Eagle, Bishop Kelly ranked No. 1 entering playoffs
The Eagle and Bishop Kelly football teams continued their unbeaten seasons and runs atop the state media poll, which released its latest version Tuesday evening.
Eagle capped an undefeated season and a 5A SIC Pod B championship with a 35-7 win over Borah on Saturday at Dona Larsen Park. The Mustangs, who received a bye into the quarterfinals, are 5A’s No. 1-ranked team for the ninth straight week. The only poll they weren’t ranked No. 1 was the preseason poll.
Bishop Kelly won its 17th straight game Friday with a 48-6 win at Caldwell. The three-time defending state champs have been the top-ranked team in every one of the 4A rankings this season. The Knights also have a bye into the quarterfinals.
Elsewhere in the polls, Capital jumped into a tie with Coeur d’Alene for the No. 3 spot in 5A after a 27-22 win over Mountain View. And a shakeup in the 2A rankings saw McCall-Donnelly return to No. 4 in its classification.
WEEK 9 POLL
CLASS 5A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Eagle (9) | 9-0 | 49 | 1 |
2. | Lewiston (1) | 9-0 | 41 | 2 |
t-3. | Coeur d’Alene | 5-3 | 21 | 4 |
t-3. | Capital | 8-1 | 21 | 5 |
5. | Mountain View | 7-2 | 12 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: Rocky Mountain 6.
CLASS 4A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Bishop Kelly (10) | 9-0 | 50 | 1 |
2. | Skyline | 9-0 | 40 | 2 |
3. | Emmett | 7-2 | 24 | 3 |
4. | Skyview | 6-3 | 23 | 5 |
5. | Wood River | 8-1 | 7 | — |
Others receiving votes: Middleton 4, Vallivue 2.
CLASS 3A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Shelley (10) | 8-0 | 50 | 1 |
2. | Kimberly | 8-0 | 39 | 2 |
3. | Fruitland | 6-2 | 29 | 3 |
4. | South Fremont | 8-1 | 22 | 5 |
5. | Sugar-Salem | 6-2 | 8 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Gooding 2.
CLASS 2A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | St. Maries (9) | 8-0 | 49 | 1 |
2. | Firth (1) | 7-1 | 40 | 2 |
3. | Declo | 7-2 | 31 | 3 |
4. | McCall-Donnelly | 7-1 | 16 | — |
5. | Bear Lake | 5-2 | 6 | — |
Others receiving votes: Aberdeen 3, North Fremont 2, New Plymouth 2, Melba 1.
CLASS 1A DIVISION I
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Raft River (10) | 8-0 | 50 | 1 |
2. | Prairie | 7-1 | 35 | 2 |
3. | Lapwai | 7-1 | 26 | 3 |
4. | Troy | 7-1 | 19 | 5 |
5. | Glenns Ferry | 7-1 | 10 | — |
Others receiving votes: Oakley 8, Valley 2.
CLASS 1A DIVISION II
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Salmon River (5) | 7-1 | 43 | 1 |
2. | Dietrich (5) | 8-0 | 41 | 2 |
3. | Kendrick | 6-1 | 32 | 3 |
4. | Deary | 6-1 | 22 | 4 |
5. | North Gem | 6-2 | 10 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Carey 2.
Voters:
Matt Harris, IdahoSports.com
Mark Nelke, Coeur d’Alene Press
Jeff Pinkham, Post Register
Greg Lee, Spokesman-Review
Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman
Fred Davis, Blackfoot Morning News
Michael-Shawn Dugar, Moscow-Pullman Daily News
Brandon Walton, Idaho Press-Tribune
Michael Guise, Idaho State Journal
Paul Kingsbury, IdahoSports.com
Michael Lycklama: 208-377-6424, @MichaelLycklama
This story was originally published October 25, 2016 at 6:16 PM with the headline "Eagle, Bishop Kelly ranked No. 1 entering playoffs."