Football

Blackfoot High School hired Declo Head Football Coach Josh Stewart Friday to take over for Jerrod Ackley, the school announced on the Blackfoot School District #55 Facebook page.

For the second straight season, four of the six football state titles in the Gem State belong to teams from East Idaho, as Butte County, West Side, Highland, and Sugar-Salem won championships this weekend.

The Sugar-Salem Diggers capped off a perfect season with a 63-27 victory over Teton to win the 3A state championship on Saturday at Holt Arena.

In a thriller at Holt Arena on Saturday, the Highland Rams defeated Coeur d’Alene 35-28 to win the 5A state championship.

Sweet redemption for the West Side Pirates. After blowing a big lead in a regular season loss to Declo and missing out on the 2A title last season, West Side is back on top after a dominating 41-13 win against the Hornets Friday.

For the first time in school history, the Butte County Pirates are state champions in football. With Dillon Waymire and his family in the building Friday, Butte County knocked off the three-time defending champion Oakley Hornets 58-44 to win the 1AD1 title.

This weekend, a dream could become reality for six local football teams as they sit one win away from a state championship.

The five state championship that feature local teams are our Sports Line Games of the Week, presented by your Southern Idaho Honda Dealers.

The team to take down the Skyline Grizz in the 4A playoffs is the Hillcrest Knights, as Hillcrest held on late for a 35-31 victory against Skyline to reach the state championship.

It’s the rematch of an instant classic in the 4A semifinals. Skyline and Hillcrest face off Friday night for a spot in the state championship game.

The back-to-back-to-back 1AD1 state champion Oakley Hornets are back in the title game following a dominating 50-20 victory against the Grace Grizzlies Thursday night.

We are down to the final four in all classes in the 2023 high school football playoffs, with the semifinals taking place this weekend.

If this battle is anything like their thrilling regular season meeting, we’re in for an absolute treat when Skyline and Hillcrest square off in the 4A semifinals in our Sports Line Game of the Week, presented by your Southern Idaho Honda Dealers.

The Rockland Bulldogs dominated in their quarterfinal matchup on Saturday, taking down Tri-Valley 70-12.

The Sugar-Salem Diggers have won 20 games in a row to move a step forward towards another 3A state championship thanks to a 48-21 victory against the Timberlake Tigers Saturday.

This time, the first game of the 5A state playoffs went the way of the Highland Rams, as Highland defeated the Owyhee Storm Friday 28-10 to reach the 5A semifinals.

Redemption is on the minds of the Highland Rams this week, as they try to erase the memory of last year’s loss in the 5A quarterfinals Friday night against the Owyhee Storm.

Two local teams won convincingly Thursday at Holt Arena to move closer to a potential state championship, as North Fremont defeated Bear Lake in 2A and Teton took care of business against Buhl in 3A.

After first round bye, the Highland Rams begin their pursuit for a 12th state championship, and they face the Owyhee Storm in the 5A quarterfinals in our Sports Line Game of the Week, presented by your Southern Idaho Honda Dealers.

The Skyline Grizz remain perfect against the Idaho Falls Tigers in the playoffs thanks to a dominating 45-6 first round win Friday night at Holt Arena.

Our Sports Line Game of the Week, presented by your Southern Idaho Honda Dealers, pits Idaho Falls and Skyline against each other in the playoffs for just the fifth time in their rivalry.

The Teton Timberwolves began their bid for a 3A state championship with a beatdown on Thursday night thanks to a 47-14 victory against the Fruitland Grizzlies.