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Mountain West High School Football: Who’s Up, Who’s Down
Three teams clinched region titles while three others plummeted into playoff chaos.
In brief
Three teams clinched region titles while three others plummeted into playoff chaos. Mountain West high school football teams secured region championships and playoff seeds while others faced losing streaks and coaching changes. Originally reported by High School On SI.
Three Up
High School On SI highlights three teams that won region championships this weekend.
“I couldn’t be prouder of (my players) tonight”
Box Elder (UT)
Box Elder won their first outright Region 5 championship since 2003 with a 28-7 victory over West Field.
“They’ve wanted this for a long time, and they put together an exceptional performance”
Thunder Ridge (ID)
Thunder Ridge ended a five-year losing streak to Madison with a 21-20 victory.
“getting a 3-yard touchdown run from junior Tayt Nelson with 49.5 seconds remaining”
Clark/Willow Lake (SD)
Clark/Willow Lake completed their first undefeated regular season since 2009 with a 14-7 win over Deuel.
“Joey Ries’ 9-yard touchdown pass to Jakob Steen with 18 seconds left”
Three Down
High School On SI highlights three teams that faced playoff setbacks this weekend.
American Fork (UT)
American Fork dropped to a three-game losing streak after a 21-15 loss to Skyridge.
“they fell behind 14-0 early and never recovered”
Billings Senior (MT)
Billings Senior fell to 0-8 after a 42-3 loss to Great Falls.
“going winless in a season”
Killdeer (ND)
Killdeer finished 1-7 after a coaching change and a 48-6 loss to Central McLean.
“they returned only three starters and underwent a coaching change”
Next Week
High School On SI will return each week with Three Up, Three Down from the Mountain West region.
The big picture
Mountain West high school football teams secured region championships and playoff seeds while others faced losing streaks and coaching changes.
