2:50 p.m. (championship game at the Idaho Center, Nampa)

1A Division II

At Caldwell High

Friday

Salmon River 65, Carey 48 (semifinal)

Nezperce 53, Kendrick 41 (semifinal)

Sho-Ban 55, Kootenai 45 (loser-out)

Dietrich 77, Mackay 74 OT (loser-out)

Game 9 - Sho-Ban (17-4) vs. Dietrich (22-3), 8:15 a.m. (consolation championship)

Game 10 - Carey (16-10) vs. Kendrick (17-9) 10 (third-place game)

Game 14 - Salmon River (24-1) vs. Nezperce (17-5), 2:50 p.m. (championship game at the Idaho Center, Nampa)