Top-ranked Treasure Valley football teams stumble in state semifinals
The Mountain View and Skyview high school football teams were ranked No. 1 in the state — and neither will play for a state title.
Mountain View, which was tied for first in 5A in the last media poll with Coeur d’Alene, lost to the Vikings on Friday in Moscow. Skyview, the unanimous No. 1 in 4A, fell on the road against No. 5 Minico. Those results left the Treasure Valley without a team in the 4A or 5A state championship games.
No. 1 Fruitland hosts No. 2 Shelley at 1 p.m. Saturday in the 3A state semifinals.
Coeur d’Alene 39, Mountain View 13
The defending state champion Mavericks absorbed their first loss of the season in a 5A semifinal at the Kibbie Dome.
Mountain View (10-1) trailed 19-6 late in the first half but was driving for a touchdown that could have made the game close. Instead, quarterback Noah Bryant was stripped as he weaved through the defense on a long scramble inside the Coeur d’Alene 25-yard line.
The Vikings (9-2) scored the first 20 points of the third quarter to pull away for the win. Quarterback Colson Yankoff, who has committed to Washington, threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for a touchdown.
Bryant contributed 223 yards of offense, a passing touchdown and a touchdown run for Mountain View.
Minico 29, Skyview 28
Tim Miller rushed for a 1-yard touchdown and carried again for the two-point conversion with 2:17 to play to give Minico the upset win in a back-and-forth game. Minico led 7-0 and 21-14. Skyview led 14-7 and 28-21.
Tyler Crowe rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns, Wyatt Storer passed for 203 yards and DeMonte Horton contributed 156 receiving yards for the Hawks (10-1), but they stalled near midfield on their final drive.
Skyview outgained Minico 441-262 — an advantage wasted because of two short fields given to the Spartans, who scored on a 2-yard touchdown drive after a fumbled punt return at the end of the first half and on a 15-yard fumble return on the opening kickoff of the second half.
Skyline 21, Middleton 13
No. 2 Skyline survived a tough 4A battle at Middleton, which settled for a short field goal in the third quarter to pull within 14-13 and couldn’t score again. Skyline (9-2) had the edge 23-12 in first downs and 403-309 in yards. Middleton (8-4) was led by quarterback Darin Post’s 252 passing yards, including 101 to Landon Ebbers.
Tri-Valley 20, Butte County 0
Tri-Valley stopped Butte County on fourth-and-1 inside the 5-yard line in the third quarter to preserve a 6-0 lead, then put together a game-clinching touchdown drive in the fourth quarter. The Titans, playing at home in Cambridge, added a late touchdown after stopping Butte County’s desperate fourth-down attempt in the closing minutes.
Tri-Valley (10-0), which pulls players from multiple schools, will play the Deary-Carey winner in the 1A Division II state championship game next week. It will be the first state final appearance for Tri-Valley. Cambridge played in a final in 1997.
Firth 38, New Plymouth 16
Firth used a huge third-quarter effort at Holt Arena to blow open the game and advance to the 2A state championship game. The Cougars (8-3) scored three touchdowns in the third and another early in the fourth to build a 38-0 lead. They had scored the only touchdown of the first half on a 32-yard interception return by Coby Johnson.
New Plymouth (7-3) struggled offensively all game. The Pilgrims gained just 37 yards on 23 passes, including three interceptions.
FOOTBALL
5A STATE PLAYOFFS
SEMIFINALS
Friday
Coeur d’Alene 39, Mountain View 13
Highland 26, Rocky Mountain 3
FINAL
Friday, Nov. 17
Coeur d’Alene (9-2) vs. Highland (9-1) at Holt Arena, 5:30 p.m.
4A STATE PLAYOFFS
SEMIFINALS
Friday
Skyline 21, Middleton 13
Minico 29, Skyview 28
FINAL
TBA
Skyline (9-2) vs. Minico (9-2) at Holt Arena
3A STATE PLAYOFFS
SEMIFINALS
Saturday
Snake River (6-3) vs. Gooding (9-1) at Holt Arena, 2:45 p.m.
Shelley (8-1) at Fruitland (10-0), 1 p.m.
2A STATE PLAYOFFS
SEMIFINALS
Friday
Firth 38, New Plymouth 16
Declo 41, West Side 27
FINAL
TBA
Firth (8-3) vs. Declo (12-0) at Holt Arena
1A D-I STATE PLAYOFFS
SEMIFINALS
Friday
Prairie 42, Oakley 36
Saturday
Challis (8-2) vs. Genesee (9-0) at Kibbie Dome, 2 p.m. MT
FINAL
TBA
Prairie (10-1) vs. Challis/Genesee at Kibbie Dome
1A D-II STATE PLAYOFFS
SEMIFINALS
Friday
Tri-Valley 20, Butte County 0
Saturday
Deary (10-0) vs. Carey (10-0) at Holt Arena, noon
FINAL
TBA
Tri-Valley (10-0) vs. Deary/Carey
HIGHLAND 26, ROCKY MTN. 3
Highland | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | — | 26 |
Rocky Mtn. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
Second quarter
RM — Kyle Van Tonder 27 field goal, 7:44
HIG — Tyler Hall 85 pass from Kobe Tracy (kick failed), 3:14
Third quarter
HIG — Kyle Taylor 33 field goal, 1:45
Fourth quarter
HIG — Taylor 37 field goal, 8:58
HIG — Sam Liday 3 pass from Landon Demuzio (Taylor kick), 4:52
HIG — Demuzio 3 run (Taylor kick), 3:13
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Highland: Kobe Tracy 6-(-2), Landon Demuzio 18-129, Jesus Garcia 3-5, Kyle Taylor 1-(-1). Rocky Mountain: Kyle Van Tonder 5-24, Zach Irwin 1-0, Carter Kuehl 4-14, Jacob Webster 4-1, Will McMullin 2-23, Colby Jackson 5-(-15), Duanavan Jardine 4-5, Nick Romano 13-52.
