Eagle, Bishop Kelly football ranked No. 1 in final state poll
The Eagle High football team held on to the No. 1 spot in the 5A rankings for the 10th straight week, and Bishop Kelly finished its wire-to-wire, 11-week run as 4A’s top-ranked team in the latest state media poll released Tuesday.
Now all that’s left for the two to do is prove it on the field.
The undefeated Mustangs host No. 3 Coeur d’Alene at 6 p.m. Friday, pitting the classification’s top defense against Oregon-bound quarterback Colson Yankoff. And in 4A, Bishop Kelly begins its quest for a fourth straight state title by hosting conference rival Middleton at 7 p.m. Friday in a rematch of a 20-11, Sept. 30 victory in Middleton.
Check out the full playoff brackets here.
FINAL STATE MEDIA POLL
CLASS 5A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Eagle (7) | 9-0 | 39 | 1 |
2. | Lewiston (1) | 9-0 | 33 | 2 |
3. | Coeur d’Alene | 6-3 | 22 | t-3 |
4. | Capital | 8-1 | 17 | t-3 |
5. | Mountain View | 8-2 | 9 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: None.
CLASS 4A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Bishop Kelly (8) | 9-0 | 40 | 1 |
2. | Skyline | 9-0 | 32 | 2 |
3. | Emmett | 8-2 | 21 | 3 |
4. | Skyview | 7-3 | 16 | 4 |
5. | Wood River | 8-1 | 7 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Middleton 4.
CLASS 3A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Shelley (8) | 9-0 | 40 | 1 |
2. | Kimberly | 8-0 | 31 | 2 |
3. | Fruitland | 6-2 | 24 | 3 |
4. | South Fremont | 9-1 | 17 | 5 |
5. | Gooding | 6-4 | 8 | — |
Others receiving votes: None.
CLASS 2A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | St. Maries (8) | 9-0 | 40 | 1 |
2. | Declo | 8-2 | 32 | 3 |
3. | Bear Lake | 6-2 | 16 | 5 |
4. | Aberdeen | 7-2 | 14 | — |
5. | McCall-Donnelly | 7-2 | 8 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Grangeville 5, North Fremont 2, Firth 1, New Plymouth 1, West Jefferson 1.
CLASS 1A DIVISION I
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Raft River (8) | 9-0 | 40 | 1 |
2. | Lapwai | 8-1 | 31 | 3 |
3. | Troy | 8-1 | 18 | 4 |
4. | Prairie | 7-2 | 15 | 2 |
5. | Glenns Ferry | 8-1 | 14 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Oakley 1, Notus 1.
CLASS 1A DIVISION II
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs | |
1. | Salmon River (6) | 8-1 | 38 | 1 |
2. | Kendrick | 7-1 | 26 | 3 |
3. | Dietrich (2) | 9-0 | 25 | 2 |
4. | Deary | 6-2 | 17 | 4 |
5. | Carey | 6-3 | 8 | — |
Others receiving votes: North Gem 4, Butte County 1, Council 1.
Voters:
Mark Nelke, Coeur d’Alene Press
Greg Lee, Spokesman-Review
Matt Harris, IdahoSports.com
Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman
Fred Davis, Blackfoot Morning News
Jeff Pinkham, Post Register
Michael-Shawn Dugar, Moscow-Pullman Daily News
Michael Guise, Idaho State Journal
Michael Lycklama: 208-377-6424, @MichaelLycklama
This story was originally published November 1, 2016 at 9:54 PM with the headline "Eagle, Bishop Kelly football ranked No. 1 in final state poll."