This year's state tournament team capsules were written by members of the media from across the state of Idaho.

District One: Mark Nelke, CDA Press
District Two: Byron Edelman, Lewiston Tribune; Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman
District Three: Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman; Brandon Walton, Idaho Press
District Four: Ben Jones, Times-News
District Five: Madison Guernsey, Idaho State Journal
District Six: Marlowe Hereford, Post Register

During the playoffs, visit our state tournament coverage page for photo galleries, live audio gamestreams and round-by-round recaps.

BOISE BRAVE
Record: 15-8
State seed: District Three third-place finisher
Coach: Kim Brydges, 15th season
Players to watch: C Peyton McFarland, sr.; PG Allison Ross, jr.; G Ava Oakland, so.
Notes: ESPN ranks McFarland as a four-star recruit and the No. 80 player in the country. ... The 6-4 Utah signee averages 17.0 ppg, 9.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks, and she enters with 1,030 career points. ... Ross (9.2 ppg, 2.6 assists, 2.3 steals) provided a huge boost after missing the first half of the season with an injury. ... Third-leading scorer Allie Guerricabeitia (6.9 ppg, 2.4 steals, 2.1 assists) was lost for the season with a dislocated ankle four weeks ago. ... 2-4 since Guerricabeitia’s injury.  ... Madi Williams (5.7 ppg) has signed with NCAA Division II Point Loma Nazarene. ... Unranked in final state media poll. ... At state for the third year in a row and sixth time in past seven years. ... Won three state titles, the last in 2005. ... Changed its mascot from Braves to Brave in August.

COEUR D’ALENE VIKINGS
Record: 18-4
State seed: District One-Two champ
Coach: Nicole Symons, first season
Players to watch: G Jaelyn Brainard-Adams, jr.; F Skylar Burke, so.; F Madi Symons, fr.; G Tori Younker, jr.
Notes: Vikings are at state for the first time since 2014, when they won the last of their four state titles in a seven-year stretch under head coach Dale Poffenroth. ... Just one senior on this year’s roster, and no seniors starting. ... Six juniors on the roster, including five who are in their third year on the varsity. ... First winning season since 2014. ... Madi Symons is Nicole’s daughter. ... Nicole was a Viking assistant the past two seasons. She played three years at Coeur d’Alene in the early 1990s, winning a pair of state titles. She won a state title as a senior at Lake City when the school opened in 1994. ... Her husband, Corey, is in his sixth season as North Idaho College men’s basketball coach.

EAGLE MUSTANGS
Record: 15-11
State seed: Play-in game winner
Coach: Cody Pickett, seventh season
Players to watch: PG Betsey King, sr.; G Elise Boockholdt, sr.; G Aspen Carter, so.
Notes: Defending state champ. ... Has reached the championship game three years in a row. ... At state for the sixth straight year. ... King is the only returning starter from last year’s championship, and she leads the teams in points (14.6 ppg), assists (2.8), steals (1.7) and free-throw shooting (86%). ... Boockholdt averages 9.7 ppg. ... Unranked in final state media poll. ... 3-7 vs. 5A state qualifiers. ... Pickett is a former record-setting quarterback at the University of Washington who played two seasons in the NFL with the 49ers.

MOUNTAIN VIEW MAVERICKS
Record: 21-2
State seed: District Three champ
Coach: Connie Skogrand, 17th season
Players to watch: P Naya Ojukwu, so.; G Trinity Slocum, jr.; G Laila Saenz, sr.
Notes: Defending state runner-up. ... Ranked No. 1 in final state media poll. ... Has won 16 in a row. ... Highest-scoring offense in 5A at 57.7 ppg. ... No. 2 defense in 5A at 39.4 ppg. ... At state for the eighth straight year and has won a trophy seven years in a row. ... Ojukwu is a reigning first-team All-Idaho pick and leads the team in points (14.7), rebounds (6.3) and blocks (1.8). But she missed the last two games with a sprained ankle. ... Slocum (13.6 ppg, 5.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.9 steals) is the younger sister of Destiny Slocum, the only McDonald’s All-American in state history. ... Saenz (11.9 ppg, 4.1 rebounds, 2.7 steals) has signed with Westmont College (NAIA). ... Won two state titles (2015, 2016). ... Skogrand is the only head coach in program history.

