Prep football roundup: Nampa off to best start in a decade; Rocky gets first shutout

After years in the cellar, the Nampa High football team is making waves.

The Bulldogs beat crosstown rival Columbia 49-21 on the road Friday to win their fifth straight game and improve to 5-1 for the first time since 2008.

Running back Brian Carrillo led the way, running for 178 yards and four touchdowns, including an 85-yard run in the fourth quarter to put the game away. Donnie Estrada threw two touchdowns, including one to Jace Mann, who made his seventh interception of the season to snuff out a Columbia drive right before halftime.

The win allows Nampa (5-1, 4-1 4A SIC) to match its win total from the previous three years combined. Both Nampa and Columbia (3-3, 3-3) moved down to 4A this fall after four rough seasons at the 5A level.

Columbia senior Allamar Alexander ran for 265 yards and three touchdowns in the loss.

[Related: 5A to 1A high school football standings]

Rocky Mountain 48, Meridian 0

It was the Nick Romano show as the Grizzlies ran their record to 6-0 with a shutout win at home. Romano rushed for 270 yards and four touchdowns on just 13 carries, and his night included TD runs of 70 and 61 yards.

Rocky also had a big play through the air with Colby Jackson hitting Brayden Hamilton for a 68-yard score. Jackson was 11-of-12 passing for 172 yards.

The Grizzlies limited Meridian (2-4) to just 109 yards of offense.

Borah 40, Boise 21

Borah regrouped after its first loss of the season by dispatching intra-city rival Boise.

Austin Bolt grabbed seven receptions for 134 yards and three touchdowns, and Austdan Phomphackdy rushed for 107 yards and a score to lead the Lions (5-1).

Innocent Ndayiragije boosted Borah’s defensive effort with an interception and a fumble recovery.

Hudson Hamilton, Jack Molesworth and Zeke Gilbert each scored for Boise (0-6).

Mountain View 38, Centennial 7

Mountain View’s defense held Centennial (2-4) to a single third-quarter touchdown to earn the 5A SIC win.

Of the Mavericks’ 422 total yards, 268 came on the ground along with five of their six TDs.

Centennial’s only score came on a 1-yard pass from Dayne Koch to Caden Clark.

Individual statistics for Mountain View (4-2) were not reported.

Eagle 41, Timberline 8

Eagle racked up 486 total yards, including 347 on the ground, to hand Timberline (0-6) its seventh straight loss dating back to the end of the 2017 season.

Ben Ford and Charlie Baker each rushed for two touchdowns for the Mustangs (4-2), and Baker finished with a game-leading 177 yards on just eight carries.

Andy Peters scored Timberline’s only TD on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter in a Thursday night game at Dona Larsen Park.

Middleton 52, Ridgevue 14

Middleton (6-0, 5-0 4A SIC) scored the first five touchdowns of the game and took advantage of six Ridgevue turnovers to remain unbeaten.

Quarterback Dallas Hagler orchestrated the first three Middleton scores, connecting on two TD passes to Carson Smith and another to Jace Rodgers. Hagler finished with 208 yards through the air, and Jake Tuckett led Middleton’s ground attack with 113 yards and two TDs.

Michael Sondermann paced Ridgevue (2-4, 2-3) with 108 yards and one touchdown on 20 carries.

Kuna 33, Vallivue 23

Kuna broke open a close game with three touchdowns in the second quarter and never looked back.

Vallivue (4-2, 3-2 4A SIC) pulled within 26-23 with 9:26 remaining in the third quarter, but Brian McDaniel’s 5-yard TD run late in the fourth quarter sealed the victory for Kuna (3-3, 2-3).

McDaniel finished with two rushing TDs, and Kuna QB Matt Austin added one passing and one rushing touchdown.

Bishop Kelly 42, Caldwell 0

Bishop Kelly (5-1, 5-1 4A SIC) pitched its third shutout in four games to hang on to second place in the 4A SIC standings with a win against Caldwell (0-6, 0-6).

Running back Ian Arellano accounted for more than half of BK’s 306 rushing yards, totaling 164 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries.

Jerome 63, Emmett 40

No information was reported.

Homedale 55, Vale (Ore.) 22

Top-ranked Homedale improved to 6-0 with a nonconference victory over Vale.

