Middleton loses, ends streak

Twin Falls defeated Middleton 42-36 in the first game of the 4A girls basketball state tournament at Mountain View in Meridian on Thursday afternoon. The loss snapped Middleton's 72-game winning streak — the longest in the nation — and ended the Vikings' hopes of winning a fourth consecutive state championship.

Twin Falls outscored Middleton 12-6 in the third quarter to take a 28-23 lead into the final quarter. Middleton cut the lead down to two, to 38-36, with less than a minute to play, but the Bruins hit their free throws down the stretch.

“I don’t think it was the streak of 72 that got to them, I think it was the streak of three (straight state titles),” Middleton coach Andy Jones said.

Middleton lost starting guard Maya Ah You to a knee injury in the second quarter.

D’Rae Tullock had 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Vikings, while Mikayla Harris had eight points and 10 rebounds for the Bruins. Maddie Watkins added nine points off the bench in the win.

5A

Idaho Center, Nampa

THURSDAY

First round

Game 1: Post Falls 50, Mountain View 28

Game 2: Highland 63, Meridian 39

Game 3: Capital 42, Madison 31

Game 4: Coeur d'Alene 55, Rocky Mountain 36

FRIDAY

Elimination games

Game 5: Mountain View (18-6) vs. Meridian (18-6), 1:15 p.m.

Game 6: Madison (17-8) vs. Rocky Mountain (20-4), 3 p.m.

Semifinals

Game 7: Post Falls (22-1) vs. Highland (20-2), 6:15 p.m.

Game 8: Capital (17-7) vs. Coeur d'Alene (20-5), 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

Consolation

Skyview High, Nampa

Game 9: Winner 5 vs. Winner 6, 1 p.m.

Third place

Columbia High, Nampa

Game 10: Loser 7 vs. Loser 8, 1 p.m.

Championship

Idaho Center

Game 16: Winner 7 vs. Winner 8, 8 p.m.

4A

Mountain View High, Meridian

THURSDAY

First round

Game 1: Twins Falls 42, Middleton 36

Game 2: Century 48, Nampa 36

Game 3: Bishop Kelly 51, Moscow 26

Game 4: Pocatello 47, Burley 44

FRIDAY

Elimination games

Game 5: Middleton (23-1) vs. Nampa (15-10), 1:15 p.m.

Game 6: Moscow (8-12) vs. Burley (19-5), 3 p.m.

Semifinals

Game 7: Twin Falls vs. Century (16-7), 6:15 p.m.

Game 8: Bishop Kelly (17-7) vs. Pocatello (16-8), 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

Consolation

Mountain View High

Game 9: Winner 5 vs. Winner 6, 9:15 a.m.

Third place

Mountain View High

Game 10: Loser 7 vs. Loser 8, 11 a.m.

Championship

Idaho Center, Nampa

Game 15: Winner 7 vs. Winner 8, 6 p.m.

3A

Skyview High, Nampa

THURSDAY

First round

Game 1: Snake River 43, Priest River 30

Game 2: Parma 41, Bonners Ferry 40

Game 3: Filer 36, Marsh Valley 33

Game 4: Sugar-Salem 49, Homedale 37

FRIDAY

Elimination games

Game 5: Priest River (16-9) vs. Bonners Ferry (16-6), 1:15 p.m.

Game 6: Marsh Valley (18-7) vs. Homedale (12-12), 3 p.m.

Semifinals

Game 7: Snake River (21-2) vs. Parma (21-2), 6:15 p.m.

Game 8: Filer (20-4) vs. Sugar-Salem (13-13), 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

Consolation

Skyview High

Game 9: Winner 5 vs. Winner 6, 9:15 a.m.

Third place

Skyview High

Game 10: Loser 7 vs. Loser 8, 11 a.m.

Championship

Idaho Center

Game 14: Winner 7 vs. Winner 8, 3:50 p.m.

2A

Bishop Kelly High, Boise

THURSDAY

First round

Game 1: Grangeville 38, Valley 21

Game 2: Soda Springs 47, Marsing 27

Game 3: North Fremont 46, New Plymouth 44

Game 4: Ririe 34, Melba 22

FRIDAY

Elimination games

Game 5: Valley (14-10) vs. Marsing (13-10), 1:15 p.m.

Game 6: New Plymouth (17-7) vs. Melba (11-15), 3 p.m.

Semifinals

Game 7: Grangeville (14-7) vs. Soda Springs (22-2), 6:15 p.m.

Game 8: North Fremont (17-10) vs. Ririe (17-7), 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

Consolation

Bishop Kelly High

Game 9: Winner 5 vs. Winner 6, 9:15 a.m.

Third place

Bishop Kelly High

Game 10: Loser 7 vs. Loser 8, 11 a.m.

Championship

Idaho Center

Game 13: Winner 7 vs. Winner 8, 1:40 p.m.

1A DIVISION I

Columbia High, Nampa

THURSDAY

First round

Game 1: Kamiah 51, Liberty Charter 21

Game 2: Prairie 42, Butte County 38

Game 3: Grace 48, Rimrock 35

Game 4: Lapwai 66, Challis 51

FRIDAY

Elimination games

Game 5: Liberty Charter (18-6) vs. Butte County (21-2), 1:15 p.m.

Game 6: Rimrock (15-4) vs. Challis (16-8), 3 p.m.

Semifinals

Game 7: Kamiah (19-3) vs. Prairie (21-6), 6:15 p.m.

Game 8: Grace (16-9) vs. Lapwai (20-4), 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

Consolation

Columbia High

Game 9: Winner 5 vs. Winner 6, 9:15 a.m.

Third place

Columbia High

Game 10: Loser 7 vs. Loser 8, 11 a.m.

Championship

Idaho Center

Game 12: Winner 7 vs. Winner 8, 11:30 a.m.

1A DIVISION II

Nampa High

THURSDAY

First round

Game 1: Dietrich 70, Kootenai 21

Game 2: Mackay 56, Tri-Valley 26

Game 3: Rockland 47, Deary 42

Game 4: Kendrick 39, Carey 35 (OT)

FRIDAY

Semifinals

Game 5: Dietrich (24-1) vs. Mackay (15-6), 1:15 p.m.

Game 6: Rockland (14-10) vs. Kendrick (14-10), 3 p.m.

Elimination games

Game 7: Kootenai (4-19) vs. Tri-Valley (16-4), 6:15 p.m.

Game 8: Deary (12-7) vs. Carey (15-7), 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

Consolation

Nampa High

Game 9: Winner 7 vs. Winner 8, 9:15 a.m.

Third place

Nampa High

Game 10: Loser 5 vs. Loser 6, 11 a.m.

Championship

Idaho Center

Game 11: Winner 5 vs. Winner 6, 9:30 a.m.