BOISE — With 1:34 remaining in Century's 42-31 loss to Twin Falls, Century coach Cody Shelley chastised his team for its lack of perspiration, telling the Diamondbacks that if they weren't tired, something was wrong.
Something was wrong, but it was because this just wasn't the Diamondbacks' night.
Whether it was Ty Ravsten saving a wild pass — only to see it end up chased down by Twin Falls' Jayson Welker because none of his teammates were around to grab the ball — or the Diamondbacks' numerous missed layups and putbacks, nothing went Century's way as Twin Falls (19-7) ended its season in the 4A quarterfinals for the second consecutive season on Thursday night at Borah High School.
Shelley thought that the Diamondbacks' failure to score in the second quarter ended any chance they had at a win. The Diamondbacks (13-10) managed just one basket in the eight-minute frame, a putback from Jeffrey Scott Andrews, and were outscored 10-2 in the quarter.
“That was a big turning point in the game,” Shelley said. “Against a team that runs a Princeton-style offense, when you give them an eight-point lead, their possessions turn into 30 or 45 seconds. You almost have to play error-free to get back into the game.”
The Diamondbacks did not. Twin Falls' patience forced Century to get overly aggressive, leading to defensive mistakes that left the Bruins with several open looks at the basket. Tyler Wolters had most of them, scoring 14 points and hitting all four of his attempts from the 3-point arc.
Century did manage to contain Twin Falls star Eric Harr, holding him to just eight points, but it didn't matter because most of the Diamondbacks' jump shots never made it to Boise.
Century senior Zachery Cuttlers tried to make up for the off-nights the rest of his teammates had by scoring 19 points, but no other Diamondback scored more than five points.
“It's my senior year, and I didn't want to lose,” Cuttlers said. “This is the last chance I'll ever have, but shots weren't going in, we weren't playing together and the defenses quit on us. Everything was going bad.”
Outside of Cuttlers, the Diamondbacks shot 4-for-25 and missed several easy layups.
Before the week, Century's players said they hadn't forgotten last season, when they lost three times to a much more talented Twin Falls squad that ended up the eventual state champions.
That only made Thursday night hurt more because the Diamondbacks thought the game was there for the taking and they hadn't taken advantage of the opportunity.
“I don't know what to say,” Cuttlers said. “It's tough because we thought we had it. Maybe we got a little too cocky when we came into this, and it got into our heads and we let it slip by us. We should have had it, but we didn't play well together.”
Century will play Bishop Kelly in a consolation game at 3 p.m. today at Borah.
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