2019 Idaho high school football state championships recap

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In one of the most exciting Idaho high school football state championships of all-time, Rigby, No. 2 in the High School Football America Idaho Top 5, beat No. 1 Coeur d’Alene 57-56 in double overtime to win the Class 5A championship.

Rigby was constantly fighting from behind — 21-13, 28-13, 35-20 and 42-27.

Quarterback Keegan Thompson led the way in the comebacks by completing 20-of-32 for 289 yards and six touchdowns. He also ran for 122 yards.

Kuna won the 4A state championship with a 49-35 win over Blackfoot. The Kaveman finished a perfect season behind quarterback Sean Austin, who completed 21 of 30 passes for 326 yards and three touchdowns in the championship game.

Sugar-Salem won another 3A state title. The Diggers went back-to-back with a 48-14 win over Homedale.

West Side captured the 2A state championship with a 14-13 win over McCall-Donnelly. It is the school’s first state football championship.

Idaho High School Football Championship Scores

Class 1A Division I 8-Man

Prairie 26 Lost River 6

Class 1A Division II 8-Man

Lighthouse Christian 34 Carey 28 (OT)

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.