The chase is on: East Idaho sending 14 teams to the state championships

Sugar-Salem’s Frank Fillmore (12) blocks the shot attempt of Snake River’s Bryden Mortensen (2) during a game earlier this season. | Kalama Hines, EastIdahoNews.com. IDAHO FALLS – It’s Week 3 for winter state championships with the boys basketball state tournaments converging on the Boise area beginning Thursday. Eastern Idaho will be represented by 14 teams, with Preston earning the top seed in 5A. Snake River in 4A, Firth in 3A and Rockland in 1A are each seeded second. Here is the schedule with opening round matchups. 6A at the Idaho Center No. 3 Madison vs. No. 6 Boise, noon No. 7 Thunder Ridge vs. No. 2 Lake City, 2 p.m. 5A at Rocky Mountain HS No. 3 Hillcrest vs. No. 6 Columbia, noon No. 1 Preston vs. No. 8 Jerome, 5 p.m. No. 5 Bonneville vs. No. 4 Middleton, 7 p.m. 4A at Eagle HS No. 3 Sugar-Salem vs. No. 6 McCall-Donnelly, noon No. 2 Snake River vs. No. 7 Filer, 2 p.m. No. 5 Marsh Valley vs. No. 4 Cole Valley, 7 p.m. 3A at Capital HS No. 2 Firth vs. No. 7 Marsing, 2 p.m. No. 5 Soda Springs vs. No. 4 Ambrose, 7 p.m. 2A at Vallivue HS No. 7 Grace vs. No. 2 Valley, 2 p.m. 1A at Caldwell HS No. 3 Watersprings vs. No. 6 Challis, noon No. 2 Rockland vs. No. 7 Nezperce, 2 p.m.The post The chase is on: East Idaho sending 14 teams to the state championships appeared first on East Idaho News.
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