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PREP FOOTBALL: Viks, and Trojans ... and Kuna?

MARK NELKE | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 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 20, 2016 9:00 PM

• Friday’s Games

All 7 p.m.

Coeur d’Alene at Post Falls

Lake City at Lewiston

Clarkston at Lakeland

Timberlake at Kellogg

Orofino at St. Maries

Deary at Lakeside

While Coeur d’Alene (4-3, 1-1 5A Inland Empire League) plays at Post Falls (6-2, 1-1) with the league’s second berth to the state playoffs on the line, some attention will also be directed down south, to a game pitting Kuna (3-5) vs. visiting Timberline (2-6) of Boise.

If Kuna wins, the Kavemen earn the 12th (wild card) berth to the state 5A playoffs which begin next week. If Kuna loses, the Coeur d’Alene-Post Falls loser will earn the wild card playoff berth.

The Kuna game is scheduled to kick off one hour prior to the Coeur d’Alene-Post Falls game.

Post Falls has beaten Coeur d’Alene each of the last two seasons.

Lake City (3-5, 0-2 5A IEL) at Lewiston (8-0, 2-0): No matter what happens in this game, Lewiston will be the league’s top seed to the state 5A playoffs, earn a first-round bye next week, and play host to a quarterfinal game the following weekend. Lake City is playing its season finale.

Clarkston (5-2) at Lakeland (5-3): The Hawks have already clinched the 4A Inland Empire League title, and will have a first-round bye next week before opening the state playoffs at home in two weeks.

Sandpoint, which lost to Lakeland last week, plays Moscow on Friday at Lake City High for the league’s second berth to the playoffs.

Timberlake (2-6, 2-0 Intermountain League) at Kellogg (1-6, 0-2): Timberlake can wrap up the IML title and a first-round bye to the state 3A playoffs with a victory over the Wildcats, who are playing their season finale. Timberlake would play a quarterfinal game at home in two weeks.

In Friday’s other IML game, Priest River plays at Bonners Ferry, with the winner earning a playoff berth and a home game next week in the first round.

Orofino (3-4, 0-1 Central Idaho League) at St. Maries (7-0, 1-0): All three teams in the CIL advance to the state playoffs next week. St. Maries, coming off a bye, can win the league title with a victory over the Maniacs. Orofino lost 21-6 last week to Grangeville, which lost 8-0 to St. Maries the week before. The league champion plays at home in the first round next week, while the second- and third-place teams travel.

Deary (5-1, 4-0 White Star League) at Lakeside (4-3, 2-2): Deary can wrap up a playoff berth with a win, as well as end Lakeside’s playoff hopes.

5A INLAND EMPIRE LEAGUE

League Overall

W L W L

Lewiston 2 0 8 0

Post Falls 1 1 6 2

Coeur d’Alene 1 1 4 3

Lake City 0 2 3 5

Friday’s Games

Coeur d’Alene at Post Falls

Lake City at Lewiston

4A INLAND EMPIRE LEAGUE

League Overall

W L W L

Lakeland 2 0 5 3

Sandpoint 0 1 3 5

Moscow 0 1 2 5

Friday’s Games

Clarkston at Lakeland

Moscow vs. Sandpoint (at Lake City)

INTERMOUNTAIN LEAGUE

League Overall

W L W L

Timberlake 2 0 2 6

Priest River 1 1 2 4

Bonners Ferry 1 1 1 6

Kellogg 0 2 1 6

Friday’s Games

Timberlake at Kellogg

Priest River at Bonners Ferry

CENTRAL IDAHO LEAGUE

League Overall

W L W L

St. Maries 1 0 7 0

Grangeville 1 1 4 4

Orofino 0 1 3 4

Friday’s Games

Orofino at St. Maries

Grangeville is idle

1A DIVISION I

WHITEPINE LEAGUE

League Overall

W L W L

Prairie 5 0 6 1

Troy 4 1 6 1

Lapwai 4 1 6 1

Wallace 3 2 3 3

Genesee 2 3 3 4

Clearwater Valley 2 3 4 3

Kamiah 0 5 1 6

Potlatch 0 5 0 6

Friday’s Games

Prairie at Potlatch

Troy at Clearwater Valley

Lapwai at Wallace

1A DIVISION II

WHITE STAR LEAGUE

League Overall

W L W L

Kendrick 5 0 6 1

Deary 4 0 5 1

Lewis County 2 2 4 3

Lakeside 2 2 4 3

Clark Fork 2 3 4 4

Kootenai 2 4 3 4

Timberline 0 6 0 8

Friday’s Games

Deary at Lakeside

Kootenai is idle

Kendrick is idle

Saturday’s Game

Clark Fork at Lewis County

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