First-year high school sports programs are supposed to struggle. They’re supposed to take their lumps, wait their turn and build toward the future.
Someone forgot to tell the Owyhee boys basketball team. The Storm capped a dominant and historic first season with a 50-43 win over Centennial in the 5A state championship Saturday at the Ford Idaho Center.
Centennial entered Saturday as Cinderella, the lowest seed in the tournament who put together a pair of upsets to get to the championship game.
The Idaho Statesman reports, Owyhee’s win makes it the first time a first year program has won the 5A state title since Lake City girls basketball in 1995.
