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IDAHO FALLS — Thursday’s opening round of the TitleOne Tip-Off Classic saw just one local team earn a victory and spot in the semifinal round.
Of the eight teams that remain in the hunt for the inaugural tournament’s championship titles, the Hillcrest lady Knights carry eastern Idaho’s lone hope for the TitleOne crown. They will be joined by the Mountain Home Tigers, Borah Lions and Bishop Kelly Knights in the girls’ bracket, and the Sandpoint Bulldogs, Star Valley (Wyoming) Braves, Boise Brave and Vallivue Falcons in the boys’ bracket.
The Century Diamondbacks, Hillcrest Knights and Shelley Russets will continue on in the consolation bracket.
Friday will bring eight more games in another action-packed day of high school hoops, streamed exclusively by EastIdahoSports.com. Watch the live feed above, and videos of previous Friday games below.
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9:30 a.m. – Sandpoint vs. Burley (girls)
Sandpoint, led once again by junior Brecken Mire, bounced back from a round-one loss to beat Burley, 56-47. Mire’s 18 led all scorers. The Bulldogs will play for the TitleOne consolation championships Saturday. The Bobcats fall into the seventh-place game.
11 a.m. – Shelley vs. Coeur d’Alene (boys)
Coeur d’Alene’s Caden Symons scored a game-high 31 points, leading the Vikings past Brett Crandall and the Shelley Russets. Shelley continues to search for its first win of the season when it tips off Saturday’s seventh-place game against the Hillcrest-Century loser.
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12:30 pm. – Kimberly vs. Twin Falls (girls)
After a close first half, Twin Falls pulled away in the second half for a 60-50 win. The Bruin will face the Sandpoint Bulldogs in the TitleOne girls’ consolation championship. The Burley Bobcats and Kimberly Bulldogs will battle in the seventh-place game.
2 p.m. – Hillcrest vs. Century (boys)
The Hillcrest Knights, with newfound leadership in senior Tyson Sweetwood, earned their first win of the season, 56-45, over the Century Diamondbacks, earning a spot in the consolation championship. Century will face Shelley in the seventh-place game.
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3:30 p.m. – Mountain Home vs. Borah (girls)
Borah tops Mountain Home, 51-38, and will play for in the inaugural TitleOne Tip-Off Classic girls’ championship. Mountain Home will face the loser of Hillcrest-Bishop Kelly in the third-place game.
5 p.m. – Sandpoint vs. Star Valley (WY) (boys)
Senior standout Cooper Lancaster paced Star Valley with a game-high 27 points as the Braves beat the Sandpoint Bulldogs, 70-69, in an overtime thriller. Star Valley advances to the boys’ championship game, where they will meet the winner of Friday night’s matchup between Vallivue and Boise. Sandpoint will battle the loser of the same game for third place.
6:30 p.m. – Hillcrest vs. Bishop Kelly (girls)
Hillcrest got 20 points from Kaia Kesler, and all-around efforts from Reece Sessions and McKenzie Gatluak in a 56-38 victory. They held Bishop Kelly to just 23 points in the final three quarters to secure a spot in the girls’ championship game against Borah Saturday night.
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