The #13 College of Idaho Yotes rallied from 11 points down in the fourth quarter to defeat Southern Oregon 24-21 and claim the FRONTIER CONFERENCE WEST CHAMPIONSHIP!
Down 21-10 entering the final quarter, the Yotes put together two championship drives to complete the comeback:
14-play, 65-yard drive → Caden Young to Corban Freese 6-yard TD (9:59 remaining)
18-play, full-field march → Rylie Byington 1-yard game-winning TD (1:08 remaining)
The defense sealed it with a game-ending stand, securing College of Idaho’s first Frontier West Division title and an undefeated 6-0 conference record.
GAME LEADERS:
The Yotes (9-1) now await the NAIA Football Championship Series Selection Show Sunday at 5 PM.
THE UNDERDOGS HAVE SPOKEN! The Semi-Finals delivered CHAOS and we are HERE FOR IT!
GAME 1: #4 KIMBERLY 28, #1 FRUITLAND 21
REVENGE IS SWEET!
Remember that 49-13 beatdown Fruitland put on Kimberly earlier this season? THE BULLDOGS JUST ERASED IT!
The #4 seed walked into the semifinal as massive underdogs and SHOCKED the #1 seed Grizzlies! After getting demolished by 36 points in their first meeting, Kimberly flipped the script when it mattered most.
The upset of the year? Quite possibly. The Bulldogs are headed to the championship for the FIRST TIME ever.
GAME 2: #3 HOMEDALE 30, #2 SUGAR-SALEM 20
REVENGE COMPLETE!
Last year: Sugar-Salem 28, Homedale 14 – Milk Bowl Champions
This year: HOMEDALE’S TURN!
The Trojans have been waiting 365 days for this moment. The defending champions came in battle-tested, but Homedale came in HUNGRY. Led by their dominant ground game and ferocious defense, the Trojans avenged last year’s championship loss in EMPHATIC fashion! – Also noted this is the FIRST TIME in 7 YEARS that Sugar-Salem WILL NOT BE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!
YOUR MILK BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP:
#4 KIMBERLY BULLDOGS vs #3 HOMEDALE TROJANS
Two #3 and #4 seeds. Two massive upsets. Two teams that REFUSED to quit.
The Cinderella Bulldogs vs The Revenge-Seeking Trojans.
Who’s hoisting the Milk Bowl trophy?
More information on site details coming soon.
The quarterfinals brought the HEAT and the Milk Bowl picture is coming into focus!
#3 Homedale survived a battle with #6 Weiser in a Snake River Valley Conference rematch, edging the Wolverines 30-22 to punch their ticket to the semifinals. Both teams left it ALL on the field, but the Trojans found a way to advance when it mattered most!
Elsewhere in the Elite 8:
THE FINAL FOUR IS SET! Four teams remain. Four dreams alive. One Milk Bowl champion will be crowned!
Who’s taking home the hardware?
The Wolverines DOMINATED in the final Play-In matchup, crushing Teton 47-21 to keep their Milk Bowl dreams alive!
#6 Weiser showed up and showed OUT, putting up 47 points to secure their spot in the quarterfinals. Now they hit the road to face #3 Homedale next weekend in what’s shaping up to be an EPIC SRV REMATCH!
The Elite 8 is SET. The intensity is RISING. The Road to the 4A IHSAA Milk Bowl is heating up! More information coming shortly!
Who ya got?
The Play-In round delivered DRAMA on Halloween night!
•#8 Buhl dominated #9 McCall 31-7 and punches their ticket to face top-seeded Fruitland.
• #5 American Falls survived a NAIL-BITER, escaping #12 Bonners Ferry 28-21 in the final 35 seconds to earn a showdown with #4 Kimberly.
• #7 Snake River rolled past #10 Gooding 14-6 and will battle #2 Sugar-Salem next!
The Road to the Milk Bowl continues TOMORROW at noon when Teton travels to Weiser – winner faces #3 Homedale in the quarterfinals.
Three teams advanced. Four dreams stay alive. Eight teams remain in the hunt for the 4A IHSAA State Championship!
