5A

MOUNTAIN VIEW MAVERICKS

Record: 16-7

State seed: District three third-place finisher

Coach: Jon Nettleton, 12th season

Players to watch: G Cam Howard, sr.; F Jalen Galloway, jr.; F Juan Aguilar, sr.

Notes: At state for the fifth time in seven years. … Returns four starters after going two-and-out at state last year. … 2-3 vs. teams in the 5A state tournament. … Offense is led by Howard (18.1 ppg), who shoots 41.5 percent behind the 3-point line. … Features two 6-6 forwards in Galloway (13.2 ppg, 8.6 rebounds) and Aguilar (10.8 ppg, 6.0 rebounds). … Won its only state title, appeared in its only championship game and captured its last state trophy in 2011.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN GRIZZLIES

Record: 23-1

State seed: District Three champ

Coach: Dane Roy, sixth season

Players to watch: F Kolby Lee, sr.; PG Kobe Terashima, sr.; F Tyler O’Donnell, jr.

Notes: At state for the fifth year in a row. … Two-time defending state consolation champ. … Has won 22 straight games. … Outscoring opponents by an average of 20.8 points. … Only loss came to Utah’s Timpview on Dec. 1. … 6-0 vs. teams in the 5A state tournament. … Lee (16.9 ppg, 9.3 rebounds, 2.4 blocks) has signed a full-ride scholarship with BYU. … Terashima has a hand in everything, averaging 10.9 points, 6.7 assists, 5.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game. … Five players average seven or more points per game. … Never won a state title and reached only championship game in 2013.

BONNEVILLE BEES

Record: 14-10

State seed: District 5-6 runner-up

Coach: John Tucker, third season

Players to watch: G/F Dillon Sorensen, jr.; C Kehari Harrigfeld, sr.; G Coleman Clayton, sr.

Notes: Reached state for the first time since 2014. … Took third place at the 2014 4A state tournament. … Last state title was in 2003 in 4A. … Sorensen leads the Bees with 14.5 points per game and a 52.8 field goal percentage. … Harrigfeld averages 7.1 rebounds per game, and Sorensen averages 6.4.

MADISON BOBCATS

Record: 21-1

State seed: District 5-6 champion

Coach: Bill Hawkins, 29th season

Players to watch: G Jaxon Edelmayer, sr.; F Nate Webb, sr.

Notes: Lost to Highland in last year’s 5A state title game. … Averages a 5A-best 69.6 points per game. … Hasn’t lost to an Idaho team all season (the one loss was 68-64 at Sky View, Utah, on Jan. 3). … Last state title was in 2011 in 4A. … Last 5A title was in 2007.

CENTENNIAL PATRIOTS

Record: 15-10

State seed: District Three fourth-place finisher

Coach: Josh Aipperspach, second season

Players to watch: G/F Delveion Jackson, sr.; G Brooks King, sr.; G Jaydon Clark, sr.

Notes: At state for the second year in a row. … Jackson (14.7 ppg, 8.5 rebounds) has verbally committed to a full-ride scholarship from UC Davis. … Can heat up behind the 3-point line with King (16.5 ppg, 42 percent 3-point shooter) and Clark (9.6 ppg, 50 percent 3-point shooter). … Five players average seven or more points per game. … 2-5 vs. teams in the 5A state tournament. … Won two titles, the last in 2003. … Last state trophy was in 2011, when it finished second.

BOISE BRAVES

Record: 18-5

State seed: District Three runner-up

Coach: Manny Varela, second season

Players to watch: G Paul Pennington, jr.; W Lucas Centeno, jr.; P Andrew Theobald, sr.

Notes: At state for the first time since 1997, when it finished third. … Varela, a former Borah assistant, has built Boise in the Lions’ image, holding opponents to a classification-low 44.5 points per game. … 1-5 vs. teams in the 5A state tournament. … Pennington leads the 5A SIC in scoring and enters state averaging 18.3 points, 5.6 assists and 3.0 steals. … Centeno (11.0 ppg, 6.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists) is an athletic threat equally capable of shooting from outside and dunking on the break. … Has won five state titles, the last in 1986. … Last reached the finals in 1991.

