Boys’ state soccer update: Teton tops American Falls; Idaho Falls, Sugar-Salem also advance
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EASTERN IDAHO — Local teams went 3-4 in Thursday’s opening round of the Idaho High School boys’ Soccer State Championships.
Among the victors, Conference rivals Sugar-Salem and Teton are still on the path to a championship showdown. Idaho Falls scored a first-round upset of Jerome, advancing into the 5A semis.
6A
No. 8 Highland (10-8-3) lost 2-1 to top-seeded Coeur d’Alene (14-0-1) at Hillcrest High School. The Rams will face No. 5 Rocky Mountain (10-7-2) in an elimination game on Friday, with the winner advancing into the consolation championship.
The game is scheduled to start at 3 p.m.
No. 7 Thunder Ridge (13-6-1) lost 7-0 to No. 2 Mountain View (18-0-2). The Titans will face No. 6 Eagle (9-7-4) in Friday’s elimination round, with a scheduled start time of 9 a.m.
5A
No. 5 Idaho Falls (19-1) knocked off No. 4 Jerome (13-3-2) 2-1, moving on to face No. 1 Sandpoint (15-1-2) in the semifinals at Sandpoint’s War Memorial Field.
With a win, the Tigers would play for a state championship. The game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.
Sandpoint earned its spot in the semis by beating No. 8 Century (9-6-5) 4-0.
The Diamondbacks will face Jerome at Sandpoint’s Field of Dreams on Friday, with the game set to start at 11 a.m.
4A
No. 1 Teton (15-2) claimed the 4-0 victory in an all-eastern Idaho showdown with No. 8 American Falls (12-10).
The Timberwolves will face No. 4 Sun Valley Community School (16-2) Friday at Burley High School with a spot in Saturday’s championship game in the balance. They will kick off at 3 p.m.
Teton’s conference rival, No. 2 Sugar-Salem (15-2-2), also did its part in working toward an all-Mountain Rivers Conference championship game, beating No. 7 Wendell (13-4-3) 2-1.
The Diggers will match up with No. 3 Coeur d’Alene Charter (15-2-1) in Friday’s semifinal round. That game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.
American Falls will face No 5 Fruitland (11-5-2) in an elimination game on Friday, scheduled to start at 11 a.m.
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