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During the T-Mobile-hosted home game celebration, members of T-Mobile, Kalston Nnight, Mario Gregoso and Jesslynn Padilla handed bags full of mech to community members. | Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.com
IDAHO FALLS — Despite the loss against Hillcrest High School, community members gathered at Ravsten Stadium to drum up support for Skyline High School as it’s one of the Top 40 Division Finalists in T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights competition. If chosen, Skyline has a chance to win a $1 million home field upgrade.
Prior to kickoff, T-Mobile officials presented officials from Skyline High School with two checks. The first was for the school for scoring a $5K Friday win for the third year in a row, and the other was for being a finalist in the competition.
During Friday night’s game, Skyline High School was presented with $30,000 as the school is one of the Top 40 Division Finalists in T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights competition, and is in the running to win $1 million for a home field upgrade. | Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.com
To rally up support, T-Mobile hosted a tailgating party ahead of Skyline’s game against Hillcrest, where community members got bags of merch or slices of pizza.
Those who want to support Skyline can do so by voting daily at link here.
Here are some of the sights from Friday’s tailgating party and game.
Part of it’s home game celebration, hosted by T-Mobile, Jesslynn Padilla handing out merch to local community members. | Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.comDuring Friday’s boy’s varsity football game between Skyline and Hillcrest High Schools, it was Grid Kid Night with the Grizz Youth Football team. | Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.comSkyline High School cheerleaders Hazel Ruyz, junior, Destinee Crocker, senior and Elise Forbush, junior during the pregame opening of the boys’ varsity football game between Skyline and Hillcrest High School. | Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.comSkyline High School’s Boy’s Varsity Football hosted Hillcrest High School Friday night as the school drummed up support as it is one of the Top 40 Division Finalists in T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights competition. The school has a chance to win $1 million for a home field upgrade. | Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.comOpening the game between the boys’ varsity football teams of Skyline and Hillcrest High School. Skyline Pep band members Emma-Lee Roberts, Rhyler Saurey, Jackson Phillips and Like Leavitt stand at attention. | Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.comSkyline Booster Club Member Heidi Marlow, Skyline Principal Josh Newell, and Lisa Allen, Skyline booster club president, holding the two checks presented to Skyline from T-Mobile. | Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.com Idaho Sen. Dave Lent, R-Idaho Falls and Rep. Barbara Ehardt, R-Idaho Falls, were in attendance during the boys’ varsity football game between Skyline and Hillcrest High School. | Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.comSkyline and Hillcrest High School’s boys’ varsity teams competed against one another as T-Mobile hosted a home game celebration as the school is one of the Top 40 Division Finalists in T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights competition. | Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.comHillcrest High School Knighst secured the win against Skyline on Friday night scoring 48 to 6. | Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.comHillcrest High School Senior Logan Taylor stiff arms a Skyline High School defender during Friday night’s game. | Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.comHillcrest High School Cheerleaders Olivia Dudley and Presley Park cheering on the school’s boy’s varsity football team as they lead Skyline High School 40-0 Friday night. | Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.comSkyline High School Drum Major Katara Dickerson, junior, leading the pep band during Friday night’s varsity football game between Skyline and Hillcrest. | Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.comHillcrest High School Senior Tayson Orme, scoring a touchdown against Skyline High School during Friday’s night game at Ravsten Stadium. | Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.comCheerleader for Hillcrest High Shcool, Enza Fazzio, celebrating as the Hillcrest Boy’s Varsity Football team leads against Skyline High School heading into halftime. | Daniel V. Ramriez, EastIdahoNews.com
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