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6A CLASSIFICATION
Highland 31, Lake City 0
Highland defeated Lake City for the second time this season in a 31-0 playoff opening shutout.
Jacob Vincent completed 15-of-19 passes for 169 yards and three touchdowns en route to IdahoSports.com Player of the Game honors.
Steele Hoopes caught three passes for 73 yards and two scores while Kellan Tingey hauled in two passes for 23 yards and a touchdown. Although he was held out of the end zone, Cedric Mitchell rushed for 104 yards and caught six passes for 58 yards. Quinn Jeppesen scored a rushing touchdown and Bridger Hanks nailed a 46-yard field goal to round out the scoring for the Rams.
Brayden Van Leuven rushed for 100 yards for Lake City in the loss.
5th-seeded Highland (5-5) will travel to 4th-seeded Eagle (6-3) in the quarterfinals. 12th-seeded Lake City ends its season at 6-4.
Mountain View 48, Meridian 14
After falling to Meridian 21-14 in the regular season, Mountain View earned revenge in the playoff opener for both teams, 48-14.
Logan Pichardo carried the ball eight times for 140 yards and five touchdowns in the win. Denton Wilson returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown and Behr Scott scored on a 34-yard run to cap the scoring for Mountain View.
Defensively, senior Beau Stewart and freshman Christian Bybee each snagged two interceptions for the Mavs.
Meridian’s scores came on a two-yard run from Hunter Bones and a 37-yard pass from Cash Cahill to Carson Bettis.
6th-seeded Mountain View (7-3) will now prepare for a quarterfinals rematch with 3rd-seeded Rocky Mountain (7-2). 11th-seeded Meridian bows out at 5-5.
Madison 21, Capital 14
Madison muzzled Capital’s explosive offense in a 21-14 first-round playoff win.
The Eagles struck first on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Quincey Clay to Elliot Schrack, and with six minutes to play in the opening quarter, Capital led, 7-0.
Madison answered just one play later on an 80-yard scoring run by Brennen Dredge, and the contest was tied, 7-7.
After Madison’s defense forced a three-and-out, the Bobcats struck again on a seven-yard touchdown run from Jace Johnson, and the score stood at 14-7 the rest of the first half.
Capital tied the contest in the third quarter on an eight-yard strike from Clay to Isaak Stafford.
The contest remained tied at 14-14 until the final two minutes of the game, when IdahoSports.com Player of the Game Hawke Cordero plunged in from a yard out.
The Madison defense held from there to preserve the 21-14 victory.
7th-seeded Madison (7-3) will now square off with archrival Rigby (8-1), the 2nd overall seed, in the quarterfinal round. 10th-seeded Capital concludes its year at 5-5.
Boise 22, Kuna 21
Boise defeated Kuna 22-21 and claimed its first playoff victory since 1992 thanks to a dramatic decision by head coach Mike Altieri. Trailing 21-14, Boise found the end zone on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Wayne Bower to Will Saunders with just 19 seconds to play.
That’s when coach Altieri elected to go for the two-point conversion and the lead, rather than settle for a point-after kick, which would have tied the score at 21-21. After Boise and Kuna each spent timeouts in an effort to strategize, the Brave lined up in an empty backfield. Bower took the snap and ran in for the two-point conversion, propelling the Brave to the 22-21 win.
Bower completed 19-of-32 passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 62 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. Saunders caught four passes for 43 yards and the deciding touchdown while Max Walters added 31 yards and a touchdown on two receptions.
Senior running back Logan McDonald returned to the Boise lineup after missing several contests with an injury. He ran for 41 yards on 15 carries and caught six passes for 22 yards.
Kuna quarterback Lino Senio capped his outstanding career as a four-year starter with a 12-of-17 performance. He threw for 179 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. All three touchdowns went to senior Peyton Martin, who caught five passes for 107 yards.
8th-seeded Boise (9-1) travels north to take on top-seeded Coeur d’Alene (9-0) in this week’s quarterfinals. 9th-seeded Kuna ends its campaign with a 5-5 record.
