On Saturday, Centennial faced Ridgevue in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Centennial Patriots fell just short of the Ridgevue Warhawks by a score of 57-54. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warhawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 63-61 back in January.
Payton Knudson
| 02/15/25 vs Ridgevue | 57% |
| 02/07/25 vs Mountain View | 44% |
| 02/05/25 vs Rocky Mountain | 45% |
| 02/03/25 @ Kuna | 20% |
| 01/31/25 @ Meridian | 47% |
| + 16 more games |
Centennial's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Payton Knudson, who posted 14 points along with five assists and five boards. Thanks to that strong game, Knudson now owns an excellent 45.2% shooting accuracy. Another player making a difference was Tobin Knudson, who scored 11 points and six rebounds.
Tucker Tiddens was his usual excellent self, putting up 32 points for Ridgevue. The dominant performance gave Tiddens a new career-high in points. Kaimana Nielson was another key player, posting nine points.
Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Ridgevue, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-12.
Centennial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ridgevue, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 80-37 loss against Owyhee on the 18th.
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