Slow Start Dooms Trojans that fall on Boise to open the national championships – East Aidaho News

The Nampa-Trojans Rigby fought during the first half of their first game at the national championship on Thursday afternoon, falling into a hole with 24-11 at the half.

Although they recovered and gathered a late jump, the eighth Rigby seed never managed to come back all the way and fall into high school in Boyz Second Seed, 51-42, in the center of Ford Idaho.

“We had a slow start,” said chief coach Todd Barber after the match. “I think it killed us, the first half – just came out and didn’t work very well. We had many mistakes. “

He said that the hole in which the team dug was perhaps insurmountable, but he was proud that they were trying.

“We did it. We bounced back. I was proud of the way we fought at the end, “he added.

The Trojans left many aspects open for improvement during their rough first half.

They were expelled, from 18 to 14, only 5 to 19 of the terrain-0 n-7 of 3rd only 1 of 5 of the free throw line. They also turned the ball over 11 times – to the five Boyz.

Barber said what he jumped out in the second half was the improved defense intensity of his team. They did better work on challenging photos and create intervention in Boise’s passing sails.

Improved protection, he said, led to more open shots and easy buckets.

“We started getting a little momentum,” Barber said. “It was good to see us to get this and show a small battle.”

Rigby improved in each category after the half-time break, shooting 11-on-24s from the pitch, 3-from-9 from deep and 6-on-9 from the strip. They also trimmed their speeds down, giving possession only seven times in the second half.

They worked with a deficiency in one -digit in the fourth quarter, forcing Boyz to return his appetizers to the court. But the rally was too small, too late.

With the loss, Rigby falls into the loser bracket and will now face an eagle with three seeds, which he lost to Madison on Thursday. The game to win or home will be played in Mountain View High School at 5:00 pm

Boyz will face Madison at noon on Friday.

After the match, Barber said he had told his team that this loss means that there are only one life of the season left.

“Your back is next to the wall now, so we have to finish this the right way,” he said. “We still have a chance to end this season with a win, so it’s something to play for.”