Game of the Week preview: Week 1 features a pair of 3A football top-5s

FIRTH — For this week’s EastIdahoNews.com Game of nan Week, we person selected nan West Side Pirates astatine nan Firth Cougars.

While a fistful of teams person already seen action successful Week 0, including nan Cougars who earned a ascendant 45-0 triumph complete nan New Plymouth Pilgrims, West Side will commencement its 2024 run this week.

Both teams look connected nan IHSAA Week 1 state media polls — which features West Side arsenic nan state’s premier Division 3A team. Firth joined nan ranks of nan apical 5 this week — astatine No. 5 — pursuing its triumph past week.

The non-conference foes met past play pinch West Side claiming a decisive 48-6 victory.

Firth vanished nan 2023 play 3-5.

The Pirates, down longtime coach Tyson Moser, earned their 4th State 2A shot title successful 5 seasons past year, besting nan Declo Hornets 41-13 successful nan title crippled astatine Idaho State University’s Holt Arena.

With nan alteration successful classifications this season, some schools person been moved from Division 2A to 3A.

Week 1 of nan precocious schoolhouse shot play will characteristic respective further intriguing matchups, including Aberdeen astatine American Falls, Hillcrest astatine Madison and Idaho Falls astatine Thunder Ridge. EastIdahoNews.com will station each scores connected our EastIdahoNews.com/sports scoreboard arsenic they go available.