Austin Basterrechea rushed for 250 yards, had 75 receiving yards, scored three touchdowns and had an interception as Gooding beat Filer 28-20 in Sawtooth Central Idhao Conference football action on Friday.

Casey Pierson scored the other TD for Gooding, which essentially eliminated Filer from playoff contention with the win.

"My seniors came out and really wanted it," said Gooding coach Cameron Andersen. "They knew we could smell playoffs if they beat Filer and Wendell, and they really wanted it."

Jacob Bogner scored twice for Filer, while Cassidy Babb had the third touchdown.

Gooding (2-4, 1-2) hosts Wendell next Friday in a matchup that will all but decide the SCIC's third berth to state, while Filer (1-6, 0-3) is off until hosting Kimberly on Oct. 23.

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Kimberly 41, Wendell 26

Kimberly stands at 2-0 in the Sawtooth Central Idaho Conference after defeating the host Wendell Trojans 41-26.

"Our lineman did a good job, but we just didn't catch the breaks," said Wendell coach Brad Neuendorf.

Kimberly's Nolan Stouder threw touchdown passes to John Campbell and Nathan Ormond, and Alan Benson was the leading rusher with 105 yards and one touchdown on 19 carries. Ty Martin gained 82 yards and a score on 18 carries for Wendell (2-4, 1-1).

"Wendell did a heck of a job preparing for the game, and our kids responded," said Kimberly coach Kirby Bright.

No stats were available for Kimberly.

Kimberly (4-2) hosts SCIC leader Buhl and Wendell is at Gooding on Friday.

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Jerome 62, Wood River 22

The Jerome Tigers improved to 2-1 in the Great Basin, defeating Wood River 62-22 in Hailey.

J-Town running back Ross Hillier scored four touchdowns, all in the first half as Jerome built a 49-0 halftime edge.

A box score was not available.

Jerome (3-3) will host Minico Friday, while Wood River (1-5, 0-3) hosts Twin Falls.

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Challis 52, Hansen 8

The ride home from Challis was bumpy for Hansen, as the Huskies couldn't overcome a 32-point halftime deficit, losing 52-8 in a Snake River Conference contest.

The halftime score was 34-2.

"We had a really rough night," said Hansen coach TeeJay Berry. "Hopefully, we'll offensively go out and put up some points early."

The Huskies, now 2-5 (1-5), host Castleford Friday night.

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Murtaugh 42, Richfield 28

The Pacheco brothers combined for six touchdowns as Murtaugh overcame a halftime deficit Friday to win 42-28 over Sawtooth Conference rival Richfield.

"Humberto (Pacheco) had more than 250 yards rushing, and Manny had over 100 yards receiving," said Murtaugh coach Forrest Andersen. "Richfield is a great bunch of kids that are well coached and well disciplined.

"Our boys were behind at the half, and they came out and showed a lot of grit and played smart. Our seniors showed a lot of leadership."

Murtaugh, now 4-3 and 3-3 in the Sawtooth, play at North Gem Friday. Richfield (3-3, 2-3) hosts Mackey Friday.

Murtaugh 42, Richfield 28

Murtaugh 12 6 18 6 - 42

Richfield 0 22 6 0 - 28

First quarter

Murtaugh - Manny Pacheco 30 run (run failed)

M - Humberto Pacheco 42 run (run failed)

Second quarter

M - Lizandro Sosa 25 run (run failed)

Richfield - Tucker Smith 11 run (Micahel Lezamiz to Zak Turnage)

R - Jose Rivas 75 run (Rivas run)

R - Lezamiz 17 run (kick failed)

Third quarter

M - H. Pacheco 43 run (run failed)

M - M. Pacheco 37 pass from Derrick Bates (run failed)

M - H. Pacheco 70 run (run failed)

R - Rivas 38 run

Fourth quarter

M - M. Pacheco 20 pass from Bates (run failed)

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Carey 48, Camas County 0

Gonzalo Zarate rushed for touchdowns on all three of his carries, including a 56-yard jaunt on the first play from scrimmage as Carey mercy-ruled Camas County 48-0 in Fairfield on Friday afternoon.

