RIRIE – There can be only one.

Ririe cemented itself as the lone unbeaten 3A team in the state with an impressive 42-28 win Friday night over previously unbeaten West Jefferson.

On paper, the matchup was supposed to be a showcase of two power teams who can light up a scoreboard with their running game, and also shut it down on the defensive side.

On the field, only part of that actually worked out.

“Once they settled down and they decided to play football they were really good,” Ririe coach Josh Huntsman said after an entertaining first half that opened with three long scoring drives that should have put the Bulldogs in control, but that wasn’t the case.

West Jefferson’s dynamic runner Justus Burtenshaw busted loose for a 63-yard touchdown run on the Panthers’ first play from scrimmag

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