The Coeur d’Alene High girls basketball team followed a similar pattern Thursday in its State 5A tournament opener. The Vikings showed glimpses of brilliance coupled with, to borrow a term from coach Dale Poffenroth, stretches of stupidity and foul trouble. The constant, though, for Coeur d’Alene is defense, and it definitely showed up as the second-ranked Vikings handled the No. 1-ranked Boise Braves 47-37 at the Idaho Center. Coeur d’Alene (20-4 overall) will meet Highland (21-3) tonight at 5:15 PST in the semifinals/Greg Lee, SportsLink. Full game story here. And: Idaho Statesman photo gallery here.

5A STATE TOURNAMENT
Idaho Center, Nampa
Thursday
Game 1: Highland 45, Eagle 40 (OT)
Game 2: Coeur d'Alene 47, Boise 37
Game 3: Centennial 50, Meridian 49
Game 4: Lewiston 51, Mountain View 34
Friday
Elimination games
Game 5: Eagle (16-8) vs. Boise (22-2), 1:15 p.m. (loser eliminated)
Game 6: Meridian (16-8) vs. Mountain View (15-11), 3 p.m. (loser eliminated)
Semifinals
Game 7: Highland (21-3) vs. Coeur d'Alene (20-4), 6:15 p.m.
Game 8: Centennial (22-2) vs. Lewiston (20-2), 8 p.m.

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