Soda Springs 50, Marsh Valley 42, OT

    The Soda Springs Cardinals have done what no one else was able to do for some time — beat Marsh Valley.

    In overtime, the Cardinals made 10-of-11 free throws and beat the Eagles 50-42 in Soda Springs Wednesday night.

    “We came out and we wanted to see if we could compete with a good team,” said Soda Springs head coach Wade Schvaneveldt.

    The Cardinals, ranked No. 2 in 2A, avenged their only loss for the season (a four-point loss Nov. 14 at Marsh Valley) and move to 8-1 for the season. The Cardinals were led by Andee Neuman’s 15 points.

    Marsh Valley, in its first loss in 31 games,  falls to 5-1 for the season. Kami Hansen, with 11 points, was the Eagles’ leading scorer.

Highland 57, Skyline 43

    The Skyline Grizzlies honored Highland’s Timmie Bowie before the game and raised nearly a $1,000 in donations towards her medical bills.

    “To see people come together for the community, it’s just really touching,” said Highland head coach Tony Green.

    On the court, four Rams scored in double figures and Highland beat Skyline 57-43 in Idaho Falls Wednesday night.

    It was a one-point game at halftime but Highland outscored the Grizzlies by 13 in the final two quarters.

    “I thought they worked harder than we did in the first half,” Green said. “We had a lot of breakdowns. At halftime, we told the girls to be patient. We shot with a little more confidence and got going a little bit.”

    Dylan Gonzalez had 12 points, Dakota Gonzalez added 15, Makenzie Van Sickle chipped in 10 and Jamiece Yizar had 14 for the Rams.    

    Highland, 5-0 overall and 1-0 in the 5A Fifth/Sixth District, host Hillcrest Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Century 36, Idaho Falls 29

    Behind a strong defense and balanced scoring, the Century Diamondbacks beat the Idaho Falls Tigers 36-29 on the road Wednesday.

    Sarah Holt had nine points, Rian Rawlings had eight and Katherine Roberts chipped in eight.

    The Diamondbacks, 3-3, host Preston Friday at 7 p.m.

Boys’ Basketball

West Side 62, Grace 40

    Despite Colton Kladis’ 24 points, the Grace Grizzlies lost to the West Side Pirates 62-40 at home Wednesday night.

    “We came out a little sluggish in the third quarter,” said Grace head coach Rory Lloyd, referring to West Side outscoring the Grizzlies 23-12 after halftime to extend the lead.

    Grace, 1-1 for the season, travels to Raft River Saturday.

Rockland 41, Oakley 38

    Sophomore Rex Permann poured in 18 points, 11 rebounds and four steals as the Rockland Bulldogs beat the Oakles Hornets 41-38 in Oakley Wednesday night.

    BJay Turlee, another sophomore, chipped in 12 points and three steals.

    The Bulldogs, 2-1, travel to Raft River tonight.

Sho-Ban 73, Rimrock 46

    Talon Samora scored a game-high 26 points as the Sho-Ban boys’ basketball team went on the road and downed Rimrock 73-46.

    Andre Graves added 17 points and Christian Silk finished the night with 18 points for the Chiefs.

    “We went into halftime and we were not happy with the way we played,” said Sho-Ban head coach Lester Stewart. “We talked about playing better as a team and that we needed to play like the team we think we are. In the third quarter, we did that.”

    The Chiefs scored 24 points in the the third quarter to take control of the game.

    Sho-Ban (2-0) plays in the Jackpot Tournament this weekend. Their first game is Friday against Lighthouse Christian at 5 p.m.