Buhl girls/Wood River and Wendell boys advance to state football championship

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT)—State football continued Friday as three area teams looked to advance to their respective state finals.

The Buhl girls team was the first team to purchase tickets after beating Fruitland 1-0 in the Golden Goal, with Kierra Thompson scoring an assist from Pemberley Kimball.

The Indians cruised to their first state championship in program history.

Wendell was taking on McCall-Donnelly next. The Trojans advanced to the state championship on Saturday, scoring on Cesar Muralles’ score in the closing minutes. They will take over CDA Charter on Saturday.

Next up was Wood River, who made it easy for Blackfoot and advanced to their second straight championship game.

The Wolverines defeated Blackfoot 5-0 to advance to the state championship for the second year in a row. Goals from Jackson Wallace (2), Jack Tierney, Maicol Quinones and Hayden Gvozdas give strength to the Wolverines. Wood River will face Vallivue for the championship on Saturday.

6A Men

Thunder Ridge 3, Canyon Ridge 2

• Canyon Ridge was eliminated

5A Men

Wood River 4, Blackfoot 0

• The Wolverines advanced to the state championship for the second year in a row. Goals from Jackson Wallace (2), Jack Tierney and Hayden Gvozdas

Century 2, Twin Falls 1

5A Girls

Twin Falls 3, Wood River 1

• Twin Falls advanced to the consolation championship with the win. They will play Hillcrest on Saturday at 10:00.
• Wood River eliminated

4A male

Wendell 1, McCall-Donnelly 0

– The Trojans advanced to the state championship on Saturday, scoring on a goal by Cesar Muralles in the closing minutes. They will take over CDA Charter on Saturday

Sun Valley Community School 4, Weiser 1

• Sun Valley will face Bonners Ferry in the consolation championship on Saturday at 10:30.

4A Girls

Bühl 1, Fruit Land 0

• The Buhl Indians defeated Fruitland in the Golden Goal to advance to the 4A state championship for the first time in program history! They will play the winner of No. 1 Sugar-Salem and No. 4 American Falls on Saturday.

Sun Valley Community School 2, CDA Charter 2 (Sun Valley leads 6-5 in PKs)

• Sun Valley advanced to the consolation championship after winning in penalty kicks. They will play against Marsh Valley on Saturday at 10:00.

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