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Highland beats Eagle and heads to Coeur d'Alene for a state semifinal

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If you follow the Rams, mark your calendar. Highland beat Eagle on Friday night in the Class 6A quarterfinals. The fifth-seeded Rams (6-5) now play at top-seeded Coeur d'Alene (10-0) in the semifinals next weekend. Coeur d'Alene forced four turnovers in a 23-14 win over Boise.

Highland went from 0-3 to a state semifinal

6-5
Highland's record going into the semifinal
0-3
start, Highland's first in a decade
1989
the last time Highland missed state

Source: Idaho State Journal

Senior quarterback Jacob Vincent made a promise after a 33-28 season-opening loss to Eagle on Aug. 21: "We're gonna go shock some people." The Rams fell to 0-3 on Sept. 11 with a 29-25 loss at Capital.

“A lot of teams would have packed it in at 0-3, right?”

Highland head coach Nick Sorrell
  • Round: Class 6A state semifinal, next weekend
  • Site: Coeur d'Alene
  • Recent shutouts: Thunder Ridge 38-0, then Lake City 31-0

Highland and Coeur d'Alene arrive with very different records

6Wins10
5Losses0

Sources: Coeur d'Alene Press, Idaho State Journal

Sources: Coeur d'Alene Press, Idaho State Journal

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