5A CLASSIFICATION
Lewiston 31, Pocatello 13
Lewiston claimed its first playoff win since 2015 in a 31-13 dispatching of Pocatello.
IdahoSports.com Player of the Game Junior Moody ran the ball 22 times for 83 yards and three touchdowns. Blaze Hepburn also scored on a one-yard plunge and Braxton Nagle connected on a 30-yard field goal to cap the scoring for Lewiston.
The Bengals’ passing game was led by Dallas Richardson. The junior completed 18-of-26 passes for 264 yards and an interception. His top targets were DJ Wilkerson (nine catches, 147 yards) and Drew Haines (five catches, 64 yards).
Rhev Stucki completed 17-of-31 passes for 189 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions for Pocatello. Isaac Allen and Kellen Walker each caught a touchdown pass for the Thunder.
5th-seeded Lewiston (5-5) will face league rival, 4th-seeded Lakeland (5-4) in a quarterfinals rematch. 12th-seeded Pocatello finishes 3-7.
Twin Falls 6, Bonneville 0
No one knew it at the time, but when Twin Falls quarterback Ethan Hubsmith found Bryce Nielsen for a touchdown pass in the second quarter, the Bruins took a 6-0 lead that would stand the rest of the way.
Hubsmith completed 12-of-13 passes for 64 yards and added 23 yards rushing on six carries. Senior running back Jackson Sattelberg ran for 119 yards on 27 carries. Nielsen caught five passes for 45 yards and the lone touchdown in the contest.
A Twin Falls defense led by IdahoSports.com Player of the Game Kace Dille swarmed the Bees all night. Bonneville quarterback Jaxton Briggs was limited to an 8-of-30 showing for 95 yards and an interception while the Bees only rushed for 43 yards as a team.
6th-seeded Twin Falls has earned a rematch with 3rd-seeded Hillcrest (8-1). The Knights defeated the Bruins by one point earlier this year. 11th-seeded Bonneville wraps up with a 4-6 record.
Sandpoint 49, Minico 32
Minico led 16-14 at the end of the first quarter, but Sandpoint outscored the Spartans 27-8 over the second and third quarters to coast to a 49-32 playoff win.
IdahoSports.com Player of the Game Jensen Sheetz ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. He also caught two passes for 24 yards.
Logan Iverson spun the ball to the tune of a 20-for-26 performance with 346 yards, four touchdowns and an interception. Brock Yarbrough caught eight passes for 146 yards and a touchdown while Gage Martin hauled in seven passes for 82 yards and a score. Trenton Cross (one catch, 65 yards) and Knox Williams (three catches, 29 yards) also caught touchdowns from Iverson.
Defensively, Yarbrough forced a fumble near the goal line that was returned for a two-yard touchdown by Mason McLain. Conner Brown also came away with an interception.
Nate Wallace ran for 144 yards and a touchdown for Minico. Raiger Stimpson threw a pair of touchdown passes (one to Zayden Cobio, one to Payson Suchan). Running back Ryan Pease capped the scoring with a touchdown run.
7th-seeded Sandpoint (6-4) will travel to 2nd-seeded Columbia (7-2) for a quarterfinals showdown. 10th-seeded Minico ends the year at 5-5.
Blackfoot 43, Shelley 14
When High Country Conference rivals Blackfoot and Shelley met up in the season opener back in August, the Broncos escaped with an 8-7 win. Friday’s rematch in the first round of the 5A playoffs struck a different tone as Blackfoot blew past the Russets, 43-14.
IdahoSports.com Player of the Game Parker Wright carried the ball 20 times for 124 yards and two touchdowns while catching one pass for 12 yards. Briggs Esplin added 72 yards and a score on four rushes. Quarterback Liam Baldwin completed 4-of-8 passes for 23 yards and a touchdown to Keaton Shoaf. Shoaf also returned a kickoff for a touchdown.
Shelley also took a kickoff back for a touchdown, courtesy of sophomore Cooper Pascoe. Quarterback Alex Beck scored on a touchdown run for the Russets as well.
