THURSDAY

4A state tournament

PRESTON 58, IDAHO FALLS 47

BLACKFOOT VS. KUNA, 8 p.m.

3A state tournament

FRUITLAND 71, SNAKE RIVER 59

Noah Watt scored 21 points off the bench, but it wasn't enough for Snake River in a 71-59 loss to Fruitland in the first round of the 3A state tournament at Meridian High School on Thursday.

The Panthers trailed 40-26 at halftime before mounting a comeback in the third quarter. Snake River trailed by eight going to the fourth, but Fruitland held on.

Snake River (13-10) plays Marsh Valley in a loser-out game Friday.

KIMBERLY 77, MARSH VALLEY 64

Marsh Valley stayed close for three quarters but eventually fell to Kimberly 77-64 in the first round of the 3A state tournament Thursday at Meridian.

Cody Hansen scored 19 points and Bracken Howell added 18 for the Eagles, who trailed 55-48 going into the fourth quarter but couldn't make a run.

Marsh Valley (16-11) plays District 5 rival Marsh Valley in a loser-out game Friday at 1:15 p.m.

2A state tournament

WEST SIDE 55, MELBA 45

West Side survived an upset bid in the first round of the 2A state tournament Thursday, exploding in the fourth quarter to beat Melba 55-45 at Capital High School.

The Pirates, who finished the season ranked No. 1 in the 2A media poll, trailed 31-29 going to the fourth but scored 26 points in the final period for a comfortable win.

Bryler Shurtliff (22), Isaac Frankman (16) and Connor Nielsen (14) combined to score 52 of West Side's 55 points.

The Pirates (22-4) play either St. Marie's or New Plymouth in the semifinals Friday.

MALAD VS. COLE VALLEY CHRISTIAN, 6:15 p.m.

1A DI state tournament

GRACE 63, LIBERTY CHARTER 51

Grace's strong second half gave the Grizzlies a 63-51 win over Liberty Charter in the first round of the 1A DI state tournament Thursday at Vallivue High School.

Gage Stoddard scored 17 points and Ivor Gibbs added 14 for Grace, which led 26-24 at halftime before outscoring the Patriots by five in both the third and fourth quarters.

It was the 10th win in a row for Grace (15-10), which plays Lapwai in the semifinals Friday at 6:15 p.m.

1A DII state tournament

NORTH GEM 79, TIMBERLINE 50

North Gem made a statement in the first round of the 1A DII state tournament at Caldwell High School on Thursday, running over Timberline 79-50 behind James Bodily's 37 points.

Bodily made 15 of 19 field-goal attempts, including 5 of 7 3-pointers, and 2 of 3 free throws, adding six rebounds and three steals.

Logan Corta added 16 points for the Cowboys, who led 37-23 at halftime.

North Gem (17-5) plays Cascade in the state semifinals Friday at 1:15 p.m.

THURSDAY'S BOX SCORES

FRUITLAND 71, SNAKE RIVER 59

Fruitland 18 22 12 19 — 71

Snake River 13 13 18 15 — 59

Fruitland — Joe Henggler 13, Weatherall 5, Beltran 2, Lindsey 20, Watson 2, Hartman 3, Bower 13, Josh Henggler 13.

Snake River — Young 10, Ibarra 10, Watt 21, Anderson 4, Poulter 10, Wray 4.

KIMBERLY 77, MARSH VALLEY 64

Marsh Valley 21 14 13 16 — 64

Kimberly 26 17 12 22 — 77

Marsh Valley — S. Howell 2, Hansen 19, B. Howell 18, K. Howell 8, Belnap 6, Roche 1, Bennett 2, Howe 8.

Kimberly — D. Cummins 17, Arrington 2, P. Bair 22, J. Cummins 5, Hammond 6, J. Bair 7, Etherington 18.

WEST SIDE 55, MELBA 45

Melba 7 5 19 14 — 45

West Side 10 8 11 26 — 55

Melba — Reiber 12, Bunnell 5, Fong 18, Wilson 8, Logan 2, Clark 4.

West Side — Nielsen 14, Brown 3, Shurtliff 22, Frankman 16.

GRACE 63, LIBERTY CHARTER 51

Liberty Charter 13 11 11 16 — 51

Grace 16 10 16 21 — 63

Liberty Charter — Elton 9, C. Gardner 17, Bistriceanu 13, K. Gardner 12.

Grace — Stoddard 17, Gibbs 14, Lloyd 13, Anderson 1, Smith 5, Mansfield 13.

NORTH GEM 79, TIMBERLINE 50

North Gem 21 16 26 16 — 79

Timberline 12 11 10 17 — 50

North Gem — Leavitt 3, Freeman 7, Low 6, Cook 2, Corta 16, Hatch 2, Bodily 37, Yost 3, Cooper 3.

Timberline — Larson 5, Sellers 14, Brown 5, Hunter 2, Wentland 9, Summerfield 9, Christopherson 6.