POST FALLS TROJANS

Record: 18-3

State seed: Region 1 second-place finisher, won state play-in game

Coach: Mike McLean, 10th season

Players to watch: G Jake Pfennigs, 6-7, jr.; G David Bourgard, 6-1, jr.; G Tanner McCliment-Call, 6-1, jr.

Notes: After missing out last year, Trojans are back at state for the eighth time in 10 years under McLean, including a stretch of seven straight trips from 2009-15 … The follicly blessed Pfennigs, also a standout pitcher who has verbally committed to play baseball at Arizona State, is averaging 17.3 points, 11.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists, and is shooting 43 percent from 3-point range. … Post Falls has just one senior on the roster (guard Cameron McKeown), and he comes off the bench. The Trojans start three juniors, a sophomore and a freshman.

4A

MOSCOW BEARS

Record: 8-11

State seed: District I-II first-place finisher

Coach: Josh Uhrig, second year

Players to watch: G Glen Gosse, sr.; F Hunter Pickard, sr.; G Cooper Stephens, jr.

Notes: Moscow is making its first state tournament appearance since 2014 ... the Bears have not won a tournament game since 2013 (lost to Rigby in the title game) ... senior guard Glen Gosse leads the team in scoring, averaging more than 12 points per game ... Snapped seven-game losing streak by winning back-to-back Inland Empire League games to qualify for state.

PRESTON INDIANS

Record: 20-4

State seed: District 5-6 runner-up

Coach: Tyler Jones, seventh season

Players to watch: P Brayden Parker, jr.; G Derek Wadsworth, jr.; G Britten Atkinson, jr.

Notes: Back at state to defend 2016 title. … Lost to Idaho Falls in the district championship game. … Offense runs through junior post Brayden Parker, who is averaging a double-double (16.8 ppg, 10.3 rpg). … Indians have short bench, but there is no shortage of talent. … Strong guard play compliments Parker’s playstyle.

BISHOP KELLY KNIGHTS

Record: 19-4

State seed: District Three champ

Coach: Ryan Kerns, third season

Players to watch: G Max Rice, jr.; G Bronson King, sr.; G Jacob Russell, sr.; PG Dan Sabala

Notes: Qualified for state for the fifth year in a row and eighth time in nine years. … Is the two-time defending state runner-up, losing to Preston in ‘16 finals and Rigby in ‘15. … Uses a five-guard lineup to push the pace and ramp up its defensive pressure. … Averaging a classification-best 65.0 points per game. … Rice (18.2 ppg) is the son of Boise State coach Leon Rice. … The 6-1 Russell led the 4A SIC with 7.1 rebounds per game. … Won two state titles, the last in 1998 at the 3A level.

JEROME TIGERS

Record: 15-10

State Seed: District 4 Runner-up

Coach: Joe Messick, 10th year

Players to watch: G Logan Geist, sr.; G Alex Clegg, sr.; G Tyler Cook, sr.

Notes: Making first state tournament appearance since 2012…Tallest rotation player is 6-foot-1, but likes to spread the floor and shoot threes…Experienced team with nine seniors…Senior guard Logan Geist shoulders a heavy scoring load at 17.4 points per game, and hits 37 percent of his threes…Geist recently cracked the 1,000-point club…Fellow guards Tyler Cook and Alex Clegg score 9.4 and 8.6 points per game, respectively.

IDAHO FALLS TIGERS

Record: 12-12

State seed: District 5-6 champion

Coach: Howard Hart, third season

Players to watch: F Sawyer Storms, sr.; G/F Cooper Peterson

Notes: Won its first district title since 2011 and its first 4A district title ever. … Last state title was in 1988 in 5A. … Won three straight games and six of eight, including a 47-39 victory over No. 1-ranked Preston for the district title. … Storms averages 16.1 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game.

MIDDLETON VIKINGS

Record: 16-8

State seed: District Three runner-up

Coach: Alex Maxwell, first season

Players to watch: F Caden Stevenson, sr.; F Reece Robinett, sr.; G David Kofoed, sr.

