Post Falls Climbs Out Of A Hole To Overhaul Cda In Ot, 61-59

It didn’t surprise Post Falls High boys basketball coach Wade Quesnell that his team fell behind early Monday against Coeur d’Alene.

“It seems like we’ve been down the whole season,” Quesnell said.

But even Quesnell was wondering if the 19-point hole the Trojans found themselves in with little more than 3 minutes left in the first half was too deep to escape.

The Trojans chipped away, forcing overtime before pulling off a 61-59 upset over the short-handed Vikings in an entertaining Border League game.

Scott Klaudt took a length-of-the-court inbounds pass and made a layup with 3 seconds left for the winning margin.

That basket came 7 seconds after CdA’s Jim Rupp knotted the score at 59 when he made a 3-pointer with a defender in his face.

The Vikings may have been guilty of celebrating and not defending when Klaudt broke down court.

“In a situation like that, when the other

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