IDAHO FALLS — The Hillcrest Knights put on a charge late in the second quarter and threatened to erase what had been a double-digit Vallivue lead for much of the first half.

But Vallivue (2-2) seized all the momentum while simultaneously rocking Hillcrest (0-4, 0-0) with a stomach punch, when they scored the final five points of the half — the last three of which coming on a 55-foot buzzer beater, as the Falcons sprinted, cheering into the locker room with a 43-29 lead.

It would have been easy to lie down in the second half, and a lesser team may have. But the Knights, the reigning 5A state runners-up, battled back to take a lead with under a minute to play in the fourth. After surrendering that lead, however, a game-tying buzzer-beater from senior Creiden Nield hit front iron as Vallivu

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