Century bested by Burley in back-and-forth battle; Grace Lutheran boys beat American Heritage, Madison girls top Hillcrest

POCATELLO — The Century Diamondbacks had no answer for the Burley Bobcats’ deep ball Tuesday night.

Despite battling back from several deficits, Burley (2-0, 0-0) reclaimed the lead for a final time on a 3-pointer with just over a minute remaining in the game, sealing a 65-60 victory at Century High School.

Century (1-1, 0-0) was led by juniors Justus Mangum (19) and Xenphon Flesishmann (18), who accounted for more than half of the Diamondbacks’ scoring (37). Flesishmann added to his already solid performance when he converted an and-one to give his squad a lead late in the third.

Mangum, who led Century’s continuous answers to Burley surges, fouled out with 2:09 remaining in a tied game, and the Diamondbacks were outscored 7-2 the rest of the way.

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