POCATELLO — The undefeated Century Diamondbacks entered the Football State Championships as the 5A bracket’s No. 5 seed, despite their having a better record than three of the teams ahead of them. And for nearly a full quarter, it looked like Century might have been the product of a lesser schedule some had accused them of being.

The Diamondbacks appeared to be overmatched by a No. 12-seeded Columbia Wildcats team many believed was destined for a first-round road victory.

With 3:30 remaining in the opening quarter, Century had gained just six yards while yielding a 14-0 advantage to the Wildcats.

The Diamondbacks controlled every aspect of the game from there, however, rattling off 28 unanswered points en route to a 49-21 victory.

Asked what his team did to overcome that early hole, he

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