5 Bullpups compete in 7th, 8th grade All-State games
Bonner County Daily Bee | UPDATED 5 years, 4 months AGO
Lucas Garrison (left) and Braden Buckhout hold the championship trophy on Saturday after Team Idaho defeated Team Treasure Valley in the seventh grade All-State game.
(Photo courtesy of TRAVIS GARRISON)
TWIN FALLS — Five Sandpoint Middle School football players competed in the seventh and eighth grade All-State games held on Saturday at Canyon Ridge High School.
The games featured the brightest young football stars from around the state.
Braden Buckhout, Lucas Garrison and Jeremiah Palmer took the field in the seventh grade game while Andrew Lehman and Alex Garrison participated in the eighth grade game.
The games pitted Team Idaho against Team Treasure Valley. Players from Boise and the surrounding areas made up Team Treasure Valley and players from across the rest of the state formed Team Idaho. All five Bullpups represented Team Idaho.
In the seventh grade All-State game, Team Idaho stormed past Team Treasure Valley 25-12. Buckhout passed for 150 yards and a touchdown at quarterback, Palmer racked up three sacks and a handful of tackles for loss at defensive end and Lucas Garrison commanded the defense at safety, deflecting multiple passes and making key tackles.
Team Treasure Valley topped Team Idaho 27-12 in the eighth grade game. Lehman, a defensive back, and Alex Garrison, an outside linebacker, helped contain the Treasure Valley running backs.
All five players received first team All-State honors at their respective positions. Lehman was named first team All-State at wide receiver and defensive back.