Who’s moving on?
Four games. Four chances to prove the doubters wrong. The 4A playoffs start NOW with Halloween night’s slate of do-or-die matchups!
GAME 1: #6 American Falls vs #12 Bonners Ferry | Friday @ 7PM
The Badgers bring the HEAT with 34 PPG and Keenan Maas running wild (196.6 ypg, 22 TDs). But don’t sleep on the Beavers’ ball-hawking defense – 15 INTs led by dual-threat QB Zakary Grigg who does it ALL (103.6 rush ypg + 5 picks). Can American Falls’ opportunistic D slow down Bonners Ferry’s explosive offense?
GAME 2: #8 Buhl vs #9 McCall-Donnelly | Friday @ 6PM
McCall-D’s offensive juggernaut (430.2 total ypg) meets Buhl’s turnover-forcing machine (14 INTs). The Vandals’ Colt Value & Gunnar Newman combine for 226.6 rush yards per game, while Porter Higley is a PROBLEM on both sides for the Indians (42.0 rec ypg + 10.5 sacks!). Buhl’s scoring woes (0.9 PPG) are concerning, but their defense creates havoc.
GAME 3: #7 Snake River vs #10 Gooding | Friday @ 7PM
Gooding looks DOMINANT on paper (361.3 ypg), led by Cougar Stockham’s dual-threat brilliance (100.9 QB rating, 12 pass TDs, 2 INTs on defense). Snake River’s stats are incomplete, making them a complete wildcard. The Senators’ triple threat of Rio Curtis, Eli Esterbrook, and Stockham could be unstoppable.
GAME 4: #6 Weiser vs #11 Teton | Saturday @ 12PM
GROUND & POUND meets AIR RAID! Weiser’s Cole Ingle & Ty Cobb power the run game (150.6 combined rush ypg), while Teton’s Luke Nelson is a CHEAT CODE (13 rush TDs + 15 pass TDs) paired with Drew Moss (111.1 rec ypg, 9 TDs). This style clash could be the weekend’s best game!
Kendrick. Fruitland. Bishop Kelly. Ririe. Century.
Five schools. Zero losses. These teams didn’t just show up this season—they dominated. Every game, every play, every moment counted, and they’re STILL standing undefeated going into @idhsaa’s Milk Bowl Tournament
This is Idaho excellence. This is what championship mentality looks like.
The road to the 2025 4A @idhsaa Milk Bowl Championship starts NOW!
FIRST ROUND BYES:
#1 Fruitland
#2 Sugar-Salem
#3 Homedale
#4 Kimberly
PLAY-IN GAMES (Higher seed hosts):
OCT. 31ST @ 6PM
#8 Buhl vs #9 McCall-Donnelly
OCT. 31ST @ 7PM
#5 American Falls vs #12 Bonners Ferry
#7 Snake River vs #10 Gooding
NOV. 1ST @ 12PM
#6 Weiser vs #11 Teton
The top 4 seeds are watching and waiting. Who’s going to shake up the bracket? Which underdog is ready to make a statement? 
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1:10 left on the clock. Game scoreless. Eastern Oregon lines up for what should be the game-winning 49-yard field goal.
Dee’Shon Swafford breaks through, blocks it, scoops it up at the 49, and takes it 60 yards to the end zone. 7-0 Yotes.
But it’s not over. Eastern Oregon gets the ball back with one last chance. Mason Priddy steps up with his 2nd interception of the night to seal it.
This was a defensive clinic. The Yotes held Eastern Oregon to just 140 total yards and 10 first downs. Jacob Sisson was a problem all night with 2.5 sacks. Willie White and Tucker French dominated up front.
Offensively, Rylie Byington ground out 91 yards. Caden Young threw for 167. Jackson Ames led receivers with 3 catches for 57 yards.
College of Idaho improves to 6-1 (3-0 Frontier). Perfect in conference play. Playoff positioning locked in.
Next up: Home game in Caldwell vs Arizona Christian University. The push continues.
