Trio to play in state All-Star game
COEUR d’ALENE — The best boys and girls basketball players in Idaho will be coming together for a fun night of hoops, as the Gem State is divided into half for a night.
A trio of local players were selected to play in the 9th annual North-South All-Star High School Basketball games at North Idaho College, on Saturday, March 17, as the votes have been tabulated and the teams are set.
Players were chosen by a selection committee of sportswriters and broadcasters from throughout the state. The committee selected 12 players, two alternates and a coach for the four teams.
Sandpoint’s Jackson Olin and Maggie Kirscher each made the North team, and Clark Fork’s Brocklynn Thornton was also voted to participate. Thornton is the only player from a 1A school on the North girls roster.
The event will be a doubleheader format with high school seniors playing on teams representing northern and southern Idaho. The competition begins with the girls game at 1 p.m. followed by the boys game at 3:30 p.m. The event will include a three-point shooting contest with the girls competing against the boys and a slam-dunk contest between the games.
Both games, plus the 3-point and dunk contest, will be web cast live on “www.IdahoSports.com.” Games will be broadcast by Mark Browning and Paul Kingsbury.
n Boys roster
NORTH
Deon Watson, Coeur d’Alene; Devon Loy, Coeur d’Alene; Nathan Rathburn, Deary; Eric Cooper, Lakeland; Luke Ness, Lake City; Lane Brooks, Moscow; Luke Thoreson, Post Falls; Marcus Colbert, Post Falls; Michael Hillman, Post Falls; Jackson Olin, Sandpoint; Satchel Schetzle, St. Maries; Tyler Morgan, Kellogg; Brian Cronnelly, Timberlake. Alternate — Jack Nygaard, Kamiah. Coach — Jeff Lambert, Kellogg.
SOUTH
Trae Pilster, Blackfoot; Ben Tucakovic, Borah; Garrett Jones, Boise; Aaron Maffey, Centennial; Jake Hollifield, Jerome; Ryker Pierce, Madison; Joey Nebecker, Melba; Trevor Maughan, Middleton; Brandon Luedtke, Mountain View; Carson White, New Plymouth; Dylan Jones, Rigby; Kamen McCullough, Rigby; Eric Harr, Twin Falls. Alternates — Sean McCarthy, Idaho Falls. Coach — Justin Jones, Rigby.
n Girls roster
NORTH
Kyeli Parker, Coeur d’Alene; Erin Legel, Coeur d’Alene; Brocklynn Thornton, Clark Fork; Jasmyn Smith, Lake City; Jansen Butler, Lake City; Chelsea Waters, Lewiston; Tisha Phillips, Lewiston; Cieana Close, Lakeland; Taylor Anderson, Moscow; Maggie Kirscher, Sandpoint; Kara Wenstrom, Timberlake; Kelly Madsen, Timberlake. Alternates — Mateah Harper, Kamiah. Coach — Matt Miller, Timberlake.
SOUTH
Kalli Williams, Capital; Sierrna Short, Centennial; Sydney Webb, Declo; Moriah Dill, Dietrich; Sarah Viehweg, Marsh Valley; Taylor Simmons, Middleton; Hailey Larsen, Rigby; Alicia Jones, Skyline; Georgia Brown, Sugar-Salem; Cassidy Skidmore, West Jefferson; Kaitiana (KT) Martinez, Wood River; Haylee Thompson, Wood River. Coach — Shaliana Taylor, Rigby.