What to watch this week in high school sports: Sept. 21-24
WEDNESDAY
▪ GIRLS SOCCER: Mountain View at Timberline, 6 p.m. ... Picked fifth in the preseason coaches’ poll, Timberline has risen to the top of the 5A SIC standings. The Wolves face a backloaded schedule with Mountain View, Boise and Centennial all in the next seven days.
THURSDAY
▪ VOLLEYBALL: Centennial at Boise, 6:30 p.m. ... Boise is unbeaten in conference play, and it has already edged last year’s third-place finisher at state in four sets in a nonconference match. This one counts.
FRIDAY
▪ FOOTBALL: Emmett at Bishop Kelly, 7 p.m. ... Bishop Kelly, the three-time defending 4A state champ, hosts Emmett, the reigning 3A state champ. The programs were the two 4A SIC preseason favorites, according to a coaches’ poll.
▪ BOYS SOCCER: Boise at Timberline, 6 p.m. ... Timberline has won three straight over Boise, including a 5-2 victory in last year’s district title game. But Boise sits above the Wolves in the 5A SIC standings.
SATURDAY
▪ CROSS COUNTRY: Bob Firman Invitational at Eagle Island State Park, 9 a.m. ... Some of the top runners from throughout the Northwest will be on hand, including local favorite Eagle, the defending 5A girls state team champion.
This story was originally published September 20, 2016 at 11:33 PM with the headline "What to watch this week in high school sports: Sept. 21-24."