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ASHTON, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Firth beat Nuclear Conference rival North Fremont when it mattered most. The Cougars slipped past the Huskies 7-6 in the 2A state semifinals on Friday. The Huskies won the regular season matchup 22-6. The win sends Firth to the state championship game for the first time since 2017. North Fremont loses

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The Diggers quest for a threepeat remained on course Friday. Sugar-Salem beat Kimberly 35-27 in the 3A state semifinals. They will have to wait to find out who they will face in the state championship game next week. Conference rival South Fremont plays at Homedale Saturday in the other semifinal. Sugar-Salem

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Skyline survived the snow and Sandpoint to earn a trip to the 4A state championship game. The Grizzlies beat the Bulldogs 20-0 Friday in the semifinals. In the other 4A semifinal, Emmett beat Century 27-22. Skyline and Emmett will meet for the state championship. The location, time and date is yet

RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Rigby will be returning to the 5A state championship game to defend its title. The Trojans beat Mountain View 26-19 Friday in the semifinals. There will be no rematch with Coeur d’Alene. The Vikings lost to Rocky Mountain 36-21 in the other 5A semifinal. Rigby outlasted Coeur d’Alene in a double

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Watersprings falls to Kendrick 44-34 in the 1AD2 quarterfinals on Saturday. The Warriors fell behind 20-0 after the first quarter. The offense came to life late, but the Tigers were able to hold on. The Warriors finish the season with a 5-2 overall record. Kendrick will host Carey in the

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Sugar-Salem is one step closer to a threepeat. The Diggers beat Weiser 34-8 in the 3A quarterfinals Friday. Next up for the Diggers is a semifinal bout with Kimberly next week. The Diggers will be the home team for that game.

ARCO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The season is over for Butte County. The Pirates fell to Oakley 80-12 in the 1AD1 quarterfinals Friday. Butte County finishes off the 2020 season with a 4-3 overall record.

ASHTON, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – North Fremont cruises past Soda Springs 58-18 Friday to advance to the 2A semifinals. Next up is a familiar foe. The Huskies will host Nuclear Conference rival Firth in the semifinals Friday at 4 pm. Last year, North Fremont suffered their only loss of the season in the semifinal round.

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – South Fremont is one step closer to a state title. The Cougars beat Gooding 26-20 Friday in the 3A state quarterfinals. A road trip is next up for South Fremont. The Cougars will play at either Homedale or Timberlake in the semifinals next week.

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Skyline is back in the semifinals for the first time since 2017. That was also the Grizzlies last state championship season. The Grizzlies doubled up Nampa 42-21 Friday in the 4A state quarterfinals. Skyline will now face Sandpoint for a chance to return to the state championship game.

RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Rigby continues its quest to repeat as 5A state champions. The Trojans beat Eagle 35-28 in the quarterfinals on Friday. This is the second straight season Rigby has eliminated the Mustangs from the playoffs. The Trojans have now won 19 straight games. Rigby will host Mountain View in the semifinals next

aking a 7-0 lead into the break, Century seized that momentum to score four second half touchdowns on their way to a victory over Bishop Kelly 33-14.

After taking a 15-8 lead into the break, Firth was able to build upon their success in the first half and take this one over Bear Lake 30-20.

KIMBERLY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Snake River lost to Kimberly 28-26 in the 3A football semifinals Thursday. The Bulldogs scored with just over a minute to take the lead. Kimberly secured the win with an interception. The Panthers season ends with a 3-6 overall record. Kimberly will play Saturday’s Sugar-Salem vs Weiser winner in the semifinals.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – The scoreboard operator was a busy person at Watersprings High School Friday. The Warriors beat Hansen 88-56 in the opening round of the 1AD2 playoffs. Watersprings will host Kendrick in the quarterfinals Saturday November 7 at 2 pm. The

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Top seed Skyline opened the 4A playoffs with an easy 49-0 win over Twin Falls Friday. The Grizzlies elected to play their home playoff game at Bobcat Stadium in Rexburg. Next up for Skyline is the ninth seeded Nampa Bulldogs. The Grizzlies will be the home team for that 4A quarterfinal

CAREY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Carey hadn’t played a game in over a month. They picked up right where they left off. The Panthers routed Rockland 88-12 in the opening round of the 1AD2 state playoffs. Rockland’s season ends with a 4-6 overall record. The Bulldogs started strong winning their first three games. They would only

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Suger-Salem returns to the 3A state playoffs after winning a Kansas City playoff Monday night. The Diggers swept through South Fremont and Teton to claim the conference championship. Bridger Lee had a huge night for Sugar-Salem. His interception ended a South Fremont possession. Lee then caught a touchdown pass to beat

St. Anthony, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Teton took down South Fremont 19-13 Friday to create a three way tie in the Mountain Rivers Conference standings. Now it will take more football to determine a conference champion. Teton, South Fremont, and Sugar-Salem will play a Kansas City style playoff 6 pm Monday at Madison High School. The

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Highland had little trouble dispatching of Idaho Falls 61-19 Friday. The Rams two quick touchdowns to jump ahead early. Fourth ranked Highland marched down the field on its opening drive to score a touchdown. The Tigers fumbled on their first offensive play deep in their own territory. Rams took advantage

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Thunder Ridge beat rival Hillcrest for the first time ever 28-10 Friday. The win also gives the third year program its first winning regular season in school history. Next up for the Titans is another first for them. Thunder Ridge qualifies for the 5A state playoffs. They head to the

RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Rigby powered past Madison, 56-6 in the Battle of the Bridge. With the win, the defending state champions extend their winning streak to 18 straight games. The Trojans get a bye next week in the 5A State playoffs as they are the number one seed in the East region. Madison travels

BONNEVILLE COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Blackfoot extended their win streak to four straight after beating Bonneville, 34-14. Bonneville is still looking for their first win and have not beaten the Broncos since 2013. Blackfoot awaits for their seed in the 4A State playoffs. The Bees host Madison on Thursday in both team’s season finale makeup

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Century beat rival Pocatello 28-14 Friday to win the 4A District 5 championship. The Diamondbacks ensure their spot in the 4A state football playoffs. Pocatello will know what its playoffs future holds when the final MaxPreps rankings come out on Sunday.

CASTLEFORD, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Castleford handed Rockland at 28-16 loss on Friday. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 16-0 lead. It would be all Wolves after that. Rockland (4-4, 0-2) travels to North Gem next week to conclude the regular season.