PASSING — Highland: Tracy 13-23-1 227; Demuzio 1-1-0 3. Rocky Mountain: McMullin 3-8-1 22; Jackson 7-22-0 63; Jerrick Lattimer 0-1-0 0.
RECEIVING — Highland: Sam Liday 5-72, Austin Richards 1-9, Demuzio 4-45, Taylor 1-8, Tyler Hall 3-96. Rocky Mountain: Irwin 1-7, Bo Stevens 2-7, Dylan Shaner 1-6, Romano 1-6, Brayden Hamilton 1-12, Lattimer 4-47.
Coeur d’Alene 39, Mountain View 13
Mtn. View | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 13 |
Coeur d’Alene | 11 | 8 | 20 | 0 | — | 39 |
First quarter
Cd’A — Kyler Prendergast 32 pass from Colson Yankoff (Yankoff run)
MV — Noah Bryant 22 run (run failed)
Cd’A — Seth Harrison 26 field goal
Second quarter
Cd’A — Safety, punt snapped through end zone
Cd’A — Shilo Morgan 22 pass from Yankoff (pass failed)
Third quarter
Cd’A — Caleb Beggerly 5 run (run failed)
Cd’A — Yankoff 5 run (Harrison kick)
Cd’A — Ross Chadderdon 26 interception return (Harrison kick)
MV — K.J. Lynch 56 pass from Bryant (Magnus Wattles kick), 1:29
Individual leaders
RUSHING — MV: Hansen 14-81, Bryant 9-65, Elwell 4-7, Leiby 3-9, Ho 1-(minus 5), Barrus 3-1. Cd’A: Yankoff 16-80, Morgan 13-100, Beggerly 11-57, Edwards 2-0.
PASSING — MV: Bryant 13-29-1-158. Cd’A: Yankoff 29-40-1-294.
RECEIVING — MV: Lynch 8-119, Ho 2-18, Elwell 1-3, Ball 1-13, Jablonski 1-5. Cd’A: Matheson 7-9, Morgan 3-30, K. Hegel 6-52, Prendergast 5-89, Ramseyer 3-62, Beggerly 1-5, Chadderdon 2-42, Gove 2-5.
Minico 29, Skyview 28
Skyview | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 28 |
Minico | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | 29 |
First quarter
MIN — May 2 run (Chandler kick)
SKY — Daniel Lopez 3 run (Matthew Kingston kick)
Second quarter
SKY — Tyler Crowe 21 run (Kingston kick)
MIN — Jones 2 run (Chandler kick)
Third quarter
MIN — 15 fumble return (Chandler kick)
SKY — Crowe 11 run (Kingston kick)
Fourth quarter
SKY — Crowe 1 run (Kingston kick)
MIN — Miller 1 run (Miller run)
Individual leaders
RUSHING — Sky: Crowe 21-174, Lopez 14-67. Min: Vega 20-144.
PASSING — Sky: Storer 22-39-0 203. Min: Perrigot 13-26-1 125.
RECEIVING — Sky: DeMonte Horton 15-156, Wade Carpenter 3-26. Min: May 4-54, Caldera 3-61.
Skyline 21, Middleton 13
Skyline | 6 | 8 | 0 | 7 | — | 21 |
Middleton | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 |
First quarter
MID — Neal Weber 21 field goal
SKY — Kyler Morgan 2 run (pass failed)
MID — Hayden Smith 35 pass from Darin Post (Weber kick)
Second quarter
SKY — Morgan 2 pass from Dylan Bialas (pass)
Third quarter
MID — Weber 21 field goal
Fourth quarter
SKY — Easton Taylor 10 pass from Bialas (kick)
Individual leaders
RUSHING — Sky: Morgan 20-98, Bialas 16-63, Lakas Herrmann 11-69. Mid: Post 3-27, Jake Tuckett 6-22.
PASSING — Sky: Bialas 18-29 173. Mid: Post 15-32 252.
RECEIVING — Sky: Caleb Mayes 11-111, Morgan 3-19, Taylor 2-21. Mid: Smith 2-42, Jackson Leiby 1-57, Landon Ebbers 5-101, Logan Wahl 3-26.
This story was originally published November 10, 2017 at 11:15 PM with the headline "Top-ranked Treasure Valley football teams stumble in state semifinals."