Idaho 8 Man

01

Prairie

An early loss to Genesee had the Pirates off a lot of people's radars, but Ryan Hasselstrom's group was no fluke. Played great down the stretch.

 

02

Genesee

The Bulldogs were the best team on the field every game in 2017 ... except for one.  Head coach Tim Sperber has his QB and two all-conference OLs back in '18.

 

03

Carey

Carey just keeps on winning.  Lane Kirkland and that community just produce good teams year-in, year-out.  They've got another title trophy, too.

 

04

Oakley

Kade Craner's squad was battling injuries all season and still had a good chance to reach the 1A Division 1 state championship game in '17.

 

05

Tri-Valley

The Titans were a very senior-heavy team, very big (physically), and nearly won the program's first state title.

 

06

Deary

Jalen Kirk could easily be the state's top 8-man football player, but you wouldn't know from his stats because Deary played so many one-sided games.
 

07

Butte County

Head coach Sam Thorngren has one of the state's top players - Keyan Cummins - for two more years.  A move up to Division 1 is on deck for the Pirates.
 

08

Challis

TT Cain's team proved it belonged in '17.  Led by QB Ross Shepheard, the Vikings have a good group coming back next season, too.
 

09

Grace

Consider this - the Grizzlies were basically one play away from going to the 1A Division 1 playoffs, more or less instead of Challis.
 

10

Kendrick

QB Jerry Gorbett had another productive season under head coach Zane Hobart, whose team was toe-to-toe with Deary in the White Star League.