IDAHO FALLS – Welcome back high school football.

Friday’s matchup between two of the area’s top teams featured a little bit of everything.

6A Madison and 5A state champion Hillcrest had missed opportunities. There were big plays and gut wrenching penalties. There was inspired defense by both teams, and a boisterous crowd on both sides of Hillcrest’s still-seeems-like-new stadium.

Bottom line?

“It was two really good teams that fought down to the final seconds,” Hillcrest coach Brennon Mossholder said after the Knights held off the Bobcats 23-22.

It was Hillcrest’s season opener, while Madison already had a win under its belt after beating Bonneville last week.

“It wasn’t our cleanest in any phase of the game … but overall we did just enough. I was proud of how they picked each other

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