Boys Basketball holds on to first place position

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Senior Braden Corpus scans the court for a pass to a teammate.

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Savannah Harrelson, Staff Writer
January 31, 2012
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Straddling a 15-1 regular season record, the varsity boys basketball team aims to conquer all at the state tournament after defeating Mountain View for the first place spot in the 5A Southern Idaho Conference.

A strength for the team includes intensity and height, with senior starters Ben Tucakovic and Brock Holubetz at 6’6” and 6’8”.

“We have a really good team, and we play as a team,” said junior Cody Spjute. “We are the tallest team in the state and we’re really fast.”

“We have a senior dominated team, and all of the players have brought defensive intensity,”  said Coach Cary Cada. “We’ve always had a good defense from the beginning.”

Isaiah Wright, a sophomore in his second year as a varsity player, said, “Our biggest strength is the fast breaks,” but added, “We have a problem turning the ball over.”

The largest battle for the Lions thus far happened against their second match up of the season against Mountain View, the defending state champions. Mountain View kept Borah from achieving the state title in the championship game last year.

Earlier in the season, Mountain View defeated the Lions in a one point loss, 51-52. The second contention in the regular season, however, served the Lions with a win at home, and bloodshed on the court as a Mountain View player cut his head and a five-minute cleanup session was in order. The Lions prevailed 48-36.

The next battle for Borah was against Meridian, when the Lions trailed throughout the whole first half. The Lions triumphed in the second half, however, winning 48-44.

While the main goal is winning the state tournament, the team plans to keep each game at the forefront. “We need to take it game by game,” said Wright.

“We need to get better every day,” added Spjute.

Cada said, “We need to stay focused on the big picture and play together. We’re not a strong rebounding team, and we need to be more balanced.”