“From a team standpoint, I don’t know if there’s a better recipe for a team’s success than having your best player also being your most unselfish player,” fourth-year Coeur d’Alene boys basketball coach Jon Adams said.
One was the addition of a 35-second shot clock, which will be used at state tournaments this season for the first time. Most schools, particularly the larger schools, are using the shot clock in the regular season and postseason, in preparation. It’s not required during the regular season yet, but …
“This atmosphere is, by far, the loudest and probably the fullest atmosphere I’ve ever been in,” Pratt said after Lake City’s girls downed visiting Coeur d’Alene 54-45. “This one has more people, and they’re cheering non-stop. So it was great; what a great atmosphere for our kids.”