ALL-LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL: Williams named MVP, four Badgers grab honors

ALL-LEAGUE: Asher Williams

A senior guard standing at 6 foot 6 inches tall, Williams, a Montana Tech commit, averaged 28.6 points per game and reached the 2,000-point milestone this season... named 4A IML Most Valuable Player for second time (no MVP pick chosen by league in 2024)... now a four time all-league recipient, having been named every year since freshman year... two-time 3A (now 4A) All-State Player of the Year in 2023 and 2024 (2025 honors not published by Idaho Statesman yet)... named 2025 4A/3A Player of the Year of Idahosports.com All-North Idaho Team... named 2025 Most Valuable Player of Idahosports.com 4A Boys Basketball All-Tournament Team... averaged 27.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3.3 steals per game during 2025 state tournament... scored a school record 50 points against Timberlake on Jan. 18 at the Backwoods Brawl spirit competition... finishes career having led Badgers to 82-16 record over last four years, four straight IML district and regular season titles, three state championship game appearances and two state titles... will be coached by 1997 Bonners Ferry graduate Adam Hiatt next season in Butte.

ALL-LEAGUE: Thomas Bateman

A senior guard standing at 6 foot 5 inches tall, Bateman averaged 16.4 points per game and reached the 1,000-point milestone this season... now a three-time all-league recipient, having been named every year since sophomore year... named to 3A (now 4A) All-State Second Team in 2024 (2025 honors not published by Idaho Statesman yet)... named to 2025 4A/3A Idahosports.com All-North Idaho Team... named to 2025 First Team of Idahosports.com 4A Boys Basketball All-Tournament Team... averaged 16 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per game during 2025 state tournament... finishes career having led Badgers to 82-16 record over last four years, four straight IML district and regular season titles, three state championship game appearances and two state titles.

ALL-LEAGUE: Brody Rice

A senior guard standing at 6 foot 3 inches tall, Rice averaged 8.7 points per game and dished out a countless amount of assists as the Badgers' main point guard this season... now a two-time all-league recipient, having been named in both his junior and senior seasons... named to 2025 4A/3A Idahosports.com All-North Idaho Team... named to 2025 Second Team of Idahosports.com 4A Boys Basketball All-Tournament Team... averaged 12.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1 steal per game during 2025 state tournament... finishes career having led Badgers to 82-16 record over last four years, four straight IML district and regular season titles, three state championship game appearances and two state titles.

ALL-LEAGUE: Eli Blackmore

A senior guard standing at 5 foot 10 inches tall, Blackmore averaged 5 points per game this season as the Badgers' sixth man... now a two-time all-league recipient, having been named in both his junior and senior seasons... named 2025 6th Man of the Year of Idahosports.com 4A Boys Basketball All-Tournament Team... averaged 5.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, 2 assists per game during 2025 state tournament...  finishes career having led Badgers to 82-16 record over last four years, four straight IML district and regular season titles, three state championship game appearances and two state titles. 

ALL-INTERMOUNTAIN LEAGUE

MVP — Asher Williams, sr., Bonners Ferry

All-league

Tyler Engelson, sr., Timberlake; Max Simpson, jr., Timberlake; Brody Rice, sr., Bonners Ferry; Thomas Bateman, sr., Bonners Ferry; Eli Blackmore, sr., Bonners Ferry.

    Thomas Bateman
  

    Brody Rice
  

    Eli Blackmore