The Blackfoot boys soccer team found itself in a very familiar place at the end of Day 1 of the Class 5A State Tournament Thursday at Bonneville High School. Onto the semifinal round. The Broncos cruised to the final four for the third straight year and the fourth time in five years with a 5-1 win over Sandpoint.
No. 4 Blackfoot (12-3-2) will take on reigning state champion and top-seed Wood River (18-1) at 3 p.m.
for a chance to go to the title game for the first time in four years. The Broncos actually trailed 1-0, but ended the game with five unanswered goals, including four in the second half alone. Josiah Ballesteros scored their first three goals of the game for the hat trick.
Enrique Nevarez and Daniel Oliverez rounded out the scoring with a goal apiece. Gio Labra added a pair of assists for Blackfoot in the win. IDAHO FALLS 3, CENTURY 2 Jake Evans's goal in the 65th minute ended up sending the Tigers (11-5-3) to the semifinals for the first time in five years Thursday in the first round of the Class 5A State Tournament at Bonneville High School.
No. 6 Idaho Falls will take on No. 2 Vallivue (11-2-2) at 1 p.
m. Friday for an opportunity to play in its first championship game since winning it all in 2003. Vik Zalupski (penalty kick) and Sam Boyle had the other two goals for Idaho Falls, which jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the second half before the Diamondbacks rallied back.
Josh Peterson made eight saves for the Tigers in the win. TETON 1, BONNERS FERRY 0 Deegan Mon.