Last Thursday night was another milestone in Ambrose basketball history. Our varsity boys brought home our first-ever district championship trophy after defeating one of our toughest opponents – Liberty Charter – for only the second time. The Archers finished the regular season 20-4 and managed to hold their own against a few 4A and 5A schools during invitational play, even beating 4A state qualifier Bishop Kelly.
And this all after moving up a classification – from 1A Division II to 1A Division I. The move has not appeared to slow these boys down, and has perhaps given them incentive to prove themselves in a new group of opponents. For the state tournament, which begins Thursday, Ambrose will hit the ground running by taking on last year’s defending state champion, Prairie. This will be the first matchup between the the #1 (Ambrose) and #2 (Prairie) ranked teams.
The Archers are asking for the kind of fan support they received last year when Ambrose received the “Pep Club of the Year” award from Idahosports.com, who commented, “…little Ambrose is winning the Pep Club of the Year award based on how many students showed up versus how many they actually have. I guarantee you this: over 90 % of their student body was there in person.”
So, Archer fans, come support your team Thursday, March 5th, at 8:00 pm at Vallivue High School.
GO ARCHERS!
