Coeur d’Alene Vs. Lewiston In 5A Final

If the Coeur d’Alene High girls basketball team had a true point guard, it would win the State 5A championship going away. Ball handling has been the Vikings’ Achilles heel this season, but they’ve managed to get by with a guard-by-committee approach. Highland tested Coeur d’Alene ’s resolve in more ways than one Friday, but the Vikings held off the physical Rams 48-39 in the semifinals at the Idaho Center . It will be an all-North Idaho final for the second time in three years when Coeur d’Alene (21-4) meets Lewiston (21-2) at 7 PST. For the fourth straight year the state trophy will go to a Panhandle team. CdA will be after its third straight state championship. It’s the fifth consecutive year the Vikings have been in the state final. Lewiston rallied from a 15-point deficit to knock off Centennial 57-52 in overtime/ Greg Lee , SportsLink. More here . (Photo by Dan Pelle/SR, from Lewiston’s win over Coeur d’Alene in Coeur d’Alene Feb. 2)

• Also, Kellogg vs. Priest River for the girls’ state 3A title (see link above & scroll down)