Prep football roundup: Meridian, Vallivue remain undefeated with resume-building wins
George W. Bush was the President of the United States the last time Meridian beat Mountain View in a high school football game.
But the Warriors’ 12-game losing streak dating back to 2008 finally came to an end Friday night at Meridian High.
Meridian posted a 41-26 victory over Mountain View. It is the Warriors’ first win over the Mavericks since their state championship season in 2007.
Meridian improves to 3-0 in the 5A Southern Idaho Conference’s West Division, while Mountain View falls to 0-3, which is the worst start in program history.
No statistical information was reported for this game.
Timberline 26, Borah 6
After COVID-19 restrictions kept them off the field for the first three weeks of the season, Timberline (1-0, 1-0 5A SIC East) upended Borah (0-1, 0-1) in a game played at Timberline High.
Wolves quarterback Max Spielman tossed touchdown passes to Garrett Lavin and Gabe Alvarado, and Taylor Marcum and Jaison Rand each contributed one rushing TD.
The Timberline defense forced four Borah turnovers and stopped the Lions three times on fourth down. Liam Reeves grabbed two picks for the Wolves, and Wade Zenner added one INT.
No statistical information was provided for Borah.
Skyview 49, Boise 21
In the 5A SIC East opener for both teams, Boise had no answer for Skyview’s balanced offensive attack.
Dual-threat quarterback Clayton Franssen completed 16-of-24 pass attempts for 283 yards and five touchdowns to four different Hawks receivers. Franssen also ran for 88 yards and two more scores.
Hayden Turner caught five passes for a game-high 161 yards and two touchdowns, and TerRyek Pennington, Atonio Fifta and Camden Young hauled in one TD pass each for Skyview (1-0, 1-0)
Quarterback Jack Payne got Boise (0-1, 0-1) on the scoreboard with touchdown passes to Parker Fish and Ford Songer, while Henry Dryden contributed the Brave’s only rush TD.
Kuna 48, Centennial 8
After winning a state title as a 4A school last fall, Kuna earned its first win in the 5A ranks this year.
Senior quarterback Sean Austin went 17-for-24 passing for 275 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Kavemen (1-3, 1-2 5A SIC West). Senior receiver Koltin Teater was on the receiving end of four of those TD passes and finished with nine grabs for 133 yards.
No statistical information was reported for Centennial (0-3, 0-3).
Vallivue 20, Middleton 19
The Vallivue defense stopped Middleton’s 2-point conversion try with 43 seconds left to preserve the victory.
Middleton quarterback Ky McClure completed a 56-yard touchdown pass to Cash Cowdery before the Falcons turned back the Vikings’ conversion try.
Quarterback Casey Cope had a hand in two of Vallivue’s three touchdowns, scoring on a 3-yard run in the first quarter and then throwing what turned out to be the game-winning, 13-yard TD pass to Gage Bayne with 10:22 left in the fourth quarter. Santi Diaz also scored for Vallivue (4-0, 2-0 4A SIC) on a 1-yard run in the second quarter.
The Falcons forced three Middleton turnovers and held the Vikings (2-1, 0-1) to 181 total yards.
Bishop Kelly 42, Nampa 13
Bishop Kelly raced out to a 28-0 lead at halftime with the help of a potent rushing attack.
Seth Knothe gobbled up 170 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries, while Cormick Mullin, Keegan Croteau and Colby Weikert scored one rushing TD apiece for the Knights (1-1, 1-1 4A SIC). Croteau added 114 yards through the air on 7-for-8 passing.
Ryan Schuler and Daniel Carrillo each scored one touchdown on the ground for Nampa (1-1, 1-1 4A SIC).
Emmett 49, Ridgevue 28
The Huskies (3-1, 2-0 4A SIC) followed last week’s upset of BK with another big win to keep pace atop the 4A SIC standings.
Junior quarterback Caden Young finished with 250 total yards and four TDs. He completed 7-of-12 passes for 193 yards and three TDs, adding 57 yards and another score on the ground. Westyn Smith paced an Emmett rushing attack that racked up 242 yards, running for 150 yards and two TDs himself.
Carter Menchaca led Ridgevue (1-2, 0-2) with six catches for 149 yards and two TDs.
Columbia 41, Caldwell 0
Columbia (1-1, 1-1 4A SIC) earned its first win of the season by knocking off conference foe Caldwell (0-1, 0-1). No statistical information was reported.
American Falls 28, Parma 7
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McCall-Donnelly 30, Grangeville 0
No statistical information was reported.
Payette 20, Wendell 14 (OT)
No statistical information was reported.
Filer 28, Weiser 27
No statistical information was reported.
Fruitland 35, New Plymouth 6
No statistical information was reported.
Nampa Christian 71, Marsing 32
No statistical information was reported.
West Side 50, Cole Valley Christian 0
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Wilder 14, Council 8
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Oakley 72, Garden Valley 31
No statistical information was reported.
Notus 44, Tri-Valley 0
Julian Gallegos led the defensive effort with nine solo tackles, two sacks and one fumble recovery Saturday as the Pirates (3-0) pitched a shutout.
Kaeden Clemens led the Notus offense, throwing for two TDs and running for another. Mack Shimondle caught four passes for 56 yards and two TDs, and he made one interception on defense.
This story was originally published September 19, 2020 at 12:19 AM.