Notes: In state for the third year in a row. … Won the 4A SIC regular-season title. … Only losses in 4A have come to Bishop Kelly (0-3 vs. the Knights). … Stevenson led the team this season in both scoring (10.3 ppg) and rebounds (5.5). … Robinett and Kofoed added 9.9 and 6.8 ppg, respectively. … Won its only state title in 1965 at the 2A level and last reached the finals in 2004.

BURLEY BOBCATS

Record: 16-7

State Seed: District 4 Champion

Coach: Jack Bagley, 15th year

Players to watch: G Ryan Bagley, jr.; F Coty Hackett, sr.; F Ace Christiansen, sr.

Notes: Won 12 of past 13 games…Won each district tournament game by double-digits…Three frontcourt players are all 6-foot-3 or taller, led by 6-foot-7 Coty Hackett…Ryan Bagley acts as both scorer and distributor.

VALLIVUE FALCONS

Record: 18-7

State seed: District Three third-place finisher

Coach: Ryan Lundgren, second season

Players to watch: G Nick Fitts, sr.; G Jordan Moran, sr.

Notes: At state for the first time since 2010. … Dropped back to the 4A level this season with the opening of Ridgevue. … Was one of four teams to defeat District Three champ Bishop Kelly. … Fitts, who was the 2A WIC player of the year last year at Melba, transferred and averaged 17.4 points, 3.2 assists and three rebounds per game this season while shooting 40 percent on 3-pointers and starting every game. … Moran also started every game this season, averaging 7.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists. … Won three state titles, the last in 2008 at the 5A level.

3A

SUGAR-SALEM DIGGERS

Record: 17-5

State seed: District 6 champion

Coach: Shawn Freeman, fourth season

Players to watch: G Hayden Wood, sr.; F Parker Miller, sr.; F Chandler Pincock, sr.

Notes: First state appearance since 2014, when they won the consolation championship. … Won four straight and and seven of eight. … Beat No. 2-ranked Shelley two straight times for the district title. … Last state title was in 1994.

TIMBERLAKE TIGERS

Record: 13-8

State seed: District 1 second-place finisher

Coach: Michael Scott, first season

Players to watch: G Brayden Menti, 6-2, sr.; G Brenden Jessen, 6-3, sr; P Colton Counts, 6-5, jr.

Notes: Timberlake is at state for just the second time since the school opened in 1998. The Tigers went two and out in 2013 under Tony Hanna, who just completed his first year as coach at Coeur d’Alene. Through a quirk in the scheduling, combined with a snowout, Timberlake played just one game in a stretch of 37 days, between games on Dec. 20 and Jan. 27.

GOODING SENATORS

Record: 14-11

State Seed: District 4 Champion

Coach: Chris Comstock, first year

Players to watch: G Bryson Comstock, sr.; G Tyler Visser, sr.; F Shawn Pamplona, jr.

Notes: Making first state tournament appearance in 31 years…After starting the year 5-10, won nine of past 10 games…Beat second-seeded Buhl twice in District 4 Championship to make the state tournament…Bryson Comstock, also a perennial all-state wide receiver, leads the team with 16 points per game, and adds four rebounds and three steals…Tyler Visser, who was also an all-state quarterback, adds 14 points and three assists.

PARMA PANTHERS

(Defending champ)

Record: 13-10

State seed: District Three runner-up

Coach: Scot Garrick, second season

Players to watch: F Payton Pinz, sr.; F Braydon Jensen, so.; G Jared Nielsen, so.

Notes: Just like last season, Parma squeaked into state after a mediocre regular season. The Panthers upset Fruitland in the District Three second-place game after losing to it three times previously. … Pinz averaged a double-double this season with 14 points and 11 rebounds per game. … Jensen was the team’s leading scorer at 15 ppg, while Nielsen was close behind at 14 ppg.

KELLOGG WILDCATS

Record: 18-2

State seed: District 1 champion

Coach: Jeff Nearing, first season

Players to watch: F Toby Colburn, 6-4, sr.; G Chase Jerome, 6-0, jr.; G Tyler Gibbons, 5-9, jr.

