JASON DUCHOW PHOTOGRAPHY
Noah Haaland (15) of Lakeland goes up for a shot as Blake Hawthorne, left of Bishop Kelly defends and Keegan Croteau (3) looks on Thursday in a first-round game at the state 4A boys basketball tournament at Rocky Mountain High in Meridian.
March 5, 2021
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March 5, 2021 1:25 a.m.
STATE 4A BOYS BASKETBALL: Shorthanded Hawks grounded
With only six experienced players, Lakeland fades in second half of first-round loss to Bishop Kelly
"Well, it’s just really hard to play varsity basketball at the state level, with six guys," Lakeland boys basketball coach Dave Stockwell said. "The people we missed, obviously it hurt us down the stretch because we ran out of gas completely. Legs went; shots didn’t fall, hard to play defense. But man, the effort those six gave was outstanding. I mean outstanding; I’m so proud of them."