Badgers stay alive at state

| March 3, 2006 8:00 PM

MERIDIAN — The Badgers scored the game's first eight points and went on to beat their Intermountain League foe for the fourth time in four meetings, this time in a loser-out game at the state 3A tournament at Meridian High.

Spenser Behrens had 21 points and nine rebounds for Bonners Ferry (17-7), and Matt Simpson added 11 points.

Joey Sauer led Kellogg (17-9) with 15 points.

Bonners Ferry plays Buhl (18-6) today at 8:15 a.m. for the consolation title.

Kellogg 11 15 11 7 — 44

Badgers 18 14 25 3 — 60

KELLOGG — Schreiber 0, Zeigler 2, Kilbourne 0, Ketchum 4, Kagarise 9, Lund 5, Furlin 0, Fuller 0, Comboy 9, Sauer 15, Martin 0, Stribling 0. Totals 18-56 3-3 44.

BONNERS FERRY — Ernst 8, Botkin 0, S. Behrens 21, Krejci 0, Robinson 0, Galloway 0, Hawks 6, Pluid 0, Heigel 0, Mendez 0, Rice 7, Simpson 11, K. Behrens 7. Totals 22-47 10-16 60.