Notes: Kellogg is at state for the fourth straight year, and fifth time in the past six years. The Wildcats went two and out last year … Kellogg’s only losses were to Freeman (Wash.) and 4A Moscow … Colburn was named the Intermountain League’s MVP … Nearing is a former Bonners Ferry High star.

SHELLEY RUSSETS

Record: 20-6

State seed: District 6 runner-up, won state play-in game

Coach: Jim Kolsen, second season

Players to watch: G Brennon Wattenbarger, sr.; G Adam Driscoll, sr.; F Brady Hollist, sr.; F Jack Thompson, jr.; F Mason Price,jr.

Notes: Fifth straight 3A state tournament appearance. … Last state title was in 2009. … Runner-up in the 2013 state tournament and third place in 2015. … Won 12 straight games this season before falling to Sugar-Salem in the district tournament semifinals.

WEISER WOLVERINES

Record: 21-1

State seed: District Three champ

Coach: Brad Adolfson, fourth season

Players to watch: W Alberto Sanchez, sr.; G Bridger Bumgarner, sr.; G Braden Bumgarner, so.

Notes: At state for the second time in three years. … Enters on a 13-game winning streak with its only loss coming to 4A Caldwell during a holiday tournament. … Sanchez (17.6 ppg, 4.8 rebounds) and Bridger Bumgarner (14.8 ppg, 7.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.6 steals) shoulder the load offensively. … Did not play a home game for more than a month due to severe winter weather. … Won its only state title in 1995 and reached the finals only one other time in 2011.

SNAKE RIVER PANTHERS

Record: 17-3

State seed: District 5 champions

Coach: Robert Coombs, 24th season

Players to watch: P Clancy Thomas, jr.; G Porter Baldwin, sr.; G Bridger Truman, sr.

Notes: Second consecutive trip to the state tournament. … Won the consolation final last year. … Two of three losses came to state qualifiers Sugar-Salem and Shelley. … Enters tournament on eight-game winning streak. … Clancy Thomas is the team’s leading scorer. … Last state title came in 2013.

2A

ST. MARIES LUMBERJACKS

Record: 12-4

State seed: District 1-2 champion

Coach: Bryan Chase, third season

Players to watch: G Jake Sieler, 5-10, sr.; P Kiefer Gibson, 6-2 sr.; P Brady Martin, 6-3, sr.

Notes: Several of these Lumberjacks helped St. Maries win its first state football title last fall … Third straight trip to state for ‘Jacks, who were third in 2015 and fifth last year after losing to eventual champion Firth in semifinals.

MELBA MUSTANGS

Record: 9-14

State seed: District Three runner-up

Coach: Bob Lenz, 19th season

Players to watch: F Eli Bangerter, sr.; G. Justin Trappett, jr.; C. Scott Orr, sr.

Notes: Back at state for the fourth straight year. … Still made the tournament despite losing 2A WIC Player of the Year Nick Fitts to Vallivue and losing three or more games in a row on three different occasions this season. … Entered its six-team district tournament as the fifth seed, but pulled upsets over Marsing and Cole Valley Christian, the regular-season champ, to complete its unlikely run back to state. … Lone state title came in 2011.

RIRIE BULLDOGS

Record: 22-2

State seed: District 6 champion

Coach: Eric Torgerson, fourth season

Players to watch: G Andy Bowden, sr.; C Matthew Johnson, sr.; F Michael Ure, so.

Notes: Reached state for the first time since 2004. … Ended Firth’s 10-year district title streak. … Only state title in program history was in 1990. … Johnson: 13.3 points per game, 7.1 rebounds per game, 63.6 field goal percentage (all team-highs). … Ure: 12.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 53.5 FG percentage, team-high 1.8 blocks per game. … Bowden averages a team-high 5.8 assists per game.

NAMPA CHRISTIAN TROJANS

Record: 15-10

State seed: Play-in game winner over Grangeville

Coach: Randy Brothers, fifth season

Players to watch: G Joshua de Jong, sr.; G Griffin Carson, jr.

