Watch Day 1 of TitleOne Tip-Off Classic games here

IDAHO FALLS — Sixteen local and regional high school basketball teams — eight boys teams and eight girls teams — are converging on Idaho Falls and the Mountain America Center to decide who is the TitleOne champion. But those teams will play for much more than just hoop superiority.

Hillcrest boys and girls, Century boys and Shelley boys will represent eastern Idaho at the first-annual TitleOne Tip-Off Classic, joining teams from across the state and one team from Wyoming. By accepting the invite, all 16 teams have earned money for a nonprofit organization of their choosing.

Each organization chosen to be represented by the 16 teams will receive a $1,000 donation directly from TitleOne. Additional funds will be allocated from the proceeds generated by the tournament, meaning those donations could be significantly larger than what has already been guaranteed.

See more about their causes here.

Friday’s games will be announced, depending on Thursday’s outcomes. Keep an eye on EastIdahoSports.com for updates and more livestreams of TitleOne games. We have the currently happening game in the player above, and you can watch the previous games below.

9:30 a.m. – Sandpoint vs. Mountain Home (girls)

UPDATE: Behind senior Juli Donez, the Mountain Home Tigers beat the Sandpoint Bulldogs and senior Brecken Mire, 49-45. Mountain Home advances into the quarterfinals; Sandpoint drops into the consolation bracket.

11 a.m. – Sandpoint vs. Shelley (boys)

UPDATE: Senior Logan Roos leads the Sandpoint Bulldogs, with 13 points, past the Shelley Russets and senior Landen Smith, who finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds.

READ | Shelley drops TitleOne opener against Sandpoint despite Landen Smith double-double

12:30 pm. – Burley vs. Borah (girls)

Borah knocks off Burley, 54-36, and will face Mountain Home in the girls’ semis Friday at 3:30 p.m. Burley will battle Sandpoint in the consolation second round at 9:30 a.m.

2 p.m. – Coeur d’Alene vs. Star Valley (boys)

Star Valley (WY) doubles up CDA, 62-31, and will take on Sandpoint in Friday’s semis at 5 p.m. Coeur d’Alene will match up with Shelley in the second round of the consolation bracket at 11 a.m.

3:30 p.m. – Bishop Kelly vs. Kimberly (girls)

After scoring just eight points in the first half, the Bishop Kelly Knights climbed all the way back against the Kimberly Bulldogs, taking their first lead with less than a minute to play and sealing a 52-52 win.

5 p.m. – Boise vs. Century (boys)

Boise dominated Century, handing the Diamondbacks their first lopsided loss of the season, 63-45. Justus Mangum’s 20 points led a Century squad that was held under 60 points for the first time this season.

READ| Century gets ‘bullied’ by Boise in lopsided loss

6:30 p.m. – Hillcrest vs. Twin Falls (girls)

The Hillcrest Lady Knights and their “motor,” Kaia Kesler, rumble past the Twin Falls Bruins to secure a spot in the semifinals, where they will meet Bishop Kelly.

READ | Kaia Kesler drives Hillcrest past Twin Falls in TitleOne opening round

8 p.m. – Hillcrest vs. Vallivue (boys)

The Hillcrest Knights, led by 20 points from Creiden Nield, erased a second-half double-digit deficit, but came up one bucket short in a 65-64 loss. They fall into the consolation bracket, where the Century Diamondbacks await for a Friday afternoon showdown.

READ | Hillcrest battles back but falls just short in TitleOne Tip-Off epic with Vallivue