Eagle, Bishop Kelly football hold on to top spot in state poll
Three weeks into the season, Eagle (5A) and Bishop Kelly (4A) have established themselves atop the state high school football media poll, which released its latest edition Tuesday.
Eagle blanked Nampa 49-0 on Friday, starting the running clock after halftime to stay atop the 5A poll for the third straight week. And Bishop Kelly, the three-time defending 4A state champ, held Mountain Home to 19 yards of offense in a 52-0 win to continue its wire-to-wire run as the classification’s No. 1-ranked team.
The only movement for Treasure Valley teams came in the 4A ranks, where Middleton fell out of the top five after a 20-13 loss to Emmett. Undefeated Vallivue took its place at No. 5.
Week 3 poll
Class 5A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Eagle (7) | 3-0 | 46 | 1 |
2. | Coeur d’Alene (3) | 2-1 | 38 | 2 |
3. | Lewiston | 3-0 | 30 | 3 |
4. | Rocky Mountain | 3-0 | 20 | 4 |
5. | Madison | 3-0 | 12 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Mountain View 4.
Class 4A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Bishop Kelly (10) | 3-0 | 50 | 1 |
2. | Skyline | 3-0 | 38 | 2 |
3. | Emmett | 3-0 | 31 | 3 |
4. | Blackfoot | 3-0 | 20 | 5 |
5. | Vallivue | 3-0 | 5 | — |
Others receiving votes: Middleton 3, Wood River 3.
Class 3A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Sugar-Salem (6) | 3-0 | 45 | 1 |
2. | Homedale (3) | 3-0 | 36 | 2 |
3. | Shelley (1) | 3-0 | 30 | t-3 |
4. | South Fremont | 3-0 | 20 | t-3 |
5. | Fruitland | 2-1 | 17 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Kimberly 2.
Class 2A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Aberdeen (6) | 3-0 | 44 | 1 |
2. | St. Maries (3) | 3-0 | 41 | 2 |
3. | Firth (1) | 3-0 | 29 | 5 |
4. | West Jefferson | 2-1 | 17 | — |
5. | Declo | 1-2 | 9 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: Grangeville 5, McCall-Donnelly 3, West Side 1, Orofino 1.
Class 1A Division I
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Raft River (9) | 3-0 | 49 | 1 |
2. | Valley | 3-0 | 35 | 2 |
3. | Oakley | 2-0 | 32 | 3 |
4. | Wilder (1) | 2-0 | 15 | 5 |
t-5. | Lapwai | 2-1 | 5 | 4 |
t-5. | Troy | 2-0 | 5 | — |
Others receiving votes: Prairie 3, Wallace 3, Shoshone 1, Horseshoe Bend 1, Notus 1.
Class 1A Division II
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Salmon River (9) | 3-0 | 48 | 1 |
2. | Dietrich | 3-0 | 35 | 3 |
3. | Kendrick (1) | 3-0 | 33 | 4 |
4. | Deary | 1-1 | 19 | 2 |
5. | Butte County | 1-2 | 6 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Tri-Valley 4, Lewis County 2, Carey 2, North Gem 1.
Voters:
Matt Harris, IdahoSports.com
Mark Nelke, Coeur d’Alene Press
Greg Lee, Spokesman-Review
Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman
Brandon Walton, Idaho Press-Tribune
Fred Davis, Blackfoot Morning News
Jeff Pinkham, Post Register
Michael-Shawn Dugar, Moscow-Pullman Daily News
Paul Kingsbury IdahoSports.com
Michael Guise, Idaho State Journal
Michael Lycklama: 208-377-6424, @MichaelLycklama
This story was originally published September 13, 2016 at 7:13 PM.