EASTERN IDAHO – It’s time to break out the “We are the champions” music.

Football state titles will be decided this weekend (and Monday), with three area teams competing for the coveted blue trophies.

This year’s championship round has a bit of a different look with perennial powers Sugar-Salem and West Side, as well as recent two-time finalist Butte County, not making it to the final weekend.

Who did make it?

That would be defending 6A champion Rigby and defending 5A champion Hillcrest.

Who else?

Welcome Ririe to its first state championship game after the Bulldogs survived the state’s most competitive 3A classification.

Here are a few storylines to watch as the Trojans, Knights and Bulldogs battle for state supremacy.

6A: Rigby vs. Timberline, Saturday at the ICCU Dome, 4 p.m.

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