Three Kootenai County teams are one win from a state title game

Coeur du Christ and Lakeland play tonight on the road. Unbeaten Coeur d'Alene plays at home Saturday at 1 p.m.

Three Kootenai County high school football teams play state semifinals this weekend. Win, and the next game is for a state championship.

Two of them play tonight, Friday, Nov. 13, and both are on the road. The third, Coeur d'Alene High, is unbeaten, seeded first, and plays at home Saturday afternoon.

Here is each game, from the Idaho High School Activities Association's brackets.

TONIGHT: COEUR DU CHRIST VS. KENDRICK

- Class 1A semifinal
- Friday, 7 p.m. Pacific
- Lewiston High School

Coeur du Christ is the No. 4 seed and has not lost this season. The Saints beat Council 22-16 in the quarterfinals.

Kendrick is the No. 1 seed. It won its quarterfinal over Deary 80-16.

TONIGHT: LAKELAND AT BISHOP KELLY

- Class 5A semifinal
- Friday, 6 p.m. Pacific. The bracket lists it as 7 p.m. Mountain.
- Bishop Kelly High School in Boise

Lakeland, of Rathdrum, is the No. 4 seed and came into this game 6-4. The Hawks beat Lewiston 23-7 in the quarterfinals.

Bishop Kelly is the No. 1 seed. It beat Blackfoot 42-28 to get here.

SATURDAY: COEUR D'ALENE VS. HIGHLAND

- Class 6A semifinal
- Saturday, Nov. 14, 1 p.m. Pacific
- Coeur d'Alene High School

This is the one you can drive to. The Vikings are 10-0 and the No. 1 seed. They beat Boise 23-14 in the quarterfinals.

Highland, of Pocatello, is the No. 5 seed. It shut out Lake City 31-0 in the first round, then beat No. 4 Eagle 28-14.

The National Weather Service forecast for Coeur d'Alene on Saturday: rain likely before 10 a.m., then partly sunny, with a high near 50.

HOW TO WATCH

The brackets list all three games on the NFHS Network, the streaming service for high school sports.

WHAT A WIN MEANS

The winners play in the Milk Bowl, the state championship games, on Nov. 20 and 21. The brackets do not yet give a date, place or time for any of the three title games.

WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW

We have not confirmed ticket prices or where tickets are sold for any of the three games. Check with the host school before you go.