Zarate totaled 118 yards on his three scoring carries.

The game was called when Lynn Meacham plunged over from 12 yards out with 9:22 left in the game.

Caleb Cenarrusa threw for two touchdowns for the Panthers (5-1, 4-1 Sawtooth Conference), who simply overpowered their hosts.

"That's one heck of a football team," said Camas County coach Randy Jewett. "They've got everything you want, size, speed, athletes and numbers. They have everything we didn't today."

The Mushers (0-7, 0-6) are at Jackpot on Oct. 23. Carey hosts Jackpot next Friday.

Carey 48, Camas County 0

Carey 22 14 6 6 - 48

Camas County 0 0 0 0 - 0

First quarter

Carey - Zarate 56 run (Wacey Barg pass from Caleb Cenarrusa) 11:43

C - Zarate 4 run (Lynn Meacham run) 5:46

C - Dillon Simpson 52 run (pass failed) 1:21

Second quarter

C - Brett Adamson 33 pass from Cenarrusa (run failed) 10:01

C - Jacy Baird 42 pass from Cenarrusa (Cenarrusa run) 0:00

Third quarter

C - Zarate 61 run (run failed) 7:30

Fourth quarter

C - Meacham 12 run (no PAT, end of game) 9:22

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Lighthouse Christian 47, Sho-Ban 2

Evan Aardema scored on an interception and a kickoff return, while throwing a third touchdown to help Lighthouse Christian to a 47-2 win over visiting Sho-Ban on homecoming night Friday.

Aaron Borchardt carried three times for 108 yards and two scores for the Lions (4-2, 3-2 Snake River), who got another pick-six from Kevin McCullough.

"It was a good win for us," said Lighthouse Christian coach John van Vliet. "It was good to see us get some turnovers and make some things happen there."

Lighthouse Christian hosts Challis next week.

Lighthouse Christian 47, Sho-Ban 2

Sho-Ban 0 2 0 x - 2

Lighthouse Christian 34 7 6 x - 47

First quarter

Lighthouse Christian - Evan Aardema 84 kickoff return (Jordan Scott kick) 11:46

LC - Aaron Borchardt 9 run (Scott kick) 9:51

LC - Zane Jesser 64 pass from Aardema (kick failed) 6:33

LC - Aardema 54 interception return (Scott kick) 4:10

LC - Borchardt 70 run (Scott kick) 0:09

Second quarter

LC - Ben Ruhter 41 pass from Alex Nixon (Scott kick) 2:37

Sho-Ban - Safety 1:50

Third quarter

LC - Kevin McCullough 20 interception return (no PAT, end of game) 10:58

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Oakley 46, Shoshone 0

Oakley mercy-ruled Shoshone on Friday to keep pace with Castleford in the Snake River Conference standings.

Brady Manning passed for a score and rushed for another for the 6-0 Hornets (5-0 SRC), while Hunter Wadsworth had a pick-six to end the game on the mercy rule. Rhyan Greenwell returned a kickoff for a touchdown as well.

"It was a good team effort," said Oakley coach Tim Behunin. "We're still doing some things to make some continual improvement."

Oakley is at Sho-Ban next Friday. Shoshone (1-6, 1-5) is at Raft River next Friday.

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Raft River 44, North Gem 8

Rio Manning gained 148 yards on nine rushes and scored four touchdowns to lead Raft River to a 44-8 win over the North Gem Cowboys in Bancroft.

Manning put the Trojans on the board at the 10:42 mark with a 62-yard punt return and added touchdown runs of 49, 65 and 15 yards.

"Overall the kids played well," said Raft River coach Randy Spaeth. "We made a few mistakes, but we still managed to beat a good North Gem team. Now we are going to get ready for our game against Shoshone next week."

H.D. Tuckett was the Trojan workhorse as the Raft River quarterback carried the ball 24 times and gained 102 yards and scored twice.

