Albertson posts 100th win as Timberlake coach
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 5 years, 4 months AGO
Lakeland running back Ezra Grigg rushes upfield against Rogers during Friday night’s game in Rathdrum. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Lakeland quarterback Brandon Furey hands the ball to running back Logan James in Friday night’s game against Rigby in Rathdrum. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Collin Bell kicks the ball to Rigby after a score. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Lakeland quarterback Brandon Furey rushes up field on a quarterback keeper during Friday night’s game against Rigby. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Running back Logan James rushes the ball upfield between Rogers defenders. LOREN BENOIT/Press
Lakeland wide receiver Harrison Kiefer catches the short pass and runs upfield against Rigby. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
The Lakeland High School football team gathers near the crowd to sign their fight song after defeating Rigby. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Lakeland’s Riley Siegford waves the high school’s flag before the start of the second half of Friday night’s game against Rigby. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
- FOOTBALL
ROCKFORD, Wash. — Joey Follini rushed for three touchdowns and the Timberlake Tigers romped to a 44-12 over the Freeman Scotties in the nonleague season opener for both teams on Friday night, giving Roy Albertson his 100th victory as Timberlake coach.
Albertson, in his 17th season at Timberlake, is now 100-63 as Tigers coach.
Follini ran for 133 yards on 15 carries, scoring on runs of 12, 6 and 49 yards. Jeremy McLemore rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries, and Louis Powell ran for 38 yards and a TD on nine carries.
Timberlake plays host to Moscow next Friday.
Timberlake 7 14 13 10 — 44
Freeman 0 12 0 0 — 12
First quarter
TL — Joey Follini 12 run (Jack McDonald kick)
Second quarter
TL — Follini 6 run (McDonald kick)
Free — Keoni Rogan 98 kickoff return (kick failed)
Free — Tyler Balkenbusch 16 pass (PAT failed)
TL — 27 pass (McDonald kick)
Third quarter
TL — Louis Powell 7 run (kick failed)
TL — Jeremy McLemore 39 run (McDonald kick)
Fourth quarter
TL — Follini 49 run (McDonald kick)
TL — FG McDonald 20
St. Maries 32
Medical Lake 2
ST. MARIES — Eli Gibson rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries, and the host Lumberjacks (2-0) held the Cardinals (0-1) to 37 total yards in the nonleague win.
St. Maries totaled 390 yards.
Chance Baird had an interception and Dylan Larson had three sacks for St. Maries, which is home vs. Deer Park next Friday.
Medical Lake 0 2 0 0 — 2
St. Maries 6 0 12 14 — 32
First quarter
SM — Truscott blocked punt recovery in end zone (run failed)
Second quarter
ML — Safety
Third quarter
SM — Eli Gibson 25 run (kick failed)
SM — Gibson 79 run (kick failed)
Fourth quarter
SM — Dylan Larson 15 run (Colby Renner kick)
SM — Coleman Ross 10 run (Renner kick)
Lakeside 28
Clark Fork 6
PLUMMER — In its season opener, the Knights’ defense allowed 276 yards, but only six points as Lakeside held off the visiting Wampus Cats in North Star League action.
“We did well, especially on defense. They held the ball for most of the game, running 69 plays to our 34, but we had some great holds,” Knights coach Chris Dohrman. “Defensively we bent but didn’t break, and on offense we did just enough.”
Lakeside rushed for 214 yards, with rushing touchdowns from Vincent Howard, Jayson Hall and Devin Arroyo. Hall caught an 18-yard scoring strike from Tucker Sanchez for the Knights’ other score, which put them ahead 20-0 early in the third quarter.
Lakeside is off next week, then hosts Mullan-St. Regis on Sept. 20.
Clark Fork 0 0 6 0 — 6
Lakeside 0 12 8 8 — 28
Second quarter
LS — Vincent Howard 20 run (pass failed), 5:28
LS — Jason Hall 26 run (pass failed), 2:42
Third quarter
LS — Hall 18 pass from Tucker Sanchez (Devin Arroyo run), 9:51
CF — Touchdown pass, 21 yards (names not available) (run failed), 6:13
Fourth quarter
LS — Devin Arroyo 27 run (Blake Faber pass from Tucker Sanchez), 4:31
Lakeland 49
Rogers 0
RATHDRUM — The host Hawks squared their record at 1-1 with the victory over the Pirates (0-1).
No other information was reported.
Lakeland travels to East Valley next Friday.
- VOLLEYBALL
Mt. Spokane d.
Post Falls
MEAD — Brielle Nagel had 12 kills for the visiting Trojans, who dropped two close sets to the Wildcats in a 25-14, 25-23, 25-23 nonleague loss.
Ali Carpenter had 20 digs, Kassie Gardiner 18 assists for Post Falls (1-3). Kamden Fiddes and Hanna Christensen had three blocks each, and Maya Blake and Brooklyn Minden had two aces each.
“Our girls battled hard tonight,” Post Falls coach Matt Barkley said. “Mt. Spokane is a strong team and we were right there with them. Despite the loss our defense shined. We racked up over 60 digs as a team. Kassie Gardiner also had a great game running our offense and digging her position. I like the progress this young team is making.”
Post Falls plays host to Moscow on Tuesday.
Cd’A Charter d. Genesis Prep
COEUR d’ALENE — Megan MacKinney had six kills and 13 aces as the host Panthers swept the Jaguars 25-4, 25-4, 25-6 at Holy Family Catholic School.
Rylee Peterson, Maddie Kociela and Julia Haag had five kills each, and Quincy Rigg had 12 assists for Charter (3-0), which travels to Timberlake on Thursday to begin Intermountain League play.