POST FALLS TROJANS
Record: 13-10
State seed: District One-Two runner-up
Coach: Marc Allert, ninth season
Players to watch: G Katie Fleming, sr.; G Dylan Lovett, jr.; G Ali Carpenter, sr.
Notes: Back at state for the first time since 2018, when they won the title. ... Allert also coached the Trojans to a state title in 2013, his second season. ... Won at top-seeded Lake City to earn the district’s second berth to state. ... Fleming, who missed most of last season following knee surgery, has played a key role in this year’s return to state.

RIGBY TROJANS
Record: 19-5
State seed: District Five-Six champ
Coach: Troy Shippen, third season
Players to watch: G Ruby Murdoch, sr.; G Brooke Donnelly, jr.; P Tylie Jones, jr.
Notes: Second appearance at the 5A state tournament since moving up from 4A in 2016. ... Won back-to-back district titles for the first time since 2012. ... Went undefeated versus conference opponents for the first time since 2011. ... Last state trophy was in 2012, a program-best second-place finish and the program's first state trophy since 1978. ... Enters state on a 10-game win streak. ... Murdoch is one of the best free-throw shooters in District Six, going 11-for-16 from the line in two overtimes of last year’s district semifinal win and making three consecutive foul shots with three seconds left in Rigby’s 49-48 district semifinal win this year. ... The only team thus far that 4A No. 1 ranked Bonneville has beaten by single digits (54-52 on Nov. 21). ... Split regular-season meetings with 4A No. 5 ranked Blackfoot. ... Graduated six from last year’s team and has a junior-laden varsity roster this season.
 
ROCKY MOUNTAIN GRIZZLIES
Record: 15-9
State seed: District Three fourth-place finisher
Coach: BJ Humphreys, first season
Players to watch: G Makayla DeBry, sr.; G Jada Reed, sr.; F Annagail Smith, sr.
Notes: At state for the first time since 2015. ... DeBry (Walla Walla CC) and Reed (College of Idaho) have both signed college scholarships. ... No one averages more than 10.0 ppg, but five players average 5 or more points, led by DeBry (9.1 ppg). ... Unranked in final state media poll. ... 2-7 vs. state qualifiers. ... Won five of its last six games. ... Never won a state title and played in its only championship game in 2014. ... Humphreys is a former assistant coach with the College of Idaho men’s basketball team.

TIMBERLINE WOLVES
Record: 21-3
State seed: District Three runner-up
Coach: Andy Jones, second season
Players to watch: G Ava Ranson, sr.; C Emma Ellinghouse, sr.; C Sophie Glancey, so.
Notes: Fields two Division I signees in Ranson (Montana State) and Ellinghouse (Santa Clara). ... Ranked No. 2 in final state media poll. ... 5A’s toughest defense at 35.6 ppg. ... All three of its losses came to Mountain View. ... Has seven players taller than 5-foot-10, and three over 6-foot. ... Ranson, a defending first-team All-Idaho selection, leads the 5A SIC with 18.0 ppg while adding 3.1 assists and 2.0 steals. ... Glancey averages 11.8 ppg and 6.3 rebounds, and Ellinghouse 9.7 ppg and 8.5 rebounds. ... At state for the second straight year after a 13-year drought. ... Jones won six state titles between Middleton and Caldwell, the second most for a coach in Idaho girls basketball history. ... Won its only state title in 2003. ... Appeared in three state finals (2002, ‘03, ‘04).

CLASS 4A

BLACKFOOT BRONCOS
Record: 18-8
State seed: District Six runner-up
Coach: Courtnie Smith, fifth season
Players to watch: P Hadley Humpherys, soph.; PG Tenleigh Smith, jr.; G Isabelle Arave, soph.
Notes: Second consecutive 4A state appearance and second since 2005. ... Won 4A state consolation trophy last year. ... Last state tournament first-round win was in 2005. ... All but three members of last year's team are back this year. ... Three of the Broncos' losses are to undefeated Bonneville. ... Split regular-season meetings with 5A District Five-Six champ Rigby. ... All starters are underclassmen except for senior Kristen Thomas. ... Reached state for the second consecutive year after losing its first game of the 4A District Six tournament. ... 5-4 versus 5A teams and 13-4 versus 4A teams thus far this season. ... Has never won a state title. Program’s best finish was second place in 2005.

