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66 games in 3 days.
After the thousands of games that have been played this year, in both boys and girls basketball, we have one final weekend to hash out the winners of the boys season.
All I know is this: I wish it would never end.
Basketball has been, and always will be, my number one favorite sport. As we kick off March Madness, I certainly hope that I can enjoy the final moments of the high school basketball season as much as you will. It's fun to see kids laying everything they have out on the court in pursuit of team accolades, in this case, a state championship. Only one team from each classification can come out holding the state championship banner, but each team can certainly learn a lot about themselves with each passing moment during the Real Dairy Shootout.
The 2015 edition of the Real Dairy Shootout is once again brought to you by the United Dairymen of Idaho and the Idaho High School Activities Association. Please make sure you thank those who are in charge of the tournaments for their hard work in putting this on for the youth of Idaho and for all fans, everywhere.
This year, for the second straight season, I have been assigned to cover the 3A classification at Meridian HS here on IdahoSports.com. Join Lance Taylor, Kyle 'Fuzz' Taylor, and myself as we bring you all of the action on our IdahoSports. GameStreams. I just hope my voice can hold out for 11 games over three days as I am battling a cold (in what is, easily, the WORST time of year to get sick from a broadcasters standpoint). We certainly hope that you will enjoy our online coverage if you can't be at the 3A Real Dairy Shootout in person.
The 3A classification is WIDE OPEN this year. I don't know if you can pick a favorite on paper. Maybe I'll use that as an excuse if my 3A picks are way off base.
That being said, as I say each year with my picks, I do not have a 'hometown team', since I didn't grow up in Idaho, nor do I have kids attending any school. So if I pick against your team, don't take it too hard. After all, my only goal is to beat Paul Kingsbury's average for his picks (which, in all reality, shouldn't be that hard to do). So if I pick against your school, don't try to crucify me in the posts below... I can't pick every team. If I'm wrong in some of my picks, that's ok with me: I've never been perfect in anything, so this shouldn't be any different!
2015 Boys Real Dairy Shootout Selections - Day 1 - State Quarterfinals
Class 5A - Ford Idaho Center
Game 1 - Borah over Rocky Mountain
Game 2 - Highland over Timberline
Game 3 - Post Falls over Nampa
Game 4 - Capital over Skyline
Class 4A - Borah HS
Game 1 - Century over Twin Falls
Game 2 - Bishop Kelly over Middleton
Game 3 - Mountain Home over Lakeland
Game 4 - Rigby over Burley
Class 3A - Meridian HS
Game 1 - Kellogg over Weiser
Game 2 - Buhl over Parma
Game 3 - Shelley over Fruitland
Game 4 - South Fremont over Marsh Valley
Class 2A - Capital HS
Game 1 - Soda Springs over Nampa Christian
Game 2 - St. Maries over Declo
Game 3 - Firth over Grangeville
Game 4 - Melba over West Jefferson
Class 1A Div-I - Vallivue HS
Game 1 - Oakley over Genesee
Game 2 - Lapwai over Liberty Charter
Game 3 - Valley over Challis
Game 4 - Prairie over Ambrose
Class 1A Div-II - Caldwell HS
Game 1 - Dietrich over Lakeside
Game 2 - Rockland over Council
Game 3 - Mackay over Logos
Game 4 - Carey over Summit Academy
Good luck to all of the players, coaches, and support staff for each team in the tournament! I'm looking forward to excellent basketball this weekend in the Treasure Valley (and potentially some upsets too). I hope that you can join us, in person, at the six different game sites to cheer on your team. But, if that's not possible, I hope you can join us online right here on IdahoSports.com!
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