The third week of the high school football season kicks off with 10 more states set to begin play. Idaho will be among those, getting underway Aug. 27. As things stand, the postseason is set to begin Oct. 30 with championship games scheduled for Nov. 13.
Idaho is one of 34 states planning to play football this fall. Sixteen others plus the District of Columbia have moved their respective seasons to 2021.
In Idaho, a total of 66 games are set to kick off on Thursday through Saturday.
In advance of season openers, here's a look at what you need to know about Idaho football in 2020.
Top games
Rocky Mountain (Meridian) at
Mountain View (Meridian), Sept. 4
Rigby at
Skyline (Idaho Falls), Sept. 11
Kuna at
Borah (Boise), Oct. 2
Rigby vs.
Highland (Pocatello), Oct. 16
Vallivue (Caldwell) at
Bishop Kelly (Boise), Oct. 16
Top teams
1. Kuna
2.
Coeur d'Alene3. Rigby
4. Rocky Mountain (Meridian)
5. Highland (Pocatello)
Defending champions
5A: Rigby
4A: Kuna
3A:
Sugar-Salem (Sugar City)2A:
West Side (Dayton)1A 8-man II:
Lighthouse Christian (Twin Falls) 1A 8-man I:
Prairie (Cottonwood)Top recruits
Jonah Elliss, OLB,
MoscowJack Prka, QB, Coeur d'Alene
Tanner Nett, OL, Borah
Luke McLaughlin, LB, Coeur d'Alene
BJ Madsen, OL, Rigby
Returning stat leaders
Passing
Jack Prka, Coeur d'Alene | 296-400 (74%), 3,716 yds., 32 TD
Rushing
Tre Kofe,
Hillcrest (Idaho Falls) | 189 car., 1,537 yds., 16 TD
Receiving
Tommy Hauser,
Post Falls | 77 rec., 1,448 yds., 17 TD
Colston Loveland,
Gooding | 91 rec., 1,147 yds., 14 TD
