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Rigby reigns supreme in win over Highland to capture 5A state title

A rematch of last year’s 2A State Championship game yielded the same results, with West Side defeating Firth 33-13 to win its third straight state title.

The Skyline Grizzlies are back-to-back 4A state champions, and they won the title with one of its best games of the season, a 20-6 victory over top-seeded Sandpoint.

The Sugar-Salem Diggers fell half of a yard and a two-point conversion short of a four-peat, losing a double overtime thriller to Weiser 34-33 in the 3A Milk Bowl Friday night.

In a battle of East Idaho teams with a chance to go to state, Skyline rallied past Pocatello 36-31 in Holt Arena on Saturday night.

The Firth Cougars are back in the 2A championship game thanks to a 12-8 victory in a defensive battle Saturday afternoon against North Fremont.

The Butte County Pirates were looking for revenge Saturday afternoon against the Oakley Hornets, but the defending 1AD1 champions whizzed past Butte County 52-22 in the semifinals.

The West Side Pirates are looking to capture their third straight state championship after routing Bear Lake in the semifinals 47-8.

For the second time in two weeks, Ian Hershey’s heroics in the kicking game pay off for Highland, as his 41-yard field goal in the final seconds helped the Rams defeat Eagle 29-27 to return to the 5A state championship.

The Rigby Trojans are heading back to the 5A championship, and Rigby made it back by winning a triple-overtime thriller Friday night at Meridian 55-49.

Win or lose, the Blackfoot Broncos left it all on the field Friday night at Sandpoint, but unfortunately, Blackfoot lost to the top-seeded Bulldogs in overtime 29-28.

The North Fremont Huskies’ pursuit for a 2A title and a perfect season took another step forward Saturday thanks to a 44-38 victory in the quarterfinals against Melba.

The Rigby Trojans are back in the playoffs and clearly ready for another playoff run after blowing out Capital in the 5A quarterfinals Friday night.

The red-hot Pocatello Thunder are in the final four in 4A thanks to an 11-point victory over Bishop Kelly Friday night at Holt Arena.

The Blackfoot Broncos are putting together a playoff run, as Blackfoot dominated Nampa in a 28-14 win, a game that was closer on the scoreboard than it looked on the field.

The Rockland Bulldogs were, unfortunately, no match for the Castleford Wolves Friday night in a 58-8 defeat.

The Shelley Russets left it all out on the field Friday night at Sandpoint, but couldn’t quite pull off the upset as Sandpoint eliminated Shelley 21-14.

The Sugar-Salem Diggers’ bid for a four-peat is still alive, but not without a fight after Sugar-Salem survived against the Marsh Valley Eagles for a 22-16 victory Thursday night at Holt Arena.

With the first round and the qualifiers of the Idaho High School Football Playoffs complete, it’s time to get ready for this week’s quarterfinals!

In Friday’s early game inside Holt Arena, the Highland Rams and Skyview Hawks went toe-to-toe, with Highland coming out on top 45-28.

The Blackfoot Broncos are moving on to the 4A quarterfinals thanks to a 28-point victory over Middleton Friday night.

The South Fremont Cougars are heading to the quarterfinals in the 3A state playoffs following a 35-30 win over Kellogg Friday afternoon.

High school football state playoffs are here! Lots of teams from East Idaho made the playoffs, with most of them in action this weekend in the first round.

The Skyline Grizzlies locked up their 4A playoff berth and a share of the district title with Blackfoot thanks to a 14-12 victory over Shelley.

The Madison Bobcats are heading to the playoffs, and they clinched their spot by upsetting the previously unbeaten Rigby Trojans with a 31-28 comeback victory.

The Blackfoot Broncos are heading to the 4A state playoffs, and the Broncos clinched their spot with a big 31-6 victory over Bonneville.

A two-point conversion was the difference in an incredibly hard fought matchup Friday in Blackfoot, with Shelley coming out victorious 29-28 in double overtime.

The Skyline Grizzlies won a game they absolutely needed, and they won it big with a 42-6 victory over Hillcrest at Thunder Stadium.

The Thunder Ridge Titans have won their first game since week 1 thanks to a 20-7 victory on home field against the Bonneville Bees.