Football storylines: Aberdeen, Ririe put 3-0 records on the line in Week 4 showdown

EASTERN IDAHO — As nan precocious schoolhouse shot play nears its midway point, conferences are opening to return shape. Helping that on this play will beryllium a brace of cardinal convention tilts.

Additionally, nan Blackfoot Broncos (2-1 overall, 0-1 successful conference), coming disconnected a monolithic upset successful Pocatello, look to put different feather successful their corporate headdress erstwhile they sojourn Madison Bobcats (4-0). The Rigby Trojans (3-1) will look 1 much out-of-state force successful West (UT) earlier a travel to Pocatello for nan yearly Rigby-Highland crippled adjacent week.

Here are EastIdahoSports.com’s apical storylines for nan weekend:

Tigers-Bulldogs put undefeated records connected nan statement successful Ririe

Another non-conference matchup of undefeated foes highlights this weekend’s games.

Aberdeen High School began its play pinch a hard-fought, 20-18 triumph complete rival American Falls. Since then, nan Tigers (3-0) person scored in-conference shutout victories complete reigning 2A authorities runner-up Declo, 8-0, and winless Wendell, 51-0. They will look to stay unbeaten Friday nighttime while handing Ririe High School its first nonaccomplishment of nan year.

The Bulldogs (3-0) person yet to beryllium challenged, beating Soda Springs, 50-6, Malad, 46-14, and Marsing, 49-18.

This play will beryllium their first large trial earlier Ririe opens its convention schedule against Firth adjacent week.

First large convention trial for shot powers

The 6A High Country Conference is, perhaps, Idaho’s astir potent, featuring a quartet of imaginable champs — Highland, Madison, Rigby and Thunder Ridge.

Two of those squads, nan Rams (4-0) and Titans (2-1), will unfastened convention hostilities astatine Highland High School Friday night.

Highland has already earned wins complete Legacy (NV), Carson (NV), Summit (OR) and Lake City down a potent tally crippled and stifling defense — they are allowing 11.5 points per game. Before nan season, caput coach Nick Sorrell said that, contempt entering nan play pinch 22 caller starters, his squad should still person been considered title contenders.

They person already proven that to beryllium existent and will now look to found power successful that reliable conference.

Thunder Ridge High School, pinch victories complete Idaho Falls, 20-13, and Centennial, 21-3, and a nonaccomplishment to Hillcrest, 36-21, past week, will look to rebound pinch a connection win.

Bees and Tigers look for first convention win

Idaho Falls (1-2) is astatine Bonneville (0-3, 0-1), and some teams look to summation immoderate momentum successful nan early season.

Both teams effort to get their offenses moving arsenic nan Tigers mean 18.7 points and nan Bees mean 18 points.

Rushing has been nan issue.

The Bees mean 23.3 yards per game, while nan Tigers mean 80.3 yards.

Big 3A matchup

Firth is astatine Declo successful a non-conference crippled that mightiness already person a playoff feel.

The Cougars (2-1) find themselves successful a Nuclear Conference that mightiness beryllium nan astir competitory successful years. Perennial frontrunner North Fremont is connected top, but Ririe and West Jefferson look overmuch improved.

Declo (3-1, 0-1) already has a nonaccomplishment to South East Idaho Conference leader Aberdeen and is besides looking up successful nan standings astatine authorities powerfulness West Side.

Both Firth (fifth) and Declo (tied for third) are classed successful nan authorities media poll, but a triumph could spell a agelong measurement successful boosting a resume.

Running wild

A speedy glimpse astatine authorities shot leaders and nan Ririe duo of Rafe Newton and Kolter Lewis is still a reliable combo for defenses.

Newton is 2nd successful nan authorities (among teams that reported stats) pinch 499 rushing yards and Lewis is 3rd pinch 446 yards.

Only Lakeland’s Kage Weil has much pinch 561 yards.

Newton is besides 4th successful points pinch 50 and 4th pinch 8 touchdowns.