STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Bonners, Mullan/St. Regis bow out in quarterfinals

WEISER — Bonners Ferry senior Blake Rice scored on a 10-yard run with 9:02 remaining to cut the deficit to 28-25 for the Badgers, who were unable to get any closer in a 35-25 loss to the defending state 3A champion Weiser Wolverines in a state quarterfinal game on Saturday afternoon.

Bonners Ferry, which notched its first playoff win since 2003 on Oct. 28 against Wood River, finishes 9-1.

Weiser led 14-0 early before Rice found Charles Henslee on a 30-yard touchdown pass to put the Badgers on the scoreboard. Rice scored again on a 1-yard run, then kicked a 26-yard field goal to make it 21-17 at halftime.

Weiser put the game away on a 22-yard touchdown pass from Andrew Enders to Malakye Scott with four minutes remaining. Enders finished with three touchdown passes for Weiser (10-1), which advanced to face Homedale (9-1) in the semifinals next weekend.

Bonners Ferry 0 17 0 8 — 25

Weiser 7 14 7 7 — 35

Weis — Andrew Enders 24 run (Ryndon Olson kick)

Weis — Kaleb Grove 1 run (Olson kick)

BF — Charles Henslee 30 pass from Blake Rice (Rice kick)

Weis — Brock Spencer 8 pass from Enders (Olson kick)

BF — Rice 1 run (Rice kick)

BF — FG, Rice, 26.

Weis — Brayden Walker 29 pass from Enders (Olson kick)

BF — Rice 10 run (Henslee run)

Weis — Malakye Scott 22 pass from Enders (Olson kick)

Garden Valley 36

Mullan-St. Regis 6

MULLAN — The Tigers (8-3) fell to the Wolverines (9-1) in a state 1A Division II quarterfinal game at John Drager Field.