When looking back at any championship high school team and the success they have had over time, parental involvement is just as important as the talent on the field or court.
The Sherman Huskies had already faced the state’s top 2A basketball team and lost by two points, and Thursday, they had a chance to square off against Washington’s top 1A program, Sunnyside Christian.
It was a state-playoff atmosphere Monday night, as the 2A classification’s No. 1-ranked team, Stanfield, hosted the 1A’s No. 2 squad, Sherman, in a non-league showdown Monday at Stanfield High School, an 82-80 Stanfield win.
For two quarters, Condon-Wheeler gave the Sherman Huskies all they could handle. Ahead 25-21 at the half, the No. 2-ranked Huskies put the Knights away with a 23-11 third-quarter run in a 65-46 victory Saturday in Condon.
Max Martin tallied 25 points, the inside duo of Kyle Fields and Isaiah Coles added a combined 31 points to lead the No. 1-ranked Sherman Huskies to a lopsided 84-49 victory over Arlington Friday in Moro.
Coming off a resounding four-quarter performance Friday against Horizon Christian, the defending champion Sherman Huskies came out hitting on all cylinders Saturday, as five players hit double figures in a 78-25 boys’ basketball road triumph against Ione.
The Sherman Huskies posted a 1-3 record in four games played at the Punahou Invitational Basketball Tournament held in Honolulu, HI., taking their lone victory over Kamehameha on Friday by a 69-67 score.
Sherman had a two-game stint in the postseason, but had four players make a lasting impression to opposing coaches and administrators for their representation of Husky football.
MORO – With a talented roster of athletes, the Big Sky Conference champion Sherman Huskies won nine games, finished sixth in the 1A state rankings and just missed out on a state semifinal berth after a close playoff loss to North Douglas.
Playing without their top safety and receiver Jacob Justesen, the No. 6 Sherman Huskies will have another tough test in front of them at 1 p.m. Saturday at Sutherlin High School playing a North Douglas team that has won 10 consecutive games.