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Century High School junior Justus Mangum throws down a dunk against the Blackfoot Broncos. Blackfoot beat Mangum and the Diamondbacks at Century. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoSports.com
EASTERN IDAHO — Both the boys’ and girls’ high school basketball seasons are now in full swing, with most local boys’ teams having played at least one game.
The first busy week of hoops saw local teams bring home big wins, including the Highland girls, who avenged a loss to crosstown rival Pocatello earlier in the season, and the Blackfoot boys, who earned a road victory over Century.
Here are some of our favorite photos from last week’s basketball action.
And remember to visit the East Idaho News – Sports Facebook group — here — and vote for your favorite. The photo that has the most votes at noon Wednesday will be the group’s header photo for a week.
Grace Lutheran’s Olivia Bloxham drives against North Gem’s Myken Rindlisbaker during the Royals’ 38-32 home conference win Saturday. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoSports.com
Grace Lutheran’s Garrett Grayson rises high for the slam dunk against North Gem. The Royals bested the Cowboys, 63-21, at Grace Lutheran School. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoSports.com
The Madison defense converges on a driving Hillcrest Knight. The Bobcats topped Hillcrest, 49-40, at Madison High School on Dec. 2. | Photo courtesy Amy Ward
Madison senior Mia Walsh takes a shot in the lane against Hillcrest. | Photo courtesy Amy Ward
Blackfoot’s Austin Arave looks for the reverse finish agains the Century Diamondbacks. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoSports.com
Century’s Adrian Gonzalez tries to finish against the hounding Blackfoot defense. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoSports.com
Pocatello’s Madysen Torngren blocks the 3-point attempt from Highland’s Peyton Pieper during the Thunder-Ram rematch at Pocatello High School. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoSports.com
The Highland Rams storm the Palace court after beating the Pocatello Thunder, 35-33. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoSports.com