Declo-Aberdeen highlight Week 2 of Idaho high school football season

IDAHO FALLS — Week 2 will characteristic a brace of convention matchups connected nan precocious schoolhouse gridiron — Skyline astatine Blackfoot and Declo astatine Aberdeen. But that is acold from nan only intriguing games group for this weekend.

Highland will play yet different out-of-state opponent, Summit (OR), Saturday astatine nan Northwest Showdown astatine Rocky Mountain High School successful Meridian. Rigby will besides beryllium there, facing Moses Lake (Wash.) Friday night.

Back location successful eastbound Idaho, fans will person their prime from different afloat slate of games.

Battle of 3A undefeateds

Declo (2-0) will spell to Aberdeen (1-0) for an early undefeated showdown successful nan 3A South East Idaho Conference.

The Hornets person already scored a brace of roadworthy wins, beating Teton, 26-14, and Nampa Christian, 28-7. They are coming disconnected an undefeated regular play — including a 55-28 triumph complete Aberdeen — and runner-up decorativeness successful nan 2A authorities tournament. Aberdeen opened its play past week pinch a tight 20-18 triumph complete rival American Falls.

Which squad will found early-season power successful nan only District 5 convention matchup of Week 2.

The different broadside of that coin

Snake River has started its play pinch a brace of losses, first to Homedale past successful a very one-sided crippled game to Sugar-Salem, 41-6. The Panthers will spell connected nan roadworthy to look Kimberly, different 0-2 team, for a 4A non-conference matchup.

Which of nan 2 will tally its first triumph of 2024.

3A apical canine playing up a division

The West Side Pirates, who person won 3 of nan past 4 authorities 2A titles, are now successful nan 3A division, pursuing a state-wide realignment. They started their play past week pinch a come-from-behind 33-19 triumph complete section rival Firth.

This week, West Side will unfastened their location schedule welcoming 4A South Fremont. The Cougars are 1-1, pinch a Week 0 triumph astatine location against Bear Lake and a Week 1 nonaccomplishment astatine Marsh Valley.

Broncos look reliable trial successful Grizzlies

Blackfoot looks for its 2nd triumph of nan play aft holding disconnected Preston successful past week’s opener.

The Broncos will get convention powerfulness Skyline, which fell successful its opener to Morgan (UT).

Look for nan passing crippled to travel up big. Morgan passed for 345 yards past week and nan Grizzlies’ second-half rally came up short aft an early deficit.

Preston’s Carter Perry passed for 316 yards and 2 touchdowns against nan Blackfoot defense, but nan Broncos overcame that passing attack.

Schedule alteration for Titans

Thunder Ridge’s shot game, primitively scheduled for Friday astatine Centennial, has been moved to Thunder Ridge owed to aerial quality.

The JV squad will play Ridgeview astatine 2 p.m., followed by nan freshman crippled vs. Centennial astatine 4:30 p.m.

The Centennial astatine Thunder Ridge varsity crippled kicks disconnected astatine 7 p.m.