ABERDEEN — For the third straight year, and seventh time in the last eight seasons, the West Side Pirates are district champs.

The Pirates (6-1, 3-0) had to get through a tough Aberdeen Tigers squad Friday night to claim the 3A South East Idaho Conference crown, and did so in impressive fashion, with a 21-0 victory at Aberdeen High School. West Side’s effort, despite dealing with significant injuries up and down the roster, was enough to earn praise from longtime head coach Tyson Moser.

“We played with a lot of heart,” Moser told EastIdahoSports.com after the game. “Aberdeen is a really good team — 21-0 doesn’t really show how tough of a game that was. … That’s a really good win.”

It wasn’t the most efficient night for West Side’s star running back Drake Sage, who came in averaging well

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