Notebook: Big games, big numbers, highlight Week 2

IDAHO FALLS — Catching up connected a fewer notes from this past weekend’s shot games.

Premier walk catchers
Perhaps overlooked successful Friday’s Civil War crippled betwixt Hillcrest High School and Bonneville High School was nan matchup betwixt 2 of nan area’s apical walk catchers.

Hillcrest’s Jace Judy vanished pinch 7 catches for 163 yards and 3 scores. That comes disconnected a 10-catch, 102 yards, and 2 touchdown capacity successful nan play opener astatine Madison High School.

The Bees’ Tivon Sakaguchi has 16 catches for 236 yards successful 3 games, and astatine 6-foot-6, 220 pounds, presents matchup problems for smaller defenders. He’s besides a large target for Brock Faulkner, who has been named nan Bees’ starting backmost going forward.

Faulkner and Eli Hamilton person each played successful nan first 3 games, but coach Shane Stephenson said Faulkner earned nan occupation aft passing for 237 yards and 2 touchdowns Friday against Hillcrest.

Strong commencement for West Jefferson High School

The Panthers are 2-0 aft defeating Wendell and Cokeville (WY). Last twelvemonth nan squad vanished 1-7.

In Friday’s 27-7 victory, nan Panthers had a balanced effort connected discourtesy arsenic Tate Simmons vanished 8 for 11 for 115 yards and 3 touchdowns and Ryker Burtenshaw ran for 102 yards and a people and Porter Robison added 111 yards and a touchdown. Rawley Calder hauled successful a brace of touchdown catches.

The defense unopen retired Cokeville done 3 quarters, pinch Mac Hall and Isaac Hall each finishing pinch a team-high 9 tackles. Mac Hall and Ryker Burtenshaw each had fumble recoveries.

Aberdeen shuts retired Declo
Expect a shakeup successful this week’s authorities media canvass aft nan Tigers took down No. 2 Declo 8-0.
Aberdeen, which was classed No. 4, improved to 2-0 pinch wins complete American Falls and Declo, which received 4 first-place votes successful past week’s authorities poll.

Toughest 6A conference?
Is nan 6A District 5-6 convention now nan astir competitory successful nan state?

Highland and Rigby person ruled nan convention of late, but Madison has been awesome arsenic nan Bobcats opened nan play 3-0 and Thunder Ridge is disconnected to a 2-0 commencement aft finishing 1-8 and 2-7 nan past 2 seasons.

The convention is 10-1 overall, pinch nan lone nonaccomplishment coming successful Week 0 erstwhile Rigby mislaid 24-14 astatine No. 1 Coeur d’Alene.

Rams rolling
Speaking of Highland, nan Rams sewage different stellar capacity retired of inferior backmost Keaton Belnap, who passed for 233 yards and a brace of touchdowns successful a 28-19 triumph complete Summit (OR). He besides rushed for 65 yards and 2 scores arsenic Highland improved to 3-0.