Coeur d'Alene 53, Columbia River 51

Details

Sport: Boys Basketball
Date/Time: Jan. 1, 2016, midnight
Location: Centennial
Season: Winter 2015

Results

Teams	1	2	3	4	F
Coeur d'Alene (7-1, 0-0)	16	7	16	14	53
Columbia River	15	14	8	14	51

Summary

Bryce Bronson's basket with five seconds remaining gave Coeur d'Alene a 53-51 victory over Columbia River on Friday and sent the Vikings into the championship game at the Centennial New Year's Basketball Bash at the College of Idaho in Caldwell.

The Vikings milked the clock down from 20 seconds before Brody Lundblad faked a shot and passed to Bronson underneath for the winning basket. Columbia River turned the ball over before it could get off a final shot.

The Vikings trailed by six at halftime but Lundblad hit three consecutive 3-pointers to open the second half and give the Vikings a lead.

Lundblad finished with 18 points and five assists. Sam Matheson and Bryce Bronson each had 10 points with Bronson adding seven rebounds. Joey Naccarato had seven rebounds and nine points.

Coeur d'Alene will play top-ranked Centennial for the tournament title at Saturday night at 6:30.

Statistics

3-point goals - CdA, Lundblad 4, Matheson 2, Naccarto 1. Columbia River, Hjort 4, Long 2.
Total fouls - CdA 13, Columbia River 12
Fouled out - None.
Technicals - None.

Scoring

Coeur d'Alene

Lee 1 2-2 4, Lundblad 6 2-2 18, Grinde, Lynn 1 0-0 2, Matheson 4 0-0 10, Bronson 4 2-2 10, McElver 0 0--0 0, Naccarato 3 2-4 9. Totals: 19-44 8-10 53.

Columbia River

Hall 0 0-0 0, Vickers 6 2-3 14, Morton 0 0-0 0, Hjort 6 0-0 16, Hockhalter 1 3-4 5, Long 6 0-0 14, Black 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20-44 5-7 51.

Next Games for Coeur d'Alene

Teams	Date	Time	Sport
Coeur d'Alene 59, Centennial 57	Jan. 2, 2016	7 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Coeur d'Alene 57, Lake City 54	Jan. 5, 2016	7 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Coeur d'Alene 81, Moses Lake 75	Jan. 7, 2016	7 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Post Falls 50, Coeur d'Alene 49	Jan. 12, 2016	7 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Coeur d'Alene 63, Lake City 40	Jan. 15, 2016	7 p.m.	Boys Basketball