MERIDIAN - Chad Chalich hit Bubba Duran with a 12-yard touchdown pass midway through the second quarter to put top-ranked Coeur d'Alene ahead for good, and the Vikings opened the season with a 37-24 nonleague victory over Rocky Mountain on Friday night.

Chalich, who finished 28 of 34 for 357 yards, also had touchdown passes of 55 yards to Joe Roletto and 18 yards to Carlos Martinez. Martinez finished with three catches for 54 yards and also rushed for 109 yards on six carries, including an 81-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to open the scoring for the Vikings.

Roletto hauled in six catches for 111 yards and Deon Watson had six grabs for 103 yards.

Coeur d'Alene plays Moses Lake next Saturday at CenturyLink Field in Seattle in the Emerald City Kickoff Classic.

Coeur d’Alene 13 17 0 7 — 37

Rocky Mountain 14 3 0 7 — 24

RM — Trompke 34 run (Prince kick)

Cd’A — Martinez 81 run (kick failed)

RM — Oliver 97 kick return (Prince kick)

Cd’A — Martinez 18 pass from Chalich (Wilson kick)

RM — FG Prince 40

Cd’A — Duran 12 pass from Chalich (Wilson kick)

Cd’A — Roletto 55 pass from Chalich (Wilson kick)

Cd’A — FG Wilson 49

Cd’A — Schneider 39 run (Wilson kick)

RM — Crimmins 8 pass from Bradshaw (Prince kick)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

(Coeur d’Alene stats only)

RUSHING — Martinez 6-109, Chalich 9-30, Scheider 7-74.

PASSING — Chalich 28-34-0-357, Roletto 1-1-0-29.

RECEIVING — Watson 6-103, Roletto 6-111, Duran 8-62, Dunn 2-6, Martinez 3-54, Johnson 3-45, Mahaffy 1-4.