8th-seeded Blackfoot (6-4) will get its shot at top-seeded Bishop Kelly (9-0) in this week’s quarterfinals. 9th-seeded Shelley finishes the season at 5-5.
4A CLASSIFICATION
Emmett 34, Wood River 20
Emmett finished with 380 total yards of offense in a 34-20 win over Wood River.
Ryder Leonard ran for 82 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries and was named IdahoSports.com Player of the Game. Quarterback Eli Brennan added 156 yards and two scores rushing while completing 4-of-5 passes for 54 yards and a touchdown to Layden Korell. Korell also came away with an interception on defense, and Emmett racked up six sacks as well.
Wood River junior Sawyer Morgan completed 10-of-20 passes for 131 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He added 121 yards and a score on 19 carries. Axel Oelerich caught three passes for 61 yards and a score.
5th-seeded Emmett (7-3) will face conference rival Fruitland (6-3) in a quarterfinals rematch. 12th-seeded Wood River finishes one of their best seasons in school history with a 7-3 mark.
Kimberly 35, Gooding 13
Kimberly defeated conference rival Gooding for the second time in as many weeks, this time in the opening round of the playoffs, 35-13.
Gunner Beckstead completed 9-of-18 passes for 191 yards and three touchdowns while adding 71 yards and a touchdown rushing. Joe Barrett caught four passes for 113 yards and two scores and ran for 49 yards and a touchdown. McKay Hollist also caught a touchdown for Kimberly and finished with two catches for 39 yards.
Gooding scored the opening points of the game on a touchdown from Dan Morris. The Senators did not score again until 36 seconds remained in the fourth quarter, as quarterback Cougar Stockham scored on a short touchdown run.
6th-seeded Kimberly (6-4) travels to 3rd-seeded Weiser (7-2) for the quarterfinals. 11th-seeded Gooding ends the year at 4-5.
Cole Valley Christian 34, Bonners Ferry 0
IdahoSports.com Player of the Game Ethan Minegar ran for 210 yards and three touchdowns while the Cole Valley Christian defense pitched a shutout in a 34-0 blanking of Bonners Ferry in the opening round of the 4A playoffs.
Tate Mensonides added 32 yards and a touchdown on eight carries while quarterback Braydon Van Boven went 8-of-12 for 129 yards and a touchdown to freshman Parker Van Elderen, who finished with four grabs for 51 yards.
Bonners Ferry quarterback Alex Stolley was bottled up for 18 yards on 15 carries. The senior was 8-of-12 passing for 45 yards and an interception.
7th-seeded Cole Valley Christian (6-4) will take its shot against 2nd-seeded Sugar-Salem (7-1) in a quarterfinal showdown. 10th-seeded Bonners Ferry wraps up the season with a 5-4 record.
South Fremont 35, Preston 34
After South Fremont fell to Preston on the road this year by a 42-35 margin, the Cougars exacted revenge when it counted most: at home in the opening round of the 4A playoffs by a 35-34 margin.
The difference in the game was a missed extra-point try from Preston in the fourth quarter.
South Fremont quarterback Cy Hill completed 8-of-19 passes for 155 yards, one touchdown and one interception. But Hill did the most damage with his legs, rushing for 176 yards and four touchdowns on 21 carries. Hill’s efforts earned him IdahoSports.com Player of the Game honors.
Tayson Farley caught four passes for 126 yards while Nash Brower added four grabs for 29 yards and a score for South Fremont.
Preston was led by senior quarterback Carter Perry. Perry ran for 253 yards and four touchdowns on 23 carries but went 12-of-24 passing for 170 yards with three critical interceptions. Cash Hyde added 100 yards and a score on 10 totes.
8th-seeded South Fremont (7-3) hits the road to tangle with defending 4A champ and top overall seed Homedale (9-0). 9th-seeded Preston finishes 2026 with a 4-5 mark.
3A CLASSIFICATION
Grangeville 28, Aberdeen 14
In a battle of teams that love to run the ball and control the clock, Grangeville out-executed Aberdeen in a 28-14 first-round triumph.
