Prep basketball recap: Meridian wins fifth straight. Timberline holds on to 2nd in 6A SIC
With the high school boys basketball regular season wrapping up next week, the 6A Southern Idaho Conference hierarchy is coming into focus.
Owyhee, which was idle Wednesday, remains unbeaten in league play, but the battle for second is a tight affair.
Meridian, Timberline, Centennial, Eagle and Mountain View each won games Wednesday night, giving the Wolves a one-game lead over Capital for second place.
Here are Wednesday’s top highlights and top performers from the Boise region.
6A SIC BOYS BASKETBALL
MERIDIAN 53, BORAH 39: After losing three of their first four games to start the season, the Warriors have now won five in a row to move into fourth in the 6A SIC standings. The top four teams from the regular season receive a first-round bye in the district tournament.
Seniors McKoy Thompson (15 points), Tristan Fortin (14 points) and Hunter White (12 points, 11 rebounds) each scored in double figures as Meridian (11-8, 5-4) forced 19 Borah turnovers, which the Warriors converted to 21 points.
Borah (8-10, 3-6) was led by senior guard Colton Dennis with 10 points, three assists and two steals.
TIMBERLINE 52, BOISE 43: The Wolves maintained their hold on second place in the 6A SIC standings with a victory over the Brave (8-11, 4-5).
Timberline (12-7, 7-2) knocked down nine 3-pointers and out-rebounded Boise 33-19 while shooting 46.2% from the floor.
Junior guard Kole Hudson led the charge with 18 points on 6-for-11 shooting, while senior guard Alex Ko added 16 points and sophomore guard Collin Morris had 14 points.
Junior guard Luke Soltau was Boise’s top scorer with 12 points.
CENTENNIAL 77, ROCKY MOUNTAIN 68: Sitting in fifth place with one regular-season game remaining, the Patriots are on the outside looking in.
To capture a bye in the district tournament, Centennial (12-7, 5-5) must win its final game against Mountain View on Friday and hope some of the teams above it in the standings falter.
Centennial junior guard Gabe Eddins tallied a game-leading 24 points with six assists, five rebounds and one steal, and senior Chase Tibbets (17) and Payton Knudson (13) each chipped in with double-digit scoring.
Stats were not reported for Rocky Mountain (10-9, 4-5).
EAGLE 58, KUNA 50: The Mustangs sank 8-of-16 from 3-point range to give them the edge over the Kavemen (11-8, 4-5).
Freshman guard Lucas Kunz made three triples for Eagle (11-8, 3-6), while sophomore guard Bryant Bigelow and freshman guard Aiden Kindrick each made two, and senior Treyson Anderson made one. Bigelow led all scorers with 17 points.
Sophomore Emmanuel Chabuka and junior Jackson Edwards each had 10 points for Kuna.
MOUNTAIN VIEW 69, RIDGEVUE 67: In a game that featured 14 lead changes and eight ties, the Mavericks held off the Warhawks’ fourth-quarter surge for a victory.
Both teams made eight 3-pointers and totaled 32 rebounds, but Mountain View took advantage of 15 Ridgevue turnovers — converting them to 18 points — and turned 13 offensive boards into 14 second-chance points.
Junior forward Cooper Patterson had an efficient game for the Mavericks (9-9, 3-6), going 7-for-11 from the field for 15 points to go with 10 rebounds and two assists. Senior guard Landon Starnes totaled 16 points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals.
Senior forward Tucker Tiddens led all scorers with 19 points along with seven rebounds, three assists, two blocked shots and one steal for Ridgevue (9-10, 2-7).
WEDNESDAY’S GAME BALLS
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Boys basketball
Hunter White, Meridian: The senior power forward shot 50% (5-of-10) from the floor for 12 points along with 11 rebounds, three assists, one blocked shot and one steal in the Warriors’ 53-39 win over Borah.
Kole Hudson, Timberline: The junior guard did not come off the floor, totaling a team-leading 18 points on 6-for-11 shooting while adding four rebounds and an assist in the Wolves’ 52-43 win over Boise.
Gabe Eddins, Centennial: Connected on 63% of his shots for a game-high 24 points in addition to six assists, five rebounds and one steal in the Patriots’ 77-68 win over Rocky.
Bryant Bigelow, Eagle: Drawing six fouls, the sophomore guard converted on 9-of-12 free throws for 17 points along with two rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot in the Mustangs’ 58-50 win over Kuna.
Cooper Patterson, Mountain View: Notched a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds along with dishing out two assists in the Mavericks’ 69-67 victory over Ridgevue.
Lincoln Mathis, Ambrose: Racked up 25 points, 10 rebounds and three steals to lead the Archers to a 74-52 win over Melba in 3A WIC play.
Owen Henrickson, Liberty Charter: Contributed a game-high 18 points while adding three rebounds and one assist in the Patriots’ 59-27 win over Gem State in 2A WIC action.
Girls basketball
Holley Hove, Garden Valley: Accounted for half her team’s points by dropping 30 points in the Wolverines’ 60-29 win over Horseshoe Bend in the 1A Long Pin Tournament.
[Related: Girls basketball district tournament brackets in every class]
BOISE, IDAHO, HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCORES
Boys basketball
Meridian 53, Borah 39
Timberline 52, Boise 43
Centennial 77, Rocky Mountain 68
Eagle 58, Kuna 50
Mountain View 69, Ridgevue 67
Middleton 51, Caldwell 50
Nampa Christian 68, Parma 55
Ambrose 74, Melba 52
Marsing 66, Vision Charter 57
Liberty Charter 59, Gem State 27
Rimrock 57, Camas County 52
Girls basketball
Garden Valley 60, Horseshoe Bend 29
Cascade 61, Greenleaf 5
This story was originally published February 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM.
