The Glenns Ferry Pilots blew the doors off the North Fremont Huskies in the second half of their Class 2A state quarterfinal, storming to a 36-20 victory Saturday in Ashton.

No. 5-ranked Glenns Ferry (8-2) will take on No. 2-ranked Parma (9-0) in the state semifinals.

North Fremont carried a 12-7 lead into halftime by controlling the line of scrimmage. The Huskies rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns while limiting Glenns Ferry to just 62 yards on the ground.

That changed dramatically in the second half.

Glenns Ferry dominated the North Fremont front, running for 173 yards in the second half and holding North Fremont to just 19 yards on the ground until the Huskies' final drive when the game was 36-12.

Glenns Ferry coach Rob Spriggs said his team wasn't mentally prepared at the start of the game.

"We had a little reality check at halftime," Spriggs said. "We came out and played a whole lot better. Our line got a whole lot more physical in the second half and was able to open holes for our backs."

Terry Jacobsen led the Glenns Ferry running game with 145 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Six-foot-3, 190-pound horse Michael Crane bludgeoned the North Fremont defense for 72 yards and three scores on 13 carries.

North Fremont didn't help its cause, coughing up a fumble and an interception as Glenns Ferry put up 29 unanswered points.

North Fremont coach Rod Coverley said Glenns Ferry stopped the Husky ground attack by shutting down the edges.

"When you are playing a team that's better than you physically and you make a few mistakes, boy, it puts you behind the eight ball," Coverley said. "It's tough to crawl out of that."

Glenns Ferry will face undefeated Parma in the state semifinals at 8:45 p.m. on Friday at Holt Arena in Pocatello. Parma shut out Nampa Christian in its quarterfinal.

As Parma has outscored its opponents 340-32 this season, Spriggs said his squad has its work cut out.

"We're going to savor this one today," Spriggs said. "We'll go to work tomorrow and try to come up with a solution that no one has been able to find all year."

Glenns Ferry 36, North Fremont 20

Glenns Ferry 7 0 8 21 - 36

North Fremont 6 6 0 8 - 20

First quarter

North Fremont - Jevin Pocock 4 (kick failed)

Glenns Ferry - Michael Crane 1 (Gabe Arevelo kick)

Second quarter

NF - Will Bollinger 6 (pass failed)

Third quarter

GF - Ross Arellano 31 pass from Philip Owsley (Rory Hance pass from Crane)

Fourth quarter

GF - Crane 26 (Arevelo kick)

GF - Crane 9 (Arevelo kick)

GF - Jacobsen 21 (Arevelo kick)

NF - Braidan Martindale 17 (Pocock run)

Individual statistics

RUSHING - Glenns Ferry: Terry Jacobsen 18-145, TD, Michael Crane 12-72, 3 TD, Destry Royce 6-6, Philip Owsley 3-8, Gabe Arevelo 3-20. North Fremont: Will Bollinger 18-69, TD, Braidan Martindale 15-94, TD, Jevin Pocock 5-14, TD, Tayler Martindale 1-1, Todd Hess 1-26.

PASSING - Glenns Ferry: Philip Owsley 6-13, 95 yards, TD, INT, Michael Crane 1-1, 3 yards. North Fremont: Jevin Pocock 7-17, 2 INT.

RECEIVING - Glenns Ferry: Ross Anellano 2-50, TD, Michael Crane 3-38, Terry Jacobsen 1-7, Rory Hance 1-3. North Fremont: Jordan Oberhansley 1-13, Zeb Dye 1-14, Jevin Pocock 1-11, Tayler Martindale 2-34, No. 84 1-20, Will Bollinger 1-12.

Class 1A Division I

Castleford 48, Cascade 26

Castleford dominated on the ground and through the air, cruising to a 48-26 road win at Cascade in the Class 1A Division I state quarterfinals.

Nick Howard completed 8 of 9 passes for 215 yards and four touchdowns. He ran for two 1-yard scores, while Houston Horner anchored the rushing attack with 120 yards and a touchdown on 33 carries.

"Our offensive line controlled the line of scrimmage and we were able to use our run to set up our pass," said Castleford coach Tracy Vulgamore.

Kale Weekes was the prime target for Howard, hauling in TD passes of 60, 45 and 15 yards for the Wolves (9-1), who will host Oakley in the state semifinals. Tyler Hansen also had a 20-yard scoring reception for Castleford.

Vulgamore said the rematch with the Hornets, who beat the Wolves on Oct. 30, will be played either Friday evening or Saturday afternoon.

Castleford 48, Cascade 26

Castleford score summary only

First quarter

Nick Howard 1 run (run failed) 6:17

Second quarter

Tyler Hansen 20 pass from Nick Howard (pass failed) 10:43

Nick Howard 1 run (Weekes pass from Nick Howard) 1:02

Third quarter

Kale Weekes 60 pass Nick Howard (pass failed) 4:13

Fourth quarter

Kale Weekes 45 pass from Nick Howard (pass failed) 7:37

Kale Weekes 15 pass from Nick Howard (Hansen pass from Howard) 6:15

Houston Horner 18 run (run failed) 2:54