ALL-IDAHO BOYS BASKETBALL: Badgers rack up accolades; Williams named three-time MVP
Bonners Ferry Herald | UPDATED 8 months AGO
Bonners Ferry High senior Asher Williams puts up a shot while guarded by Snake River High senior Marcus Coombs during the 4A State Championship game held March 8 at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.
Photo by Jason Duchow Photography
Senior guard Asher Williams of Bonners Ferry was named Player of the Year for the third straight year in the 4A (then 3A) classification. Williams, a Montana Tech commit, averaged 28.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.3 steals across 25 games for the Badgers, who won their second straight state title.
Bonners Ferry senior guard Thomas Bateman was also named to the 4A All-Idaho First Team. Bateman, who has now received such an honor for the second straight season, averaged 16.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game across 25 starts this season.
Senior Brody Rice of Bonners Ferry was named to the 4A All-Idaho Second Team for the first time in his career. Rice averaged 8.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.6 assists across 25 games this season.
Nathan Williams of Bonners Ferry was named 4A Coach of the Year for the second straight season after posting a record of 24-1, boasting 4A's top offense (74.7 points per game) and leading the Badgers to another state title. In five seasons as head coach of the Badgers, he holds a winning percentage of .776 (90-26).
4A ALL-IDAHO BOYS BASKETBALL
PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Asher Williams, Bonners Ferry.
COACH OF THE YEAR — Nathan Williams, Bonners Ferry.
FIRST TEAM — Marcus Coombs, Snake River; Thomas Bateman, Bonners Ferry; Sam Penny, McCall-Donnelly; Dawson Jackman, Snake River.
SECOND TEAM — Brody Rice, Bonners Ferry; Broden Anthony, Kimberly; Justis Whitworth, Marsh Valley; Jaxson Smith, Marsh Valley; Michael Foster, McCall-Donnelly.