Football Recap: Hillcrest Takes a Tough Playoff Loss + How To Watch

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hillcrest can now relate to. They received a blow on Monday as they fell 31-14 to Bishop Kelly. The contest marked Hillcrest's lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Ben Avella continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bishop Kelly, throwing for 212 yards and one TD, while also rushing for 52 yards and one score on only five carries. That's the most passing yards Avella has posted since back in September. A healthy portion of Avella's aerial production (85 yards to be exact) went to Boston Huskey.

Knights

Previous 5 Games

11/24/25 vs Bishop Kelly	14-31
11/14/25 vs Twin Falls	44-20
11/07/25 vs Lakeland	35-14
10/31/25 vs Shelley	49-15
10/24/25 vs Idaho Falls	55-6

The defeat snapped Hillcrest's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 11-2 record. As for Bishop Kelly, the win keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.

As of now, neither Hillcrest nor Bishop Kelly have any future games scheduled.