POCATELLO — West Side head coach Tyson Moser dug deep into his playbook Friday night at the ICCU Dome, trying to match the offensive output of the Nampa Christian Trojans. The Pirates ran a double-reverse pass and a hook-and-ladder.

For all the nifty play-calling, though, West Side’s most offensively impactful play came from offensive tackle-defensive end Chet Ward.

Ward sprang through the middle of the Trojan line to block a punt, setting up West Side’s first score of the game early in the third quarter.

That would be the only offense mustered by the two-time reigning champions Pirates (8-2), as they fell, 20-8, to No. 6 Nampa Christian (8-2).

Neither team was able to sustain drives, leaving their semifinal outcome to be decided by big plays. And the Trojans had far more of those.

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