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Can someone please explain 5A Southern Idaho Conf district games this week?

I have a kid at Rocky Mountain, who plays Borah this week. For the life of me, I can't figure out why Rocky plays Borah. What criteria are used by Southern Idaho conference to match up opponents for this week's games? I figured out that there are divisions and the two teams with the best records in their respective divisions (Meridian and Eagle) play for the conference championship. But I would love to understand how the other matchups are determined and what impact the outcomes of those games have on anything. If I sound dumb, forgive me because I grew up in a 2A conference that didn't have this 5A setup.

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fhm74

Oct 23, 2022

Winners of each 5A SIC Division play each other, like you mention. 2nd place division teams play the 5th place team in the opposite division, 3rd place teams play the 4th place team in the other. Winners of each game get an automatic state berth, losers are still eligible for a wild card (ie. 3rd place Foothills Division Middleton lost to 4th place River division Kuna, but Middleton still got the #1 at-large spot in the playoffs).

bulldozer

Oct 24, 2022

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fhm74, you have my thanks! So 6th place teams play each other as if it's just an extra regular season game, and 7th place team in River tries to find an opponent just to fill the open date. The situation for 6th and 7th place teams scheduling is probably the weirdest part of this whole setup - I can't think of another sport at any level that has anything similar to end the season. But now I can rest easy knowing how it works!