PREP FOOTBALL: 'Jacks win first league title since '95
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 8 years, 3 months AGO
ST. MARIES — Kiefer Gibson passed for four touchdowns and 282 yards on 10-of-19 passing, spearheading the St. Maries Lumberjacks to a 32-6 Central Idaho League rout of the Orofino Maniacs in their regular season finale.
It is the first league title for St. Maries since the team went 5-0 and won the Intermountain League championship in 1995.
The Maniacs were outgained by St. Maries, 402 to 79.
St. Maries (8-0, 3-0 CIL) plays in the state 2A playoffs at home on either Friday or Saturday against the District 3’s third-place team, Melba (5-3) from the Boise area.
Orofino is 3-5, 0-2, but still qualifies for the state playoffs, traveling to the District 3 champion.
Orofino 6 0 0 0 — 6
St. Maries 12 6 0 14 — 32
First quarter
SM — Jake Sieler 32 pass from Kiefer Gibson (run failed).
SM — Sieler 74 pass from Gibson (run failed).
Oro — Matt West 1 run (kick failed).
Second quarter
SM — Tyler Lohman 53 pass from Gibson (kick failed).
Fourth quarter
SM — Gibson 1 run (Lohman pass from Gibson).
SM — Bryant Asbury 10 pass from Gibson (pass failed).
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Oro, Justin Zweifel 5-27, Garrison Bretz 5-22, Matt West 8-18. SM — Gibson 15-42, Dakota Wilson 5-32, Asbury 2-27.
PASSING — Oro, West 2-10-1, 30 yards. SM, Gibson 10-19-2, 282 yards.
RECEIVING — Oro, Noah Bailey 1-30, Zweifel 1-0. SM, Sieler 3-115, Lohman 2-65, Brady Martin 1-58, Kaleb Brown 2-30, Asbury 1-10, Wilson 1-4.
Lewiston 58
Lake City 20
LEWISTON — Matt Duchow threw for a pair of second-half touchdowns for the Timberwolves in a 5A Inland Empire League loss to the Bengals at Bengal Field.
Duchow connected with Ian Williams on a 12-yard touchdown in the third quarter, and with Nick Goldthorpe on a 25-yard score in the fourth quarter for Lake City, which finishes 3-6, 0-3 in league play. Zane Lettau also scored on a 1-yard touchdown run for Lake City.
Lewiston (9-0, 3-0) will have a first round bye, and host a second round game the weekend of Nov. 4-5.
Lake City 7 0 7 6 — 20
Lewiston 37 14 7 0 — 58
Lewiston — Alex Light 7 run (Lane Grant kick)
Lewiston — Alex Weldy safety
Lewiston — Light 59 pass from Colton Richardson (Grant kick)
Lewiston — Riley Way 45 punt return (Grant kick)
Lewiston — Troy Hanes 45 interception return (Grant kick)
LC — Zane Lettau 1 run (Marco Rojo kick)
Lewiston — Light 10 pass from Richardson (Grant kick)
Lewiston — Light 18 pass from Richardson (Grant kick)
Lewiston — Way 26 run (Grant kick)
LC — Ian Williams 12 pass from Matt Duchow (Rojo kick)
Lewiston — Keaton Kinzer 12 run (Grant kick)
LC — Nick Goldthorpe 25 pass from Duchow (pass failed)
Timberlake 38
Kellogg 16
KELLOGG — The Tigers won their eighth straight Intermountain League championship with a win over the Wildcats at Teeters Field.
Timberlake (3-6, 3-0 IML) returns to action in the quarterfinals of the state 3A playoffs the weekend of Nov. 4-5.
Kellogg finishes 1-7, 0-3.
Clarkston 41
Lakeland 17
RATHDRUM — The Bantams beat the Hawks in a nonleague game at Corbit Field.
Lakeland (5-4) will return to action the weekend of Nov. 4-5 in the quarterfinals of the state 4A playoffs.
Clarkston 14 7 14 6 — 41
Lakeland 14 3 0 0 — 17
Clark — AJ Davis 70 run (Austin Armstrong kick)
LL — 7 yard reception (kick good)
Clark — Matt Maiorana 12 pass from Davis (Armstrong kick)
LL — 40 interception return (kick good)
Clark — Maiorana 2 run (Amrstrong kick)
LL — field goal good
Clark — Campbell Winter 50 pass from Nick Robinett (Armstrong kick)
Clark — Derrick Hoene 6 pass from Davis (Armstrong kick)
Clark — Kade Fisher 15 pass from Davis (kick failed)
Deary 50
Lakeside 6
PLUMMER — Bryar Sanchez had 101 yards passing and Jordan Davison ran for 40 yards for the Knights, which were hampered by turnovers in a White Star League loss to the Mustangs.
Lakeside turned the ball over on its first offensive play from scrimmage, which Deary turned into a touchdown.
The loss eliminates Lakeside (4-4, 2-3 WSL) from postseason consideration.
Deary is 6-1, 5-0.
Lakeside hosts Lewis County to conclude the season next Friday.
Deary 16 20 8 6 — 50
Lakeside 0 6 0 0 — 6
Deary — Jalen Kirk 33 pass from Colton Heath (Heath run)
Deary — Seth Winter 41 pass from Heath (Kirk run)
Deary — Kirk 13 run (run failed)
Deary — Kirk 60 interception return (pass failed)
Deary — Kirk 70 pass from Heath (Winter run)
LS — Jordan Davison 20 pass from Bryar Sanchez (pass failed)
Deary — Heath 7 run (Parker Johnson run)
Deary — Kirk 5 run (run failed)