Prep football: Weekly notebook

Sugar-Salem conscionable keeps rolling along
The Diggers ran their triumph streak to 23 consecutive pinch a 65-0 triumph astatine Timberlake.
Sugar-Salem put nan crippled retired of scope early, taking a 41-0 lead astatine nan half.
The discourtesy racked up astir 400 yards of discourtesy while nan defense stifled Timberlake, holding nan Tigers to conscionable 64 full yards.
Quarterback Jack Gardner vanished 8 for 10 for 173 yards passing and 4 touchdowns for nan Diggers.
Jack Fleming, Kimball Tonks and Dawson McInelly each topped 50 yards rushing pinch McInelly scoring doubly and besides adding a receiving touchdown.

Highland awesome successful season-opening win
The new-look Rams had an awesome opener, rallying to conclusion Nevada authorities champion Legacy 21-13.
Highland, without a azygous starter from past year’s authorities champion team, scored 14 points successful nan 4th fourth to unafraid nan win.
Quarterback Keaton Belnap, a transportation from Marsh Valley, tossed touchdown passes to Cedric Mitchell and Zaydin Alo and vanished pinch 134 yards done nan aerial and different 63 yards rushing. Jett Richards besides ran for a score.
Sophomore Malakai Mitchell led Highland pinch 9 tackles and inferior Hunter Burrell vanished 8 tackles.
Highland takes connected Carson (NEV) Saturday successful nan Rocky Mountain Rumble astatine ICCU Arena.

Coeur d’Alene takes down Rigby
In what could beryllium a playoff preview, Coeur d’Alene, No. 1 successful nan 6A authorities preseason poll, defeated Rigby 24-14.
Rigby, tied for 3rd successful nan preseason poll, trailed early but sewage connected nan committee erstwhile Jake Flowers deed Bryson Youngstrom for a 25-yard touchdown successful nan 2nd 4th to trim nan early Vikings lead to 14-7.
Coeur d’Alene took advantage of 3 interceptions, but Rigby pulled wrong 21-14 connected Amani Morel’s 6-yard tally pinch 8:35 left.
The Trojans would get nary closer.

Look ahead
There are a mates of absorbing matchups this week.
–In a rematch of nan 2A 2020 and 2021 authorities title games, Firth and West Side will play.
The Pirates and Cougars person traditionally met successful nan first crippled of nan season, but West Side has dominated nan series, winning each twelvemonth since 2016.
Firth already has a triumph nether its loop having defeated New Plymouth 45-0 connected Friday.

–The Rocky Mountain Rumble returns to Pocatello this week arsenic Idaho teams play teams from California, Utah, Nevada and Alaska connected Friday and Saturday astatine nan ICCU Arena.
Area teams are connected nan schedule for Saturday arsenic Skyline takes connected nan Morgan Trojans (UT) astatine 10:30 a.m., followed by Highland playing nan Carson Senators (NV) astatine 1:30 p.m. Teton faces nan Soldotna Stars (Alaska) astatine 4:30 p.m. and Rigby plays Wasatch (UT) successful nan nightcap astatine 7:30 p.m.

–Coming disconnected a 4A authorities title crippled appearance, Hillcrest makes its play debut astatine Madison connected Friday.
Madison, which rolled complete Bonneville successful past week’s play opener, returns a coagulated group of seniors while nan Knights will person plentifulness of caller faces aft graduating 30 seniors.