Notes: At state for the third straight year. … Won four out of five games and three in a row, including knocking 2A WIC regular-season champ Cole Valley Christian out of the district tournament. … Coming off a 12-point win over Grangeville in the state play-in game. … de Jong is the only player on the roster that has been to state all three years and averaged 12 ppg this season. … Carson was the team’s leading scorer, averaging 16 ppg. … Only state title came in 1996 in the 1A classification.

BEAR LAKE BEARS

Record: 20-4

State seed: District 5 champion

Coach: Brandon Carlsen, ninth season

Players: G Avery Carlsen, jr.; P Matthew Humpherys, sr.; P Hayden Peterson, jr.; G Houston Peterson, jr.

Notes: Returns to state for the first time since 2012, when school was 3A. … Lost to 3A state qualifier Shelley (twice) and 2A qualifier Ririe (once). … Undefeated in conference play. … Have won 13 games in a row. … Offense runs through Avery Carlsen.

DECLO HORNETS

Record: 9-14

State Seed: District 4 Champion

Coach: Jacoby Fox, first year

Players to watch: G/F Keegan Duncan, so.; G Trey Smyer, jr.; G Trey Ramsey, sr.

Notes: Won two-team district tournament over Wendell…Won just one game all year last year…Led by sophomore Keegan Duncan…Young team that features just two seniors on the roster.

NEW PLYMOUTH PILGRIMS

Record: 12-10

State seed: District Three champ

Coach: Mark Van Weerdhuizen, ninth season

Players to watch: G Cody Fernley, sr.; G Riley Harris, sr.; G Lah Say, sr.

Notes: At state for the first time since 2013, when it finished second. … Won seven straight games, including last week’s district championship, its first since 2013. … Harris was the team’s leading scorer this season with 13 ppg. Harris was one of eight players to score in double figures this season for the Pilgrims, including Fernley and Say, who averaged 9 and 6 ppg, respectively. … Only state title came in 1993.

FIRTH COUGARS

Record: 16-10

State seed: District 6 runner-up, won state play-in game

Coach: Scott Adams, 13th season

Players to watch: F Levi Adams, sr.; F Damon Folkman, sr.; G Will Park, sr.

Notes: Three-time defending 2A state champions. … Won eight state titles in program history, including seven of the last 10. … One of two teams to beat No. 1-ranked Ririe this season (the other is Bear Lake). … Won five of last seven games (both losses were to Ririe).

1A DIVISION I

VALLEY VIKINGS

Record: 16-6

State Seed: District 4 Champions

Coach: Brian Hardy, fifth year

Players to watch: C Zane Mussmann, so.; F Ben Christensen, jr.; G Jamin Fenton, sr.

Notes: Knocked off top-seeded Oakley in District 4 Championship…Led in the middle by 6-foot-4 sophomore center Zane Mussmann, and a bevy of strong guards around him…Lost five of eight games in the middle of the year before rattling over two wins over Oakley and a win over third-seeded Raft River.

RIVERSTONE OTTERS

Record: 17-4

State seed: District Three runner-up

Coach: Eric Chapman, sixth season

Players to watch: G/F Dedi Seme, sr.; F Jack Goltry, sr.; G/F Sam Cole, sr.

Notes: First team in school history to qualify for state since becoming a full IHSAA member in 2010-11. … Basketball is the only boys sport offered at the private east Boise international baccalaureate school. … Chapman’s career includes working in media relations and as a video coordinator with the Golden State Warriors in the 1980s, assistant coaching in the CBA and setting up the Idaho Stampede as the director of player personnel. … Won nine in a row before losing to Ambrose in the District Three championship. … Semi (20.0 ppg, 8.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists) can, and has, played all five positions and is the program’s leading career scorer at 1,027 points. … Goltry averages 9.9 points and 9.4 rebounds, and Cole averages 8.8 points.

