Sun Valley Community School boys soccer head coach Richard Whitelaw’s focus after the team placed fourth at the Idaho Class 4A state soccer tournament was on the experience gained by the players.

“Having to play three tough games in three days is a challenge,” he said.

Last week at Owyhee High School in Meridian, the Cutthroats, the No. 4 seed, registered a 3-2 victory in the first round over the Teton Timberwolves on Oct. 23. The win advanced the Cutthroats to the semifinal round, where the Coeur d’Alene Panthers earned a 2-0 victory over SVCS on Oct. 24. On Saturday, SVCS fell to Wendell 2-0 in the third-place contest.

“We just lacked a few goals up front when we needed them,” Whitelaw said.

Coeur d’Alene defeated McCall-Donnelly 1-0 in the final to win the 4A crown.

“It takes a spe

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