Basketball Recap: Centennial Skates Past Mead with Ease + How To Watch

Patriots

Team Score (Highest)

12/19/25 vs Mead	83
12/06/25 vs Canyon Ridge	80
12/11/25 vs Reed	73
12/03/25 vs Skyview	71
12/05/25 vs Minico	66

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Centennial). They claimed a resounding 83-45 victory over the Mead Mavericks. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked eighth in Idaho, while the Mavericks are ranked 200th in Colorado) , the win on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Centennial's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tobin Knudson, who went 9-for-18 en route to 26 points in addition to six boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Eddins, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 20 points.

The win made it two in a row for Centennial and bumps their season record up to 6-1. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points over those games. As for Mead, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.

Coming up, Centennial and Rigby will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. The Patriots will be up against the Trojans' rather soft defense (which has allowed 58.5 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Mead, they and Meridian will face off at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. The Warriors have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.