Tate Schumacher carried the ball eight times for 68 yards and a touchdown while also intercepting a pass on defense. Those efforts garnered him the IdahoSports.com Player of the Game. Quarterback Gage Smith, Hollis Elliot and Will Told also scored rushing touchdowns.
Aberdeen’s scores came courtesy of a three-yard run from Treyton Jenkins as time expired in the first half, as well as a one-yard quarterback sneak from Isaac Driscoll at the end of the third quarter.
5th-seeded Grangeville (9-1) will travel to 4th-seeded West Jefferson (8-1) in a quarterfinal rematch of the season opener for each of these teams. 12th-seeded Aberdeen concludes its season at 5-5.
Ririe 22, Buhl 20
Ririe delivered the most surprising upset of the opening round, nipping Buhl on the road, 22-20.
The Indians struck first on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Kannon Gambrel to Samuel Zamora. Raidyn Pugsley successfully ran in the two-point conversion (a theme that would be critical later on), and Buhl led, 8-0.
The Indians extended their lead on a two-yard touchdown run from Pugsley. This time, though, the two-point try was unsuccessful, as Gambrel slipped and fell short of the goal line. But Buhl still led midway through the first quarter, 14-0.
Ririe responded on a one-yard plunge from Razden Harris. Dillon Landon then hit Ethan Furniss for the two-point conversion to trim the deficit to 14-8 after one period of play.
In the second quarter, Ririe evened the score on a one-yard run from Kyler Lewis. Ririe’s two-point run was stuffed by Buhl, though, and the two sides were tied, 14-14.
The score remained that way until seven minutes remained in the third quarter. That’s when Ririe broke ahead for the first time on a three-yard run from Harris. Landon hit Harris for the two-point conversion and Ririe led, 22-14.
Buhl quickly marched down the field and answered on a three-yard scoring run from Pugsley. Buhl was flagged for a delay of game penalty on the two-point conversion, pushing the attempt back to the eight-yard line. A reverse to Zamora fell short by one yard, leaving the deficit at 22-20 with 5:10 to play in the third.
Neither side scored again, leaving Ririe with the two-point road victory.
11th-seeded Ririe (5-5) will try to do the unthinkable again this week in a quarterfinal rematch with top-seeded West Side (9-0). 6th-seeded Buhl ends the year with a 5-4 record.
Priest River 36, New Plymouth 14
Priest River claimed its first postseason win in school history with a 36-14 drubbing of New Plymouth.
IdahoSports.com Player of the Game Kane Berns logged one reception for eight yards and a touchdown but finished with seven tackles and a critical interception on defense. The Priest River defense came away with four interceptions in total, as Madden Redinger, Geurin Wheeler and Jacob Best joined Berns in the takeaway column.
Offensively, Best completed 10-of-12 passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Colton Kuprienko ran for 102 yards and two scores on 22 touches. Layton Goins led the receiving corps with five grabs for 86 yards and a touchdown. Goins also notched 13 tackles on defense.
New Plymouth’s Braxton Mowder scored on runs of 25 and seven yards.
7th-seeded Priest River (7-2) travels south to 3rd-seeded Melba (7-1) for this week’s quarterfinals. 10th-seeded New Plymouth finishes 5-5.
Logos 30, Nampa Christian 19
Logos, competing in its first season of 11-man football, churned out 389 rushing yards in a 30-19 victory over the defending 3A champion Nampa Christian.
Baxter Covington accounted for 289 of Logos’ rushing yardage and found the end zone four times. The senior also threw for 46 yards. Nate Monjure drilled a 37-yard field goal to cap the Logos scoring.
Bantayehu Knudson found Isaac Morris on three touchdown passes for Nampa Christian.
8th-seeded Logos (8-2) hits the road to face 2nd-seeded Declo (8-1) in this week’s quarterfinals. 9th-seeded Nampa Christian can no longer defend the program’s title from 2025 and will finish the season at 6-4.
