The Kuna Kavemen are the defending 4A state champs, but they lost their opener 37-31 to Lewiston as they played with no fans because of the coronavirus.
DIVIDE.FRIDAY NIGHTLIGHTS WEREPRETTY DIM IN ADACOUNTY THIS WEEK --CONSIDERING ONLYONE FOOTBALL TEAMTOOK THE FIELD.THAT TEAM?
THEDEFENDING STATECHAMPS -- THE KUNAKAVEMEN -- ALLWITHOUT FANS INTHE STANDS OFCOURSE.IDAHO NEWS SIXREPORTER STEVEDENT BREAKS DOWNBOTH THE PLAYERSAND PARENTS'EXPERIENCES -- ASTHEY LOOKFORWARD TO NEXTWEEK.BEFORE THE KUNAKAVEMEN TOOK THEFIELD MEMBERS OFTHE COMMUNITYORGANIZED APARADE BECAUSEPARENTS WERE NOTABLE TO WATCHTHEIR KIDS PLAYBECAUSE OF THEPANDEMIC."IT'S KIND OFNERVE-RACKING AS APARENT NOTWATCHING A GAMEAND THROUGHYOUTH FOOTBALLI'VE NEVER MISSED AGAME UNTIL TODAYAND IT HURTS ITREALLY DOES."NORMALLY THEBLACK HOLE ISROCKING IN KUNABUT THE KAVEMENWEREN'T ABLE TOUTILIZE THE HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGEWITHOUT FANS ANDQUICKLY FELL BEHINDLEWISTON 25-7."I DON'T KNOW IF WEADAPTED TO IT WEARE USED TO THATENERGY HEREBECAUSE WE HAVEBIG CROWDS BUT WEGOT TO DO BETTER."KUNA NEVER GAVEUP AND THEY CAMEROARING BACK ASSEAN AUSTIN THREWTHREE TOUCHDOWNPASSES TO KOLTINTEATER INCLUDINGTHIS ONE THAT MADETHE SCORE 37-30AND DESPITE ONEMORE CHANCE THATWOULD END UPBEING THE FINALSCORE AND THEPLAYERS SAY THEYWILL FOCUS ONCONDITIONING ANDMORE REPSBECAUSE THEPLAYERS WEREN'TABLE TO ATTENDCAMPS THIS SUMMERAND PRACTICESWERE CANCELEDFOR COVID AND ALSOPOOR AIR QUALITY."JUST GET IN SHAPEHONESTLY IT HASBEEN A LONG WAYSINCE LAST SEASONWITH CORONA ANDEVERYTHING SO JUSTGET IN SHAPE ANDTRUST OURSELVESMORE I KNOW THEREWAS A LOT OFUNTRUST WITH THEFIRST GAME OF THESEASON."BUT THE FUTUREREMAINS CLOUDY ASTHE DEFENDINGSTATE CHAMPS ARESCHEDULED TO PLAYIN EAGLE NEXTFRIDAY NIGHT BUT ASWE HAVE REPORTEDWEST ADA HAS NOTMADE A DECISION ONFALL SPORTS AS OFNOW."I HOPE THETREASURE VALLEYAND THE TEAMSAROUND SEE IT WASSAFE HERE SO WECAN GET THESEASON BACK TONORMAL."AND IF PLAYINGGAMES WITHOUTFANS IS THE ANSWERTHE PARENTS WESPOKE TO SAY THEYWILL SACRIFICEBEING IN THE STANDSTO GIVE THEIR KIDS ACHANCE TOCOMPETE ON THEFIELD."I JUST SAY LET THEKIDS PLAY IF THEPARENTS HAVE TOWATCH IT ONLINETHE PARENTS HAVETO WATCH IT ONLINEIT IS WHAT IT IS BUTTHE KIDS WORKHARD FOR THIS ANDTHEY DESERVE TOPLAY."STEVE DENT IDAHONEWS SIX.
Rick and Angela recap the week's high school football action with highlights from Walker Valley at Bradley Central, East Hamilton..
