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The Rigby Trojans stumbled to victory last week and they are battling through injuries, but the Trojans remain the number-one ranked team in 5A in this week’s Idaho high school football media polls.

3A Conference rivals met in Arimo and it was all Marsh Valley, defeating Snake River 26-7.

In a matchup between Rocky Mountain Conference foes, North Gem took control throughout and defeated Watersprings 62-24.

After winning its first game in two years last week, the Bonneville Bees have won two games in a row and are victorious in the Civil War for the first time since 2013.

Pocatello brought the Thunder Friday night in Shelley, roaring to a 42-28 win against the Russets to stay undefeated in 4A play.

For the first time in eight years, the Ravsten Stadium goal posts are painted orange tonight as the Idaho Falls Tigers erased a 38-34 deficit to defeat the Skyline Grizzlies 38-34 in the 57th Emotion Bowl.

There weren’t many changes in this week’s Idaho high school football media polls, but there were a couple of significant changes affecting teams in East Idaho.

The Blackfoot Broncos showed up on defense Friday night at Thunder Stadium, shutting out the Hillcrest Knights in a 24-0 victory.

The Sugar-Salem Diggers appear to be back in form after picking up a 24-14 victory on homecoming night against the Preston Indians.

At long last, the Bonneville Bees football team is partying like it’s 2019 after a 13-7 upset victory over Shelley for the Bees’ first win in two years.

There is no other way to put it, the Highland Rams are red hot after winning their sixth straight game Friday night 24-14 over the Thunder Ridge Titans.

The latest Idaho High School Football media polls are out, and the 5-0 Idaho Falls Tigers, a team that went winless last season, have entered the Class 5A poll at number five.

In a cross-state matchup in Class 4A, Twin Falls stormed out to an early lead and kept that pace all the way to a 45-10 win over Century.

After a 1-3 start to the season in which the Skyline Grizzlies fell from the top-ranked team in Class 4A to unranked, Skyline bounced back with a 33-0 shutout victory against Bonneville.

Homecoming brought more success for the Highland Rams, as Highland scored a blowout victory over Madison 42-16 Friday night inside Holt Arena.

Once the Rigby Trojans got going Friday night, they couldn’t be stopped as the Trojans won big over Thunder Ridge 51-12.

Following another eventful week of Friday night lights, especially in Class 4A, there is a major shakeup in the media polls this week.

After a winless season in 2020, Idaho Falls continues their amazing turnaround with dominating win over Century 51-14 to stay undefeated on the year.

In a battle for the top team in the Gate City, Highland reigned supreme and routed Pocatello 41-14.

The number one team in Class 5A was in a dogfight in the first half at Thunder Stadium Friday night, but the Rigby Trojans ran away from the Hillcrest Knights in the second half for a 35-0 victory.

In a game that both teams absolutely needed, the Blackfoot Broncos scored just enough to take down the Skyline Grizzlies 17-13 Friday night at Ravsten Stadium.

The rise of the Pocatello Thunder continues in this week’s Idaho high school football media polls, as the Thunder are now the number one ranked team in Class 4A.

In a matchup between the two top-ranked teams in 4A and 5A respectively, Rigby used a strong second half effort to defeat Skyline 28-14 in Holt Arena.

Preston football picked up another win on Friday night, when they held onto an early lead against Bonneville to win 28-21.

Perhaps the biggest surprise in District V/VI football so far this season is the Idaho Falls Tigers, as the Tigers took down Thunder Ridge Friday night to secure a 3-0 start to the season.