Cold-shooting Knights fall in state opener

| February 20, 2020 10:49 PM

NAMPA — Shooting woes plagued the Lakeside Knights in a 46-22 loss to the Tri-Valley Titans in the first round of the state 1A Division II girls basketball tournament Thursday night at Nampa High.

Lakeside shot just 7 of 38 (18.4 percent) from the field for the game, including 2 of 21 (9.5 percent) in the second half.

Lakeside (15-7), at state for the first time since 2017, will play Mackay tonight at 7 PST in a loser-out game. Mackay lost to Carey 42-39 in the first round.

Sophomore Jolissa Holt scored nine points to lead Lakeside, which trailed 26-16 at halftime, but managed just 10 points in the second half.

Josey Jones scored 16 points, Emma Hollon 14 for Tri-Valley (20-2), which plays Carey in a semifinal game this afternoon.

Lakeside 6 10 4 2 — 22

Tri-Valley 11 15 10 10 — 46

LAKESIDE — J. Holt 9, Middleton 0, Adrian 4, Matt 0, Gorr 4, Peters 1, Anderson 2, Allen 0, Marchand 0, A. Holt 2. Totals 7-38 6-10 22.

TRI-VALLEY — Tyler 0, Cisco 0, A. DeVries 0, Mitchell 5, Hollon 14, Wood 4, Jones 16, A. Atnip 0, Ertel 4, Hansen 0, L. DeVries 3. Totals 16-40 8-11 46.