BONNEVILLE BEES
Record: 24-0
State seed: District Six champ
Coach: Ryan Erikson, first season
Players to watch: PG Sadie Lott, sr.; W Sage Leishman, sr.; F Makayla Sorensen, sr.; G Sydnee Hunt, jr.
Notes: Winning games by an average of 21.1 points. ... First appearance at 4A state tournament since 2010, which ended with a second-place finish. ... Won 5A state consolation trophy in 2018. ... Only previous state titles were in 2009 and 2005 (both 4A). ... Had an undefeated regular season last year before going two-and-out in districts. ... Erikson came to Bonneville after three seasons at South Fremont. In 2018, he led the Cougars to their first 3A state tournament in 12 years and to the winner’s bracket for the first time in program history. ... Lott leads District Six in scoring (16.7 ppg) and 3-point shooting (39.5%) and is No. 5 in field goal shooting (50.8%). ... The starting lineup has been shuffled since senior Brooklyn Cunningham suffered the second ACL tear of her career in the 4A District Six semifinals vs. Skyline. ... Sorensen, Idaho’s Gatorade Player of the Year for Volleyball and a Weber State volleyball commit, leads the Bees in rebounds (5.7) and assists (2.8).
 
BURLEY BOBCATS 
Record: 15-9
State seed: District Four runner-up
Coach: Amber Whiting, second season
Players to watch: F Carrie Baker sr.; G Kelsie Pope jr.; G Amari Whiting fr. 
Notes: Went on a six-game win streak before losing district championship to Century. ... Whiting, a freshman, already has college recruiting attention, including an offer from BYU. ... Whiting averages more than 20 points, 3.8 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game. ... Won two state titles, the last in 2018 over Century. 

CALDWELL COUGARS
Record: 21-3
State seed: District Three champ
Coach: Ashley Green, second season
Players to watch: G Jade Martinez, sr.; G Kat Vallejo, sr.; C Aaliyah Kennedy, sr.
Notes: Ended the year as the fourth-ranked team in the state. ... Defeated Middleton for the first time in two years to win the first district title in program history. ... Has won 18 of its last 19 games. ... Last year’s state runner-up. ... Martinez the third-leading scorer in the 4A Southern Idaho Conference at 13.3 points per game. ... Martinez led the league in assists (4.3) and steals (4.6). ... Only state title came in 2001.

CENTURY DIAMONDBACKS
Record: 19-3
State seed: District Four-Five champ
Coach: Chris Shuler, 11th season
Players to watch: F Lexi Bull, sr.; F Abby Christensen, sr.; G Preslie Merrill, jr.
Notes: Went undefeated last season and won 4A state title. ... Won three of the last five 4A state titles. ... Has not lost to an Idaho opponent since the 2018 state title game. ... Won nine consecutive district championships. ... Bull is signed to play at the University of Wyoming. ... Enters state on an 11-game winning streak. ... Ranks second in 4A with average point differential of plus-16.1.

MIDDLETON VIKINGS
Record: 17-6
State seed: District Three runner-up
Coach: Jacob Doty, first season
Players to watch: G Zoey Moore, sr.; G Ashley Campbell, sr.; G Payton Hymas, so.
Notes: No. 3 in the final state media poll. ... Won the 4A Southern Idaho Conference regular-season title for the second year in a row. ... At state for the fourth straight season. ... Won 12 of its last 13 games. ... Moore, who leads the team in points (11.3 ppg), rebounds (4.2) and blocks (0.7) will be a part of all four state tournament teams, including the 2017 state title. ... Middleton’s five state championships (2008, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘17) are the most in the 4A state classification.

PRESTON INDIANS
Record: 19-7
State seed: Play-in game winner
Coach: Ryan Harris, first season
Players to watch: F Cassee Pugmire, sr.; F Mickayla Robertson, so.; F Kylie Larsen, jr.
Notes: Seeking first state trophy since finishing third in 2017. ... Won its only state title in 1986. ... Four players are averaging at least 7.2 ppg. ... No player is averaging more than 9.0 ppg. ... 1-4 against this year's 4A state tournament teams.

SANDPOINT BULLDOGS
Record: 16-7
Seed: District One-Two champ
Coach: Will Love, second season
Players to watch: G Dawson Driggs, sr.; G Maddie Morgan, sr.; F Hattie Larson, jr.
Notes: Sandpoint missed state last season after making it five straight years, the last four under Duane Ward. Love was Ward’s assistant, and took over as head coach when Ward stepped down. ... Ward is in his second season as Love’s assistant. ... Driggs and Morgan are a high-scoring guard combo and effective 3-point shooters. ... Sandpoint placed third at state in 2015 and ‘16.

CLASS 3A