Mason Kincheloe (3 TDs), Jake Collett (2), Drew Deal (1) and Kaden Binford (1) each scored at least one rushing touchdown for the Trojans (6-0). Kincheloe led with 157 yards on the ground, while Daniel Uranga passed for 287 yards and one TD — an 8-yarder to Deal in the first quarter.

Fruitland 21, Weiser 14

Fruitland recovered from a 14-7 deficit at halftime to win its 15th straight game over Weiser (4-2, 1-1 3A SRV).

The Grizzlies (3-2, 1-1) scored all three touchdowns on the ground, getting one apiece from Jonathon Fagen, Zack Zeigler and Cole Eiguren.

Braden Bumgarner opened the scoring with an 11-yard TD run for Weiser midway through the first quarter. The Wolverines’ then tacked on a 28-yard TD pass from Brody von Brethorst to Tim Reed with 3:54 remaining before halftime.

New Plymouth 46, Marsing 0

The New Plymouth (3-2, 2-0 2A WIC) defense locked down on Marsing, holding the Huskies (1-4, 0-3) to just 42 total yards.

Seth Mowder accounted for nearly half of the Pilgrims’ 449 total yards, rushing for 203 yards and four touchdowns — all in the first half — on just 12 carries.

New Plymouth QB Kobe Roberts added 132 yards passing, 115 rushing and two scores.

McCall-Donnelly 62, Nampa Christian 20

McCall (4-1, 2-0 2A WIC) scored 40 points in the second half to pull away from Nampa Christian (1-4, 0-2).

The Vandals amassed 614 total yards, 467 of which came on the ground. Beau Carr (144 yards, 1 TD) and Peter Knudson (116 yards, 2 TDs) each surpassed 100 rushing yards, and Tuff Bentz added two TDs on just two carries.

Cole Valley Christian 56, Melba 14

No information was reported.

Wilder 84, Rimrock 6

Rimrock scored the first touchdown of the game but never reached the end zone again as Wilder (4-1, 1-1 1A WIC) posted a dominant victory.

Wilder held Rimrock (2-3, 1-1) to just 16 total yards while racking up 560 of its own. Quarterback Pablo Martinez led the Wildcats’ charge, passing for seven touchdowns, including four to receiver Norman Gonzalez.

Idaho City 50, Notus 6

No information was reported.

Cascade 18, Council 12

No information was reported.

Salmon River 56, Horseshoe Bend 28

No information was reported.

First quarter

CAP — Alec Bindner 54 pass from Ryan Hibbs (Chase Miller kick), 10:59

SKY — Frank Morin 28 pass from Wyatt Storer (Drew Bingham kick), 9:05

CAP — Jonah Blackham 55 pass from Hibbs (Miller kick), 1:00

Second quarter

SKY — Mason Perrine 34 pass from Storer (Bingham kick), 3:22

CAP — Bindner 79 pass from Hibbs (Miller kick), 3:04

CAP — Blackham 21 pass from Hibbs (kick failed), 0:52

Third quarter

CAP — Miller 33 field goal, 6:48

Fourth quarter

SKY — Tyler Crowe 11 run (Storer run), 11:47

CAP — Miller 19 field goal, 7:22

CAP — Miller 24 field goal, 3:35

RUSHING — Capital: Alec Bindner 2-6, Michael Holley 1-12, Sam Sessou-Djokoto 11-30, Ryan Hibbs 16-15, Gavin Piva 3-17, Jake Jones 4-13. Skyview: Wyatt Storer 8-(-20), Tyler Crowe 19-117, Daniel Lopez 6-17.

PASSING — Capital: Hibbs 19-28-0 397. Skyview: Storer 20-33-1 238.

RECEIVING — Capital: Bindner 5-170, Holley 1-4, Piva 1-7, Alec Weber 1-8, Jonah Blackham 11-208. Skyview: Wade Carpenter 5-42, Frank Morin 1-28, Payton Smith 2-3, Crowe 6-68, Lopez 1-3, Cade Saolois 1-0, Mason Perrine 4-94.

