Viks, Trojans Win 5A Consolation Finals

The Coeur d’Alene basketball team was disappointed but determined after its state semifinal loss to Centennial on Friday night at the Idaho Center at Nampa. “We never play just to play,” junior forward Deon Watson said. “We play to win. It doesn’t matter if it’s the third-place game or any other game. We haven’t lost any intensity.” Watson and his teammates backed up those words Saturday morning, rolling to a 69-51 blowout of Borah in the 5A third-place game at Columbia High. Watson and fellow junior Chad Chalich each scored 19 points as the Vikings came out swinging less than 15 hours after Friday’s defeat/ Spokesman-Review . More here.