How the SBLive Power 10 Idaho high school football teams fared in 1st round of state playoffs (Oct. 30 scores)

Each week, SBLive ranks the top 10 teams across the state of Idaho regardless of classification. Here’s a look at how those teams – the SBLive Power 10 – fared

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports | Oct 31, 2020

How the SBLive Power 10 Idaho high school football teams fared in 1st round of state playoffs (Oct. 30 scores) /

Each week, SBLive ranks the top 10 teams across the state of Idaho regardless of classification. Here’s a look at how those teams – the SBLive Power 10 – fared in games played in the first round of the of the high school football playoffs.

SCORES: IDAHO HS FOOTBALL PLAYOFF BRACKETS

HOW THE TOP 10 FARED — OCT. 30

1. COEUR D’ALENE, 7-0 (5A) first round bye

The No. 1-seeded Vikings get a week to thaw out after a snowy league title-clinching win in Week 9.

2. ROCKY MOUNTAIN, 6-0 (5A) first round bye

The Grizzles earned a week off and a home game after securing their third consecutive 5A SIC title.

3. RIGBY, 8-0 (5A) first round bye

The perk of running through the 5A High Country Conference? A week off to start the state playoffs.

4. EAGLE, 6-1 (5A) beat Thunder Ridge, 49-0

Ben Ford and the Mustangs have scored a lot this season, and have only given up six points in the last three weeks. (PHOTOS)

5. HIGHLAND, 8-2 (5A) beat No. 10 Meridian, 42-28

Step aside and watch senior back Kaleb Demuzio go — he rushed for 242 yards to help Highland pull away. (READ MORE)

6. SKYLINE, 9-1 (4A) beat Twin Falls, 49-0

Grizzlies made quick work of their first round opponent.

7. BISHOP KELLY, 7-1 (4A) beat Pocatello, 35-0

Bounced back from a Week 9 loss to Emmett with a convincing postseason win.

8. CAPITAL, 4-1 (5A) first round bye

Eagles get week off to fine tune things moving forward and prepare for its quarterfinal opponent Mountain View.

9. POST FALLS, 5-5 (5A) lost to Mountain View, 44-41

If giving No. 1 Coeur d'Alene its tightest challenge in Week 9 wasn't an indicator, a back-and-forth thriller was Post Falls' first round exit ticket. But the Trojans aren't hanging their heads. (READ MORE / PHOTOS)

10. MERIDIAN, 4-3 (5A) lost to No. 5 Highland, 42-28

Malakai Martinez helped charge up a one touchdown lead entering halftime, but high-octane Highland pulled away in the second. (READ MORE)

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Published Oct 31, 2020

ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.