IDAHO FALLS – And the inaugural TitleOne Tip-Off Classic girls championship goes to Hillcrest.

Yes, that same Hillcrest team that opened the season 0-5.

That same team that struggled to win close games earlier in the season.

“Early in the season we played a lot of younger players, not a ton of varsity experience,” coach Ryan Taylor said following the postgame ceremony and trophy presentation after the Knights defeated Borah 49-48.

“I was pretty confident in our girls, in our team,” Taylor said. “Sometimes early on in the season it takes a little while for things to mesh and things to gel. We kept preaching patience and we’re going to figure this thing out. To the girls’ credit, they continued to believe in themselves and here we are on a five-game win streak.”

Not just a five-game win

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