Another full Thursday of prep stories

PREPS

Ready for as much from prep land as you can imagine? Well here it is.

From the Idaho Prep Page today you don’t want to miss Greg Lee’s column on Elmer Jordan, who will be laid to rest Friday in Coeur d’Alene. Greg talked with Don Monson, who played for coach Jordan at Coeur d’Alene High.

Also on the Idaho page is a feature on Lake City’s girls’ basketball team, which is on a hot streak, and a prep profile on St. Maries’ wrestler Kyle Joiner. There is also the state basketball rankings and the North Idaho wrestling rankings.

In Washington, Mike Vlahovich’s column concerns the lack of a shot-clock in boys’ basketball. Mike is, by his own admission, ambivalent about a clock. Me, I’m against it. I’m not even a big fan of one in college to be honest, but feel it is not appropriate in high school, even among girls.

All a shot clock does is limit the underdog’s ability to pull an upset. When two evenly matched teams play, the clock is never a factor. When two unevenly matched teams play, the lack of a clock allows the weaker team to work the clock, shorten the game, and give itself a better chance to be successful. If the stronger team can impose its will, so be it. If not, the weaker team isn’t under any shot-clock imposed mandate to shoot.

But I digress. Back to the stories. We also have a feature on west Valley’s boys’ basketball team, a inexperienced group leading the Great Northern League. Add to that a Prep Profile on Riverside wrestler Ryan DesRoches and Quick Hits and you have the Prep Page.

There was a big Greater Spokane League wrestling match Thursday, with East Valley defeating University by a point. We also have a roundup from Idaho and one from Washington filled with reports of last night’s action.

Don’t forget to check Mike’s Prep Report blog and Greg’s Idaho Prep Sports blog for more information and conversation.