Last week, numerous games were either canceled, postponed or moved to a different location due to poor air quality in the Treasure Valley with nearby wildfires. A few teams have to wait until this week to take the field for the first time this season.
Hopefully, week two of the high school football season goes smoother.
The prep schedule this week consists of out-of-state matchups featuring high-profile teams from the Pacific Northwest. It also includes Albertsons Stadium hosting three games in the second annual “Battle for Boise” event.
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Rocky Mountain High School is hosting the Northwest Showdown this weekend. Four games will take place featuring four Idaho teams, two Oregon teams and two Washington teams. Two games are Friday, the other two are Saturday.Rocky Mountain, Eagle, Rigby and Highland are the Idaho teams competing. Rocky Mountain begins the weekend taking on Chiawana (Wash.) at 5 p.m. Friday. The Grizzlies crushed Kuna 53-14 last weekend to begin the season.Eagle faces West Linn (Ore.) at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Mustangs opened their season against Meridian last Saturday, winning 28-13.Meridian’s schedule doesn’t let up as they host Mountain View. The Mavericks played an out-of-state team last week in Pocatello. Mountain View defeated Woods Cross (Utah) 24-21 in the Rocky Mountain Rumble at the ICCU Dome.Vallivue vs. Borah kicks off a doubleheader at Dona Larsen Park on Friday, with Owyhee vs. Capital to follow. The Storm’s game against Centennial last week was postponed all the way to Monday, Sept. 2. Owyhee won 38-7.Middleton won its opening game last week against Nampa 20-17. They’ll travel east this week to play Madison.Timberline visits Kuna and Centennial hosts Thunder Ridge.
5A
Bishop Kelly returns home this week to face No. 4 Minico in an early test. The Spartans have come out of the gates firing, winning their first two games by a combined score of 72-16.Both Emmett and Nampa are looking to bounce back from losses last week. The Huskies travel to Burley and the Bulldogs host Boise.Columbia visits Caldwell in a non-conference matchup.
4A
Fruitland has been making some noise through the first couple of weeks. Following a win over Kimberly to open the season, the Grizzlies defeated Emmett 35-21 last week, rising to No. 3 in the state media poll. Sophomore quarterback Titus Vidlak accounted for all five touchdowns, throwing for three and rushing for two.They’ll play in one of the three games at Albertsons Stadium on Saturday, facing New Plymouth at 2 p.m. Following that game, Cole Valley will take on Melba, slated for a 6 p.m. kickoff.Weiser fell to Buhl last week and will look to rebound against Lakeland on the road.
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Nampa Christian faces a tough road game at 4A school McCall-Donnelly. The Trojans lost at home to Declo 28-7 last week.After a week off, Marsing returns to the field as they host Wendell. Finally, Parma faces Gooding at Albertsons Stadium at 10 a.m. Saturday.
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