Holding is a football foul and shouldn't be allowed in basketball. Weiser downs Payette 66-50

  Not only was the weather a sloppy mess on Tuesday, January 24th but the boys basketball games in Payette weren't much better. The frosh/soph team won their game 48-34 due to a strong start. The JV game had plenty of problems. It is my opinion that if the JV team would learn to play as a team instead of a bunch of individuals trying to win the game on their own, they will have more success. Weiser trailed by 15 at the half and by 7 going into the fourth quarter. The boys began to pass to each other and ran plays which led to their winning the game. With under 26 seconds to go, Ty Wilkins sank a shot tying the game. Payette made a shot to go up by two points. Weiser tied it up. Weiser had the ball with about 11 seconds to go. Austyn Grothaus brought the ball down the court, looked to drive but instead dished the ball to the other side of the key to Zach Tate for the bucket and the lead. Weiser won 54-52.
  The varsity game was quite physical and by the fourth quarter, the officials had had enough. Payette was handed three technical fouls, two in the fourth. Weiser would capitalize on the historonics in the fourth to pull way ahead to win 66-50. Starters for the game were Elias Daniels, Tyler Hemphill, Justin Roberts, Issac Zanelli and Drew McKie. Free throws were a bit of a problem again in this game. Weiser scored first on the second trip down the court. Roberts passed to McKie for two. McKie was fouled the next trip and sank one shot. Payette took the lead on one of I believe 8 threes by Zach Allen of Payette. McKie to Daniels down low for two. McKie to Brock Bumgarner for two, 7-4. On the fastbreak, McKie to Daniels for the bucket, McKie had a rejection on defense. Daniels stole the ball and led Hempheill to the backboard for the lay-up, 11-4. McKie hit another bucket. Bumgarner stole the ball and handed the ball into the basket. Weiser led 15-8 at the end of the first quarter.
  Payette had the ball with Allen sinking a three in the top of the second quarter. Zanelli matched that on the Weiser end with his THREE! McKie fouled Waynetska of Payette  but instead of playing it cool, Waynetska poked Drew in the chest and taunted earning himself a technical foul and a place on the bench for the remainder of the game. Derek Reyes putback an "O" rebound, 20-12. Allen made a three, Zanelli once again matched that with his THREE!. Daniels with the "O" rebound putback. Bumgarner hit a THREE. Weiser had the lead at the half 30-24.
  Payette came out of the locker room ready to play hitting a two and a three to pull within a point of Weiser 30-29. McKie sank a shot. Roberts with the up and over shot, 34-29. Allen of Payette was lights out from three point range keeping his Pirates in the game. Payette would tie the game at 4:41, 34-34. Zanelli hit the jumper in the key. Hemphill to Daniels for two, Zanelli drained his third THREE and Weiser could breathe again, 41-34. At the end of the third, Weiser 41, Payette 36.
  Ethan Thomas moved inside for the early bucket in the fourth quarter. Payette made back to back shots. McKie to Hemphill for the reverse lay-up. Hemphill inbound to Daniels for two, 47-40. McKie to Daniels for two. Bumgarner with the "O" rebound putback on a nifty move under the basket, 51-41. McKie hit the bucket. McKie put the shot through for two more, 55-44. At this exact point, the officials recognized that Payette was holding our players and it cost them in fouls including another technical. There was 3:26 still to play. Daniels sank both his free throws from the foul line and then Zanelli made both shots for the technical, 59-44. Bumgarner putback yet another "O" rebound. McKie to Hemphill for two. McKie sank his last shot, 65-47. Daniels made one free throw. Weiser would win the game 66-50.
  Stats: Weiser was 6 made of 18 attempts from the free throw line. Scoring:  Daniels 15, McKie and Zanelli 13, Bumgarner 11, Hemphill 8, Reyes, Roberts and Thomas 2 each.