PRAIRIE PIRATES

Record: 18-4

State seed: District II first-place finisher

Coach: Kevin Chaffee, first year

Players to watch: F Patrick Chmelik, sr.; G Hunter Chaffee, jr.; G Tyson Schlader, sr.

Notes: In search of their third state title in four years (won in 2014 and ‘15) ... ranked fourth in the state media and coaches polls at the end of the regular season ... handed top-ranked Lapwai its first loss of the year in the District II tournament championship ... Chmelik and Chaffee each average better than 11 points per night.

WILDER WILDCATS

Record: 11-11

State seed: Play-in game winner over Genesee

Coach: Juan Colunga, first season

Players to watch: G Fabian Blanco, sr.; G Isaiah Renteria, jr.; P Ezequiel Vargas, jr.

Notes: At state for the first time since 2011. … Seeded ninth in the 12-team District Three tournament before a string of upsets, including a shocking win over second-seeded Liberty Charter. … Continued its Cinderella run in the state play-in game, knocking off Genesee 40-37. … Blanco, the lone senior, scored 12.5 ppg this season. … Renteria added 7 ppg, while Vargas was the team’s leading rebounder (7 per game). … Won four state titles, its last in 1998.

AMBROSE ARCHERS

(Defending champ)

Record: 18-5

State seed: District Three champ

Coach: Jay Hughes, first season

Players to watch: G Ethan Christianson, jr.; G Jaxon Hughes, sr.

Notes: At state for the fourth year in a row. The only year it missed as a full IHSAA member was 2013. … Has earned a state trophy in each of its previous three trips — championship in 2015, consolation in ‘14 and runner-up in ‘13. … Winner of three straight district titles. … Won 14 of its last 16 games with the two losses coming to the 1A Division I No. 1-ranked team (Lapwai) and the 1A Division II No. 1-ranked team (Dietrich). … Christianson (19.6 ppg) and Hughes (18.0 ppg) form a potent one-two punch, but Jack Roberts (9.4 ppg) and Paul Yenor (8.9 ppg) keep defenses honest. … Hughes, a two-time second-team All-Idaho pick, is a four-year starter and Jay Hughes’ son.

GRACE GRIZZLIES

Record: 19-4

State seed: Play-in game winner

Coach: Rory Lloyd, 10th season

Players: G Payton Lloyd, sr.; F Daxx Jorgensen, jr.; F Jacob Aufdemorte, sr.

Notes: Beat Raft River in play-in game to earn state berth. … Lost in third-place game at state last season. … Payton Lloyd is a high-volume scorer who fills up the stat sheet. … Undefeated against 1A DI teams from Idaho. … Last title came in 2003 as a 2A team. … Enters state on five-game winning streak.

LAPWAI WILDCATS

Record: 21-1

State seed: District II second-place finisher

Coach: Bob Sobotta, first year

Players to watch: G Ivory Miles-Williams, sr.; F Emmit Taylor, jr.; G Payton Sobotta, soph.

Notes: Finished second in each of the last two state tournaments ... had 21-game win streak snapped by Prairie last Friday in the District II championship game ... ranked atop the state media and coaches polls at the conclusion of the regular season ... Ivory Miles-Williams, Whitepine League Player of the Year, leads the team in rebounds (8), assists (5) and is second in points (16) behind Taylor (20).

HORSESHOE BEND MUSTANGS

Record: 16-9

State seed: District Three third-place finisher

Coach: Tivon Miller, second season

Players to watch: PG Gavin Miller, jr.; F Quade Renfro, so.; G Michael Osorio, sr.

Notes: At state for the first time since 2012 and the fifth time in the program’s 26-year history. … Never won a state trophy, going a combined 3-8 in four previous trips to state. … Won nine of its last 11 games. … Miller leads the Mustangs in scoring (20.7 ppg), rebounds (8.3), assists (5.5) and steals (3.0). … Three players (Miller, Renfro and Osorio) average 12 or more points per game.

1A DIVISION II

ROCKLAND BULLDOGS

Record: 16-6

State seed: District 5-6 champions

Coach: Scott Lish, fifth season

Players: P/W Spencer Permann, jr.; G Rodney Parrish, jr.; P/W Ridge Farr, sr.

