Prep SportsTuesday, November 3
Blackfoot's big third quarter sinks Shelley 43-14 in the 5A playoff opener
The Good Day Idaho Falls team
If you follow the Broncos, here's the recap. Blackfoot (6-4) beat Shelley (5-5) Friday at Blackfoot High. The Post Register reports the Broncos led by seven at halftime and then scored 23 points in the third quarter. Local News 8 counts 29 unanswered points after the game was tied 14-14.
Blackfoot beat Shelley 43-14 in the 5A first round
- Shelley Russets14Blackfoot Broncos43 (won)
Sources: Post Register, Local News 8
Parker Wright, Briggs Esplin and Keaton Shoaf scored two touchdowns each. Shelley's Cooper Pascoe tied the game on a kick return, but Blackfoot answered within seconds and stuck to its motto.
“It's six seconds at a time.”
- Next: Bishop Kelly Knights, 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 6, in Boise
- Last year's loss to Bishop Kelly: 40-8
- Opening-round wins in a row: seven
23points Blackfoot scored in the third quarter
That swing turned a 14-7 halftime lead into the rout, the Post Register reports.
Source: Post Register
The Idaho State Journal's roundup had Blackfoot second and Shelley third in the 5A High Country Conference.
Sources: Post Register, Local News 8, Idaho State Journal