Prep football recap: BK takes control of 4A SIC. Owyhee rallies in final minutes. Nampa edges rival
Bishop Kelly lived up to the hype during its first week as the state’s top-ranked 4A team, routing Emmett 43-19 on Friday to take control of its Southern Idaho Conference race.
Bishop Kelly quarterback Hadley Smith guided the Knights (7-0, 3-0 4A SIC) with a steady hand, finishing 15-for-19 for 174 yards and four TDs. He also ran for a 19-yard score.
Logan Fettic turned his only two catches into 48 yards and two TDs, while Max Ciovacco had three catches for 19 yards and two TDs. And Bishop Kelly continued its running back-by-committee approach, finishing with 174 yards on the ground, including 70 from Peter Minnaert.
The state’s top defense gave up a season-high 19 points, but it snapped Emmett’s five-game winning streak, held the Huskies to a season low and vaulted the Knights into sole possession of first place.
One win in its final two games will secure Bishop Kelly the league title, its first since 2018.
Dakota Perry finished 11-for-21 for 117 yards and two TDs to lead Emmett (5-2, 2-1), and Ry Fullerton added 129 yards and a score on the ground.
OWYHEE 20, KUNA 17
The Storm rallied in the final 2 minutes to snap a four-game losing streak in their regular-season finale.
Tanner Cope punched in a 2-yard touchdown run with 1:02 left, and then Kade Martin ended any chance of a Kuna comeback with an interception in the final seconds.
Martin finished 12-for-19 for 111 yards for Owyhee (4-4, 2-4 5A SIC River), and he set up the game-winning score with a 40-yard pass to Carson Hamilton. Cope ran for two TDs.
Stats for Kuna (3-4, 1-4) were not reported.
NAMPA 34, SKYVIEW 26
Daniel Carrillo ran for 308 of the Bulldogs’ 376 yards as Nampa (5-2) topped its crosstown rival for the first time since 2011 in a nonconference matchup.
Carrillo scored twice on 22 carries, including an 89-yard touchdown run with 2:50 left that proved to be the game-winner. Dante Avjian turned eight carries into 70 yards and a touchdown as the Bulldogs averaged 11.8 yards per carry.
Nampa quarterback Gabe Navarro made the most of limited opportunities, completing 4-of-9 passes for 51 yards and two TDs.
Skyview cut the lead to eight points inside the final two minutes but could not recover the onside kick. Stats for Skyview (1-6) were not reported.
MIDDLETON 49, CAPITAL 21
The Vikings jumped out to a 42-0 lead and ran for 308 yards to cruise at home.
Tate Johansen led the Middleton (5-2, 2-2 5A SIC Foothills) assault, running for two scores and hauling in six passes for 64 yards and another TDs. Patxi Frank ran for 119 yards and a touchdown. And quarterback Dekker Hagler finished 11-for-20 for 140 yards and two TDs.
Capital (2-5, 2-2) quarterback Brody Call finished 12-for-24 for 108 yards, and he ran for a 9-yard score.
BORAH 29, BOISE 14
Parker Rushton ran for 239 yards and four TDs to lead the Lions (4-3, 2-3 5A SIC River) to a win over their crosstown rival.
Boise cut the lead to 15-6 in the third quarter, but Rushton put the game away with a 73-yard touchdown run. The Brave never threatened again.
Stats for Boise (2-5, 0-5), which has lost five in a row, were not reported.
VALLIVUE 58, CALDWELL 3
The Falcons only needed 17 carries to rack up 379 yards and eight TDs on the ground, averaging 22.3 yards per carry in a nonconference blowout.
Tyson Fox led the way for Vallivue (4-3), running for 210 yards and four TDs. Jaxon Kent added 65 yards and two TDs, and Koa Maio added 59 yards and two more scores.
Zaylor Brugeman ran for 86 yards, and Alan Acuna ran for 66 yards for Caldwell (0-7), which has lost 32 in a row. Julissa Caceres kicked a 30-yard field goal in the first quarter for the Cougars’ only points.
COLUMBIA 35, RIDGEVUE 28
The Wildcats (2-5, 1-3) rallied in the second half behind Matthew Davis and Ikaika Ho for a 4A SIC victory.
Matthew Davis recorded his third total touchdown with a 29-yard pass from Jared Payne to cut the lead to one with 4:29 left in the third. Then, Ho ran in a 21-yard score to give the Wildcats the final lead to open the fourth quarter.
Ho also returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown. Davis ran for a pair of first-half touchdowns.
Jaxon Bauscher ran for 157 yards and two TDs for Ridgevue (1-5, 0-3), and Izaiah Stewart Kasper ran for 139 yards.
HOMEDALE 21, WEISER 7
The duo of Jaxon Dines and Trenton Fisher led the second-ranked Trojans (6-1, 3-0) to their 23rd straight win over 3A SRV opponents.
Dines went 6-for-11 for 156 yards and two touchdowns through the air, and he added a 1-yard touchdown run. Fisher racked up 132 yards on the ground in a defensive battle.
Malakye Scott returned a first-quarter kickoff 85 yards for No. 3 Weiser’s only points. Andrew Enders went 8-for-14 for 75 yards, and he ran for another 64 yards for a Wolverine (6-1, 2-1) offense that finished 0-for-6 on fourth down.
MELBA 58, MARSING 22
The Mustangs ran for 367 yards, and Cache Beus went 9-for-11 for 140 yards and four TDs as Melba ran away with a 2A WIC victory.
Gabe Shaffer led the ground game, running for 243 yards and two TDs for the Mustangs (6-1, 2-0). Noah West-Baranco, Brenton Overall, Kaden Dayley and Manny Zapata all caught touchdowns from Beus.
Stats for Marsing (1-6, 0-3) were not reported.
NOTUS 74, IDAHO CITY 14
Carter Woodland turned eight carries into 156 yards and four TDs, and he returned a punt 80 yards for a score as the Pirates rolled to their fifth straight win.
Notus (5-1, 2-0 1A Division I WIC) quarterback Benny Guevara finished 8-for-14 for 165 yards and two TDs, and he ran for 71 yards and another score. Grayson Benetiz added a 25-yard touchdown catch and a pick-six interception.
Stats for Idaho City (1-5, 1-1) were not reported.
WILDER 88, GREENLEAF 51
Julian Neri racked up nine total touchdowns to lead the Wildcats (1-5, 1-2 1A Division I WIC) to their first win Thursday. He was 6-of-8 for 157 yards and five TDs through the air, and he turned six carries into 141 yards and four more TDs.
COUNCIL 72, SALMON RIVER 20
Josh Gipe finished 11-for-17 for 229 yards and five TDs as the Lumberjacks (5-2, 3-0) rolled to a 1A Division II Long Pin victory. Macen Glenn hauled in five passes for 92 yards and two TDs.
MORE SCORES
Details were not reported from the following games:
- Centennial 21, Timberline 13, OT
- McCall-Donnelly 52, Parma 10
- Fruitland 42, Payette 14
- Nampa Christian 33, New Plymouth 7
- Tri-Valley 74, Meadows Valley 14
- Garden Valley 54, Horseshoe Bend 18
This story was originally published October 7, 2022 at 11:54 PM.
