Prep football recap: Homedale extends streak. Boise wins in OT. Owyhee rallies in last minute

The streak continues.

In a battle of unbeatens, Homedale kept its place atop the 3A Snake River Valley on Friday night with a dramatic, hard-fought win over Weiser.

The Trojans needed just six plays to go 97 yards for the winning touchdown in a 21-14 home victory, extending their winning streak over conference opponents to 30 games and giving Homedale the inside track for its sixth straight league title.

With 37 seconds left, Dillon Fine intercepted a Kolin Cook pass to preserve the win – getting payback for a second-half pass of his that Cook intercepted. Fine, the team’s quarterback, also was a hero offensively, throwing the game-winning TD pass to Rafael Cuenca with 1:34 left and accounting for 220 of the team’s 361 yards of offense.

No. 2 Homedale (7-0, 3-0) staked itself to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter with touchdowns on its first two drives. Fine had a 52-yard TD pass to Luke Henry, and the Trojans also got a 4-yard touchdown run by Andrew Marston.

No. 3 Weiser (6-1, 2-1) cut the lead to 14-7 when Cook picked off Fine and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown midway through the third quarter. The Wolverines evened the score in the fourth quarter with about 10 minutes left when Kaleb Grove capped a 65-yard drive with a 1-yard TD run.

That set the stage for Fine and Homedale, who took possession with 4:59 remaining and used up 3 ½ minutes to go nearly the length of the field for the score. Fine hit Cuenca, and the receiver took his only reception in the game to the end zone.

Fine completed 7-of-14 passes for 162 yards and two scores, and also rushed 11 times for 52 yards. Marston had 90 yards on 18 carries for the Trojans, and Henry had four catches for 85 yards.

Homedale was fairly effective in bottling up the Wolverines’ high-powered rushing attack, which got 180 yards on 33 attempts. Weiser entered averaging 232 yards per game. Grove led the team with 102 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries.

BOISE 29, BORAH 28, OT

Borah opted to go for two points and the win in overtime. But Boise’s Ryan Hughes and Peter Costello combined to stop running back Jevon Nelson in the backfield to complete a wild, come-from-behind win for the Brave on Thursday night at Dona Larsen Park.

The win guaranteed Boise (6-1, 4-1 5A SIC River) will finish with a winning record for the first time since 2008, and it gave the Brave their most victories in a single season since 1992 (seven).

Boise forced overtime when sophomore quarterback Trevor Schoolfield hit Eli Rich for a 16-yard touchdown pass with 1:06 left in the fourth quarter. The Brave struck first in overtime as Jordan McDonald hauled in a leaping, 10-yard TD on the first play.

Nelson answered with a 10-yard touchdown run on second down, breaking through four would-be tacklers. But Boise denied him on the do-or-die two-point conversion.

Nelson ran for 191 yards, and Trevor McKenna finished with 4.5 sacks for Borah (4-3, 2-3). Individual stats for Boise were not reported.

OWYHEE 16, KUNA 14

Quarterback Matt Irwin rolled to his right, fired to the end zone and Ryan Brekke hauled in a one-handed, 25-yard touchdown catch with 17 seconds left to cap the Storm’s victory Thursday in Kuna.

Brekke also had a 40-yard touchdown in the second quarter, and Nathan Gamette kicked a 26-yard field goal for Owyhee (6-2, 4-2 5A SIC River), which led 10-0 entering the fourth quarter.

Kuna rallied with 14 straight points on an Austin Lattimer 8-yard touchdown run and a Mario D’Orazio 11-yard score. But the Kavemen (3-4, 1-4) couldn’t make the last-second stop to pull the upset.

Irwin finished 8-for-23 for 95 yards and two touchdowns to Brekke, who hauled in four passes for 71 yards. Individual stats for Kuna were not reported.

TIMBERLINE 24, CENTENNIAL 3

The Wolves snapped their 16-game losing streak on the road, relying on a lights-out defense to score their first win since 2021.

Jack Brandt ran for a pair of touchdowns, and Hudson Lewis added another rushing score as Timberline (1-6, 1-3 5A SIC Foothills) ran for 164 yards as a team. Bryce Elder also added a 25-yard field goal for the Wolves.

Stats for Centennial (1-6, 1-3) were not reported.

MIDDLETON 27, CAPITAL 7

Middleton overcame turnover problems and held Capital to 213 yards of offense to earn a 5A SIC Foothills Division win.

The Vikings (5-2, 2-2) and Eagles (2-5, 1-3) were in a 7-7 tie at halftime, but Middleton pulled away with a strong third quarter. QB Cash Weeks completed 8-of-14 passes for 187 yards and a touchdown, and also ran for 33 yards and a score. But he also threw two interceptions and lost two fumbles.

Patxi Franks led Middleton’s rushing attack with 91 yards and a score, and Ryan Lewis had three receptions for 120 yards, including an 80-yard TD in the second quarter that erased a 7-0 deficit.

Capital quarterback Brayden Dudley was 19-of-35 passing for 167 yards and a touchdown but also had two interceptions. Oliver Edmunds led the receivers with six catches for 61 yards.

SKYVIEW 35, NAMPA 30

The Hawks escaped an upset from their crosstown rivals, trailing after the second and third quarters before rallying in the fourth.

Skyview (5-2) quarterback Cache Beus threw for 259 yards and four touchdowns and also rushed for 80 yards and a score, having a hand in all five Skyview touchdowns. Mason Krahn had eight catches for 104 yards and three scores, and Ayden Martinez had four receptions for 111 yards and a TD.

Nampa (0-6), which led 24-21 entering the fourth quarter, rushed for 388 yards and punted only once but was 0-for-3 on fourth-down attempts. Senior Josh Peterson did most of the damage, running for a startling 313 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries.

BISHOP KELLY 42, EMMETT 35

The No. 1-ranked Knights survived their toughest test of the season before escaping with a 4A SIC road win.

Peter Minnaert ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries, and Bishop Kelly (7-0, 3-0) quarterback Ben Avella went 10-for-14 for 131 yards and two TDs. Tylan Kaschmitter also ran for 77 yards as the Knights racked up 230 yards on the ground.

Stats for Emmett (4-3, 1-2) were not reported.

FRUITLAND 43, PAYETTE 14

The Grizzlies (2-5, 2-1) rolled to a 3A SRV win by scoring touchdowns in every quarter to dispatch the Pirates.

Fruitland used three quarterbacks in the game, with Coye Coffman throwing for 82 yards and a TD, Titus Vidak for 78 yards and a score, and Tyler Black for 40 yards. The Grizzlies rushed for 213 yards in the game.

Tyler Feeley led Payette (1-6, 0-3), running for 131 yards and a touchdown.

MELBA 22, MARSING 16

Rylan Frank ran for 102 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning score and two-point conversion in the fourth quarter to power the Mustangs to a conference road win.

Frank also finished with 57 yards receiving for No. 4 Melba (5-1, 2-0 2A WIC). Noah West-Baranco also had 57 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Stats for Marsing (4-3, 1-2) were not reported.