First quarter

EAG — Ben Ford 32 run (Ford run)

EAG — Cam Churchill 5 run (conversion failed)

Second quarter

EAG — Charlie Baker 95 run (conversion failed)

EAG — Nelson Russell 9 run (conversion failed)

EAG — Ford 21 run (conversion good)

Third quarter

EAG — Baker 56 run (kick good)

Fourth quarter

TIM — Andy Peters 1 run (conversion good)

Individual leaders

RUSHING — Eagle: Baker 8-177, Ford 6-84, Russell 7-52, Stampfli 7-26, Churchill 1-5, Baskett 1-3. Timberline: stats not provided.

PASSING — Eagle: Ford 14-19-0 139. Timberline: stats not provided.

RECEIVING — Eagle: Churchill 7-68, Baskett 3-49, Mashore 1-14, Russell 1-2. Timberline: stats not provided.

First quarter

RM — Nick Romano 70 run (Romano run), 10:18

RM — Brayden Hamilton 68 pass from Colby Jackson (conversion failed), 9:49

RM — Romano 28 run (conversion failed), 2:37

Second quarter

RM — Romano 35 run (Josh Pratt kick), 11:22

Third quarter

RM — Romano 61 run (Steven Stoddard kick), 11:10

RM — Jordan Erickson 8 run (Stoddard kick), 4:28

Fourth quarter

RM — Anthony Jacobson 12 run (Stoddard kick), 1:54

Individual leaders

RUSHING — Meridian: Braden Honn 11-(-28), Devon Fox 7-27, Javen Woodall 4-19, Chase Black 9-34. Rocky: Erickson 2-23, Tre Page 3-4, Jackson 3-9, Zach Cameron 1-6, Romano 13-270, Jacobson 6-37.

PASSING — Meridian: Honn 4-20-3 57. Rocky: Jackson 11-12-0 172, Cameron 2-2-0 14.

RECEIVING — Meridian: Cole MacDonnell 1-6, Micah Franklyn 2-50, Kayden McGill 1-1. Rocky: Kaden Birch 1-7, Fran Bradshaw 1-(-1), Conner Croft 1-5, Justin Jones 4-21, Dario Hunter 1-15, Hamilton 4-138, Maxwell Nead 1-1.

First quarter

BOR — Austin Bolt 28 pass from Jake Standlee (kick failed), 6:14

BOI — Hudson Hamilton 27 pass from Carson Bohning (Nick Black kick), 2:53

Second quarter

BOR — Ellis Magnuson 15 pass from Standlee (run failed), 10:44

BOR — Bolt 34 pass from Standlee (Eden Makaafi kick), 5:44

BOR — Austdan Phomphackdy 4 run (Kellan McCullough kick), 5:01

Third quarter

BOR — Caleb Golden 20 pass from Nate Huskey (run good), 8:52

BOR — Bolt 25 pass from Huskey (pass failed), 5:18

BOI — Jack Molesworth 2 run (Black kick), 3:36

Fourth quarter

BOI — Zeke Gilbert 85 fumble return (Black kick), 5:48

Individual leaders

RUSHING — Borah: Phomphackdy 13-107, Cameron Pruitt 13-56, Innocent Ndayiragijie 9-59, Bolt 4-13, Standlee 1-4, Magnuson 1-9, Rain Forrest 1-(-1). Boise: stats not provided.

PASSING — Borah: Standlee 11-15-0 163, Huskey 7-11-1 87. Boise: Stats not provided.

RECEIVING — Borah: Bolt 7-134, Magnuson 5-60, Pruitt 2-12, Golden 1-20, Kade Dilworth 2-19, Ndayiragijie 1-5.

Mountain View stats not reported.

Third quarter

CEN — Caden Clark 1 pass from Dayne Koch (Koch kick)

Individual leaders

RUSHING — Mountain View: stats not reported. Centennial: Koch 10-33, Esplin 9-32, Finnigan 2-16, Faraimo 2-6.

PASSING — Mountain View: stats not reported. Centennial: Koch 24-44-1 182.

RECEIVING — Mountain View: stats not reported. Centennial: Clark 14-114, Finnigan 3-24, Toone 2-18, Martin 2-17, Trafford 1-5, Birrell 1-3, Esplin 1-1.

