Thunder Mountain’s season ended in heartbreak Friday in a 46-6 loss to Homer in the semifinals of the medium-sized schools state football championships.

The win extends an improbable season for Homer, which according to Coach Cam Wyatt has never made the playoffs. He said this squad holds the best record in the program’s history. It brought tears to the Thunder Mountain sideline and a team that refused to give up in spite of lingering injuries.

As voted by broadcasters and media statewide via email and fax

Large Schools

Team Record This week’s opponent

1. Service 5-0-1 vs. Eagle River

2. West Valley 5-1 @JDHS

3. Wasilla 4-2 @North Pole

4. JDHS 5-1 vs. West Valley

5. West 4-2 vs. Chugiak

Others receiving votes: Palmer, Dimond and South

Mid-Small Schools

Team Record This week’s opponent

1. Sohi 6-0 vs. Skyview

Thunder Mountain’s Jenna Luhrs (1) blocks a Ketchikan shot at the net while teammate Michelle Manning (9) assists during Friday win over the Kings. TMHS won Friday’s match 3-1 (25-19, 25-21, 18-25, 25-19) and Saturday’s match 3-1 (25-13, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23).

The rest of the local prep cross-country runners competed in Haines over the weekend, with Thunder Mountain taking second on the boys’ side and a Juneau-Douglas split-squad taking second on the girls’ side.

Sitka’s Niko Friedman won the boys’ race in 19:30.1, followed by the Falcons’ James Steeves (20:56.9). Juneau-Douglas’ Martin Woodby also cracked the top 10, finishing seventh in 21:39.7.

Sitka won with 30 points, followed by Thunder Mountain’s 67, Haines’ 76, JDHS’s 89, Yakutat’s 113 and Sitka 2 with 147.