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PREP FOOTBALL: Playoffs for some, season finales for others

MARK NELKE | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years, 1 month AGO
by MARK NELKE
Mark Nelke covers high school and North Idaho College sports, University of Idaho football and other local/regional sports as a writer, photographer, paginator and editor at the Coeur d’Alene Press. He has been at The Press since 1998 and sports editor since 2002. Before that, Mark was the one-man sports staff for 16 years at the Bonner County Daily Bee in Sandpoint. Earlier, he was sports editor for student newspapers at Spokane Falls Community College and Eastern Washington University. Mark enjoys the NCAA men's basketball tournament and wiener dogs — and not necessarily in that order. | October 29, 2015 7:59 PM

A look at this week’s area high school football games:

TONIGHT

State 4A playoffs

First round

Middleton (4-5) at Lakeland (1-8), 7 p.m.: The Vikings finished third in the 4A Southern Idaho Conference, behind Bishop Kelly and Kuna. Middleton lost to 3A schools Fruitland and Emmett, and beat Skyview 22-21. Post Falls beat Skyview 34-27.

Middleton won at Lakeland four years ago in the quarterfinals.

Lakeland made it into the playoffs by beating Moscow last week for the second berth from the 4A Inland Empire League.

The winner of tonight’s game travels to Bishop Kelly (7-2) next week.

1A Division II

Regular season

Kootenai (0-7) at Tekoa/Rosalia, 7 p.m.: Following a bye, the Warriors close out their season with a nonleague tilt in Rosalia, Wash. Tekoa/Rosalia, an independent lost to Clark Fork 24-6 and lost to Wallace 58-14.

Lakeside (1-7, 1-4 White Star League) at Lewis County (2-6, 1-4), 7 p.m.: Lewis County beat Lakeside 60-20 in the nonleague season opener for both teams Aug. 28 in Plummer.

SATURDAY

State 2A playoffs

First round

New Plymouth (4-4) at St. Maries (7-1), 1 p.m.: After 14 straight postseason-less seasons, St. Maries is in the postseason for the fourth straight year, and opens against New Plymouth for the third time in four years. New Plymouth won in 2012, and St. Maries won in 2014.

Saturday’s winner travels to play either Aberdeen (8-0) or Firth (4-4) next week.

State 3A playoffs

First round

Parma (4-4) at Timberlake (6-2), 7 p.m.: Parma finished fourth in the Snake River Valley Conference, behind Emmett, Homedale and Fruitland.

Saturday night’s winner plays Kimberly (5-3) or Homedale (7-1) next week.

Times PDT

5A

First round

Meridian (4-5) at Lewiston (8-1), Friday, 6 p.m.

Borah (6-3) at Eagle (6-3), Friday, 6 p.m.

Timberline (7-2) at Madison (8-1), Friday, 6 p.m.

Skyline (7-2) vs. Capital (5-4), Friday, 6 p.m. at Dona Larsen Park, Boise

Quarterfinals

Nov. 6-7

Meridian-Lewiston winner at Rocky Mountain (8-1)

Borah-Eagle winner at Highland (8-1)

Timberline-Madison winner at Coeur d’Alene (7-2)

Skyline-Capital winner at Mountain View (9-0)

4A

First round

Wood River (6-3) vs. Century (6-3), Friday, 7:15 p.m. at Holt Arena, Pocatello

Middleton (4-5) at Lakeland (1-8), Friday, 7 p.m.

Skyview (3-6) at Kuna (6-3), Friday, 7 p.m.

Blackfoot (4-5) at Minico (7-2), Friday, 6 p.m.

Quarterfinals

Nov. 6-7

Wood River-Century winner at Twin Falls (7-2)

Middleton-Lakeland winner at Bishop Kelly (7-2)

Skyview-Kuna winner at Sandpoint (6-3)

Blackfoot-Minico winner at Rigby (6-3)

3A

First round

Emmett (8-0) has bye

Shelley 67, American Falls 13

Sugar-Salem 48, Filer 0

Bonners Ferry (4-4) at Fruitland (6-2), Saturday, noon

Weiser (2-6) at Gooding (6-2), Friday, 6 p.m.

South Fremont (5-3) at Snake River (8-0), Friday, 5 p.m.

Parma (4-4) at Timberlake (6-2), Saturday, 7 p.m.

Homedale (7-1) at Kimberly (5-3), Friday, 6 p.m.

2A

First round

Orofino (4-4) at Nampa Christian (6-2), Friday, 6 p.m.

West Side (7-1) at North Fremont (5-3), Saturday, 6 p.m.

McCall-Donnelly (2-6) at Grangeville (5-3), Friday, 7 p.m.

Wendell (2-6) at Melba (5-2), Friday, 6 p.m.

Bear Lake (4-4) at West Jefferson (6-2), Friday, 6 p.m.

Soda Springs (1-7) vs. Declo (7-1), Friday, 4:30 p.m. at Holt Arena, Pocatello

Firth (4-4) at Aberdeen (8-0), Friday, 6 p.m.

New Plymouth (4-4) at St. Maries (7-1), Saturday, 1 p.m.

1A Division I

First round

Genesee (4-4) at Notus (5-3), Saturday, noon

Idaho City (3-4) at Raft River (7-1), Friday, 5 p.m.

Wallace (6-1) at Prairie (8-0), Friday, 6 p.m.

Oakley (5-3) at Butte County (6-2), Saturday, 1 p.m.

Glenns Ferry (5-3) at Grace (5-3), Friday, 6 p.m.

Lapwai (5-2) at Horseshoe Bend (3-5), Saturday, noon

Hagerman (4-4) at Valley (8-0), Friday, 6 p.m.

Kamiah d. Greenleaf Friends, forfeit

1A Division II

First round

Carey 38, Rockland 0

Dietrich (6-2) at North Gem (5-2), Friday, 2 p.m.

Clark County 38, Richfield 22

Lighthouse Christian d. Watersprings, forfeit

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