Raft River (4-2, 3-2 Snake River Conference) hosts Shoshone next Friday.

Raft River 44, North Gem 8

Raft River 8 22 8 6 - 44

North Gem 0 6 0 2 - 8

First quarter

Raft River - Rio Manning 62 punt return (Manning run) 10:42

Second quarter

RR - H.D. Tuckett 5 run (pass failed) 10:34

North Gem - Pass (pass failed)

Raft River - Tuckett 5 run (run Tuckett) 6:22

Raft River - Manning 49 run (Taylor Thacker pass from Tuckett) 0:51

Third quarter

Raft River - Manning 65 run (run Tuckett) 10:23

Fourth quarter

NG - Safety

Raft River -Manning 15 run (pass failed) 1:52

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Dietrich 53, Jackpot, Nev., 12

Dietrich evened its record to 3-3 overall and 3-2 in the Sawtooth Conference with a 53-12 road win over Jackpot, Nev.

"All the young kids came in middle of the second quarter and played the rest of the game," said Dietrich coach Doug Astle. "On defense, several players recorded eight tackles, and Brody Astle had two interceptions, one he returned for a 82-yard score."

Dietrich junior quarterback Alex Heimerdinger connected with Kolten Hubert for a 63-yard touchdown and hit Dion Norman for a 34-yard score. Heimerdinger also rushed for a 1-yard score. The Trojans also had touchdown runs of 94 yards by Norman and a 55-yard run by James McDaniel.

Dietrich hosts Rockland and Jackpot is at Carey next Friday.

Dietrich 53, Jackpot 12

Dietrich 18 22 0 13 - 53

Jackpot, Nev. 0 6 6 0 - 12

First quarter

Dietrich - James McDaniel 55 run (run failed)

D - Kolten Hubert 63 pass from Alex Heimerdinger (pass failed)

D - Dion Norman 94 run (pass failed)

Second quarter

D - Heimerdinger 1 run (Norman run)

Jackpot - 42 pass (failed)

D - Norman 34 pass from Heimerdinger (pass failed)

D - Gray Weber 1 run (Walter Hansen run)

Third quarter

J - 45 run (failed)

Fourth quarter

D - Brody Astle 82 interception return (failed)

D - Jakob Howard 35 pass from Astle (Walter Hansen kick)

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Castleford 50, Hagerman 40

Castleford had 276 total rushing yards and 159 passing yards as the Wolves beat the Pirates 50-40 to remain undefeated in the Snake River Conference.

"It was an emotional homecoming win," said Castleford coach Tracy Vulgamore.

Nick Howard was 8-for-17 and 139 yards with two touchdown strikes to Tyler Hansen, both for 25 yards, and a 45-yard scoring pass to Houston Horner.

The Hagerman offense was led by Dylan Brooks with two touchdowns through the air and two rushing. The Pirates had 357 total yards, 176 passing and 181 rushing.

Castleford (6-0, 5-0) is on the road at Hansen next Friday. Hagerman (3-4, 3-3) hosts Hansen on Oct. 23.

Castleford 50, Hagerman 40

Hagerman 8 6 18 8 - 40

Castleford 14 20 8 8 - 50

First quarter

Castleford - Houston Horner 10 run (run failed)

C - Tyler Hansen 25 pass from Nick Howard (run Clayton Kline)

Hagerman - Zac Reid 55 pass from Dylan Brooks (Brooks run)

Second quarter

C - Horner 1 run (Destry Weekes pass from Howard)

H - Brooks 60 pass (failed)

C - Weekes 20 pass from Kline (pass failed)

C - Tyler Hansen 25 pass from Howard (failed)

Third quarter

C - Weekes 50 run (Ethan Tverdy pass from Howard)

H - Brooks 2 run (failed)

H - Brooks 3 run (failed)

H- Cody Henslee 3 run (Zac Reid pass from Brooks)

Fourth quarter

C - Horner 45 pass from Howard (Hansen pass from Howard)