2A CLASSIFICATION
Raft River 50, Grace 37
Raft River rushed for 333 yards in a 50-37 battle with Grace in the opening round of the 2A playoffs.
Treyce Ward led the way with 167 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries. Quarterback Bo Udy chipped in with 97 yards and a score on 16 rushes. Udy also completed 4-of-8 passes for 51 yards and two touchdowns (one to Daxton Severe, one to Zane Higley).
Guide Tracy (six carries, 42 yards) and Jesse Peterson (four carries, 17 yards) each scored a rushing touchdown as well.
Grace junior Kade Kimball completed 18-of-36 passes for 197 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Tate Stoddard (five catches, 160 yards), Keathen Edwards (seven catches, 50 yards) and Dylan Wood (six catches, 50 yards) each caught a touchdown pass. Stoddard also ran for 124 yards and a score on just eight touches.
3rd-seeded Raft River (9-1) faces 6th-seeded Butte County in a quarterfinals rematch of a regular season contest that saw the Trojans win by just six points. Although Raft River is the higher seeded team, they will travel to Arco to play because Butte County is a conference champion. 12th-seeded Grace ends their season with a 3-7 mark.
Oakley 38, Idaho City 6
IdahoSports.com Player of the Game Kohl Beck scored on a two-yard run on the opening drive of the game, and the Oakley Hornets never trailed again, defeating Idaho City 38-6 in a wire-to-wire first round win.
In addition to his first quarter rushing score, Beck hauled in two touchdown passes (one from Jackson Rice, one from Payden Robinson). Robinson also threw a touchdown pass to Camden Cranney while Rice ran for a score.
Rice, Oakley’s starting quarterback last season, has been hampered by an injury for much of the season, but has returned just in time for the Hornets. Robinson has filled in more than capably in Rice’s absence, and both saw time at the position in this contest.
Idaho City’s lone score came on a one-yard pass from Jackson Roeber to Mac Roeber.
4th-seeded Oakley (7-2) now prepares for a quarterfinal battle with 5th-seeded Wallace (8-1). Although Oakley is seeded higher, Wallace will host this game because it is a conference champion. 11th-seeded Idaho City finishes the year at 3-5.
Garden Valley 44, Potlatch 32
Garden Valley leaned on its balance to outlast Potlatch 44-32 in a first-round playoff game. The contest was tied 16-16 at halftime before the Wolverines outscored the Loggers 28-16 in the second half of play.
Ten different players touched the ball on offense for Garden Valley. IdahoSports.com Player of the Game Payson Kelly completed 5-of-9 passes for 112 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. He also ran for 116 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries.
Ezra Marchand caught two passes for 48 yards and a score while August Thompson turned his lone reception into a 55-yard score. Rhett Fackrell completed the scoring with three rushes for 24 yards and a score.
Potlatch quarterback Trey Magallon threw two touchdowns and ran for a third. Brody Mitchell caught three balls for 75 yards and two touchdowns while Connor Carpenter notched eight catches for 82 yards. Hunter Redmon added a rushing touchdown for the Loggers.
7th-seeded Garden Valley (7-2) will now tussle with 2nd-seeded Prairie (8-1). They will play a quarterfinals match up at Lewiston High School. 10th-seeded Potlatch finishes 4-6.
Kamiah 34, Notus 14
Kamiah showcased incredible balance on offense, compiling 185 rushing yards and 162 passing yards in a 34-14 first round victory over Notus.
IdahoSports.com Player of the Game Logan Keen carried the ball 11 times for 92 yards, hauled in a 35-yard touchdown pass and came away with an interception on defense.
Kamiah senior quarterback Lawson Landmark has been battling through a wrist injury that forced him to move to wide receiver, but his cast was removed this past week, allowing Landmark to complete 4-of-7 passes for 52 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Landmark also ran for 36 yards and a score, caught four passes for 47 yards and a touchdown, and intercepted a pass on defense.
Todd Roberts, who moved from receiver to quarterback in the wake of the injury, completed 7-of-10 passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 57 yards and a score and hauling in four passes for 52 yards and a touchdown.