Notes: Returns to tournament for fourth season in a row. .. Won consolation final last year. ... Three-year varsity starter Spencer Permann leads team. ... Undefeated in conference play. ... Totaled two wins over state qualifier Butte County.

DEARY MUSTANGS

Record: 17-4

State seed: 1A Division II District II runner-up

Coach: Gordon Heath

Players to watch: SG Seth Winter, sr.; PG Jalen Kirk, jr.

Notes: First state tournament appearance since 1998. ... Finished the year with a 9-1 league record. ... Winter and Kirk average a combined 38 points and 22 rebounds per game.

KENDRICK TIGERS

Record: 15-5

State seed: 1A Division II District II champions

Coach: Morgan LeBlanc

Players to watch: PG Blake Marker, sr.; C Wyatt Hardin, sr.; SG Cody Taylor, sr.

Notes: After a loss to open the season, the team bounced back with a 14-game win streak. ... Hardin leads the Tigers with an average of 19.1 points per game. ... Marker averages 4.9 assists per game.

DIETRICH BLUE DEVILS

Record: 22-1

State Seed: District 4 Champions

Coach: Wayne Dill, 15th year

Players to watch: G Garrett Astle, sr.; G Kaden Tew, sr.; C Slade Dill, jr.

Notes: Defending state championsÖSpent entire season as stateís top-ranked team in 1A-DII ... One regular-season loss ... Outscored opponents by an average margin of 24.7 points per game ... Deep team with interchangeable parts ... Loves to play up-tempo style ... scored 65 or more points in 16 games.

COUNCIL LUMBERJACKS

Record: 13-5

State seed: District Three champ

Coach: JC Tucker, first season

Players to watch: W Braden Nichols, fr.; PG Brett Rosengrant, jr.; F J.T. Mahon, sr.

Notes: Defending runner-up qualified for state for the third year in a row. ... Seeded second at district after two regular-season losses to Salmon River, then pulled the upset over Salmon River to win its third straight district title. ... Three players average double figures in scoring: Nichols (13.3 ppg, 7.1 rebounds), Rosengrant (11.9 ppg) and Mahon (11.8 ppg, 7.5 rebounds). ... Never won a state title, finishing second twice in 2016 and 2004.

CAREY PANTHERS

Record: 15-9

State Seed: District 4 Runner-Up

Coach: Dick Simpson, 15th year

Player to watch: G Hayden Wayment, jr.; F Derrick Baird, sr.; G Houston Hennefer, jr.

Notes: Head coach Dick Simpson has made the state tournament in 14 of his 15 years as head coach at Carey ... Started the year 1-5, then won 14 of last 18 games ... Led by high-scoring guard Hayden Wayment and 6-foot-3 post player Derrick Baird ... Typically has a size advantage over 1A opponents.

GENESIS PREP JAGUARS

Record: 18-4

State seed: District 1 champion

Coach: Marsell Colbert, third season

Players to watch: G Jonny Hillman, 6-1, so.; PG Junior Williams, 6-0, jr.; P. Stephane Manzi, 6-9, sr.

Notes: Genesis Prep, a private Christian school, placed third last year at state, in its first season as an Idaho High School Activities Association-sanctioned team. Hillman is the lone returning starter ... Hillman averages 16.7 points, 3.6 assists and 2.1 steals; Manzi 14.9 points and 8 rebounds; Williams 11.4 points, 2.6 assists and 2.9 steals. ... Of the Jaguars’ four losses, one came at 5A Coeur d’Alene, two at a tournament in Phoenix which featured 5A and 6A teams, and one was a one-point loss at defending Washington 2B state champion Northwest Christian.

BUTTE COUNTY PIRATES

Record: 18-7

State seed: District 5-6 runner-up, won play-in game

Coach: Jake Hansen, third season

Players to watch: G Landen Gamett, sr.; F Connor Berrett, jr.

Notes: First state tournament appearance since 2014 (in 1A Division I). ... Won the 2013 1A DI state title. ... Won seven of last nine games this season.