5A: Highland. I don't see Rigby beating Highland twice, let alone in the Rams comfy Holt Arena.
4A: Skyline. Defense and easy bracket draw for playoffs has helped push luck this team's way.
3A: Sugar Salem: What are they drinking up there?
2A: West Side. I'm expecting they'll get a battle from Firth.
1A D1: Raft River. Don't know a lot about them, but I'll go with Raft Raft in a close one.
1A D2: Carey. Both Same as above. I'm going with Carey.
I correctly picked the 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A despite not being able to do so on the "game picks" on Idahosports.com...... like I stated earlier I would have picked Carey, and Raft River to win but I would have been wrong on the 1A games.
Who did you pick that lost?
RAV, 2 for 6 in picks........ The 5A-2A all pretty much panned out the way I thought it would. The small divisions are harder to put a finger on for me. To be honest I probably would have had both of those picks wrong if I had weighed in.
Red hot Meridian nearly toppled Rigby. And Highland barely beat the 4th best Boise area 5A team! I'll take Rigby..... If Sand Point was playing the game outside I'd go with them, but they aren't so I believe Skyline will get the better of them in the Kibble....... No doubt that Sugar has played the toughest 3A schedule, while Weiser is playing inspired football. Destiny IMO favors Weiser........ West Side, West Side, West Side! WS gets the W........
Dietrich barely lost to Carey in regular season. Two turnovers at end cost them. Had no answer for Conner Simpson yesterday. Can Kendrick beat them? Dietrich last year ended fifteen year drought of three teams winning state.
Lighthouse hasn’t won game all year. Carey will be d1 next year. Butte, Oakley and Raft River will make it tough on them. One cycle in that level. I think they will be back down. I don’t know what jobs bring people to Carey. Bancroft, Mackay, Fairfield seem to be losing people. interesting to see what Sawtooth Competition will be equal to Carey or above them in a couple years.
Raft River and Oakley could go either way. Raft River won early game. Controversy over banner. Something about Butte your Mom called. Negative banner. Butte player tragically lost mother to drunk driver, probably not directed to him just smack talk. Anyway signs should be supportive. Even rivalries no one wants anyone hurt and when opponent suffers loss want to rally around those players.
West Side should win 2a, Weiser give Sugar a game, either way. Dont know much about 5a or 4a, semifinals competitive, fun to follow sad when it ends. B-ball here we come.