Notus starting quarterback Maverick McKerrow missed the game with an injury, forcing Pirates coach Charlie Shepherd Jr. to move Sawyer Nicoletti from receiver to quarterback to compensate. Nicoletti completed 3-of-13 passes for 44 yards and two interceptions. Nicoletti ran for 39 yards and a score while junior running back Mark Lungu added 229 yards rushing on 21 carries with one touchdown.
8th-seeded Kamiah (6-3) hits the road to face top-seeded Hagerman (8-1). 9th-seeded Notus finishes the year 6-3.
1A CLASSIFICATION
Council 36, Mackay 14
Council used a strong rushing attack and a suffocating defense to put the clamps on Mackay in a first-round playoff win, 36-14.
Tucker Armichardy rushed for a pair of first quarter touchdowns to stake Council to a 14-0 lead, and the Lumberjacks were never seriously challenged from there. Quarterback Jim Tucker also found the end zone twice on running plays and Brody Davis added a rushing touchdown.
Council’s defense limited Mackay’s Grayden Bruley, a 1,000-yard rusher this year, to just 18 yards on nine carries. Bruley did catch a touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Peyton Teichert. Teichert went 7-of-19 for 62 yards and a score. Kyren Follett also scored on a one-yard plunge for the Miners.
5th-seeded Council (7-2) heads north to battle 4th-seeded Coeur du Christ (9-0) in a quarterfinal showdown at Lake City High School in Coeur d’Alene. 12th-seeded Mackay ends the year with a 5-5 record.
Salmon River 50, Clark Fork 6
Salmon River scored early and often in a 50-6 win over Clark Fork in the Savages’ 1A postseason opener.
Blake Shepherd completed 11-of-21 passes for 166 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. The senior also ran for 107 yards and two scores on just eight carries.
Gage Crump carried the ball 15 times for 101 yards and a touchdown, and Malachi Cable scored on a four-yard touchdown run. Myles Herzig led the Savages receiving corps with five grabs for 99 yards and a touchdown. Herzig also returned an interception 52 yards for a score. Hayes Pratt added four catches for 44 yards and a touchdown.
Mateo Cruz scored a rushing touchdown for the Wampus Cats.
6th-seeded Salmon River has earned a quarterfinals rematch with 3rd-seeded Carey (8-1). 11th-seeded Clark Fork finishes the first year under new head coach Andre Johansen with a 3-6 record.
Castleford 20, Hansen 6
Castleford failed to complete a pass, but that didn’t matter much, as the Wolves ran for 403 yards in a 20-6 win over Sawtooth Conference rival Hansen in the opening round of the 1A playoffs.
Connor Parish ran for 254 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries. Quarterback Riggin Keetch added 94 yards and a score on just six carries.
Hansen senior Greyson Denney completed 4-of-9 passes for 103 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 36 yards on 12 carries. The Huskies’ lone score came on a 74-yard pass from Denney to Junior Martinez.
7th-seeded Castleford (8-1) travels to 2nd-seeded Rockland (9-0) in a quarterfinal matchup. 10th-seeded Hansen ends at 5-5.
Deary 72, Richfield 50
IdahoSports.com Player of the Game Jarrett Keen exploded for nine touchdowns as Deary outran Richfield in a track meet, 72-50.
Keen rushed for 278 yards and five touchdowns. He also threw four touchdown passes (two to Blake Clark, one to Rowdy Stettler, one to Cruze Sanderson). Sanderson also scored a rushing touchdown.
Richfield’s Brooks Kent threw three touchdown passes (two to Kellen Peck, one to Devin Scott) while rushing for a touchdown as well. Peck also scored on the ground and Kaleb Telford added two rushing touchdowns.
9th-seeded Deary (5-5) won’t have to travel quite as far this week, as the Mustangs will battle league rival and top-seeded Kendrick (9-0) in the quarterfinals at Lewiston High School. 8th-seeded Richfield ends 2026 at 6-4.