It was a bittersweet feeling as the Coeur d'Alene Vikings routed the Timberline Wolves from Boise 52-9 in the first round of the state 5A football playoffs Friday night at Viking Field.

The Vikings dominated on both sides of the ball. But the hugs for coach Shawn Amos afterward - and there were many of them - were of support after his son, senior quarterback Gunnar Amos, who suffered a suspected broken right leg on a keeper late in the first half.

His leg was fitted with an air cast, and he was hauled away in an ambulance.

"Thrilled and heartbroken," Shawn Amos said. "I'm really proud of these guys, how they responded. Sometimes life doesn't go your way, and these guys played the way Gunnar would want them to play. In the second half they came out and left no doubt."

There was no official word if his leg was broken, but "Gunnar said he heard it snap," Shawn Amos said.

The game was relatively close (Coeur d'Alene up 24-9) when Amos was injured, but the Vikings blew the game open soon thereafter. Backup quarterback Austin Lee, a sophomore who started last week when Amos was out with a concussion, came in and threw four touchdown passes, two to Chase Blakley.

"These kids, they weren't going to give up; they were going to battle for Gunnar. We talk all the time about how to deal with adversity, and this year I've had (several chances) to deal with adversity," said Shawn Amos, who was diagnosed last month with a form of Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Coeur d'Alene (7-3) will play host to Capital (10-1) of Boise next Friday at 7 p.m. in the semifinals. Capital beat Idaho Falls (8-2) 70-40 in the first round.

Coeur d'Alene scored on four straight possessions (three TDs and a field goal) before Amos was injured with 4:37 left in the first half. The Vikings punted on that possession, then drove 89 yards in 11 plays just before the half, Lee connecting with Chase Blakley on a 17-yard score for a 31-9 halftime lead.

The Vikings scored TDs on their first three drives on the third quarter. Lee's first five completions went to Blakley, a tight end, who finished with eight catches for 122 yards and three touchdowns. Lee finished 8 of 13 for 104 yards. Amos was 11 of 16 for 163 yards and a touchdown before his injury, and he ran for 55 yards and a TD on four carries.

"It was definitely all for Gunnar, and coach Amos," Blakley said. "It was pretty sad, but we rallied together and we won this game for them. We were pretty fired up (in the locker room at halftime), and we wanted come out in the second half and do it for him."

Coeur d'Alene outgained Timberline 522-60 in total yardage, holding the Wolves to seven first downs. The Viks held a 370-93 advantage in total yards in the first half, and the Wolves had minus-33 yards after intermission. The Viking defense had five sacks, four in the second half.

"In the second half, those guys pinned their ears back, and that's what makes you smile," Shawn Amos said. "A lot of comments of 'that's for Gunnar.' We played lights-out football."

Ty Holgate ran for 119 yards on nine carries, and caught an 8-yard TD pass from Lee in the third quarter. Jackson Carlson had a first-half interception near the goal line with Timberline driving down 14-3.

"We played really hard in that first half," fourth-year Timberline coach Kirk Copeland said. "And then we let them have that last touchdown when we were close to battling back into it, and then ... downhill it went in a hurry."

Timberline 3 6 0 0 - 9

Coeur d'Alene 14 17 21 0 - 52

First quarter

Cd'A - Chase Blakley 13 pass from Gunnar Amos (kick blocked), 7:04

Tim - FG Zach Charme 45, 5:15

Cd'A - Drew Berger 10 run (Berger run), 4:01

Second quarter

Cd'A - FG Brennen Barber 28, 10:08

Cd'A - Amos 13 run (Barber kick), 7:36

Tim - Tyus Zimmerman 33 run (kick failed), 5:26

Cd'A - Blakley 17 pass from Austin Lee (Barber kick), :36.2

Third quarter

Cd'A - Blakley 26 pass from Lee (Barber kick), 9:47

Cd'A - Ty Holgate 8 pass from Lee (Barber kick), 7:05

Cd'A - Addison Johnson 22 pass from Lee (Barber kick), 4:03

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING - Tim, Phanmaha 12-31, Ty. Zimmerman 11-35, Stefanic 12-(minus-43), Lavin 1-(minus-6). Cd'A, Johnson 2-5, Holgate 9-119, Green 4-39, Plum 5-13, Berger 3-22, Amos 4-55, Lee 2-(minus-6), Le 5-3, Belmont 1-5.

PASSING - Tim, Stefanic 8-18-2-38, Lavin 1-3-0-5. Cd'A, Amos 11-16-1-163, Lee 8-13-0-104.

RECEIVING - Tim, Ty. Zimmerman 1-(minus 2), Gardiner 2-15, Browne 1-8, Te. Zimmerman 3-11, Comacho 2-11. Cd'A, Whiteside 1-8, Johnson 2-25, Walde 1-11, Green 1-28, Blakley 8-122, Doering 1-17, Carlson 1-13, Holgate 3-39, Plum 1-4.