First quarter

MID — Jace Rodgers 4 pass from Dallas Hagler (Neal Weber kick)

MID — Carson Smith 18 pass from Hagler (Weber kick)

MID — Smith 17 pass from Hagler (Weber kick)

MID — Miki Ah You 35 interception return (Weber kick)

Second quarter

MID — Jake Tuckett 8 run (Weber kick)

RV — Austin Forrest 71 pass from Issas Albor (Jeffrey Anderson kick)

RV — Michael Sondermann 1 run (Anderson kick)

Third quarter

MID — Weber 39 field goal

Fourth quarter

MID — Tuckett 8 run (Weber kick)

MID — Cash Cowdery 24 run (Weber kick)

Individual leaders

RUSHING — Ridgevue: Sondermann 20-108, Albor 2-(-42), Lewis 1-2. Middleton: Tuckett 14-113, Hagler 12-14, Smith 1-2, Cowdery 5-61, Trenton Johanson 2-18, Rick Mayhew 4-18.

PASSING — Ridgevue: Albor 8-23-4 185. Middleton: Hagler 14-22-3 208, Cowdrey 1-1-0 10.

RECEIVING — Ridgevue: Sondermann 1-20, Rodriguez 3-27, Lewis 1-21, Forrest 2-97, Bataluna 1-20. Middleton: Smith 5-68, Rodgers 3-27, Tyler Robinett 1-12, Logan Wahl 1-29, Cowdery 4-54, Tuckett 1-28.

First quarter

VAL — Jayden Moran 7 run (Carson Child run), 10:13

KUN — Mason Cutforth 1 pass from Matt Austin (Austin run), 6:24

VAL — Lan Larison 30 run (Hauk Wyatt kick), 3:57

Second quarter

KUN — Zeke Wilson 3 pass from Austin (kick failed), 10:53

KUN — Austin 1 run (conversion failed), 9:07

KUN — Brian McDaniel 1 run (conversion failed), 1:12

Third quarter

VAL — Moran 10 run (Moran run), 9:26

Fourth quarter

KUN — McDaniel 5 run (kick good), 3:43

Individual leaders

RUSHING — Vallivue: Moran 4-54, Larison 15-70, Child 9-26, Casey Cope 3-9. Kuna: McDaniel 7-26, Mason Leatham 1-1, Austin 21-61, Dalton Bell 19-97, Ryan Byers 1-5, Jonathan Edwards 2-6.

PASSING — Vallivue: Larison 7-15-1 78. Kuna: Austin 8-21-1 189.

RECEIVING — Vallivue: Moran 3-41, Grant Garner 1-17, Sebastian Diaz 2-9, Child 1-11. Kuna: Elliot Fry 1-11, Leatham 2-12, Cutforth 2-14, Tyler Brown 6-56, Wilson 1-3, Byers 1-7, Bell 2-47, Kaden Carson 6-39.

First quarter

BK — Ian Arellano 44 run (Jackson Stingley kick), 4:40

Third quarter

BK — Arellano 14 run (Stingley kick), 10:21

BK — Arellano 61 run (Stingley kick), 7:24

BK — No. 28 20 run (Stingley kick), 3:44

Fourth quarter

BK — Brady King 2 run (Stingley kick), 10:36

BK — Nate Johnson 22 pass from King (Stingley kick), 4:03

Individual leaders

RUSHING — Caldwell: Carlos Flores 12-10, Chase Burfeind 2-8, Ryan Barton 1-3, Andres Begne 3-2, JJ Martin 3-0, Matias Pizano 2-(-3). BK: Arellano 11-164, Anthony Rizzo 15-59, King 2-33, Jackson Huskey 9-30, No. 28 1-20.

PASSING — Caldwell: Begne 16-26-1 122, Martin 0-1-0 0. BK: King 4-5-0 61, Beau Nelson 3-12-0 31.

RECEIVING — Caldwell: Ryder Hernandez 2-41, Barton 4-37, Burfeind 5-23, Craig Adams 2-13, Flores 2-8, Pizano 1-0. BK: Johnson 4-53, Mike Stone 1-20, Adam Nichols 1-12, Todd Oliver 1-7.

This story was originally published September 28, 2018 at 10:49 PM.