Photo of the Week: Football season rolling following busy Week 2

Published at 10:00 am, September 7, 2026 | Updated at 11:36 am, September 7, 2026

Kalama Hines, EastIdahoSports.com

Rockland Xavier Parrish — Rockland High School senior Xavier Parrish completes a pass over the middle during the Bulldogs’ 71-6 victory over Dietrich Saturday at the ICCU Dome. Parrish and Rockland have started the season 2-0, outscoring their two opponents by a combined score of 137 to 14. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoSports.com

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EASTERN IDAHO — High school football is in full swing, following Week 2 action that included 22 games involving local teams.

The Rigby Trojans improved to 3-0 against Utah opponents in the East Idaho Sports District 6 Game of the Week. The West Side Pirates stayed perfect with an impressive win over the South Fremont Cougars in our District 5 Game of the Week. And the Rockland Bulldogs put an emphatic beatdown on Dietrich to finish the annual Rocky Mountain Rumble.

As conference play goes, the Skyline Grizzlies (2-0, 2-0) knocked off the Century Diamondbacks (0-2, 0-2) and the Watersprings Warriors (1-1, 1-0) toppled the Sho-Ban Chiefs (0-1, 0-1).

Here are some of our favorite photos from last week’s football action.

Don’t forget to visit our public Facebook group, East Idaho News – Sports, to vote for your favorite — here. The winner, selected Wednesday at noon, will be our group’s header photo for the following week.

Rigby players charge onto the field for Friday's game with Syracuse (UT). | Allan Steele, EastIdahoSports.com. — The Rigby Trojans take the field prior to their 28-14 victory over Syracuse (UT) at Rigby High School Friday. With the victory, the Trojans improved to 3-0 on the season, with all three games coming against Utah schools. | Allan Steele, EastIdahoSports.com

South Fremont quarterback Cy Hill evades West Side linebacker Ezra Benavidez before throwing a touchdown pass — South Fremont quarterback Cy Hill evades the West Side rush before finding an open receiver during the Cougars 28-13 loss to the Pirates. | Kalama Hines, EastIdahoSports.com

West Side running back Drake Sage lines up in the backfield — West Side’s Drake Sage lines up in the backfield during the Pirates’ victory over South Fremont. Sage finished the game with more than 200 yards of total offense and two scores. | Kalama Hines, EastIdahoSports.com

skyline football dax clinger — Skyline’s Dax Clinger lowers his shoulder and drives over the goal line for a two-point conversion during the Grizzlies’ 35-24 victory over the Diamondbacks at Century High School. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoSports.com

century football justus mangum — Century’s Justus Mangum breaks away for a touchdown run to give the Diamondbacks an early lead over Skyline. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoSports.com

watersprings football sean perry — Watersprings quarterback Sean Perry looks for an open receiver during the Warriors’ 50-26 road win over the Sho-Ban Chiefs. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoSports.com

sho-ban football jaydon crow — Sho-Ban’s Jaydon Crow throws a stiff arm during the Chiefs’ loss to Watersprings Friday afternoon. | Kyle Riley, EastIdahoSports.com

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