Eagle, Bishop Kelly, Salmon River football hold on to No. 1 rankings
The Bishop Kelly and Salmon River football teams were voted the unanimous No. 1 teams in the latest state high school football media poll released Tuesday, continuing their wire-to-wire run as the No. 1-ranked team in the 4A and 1A Division II classifications.
Joining them at No. 1 is Eagle, who is 5A’s top team for the third straight week.
Three-time defending state champ Bishop Kelly earned the most impressive win last week, beating previously undefeated Vallivue 29-15 on the road. The 4A classification also saw Emmett fall to Skyview but hold onto its No. 3 ranking, Middleton rejoin the top five at No. 4 with a 42-0 win over Caldwell and Vallivue hold on to its spot at No. 5.
The top game of the week in 5A saw Mountain View avenge a loss in the state title game to Rocky Mountain with a 33-13 road victory, allowing the Mavs to rejoin the top five and dropping Rocky Mountain out of the poll. Eagle continued its perfect season with a 31-0 win over Meridian for the Mustangs’ second straight shutout.
Week 4 poll
CLASS 5A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Eagle (7) | 4-0 | 46 | 1 |
2. | Coeur d’Alene (3) | 3-1 | 38 | 2 |
3. | Lewiston | 4-0 | 31 | 3 |
4. | Madison | 4-0 | 18 | 5 |
5. | Mountain View | 3-1 | 13 | — |
Others receiving votes: Rocky Mountain 4.
CLASS 4A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Bishop Kelly (10) | 4-0 | 50 | 1 |
2. | Skyline | 4-0 | 40 | 2 |
3. | Emmett | 3-1 | 23 | 3 |
4. | Middleton | 3-1 | 15 | — |
5. | Vallivue | 3-1 | 11 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Wood River 9, Blackfoot 1, Skyview 1.
CLASS 3A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Sugar-Salem (5) | 4-0 | 45 | 1 |
2. | Shelley (4) | 4-0 | 42 | 3 |
3. | South Fremont (1) | 4-0 | 33 | 4 |
4. | Kimberly | 3-0 | 11 | — |
5. | Fruitland | 2-2 | 10 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Homedale 9.
CLASS 2A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Aberdeen (5) | 4-0 | 44 | 1 |
2. | St. Maries (3) | 4-0 | 40 | 2 |
3. | West Jefferson (1) | 3-1 | 30 | 4 |
4. | Firth | 3-1 | 20 | 3 |
5. | Declo | 2-2 | 9 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: McCall-Donnelly (1) 7.
CLASS 1A DIVISION I
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Raft River (9) | 4-0 | 49 | 1 |
2. | Valley (1) | 4-0 | 39 | 2 |
3. | Oakley | 3-0 | 29 | 3 |
4. | Troy | 3-0 | 19 | t-5 |
5. | Lapwai | 2-1 | 5 | t-5 |
Others receiving votes: Notus 4, Prairie 3, Wilder 1, Challis 1.
CLASS 1A DIVISION II
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Salmon River (10) | 4-0 | 50 | 1 |
2. | Dietrich | 3-0 | 39 | 2 |
3. | Deary | 2-1 | 26 | 4 |
4. | Kendrick | 3-1 | 19 | 3 |
5. | North Gem | 2-1 | 10 | — |
Others receiving votes: Carey 4, Kootenai 2.
Voters:
Matt Harris, IdahoSports.com
Mark Nelke, Coeur d’Alene Press
Greg Lee, Spokesman-Review
Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman
Brandon Walton, Idaho Press-Tribune
Jeff Pinkham, Post Register
Michael-Shawn Dugar, Moscow-Pullman Daily News
Fred Davis, Blackfoot Morning News
Michael Guise, Idaho State Journal
Paul Kingsbury IdahoSports.com
Michael Lycklama: 208-377-6424, @MichaelLycklama
This story was originally published September 20, 2016 at 5:35 PM with the headline "Eagle, Bishop Kelly, Salmon River football hold on to No. 1 rankings."