Centennial advances to 5A state championship for second year in a row

Centennial will play in the 5A state championship game for the second year in a row after a 50-35 victory over Madison in the semifinals Friday at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.

The Patriots take on Eagle at 8 p.m. Saturday. It will be the fourth meeting of the season between the two programs, with Eagle winning the three previous games by double digits.

Centennial last won a state championship in 2006, and four starters return from last year’s runner-up team.

Senior guard Tori Williams scored 22 points, including four 3-pointers, Alicia Curry had 13 points and Lauren Brocke added 10 points and six rebounds to lead Centennial.

This story was originally published February 17, 2017 at 9:27 PM with the headline "Centennial advances to 5A state championship for second year in a row."